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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
 




Investment Company Act file number (811-06404)



American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Charles D. Gariboldi, Jr.
800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Name and address of agent for service)



800-677-3863
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/09



Date of reporting period:  11/30/08


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

Schedule of  INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
 
American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)
November 30, 2008

 
DESCRIPTION
DATE ACQUIRED
 
PAR
   
COST
   
VALUE
 
   
(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 10.6%
 
Fixed Rate — 10.6%
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
 
5.50%, 1/1/18, #E93231
    $ 511,595     $ 523,278     $ 522,604  
9.00%, 7/1/30, #C40149
      75,050       76,773       82,472  
Federal National Mortgage Association,
 
6.00%, 10/1/16, #610761
      243,531       246,848       249,771  
5.00%, 7/1/18, #724954
      1,154,673       1,153,481       1,177,148  
6.50%, 6/1/29, #252497
      146,567       145,716       151,996  
7.50%, 3/1/30, #495694
      81,675       80,529       85,064  
7.50%, 5/1/30, #535289
      29,401       28,548       30,943  
8.00%, 5/1/30, #538266
      11,458       11,333       12,147  
6.00%, 5/1/31, #535909
      280,052       281,427       287,487  
6.50%, 11/1/31, #613339
      138,508       141,167       143,552  
5.50%, 7/1/33, #720735
      1,842,683       1,823,417       1,877,213  
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
    4,512,517       4,620,397  
Asset-Backed Securities r — 12.6%
 
Commercial — 12.6%
 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
 
5.90%, 9/11/38, Series 2006-PW12, Class A4
      1,200,000       969,844       888,353  
5.74%, 9/11/42, Series 2007-T28, Class A4
      1,200,000       928,875       816,265  
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-CD1, Class A4, 5.40%, 7/15/44
    2,357,000       1,489,329       1,753,978  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series-C1, Class A2, 6.32%, 4/15/41
    1,875,000       1,367,139       1,224,726  
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-T27, Class A4, 5.80%, 6/13/42
    1,160,000       926,595       761,805  
Total Asset-Backed Securities
    5,681,782       5,445,127  
Corporate Note — 7.9%
 
Fixed Rate — 7.9%
 
Stratus Properties V, 6.92%, 12/31/11
6/1/07
    3,500,000       3,500,000       3,410,750  
Whole Loans & — 75.0%
 
Commercial Loans — 55.4%
 
Advance Self Storage, Lincoln, NE, 6.13%, 1/1/11 µ
12/30/05
    1,433,394       1,433,394       1,359,407  
Buca Restaurant, Maple Grove, MN, 8.63%, 1/1/11
12/27/00
    836,475       836,475       831,060  
Copper Junction, Copper Mountain, CO, 6.38%, 7/1/17 µ
6/14/07
    1,923,904       1,923,904       1,520,723  
Hampden Medical Office, Englewood, CO, 7.38%, 10/1/12
9/9/02
    1,563,076       1,563,076       1,199,543  
Integrity Plaza Shopping Center, Albuquerque, NM, 7.88%, 7/1/12 µ
6/11/02
    1,948,051       1,948,051       1,880,278  
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park I, San Marcos, CA, 6.78%, 7/1/17 µ
6/28/07
    1,250,000       1,250,000       1,008,202  
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park II, San Marcos, CA, 7.53%, 7/1/17 µ
6/28/07
    2,000,000       2,000,000       1,827,066  
Minikahda Mini Storage IV, Minneapolis, MN, 7.15%, 3/1/11 µ
2/28/06
    1,586,268       1,586,268       1,538,949  
Naples Boat Club, Naples, FL, 6.43%, 1/1/17 µ
12/28/06
    1,718,312       1,718,312       1,404,690  
Orchard Commons, Englewood, CO, 8.63%, 4/1/11
3/28/01
    958,528       958,528       949,628  
Palace Court, Santa Fe, NM, 6.68%, 11/1/11 µ
10/2/06
    1,900,000       1,900,000       1,471,525  
Par 3 Office Building, Bend, OR, 6.63%, 8/1/13 µ
8/3/06
    1,900,000       1,900,000       1,662,073  
Perkins Restaurant, Maple Grove, MN, 6.38%, 1/1/11 µ
12/23/05
    1,373,135       1,373,135       1,266,718  
Rockwood Galleria, Gresham, OR, 7.25%, 2/1/11 µ
1/6/03
    1,507,455       1,507,455       1,464,417  
Stephens Center, Missoula, MT, 6.38%, 9/1/10 µ
4/20/06
    1,824,969       1,824,969       1,753,952  
The Storage Place, Marana, AZ, 6.65%, 1/1/13
12/20/07
    3,200,000       3,200,000       2,881,584  
      26,923,567       24,019,815  
 
 
FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE FUNDS      2008 Quarterly Report

 
Schedule of  INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
 
American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

 
DESCRIPTION
                   
 
DATE ACQUIRED
 
PAR/
SHARES
   
COST
   
VALUE
 
Multifamily Loans  — 18.2%
                   
                     
Forest Club Apartments, Dallas, TX, 11.88%, 8/1/09
4/19/06
  $ 1,720,000     $ 1,720,000     $ 1,582,560  
Franklin Woods Apartments, Franklin, NH, 5.88%, 3/1/10
2/24/95
    761,366       761,366       731,882  
Hunt Club Apartments, Waco, TX, 5.64%, 7/1/11 µ
6/3/04
    1,169,121       1,169,121       1,076,505  
Park Hollywood, Portland, OR, 7.38%, 6/1/12 µ
5/31/02
    1,100,658       1,100,658       1,046,356  
Spring Creek Gardens, Plano, TX, 5.71%, 1/1/09 r
12/22/05
    2,050,000       2,050,000       1,435,000  
Vanderbilt Condominiums, Austin, TX, 8.04%, 10/1/09
9/29/99
    1,074,702       1,074,702       1,060,892  
Villa Bonita, Chez Royalle, Fitzhugh Apartments I, Dallas, TX, 7.25%, 3/1/09 r
2/21/03
    824,137       824,137       824,136  
Villa Bonita, Chez Royalle, Fitzhugh Apartments II, Dallas, TX, 9.88%, 3/1/09
2/21/03
    152,967       152,967       137,843  
      8,852,951       7,895,174  
Single Family Loans — 1.4%
 
American Portfolio, 1 loan, California, 4.88%, 10/18/15
7/18/95
    20,387       19,420       20,999  
Anivan, 1 loan, Maryland, 5.19%, 4/14/12
6/14/96
    75,464       75,953       72,763  
Bank of New Mexico, 1 loan, New Mexico, 6.23%, 3/31/10
5/31/96
    34,244       33,610       32,136  
Bluebonnet Savings & Loan, 6 loans, Texas, 6.66%, 8/31/10
5/22/92
    125,341       114,834       120,433  
Cross Roads Savings & Loan II, 1 loan, Oklahoma, 8.34%, 1/1/21 u
1/7/92
    21,519       20,238       15,806  
Fairbanks, 1 loan, Utah, 5.50%, 9/23/15
5/21/92
    18,895       16,037       19,462  
Knutson Mortgage Portfolio I, 2 loans, Maine & Montana, 9.37%, 8/1/17
2/26/92
    134,079       127,941       138,101  
McClemore, Matrix Funding Corporation, 1 loan, North Carolina, 10.50%, 9/30/12
9/9/92
    42,564       40,436       43,841  
Nomura III, 3 loans, California, New York, & Massachusetts, 8.20%, 4/29/17
9/29/95
    70,471       63,702       72,570  
Rand Mortgage Corporation, 2 loans, Texas, 9.50%, 8/1/17
2/21/92
    56,284       46,179       57,972  
      558,350       594,083  
  Total Whole Loans
    36,334,868       32,509,072  
Preferred Stocks — 18.9%
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 18.9%
 
AMB Property, Series L
      26,560       597,940       309,690  
AMB Property, Series M
      5,600       139,850       64,624  
BRE Properties, Series C
      30,150       599,080       434,461  
BRE Properties, Series D
      2,400       47,688       37,200  
Developers Diversified Realty, Series G
      20,000       447,000       134,600  
Developers Diversified Realty, Series H
      12,060       247,230       66,571  
Developers Diversified Realty, Series I
      1,950       40,657       10,725  
Duke Realty, Series J
      2,100       52,246       20,580  
Duke Realty, Series L
      8,750       167,300       80,937  
Duke Realty, Series M
      26,120       532,400       342,172  
Duke Realty, Series O
      20,300       479,080       292,929  
Equity Residential Properties, Series N
      4,800       101,520       77,808  
Health Care Properties, Series E
      5,400       141,419       91,044  
Health Care Properties, Series F
      13,270       341,394       218,955  
HRPT Properties Trust, Series B
      8,171       212,725       93,966  
Kimco Realty, Series F
      19,400       500,619       242,500  
Kimco Realty, Series G
      41,700       965,549       633,840  
National Retail Properties, Series C
      25,000       527,500       347,500  
Post Properties, Series B
      17,800       468,112       240,834  
ProLogis Trust, Series F
      5,975       139,549       44,813  
ProLogis Trust, Series G
      3,800       79,800       33,250  
PS Business Parks, Series H
      22,060       389,700       327,812  
PS Business Parks, Series I
      4,240       83,401       59,572  
PS Business Parks, Series K
      25,000       578,750       462,250  
PS Business Parks, Series M
      12,060       248,436       195,975  
PS Business Parks, Series P
      3,750       71,887       51,600  
Public Storage, Series A
      6,000       144,291       101,100  
Public Storage, Series C
      5,000       100,000       86,700  
Public Storage, Series E
      14,200       263,000       248,642  
Public Storage, Series F
      9,300       231,105       154,845  
Public Storage, Series I
      12,060       262,305       241,200  
Public Storage, Series K
      8,000       174,000       166,000  
 
 
FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE FUNDS     2008 Quarterly Report

 
Schedule of  INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
 
American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

 
DESCRIPTION
 
SHARES
   
COST
   
VALUE
 
   
Public Storage, Series X
    3,000     $ 74,330     $ 49,680  
Public Storage, Series Z
    11,500       282,309       185,840  
Realty Income, Series D
    20,500       546,185       389,500  
Realty Income, Series E
    37,060       714,246       655,962  
Regency Centers, Series C
    22,060       482,737       352,960  
Regency Centers, Series E
    24,060       483,600       383,757  
UDR, Series G
    12,060       258,084       180,900  
Vornado Realty Trust, Series E
    4,800       121,338       71,904  
Total Preferred Stocks
    12,338,362       8,185,198  
Total Unaffiliated Investments
    62,367,529       54,170,544  
Short-Term Investment — 6.9%
 
First American Prime Obligations Fund, Class Z þ
    2,974,020       2,974,020       2,974,020  
Total Investments p — 131.9%
  $ 65,341,549     $ 57,144,564  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — (31.9)%
      (13,812,148 )
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
    $ 43,332,416  
   

 
Security valuations for the fund’s investments (other than whole loans, participation mortgages, and mortgage servicing rights) are furnished by an independent pricing service that has been approved by the fund’s board of directors. Investments in equity securities that are traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the Nasdaq national market system) are stated at the last quoted sales price if readily available for such securities on each business day. For securities traded on the Nasdaq national market system, the fund utilizes the Nasdaq Official Closing Price which compares the last trade to the bid/ask price of a security. If the last trade falls within the bid/ask range, then that price will be the closing price. If the last trade is outside the bid/ask range, and falls above the ask, the ask price will be the closing price. If the last trade is below the bid, the bid will be the closing price. Other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed equity securities for which no sale was reported on that date are stated at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation date.
 
Debt obligations exceeding 60 days to maturity are valued by an independent pricing service. The pricing service may employ methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-dealer supplied valuations, or other formula-driven valuation techniques. These techniques generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings, and general market conditions. Securities for which prices are not available from an independent pricing service but where an active market exists are valued using market quotations obtained from one or more dealers that make markets in the securities or from a widely-used quotation system. Debt obligations with 60 days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at their amortized cost which approximates market value.
 
The following investment vehicles, when held by the fund, are priced as follows: Exchange listed futures and options on futures are priced at their last sale price on the exchange on which they are principally traded, as determined by FAF Advisors, Inc. (“FAF Advisors”), on the day the valuation is made. If there were no sales on that day, futures and options on futures will be valued at the last reported bid price. Options on securities, indices, and currencies traded on Nasdaq or listed on a stock exchange, whether domestic or foreign, are valued at the last sale price on Nasdaq or on any exchange on the day the valuation is made. If there were no sales on that day, the options will be valued at the last sale price on the previous valuation date. Last sale prices are obtained from an independent pricing service. Forward contracts (other than currency forward contracts), swaps, and over-the-counter options on securities, indices, and currencies are valued at the quotations received from an independent pricing service, if available.
 
When market quotations are not readily available, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by procedures established and approved by the fund’s board of directors. 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 disposition; trading in similar securities of the same issuer or comparable companies; information from broker-dealers; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the security is purchased or sold. If events occur that materially affect the value of securities (including non-U.S. securities) between the close of trading in those securities and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the securities will be valued at fair value.
 
 
FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE FUNDS     2008 Quarterly Report

 
Schedule of  INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
 
American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

 
   
The fund’s investments in whole loans (single family, multifamily, and commercial), participation mortgages, and mortgage servicing rights are generally not traded in any organized market and therefore, market quotations are not readily available. These investments are valued at fair value according to procedures adopted by the fund’s board of directors. Pursuant to these procedures, whole loan investments are initially fair valued at cost and adjusted using a FAF Advisors pricing model designed to incorporate, among other things, the present value of the projected stream of cash flows on such investments. The pricing model takes into account a number of relevant factors including the projected rate of prepayments, the delinquency profile, the historical payment record, the expected yield at purchase, changes in prevailing interest rates, and changes in the real or perceived liquidity of whole loans, participation mortgages, and mortgage servicing rights as the case may be. The results of the pricing model may be further subject to price ceilings due to the illiquid nature of the loans. Changes in prevailing interest rates, real or perceived liquidity, yield spreads, and creditworthiness are factored into the pricing model each week.
 
Certain mortgage loan information is received once a month. This information includes, but is not limited to, the projected rate of prepayments, projected rate and severity of defaults, the delinquency profile, and the historical payment record. Valuations of whole loans, participation mortgages, and mortgage servicing rights are determined no less frequently than weekly. Although FAF Advisors believes the pricing model to be reasonable and appropriate, the actual values that may be realized upon the sale of whole loans, participation mortgages, and mortgage servicing rights can only be determined in negotiations between the fund and third parties.
 
In accordance with the valuation procedures adopted by the fund’s board of directors, real estate acquired through foreclosure, if any, is valued at estimated market value, as determined by independent third party appraisals, less estimated selling costs. As material capital improvements are made to the property, new market value appraisals are obtained.
 
As of November 30, 2008, the fund held fair valued securities with a value of $35,919,822 or 82.9% of total net assets.
 
Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. On November 30, 2008, securities valued at $4,452,861 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding reverse repurchase agreements:
                       
Name of Broker
       
Acquisition
         
Accrued
 
and Description
   
Amount
 
Date
 
Rate*
 
Due
 
Interest
 
of Collateral
   
$   4,220,000
 
11/28/08
 
1.750%
 
12/12/08
 
$    615
 
(1)
                         
   
*  Interest rate as of November 30, 2008. Rate is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread and reset monthly.
     
   
Name of broker and description of collateral:
   
(1)
Goldman Sachs:
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.50%, 1/1/18, $511,595 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/16, $243,531 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/18, $1,154,673 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 6/1/29, $146,567 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.50%, 5/1/30, $29,401 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 5/1/30, $11,458 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/31, $280,052 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/31, $138,508 par
     
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/33, $1,842,683 par
 
   
The fund has entered into a lending commitment with Goldman Sachs. The monthly agreement permits the fund to enter into reverse repurchase agreements using U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities and/or preferred stocks as collateral.
 
r
 
Variable Rate Security - The rate shown is the net coupon rate in effect as of November 30, 2008.
 
 
Securities purchased as part of a private placement which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and which are considered to be illiquid. These securities are fair valued in accordance with the board approved valuation procedures. See footnote above.
 
 
Interest only - Represents securities that entitle holders to receive only interest payments on the mortgage. Principal balance on the loan is due at maturity. The interest rate disclosed represents the net coupon rate in effect as of November 30, 2008.
 
&
 
Interest rates on commercial and multifamily loans are the net coupon rates in effect (after reducing the coupon rate by any mortgage servicing fees paid to mortgage servicers) on November 30, 2008. Interest rates and maturity dates disclosed on single family loans represent the weighted average coupon and weighted average maturity for the underlying mortgage loans as of November 30, 2008.
 
 
 
FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE FUNDS     2008 Quarterly Report

 
Schedule of  INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
 
American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

 
µ
 
Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding borrowings under loan agreement. On November 30, 2008, securities valued at $20,280,861 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding borrowings:
                       
Name of Broker
       
Acquisition
         
Accrued
 
and Description
   
Amount
 
Date
 
Rate*
 
Due
 
Interest
 
of Collateral
   
$8,600,000
 
11/28/08
 
5.00%
 
12/31/08
 
$3,584
 
(1)
   
  1,400,000
 
11/28/08
 
5.00%
 
12/01/08
 
     583
 
(1)
   
         $10,000,000
             
$ 4,167
   
                         
   
*  Interest rate as of November 30, 2008. Rate is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.625% and reset monthly.
     
   
Name of broker and description of collateral:
   
(1)
Massachusetts Mutual:
     
Advance Self Storage, Lincoln, NE, 6.13%, 1/1/11, $1,433,394 par
     
Copper Junction, Copper Mountain, CO, 6.38%, 7/1/17, $1,923,904 par
     
Integrity Plaza Shopping Center, Albuquerque, NM, 7.88%, 7/1/12, $1,948,055 par
     
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park I, San Marcos, CA, 6.78%, 7/1/17, $1,250,000 par
     
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park II, San Marcos, CA, 7.53%, 7/1/17, $2,000,000 par
     
Minikahda Mini Storage IV, Minneapolis, MN, 7.15%, 3/1/11, $1,586,268 par
     
Naples Boat Club, Naples, FL, 6.43%, 1/1/17, $1,718,312 par
     
Palace Court, Santa Fe, NM, 6.68%, 11/1/11, $1,900,000 par
     
Par 3 Office Building, Bend, OR, 6.63%, 8/1/13, $1,900,000 par
     
Perkins Restaurant, Maple Grove, MN, 6.38%, 1/1/11, $1,373,135 par
     
Rockwood Galleria, Gresham, OR, 7.25%, 2/1/11, $1,507,455 par
     
Stephens Center, Missoula, MT, 6.38%, 9/1/10, $1,824,969 par
     
Hunt Club Apartments, Waco, TX, 5.64%, 7/1/11, $1,169,121 par
     
Park Hollywood, Portland, OR, 7.38%, 6/1/12, $1,100,658 par
   
The fund has entered into a loan agreement with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MMLIC”) under which MMLIC made a term loan to the fund of $8,600,000, which matures on July 31, 2011, and agreed to make revolving loans to the fund of up to $2,400,000. Loans made under the loan agreement are secured by whole loans in the fund’s portfolio and bear interest at the one-month LIBOR plus 2.625% with a floor interest rate of 5.00%. In addition, the fund pays an annual fee of 1.28% on any unused portion of the fund’s revolving loan commitment.
u
 
Loan is in default.
þ
 
Investment in affiliated security. This money market fund is advised by FAF Advisors, Inc., which also serves as advisor for the fund.
p
 
On November 30, 2008, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was approximately $65,341,549. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on this cost, were as follows:
   
Gross unrealized appreciation
$
411,374
 
   
Gross unrealized depreciation
 
(8,615,017)
 
   
      Net unrealized depreciation
$
(8,203,643)
 

 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure
 
The fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("FAS 157"), on September 1, 2008. FAS 157 requires the fund to classify its securities based on valuation method, using the following three levels:
 
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Generally, the types of securities included within Level 1 of the fund are investments in mutual funds and preferred stocks with quoted prices.
 
Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, with similar interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Generally, the types of securities included in Level 2 of the fund are U.S. government securities.
 
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). Generally, the types of securities included in Level 3 of the fund are whole loan and participation mortgages and corporate notes. These securities have limited observable fair value inputs available, and as such the fair value is determined through management's fair value procedures established by the board of directors. Pursuant to these
procedures, whole loan investments are initially valued at cost and their values are subsequently monitored and adjusted using a FAF Advisors pricing model designed to incorporate, among other things, the present value of the projected stream of cash flows on such investments. The pricing model takes into account a number of relevant factors including the projected rate of prepayments, the prevailing interest rates, and changes in the real or perceived liquidity of whole loans and participation mortgages.
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE FUNDS     2008 Quarterly Report

 
Schedule of  INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
 
American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

 
As of November 30, 2008, the fund's investments were classified as follows:
 
   
Investments in
 
   
Securities
 
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
  $ 11,159,218  
Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs
    10,065,524  
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs
    35,919,822  
Total
  $ 57,144,564  

 
The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these securities. While uniformity of presentation is the objective of the standard, industry implementation has just begun and it is likely that there will be a range of practices utilized. It may be some period of time before industry practices become more uniform. For this reason, care should be exercised in interpreting this information and/or using it for comparison with other mutual funds.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
 
   
Investments in
 
   
Securities
 
Balance as of August 31, 2008
  $ 46,643,980  
Accrued discounts (premiums)
     
Realized gain (loss)
    618  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation
    (2,616,490 )
Net purchases (sales)
    (8,108,286 )
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3
     
Balance as of November 30, 2008
  $ 35,919,822  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE FUNDS     2008 Quarterly Report

 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)  
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(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) 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.
 
Separate certifications 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)) are filed herewith.





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



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.


American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc.


By:     /s/Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.   
Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.
President

Date:   January 21, 2009


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:     /s/Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.   
Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.
President

Date:   January 21, 2009



By:     /s/Charles D. Gariboldi, Jr.   
Charles D. Gariboldi, Jr.
Treasurer

Date:   January 21, 2009