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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-05597

 

 

Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust

(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: 2/28

Date of reporting period: 08/31/13

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.


 

 

LOGO   Semiannual Report to Shareholders    August 31, 2013
 

 

  Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust
 

NYSE: OIA

LOGO
 

 

 

 

2

    

 

Letters to Shareholders

 
 

 

3

    

 

Trust Performance

 
 

 

4

    

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 
 

 

5

    

 

Schedule of Investments

 
 

 

16

    

 

Financial Statements

 
 

 

18

    

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 
 

 

23

    

 

Financial Highlights

 
 

 

24

    

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

26

    

 

Proxy Results

 

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

 

  NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

LOGO

Bruce Crockett

   

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

The Invesco Funds Board has worked on a variety of issues over the last several months, and I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss one that affects you and our fellow trust shareholders.

    Your Board has been working on our annual review of the trusts’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as adviser to the Invesco Funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months reviewing detailed information, including information from many independent sources.

    I’m pleased to report that the Board determined in June that renewing the investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates would serve the best interests of each trust and its shareholders.

    Be assured that your Board will continue working on behalf of trust shareholders, keeping

 

your needs and interests uppermost in our minds.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

   

Dear Shareholders:

Enclosed in this semiannual report, you’ll find performance data for your Trust, a complete list of your Trust’s investments as of the close of the reporting period and other important information. I hope you find this report of interest.

    Our website, invesco.com/us, provides trust-specific as well as more general information from many of Invesco’s investment professionals. You’ll find in-depth articles, video clips and audio commentaries – and, of course, you also can access information about your Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you.

    At Invesco, all of our people and all of our resources are dedicated to helping investors achieve their financial objectives. It’s a philosophy we call Intentional Investing, and it guides the way we:

 
  n   Manage investments – Our dedicated investment professionals search the world for the best opportunities, and each investment team follows a clear, disciplined process to build portfolios and mitigate risk.
  n   Provide choices – We offer multiple investment strategies, allowing you and your financial adviser to build a portfolio that’s purpose-built for your needs.
  n   Connect with you – We’re committed to giving you the expert insights you need to make informed investing decisions, and we are well-equipped to provide high-quality support for investors and advisers.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 341 2929. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs for many years to come. Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

 

2                Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


 

Trust Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary   

Cumulative total returns, 2/28/13 to 8/31/13

 

  

Trust at NAV       -8.15 %
Trust at Market Value       -12.60  
Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index       -9.22  
           
Market Price Discount to NAV as of 8/31/13       -8.62  
Source: Invesco, Barclays   

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment return, net asset value (NAV) and market price will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Please visit invesco.com/us for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect Trust expenses, the reinvestment of distributions (if any) and changes in NAV for performance based on NAV and changes in market price for performance based on market price.

Since the Trust is a closed-end management investment company, shares of the Trust may trade at a discount or premium from the NAV. This characteristic is separate and distinct from the risk that NAV could decrease as a result of investment activities and may be a greater risk to investors expecting to sell their shares after a short time. The Trust cannot predict whether shares will trade at, above or below NAV. The Trust should not be viewed as a vehicle for trading purposes. It is designed primarily for risk-tolerant long-term investors.

The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of noninvestment-grade bonds.

The Trust is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Trust may deviate significantly from the performance of the index.

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges.

 

 

 

NYSE Symbol   OIA

 

3                Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) offers you a prompt and simple way to reinvest your dividends and capital gains distributions (Distributions) into additional shares of your Invesco closed-end Trust (the Trust). Under the Plan, the money you earn from Distributions will be reinvested automatically in more shares of the Trust, allowing you to potentially increase your investment over time. All shareholders in the Trust are automatically enrolled in the Plan when shares are purchased.

 

 

Plan benefits

n Add to your account:

You may increase your shares in your Trust easily and automatically with the Plan.

n Low transaction costs:

Shareholders who participate in the Plan may be able to buy shares at below-market prices when the Trust is trading at a premium to its net asset value (NAV). In addition, transaction costs are low because when new shares are issued by the Trust, there is no brokerage fee, and when shares are bought in blocks on the open market, the per share fee is shared among all participants.

n Convenience:

You will receive a detailed account statement from Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Agent), which administers the Plan. The statement shows your total Distributions, date of investment, shares acquired, and price per share, as well as the total number of shares in your reinvestment account. You can also access your account at invesco.com/us.

n Safekeeping:

The Agent will hold the shares it has acquired for you in safekeeping.

 

 

Who can participate in the Plan

If you own shares in your own name, your purchase will automatically enroll you in the Plan. If your shares are held in “street name” – in the name of your brokerage firm, bank, or other financial institution – you must instruct that entity to participate on your behalf. If they are unable to participate on your behalf, you may request that they reregister your shares in your own name so that you may enroll in the Plan.

 

 

How to enroll

If you haven’t participated in the Plan in the past or chose to opt out, you are still eligible to participate. Enroll by visiting invesco.com/us, by calling toll-free 800 341 2929 or by notifying us in writing at Invesco Closed-End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078. If you are writing to us, please include the Trust name and account number and ensure that all shareholders listed on the account sign these written instructions. Your participation in the Plan will begin with the next Distribution payable after the Agent receives your authorization, as long as they receive it before the “record date,” which is generally 10 business days before the Distribution is paid. If your authorization arrives after such record date, your participation in the Plan will begin with the following Distribution.

 

How the Plan works

If you choose to participate in the Plan, your Distributions will be promptly reinvested for you, automatically increasing your shares. If the Trust is trading at a share price that is equal to its NAV, you’ll pay that amount for your reinvested shares. However, if the Trust is trading above or below NAV, the price is determined by one of two ways:

  1. Premium: If the Trust is trading at a premium – a market price that is higher than its NAV – you’ll pay either the NAV or 95 percent of the market price, whichever is greater. When the Trust trades at a premium, you may pay less for your reinvested shares than an investor purchasing shares on the stock exchange. Keep in mind, a portion of your price reduction may be taxable because you are receiving shares at less than market price.
  2. Discount: If the Trust is trading at a discount – a market price that is lower than its NAV – you’ll pay the market price for your reinvested shares.

 

 

Costs of the Plan

There is no direct charge to you for reinvesting Distributions because the Plan’s fees are paid by the Trust. If the Trust is trading at or above its NAV, your new shares are issued directly by the Trust and there are no brokerage charges or fees. However, if the Trust is trading at a discount, the shares are purchased on the open market, and you will pay your portion of any per share fees. These per share fees are typically less than the standard brokerage charges for individual transactions because shares are purchased for all participants in blocks, resulting in lower fees for each individual participant. Any service or per share fees are added to the purchase price. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay.

 

 

Tax implications

The automatic reinvestment of Distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be due on Distributions. You will receive tax information annually to help you prepare your federal income tax return.

    Invesco does not offer tax advice. The tax information contained herein is general and is not exhaustive by nature. It was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used, by any taxpayer for avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under US federal tax laws. Federal and state tax laws are complex and constantly changing. Shareholders should always consult a legal or tax adviser for information concerning their individual situation.

 

How to withdraw from the Plan

You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by calling 800 341 2929, by visiting invesco.com/us or by writing to Invesco Closed-End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078. Simply indicate that you would like to withdraw from the Plan, and be sure to include your Trust name and account number. Also, ensure that all shareholders listed on the account sign these written instructions. If you withdraw, you have three options with regard to the shares held in the Plan:

  1. If you opt to continue to hold your non-certificated whole shares (Investment Plan Book Shares), they will be held by the Agent electronically as Direct Registration Book-Shares (Book-Entry Shares) and fractional shares will be sold at the then-current market price. Proceeds will be sent via check to your address of record after deducting applicable fees, including per share fees such as any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay.
  2. If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check to your address of record after deducting a $2.50 service fee and per share fees. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay.
  3. You may sell your shares through your financial adviser through the Direct Registration System (DRS). DRS is a service within the securities industry that allows Trust shares to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full ownership of your shares, without having to hold a share certificate. You should contact your financial adviser to learn more about any restrictions or fees that may apply.

The Trust and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. may amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Participants will receive at least 30 days written notice before the effective date of any amendment. In the case of termination, Participants will receive at least 30 days written notice before the record date for the payment of any such Distributions by the Trust. In the case of amendment or termination necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules and policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, such written notice will not be required.

    To obtain a complete copy of the current Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please call our Client Services department at 800 341 2929 or visit invesco.com/us.

 

 

4                Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 

Municipal Obligations–107.30%

  

Alabama–0.24%   

Huntsville (City of) Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village); Series 2007, Retirement Facility RB

    5.50     01/01/43       $ 925       $ 751,082   
Arizona–4.19%   

Casa Grande (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Casa Grande Regional Medical Center); Series 2001 A, Ref. Hospital RB

    7.63     12/01/29         1,000         1,024,800   

Phoenix (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Choice Academies); Series 2012, Education RB

    5.38     09/01/32         1,000         874,300   

Phoenix (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Great Hearts Academies); Series 2012, Education RB

    6.40     07/01/47         600         565,896   

Phoenix (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Phoenix Collegiate Academy); Series 2012, Education RB

    5.63     07/01/42         1,000         852,230   

Pima (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Constellation Schools); Series 2008, Lease RB

    7.00     01/01/38         3,000         2,887,950   

Pima (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Global Water Resources, LLC); Series 2007, Water & Wastewater RB(a)

    6.55     12/01/37         2,000         1,990,120   

Pima (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Noah Webster Basic Schools);

         

Series 2004 A, Education RB

    6.00     12/15/24         1,000         1,001,610   

Series 2004 A, Education RB

    6.13     12/15/34         500         481,825   

Pinal (County of) Electric District No. 4; Series 2008, Electrical System RB

    6.00     12/01/38         1,650         1,683,643   

Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma (California & Arizona Governmental); Series 2008, RB

    7.00     12/01/27         1,330         1,143,202   

Town of Florence, Inc. (The) Industrial Development Authority (Legacy Traditional School–Queen Creek and Casa Grande Campuses); Series 2013, Education RB

    6.00     07/01/43         1,000         868,690   
                                13,374,266   
California–11.36%   

Alhambra (City of) (Atherton Baptist Homes); Series 2010 A, RB

    7.63     01/01/40         1,000         1,016,860   

Anaheim (City of) Public Financing Authority (Anaheim Public Improvements); Series 1997 C, Sub. Lease CAB RB (INS–AGM)(b)(c)

    0.00     09/01/34         1,000         275,120   

Bakersfield (City of); Series 2007 A, Wastewater RB (INS–AGM)(b)(d)

    5.00     09/15/32         960         969,274   

California (State of) Educational Facilities Authority (Stanford University); Series 2012 U-2, Ref. RB(d)

    5.00     10/01/32         3,500         3,931,445   

California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Sutter Health); Series 2013 A, RB(d)

    5.00     08/15/52         3,000         2,735,640   

California (State of) Municipal Finance Authority (High Tech High-Media Arts); Series 2008 A, Educational Facility RB(e)

    5.88     07/01/28         855         834,685   

California (State of) Municipal Finance Authority (Partnerships Uplift Community); Series 2012, Charter School RB

    5.30     08/01/47         1,350         1,170,166   

California (State of) Municipal Finance Authority (Santa Rosa Academy); Series 2012 A, Charter School Lease RB

    6.00     07/01/42         1,000         922,960   

California (State of) School Finance Authority (New Designs Charter School); Series 2012, Educational Facilities RB

    5.50     06/01/42         695         617,313   

California (State of) Statewide Communities Development Authority (California Baptist University);

         

Series 2007 A, RB

    5.50     11/01/38         1,500         1,358,100   

Series 2011, RB

    7.25     11/01/31         1,000         1,089,480   

California (State of) Statewide Communities Development Authority (Lancer Educational Student Housing); Series 2007, RB

    5.63     06/01/33         1,000         902,300   

Daly City (City of) Housing Development Finance Agency (Franciscan Mobile Home Park Acquisition); Series 2007 C, Ref. Third Tier Mobile Home Park RB

    6.50     12/15/47         975         896,513   

Desert Community College District (Election of 2004); Series 2007 C, Unlimited Tax CAB GO Bonds (INS–AGM)(b)(c)

    0.00     08/01/46         10,000         1,470,000   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.; Series 2007 A-1, Sr. Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed RB

    5.13     06/01/47         3,500         2,345,385   

Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority; Series 2007 C-1, Asset-Backed Tobacco Settlement CAB RB(c)

    0.00     06/01/36         7,500         1,133,400   

National City (City of) Community Development Commission (National City Redevelopment); Series 2011, Tax Allocation RB

    7.00     08/01/32         1,000         1,138,530   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
California–(continued)   

Northern California Tobacco Securitization Authority (Sacramento County Tobacco Securitization Corp.); Series 2005 A-1, Sr. Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Turbo RB

    5.38     06/01/38       $ 1,000       $ 765,070   

Palm Springs (City of) (Palm Springs International Airport); Series 2006, Ref. Sub. Airport Passenger Facility Charge RB(a)

    5.55     07/01/28         435         410,201   

Poway Unified School District (School Facilities Improvement); Series 2011, Unlimited Tax CAB GO Bonds(c)

    0.00     08/01/39         8,000         1,685,360   

Riverside (County of) Redevelopment Agency (Mid-County Redevelopment Project Area); Series 2010 C, Tax Allocation RB

    6.25     10/01/40         1,000         935,180   

Riverside (County of) Transportation Commission; Series 2013 A, Sr. Lien Toll RB

    5.75     06/01/48         1,000         963,270   

Sacramento (County of) Community Facilities District No. 2005-2 (North Vineyard Station No. 1); Series 2007 A, Special Tax RB

    6.00     09/01/37         1,000         924,830   

San Buenaventura (City of) (Community Memorial Health System); Series 2011, RB

    7.50     12/01/41         1,000         1,079,500   

San Francisco (City & County of) Redevelopment Financing Authority (Mission Bay South Redevelopment); Series 2011 D, Tax Allocation RB

    7.00     08/01/41         1,400         1,480,612   

San Francisco (City & County of) Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Community Facilities District No. 6 (Mission Bay South Public Improvements); Series 2013 C, Special Tax CAB RB(c)

    0.00     08/01/37         5,000         1,007,650   

Southern California Logistics Airport Authority; Series 2008 A, Tax Allocation CAB RB(c)

    0.00     12/01/44         18,085         864,825   

Southern California Tobacco Securitization Authority (San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.); Series 2006 A-1, Sr. Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed RB

    5.00     06/01/37         1,000         752,190   

Union City (City of) Community Redevelopment Agency (Community Redevelopment); Series 2011, Sub. Lien Tax Allocation RB

    6.88     12/01/33         1,500         1,695,705   

Victor Valley Union High School District (Election of 2008); Series 2013 B, Unlimited Tax CAB GO Bonds(c)

    0.00     08/01/48         8,310         857,758   
                                36,229,322   
Colorado–3.19%   

Colorado (State of) Health Facilities Authority (Christian Living Communities); Series 2006 A, RB

    5.75     01/01/37         1,500         1,457,670   

Colorado (State of) Health Facilities Authority (Total Longterm Care National Obligated Group); Series 2010 A, RB

    6.25     11/15/40         1,000         1,017,050   

Colorado (State of) Regional Transportation District (Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3); Series 2010, Private Activity RB

    6.00     01/15/41         1,000         1,011,690   

Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2;

         

Series 2006, Limited Tax GO Bonds

    5.85     12/01/26         1,420         1,124,924   

Series 2006, Limited Tax GO Bonds

    5.95     12/01/36         2,000         1,448,580   

Denver (City of) Convention Center Hotel Authority; Series 2006, Ref. Sr. RB (INS–SGI)(b)

    5.00     12/01/35         925         899,516   

Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1; Series 2010, Ref. Tax Supported Limited Tax GO Bonds

    7.25     12/01/40         500         491,180   

Montrose (County of) Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees; Series 2003, Enterprise RB

    6.00     12/01/33         1,000         1,009,620   

Northwest Metropolitan District No. 3; Series 2005, Limited Tax GO Bonds

    6.25     12/01/35         2,000         1,729,220   
                                10,189,450   
Connecticut–0.35%   

Georgetown (City of) Special Taxing District; Series 2006 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds(e)(f)

    5.13     10/01/36         2,955         1,123,373   
Delaware–0.28%   

Sussex (County of) (Cadbury at Lewes); Series 2006 A, First Mortgage RB

    6.00     01/01/35         1,000         906,320   
District of Columbia–0.80%   

District of Columbia (Cesar Chavez Charter School); Series 2011, RB

    7.88     11/15/40         1,000         1,087,120   

District of Columbia; Series 2009 B, Ref. Sec. Income Tax RB(d)

    5.00     12/01/25         1,335         1,463,480   
                                2,550,600   
Florida–11.09%   

Alachua (County of) (North Florida Retirement Village, Inc.);

         

Series 2007, IDR

    5.25     11/15/17         1,000         973,280   

Series 2007, IDR

    5.88     11/15/36         2,000         1,623,400   

Series 2007, IDR

    5.88     11/15/42         1,000         789,410   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Florida–(continued)   

Alachua (County of) Health Facilities Authority (Terraces at Bonita Springs); Series 2011 A, RB

    8.13     11/15/46       $ 1,000       $ 1,061,990   

Beacon Lakes Community Development District; Series 2003 A, Special Assessment RB

    6.90     05/01/35         670         674,918   

Broward (County of) (Civic Arena); Series 2006 A, Ref. Professional Sports Facilities Tax RB (INS–AGM)(b)(d)

    5.00     09/01/23         7,245         7,606,018   

Capital Trust Agency (Million Air One LLC); Series 2011, RB(a)

    7.75     01/01/41         1,000         1,056,380   

Collier (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Arlington Naples); Series 2011, Continuing Care Community BAN

    14.00     05/15/15         500         504,300   

Florida (State of) Mid-Bay Bridge Authority; Series 2011 A, Springing Lien RB

    7.25     10/01/40         1,000         1,083,080   

Florida Development Finance Corp. (Renaissance Charter School, Inc.);

         

Series 2010 A, Educational Facilities RB

    6.00     09/15/40         1,000         892,590   

Series 2012 A, Educational Facilities RB

    6.13     06/15/43         1,000         830,850   

Lee (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Cypress Cove Healthpark); Series 2012, Ref. RB

    5.75     10/01/42         1,000         908,530   

Miami-Dade (County of); Series 2009, Sub. Special Obligation CAB RB(c)

    0.00     10/01/42         7,900         1,298,760   

Midtown Miami Community Development District; Series 2004 A, Special Assessment RB

    6.25     05/01/37         2,475         2,435,697   

Orange (County of) Health Facilities Authority (Orlando Lutheran Towers, Inc.);

         

Series 2005, Ref. RB

    5.70     07/01/26         1,000         958,310   

Series 2007, First Mortgage RB

    5.50     07/01/32         1,000         887,210   

Series 2007, First Mortgage RB

    5.50     07/01/38         500         426,755   

Pinellas (County of) Health Facilities Authority (The Oaks of Clearwater); Series 2004, RB

    6.25     06/01/34         1,500         1,505,205   

Renaissance Commons Community Development District; Series 2005 A, Special Assessment RB

    5.60     05/01/36         1,780         1,319,158   

South Miami (City of) Health Facilities Authority (Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group); Series 2007, Hospital RB(d)

    5.00     08/15/32         7,000         6,949,040   

St. Johns (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Presbyterian Retirement Communities); Series 2010 A, RB

    6.00     08/01/45         1,000         1,016,620   

University Square Community Development District; Series 2007 A-1, Capital Improvement Special Assessment RB

    5.88     05/01/38         610         568,337   
                                35,369,838   
Georgia–1.67%   

Americus (City of) & Sumter (County of) Hospital Authority (Magnolia Manor Obligated Group); Series 2013 A, Ref. RB

    6.38     05/15/43         1,000         949,900   

Atlanta (City of) (Beltline); Series 2009 B, Tax Allocation RB

    7.38     01/01/31         1,000         1,138,510   

Atlanta (City of) (Eastside);

         

Series 2005 B, Tax Allocation RB

    5.40     01/01/20         800         846,976   

Series 2005 B, Tax Allocation RB

    5.60     01/01/30         1,500         1,575,030   

Clayton (County of) Development Authority (Delta Air Lines, Inc.); Series 2009 B, Special Facilities RB(a)

    9.00     06/01/35         750         804,608   
                                5,315,024   
Hawaii–0.69%   

Hawaii (State of) Department of Budget & Finance (15 Craigside); Series 2009 A, Special Purpose Senior Living RB

    8.75     11/15/29         1,000         1,116,720   

Hawaii (State of) Department of Budget & Finance (Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc. & Subsidiary); Series 2009, Special Purpose RB

    6.50     07/01/39         1,000         1,069,300   
                                2,186,020   
Idaho–0.25%   

Idaho (State of) Health Facilities Authority (Valley Vista Care Corp.); Series 2007, Ref. RB

    6.13     11/15/27         850         801,839   
Illinois–13.33%   

Bolingbrook (Village of) Special Services Area No. 1 (Forest City); Series 2005, Special Tax RB

    5.90     03/01/27         1,750         1,462,580   

Bolingbrook (Village of); Series 2005, Sales Tax RB

    6.25     01/01/24         2,000         1,482,360   

Chicago (City of) (Lakeshore East); Series 2002, Special Assessment Improvement RB

    6.75     12/01/32         3,059         3,130,489   

Chicago (City of); Series 2011, COP

    7.13     05/01/25         1,030         1,101,513   

Cook (County of) (Navistar International Corp.); Series 2010, Recovery Zone Facility RB

    6.50     10/15/40         1,000         1,004,420   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Illinois–(continued)   

Hillside (Village of) (Mannheim Redevelopment); Series 2008, Sr. Lien Tax Increment Allocation RB

    7.00     01/01/28       $ 1,000       $ 984,700   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Collegiate Housing Foundation–DeKalb II, LLC–Northern Illinois University); Series 2011, Student Housing RB

    6.88     10/01/43         1,000         1,070,250   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Friendship Village of Schaumburg); Series 2010, RB

    7.00     02/15/38         1,445         1,454,248   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Greenfields of Geneva); Series 2010 A, RB

    8.00     02/15/30         1,130         1,110,214   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Luther Oaks);

         

Series 2006 A, RB

    5.70     08/15/28         500         464,970   

Series 2006 A, RB

    6.00     08/15/39         1,500         1,319,955   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Montgomery Place); Series 2006 A, RB

    5.75     05/15/38         2,000         1,898,820   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Park Place of Elmhurst); Series 2010 A, RB

    8.25     05/15/45         1,000         975,150   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Plymouth Place); Series 2013, Ref. RB

    6.00     05/15/43         1,000         797,640   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (The Admiral at the Lake); Series 2010 A, RB

    7.25     05/15/20         1,000         1,020,290   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (The Landing at Plymouth Place); Series 2005 A, RB

    6.00     05/15/37         2,500         2,044,400   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (United Neighborhood Organization Charter School Network, Inc.);

         

Series 2011, Ref. Charter School RB

    6.88     10/01/31         500         540,550   

Series 2011, Ref. Charter School RB

    7.13     10/01/41         500         545,360   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (University of Chicago); Series 2013 A, RB(d)

    5.25     10/01/52         3,000         2,955,750   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority (Villa St. Benedict); Series 2003 A-1, RB(f)

    6.90     11/15/33         1,750         1,215,900   

Illinois (State of) Finance Authority; Series 2003 A, RB

    7.00     11/15/32         2,000         2,000,420   

Illinois (State of) Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (McCormick Place Expansion);

         

Series 2010 A, RB(d)

    5.50     06/15/50         960         963,686   

Series 2010 B, Ref. CAB RB (INS–AGM)(b)(c)

    0.00     06/15/43         10,000         1,517,600   

Illinois (State of) Toll Highway Authority; Series 2008 B, RB(d)

    5.50     01/01/33         3,000         3,168,900   

Long Grove (Village of) (Sunset Grove); Series 2010, Limited Obligation Tax Increment Allocation RB

    7.50     01/01/30         1,000         997,050   

Pingree Grove (Village of) (Cambridge Lakes Learning Center); Series 2011, RB

    8.50     06/01/41         1,000         1,024,220   

Pingree Grove (Village of) (Cambridge Lakes); Series 2006-1, Special Service Area No. 7 Special Tax RB

    6.00     03/01/36         2,420         2,246,486   

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (U.S. Steel Corp.) Series 2012, RB(a)

    5.75     08/01/42         1,000         777,990   

United City of Yorkville (City of) Special Service Area No. 2006-113 (Cannonball/Beecher Road); Series 2007, Special Tax RB

    5.75     03/01/28         955         874,971   

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority (Pleasant View Luther Home); Series 2010, RB

    7.38     11/15/45         1,000         996,480   

Will (County of) & Kankakee (City of) Regional Development Authority (Senior Estates Supportive Living); Series 2007, MFH RB(a)

    7.00     12/01/42         1,450         1,365,943   
                                42,513,305   
Indiana–1.14%   

Carmel (City of) (Barrington Carmel); Series 2012 A, RB

    7.13     11/15/47         515         498,618   

Crown Point (City of) (Wittenberg Village); Series 2009 A, Economic Development RB

    8.00     11/15/39         1,000         1,077,590   

St. Joseph (County of) (Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame);

         

Series 2006 A, Economic Development RB

    6.00     05/15/26         560         563,757   

Series 2006 A, Economic Development RB

    6.00     05/15/38         525         508,531   

Vigo (County of) Hospital Authority (Union Hospital, Inc.); Series 2007, RB(e)

    5.80     09/01/47         1,000         982,200   
                                3,630,696   
Iowa–2.62%   

Cass (County of) (Cass County Memorial Hospital); Series 2010 A, Hospital RB

    7.25     06/01/35         1,000         1,036,950   

Iowa (State of) Finance Authority (Alcoa Inc.); Series 2012, Midwestern Disaster Area RB

    4.75     08/01/42         1,000         804,160   

Iowa (State of) Finance Authority (Bethany Life Communities); Series 2006 A, Ref. Senior Housing RB

    5.55     11/01/41         1,000         878,090   

Iowa (State of) Finance Authority (Iowa Fertilizer Co.); Series 2013, Midwestern Disaster Area RB

    5.25     12/01/25         2,000         1,744,820   

Iowa (State of) Finance Authority (Madrid Home); Series 2007, Ref. Health Care Facility RB

    5.90     11/15/37         750         621,577   

Iowa (State of) Finance Authority (Western Home); Series 2012, Ref. Health Care Facilities RB

    5.25     12/01/37         1,000         841,400   

Iowa (State of) Tobacco Settlement Authority;

         

Series 2005 C, Asset-Backed RB

    5.38     06/01/38         1,000         778,060   

Series 2005 D, Asset-Backed CAB RB(c)

    0.00     06/01/46         10,000         690,400   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Iowa–(continued)   

Orange City (City of); Series 2008, Ref. Hospital Capital Loan RN

    5.60     09/01/32       $ 1,000       $ 950,010   
                                8,345,467   
Kansas–0.71%   

Olathe (City of) (Catholic Care Campus, Inc.); Series 2006 A, Senior Living Facility RB

    6.00     11/15/38         1,400         1,305,430   

Wichita (City of) (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.); Series 2013 IV-A, Health Care Facilities RB

    6.50     05/15/48         1,000         968,360   
                                2,273,790   
Kentucky–0.33%   

Kentucky (State of) Economic Development Finance Authority (Masonic Home Independent Living II); Series 2011, RB

    7.38     05/15/46         1,000         1,048,960   
Louisiana–0.88%   

Lakeshore Villages Master Community Development District; Series 2007, Special Assessment RB(f)

    5.25     07/01/17         1,984         782,291   

Louisiana (State of) Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority (Westlake Chemical Corp.); Series 2009 A, RB

    6.50     08/01/29         1,000         1,060,390   

Louisiana (State of) Public Facilities Authority (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital); Series 2007, Ref. Hospital RB(e)

    6.38     12/01/34         1,000         971,300   
                                2,813,981   
Maine–0.34%   

Maine (State of) Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Maine General Medical Center); Series 2011, RB

    6.75     07/01/41         1,000         1,085,570   
Maryland–2.11%   

Baltimore (City of) (East Baltimore Research Park); Series 2008 A, Special Obligation Tax Allocation RB

    7.00     09/01/38         1,000         1,033,960   

Frederick (County of) (Jefferson Technology Park); Series 2013 B, Tax Increment & Special Tax RB

    7.13     07/01/43         1,000         988,590   

Harford (County of); Series 2011, Special Obligation Tax Allocation RB

    7.50     07/01/40         1,000         1,046,230   

Maryland (State of) Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (King Farm Presbyterian Retirement Community); Series 2007 A, RB

    5.30     01/01/37         1,750         1,460,567   

Maryland (State of) Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Washington Christian Academy); Series 2006, RB(f)

    5.50     07/01/38         800         223,816   

Maryland (State of) Industrial Development Financing Authority (Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Facility); Series 2005 A, Economic Development RB

    6.00     05/01/35         1,000         1,028,010   

Westminster (City of) (Carroll Lutheran Village); Series 2004 A, Economic Development RB

    6.25     05/01/34         1,000         936,680   
                                6,717,853   
Massachusetts–1.91%   

Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (Evergreen Center Inc.); Series 2005, RB

    5.50     01/01/35         800         728,432   

Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (Linden Ponds, Inc. Facility);

         

Series 2011 A-1, RB

    6.25     11/15/46         709         550,385   

Series 2011 A-2, RB

    5.50     11/15/46         38         26,022   

Series 2011 B, CAB RB(c)

    0.00     11/15/56         187         1,047   

Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (Loomis Community);

         

Series 1999 A, First Mortgage RB

    5.63     07/01/15         465         466,181   

Series 1999 A, First Mortgage RB

    5.75     07/01/23         1,500         1,500,435   

Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Series 2002 K, RB(d)

    5.50     07/01/32         505         584,442   

Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (The Groves in Lincoln); Series 2009 A, Senior Living Facility RB(f)

    7.75     06/01/39         1,000         69,000   

Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (Tufts Medical Center); Series 2011 I, RB

    6.88     01/01/41         1,000         1,088,590   

Massachusetts (State of); Series 2004 A, Ref. Limited Tax GO Bonds (INS–AMBAC)(b)(d)

    5.50     08/01/30         960         1,094,323   
                                6,108,857   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

9                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Michigan–0.96%   

Dearborn Economic Development Corp. (Henry Ford Village, Inc.); Series 2008, Ref. Limited Obligation RB

    7.00     11/15/28       $ 1,200       $ 1,168,152   

Detroit (City of) Water and Sewerage Department; Series 2012 A, Ref. Sr. Lien Sewage Disposal System RB

    5.25     07/01/39         1,000         864,530   

Michigan (State of) Strategic Fund (The Dow Chemical Co.); Series 2003 A-1, Ref. Limited Obligation RB(a)(g)

    6.75     06/02/14         1,000         1,035,430   
                                3,068,112   
Minnesota–3.92%   

Anoka (City of) (The Homestead at Anoka, Inc.); Series 2011 A, Health Care Facilities RB

    7.00     11/01/40         1,000         960,070   

Bloomington (City of) Port Authority (Radisson Blu Mall of America, LLC); Series 2010, Recovery Zone Facility RB

    9.00     12/01/35         1,000         1,110,260   

Brooklyn Park (City of) (Prairie Seeds Academy); Series 2009 A, Lease RB

    9.25     03/01/39         1,000         1,099,260   

Minneapolis (City of) (Fairview Health Services); Series 2008 A, Health Care System RB

    6.75     11/15/32         1,500         1,716,825   

North Oaks (City of) (Presbyterian Homes of North Oaks, Inc.); Series 2007, Senior Housing RB

    6.13     10/01/39         1,500         1,507,410   

Rochester (City of) (Samaritan Bethany, Inc.); Series 2009 A, Ref. Health Care & Housing RB

    7.38     12/01/41         1,000         1,046,190   

Sartell (City of) (Country Manor Campus LLC); Series 2013, Health Care & Housing Facilities RB

    5.38     09/01/43         500         424,570   

St. Paul (City of) Housing & Redevelopment Authority (Emerald Gardens); Series 2010, Ref. Tax Increment Allocation RB

    6.25     03/01/25         1,000         994,070   

St. Paul (City of) Housing & Redevelopment Authority (Hmong College Prep Academy); Series 2012 A, Charter School Lease RB

    5.25     09/01/32         1,060         949,569   

Wayzata (City of) (Folkestone Senior Living Community); Series 2012 A, Senior Housing RB

    6.00     05/01/47         1,000         1,001,520   

West St. Paul (City of) (Walker Thompson Hill, LLC); Series 2011A, Health Care Facilities RB

    7.00     09/01/46         700         700,280   

Winsted (City of) (St. Mary’s Care Center); Series 2010 A, Health Care RB

    6.88     09/01/42         1,000         1,010,760   
                                12,520,784   
Mississippi–0.31%   

Mississippi Business Finance Corp. (System Energy Resources, Inc.); Series 1998, PCR

    5.88     04/01/22         1,000         983,760   
Missouri–2.82%   

Branson (City of) Regional Airport Transportation Development District; Series 2007 B,
Airport RB(a)(f)

    6.00     07/01/37         1,200         175,404   

Branson Hills Infrastructure Facilities Community Improvement District; Series 2007 A, Special Assessment RB

    5.50     04/01/27         750         345,727   

Bridgeton (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Sarah Community); Series 2011 A, Ref. & Improvement Senior Housing RB

    6.38     05/01/35         1,000         1,006,990   

Cass (County of); Series 2007, Hospital RB

    5.63     05/01/38         1,000         930,700   

Kansas City (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Plaza Library); Series 2004, RB

    5.90     03/01/24         1,000         1,002,640   

Kansas City (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Ward Parkway Center Community Improvement District); Series 2011, Sales Tax RB

    6.75     10/01/41         1,000         1,013,830   

Kirkwood (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Aberdeen Heights); Series 2010 A, Retirement Community RB

    8.25     05/15/39         1,000         1,106,070   

St. Louis (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Grand Center Redevelopment); Series 2011, Tax Increment Allocation Improvement RB

    6.38     12/01/25         1,000         1,001,150   

St. Louis (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Ranken-Jordan); Series 2007, Ref. Health Facilities RB

    5.00     11/15/22         1,000         962,070   

St. Louis (County of) Industrial Development Authority (St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors); Series 2007 A, Senior Living Facilities RB

    6.38     12/01/41         1,500         1,449,855   
                                8,994,436   
Nebraska–0.32%   

Gage (County of) Hospital Authority No. 1 (Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center); Series 2010 B, Health Care Facilities RB

    6.75     06/01/35         1,000         1,019,360   
Nevada–1.20%   

Henderson (City of) (Local Improvement District No. T-18); Series 2006, Special Assessment RB

    5.30     09/01/35         700         503,944   

Las Vegas (City of) Redevelopment Agency; Series 2009 A, Tax Increment Allocation RB

    8.00     06/15/30         1,200         1,284,360   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

10                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Nevada–(continued)   

Mesquite (City of) (Special Improvement District No. 07-01-Anthem at Mesquite); Series 2007, Special Assessment Local Improvement RB

    6.00     08/01/23       $ 930       $ 908,257   

Sparks (City of) (Local Improvement District No. 3—Legends at Sparks Marina); Series 2008, Special Assessment Limited Obligation Improvement RB

    6.50     09/01/20         1,070         1,117,668   
                                3,814,229   
New Hampshire–0.63%   

New Hampshire (State of) Business Finance Authority (Huggins Hospital); Series 2009, First Mortgage RB

    6.88     10/01/39         985         995,865   

New Hampshire (State of) Health & Education Facilities Authority (Rivermead); Series 2011 A, RB

    6.88     07/01/41         1,000         1,022,010   
                                2,017,875   
New Jersey–3.09%   

Essex (County of) Improvement Authority (Newark); Series 2010 A, RB

    6.25     11/01/30         1,000         1,055,960   

New Jersey (State of) Economic Development Authority (Continental Airlines, Inc.);

         

Series 2003, Special Facility RB(a)

    5.50     06/01/33         1,000         889,530   

Series 2012, RB(a)

    5.75     09/15/27         1,000         942,770   

New Jersey (State of) Economic Development Authority (Lions Gate);

         

Series 2005 A, First Mortgage RB

    5.75     01/01/25         710         690,092   

Series 2005 A, First Mortgage RB

    5.88     01/01/37         1,230         1,112,965   

New Jersey (State of) Economic Development Authority (Seashore Gardens Living Center); Series 2006, First Mortgage RB

    5.38     11/01/36         700         551,201   

New Jersey (State of) Economic Development Authority (United Methodist Homes); Series 1998, Ref. RB

    5.13     07/01/25         2,000         1,889,480   

New Jersey (State of) Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (St. Joseph’s Health Care System); Series 2008, RB

    6.63     07/01/38         1,000         984,920   

New Jersey (State of) Higher Education Student Assistance Authority; Series 2012-1B, Ref. Student Loan RB(a)

    5.75     12/01/39         1,000         966,520   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.; Series 2007 1A, Asset-Backed RB

    5.00     06/01/29         1,000         763,420   
                                9,846,858   
New Mexico–0.31%   

New Mexico (State of) Hospital Equipment Loan Council (La Vida Llena); Series 2010 A, First Mortgage RB

    6.13     07/01/40         1,000         1,003,490   
New York–3.45%   

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp. (Barclays Center);

         

Series 2009, PILOT CAB RB(c)

    0.00     07/15/35         1,475         378,957   

Series 2009, PILOT CAB RB(c)

    0.00     07/15/46         10,000         1,197,900   

Erie (County of) Industrial Development Agency (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.); Series 2006 A, RB

    6.00     11/15/36         1,000         879,740   

Mount Vernon (City of) Industrial Development Agency (Wartburg Senior Housing, Inc./Meadowview);

         

Series 1999, Civic Facility RB

    6.15     06/01/19         640         640,218   

Series 1999, Civic Facility RB

    6.20     06/01/29         500         488,410   

Nassau (County of) Industrial Development Agency (Amsterdam at Harborside); Series 2007 A, Continuing Care Retirement Community RB

    6.50     01/01/27         1,500         831,900   

New York & New Jersey (States of) Port Authority;

         

One Hundred Sixty-Ninth Series 2011, Consolidated RB(a)(d)

    5.00     10/15/27         1,700         1,770,635   

One Hundred Sixty-Ninth Series 2011, Consolidated RB(a)(d)

    5.00     10/15/28         1,300         1,342,861   

New York (City of) Industrial Development Agency (Polytechnic University); Series 2007, Ref. Civic Facility RB (INS–ACA)(b)

    5.25     11/01/37         1,200         1,203,636   

New York Liberty Development Corp. (Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park); Series 2010, Ref. Second Priority Liberty RB

    6.38     07/15/49         1,000         1,056,330   

New York Liberty Development Corp. (National Sports Museum); Series 2006 A, RB (Acquired 08/07/06; Cost $1,697,125)(e)(f)

    6.13     02/15/19         2,000         20   

Suffolk (County of) Industrial Development Agency (Medford Hamlet Assisted Living); Series 2005, Assisted Living Facility RB(a)

    6.38     01/01/39         1,410         1,207,115   
                                10,997,722   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

11                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
North Carolina–0.33%   

North Carolina (State of) Medical Care Commission (WhiteStone); Series 2011 A, First Mortgage Retirement Facilities RB

    7.75     03/01/41       $ 1,000       $ 1,047,350   
North Dakota–0.28%   

Grand Forks (City of) (4000 Valley Square); Series 2006, Ref. Senior Housing RB

    5.30     12/01/34         1,000         878,130   
Ohio–4.09%   

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority;

         

Series 2007 A-2, Sr. Asset-Backed RB

    5.13     06/01/24         1,000         770,930   

Series 2007 B, First Sub. Asset-Backed CAB RB(c)

    0.00     06/01/47         40,000         2,221,600   

Centerville (City of) (Bethany Lutheran Village Continuing Care Facility Expansion); Series 2007 A, Health Care RB

    6.00     11/01/38         1,500         1,425,300   

Cuyahoga (County of) (Eliza Jennings Senior Care Network); Series 2007 A, Health Care & Independent Living Facilities RB

    5.75     05/15/27         2,000         1,929,100   

Franklin (County of) (First Community Village Obligated Group); Series 2013, Ref. Health Care Facilities RB

    5.63     07/01/47         750         601,725   

Gallia (County of) (Holzer Health System Obligated Group); Series 2012, Ref. & Improvement Hospital Facilities RB

    8.00     07/01/42         1,000         1,048,490   

Lorain (County of) Port Authority (U.S. Steel Corp.); Series 2010, Recovery Zone Facility RB

    6.75     12/01/40         1,000         979,140   

Montgomery (County of) (St. Leonard); Series 2010, Ref. & Improvement Health Care & MFH RB

    6.63     04/01/40         1,000         1,027,100   

Muskingum (County of) (Genesis Healthcare System); Series 2013, Hospital Facilities RB

    5.00     02/15/44         1,000         784,600   

Ohio (State of) Air Quality Development Authority (FirstEnergy Generation Corp.); Series 2009 C, Ref. PCR

    5.63     06/01/18         1,000         1,108,400   

Toledo-Lucas (County of) Port Authority (Crocker Park Public Improvement); Series 2003, Special Assessment RB

    5.38     12/01/35         1,200         1,140,900   
                                13,037,285   
Oklahoma–1.61%   

Citizen Potawatomi Nation; Series 2004 A, Sr. Obligation Tax RB

    6.50     09/01/16         780         752,747   

Oklahoma (State of) Development Finance Authority (Inverness Village Community);

         

Series 2012, Ref. Continuing Care Retirement Community RB

    6.00     01/01/32         1,000         953,980   

Series 2013, Ref. Continuing Care Retirement Community RB

    5.75     01/01/37         1,000         895,050   

Tulsa (City of) Municipal Airport Trust; Series 2001 C, Ref. RB(a)

    5.50     12/01/35         1,750         1,496,127   

Tulsa (County of) Industrial Authority (Montereau, Inc.); Series 2010 A, Senior Living Community RB

    7.25     11/01/45         1,000         1,044,610   
                                5,142,514   
Pennsylvania–4.55%   

Allegheny (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Propel Charter School-Montour); Series 2010 A, Charter School RB

    6.75     08/15/35         950         981,616   

Allegheny (County of) Redevelopment Authority (Pittsburgh Mills); Series 2004, Tax Allocation RB

    5.60     07/01/23         1,000         958,340   

Chester (County of) Industrial Development Authority (RHA/Pennsylvania Nursing Homes, Inc.); Series 2002, First Mortgage RB

    8.50     05/01/32         2,655         2,674,461   

Cumberland (County of) Municipal Authority (Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group); Series 2010, RB

    6.13     01/01/45         965         972,576   

Harrisburg (City of) Authority (Harrisburg University of Science); Series 2007 B, University RB

    6.00     09/01/36         1,800         881,010   

Lehigh (County of) General Purpose Authority (Bible Fellowship Church Homes, Inc.); Series 2013, RB

    5.25     07/01/42         1,000         807,770   

Montgomery (County of) Industrial Development Authority (Philadelphia Presbytery Homes, Inc.); Series 2010, RB

    6.63     12/01/30         1,000         1,064,510   

Pennsylvania (State of) Economic Development Financing Authority (USG Corp.); Series 1999, Solid Waste Disposal RB(a)

    6.00     06/01/31         1,000         971,210   

Pennsylvania (State of) Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (City of Philadelphia Funding Program); Series 2009, Ref. Special Tax RB(d)

    5.00     06/15/21         3,000         3,338,340   

Philadelphia (City of) Industrial Development Authority (Performing Arts Charter School); Series 2013, RB(e)

    6.75     06/15/43         1,000         971,790   

Washington (County of) Redevelopment Authority (Victory Centre Tanger Outlet Development); Series 2006 A, Tax Allocation RB

    5.45     07/01/35         945         879,946   
                                14,501,569   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

12                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Puerto Rico–1.09%   

Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of) Aqueduct & Sewer Authority; Series 2012 A, Sr. Lien RB

    5.25     07/01/42       $ 1,000       $ 658,300   

Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of) Electric Power Authority;

         

Series 2010 AAA, RB

    5.25     07/01/31         1,000         744,040   

Series 2013 A, RB

    7.00     07/01/43         1,000         884,840   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.;

         

Series 2007 A, CAB RB(c)

    0.00     08/01/56         7,000         307,510   

First Sr. Series 2009 C, RB

    5.75     08/01/57         1,000         893,740   
                                3,488,430   
Rhode Island–0.26%   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.; Series 2002 A, Asset-Backed RB

    6.25     06/01/42         835         835,752   
South Carolina–1.84%   

Georgetown (County of) (International Paper Co.); Series 2000 A, Ref. Environmental Improvement RB

    5.95     03/15/14         700         716,891   

Myrtle Beach (City of) (Myrtle Beach Air Force Base);

         

Series 2006 A, Tax Increment Allocation RB

    5.25     10/01/26         885         761,100   

Series 2006 A, Tax Increment Allocation RB

    5.30     10/01/35         2,000         1,568,020   

South Carolina (State of) Jobs-Economic Development Authority (The Woodlands at Furman);

         

Series 2012, Ref. RB

    6.00     11/15/42         1,087         639,062   

Series 2012, Ref. Sub. CAB RB(c)

    0.00     11/15/47         466         466   

South Carolina (State of) Jobs-Economic Development Authority (Wesley Commons);

         

Series 2006, Ref. First Mortgage Health Facilities RB

    5.13     10/01/26         1,000         916,720   

Series 2006, Ref. First Mortgage Health Facilities RB

    5.30     10/01/36         1,500         1,279,560   
                                5,881,819   
Tennessee–1.81%   

Johnson City (City of) Health & Educational Facilities Board (Mountain States Health Alliance); Series 2006 A, First Mortgage Hospital RB

    5.50     07/01/31         2,000         2,032,060   

Shelby (County of) Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board (Trezevant Manor);

         

Series 2006 A, RB

    5.75     09/01/37         2,000         1,787,820   

Series 2013 A, Ref. RB

    5.50     09/01/47         1,000         834,860   

Trenton (City of) Health & Educational Facilities Board (RHA/Trenton MR, Inc.); Series 2009, RB

    9.25     04/01/39         1,000         1,121,550   
                                5,776,290   
Texas–11.64%   

Alliance Airport Authority, Inc. (Federal Express Corp.); Series 2006, Ref. Special Facilities RB(a)

    4.85     04/01/21         1,200         1,246,272   

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc.; Series 2006 B, Ref. Second Tier Convention Center RB(e)

    5.75     01/01/34         1,100         1,059,091   

Capital Area Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin); Series 2005 B, RB

    6.13     04/01/45         1,000         1,038,560   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority; Series 2011, Sub. Lien RB

    6.75     01/01/41         1,000         1,013,710   

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp. (Uplift Education); Series 2010 A, Education RB

    6.25     12/01/45         1,000         1,006,140   

Decatur (City of) Hospital Authority (Wise Regional Health System); Series 2004 A, RB

    7.13     09/01/34         1,750         1,784,895   

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp.; Series 2013 A, First Tier Toll RB

    5.50     04/01/53         1,000         938,930   

HFDC of Central Texas, Inc. (Sears Tyler Methodist); Series 2009 A, RB

    7.75     11/15/44         1,000         688,230   

HFDC of Central Texas, Inc.; Series 2006 A, Retirement Facilities RB

    5.75     11/01/36         1,000         948,480   

Houston (City of) (Continental Airlines, Inc.);

         

Series 2001 E, Airport System Special Facilities RB(a)

    6.75     07/01/21         1,000         1,000,090   

Series 2001 E, Airport System Special Facilities RB(a)

    6.75     07/01/29         500         499,960   

Series 2001 E, Airport System Special Facilities RB(a)

    7.00     07/01/29         1,000         1,000,160   

Series 2011 A, Ref. Airport System Special Facilities RB(a)

    6.63     07/15/38         1,000         973,200   

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc.); Series 2011 A, RB

    6.88     05/15/41         1,000         1,102,950   

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp. (Amigos Por Vida Friends for Life); Series 2008, RB

    6.25     02/15/26         1,465         1,428,976   

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp. (Knowledge is Power Program, Inc.); Series 2009 A, RB

    6.25     08/15/39         1,000         1,029,060   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

13                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Texas–(continued)   

Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corp. (Carillon Senior LifeCare Community); Series 2005 A, Ref. First Mortgage RB

    6.50     07/01/26       $ 2,500       $ 2,546,275   

North Texas Tollway Authority;

         

Series 2008 A, Ref. First Tier System RB (INS–BHAC)(b)(d)

    5.75     01/01/48         3,000         3,276,780   

Series 2011 B, Special Project System CAB RB(c)

    0.00     09/01/37         7,000         1,616,230   

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp. (MRC the Crossings); Series 2012, Continuing Care Retirement Community BAN(e)

    12.00     12/14/17         825         792,833   

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp. (Parkview on Hollybrook); Series 2013 A, First Mortgage RB

    7.38     07/01/48         1,000         899,080   

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp. (Sears Methodist Retirement System); Series 2013, Retirement Facility RB

    6.15     11/15/49         1,000         849,110   

San Antonio Convention Hotel Finance Corp. (Empowerment Zone); Series 2005 A, Contract RB (INS–AMBAC)(a)(b)

    5.00     07/15/39         1,000         856,540   

Sanger Industrial Development Corp. (Texas Pellets); Series 2012 B, RB(a)

    8.00     07/01/38         1,000         992,900   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Mirador); Series 2010 A, Retirement Facility RB

    8.13     11/15/39         1,000         1,045,490   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Stayton at Museum Way); Series 2009 A, Retirement Facility RB

    8.25     11/15/44         1,000         1,047,590   

Texas (State of) Turnpike Authority (Central Texas Turnpike System); Series 2002, CAB RB (INS–AMBAC)(b)(c)

    0.00     08/15/33         4,160         1,261,395   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (LBJ Infrastructure); Series 2010, Sr. Lien RB

    7.00     06/30/40         1,000         1,080,840   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC North Tarrant Express Management Lanes); Series 2009, Sr. Lien RB

    6.88     12/31/39         1,000         1,066,550   

Texas State Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp. (Odyssey Academy, Inc.); Series 2010 A, Education RB

    7.13     02/15/40         1,000         1,054,140   

Travis County Health Facilities Development Corp. (Westminster Manor); Series 2010, RB

    7.00     11/01/30         1,000         1,081,020   

Tyler Health Facilities Development Corp. (Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center); Series 2007, Ref. Hospital RB

    5.00     07/01/33         1,000         910,200   
                                37,135,677   
Utah–0.31%   

Utah (State of) Charter School Finance Authority (North Davis Preparatory Academy); Series 2010, Charter School RB

    6.38     07/15/40         1,000         994,810   
Virginia–0.75%   

Peninsula Town Center Community Development Authority; Series 2007, Special Obligation RB

    6.45     09/01/37         226         231,693   

Virginia (State of) Small Business Financing Authority (Elizabeth River Crossings Opco, LLC); Series 2012, Sr. Lien RB(a)

    5.50     01/01/42         1,000         867,710   

Virginia (State of) Small Business Financing Authority (Hampton Roads Proton Beam Therapy Institute at Hampton University, LLC); Series 2009, RB(e)(g)(h)

    9.00     07/01/14         1,200         1,301,952   
                                2,401,355   
Washington–2.37%   

King (County of) Public Hospital District No. 4 (Snoqualmie Valley Hospital);

         

Series 2009, Ref. & Improvement Limited Tax GO Bonds

    7.25     12/01/38         1,000         1,002,730   

Series 2011, Ref. & Improvement Limited Tax GO Bonds

    7.00     12/01/40         1,000         995,030   

King (County of); Series 2011 B, Ref. Sewer RB(d)

    5.00     01/01/34         3,000         3,092,670   

Washington (State of) Health Care Facilities Authority (Central Washington Health Services Association); Series 2009, RB

    7.00     07/01/39         1,000         1,060,870   

Washington (State of) Health Care Facilities Authority (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance); Series 2009, RB

    7.38     03/01/38         1,200         1,422,468   
                                7,573,768   
West Virginia–0.30%   

West Virginia (State of) Hospital Finance Authority (Thomas Health System); Series 2008, RB

    6.50     10/01/38         1,000         945,710   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

14                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
Value
 
Wisconsin–1.58%   

Wisconsin (State of) Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Prohealth Care, Inc. Obligated Group); Series 2009, RB

    6.38     02/15/29       $ 1,500       $ 1,614,090   

Wisconsin (State of) Health & Educational Facilities Authority (St. John’s Community, Inc.); Series 2009 A, RB

    7.63     09/15/39         1,000         1,069,560   

Wisconsin (State of) Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc.); Series 2012, RB

    5.88     08/01/42         1,000         824,640   

Wisconsin (State of) Public Finance Authority (Glenridge Palmer Ranch); Series 2011 A, Continuing Care Retirement Community RB

    8.25     06/01/46         1,000         1,094,760   

Wisconsin (State of) Public Finance Authority (Voyager Foundation Inc.); Series 2012 A, Charter School RB

    6.20     10/01/42         500         447,150   
                                5,050,200   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS(i)–107.30% (Cost $355,030,452)

                              342,292,898   

FLOATING RATE NOTE OBLIGATIONS–(8.74%)

         

Notes with interest rates ranging from 0.06% to 0.17% at 08/31/13 and contractual maturities of collateral ranging from 06/15/21 to 10/01/52 (See Note 1I)(j)

                              (27,875,000

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–1.44%

                              4,584,916   

NET ASSETS–100.00%

                            $ 319,002,814   

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ACA  

– ACA Financial Guaranty Corp.

AGM  

– Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC  

– American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

BAN  

– Bond Anticipation Notes

BHAC  

– Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.

CAB  

– Capital Appreciation Bonds

COP  

– Certificates of Participation

GO  

– General Obligation

IDR  

– Industrial Development Revenue Bonds

INS  

– Insurer

MFH  

– Multi-Family Housing

PCR  

– Pollution Control Revenue Bonds

PILOT  

– Payment-in-Lieu-of-Tax

RB  

– Revenue Bonds

Ref.  

– Refunding

RN  

– Revenue Notes

Sec.  

– Secured

SGI  

– Syncora Guarantee, Inc.

Sr.  

– Senior

Sub.  

– Subordinated

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Security subject to the alternative minimum tax.
(b)  Principal and/or interest payments are secured by the bond insurance company listed.
(c)  Zero coupon bond issued at a discount.
(d)  Underlying security related to Dealer Trusts entered into by the Trust. See Note 1I.
(e)  Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at August 31, 2013 was $8,037,244, which represented 2.52% of the Trust’s Net Assets.
(f)  Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The aggregate value of these securities at August 31, 2013 was $3,589,804, which represented 1.13% of the Trust’s Net Assets.
(g)  Security has an irrevocable call by the issuer or mandatory put by the holder. Maturity date reflects such call or put.
(h)  Advance refunded; secured by an escrow fund of U.S. Government obligations or other highly rated collateral.
(i)  Entities may either issue, guarantee, back or otherwise enhance the credit quality of a security. The entities are not primarily responsible for the issuer’s obligation but may be called upon to satisfy issuers obligations. No concentration of any single entity was greater than 5%.
(j)  Floating rate note obligations related to securities held. The interest rates shown reflect the rates in effect at August 31, 2013. At August 31, 2013, the Trust’s investments with a value of $45,243,284 are held by Dealer Trusts and serve as collateral for the $27,875,000 in the floating rate note obligations outstanding at that date.

Portfolio Composition

By credit sector, based on Total Investments

as of August 31, 2013

 

Revenue Bonds

    95.8

General Obligation Bonds

    3.8   

Pre-Refunded Bonds

    0.4   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

15                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $355,030,452)

  $ 342,292,898   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    925,230   

Interest

    5,625,333   

Fund expenses absorbed

    1,806   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    27,610   

Other assets

    14,088   

Total assets

    348,886,965   

Liabilities:

  

Floating rate note obligations

    27,875,000   

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    1,271,217   

Amount due custodian

    449,814   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    3,887   

Accrued other operating expenses

    52,994   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    231,239   

Total liabilities

    29,884,151   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 319,002,814   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 383,965,750   

Undistributed net investment income

    732,389   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (52,957,771

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (12,737,554
    $ 319,002,814   

Shares outstanding, no par value,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Shares outstanding

    47,425,494   

Net asset value per share

  $ 6.73   

Market value per share

  $ 6.15   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

16                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended August 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

  $ 11,135,552   

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

    1,037,361   

Administrative services fees

    40,080   

Custodian fees

    4,601   

Interest, facilities and maintenance fees

    100,722   

Transfer agent fees

    7,139   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    26,335   

Other

    101,079   

Total expenses

    1,317,317   

Less: Fees waived

    (52,980

Net expenses

    1,264,337   

Net investment income

    9,871,215   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investment securities

    (834,713

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities

    (38,403,810

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (39,238,523

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (29,367,308

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

17                         Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended August 31, 2013 and the year ended February 28, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     August 31,
2013
     February 28,
2013
 

Operations:

  

Net investment income

  $ 9,871,215       $ 13,832,060   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (834,713      (1,751,365

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (38,403,810      13,998,604   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (29,367,308      26,079,299   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (9,959,354      (14,079,658

Increase from transactions in shares of beneficial interest

            206,250,162   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (39,326,662      218,249,803   

Net assets:

  

Beginning of period

    358,329,476         140,079,673   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $732,389 and $820,528, respectively)

  $ 319,002,814       $ 358,329,476   

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”), is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company.

The Trust’s investment objective is to seek to provide a high level of current income which is exempt from federal income tax.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements.

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, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Securities for which market quotations either are not readily available or became 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

 

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  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. Distributions — Distributions from income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Trust intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Trust’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Trust will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

In addition, the Trust intends to invest in such municipal securities to allow it to qualify to pay shareholders “exempt dividends,” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

The Trust files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Trust is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Interest, Facilities and Maintenance Fees — Interest, Facilities and Maintenance Fees include interest and related borrowing costs such as commitment fees and other expenses associated with lines of credit and interest and administrative expenses related to establishing and maintaining floating rate note obligations, if any.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Trust monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts, including the Trust’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Floating Rate Note Obligations — The Trust invests 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 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 securities. 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 interests 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 (the “1933 Act”), 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 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 as a component of Interest, facilities and maintenance fees on the Statement of Operations.

The Trust generally invests in inverse floating rate securities that include embedded leverage, thus exposing the Trust to greater risks and increased costs. The primary risks associated with inverse floating rate securities 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 securities. 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.

J. 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 Trust’s investments in municipal securities.

 

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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.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Trust pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of 0.55% of the Trust’s average weekly managed assets. Managed assets for this purpose means the Trust’s net assets, plus assets attributable to outstanding preferred shares and the amount of any borrowings incurred for the purpose of leverage (whether or not such borrowed amounts are reflected in the Trust’s financial statements for purposes of GAAP).

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Trust, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Trust based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least August 31, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Trust’s expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to 0.67%. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the Trust’s expenses to exceed the limit reflected above: (1) interest, facilities and maintenance fees; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Trust has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2014. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limitation, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

For the six months ended August 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $52,980.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Trust has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Trust. For the six months ended August 31, 2013, expenses incurred under these agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

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.

As of August 31, 2013, all of the securities in this Trust were valued based on Level 2 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). 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.

NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Trust to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Trust, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Trust to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Trusts in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Trust may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Trust to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Trust.

 

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NOTE 5—Cash Balances and Borrowings

The Trust is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Trust may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

Inverse floating rate obligations resulting from the transfer of bonds to Dealer Trusts are accounted for as secured borrowings. The average floating rate notes outstanding and average annual interest and fee rate related to inverse floating rate note obligations during the six months ended August 31, 2013 were $26,234,286 and 0.76%, respectively.

NOTE 6—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Trust’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Trust’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Trust to utilize. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 eliminated the eight-year carryover period for capital losses that arise in taxable years beginning after its enactment date of December 22, 2010. Consequently, these capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period. However, capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryovers will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Trust had a capital loss carryforward as of February 28, 2013 which expires as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

February 28, 2015

  $ 623,926         $         $ 623,926   

February 29, 2016

    15,719,918                     15,719,918   

February 28, 2017

    11,373,118                     11,373,118   

February 28, 2018

    9,120,629                     9,120,629   

February 28, 2019

    3,761,358                     3,761,358   

Not subject to expiration

    346,296           9,142,330           9,488,626   
    $ 40,945,245         $ 9,142,330         $ 50,087,575   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of August 27, 2012, the date of reorganization of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II and Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III into the Trust, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization.

NOTE 7—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Trust during the six months ended August 31, 2013 was $51,978,835 and $48,045,541, respectively. 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

  $ 12,877,263   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (25,281,454

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities

  $ (12,404,191

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $354,697,089.

 

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NOTE 8—Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

     August 31,
2013
       February 28,
2013
 

Beginning shares

    47,425,494           19,620,474   

Issued in connection with acquisitions(a)

              27,085,020   

Ending shares

    47,425,494           47,425,494   

 

(a)  As of the open of business on August 27, 2012, the Trust acquired all the net assets of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II and Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III (the “Target Trusts”) merged with and into the Trust pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Trust on November 28, 2011 and by the shareholders of the Target Trusts on August 14, 2012. The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 27,805,020 shares of the Trust for 16,184,386 shares outstanding of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II and 8,501,253 shares outstanding of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III as of the close of business on August 24, 2012. Common shares of the Target Trusts were exchanged for the commons shares of the Trust, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Trusts to the net asset value of the Trust on the close of business, August 24, 2012. Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II’s net assets as of the close of business on August 24, 2012 of $131,390,457, including $7,488,962 of unrealized appreciation and Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III’s net assets as of the close of business on August 24, 2012 of $74,859,705, including $3,993,130 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with those of the Trust. The net assets of the Trust immediately before the reorganization were $145,494,861. The net assets immediately after the reorganization were $351,745,023.
         The pro forma results of operations for the year ended February 28, 2013 assuming the reorganization had been completed on March 1, 2012, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 19,291,022   

Net realized/unrealized gains

     20,378,545   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 39,669,567   

 

         The combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Trusts that have been included in the Trust’s Statement of Operations since August 27, 2012.

The Trust may, when appropriate, purchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at a price not above market value or net asset value, whichever is lower at the time of purchase.

NOTE 9—Dividends

The Trust declared the following dividends to shareholders from net investment income subsequent to August 31, 2013:

 

Declaration Date   Amount per Share        Record Date        Payable Date  

September 3, 2013

  $ 0.035           September 13, 2013           September 30, 2013   

October 1, 2013

    0.035           October 11, 2013           October 31, 2013   

 

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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Trust outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

   

Six months ended

August 31,

2013

   

Year ended
February 28,

2013

   

Year ended
February 29,

2012

   

Nine months ended
February 28,

2011

    Years ended May 31,  
             2010     2009     2008  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 7.56      $ 7.14      $ 6.41      $ 6.79      $ 5.90      $ 7.38      $ 8.28   

Net investment income(a)

    0.21        0.41        0.41        0.32        0.44        0.45        0.46   

Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)

    (0.83     0.43        0.74        (0.38     0.87        (1.46     (0.87

Total from investment operations

    (0.62     0.84        1.15        (0.06     1.31        (1.01     (0.41

Less distributions from net investment income

    (0.21     (0.42     (0.42     (0.32     (0.42     (0.47     (0.49

Anti-dilutive effect of shares repurchased(a)

                                       0.00 (b)      0.00 (b) 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 6.73      $ 7.56      $ 7.14      $ 6.41      $ 6.79      $ 5.90      $ 7.38   

Market value, end of period

  $ 6.15      $ 7.26      $ 7.02      $ 6.02      $ 6.51      $ 5.67      $ 7.87   

Total return at net asset value(c)

    (8.15 )%      12.07     18.92     (0.90 )%      23.12                

Total return at market value(d)

    (12.60 )%      9.47     24.50     (2.93 )%      22.83     (22.15 )%      (13.65 )% 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 319,003      $ 358,329      $ 140,080      $ 125,777      $ 133,201      $ 115,783      $ 144,960   

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    13     13     22     12     13     15     35

Ratios/supplemental data based on average net assets:

   

           

Ratio of expenses:

             

With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    0.73 %(g)      0.73     0.73     0.72 %(f)      0.78     0.89 %(h)      0.95 %(h)(k) 

With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements excluding interest, facilities and maintenance fees(i)

    0.67 %(g)      0.67     0.68     0.67 %(f)      0.73     0.73 %(h)      0.72 %(h)(k) 

Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    0.76 %(g)      0.77     0.73     0.72 %(f)      0.78                

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    5.66 %(g)      5.50     6.15     6.28 %(f)      6.90     7.25     5.89

Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate

                                            0.00 %(j)      0.00 %(j) 

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes anti-dilutive effect of acquiring treasury shares of less than $0.005.
(c)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(e)  Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended February 28, 2013, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $188,960,770 and sold of $14,007,508 in the effort to realign the Trust’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II and Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III into the Trust.
(f)  Annualized.
(g)  Ratios are annualized based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $345,683.
(h)  The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Trust expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate”.
(i)  For the years ended May 31, 2010 and prior, ratio does not exclude facilities and maintenance fees.
(j)  Amount is less than 0.005%.
(k)  Does not reflect the expense offset of 0.01%.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (the Fund) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 17-19, 2013, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2013. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the closed-end funds and all of the open-end funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared

by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Trustees also considered information provided in connection with fund mergers approved by the Trustees. The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers as well as advisory fees previously approved by different predecessor boards. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 19, 2013, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, and legal and compliance. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper

 

 

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Closed-End — High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Index. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the Fund’s performance was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund’s performance had been hurt by the Fund’s lower leverage compared to its peers. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate was the same as the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees and that Invesco Advisers does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s rate was higher than an open-end fund with comparable investment strategies.

Other than the fund described above, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other funds or client accounts in a manner substantially similar to the management of the Fund.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to limit expenses of the Fund through at least August 31, 2014 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that at the current expense ratio for the Fund, this expense waiver does not have any impact.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that

the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

Based upon the information and considerations described above, the Board concluded that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale

The Board noted that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial asset growth after the initial public offering. The Board noted that although the Fund does not benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints, the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of fund accounting services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or

similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

 

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Proxy Results

An Annual Meeting (“Meeting”) of Shareholders of Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (the “Fund”) was held on August 8, 2013. The Meeting was held for the following purpose:

 

(1) Elect four Trustees by the holders of Common Shares of the Fund, each of whom will serve for a three-year term or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.

The results of the voting on the above matter were as follows:

 

     Matter    Votes For       

Votes

Against

 
(1)   Albert R. Dowden      42,643,610           1,657,584   
  Prema Mathai-Davis      42,516,335           1,784,859   
  Hugo F. Sonnenschein      42,538,233           1,762,961   
  Raymond Stickel, Jr.      42,616,063           1,685,131   

 

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Correspondence information

Send general correspondence to Computershare, P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078.

 

 

Invesco privacy policy

You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.

Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.

Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.

 

 

Trust holdings and proxy voting information

The Trust provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Trust’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Trust files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Trust’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Trust’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file number for the Trust is shown below.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 341 2929 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. In addition, this information is available on the SEC website at sec.gov.

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SEC file number: 811-05597                 MS-CE-MIOPP-SAR-1


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

There were no amendments to the Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

None.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

As of August 13, 2013, 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 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of August 13, 2013, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

12(a) (1)    Not applicable.
12(a) (2)    Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
12(a) (3)    Not applicable.
12(b)    Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) 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 Municipal Income Opportunities Trust

 

By:   /s/ Philip A. Taylor
  Philip A. Taylor
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   November 8, 2013

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:   November 8, 2013

 

By:   /s/ Sheri Morris
  Sheri Morris
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   November 8, 2013


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

12(a) (1)    Not applicable.
12(a) (2)    Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
12(a) (3)    Not applicable.
12(b)    Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.