Company: NMZ
Filing Date: 2025-01-06
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001193125-25-002222
Chunk: 169

Company: NUVEEN MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
Filing Date: 2025-01-06
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 169
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End Management Investment Companies. |

Not applicable to closed-end investment companies.

| Item 11. | Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract. |

Not applicable to this filing.

| Item 12. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is the registrant’s investment adviser (referred to herein as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the on-goingmonitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”)as Sub-Adviserto provide discretionary investment advisory services. As part of these services, the Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviserthe full responsibility for proxy voting on securities held in the registrant’s portfolio and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’spolicies and procedures. The Adviser periodically monitors the Sub-Adviser’svoting to ensure that it is carrying out its duties. The Sub-Adviser’sproxy voting policies and procedures are attached to this filing as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.

| Item 13. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management” or “Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. The following section provides information on the portfolio managers at the Sub-Adviser:

(a)(1) Portfolio Manager Biographies

As of the date of filing this report, the following individuals at the Sub-Adviser (the “Portfolio Managers”) have primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the registrant’s investment strategies:

Daniel J. Close, CFA, Managing Director at Nuveen Asset Management, leads the municipal fixed income strategic direction and investment perspectives for Nuveen. He serves as lead portfolio manager for high yield municipal strategies, along with tax-exempt and taxable municipal strategies that include customized institutional portfolios, open-end funds and closed-end funds. Prior to