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FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21471

 

Nuveen Tax - Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606

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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer

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(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-917-7700

 

Date of fiscal year-end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2010

 

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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

 

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

NWQ Sleeve

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

Ticker:		MRK		CUSIP		589331107
Meeting Date		07-Aug-09		Meeting Type		Special
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Approve Acquisition		For		For

 

CA, Inc.

 

Ticker:		CA		CUSIP		12673P105
Meeting Date		14-Sep-09		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Raymond J. Bromark		For		For
2		Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes		For		For
3		Elect Director Kay Koplovitz		For		For
4		Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren		For		For
5		Elect Director William E. McCracken		For		For
6		Elect Director John A. Swainson		For		For
7		Elect Director Laura S. Unger		For		For
8		Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach		For		For
9		Elect Director Renato (Ron) Zambonini		For		For
10		Ratify Auditors		For		For
11		Amend Executive Bonus Program		Against		For

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

Ticker:		FTR		CUSIP		35906A108
Meeting Date		27-Oct-09		Meeting Type		Special
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Approve Merger Agreement		For		For
2		Increase Authorized Common Stock		For		For
3		Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition		For		For

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

Ticker:		MSFT		CUSIP		594918104
Meeting Date		19-Nov-09		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director William H. Gates, III		For		For
2		Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer		For		For
3		Elect Director Dina Dublon		For		For
4		Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin		For		For
5		Elect Director Reed Hastings		For		For
6		Elect Director Maria Klawe		For		For
7		Elect Director David F. Marquardt		For		For
8		Elect Director Charles H. Noski		For		For
9		Elect Director Helmut Panke		For		For
10		Ratify Auditors		For		For
11		Permit Right to Call Special Meeting		For		For
12		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		For
13		Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform		Against		Against
14		Report on Charitable Contributions		Against		Against

 

Pitney Bowes International Holdings Inc.

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		724481866
Meeting Date		14-Dec-09		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director H. Harrison Kephart, Jr		For
1.2		Elect Director Mark J. Gentile		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For

 

EDP-Energias de Portugal S.A

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		X67925119
Meeting Date		16-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
		Meeting for ADR Holders
1		Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2009		For		For
2		Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends		For		For
3		Approve Discharge of Management and Supervisory Board		For		For
4		Authorize Repurchase and Reissuance of Shares		For		Against
5		Authorize Repurchase and Reissuance of Debt Instruments		For		For
6		Approve Remuneration Report Issued by Remuneration Committee for the Executive Directors		For		Against
7		Approve Remuneration Report Issued by Remuneration Committee for the Corporate Bodies		For		Against
8		Elect Supervisory Board Member		None		Against

 

Citigroup Inc.

 

Ticker:		C		CUSIP		172967101
Meeting Date		20-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda		For		For
2		Elect Director Timothy C. Collins		For		For
3		Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer		For		For
4		Elect Director Robert L. Joss		For		For
5		Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris		For		For
6		Elect Director Michael E. O’Neill		For		For
7		Elect Director Vikram S. Pandit		For		For
8		Elect Director Richard D. Parsons		For		For
9		Elect Director Lawrence R. Ricciardi		For		For
10		Elect Director Judith Rodin		For		For
11		Elect Director Robert L. Ryan		For		For
12		Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero		For		For
13		Elect Director Diana L. Taylor		For		For
14		Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr.		For		For
15		Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo		For		For
16		Ratify Auditors		For		For
17		Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		For		For
18		Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		For		For
19		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		For
20		Amend NOL Rights Plan (NOL Pill)		For		For
21		Approve Reverse Stock Split		For		For
22		Affirm Political Non-Partisanship		Against		Against
23		Report on Political Contributions		Against		For
24		Report on Collateral in Derivatives Trading		Against		For
25		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		For
26		Stock Retention/Holding Period		Against		For
27		Reimburse Expenses Incurred by Stockholder in Contested Election of Directors		Against		For

 

Lockheed Martin Corporation

 

Ticker:		LMT		CUSIP		539830109
Meeting Date		22-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director E. C. “Pete” Aldrige, Jr.		For		For
2		Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald		For		For
3		Elect Director David B. Burritt		For		For
4		Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.		For		For
5		Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King		For		For
6		Elect Director James M. Loy		For		For
7		Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale		For		For
8		Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston		For		For
9		Elect Director James Schneider		For		For
10		Elect Director Anne Stevens		For		For
11		Elect Director Robert J. Stevens		For		For
12		Ratify Auditors		For		For
13		Report on Space-based Weapons Program		Against		Against

 

Pfizer Inc.

 

Ticker:		PFE		CUSIP		717081103
Meeting Date		22-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello		For		For
2		Elect Director Michael S. Brown		For		For
3		Elect Director M. Anthony Burns		For		For
4		Elect Director Robert N. Burt		For		For
5		Elect Director W. Don Cornwell		For		For
6		Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson		For		For
7		Elect Director William H. Gray III		For		For
8		Elect Director Constance J. Horner		For		For
9		Elect Director James M. Kilts		For		For
10		Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler		For		For
11		Elect Director George A. Lorch		For		For
12		Elect Director John P. Mascotte		For		For
13		Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson		For		For
14		Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger		For		For
15		Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr.		For		For
16		Ratify Auditors		For		For
17		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		For
18		Provide Right to Call Special Meeting		For		For
19		Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards		Against		Against

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

Ticker:		MET		CUSIP		59156R108
Meeting Date		27-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.		For		For
1.3		Elect Director James M. Kilts		For		For
1.4		Elect Director David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For
3		Provide for Cumulative Voting		Against		For

 

Wells Fargo & Company

 

Ticker:		WFC		CUSIP		949746101
Meeting Date		27-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Election Director John D. Baker II		For		For
2		Election Director John S. Chen		For		For
3		Election Director Lloyd H. Dean		For		For
4		Election Director Susan E. Engel		For		For
5		Election Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.		For		For
6		Election Director Donald M. James		For		For
7		Election Director Richard D. McCormick		For		For
8		Election Director Mackey J. McDonald		For		For
9		Election Director Cynthia H. Milligan		For		For
10		Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore		For		For
11		Elect Director Philip J. Quigley		For		Against
12		Elect Director Judith M. Runstad		For		For
13		Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger		For		For
14		Elect Director Robert K. Steel		For		For
15		Elect Director John G. Stumpf		For		For
16		Elect Director an G. Swenson		For		For
17		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		Against
18		Increase Authorized Common Stock		For		For
19		Ratify Auditors		For		For
20		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		Against		For
21		Require Independent Board Chairman		Against		For
22		Report on Charitable Contributions		Against		Against
23		Report on Political Contributions		Against		For

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

Ticker:		ABX		CUSIP		067901108
Meeting Date		28-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect H.L. Beck as Director		For		For
1.2		Elect C.W.D. Birchall as Director		For		For
1.3		Elect D.J. Carty as Director		For		For
1.4		Elect G.Cisneros as Director		For		For
1.5		Elect M.A. Cohen as Director		For		For
1.6		Elect P.A. Cossgrove as Director		For		For
1.7		Elect R.M. Franklin as Director		For		For
1.8		Elect J.B. Harvey as Director		For		For
1.9		Elect B. Mulroney as Director		For		For
1.10		Elect A. Munk as Director		For		For
1.11		Elect P. Munk as Director		For		For
1.12		Elect A.W. Regent as Director		For		For
1.13		Elect N.P. Rothschild as Director		For		For
1.14		Elect S.J. Shaprio as Director		For		For
2		Approve PricewaterhouseCoppers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration		For		For
3		Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach		For		For

 

General Electric Company

 

Ticker:		GE		CUSIP		369604103
Meeting Date		28-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie		For		For
2		Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.		For		For
3		Elect Director William M. Castell		For		For
4		Elect Director Ann M. Fudge		For		For
5		Elect Director Susan Hockfield		For		For
6		Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt		For		For
7		Elect Director Andrea Jung		For		For
8		Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley		For		For
9		Elect Director Robert W. Lane		For		For
10		Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen		For		For
11		Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus		For		For
12		Elect Director James J. Mulva		For		For
13		Elect Director Sam Nunn		For		For
14		Elect Director Roger S. Penske		For		For
15		Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa		For		For
16		Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III		For		For
17		Ratify Auditors		For		For
18		Provide for Cumulative Voting		Against		For
19		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		For
20		Require Independent Board Chairman		Against		For
21		Report on Pay Disparity		Against		Against
22		Adopt Policy Prohibiting Certain Directors from Serving on Key Board Committees		Against		Against
23		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		Against		For

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 

Ticker:		KMB		CUSIP		494368103
Meeting Date		29-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director John R. Alm		For		For
2		Elect Director Dennis R. Beresford		For		For
3		Elect Director John F. Bergstrom		For		For
4		Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru		For		For
5		Elect Director Robert W. Decherd		For		For
6		Elect Director Thomas J. Falk		For		For
7		Elect Director Mae C. Jemison, M.D.		For		For
8		Elect Director James M. Jenness		For		For
9		Elect Director Ian C. Read		For		For
10		Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice		For		For
11		Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro		For		For
12		Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan		For		For
13		Ratification Of Auditors		For		For
14		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		Against

 

AT&T Inc.

 

Ticker:		T		CUSIP		00206R102
Meeting Date		30-Apr-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson		For		For
2		Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio		For		For
3		Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson		For		For
4		Elect Director James H. Blanchard		For		For
5		Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo		For		For
6		Elect Director James P. Kelly		For		For
7		Elect Director Jon C. Madonna		For		For
8		Elect Director Lynn M. Martin		For		For
9		Elect Director John B. McCoy		For		For
10		Elect Director Joyce M. Roche		For		For
11		Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson		For		For
12		Elect Director Patricia P. Upton		For		For
13		Ratify Auditors		For		For
14		Provide for Cumulative Voting		Against		For
15		Exclude Pension Credits from Calculations of Performance-Based Pay		Against		For
16		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		Against		For
17		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		Against

 

Motorola, Inc.

 

Ticker:		MOT		CUSIP		620076109
Meeting Date		03-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown		For		For
2		Elect Director David W. Dorman		For		For
3		Elect Director William R. Hambrecht		For		For
4		Elect Director Sanjay K. Jha		For		For
5		Elect Director Keith A. Meister		For		For
6		Elect Director Thomas J. Meredith		For		For
7		Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III		For		For
8		Elect Director James R. Stengel		For		For
9		Elect Director Anthony J. Vinciquerra		For		For
10		Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III		For		For
11		Elect Director John A. White		For		For
12		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		Against
13		Ratify Auditors		For		For
14		Amend Human Rights Policies		Against		Against
15		Reincorporate in Another State [from Delaware to North Dakota]		Against		Against

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

 

Ticker:		TRN		CUSIP		896522109
Meeting Date		03-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director John L. Adams		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Rhys J. Best		For		For
1.3		Elect Director David W. Biegler		For		For
1.4		Elect Director Leldon E. Echols		For		For
1.5		Elect Director Ronald J. Gafford		For		For
1.6		Elect Director Ronald W. Haddock		For		For
1.7		Elect Director Jess T. Hay		For		Withhold
1.8		Elect Director Adrian Lajous		For		For
1.9		Elect Director Charles W. Matthews		For		For
1.10		Elect Director Diana S. Natalicio		For		For
1.11		Elect Director Timothy R. Wallace		For		For
2		Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		For		For
3		Ratify Auditors		For		For

 

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

 

Ticker:		TRV		CUSIP		89417E109
Meeting Date		04-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director Alan L. Beller		For		For
1.2		Elect Director John H. Dasburg		For		For
1.3		Elect Director Janet M. Dolan		For		For
1.4		Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein		For		For
1.5		Elect Director Jay S. Fishman		For		For
1.6		Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev		For		For
1.7		Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins		For		For
1.8		Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson		For		For
1.9		Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr.		For		For
1.10		Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie		For		For
1.11		Elect Director Donald J. Shepard		For		For
1.12		Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For

 

GlaxoSmithKline plc

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		G3910J112
Meeting Date		06-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
		Meeting for ADR Holders
1		To Receive And Adopt The Directors Report And The Financial statements		For		For
2		To Approve The Remuneration Report		For		For
3		To Re-elect Dr Stephanie Burns As A Director		For		For
4		To Re-elect Mr Julian Heslop As A Director		For		For
5		To Re-elect Sir Deryck Maughan As A Director		For		For
6		To Re-elect Dr Daniel Podolsky As A Director		For		For
7		To Re-elect Sir Robert Wilson As A Director		For		For
8		Re-appointment Of Auditors		For		For
9		Remuneration Of Auditors		For		For
10		To Authorise The Company And Its Subsidiaries To Make Donations to Political Organisations And Incur Political Expenditure		For		For
11		Authority To Allot Shares		For		For
12		Disapplication Of Pre-emption Rights		For		For
13		Authority For The Company To Purchase Its Own Shares		For		For
14		Exemption From Statement Of Senior Statutory Auditor’s Name		For		For
15		Reduced Notice Of A General Meeting Other Than An Agm		For		For
16		Adopt New Articles Of Association		For		For

 

Union Pacific Corporation

 

Ticker:		UNP		CUSIP		907818108
Meeting Date		06-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr.		For		For
2		Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr.		For		For
3		Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue		For		For
4		Elect Director Archie W. Dunham		For		For
5		Elect Director Judith Richards Hope		For		For
6		Elect Director Charles C. Krulak		For		For
7		Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy		For		For
8		Elect Director Michael W. McConnell		For		For
9		Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty III		For		For
10		Elect Director Steven R. Rogel		For		For
11		Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal		For		For
12		Elect Director James R. Young		For		For
13		Ratify Auditors		For		For
14		Require Independent Board Chairman		Against		Against
15		Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement		Against		For

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

 

Ticker:		VZ		CUSIP		92343V104
Meeting Date		06-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Richard L. Carrion		For		For
2		Elect Director M. Frances Keeth		For		For
3		Elect Director Robert W. Lane		For		For
4		Elect Director Sandra O. Moose		For		For
5		Elect Director Joseph Neubauer		For		For
6		Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen		For		For
7		Elect Director Thomas H. O’Brien		For		For
8		Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.		For		For
9		Elect Director Hugh B. Price		For		For
10		Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg		For		For
11		Elect Director Rodney E. Slater		For		For
12		Elect Director John W. Snow		For		For
13		Elect Director John R. Stafford		For		For
14		Ratify Auditors		For		For
15		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		For
16		Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards		Against		Against
17		Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity		Against		For
18		Performance-Based Equity Awards		Against		For
19		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		Against
20		Adopt Policy on Succession Planning		Against		For
21		Adopt a Policy in which the Company will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives		Against		For
22		Stock Retention/Holding Period		Against		For

 

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		S04255196
Meeting Date		07-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
		Meeting for ADR Holders
1		Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Year Ended 31 December 2009		For		For
2		Reappoint Ernst & Young Inc as Auditors of the Company		For		For
3		Re-elect Frank Arisman as Director		For		For
4		Re-elect Wiseman Nkuhlu as Director		For		For
5		Reappoint Frank Arisman as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee		For		For
6		Reappoint Wiseman Nkuhlu as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee		For		For
7		Place Authorised But Unissued Shares under Control of Directors		For		For
8		Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of 5 Percent of Issued Share Capital		For		For
9		Authorise Issue of Convertible Securities		For		For
10		Approve Increase in Non-executive Directors’ Fees		For		For
11		Approve Increase in Non-executive Directors’ Fees for Board Committee Meetings		For		For
12		Amend Share Incentive Scheme		For		For
13		Amend Long Term Incentive Plan 2005		For		For
14		Amend Bonus Share Plan 2005		For		For
15		Authorise the Directors to Issue Ordinary Shares for the Purposes of the Incentive Scheme		For		For
16		Approve Remuneration Policy		For		For
17		Authorise Repurchase of Up to 5 Percent of Issued Share Capital		For		For

 

Pitney Bowes Inc.

 

Ticker:		PBI		CUSIP		724479100
Meeting Date		10-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado		For		For
2		Elect Director Ernie Green		For		For
3		Elect Director John S. McFarlane		For		For
4		Elect Director Eduardo R. Menasce		For		For
5		Ratify Auditors		For		For
6		Declassify the Board of Directors		For		For
7		Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement		Against		For

 

Loews Corporation

 

Ticker:		L		CUSIP		540424108
Meeting Date		11-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Ann E. Berman		For		For
2		Elect Director Joseph L. Bower		For		For
3		Elect Director Charles M. Diker		For		For
4		Elect Director Jacob A. Frenkel		For		For
5		Elect Director Paul J. Fribourg		For		For
6		Elect Director Walter L. Harris		For		Against
7		Elect Director Philip A. Laskawy		For		For
8		Elect Director Ken Miller		For		For
9		Elect Director Gloria R. Scott		For		For
10		Elect Director Andrew H. Tisch		For		For
11		Elect Director James S. Tisch		For		For
12		Elect Director Jonathan M. Tisch		For		For
13		Ratify Auditors		For		For
14		Provide for Cumulative Voting		Against		For

 

Packaging Corporation of America

 

Ticker:		PKG		CUSIP		695156109
Meeting Date		11-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director Cheryl K. Beebe		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Henry F. Frigon		For		For
1.3		Elect Director Hasan Jameel		For		For
1.4		Elect Director Samuel M. Mencoff		For		For
1.5		Elect Director Roger B. Porter		For		For
1.6		Elect Director Paul T. Stecko		For		For
1.7		Elect Director James D. Woodrum		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For
3		Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan		For		For

 

ConocoPhillips

 

Ticker:		COP		CUSIP		20825C104
Meeting Date		12-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director Richard L. Armitage		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck		For		For
1.3		Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr.		For		For
1.4		Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein		For		For
1.5		Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin		For		For
1.6		Elect Director Harold W. Mcgraw III		For		For
1.7		Elect Director James J. Mulva		For		For
1.8		Elect Director Robert A. Niblock		For		For
1.9		Elect Director Harald J. Norvik		For		For
1.10		Elect Director William K. Reilly		For		For
1.11		Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls		For		For
1.12		Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel		For		For
1.13		Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner		For		For
1.14		Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr.		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For
3		Report on Board Risk Management Oversight		Against		Against
4		Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations		Against		Against
5		Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Sands Operations in Canada		Against		Against
6		Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Louisiana Environmental Impacts		Against		Against
7		Report on Financial Risks of Climate Change		Against		Against
8		Adopt Goals to Reduce Emission of TRI Chemicals		Against		Against
9		Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity		Against		Against
10		Report on Political Contributions		Against		Against

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

 

Ticker:		GNW		CUSIP		37247D106
Meeting Date		12-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Steven W. Alesio		For		For
2		Elect Director Michael D. Fraizer		For		For
3		Elect Director Nancy J. Karch		For		For
4		Elect Director J. Robert “Bob” Kerrey		For		For
5		Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey		For		For
6		Elect Director Christine B. Mead		For		For
7		Elect Director Thomas E. Moloney		For		For
8		Elect Director James A. Parke		For		For
9		Elect Director James S. Riepe		For		For
10		Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		For		For
11		Ratify Auditors		For		For

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

 

Ticker:		PM		CUSIP		718172109
Meeting Date		12-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Harold Brown		For		For
2		Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta		For		For
3		Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri		For		For
4		Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn		For		For
5		Elect Director Jennifer Li		For		For
6		Elect Director Graham Mackay		For		For
7		Elect Director Sergio Marchionne		For		For
8		Elect Director Lucio A. Noto		For		For
9		Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu		For		For
10		Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf		For		For
11		Ratify Auditors		For		For
12		Report on Effect of Marketing Practices on the Poor		Against		Against
13		Establish Supplier Human Rights Purchasing Protocols		Against		Against

 

Symetra Financial Corporation

 

Ticker:		SYA		CUSIP		87151Q106
Meeting Date		12-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director Lois W. Grady		For		Withhold
1.2		Elect Director David T. Foy		For		For
1.3		Elect Director Randall H. Talbot		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For

 

Frontier Communications Corporation

 

Ticker:		FTR		CUSIP		35906A108
Meeting Date		13-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director Leroy T. Barnes, Jr.		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Peter C.B. Bynoe		For		For
1.3		Elect Director Jeri B. Finard		For		For
1.4		Elect Director Lawton Wehle Fitt		For		For
1.5		Elect Director William M. Kraus		For		For
1.6		Elect Director Howard L. Schrott		For		For
1.7		Elect Director Larraine D. Segil		For		For
1.8		Elect Director David H. Ward		For		For
1.9		Elect Director Myron A. Wick, III		For		For
1.10		Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter		For		For
2		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		Against
3		Stock Retention/Holding Period		Against		For
4		Ratify Auditors		For		For

 

Sanofi Aventis

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		F5548N101
Meeting Date		17-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual/Special
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
		Meeting for ADR Holders
		Ordinary Business
1		Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports		For		For
2		Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports		For		For
3		Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.40 per Share		For		For
4		Receive Auditors’ Special Report Mentioning the Absence of New Related-Party Transactions		For		For
5		Ratify Appointment of Serge Weinberg as Director		For		For
6		Elect Catherine Brechignac as Director		For		For
7		Reelect Robert Castaigne as Director		For		For
8		Reelect Lord Douro as Director		For		For
10		Reelect Christopher Viehbacher as Director		For		For
11		Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital Special Business		For		For
12		Amend Articles 11 of Bylaws Re: Shareholding Requirements and Length of Term for Directors
13		Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities		For		For

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

Ticker:		JPM		CUSIP		46625h100
Meeting Date		18-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Stephen B. Burke		For		For
1.3		Elect Director David M. Cote		For		For
1.4		Elect Director James S. Crown		For		For
1.5		Elect Director James Dimon		For		For
1.6		Elect Director Ellen V. Futter		For		For
1.7		Elect Director William H. Gray, III		For		For
1.8		Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.		For		For
1.9		Elect Director David C. Novak		For		For
1.10		Elect Director Lee R. Raymond		For		For
1.11		Elect Director William C. Weldon		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For
3		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		For		For
4		Affirm Political Non-Partisanship		Against		Against
5		Amend Bylaws — Call Special Meetings		Against		For
6		Report on Collateral in Derivatives Trading		Against		For
7		Provide Right to Act by Written Consent		Against		For
8		Require Independent Board Chairman		Against		For
9		Report on Pay Disparity		Against		Against
10		Stock Retention/Holding Period		Against		For

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

Ticker:		HIG		CUSIP		416515104
Meeting Date		19-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Robert B. Allardice, III		For		For
2		Elect Director Trevor Fetter		For		For
3		Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr.		For		For
4		Elect Director Liam E. McGee		For		For
5		Elect Director Gail J. McGovern		For		For
6		Elect Director Michael G. Morris		For		For
7		Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi		For		For
8		Elect Director Charles B. Strauss		For		For
9		Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert		For		For
10		Ratify Auditors		For		For
11		Approve Omnibus Stock Plan		For		For
12		Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan		For		For
13		Reimburse Proxy Contest Expenses		Against		For

 

Total SA

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		F92124100
Meeting Date		21-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual/Special
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
		Meeting for ADR Holders
		Ordinary Business
1		Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports		For		For
2		Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports		For		For
3		Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.28 per Share		For		For
4		Approve Auditors’ Special Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions		For		For
5		Approve Transaction with Christophe de Margerie Re: Severance Payment		For		Against
6		Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital		For		For
7		Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director		For		For
8		Reelect Thierry de Rudder as Director		For		Against
9		Elect Gunnar Brock as Director		For		For
10		Elect Claude Clement as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board		For		For
11		Elect Philippe Marchandise as Representative of Employee Share holders to the Board		Against		For
12		Elect Mohammed Zaki as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board		Against		For
13		Reelect Ernst & Young Audit as Auditor		For		For
14		Reelect KPMG Audit as Auditor		For		For
15		Ratify Auditex as Alternate Auditor		For		For
16		Ratify KPMG Audit I.S. as Alternate Auditor Special Business		For		For
17		Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2.5 Billion		For		For
18		Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 850 million		For		For
19		Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions		For		For
20		Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan		For		For
21		Authorize up to 0.1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan		For		For
		Employee Shareholder Proposals		Against		Against
A		Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: Mutual Fund

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

Ticker:		MRK		CUSIP		58933Y105
Meeting Date		25-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Leslie A. Brun		For		For
2		Elect Director Thomas R. Cech		For		For
3		Elect Director Richard T. Clark		For		For
4		Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer		For		For
5		Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone		For		For
6		Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr.		For		For
7		Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson		For		For
8		Elect Director William N. Kelley		For		For
9		Elect Director C. Robert Kidder		For		For
10		Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus		For		For
11		Elect Director Carlos E. Represas		For		For
12		Elect Director Patricia F. Russo		For		For
13		Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk		For		For
14		Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock		For		For
15		Elect Director Craig B. Thompson		For		For
16		Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks		For		For
17		Elect Director Peter C. Wendell		For		For
18		Ratify Auditors		For		For
19		Approve Omnibus Stock Plan		For		Against
20		Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan		For		Against

 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

 

Ticker:		XOM		CUSIP		30231G102
Meeting Date		26-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director M.J. Boskin		For		For
1.2		Elect Director P. Brabeck-Letmathe		For		For
1.3		Elect Director L.R. Faulkner		For		For
1.4		Elect Director J.S. Fishman		For		For
1.5		Elect Director K.C. Frazier		For		For
1.6		Elect Director W.W. George		For		For
1.7		Elect Director M.C. Nelson		For		For
1.8		Elect Director S.J. Palmisano		For		For
1.9		Elect Director S.C. Reinemund		For		For
1.10		Elect Director R.W. Tillerson		For		For
1.11		Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr.		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For
3		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		For
4		Reincorporate in Another State [from New Jersey to North Dakota]		Against		Against
5		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		Against		For
6		Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity		Against		Against
7		Adopt Policy on Human Right to Water		Against		Against
8		Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Louisiana Environmental Impacts		Against		Against
9		Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Sands Operations in Canada		Against		Against
10		Report on Environmental Impacts of Natural Gas Fracturing		Against		Against
11		Report on Energy Technologies Development		Against		Against
12		Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals from Products and Operations		Against		Against
13		Report on Risks of Alternative Long-term Fossil Fuel Demand Estimates		Against		Against

 

Raytheon Company

 

Ticker:		RTN		CUSIP		755111507
Meeting Date		27-May-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Vernon E. Clark		For		For
2		Elect Director John M. Deutch		For		For
3		Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley		For		For
4		Elect Director Frederic M. Poses		For		For
5		Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers		For		For
6		Elect Director Ronald L. Skates		For		For
7		Elect Director William R. Spivey		For		For
8		Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz		For		For
9		Elect Director William H. Swanson		For		For
10		Ratify Auditors		For		For
11		Provide Right to Call Special Meeting		For		For
12		Approve Omnibus Stock Plan		For		For
13		Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		Against		For
14		Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote		Against		For
15		Provide Right to Act by Written Consent		Against		Against

 

Ingersoll-Rand plc

 

Ticker:		IR		CUSIP		G47791101
Meeting Date		03-Jun-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1a		Elect Ann Berzin as Director		For		For
1b		Elect John Bruton as Director		For		For
1c		Elect Jared Cohon as Director		For		For
1d		Elect Gary Forsee as Director		For		For
1e		Elect Peter Godsoe as Director		For		For
1f		Elect Edward Hagenlocker as Director		For		For
1g		Elect Constance Horner as Director		For		For
1h		Elect Michael Lamach as Director		For		For
1i		Elect Theodore Martin as Director		For		For
1j		Elect Orin Smith as Director		For		For
1k		Elect Richard Swift as Director		For		For
1l		Elect Tony White as Director		For		For
2		Approve an Advisory Proposal Relating to Executive Pay-For-Performance Compensation Policies and Procedures		For		For
3		Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration		For		For

 

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Ticker:		CAT		CUSIP		149123101
Meeting Date		09-Jun-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1.1		Elect Director John T. Dillon		For		For
1.2		Elect Director Juan Gallardo		For		For
1.3		Elect Director William A. Osborn		For		For
1.4		Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr.		For		For
1.5		Elect Director Susan C. Schwab		For		For
2		Ratify Auditors		For		For
3		Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		For		Against
4		Declassify the Board of Directors		For		For
5		Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement		For		For
6		Require Independent Board Chairman		Against		Against
7		Amend Human Rights Policy		Against		For
8		Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings		Against		For

 

Banco Santander S.A.

 

Ticker:		N/A		CUSIP		E19790109
Meeting Date		10-Jun-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
		Meeting for ADR Holders
1		Accept Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports and Discharge Directors for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2009		For		For
2		Approve Allocation of Income		For		For
3.1		Elect Angel Jado Becerro de Bengoa as Director		For		For
3.2		Re-elect Francisco Javier Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea as Director		For		For
3.3		Re-elect Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga as Director		For		For
3.4		Re-elect Fernando de Asua Alvarez as Director		For		For
3.5		Re-elect Alfredo Saenz Abad		For		For
4		Reelect Auditors for Fiscal Year 2010		For		For
5		Authorize Repurchase of Shares in Accordance With Article 75 of Spanish Company Law; Void Authorization Granted on June 19, 2009		For		For
6		Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights in Accordance to Article 153 1.a) of the Spanish Corporate Law; Void Authorization Granted at the AGM held on June 19, 2009		For		For
7.1		Authorize Increase in Capital through Bonus Share Issuance		For		For
7.2		Authorize Increase in Capital through Bonus Share Issuance		For		For
8		Grant Board Authorization to Issue Convertible and/or Exchangeable Debt Securities without Preemptive Rights		For		For
9.1		Approve Bundled Incentive Plans Linked to Performance Objectives		For		For
9.2		Approve Savings Plan for Santander UK PLC’ Employees and other Companies of Santander Group in the United Kingdom		For		For
10		Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions		For		For
11		Approve Director Remuneration Policy Report		For		For

 

The Kroger Co.

 

Ticker:		KR		CUSIP		501044101
Meeting Date		24-Jun-10		Meeting Type		Annual
				Management Recommendation		Vote Instruction
1		Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson		For		For
2		Elect Director Robert D. Beyer		For		For
3		Elect Director David B. Dillon		For		For
4		Elect Director Susan J. Kropf		For		For
5		Elect Director John T. LaMacchia		For		For
6		Elect Director David B. Lewis		For		For
7		Elect Director W. Rodney McMullen		For		For
8		Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya		For		For
9		Elect Director Clyde R. Moore		For		For
10		Elect Director Susan M. Phillips		For		For
11		Elect Director Steven R. Rogel		For		For
12		Elect Director James A. Runde		For		For
13		Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent		For		For
14		Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls		For		For
15		Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors		For		For
16		Ratify Auditors		For		For
17		Report on Climate Change		Against		Against

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SIGNATURES:

 

Pursuant to the requirements of 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.

 

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Nuveen Tax - Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

 

By		/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
		Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer
Date

 

August 26, 2010