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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-21137
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 2
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606     
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Jessica R. Droeger—Vice President and Secretary
     333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606     
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:      312-917-7700     
Date of fiscal year end:        12/31      
Date of reporting period:    9/30/2006   
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
Item 3. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Certification


Table of Contents

Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 2 (JPS)
September 30, 2006
                             
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon       Ratings (2)   Value  
 
 
       
Convertible Preferred Securities - 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)
 
       
Insurance - 0.2%
 
  118,000    
XL Capital Ltd
  6.500%       A2   $ 2,678,600  
 
       
Total Convertible Preferred Securities (cost $2,824,775)
                2,678,600  
         
                             
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon       Ratings (2)   Value  
 
 
       
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities - 81.1% (57.1% of Total Investments)
 
       
Automobiles - 0.0%
 
  1,400    
Daimler Chrysler, Series DCX (CORTS)
  8.250%       A3   $ 35,000  
  4,300    
Daimler Chrysler, Series DCX (CORTS)
  7.500%       A3     102,899  
  3,000    
Daimler Chrysler, Series DCX (CORTS)
  6.875%       A3     67,800  
  3,400    
DaimlerChrysler AG (CORTS)
  7.875%       Baa1     85,442  
  23,300    
DaimlerChrysler Corp. (PPLUS)
  7.250%       A3     580,170  
 
       
Total Automobiles
                871,311  
         
 
       
Capital Markets - 5.1%
 
  68,324    
Bear Stearns Capital Trust III
  7.800%       A2     1,750,461  
  19,200    
BNY Capital Trust IV, Series E
  6.875%       A1     484,032  
  45,288    
BNY Capital Trust V, Series F
  5.950%       A-     1,091,441  
  399,525    
Compass Capital Trust III
  7.350%       A3     10,016,092  
  28,600    
CSFB USA, Series 2002-10 (SATURNS)
  7.000%       AA-     733,590  
  8,300    
Goldman Sachs Capital I (CORTS)
  6.000%       A1     196,378  
  3,700    
Goldman Sachs Capital I, Series A (CORTS)
  6.000%       A1     86,025  
  3,500    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series 2003-11 (SATURNS)
  5.625%       Aa3     77,525  
  15,700    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series 2004-04 (SATURNS)
  6.000%       A1     371,148  
  4,600    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series 2004-06 (SATURNS)
  6.000%       A1     106,352  
  10,300    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series GSC-3 (PPLUS)
  6.000%       A1     239,166  
  2,800    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series GSC-4 Class A (PPLUS)
  6.000%       A1     64,400  
  6,100    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series GSG-2 (PPLUS)
  5.750%       Aa3     138,165  
  4,300    
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (SATURNS)
  5.750%       Aa3     97,524  
  324,900    
Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust III, Series K
  6.375%       A2     8,057,520  
  102,900    
Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust IV, Series L
  6.375%       A2     2,598,225  
  60,300    
Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust V, Series M
  6.000%       A2     1,468,305  
  121,700    
Merrill Lynch Capital Trust II
  8.000%       A1     3,128,907  
  219,500    
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust III
  7.000%       A1     5,566,520  
  142,300    
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust IV
  7.120%       A1     3,625,804  
  241,000    
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V
  7.280%       A-     6,176,830  
  107,900    
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust
  7.750%       A1     2,733,107  
  53,600    
Morgan Stanley (PPLUS)
  7.050%       Aa3     1,342,680  
  168,008    
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust II
  7.250%       A1     4,267,403  
  430,350    
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III
  6.250%       A1     10,612,431  
  380,900    
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV
  6.250%       A1     9,332,050  
  51,100    
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V
  5.750%       A+     1,189,608  
  495,300    
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI
  6.600%       A-     12,521,184  
  3,200    
Washington Mutual Capital Trust I, Series 2001-22, Class A-1 (CORTS)
  7.650%       Baa1     81,952  
 
       
Total Capital Markets
                88,154,825  
         
 
       
Commercial Banks - 11.6%
 
  119,000    
ABN AMRO Capital Fund Trust V
  5.900%       A     2,832,200  
  7,000    
ABN AMRO Capital Trust Fund VII
  6.080%       A     171,640  
  159,760    
ASBC Capital I
  7.625%       Baa1     4,037,135  
  267,551    
Banco Santander
  6.410%       A2     6,849,306  
  54,100    
Banco Totta & Acores Finance, Series A
  8.875%       A3     1,350,812  
  17,900    
BancorpSouth Capital Trust I
  8.150%       Baa2     450,543  
  731,000    
Banesto Holdings, Series A, 144A
  10.500%       A2     22,478,250  
  757,100    
Bank of America Corporation, Series D
  6.204%       A1     19,321,192  
  204,700    
Bank One Capital Trust VI
  7.200%       A1     5,199,380  
  67,200    
BankNorth Capital Trust II
  8.000%       A3     1,699,488  
  27,412    
Barclays Bank PLC
  6.625%       Aa3     710,245  
  605,000    
Capital One Capital II Corporation
  7.500%       Baa2     15,881,250  
  122,800    
Chittenden Capital Trust I
  8.000%       Baa1     3,131,400  
  354,000    
Citizens Funding Trust I (WI/DD, Settling 10/03/06)
  7.500%       Baa2     8,913,720  
  225,500    
Cobank ABC, 144A, (3)
  7.000%       N/R     12,330,791  
  268,700    
Comerica Capital Trust I
  7.600%       A3     6,749,744  
  379,700    
HSBC Finance Corporation
  6.875%       AA-     9,739,305  
  48,400    
KeyCorp (PCARS)
  7.500%       A3     1,239,524  
  8,667    
KeyCorp Capital Trust V
  5.875%       A3     203,675  
  34,398    
Keycorp Capital VIII
  7.000%       A3     883,169  
  277,700    
National Commerce Capital Trust II
  7.700%       A1     6,981,378  
  5,000    
National Westminster Bank PLC
  7.760%       Aa3     128,500  
  3,800    
PNC Capital Trust
  6.125%       BBB+     92,150  
  596,876    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series N
  6.350%       A1     15,100,963  
  237,700    
SunTrust Capital Trust IV
  7.125%       A1     5,978,155  
  162,700    
SunTrust Capital Trust V
  7.050%       A1     4,091,905  
  333,800    
USB Capital Trust IV
  7.350%       Aa3     8,461,830  
  141,600    
USB Capital Trust V
  7.250%       Aa3     3,564,072  
  63,300    
USB Capital Trust VI
  5.750%       Aa3     1,451,469  
  118,600    
USB Capital Trust VII
  5.875%       Aa3     2,771,682  
  92,300    
VNB Capital Trust I
  7.750%       Baa1     2,322,268  
  38,900    
Wells Fargo Capital Trust IV
  7.000%       Aa2     983,781  
  55,900    
Wells Fargo Capital Trust IX
  5.625%       Aa2     1,283,464  
  308,100    
Wells Fargo Capital Trust V
  7.000%       Aa2     7,764,120  
  41,100    
Wells Fargo Capital Trust VI
  6.950%       A+     1,033,665  
  45,975    
Wells Fargo Capital Trust VII
  5.850%       Aa2     1,099,262  
  578,650    
Zions Capital Trust B
  8.000%       BBB-     14,894,451  
 
       
Total Commercial Banks
                202,175,884  
         
 
 
 
 
 
       
Computers & Peripherals - 0.1%
 
  4,000    
IBM Corporation, Class A (CORTS)
  5.625%       A+     91,680  
  5,700    
IBM Inc., Series 2001-1 (SATURNS)
  7.125%       A+     145,892  
  11,700    
IBM Inc., Trust Certificates, Series 2001-2
  7.100%       A+     299,286  
  21,000    
IBM Trust II (CORTS)
  7.125%       A+     538,020  
  48,300    
IBM Trust III (CORTS)
  7.200%       A+     1,235,031  
 
       
Total Computers & Peripherals
                2,309,909  
         
 
       
Consumer Finance - 0.9%
 
  73,600    
Household Capital Trust VII
  7.500%       A1     1,860,608  
  480,800    
HSBC Finance Corporation
  6.360%       A     12,404,640  
  24,350    
SLM Corporation
  6.000%       A     587,322  
 
       
Total Consumer Finance
                14,852,570  
         
 
       
Diversified Financial Services - 8.2%
 
  463,760    
BAC Capital Trust XII
  6.875%       Aa3     11,960,370  
  163,700    
CIT Group Inc., Series A, (3)
  6.350%       BBB+     4,225,097  
  40,800    
CIT Group Incorporated (CORTS)
  7.750%       A3     1,070,796  
  5,960    
Citigroup Capital Trust IX
  6.000%       Aa2     145,245  
  586,725    
Citigroup Capital Trust VIII
  6.950%       Aa2     14,738,532  
  28,500    
Citigroup Capital Trust XI
  6.000%       Aa2     691,125  
  80,575    
Citigroup Capital XIV
  6.875%       Aa2     2,067,555  
  758    
Citigroup Capital XV
  6.500%       Aa3     19,327,929  
  11,000    
Citigroup, Series CIT (CORTS)
  6.750%       A3     273,900  
  3,900    
General Electric Capital Corporation (CORTS)
  6.000%       AAA     94,185  
  12,400    
ING Group N.V.
  6.125%       A     307,644  
  1,523,600    
ING Group N.V.
  7.200%       A     39,095,576  
  1,445,555    
ING Group N.V.
  7.050%       A     36,688,186  
  2,700    
ING Group N.V.
  6.200%       A     67,527  
  92,500    
JPM Capital Trust (CORTS)
  7.200%       A1     2,357,825  
  10,600    
JPMorgan Chase & Company (PCARS)
  7.125%       A2     269,664  
  323,000    
JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust IX, Series I
  7.500%       A1     8,210,660  
  52,900    
JPMorgan Chase Trust, Series 2002-6, Class A (SATURNS)
  7.125%       A1     1,337,841  
 
       
Total Diversified Financial Services
                142,929,657  
         
 
       
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7%
 
  116,999    
AT&T Inc.
  7.000%       A     2,946,035  
  17,500    
BellSouth Capital Funding (CORTS)
  7.100%       A     440,125  
  42,100    
BellSouth Corporation (CORTS)
  7.000%       Aa3     1,066,393  
  16,300    
BellSouth Corporation, Series 2001-3 (SATURNS)
  7.125%       A     409,701  
  16,200    
BellSouth Corporation, Series BLS (CORTS)
  7.000%       A     406,458  
  42,600    
BellSouth Corporation
  7.125%       A     1,071,390  
  38,100    
BellSouth Inc. (CORTS)
  7.000%       A     966,597  
  29,200    
BellSouth Telecommunications (PPLUS)
  7.300%       A     740,220  
  30,600    
Verizon Communications (CORTS)
  7.625%       A     795,600  
  7,600    
Verizon Communications (CORTS)
  7.375%       A     194,864  
  70,100    
Verizon Global Funding Corporation (SATURNS)
  7.500%       A     1,809,982  
  22,100    
Verizon New England Inc., Series B
  7.000%       A3     561,561  
  13,000    
Verizon South Inc., Series F
  7.000%       A     329,420  
 
       
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services
                11,738,346  
         
 
       
Electric Utilities - 5.0%
 
  128,600    
Alabama Power Company, (3)
  5.830%       BBB+     3,189,280  
  17,200    
Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.
  7.500%       A1     430,688  
  2,800    
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
  7.250%       A-     70,840  
  27,400    
DTE Energy Trust I
  7.800%       BB+     698,426  
  4,200    
Entergy Arkansas Inc.
  6.700%       AAA     105,630  
  57,650    
Entergy Louisiana LLC
  7.600%       A-     1,455,663  
  1,299,100    
Entergy Mississippi Inc.
  7.250%       A-     33,133,546  
  1,700    
Georgia Power Capital Trust VII
  5.875%       A3     40,205  
  12,700    
Georgia Power Capital Trust V
  7.125%       BBB+     320,040  
  59,500    
Georgia Power Company
  5.900%       A     1,439,900  
  940,400    
Interstate Power and Light Company, Series B, (3)
  8.375%       Baa2     29,387,500  
  30,200    
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
  7.400%       A3     765,570  
  7,700    
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
  6.100%       A3     187,880  
  22,600    
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
  5.950%       A3     523,416  
  331,800    
PPL Energy Supply LLC
  7.000%       BBB     8,533,498  
  2,600    
Southern Company Capital Trust I (CORTS)
  8.190%       BBB+     68,822  
  3,900    
Southern Company Capital Trust I (CORTS)
  7.375%       BBB+     98,748  
  265,500    
Virginia Power Capital Trust
  7.375%       BB+     6,770,250  
 
       
Total Electric Utilities
                87,219,902  
         
 
       
Food Products - 0.5%
 
  88,000    
Dairy Farmers of America Inc., 144A, (3)
  7.875%       BBB-     8,734,000  
 
 
       
Household Durables - 0.7%
 
  486,240    
Pulte Homes Inc.
  7.375%       BBB     12,569,304  
 
 
       
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0%
 
  9,200    
General Electric Company, Series GE (CORTS)
  6.800%       AAA     232,392  
 
 
       
Insurance - 19.1%
 
  1,214,900    
Ace Ltd., Series C
  7.800%       Baa2     31,526,655  
  1,500    
Aegon N.V.
  6.875%       A-     38,730  
  93,100    
Aegon N.V.
  6.500%       A-     2,361,947  
  2,129,500    
Aegon N.V.
  6.375%       A-     53,855,054  
  20,200    
AMBAC Financial Group Inc.
  7.000%       AA     505,000  
  63,400    
AMBAC Financial Group Inc.
  5.950%       AA     1,535,548  
  9,100    
AMBAC Financial Group Inc.
  5.875%       AA     217,854  
  8,400    
Arch Capital Group Limited, Series B
  7.785%       Baa3     217,140  
  989,383    
Arch Capital Group Limited
  8.000%       Baa3     26,317,588  
  479,357    
Delphi Financial Group, Inc.
  8.000%       BBB     12,556,757  
  1,702,521    
EverestRe Group Limited
  7.850%       Baa1     43,822,891  
  62,600    
Financial Security Assurance Holdings
  6.875%       AA     1,570,008  
  710,100    
Financial Security Assurance Holdings
  6.250%       AA     17,709,894  
  369,700    
Hartford Capital Trust III, Series C
  7.450%       A3     9,257,288  
  54,300    
Lincoln National Capital Trust VI
  6.750%       A-     1,376,505  
  12,500    
Lincoln National Corporation
  6.750%       A-     317,625  
  501,300    
Markel Corporation
  7.500%       BBB-     12,768,111  
  646,320    
PartnerRe Limited, Series C
  6.750%       BBB+     16,248,485  
  27,400    
PartnerRe Limited, Series D
  6.500%       BBB+     682,260  
  301,581    
PartnerRe Limited
  7.900%       A3     7,560,636  
  108,700    
PLC Capital Trust III
  7.500%       BBB+     2,751,197  
  453,940    
PLC Capital Trust IV
  7.250%       BBB+     11,443,827  
  21,500    
PLC Capital Trust V
  6.125%       BBB+     509,550  
  90,700    
Protective Life Corporation
  7.250%       BBB     2,335,525  
  6,900    
Prudential Financial Inc. (CORTS)
  6.000%       A     160,770  
  223,000    
Prudential PLC
  6.750%       A     5,679,810  
  324,060    
RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series A
  8.100%       BBB+     8,185,756  
  145,800    
RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series B
  7.300%       BBB     3,682,908  
  20,200    
RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series C
  6.080%       BBB+     448,844  
  24,000    
Safeco Capital Trust I (CORTS)
  8.750%       Baa2     695,160  
  6,600    
Safeco Capital Trust III (CORTS)
  8.072%       Baa2     168,993  
  2,300    
Safeco Capital Trust IV (CORTS)
  8.375%       Baa2     63,825  
  2,600    
Safeco Corporation, Series 2001-7 (SATURNS)
  8.250%       Baa2     66,846  
  8,500    
Safeco Corporation, Series 2002-5 (SATURNS)
  8.250%       Baa2     219,513  
  147,900    
Saint Paul Capital Trust I
  7.600%       Baa1     3,761,097  
  130,400    
Torchmark Capital Trust I
  7.750%       A-     3,260,000  
  8,300    
Torchmark Capital Trust II
  7.750%       A-     212,397  
  23,900    
W.R. Berkley (CORTS)
  8.250%       BBB-     612,557  
  27,900    
W.R. Berkley Capital Trust, Series 2002-1 (CBTCS)
  8.125%       BBB-     285,138  
  711,146    
W.R. Berkley Corporation
  6.750%       BBB-     17,629,309  
  572,200    
XL Capital Ltd, Series A
  8.000%       Baa1     14,568,212  
  607,617    
XL Capital Ltd, Series B
  7.625%       Baa1     15,530,691  
 
       
Total Insurance
                332,717,901  
         
 
       
IT Services - 0.0%
 
  16,100    
Vertex Industries Inc. (PPLUS)
  7.625%       A     412,643  
 
 
       
Media - 2.1%
 
  178,000    
CBS Corporation
  7.250%       BBB     4,467,800  
  10,500    
Comcast Corporation
  7.000%       BBB+     269,063  
  1,261,514    
Comcast Corporation
  7.000%       BBB+     32,089,762  
  1,800    
Walt Disney Company (CORTS)
  6.875%       A-     45,216  
  18,200    
Walt Disney Company
  7.000%       A-     461,916  
 
       
Total Media
                37,333,757  
         
 
       
Multi-Utilities - 0.2%
 
  119,400    
Dominion CNG Capital Trust I
  7.800%       Baa2     3,036,342  
  44,100    
Dominion Resources Capital Trust II
  8.400%       Baa3     1,118,376  
 
       
Total Multi-Utilities
                4,154,718  
         
 
       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.6%
 
  908,811    
Nexen Inc.
  7.350%       Baa3     23,356,443  
  147,400    
TransCanada Pipeline
  8.250%       A3     3,817,660  
 
       
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
                27,174,103  
         
 
       
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0%
 
  10,800    
Bristol Myers Squibb Company (CORTS)
  6.250%       A+     265,356  
  7,500    
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Trust (CORTS)
  6.800%       A+     186,900  
 
       
Total Pharmaceuticals
                452,256  
         
 
       
Real Estate - 22.3%
 
  201,379    
AMB Property Corporation, Series P
  6.850%       Baa2     5,084,820  
  95,400    
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Series H
  8.700%       BBB     2,613,006  
  16,400    
BRE Properties, Series B
  8.080%       BBB-     420,824  
  155,943    
BRE Properties, Series C
  6.750%       BBB-     3,848,673  
  30,335    
BRE Properties, Series D
  6.750%       BBB-     741,387  
  135,925    
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, Series F
  8.600%       BBB-     3,456,573  
  639,813    
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, Series G
  8.000%       BBB-     16,411,203  
  187,823    
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, Series H
  7.375%       BBB-     4,759,435  
  40,467    
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
  7.500%       BBB-     1,027,862  
  298,900    
Duke Realty Corporation, Series L
  6.600%       BBB     7,472,500  
  1,400    
Duke Realty Corporation, Series N
  7.250%       BBB     36,400  
  220,650    
Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation, Series B
  7.990%       BBB     11,004,919  
  150,000    
Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation
  6.950%       BBB     3,822,000  
  5,600    
Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation
  6.625%       BBB     138,488  
  537,700    
Equity Office Properties Trust, Series G
  7.750%       BBB-     13,657,580  
  68,250    
Equity Residential Properties Trust, Series D
  8.600%       BBB     1,735,598  
  36,484    
Equity Residential Properties Trust, Series N
  6.480%       BBB     909,911  
  332,800    
Federal Realty Investment Trust
  8.500%       BBB-     8,469,760  
  446,000    
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., Series C
  8.625%       BBB-     11,738,720  
  279,700    
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., Series J
  7.250%       BBB-     7,034,455  
  1,808,525    
HRPT Properties Trust, Series B
  8.750%       BBB-     46,840,797  
  71,980    
HRPT Properties Trust, Series C
  7.125%       BBB-     1,839,809  
  199,550    
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Series D
  7.800%       BBB-     10,133,408  
  771,600    
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Series E
  7.625%       BBB-     19,706,664  
  1,700    
Prologis Trust, Series F
  6.750%       BBB     42,500  
  97,728    
Prologis Trust, Series G
  6.750%       BBB     2,443,200  
  108,300    
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series I
  6.875%       BBB-     2,639,271  
  110,700    
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series K
  7.950%       BBB-     2,900,340  
  401,000    
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series L
  7.600%       BBB-     10,283,645  
  5,000    
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series O
  7.375%       BBB-     128,282  
  735,970    
PS Business Parks, Inc.
  7.000%       BBB-     18,399,250  
  67,600    
Public Storage Inc, Series Y
  6.850%       BBB+     1,630,850  
  400,100    
Public Storage Inc., Series I
  7.250%       BBB+     10,370,592  
  234,300    
Public Storage, Inc., Series C
  6.600%       BBB+     5,766,123  
  36,000    
Public Storage, Inc., Series D
  6.180%       BBB+     846,720  
  38,600    
Public Storage, Inc., Series E
  6.750%       BBB+     971,176  
  72,566    
Public Storage, Inc., Series F
  6.450%       BBB+     1,766,982  
  128,300    
Public Storage, Inc., Series H
  6.950%       BBB+     3,249,839  
  344,701    
Public Storage, Inc., Series K
  7.250%       BBB+     8,983,770  
  137,065    
Public Storage, Inc., Series T
  7.625%       BBB+     3,445,814  
  114,900    
Public Storage, Inc., Series U
  7.625%       BBB+     2,896,629  
  148,000    
Public Storage, Inc., Series V
  7.500%       BBB+     3,757,720  
  2,129    
Public Storage, Inc., Series X
  6.450%       BBB+     52,267  
  7,500    
Public Storage, Inc.
  7.125%       BBB+     194,250  
  165,900    
Realty Income Corporation
  7.375%       BBB-     4,213,860  
  325,223    
Regency Centers Corporation
  7.450%       BBB-     8,351,727  
  245,800    
Regency Centers Corporation
  7.250%       BBB-     6,231,030  
  34,500    
Simon Property Group, Inc., Series F
  8.750%       Baa2     862,500  
  326,041    
Simon Property Group, Inc., Series G
  7.890%       BBB+     16,823,716  
  82,000    
United Dominion Realty Trust
  8.600%       BBB-     2,107,400  
  22,300    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series F
  6.750%       BBB-     551,033  
  213,940    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series G
  6.625%       BBB-     5,198,742  
  113,500    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series H
  6.750%       BBB-     2,810,260  
  220,250    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series I
  6.625%       BBB-     5,363,088  
  2,489,300    
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corporation
  7.250%       A2     69,526,144  
  158,600    
Weingarten Realty Trust, Series E
  6.950%       A-     4,044,300  
 
       
Total Real Estate
                389,757,812  
         
 
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.6%
 
  17,500    
Countrywide Capital Trust II, Series II (CORTS)
  8.000%       BBB+     447,125  
  1,051,100    
Countrywide Capital Trust IV
  6.750%       BBB+     26,372,099  
  17,700    
Harris Preferred Capital Corporation, Series A
  7.375%       A1     444,447  
 
       
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
                27,263,671  
         
 
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.4%
 
  939,840    
United States Cellular Corporation
  8.750%       A-     25,084,330  
 
       
Total $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities (cost $1,367,312,408)
                1,416,139,291  
         

 


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Principal                        
Amount (000)/                        
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (2)   Value  
 
 
       
Capital Preferred Securities - 58.0% (40.7% of Total Investments)
 
       
Capital Markets - 7.6%
 
  15,000    
Ahmanson Capital Trust I, 144A
  8.360%   12/01/26   Baa1   $ 15,661,380  
  1,465    
Bank of New York Capital I, Series B
  7.970%   12/31/26   A1     1,529,863  
  4,000    
BT Capital Trust, Series B1
  7.900%   1/15/27   A2     4,157,260  
  2,000    
BT Institutional Capital Trust B, 144A
  7.750%   12/01/26   A2     2,082,958  
  500    
BT Preferred Capital Trust II
  7.875%   2/25/27   A2     522,259  
  5,000    
C.A. Preferred Fund Trust II
  7.000%   10/30/49   A1     5,071,585  
  18,600    
C.A. Preferred Funding Trust
  7.000%   1/30/49   A1     18,818,197  
  4,990    
Dresdner Funding Trust I, 144A
  8.151%   6/30/31   A-     5,926,513  
  5,050    
First Hawaiian Capital Trust I, Series B
  8.343%   7/01/27   A-     5,331,664  
  1,000    
First Security Capital I
  8.410%   12/15/26   Aa2     1,046,328  
  17,095    
First Union Capital Trust II, Series A
  7.950%   11/15/29   A1     20,860,447  
  20,000    
Mellon Capital Trust I, Series A
  7.720%   12/01/26   A2     20,827,700  
  3,600    
MUFG Capital Finance 2
  4.850%   7/25/56   BBB     4,488,378  
  3,240    
State Street Institutional Capital Trust, 144A
  7.940%   12/30/26   A1     3,381,850  
  19,800    
UBS Preferred Funding Trust I
  8.622%   10/29/49   AA-     22,052,804  
 
       
Total Capital Markets
                131,759,186  
       
 
 
       
Commercial Banks - 29.2%
 
  19,000    
AB Svensk Exportkredit, 144A
  6.375%   10/27/49   AA-     18,907,622  
  37,250    
Abbey National Capital Trust I
  8.963%   6/30/50   A     49,372,117  
  7,100    
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
  7.300%   12/15/53   N/R     7,253,949  
  6,500    
Bank One Capital III
  8.750%   9/01/30   A1     8,530,964  
  5,000    
BanPonce Trust I, Series A
  8.327%   2/01/27   Baa1     5,234,180  
  36,000    
Barclays Bank PLC, 144A
  8.550%   6/15/49   Aa3     40,503,132  
  200    
Barclays Bank PLC
  6.278%   12/15/55   Aa3     191,000  
  24,400    
BOI Capital Funding 3, 144A
  6.107%   8/04/56   A2     23,854,684  
  2,000    
Corestates Capital Trust I, 144A
  8.000%   12/15/26   A1     2,084,450  
  3,700    
DBS Capital Funding Corporation, 144A
  7.657%   3/15/49   A1     4,014,045  
  1,500    
First Empire Capital Trust I
  8.234%   2/01/27   Baa1     1,570,863  
  1,500    
First Midwest Bancorp Inc.
  6.950%   12/01/33   Baa2     1,591,161  
  32,010    
HBOS Capital Funding LP, Notes
  6.850%   3/23/49   A1     32,104,494  
  6,500    
HBOS PLC, Series 144A
  6.413%   9/29/49   A1     6,293,658  
  2,400    
HSBC Capital Funding LP, 144A
  9.547%   12/31/49   A1     2,726,114  
  6,250    
HSBC Capital Funding LP, Debt
  10.176%   6/30/50   A1     9,211,050  
  32,000    
KBC Bank Fund Trust III, 144A
  9.860%   5/02/50   A2     35,810,752  
  8,000    
KeyCorp Capital III
  7.750%   7/15/29   A3     9,315,480  
  4,000    
KeyCorp Capital VII
  5.700%   6/15/35   A3     3,712,280  
  2,500    
KeyCorp Institutional Capital Trust A
  7.826%   12/01/26   A3     2,604,928  
  13,500    
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Subordinated Note
  6.900%   11/22/49   Aa2     13,570,443  
  25,000    
M&I Capital Trust A
  7.650%   12/01/26   A2     25,967,200  
  14,000    
Nordbanken AB, 144A
  8.950%   11/29/49   A     15,350,552  
  2,000    
North Fork Capital Trust I, Capital Securities
  8.700%   12/15/26   A3     2,092,740  
  8,000    
North Fork Capital Trust II
  8.000%   12/15/27   A3     8,495,272  
  2,000    
Peoples Heritage Capital Trust I, Series B
  9.060%   2/01/27   A3     2,109,436  
  290    
PFCI Capital Corporation
  7.750%   8/17/52   A-     7,692,500  
  33,085    
PNC Institutional Capital Securities, 144A
  7.950%   12/15/26   A-     34,509,508  
  2,000    
Popular North American Capital Trust I
  6.564%   9/15/34   Baa1     1,950,710  
  12,100    
RBS Capital Trust B
  6.800%   12/31/49   A1     12,149,392  
  8,000    
Reliance Capital Trust I, Series B
  8.170%   5/01/28   N/R     8,571,744  
  500    
Republic New York Capital II, Capital Securities
  7.530%   12/04/26   A1     519,941  
  17,500    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
  9.118%   3/31/49   A1     19,547,360  
  5,000    
Sparebanken Rogaland, Notes, 144A
  6.443%   5/01/49   Baa1     4,960,895  
  9,000    
St. George Funding Company LLC, 144A
  8.485%   12/31/47   A3     9,494,109  
  3,400    
Swedbank ForeningsSparbanken AB, 144A
  9.000%   9/17/50   A2     3,766,833  
  7,500    
Union Planters Capital Trust A
  8.200%   12/15/26   A2     7,817,715  
  -    
Union Planters Preferred Fund, 144A
  7.750%   7/15/53   A2     26,550,000  
  26,500    
Washington Mutual Preferred Funding Cayman, Series A-1, 144A
  7.250%   3/15/49   BBB     26,587,026  
  10,000    
Zions Institutional Capital Trust, Series A
  8.536%   12/15/26   Baa1     10,467,940  
 
       
Total Commercial Banks
                507,058,239  
       
 
 
       
Consumer Finance - 0.3%
 
  5,500    
American Express Company
  6.800%   9/01/66   A     5,817,108  
 
 
       
Diversified Financial Services - 3.7%
 
  1,000    
BNP Paribas Capital Trust, 144A
  9.003%   12/29/49   A+     1,126,995  
  2,750    
BNP Paribas Capital Trust
  7.200%   12/31/49   A+     2,771,021  
  3,700    
Fulton Capital Trust I
  6.290%   2/01/36   A3     3,569,760  
  146    
General Electric Capital Corporation
  6.450%   6/15/46   AAA     3,732,236  
  22,085    
JPM Capital Trust II
  7.950%   2/01/27   A1     23,043,555  
  15,300    
JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XVIII
  6.950%   8/17/36   A2     16,304,231  
  13,800    
Old Mutual Capital Funding, Notes
  8.000%   6/22/53   Baa2     14,410,277  
 
       
Total Diversified Financial Services
                64,958,075  
       
 
 
       
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%
 
  30    
Centaur Funding Corporation, Series B, 144A
  9.080%   4/21/20   BBB     35,108,906  
 
 
       
Household Durables - 0.2%
 
  4,100    
Stanley Works Capital Trust I
  5.902%   12/01/45   Baa1     3,854,668  
 
 
       
Insurance - 11.1%
 
  14,280    
Ace Capital Trust II
  9.700%   4/01/30   Baa1     19,101,842  
  28,000    
American General Institutional Capital, 144A
  8.125%   3/15/46   Aa3     35,204,624  
  9,600    
Great West Life and Annuity Insurance Company
  7.153%   5/16/46   A-     9,987,830  
  1,400    
Lincoln National Corporation, Capital Securities
  7.000%   5/17/66   A-     1,468,939  
  2,000    
Mangrove Bay, Class 3, 144A
  6.102%   7/15/33   BBB+     1,938,498  
  6,000    
MIC Financing Trust I
  8.375%   2/01/27   A+     6,034,062  
  12,000    
Oil Insurance Limited, 144A
  7.550%   12/30/49   Baa1     12,304,956  
  10,250    
Prudential PLC
  6.500%   6/29/49   A     10,004,256  
  51,700    
Sun Life Canada Capital Trust, Capital Securities, 144A
  8.526%   5/06/47   A+     54,634,388  
  40,500    
Zurich Capital Trust I, 144A
  8.376%   6/01/37   A-     42,625,359  
 
       
Total Insurance
                193,304,754  
       
 
 
       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.2%
 
  3,680    
KN Capital Trust I, Preferred Securities
  8.560%   4/15/27   Baa3     3,704,292  
  10,750    
KN Capital Trust III
  7.630%   4/15/28   Baa3     10,092,573  
  7,355    
Phillips 66 Capital Trust II
  8.000%   1/15/37   A3     7,682,445  
 
       
Total Oil Gas, & Consumable Fuels
                21,479,310  
       
 
 
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.7%
 
  1,000    
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses d’Epargne et de Prevoyance
  6.750%   1/27/49   A+     992,539  
  5,595    
Countrywide Capital Trust I
  8.000%   12/15/26   BBB+     5,616,311  
  12,811    
Countrywide Capital Trust III, Series B
  8.050%   6/15/27   BBB+     14,572,269  
  11,825    
Dime Capital Trust I, Series A
  9.330%   5/06/27   Baa1     12,610,346  
  13,000    
Great Western Financial Trust II, Series A
  8.206%   2/01/27   Baa1     13,626,275  
 
       
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
                47,417,740  
       
 
       
Total Capital Preferred Securities (cost $1,018,937,723)
                1,010,757,986  
       
 
                             
Shares     Description (1)               Value  
 
 
       
Investment Companies - 2.3% (1.6% of Total Investments)
 
  496,849    
Flaherty and Crumrine/Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc.
              $ 10,269,869  
  238,883    
Flaherty and Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc.
                4,827,825  
  542,319    
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
                11,708,667  
  200,849    
Preferred and Corporate Strategies Fund Inc.
                4,107,362  
  449,725    
Preferred Income Strategies Fund Inc.
                8,994,500  
 
       
Total Investment Companies (cost $37,800,131)
                39,908,223  
         
                             
Principal                        
Amount (000)     Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity       Value  
 
 
       
Short-Term Investments – 0.7% (0.5% of Total Investments)
 
$ 12,591    
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank, dated 9/29/06, repurchase price $12,596,129, collateralized by $10,425,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.500%, due 11/15/26, value $12,848,813
  4.800%   10/02/06       $ 12,591,093  
     
       
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $12,591,093)
                12,591,093  
         
       
Total Investments (cost $2,439,466,130) – 142.3%
                2,482,075,193  
         
       
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.6%
                61,982,952  
         
       
Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (45.9)%
                (800,000,000)  
         
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%
              $ 1,744,058,145  
         
Interest Rate Swaps outstanding at September 30, 2006:
                                         
                        Fixed Rate   Floating Rate       Unrealized  
    Notional     Rate Paid   Rate Received     Payment   Payment   Termination   Appreciation  
Counterparty   Amount     by the Fund (4)   by the Fund (5)     Frequency   Frequency   Date   (Depreciation)  
 
Citigroup Inc.
  $ 200,000,000     3.375 %   5.330 %   Monthly   Monthly   11/06/07   $ 4,058,190  
Citigroup Inc.
    200,000,000     3.910 %   5.330 %   Monthly   Monthly   11/06/09     6,146,192  
Citigroup Inc.
    100,000,000     4.713 %   5.330 %   Monthly   Monthly   12/06/06     166,330  
 
 
                                  $ 10,370,712  
 
     
 (1)  
All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless otherwise noted.
 
 (2)  
Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.
 
 (3)  
Investment is eligible for the Dividends Received Deduction.
 
 (4)  
Represents the annualized fixed rate paid by the Fund.
 
 (5)  
Based on USD-LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate).
 
N/R  
Not rated.
 
WI/DD  
Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
 
144A  
Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.
 
CBTCS  
Corporate Backed Trust Certificates.
 
CORTS  
Corporate Backed Trust Securities.
 
PCARS  
Public Credit and Repackaged Securities.
 
PPLUS  
PreferredPlus Trust.
 
SATURNS  
Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackaging.
 
Income Tax Information
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in the recognition of income and timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions.
At September 30, 2006, the cost of investments was $2,448,021,423.
Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at September 30, 2006, were as follows:
         
 
 
Gross unrealized:
       
Appreciation
  $ 74,533,531  
Depreciation
    (40,479,761 )
 
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
  $ 34,053,770  
 
 

 


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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
  a.   The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
 
  b.   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 CERT Attached hereto.

 


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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) Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 2
         
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Jessica R. Droeger    
  Jessica R. Droeger   
  Vice President and Secretary   
 
Date November 28, 2006
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman    
  Gifford R. Zimmerman   
  Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)   
 
Date November 28, 2006
         
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Stephen D. Foy    
  Stephen D. Foy   
  Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)   
 
Date November 28, 2006
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.