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 811-05767

DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end: 11/30

Date of reporting period: 02/29/08

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Investment Portfolio

as of February 29, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes 144.0%

 

Alabama 2.9%

 

Alabama, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Public School and College Authority, Series C, 5.625%, 7/1/2013

 

1,000,000

 

1,045,590

Huntsville, AL, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Health Care Authority, Series A, 5.75%, 6/1/2031

 

1,500,000

 

1,625,565

Sylacauga, AL, Health Care Authority Revenue, Coosa Valley Medical Center, Series A, 6.0%, 8/1/2035

 

1,000,000

 

883,680

 

3,554,835

Arizona 1.4%

 

Arizona, Project Revenue, Health Facilities Authority, The New Foundation Project, 8.25%, 3/1/2019

 

1,725,000

 

1,732,849

 

 


 

 

California 9.4%

 

California, Special Assessment Revenue, Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.:

 

 

Series A-1, 5.0%, 6/1/2033

 

2,000,000

 

1,655,760

 

Series B, 5.625%, 6/1/2038

 

1,890,000

 

2,049,988

 

Series 2003-A-1, 6.75%, 6/1/2039

 

4,500,000

 

5,119,830

Sacramento County, CA, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Bradshaw Road Project, 7.2%, 9/2/2015

 

965,000

 

975,248

Sacramento, CA, Project Revenue, City Financing Authority, Convention Center Hotel, Series A, 6.25%, 1/1/2030

 

1,985,000

 

1,818,181

 

11,619,007

Colorado 2.6%

 

Colorado, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Christian Living Communities Project, Series A, 5.75%, 1/1/2037

 

1,000,000

 

859,550

Colorado, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Portercare Adventist Health Project, 6.5%, 11/15/2031

 

1,000,000

 

1,122,130

Colorado, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority, Series D, 7.125%, 6/15/2041

 

1,150,000

 

1,294,739

 

3,276,419

Connecticut 3.6%

 

Greenwich, CT, Multi-Family Housing Revenue, 6.35%, 9/1/2027

 

2,000,000

 

2,047,340

Mashantucket, CT, Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, Special Revenue, Series A, 144A, 6.5%, 9/1/2031

 

705,000

 

704,577

Mashantucket, CT, Sports, Expo & Entertainment Revenue, Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe:

 

 

Series B, 144A, Zero Coupon, 9/1/2017

 

2,000,000

 

1,157,480

 

Series B, 144A, Zero Coupon, 9/1/2018

 

1,000,000

 

536,280

 

4,445,677

District of Columbia 0.5%

 

District of Columbia, General Obligation, Series A, 5.0%, 6/1/2018 (a)

 

660,000

 

666,461

Florida 2.7%

 

Miami Beach, FL, Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 144A, 6.75%, 11/15/2029

 

1,600,000

 

1,577,392

Orlando, FL, Greater Aviation Authority, Airport Facilities Revenue, Jet Blue Airways Corp., AMT, 6.5%, 11/15/2036

 

1,000,000

 

878,920

Orlando, FL, Special Assessment Revenue, Conroy Road Interchange Project, Series A, 5.8%, 5/1/2026

 

1,000,000

 

938,540

 

3,394,852

Georgia 1.8%

 

Americus-Sumter County, GA, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Hospital Authority, South Georgia Methodist, Series A, 6.375%, 5/15/2029

 

1,250,000

 

1,202,825

Georgia, Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Revenue, Series A, 5.5%, 9/15/2024

 

1,220,000

 

1,079,346

 

2,282,171

Guam 0.8%

 

Guam, Government Waterworks Authority, Water & Wastewater System Revenue, 6.0%, 7/1/2025

 

1,000,000

 

946,860

Hawaii 0.1%

 

Hawaii, State General Obligation, Series CU, Prerefunded, 5.75%, 10/1/2011 (a)

 

65,000

 

69,511

Illinois 8.6%

 

Illinois, Finance Authority Revenue, Monarch Landing, Inc. Facility, Series A:

 

 

7.0%, 12/1/2027

 

1,000,000

 

985,660

 

7.0%, 12/1/2037

 

1,000,000

 

966,550

Illinois, Finance Authority Revenue, Three Crowns Park Plaza, Series A, 5.875%, 2/15/2038

 

1,000,000

 

860,590

 

 


 

 

Illinois, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, 6.75%, 2/15/2016

 

2,180,000

 

2,349,887

Illinois, State General Obligation, Prerefunded, 6.0%, 1/1/2013 (a)

 

3,315,000

 

3,499,115

Illinois, Upper River Valley Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Waste Recovery Project, AMT, 5.9%, 2/1/2014

 

1,165,000

 

1,169,928

University Park, IL, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Governors Gateway Industrial Park, 8.5%, 12/1/2011

 

795,000

 

797,942

 

10,629,672

Indiana 2.8%

 

Indiana, Senior Care Revenue, Health Facilities Finance Authority, Franciscan Eldercare Community Services, 5.875%, 5/15/2029

 

3,000,000

 

2,662,110

Vigo County, IN, Hospital Authority Revenue, Union Hospital, Inc., 144A, 5.7%, 9/1/2037

 

1,000,000

 

859,930

 

3,522,040

Iowa 2.5%

 

Cedar Rapids, IA, First Mortgage Revenue, Cottage Grove Place, Series A, 5.875%, 7/1/2028

 

1,670,000

 

1,420,435

Iowa, Finance Authority Retirement Community Revenue, Edgewater LLC Project, 6.5%, 11/15/2027

 

1,000,000

 

931,220

Lake City, IA, Senior Care Revenue, Health Care Facility, Opportunity Living Project, 144A, 6.45%, 5/1/2011

 

700,000

 

705,586

 

3,057,241

Kansas 4.6%

 

Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facility Revenue, 5.5%, 5/15/2039

 

2,000,000

 

1,647,180

Manhattan, KS, Senior Care Revenue, Meadowlark Hills Retirement, Series A, 6.5%, 5/15/2028

 

500,000

 

526,780

Overland Park, KS, Industrial Development Revenue, Series A, 7.375%, 1/1/2032

 

2,000,000

 

2,237,300

Wyandotte County, KS, Unified Government Special Obligation Revenue, Sales Tax, Series B, 5.0%, 12/1/2020

 

1,400,000

 

1,301,692

 

5,712,952

Kentucky 0.9%

 

Kentucky, Economic Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue, Norton Healthcare:

 

 

Series A, Prerefunded, 6.625%, 10/1/2028

 

790,000

 

867,799

 

Series A, 6.625%, 10/1/2028

 

210,000

 

220,549

 

1,088,348

Louisiana 3.3%

 

Louisiana, Local Government Environmental Facilities, Community Development Authority Revenue, 6.75%, 11/1/2032

 

1,000,000

 

976,430

Morehouse Parish, LA, Pollution Control Revenue, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/2013

 

3,000,000

 

3,068,760

 

4,045,190

Maryland 6.9%

 

Anne Arundel County, MD, General Obligation, National Business Park Project, Prerefunded, 144A, 7.375%, 7/1/2028

 

983,000

 

1,094,344

Anne Arundel County, MD, Revenue Lease, Arundel Mills Project, Prerefunded, 7.1%, 7/1/2029

 

1,500,000

 

1,610,040

Maryland, Higher Education Revenue, Collegiate Housing Foundation:

 

 

Series A, Prerefunded, 5.75%, 6/1/2019

 

1,000,000

 

1,054,800

 

Series A, Prerefunded, 5.75%, 6/1/2031

 

1,000,000

 

1,054,800

Maryland, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, University of Maryland Medical System, 6.75%, 7/1/2030

 

1,000,000

 

1,094,920

Maryland, State Economic Development Corp. Revenue, Senior Lien Project, Chesapeake Bay, Series B, 5.25%, 12/1/2031

 

2,000,000

 

1,680,280

Maryland, State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Washington County Hospital, 5.75%, 1/1/2033

 

1,000,000

 

910,360

 

8,499,544

 

 


 

 

Massachusetts 5.5%

 

Massachusetts, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Civic Investments, Series A, 9.0%, 12/15/2015

 

1,700,000

 

2,055,045

Massachusetts, Industrial Development Revenue, Development Finance Agency, Series A, 7.1%, 7/1/2032

 

1,895,000

 

1,906,332

Massachusetts, Project Revenue, Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Jordan Hospital, Series E, 6.75%, 10/1/2033

 

1,790,000

 

1,816,814

Massachusetts, State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Partners Healthcare Systems:

 

 

Series C, Prerefunded, 5.75%, 7/1/2032

 

965,000

 

1,051,773

 

Series C, 5.75%, 7/1/2032

 

35,000

 

35,364

 

6,865,328

Michigan 4.6%

 

Kalamazoo, MI, Economic Development Corp. Revenue, Heritage Community, 5.375%, 5/15/2027

 

1,000,000

 

845,020

Kalamazoo, MI, Industrial Development Revenue, Economic Development Corp., Series A, 7.5%, 5/15/2029

 

2,000,000

 

2,212,040

Saginaw, MI, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Hospital Finance Authority, Covenant Medical Center, Series F, 6.5%, 7/1/2030

 

1,000,000

 

1,054,010

Tawas City, MI, Hospital Finance Authority, St. Joseph Health Services:

 

 

Series A, ETM, 5.6%, 2/15/2013

 

230,000

 

240,598

 

Series A, ETM, 5.75%, 2/15/2023

 

1,300,000

 

1,328,015

 

5,679,683

Missouri 0.8%

 

Branson, MO, Regional Airport Transportation Development District, Airport Revenue, Series B, AMT, 6.0%, 7/1/2037

 

250,000

 

211,540

St. Louis, MO, Special Assessment Revenue, Scullin Redevelopment Area, Series A, 10.0%, 8/1/2010

 

770,000

 

832,362

 

1,043,902

Nevada 2.0%

 

Henderson, NV, Health Care Facility Revenue, Catholic Healthcare West, Series B, 5.25%, 7/1/2031

 

2,000,000

 

1,845,720

Las Vegas, NV, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, Las Vegas Monorail Project, 7.375%, 1/1/2030

 

2,000,000

 

689,260

 

2,534,980

New Hampshire 2.0%

 

New Hampshire, Higher Education Revenue, Health & Educational Facilities Authority, New Hampshire College Issue, 7.4%, 1/1/2023

 

1,000,000

 

1,123,210

New Hampshire, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Rivermead at Peterborough Retirement Community, 5.75%, 7/1/2028

 

1,500,000

 

1,317,210

 

2,440,420

New Jersey 1.5%

 

New Jersey, Economic Development Authority Revenue, Cigarette Tax, 5.75%, 6/15/2034

 

290,000

 

267,168

New Jersey, Resource Recovery Revenue, Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 5.75%, 6/1/2032

 

1,435,000

 

1,551,465

 

1,818,633

New Mexico 2.2%

 

Farmington, NM, Pollution Control Revenue, 5.8%, 4/1/2022

 

2,750,000

 

2,752,970

New York 21.2%

 

Long Island, NY, Power Authority Electric System Revenue, Series E, 5.0%, 12/1/2021 (a)

 

8,000,000

 

7,945,920

Nassau County, NY, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, 6.0%, 8/1/2016 (a)

 

2,825,000

 

3,002,975

Nassau County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Continuing Care Retirement, Amsterdam at Harborside, Series A, 6.7%, 1/1/2043

 

1,000,000

 

962,550

Nassau County, NY, Project Revenue, North Shore Healthcare Systems Project, Series B, 5.875%, 11/1/2011

 

475,000

 

490,984

 

 


 

 

New York, Core City General Obligation, Series C, 7.0%, 2/1/2010

 

315,000

 

320,232

New York, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Series A, Prerefunded, 5.125%, 4/1/2019 (a)

 

1,450,000

 

1,575,976

New York, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Transitional Finance Authority, Series B, 6.0%, 11/15/2013

 

490,000

 

526,878

New York, State General Obligation Lease, Higher Education Revenue, Dormitory Authority, State University, Prerefunded, 5.125%, 5/15/2021 (a)

 

1,880,000

 

1,906,959

New York, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Systems, ETM, Series Y, 6.0%, 1/1/2012

 

5,000,000

 

5,344,200

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Liberty-7, World Trade Center, Series A, 6.25%, 3/1/2015

 

2,000,000

 

2,029,180

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Special Facility Revenue, American Airlines, JFK International Airport, AMT, 8.0%, 8/1/2028

 

2,000,000

 

2,115,380

 

26,221,234

North Carolina 1.9%

 

North Carolina, Electric Revenue, Municipal Power Agency:

 

 

Series C, 5.375%, 1/1/2017

 

1,000,000

 

1,023,200

 

Series B, 6.375%, 1/1/2013

 

1,300,000

 

1,376,570

 

2,399,770

North Dakota 0.9%

 

Grand Forks, ND, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Altru Health Care System, 7.125%, 8/15/2024

 

1,000,000

 

1,103,550

Ohio 1.8%

 

Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series A-2, 5.875%, 6/1/2030

 

2,350,000

 

2,199,107

Pennsylvania 5.6%

 

Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Whitemarsh Continuing Care, 6.25%, 2/1/2035

 

600,000

 

552,882

Montgomery County, PA, Senior Care Revenue, Higher Education & Health Authority, Philadelphia Geriatric Center, Series A, 7.25%, 12/1/2027

 

2,000,000

 

2,175,800

Pennsylvania, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Economic Development Financing Authority, UPMC Health System, Series A, 6.0%, 1/15/2031

 

750,000

 

786,023

Pennsylvania, St. Mary Hospital Authority, Health Systems Revenue, Catholic Health East, Series B, 5.5%, 11/15/2024

 

1,465,000

 

1,614,869

Philadelphia, Redevelopment Authority Revenue, First Lien Mortgage, Series A, 6.5%, 1/1/2029

 

610,100

 

612,742

Westmoreland County, PA, Senior Care Revenue, Industrial Development Authority, Health Care Facilities-Redstone, Series B, 8.125%, 11/15/2030

 

1,000,000

 

1,137,280

 

6,879,596

Rhode Island 1.6%

 

Rhode Island, Special Assessment Revenue, Series A, 6.125%, 6/1/2032

 

2,000,000

 

1,929,840

South Carolina 7.5%

 

South Carolina, Jobs Economic Development Authority, Hospital Facilities Revenue, Palmetto Health Alliance:

 

 

Series C, Prerefunded, 7.0%, 8/1/2030

 

1,375,000

 

1,609,493

 

Series C, 7.0%, 8/1/2030

 

170,000

 

198,536

 

Series A, Prerefunded, 7.375%, 12/15/2021

 

1,000,000

 

1,133,240

South Carolina, Jobs Economic Development Authority Revenue, Bon Secours Health System:

 

 

Series A, Prerefunded, 5.625%, 11/15/2030

 

415,000

 

454,823

 

Series B, 5.625%, 11/15/2030

 

1,585,000

 

1,557,928

South Carolina, Transportation Infrastructure Bank Revenue, Series A, Prerefunded, 5.375%, 10/1/2024 (a)

 

4,150,000

 

4,356,878

 

9,310,898

 

 


 

 

South Dakota 1.6%

 

South Dakota, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Sioux Valley Hospital, Series E, 5.375%, 11/1/2024

 

2,000,000

 

1,926,300

Tennessee 2.7%

 

Clarksville, TN, Natural Gas Acquisition Corp., Gas Revenue:

 

 

5.0%, 12/15/2017

 

500,000

 

466,945

 

5.0%, 12/15/2018

 

540,000

 

497,615

Johnson City, TN, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Health & Educational Facilities Board Hospital, Series A, 7.5%, 7/1/2033

 

2,000,000

 

2,367,800

 

3,332,360

Texas 16.2%

 

Abilene, TX, Senior Care Revenue, Health Facilities Development, Sears Methodist Retirement Facilities, Series A, 5.9%, 11/15/2025

 

2,500,000

 

2,258,400

Austin, TX, Project Revenue, Bergstrom Landhost Enterprises, Inc. Airport Hotel Project, Series A, 5.738%, 4/1/2027 *

 

1,985,000

 

1,402,819

Hidalgo County, TX, Health Services, Mission Hospital:

 

 

Prerefunded, 6.75%, 8/15/2016

 

915,000

 

932,467

 

6.75%, 8/15/2016

 

1,085,000

 

1,096,414

Houston, TX, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, Special Facilities, Continental Airlines, Inc., AMT, Series E, 6.75%, 7/1/2029

 

2,000,000

 

1,911,800

Tarrant County, TX, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Health Facilities Development Corp., 6.7%, 11/15/2030

 

1,000,000

 

1,104,260

Texas, Industrial Development Revenue, Waste Disposal Authority, AMT, Series A, 6.1%, 8/1/2024

 

1,000,000

 

966,280

Texas, Lower Colorado River Authority Revenue:

 

 

Series B, Prerefunded, 6.0%, 5/15/2013 (a)

 

10,000

 

10,496

 

Series B, 6.0%, 5/15/2013 (a)

 

4,990,000

 

5,185,359

Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facility Revenue, Querencia Barton Creek Project, 5.65%, 11/15/2035

 

1,250,000

 

1,068,163

Travis County, TX, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Ascension Health Credit, Series A, 6.0%, 11/15/2012 (a)

 

3,860,000

 

4,054,081

 

19,990,539

Virgin Islands 2.6%

 

Virgin Islands, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Public Finance Authority, Series A, 6.375%, 10/1/2019

 

3,000,000

 

3,183,780

Virginia 1.8%

 

Fairfax County, VA, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Economic Development Authority, Greenspring Retirement Community, Series A, 7.25%, 10/1/2019

 

2,000,000

 

2,168,520

Washington 2.0%

 

Washington, State Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue, Series C, 5.375%, 8/15/2028 (a)

 

595,000

 

552,815

Washington, State Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Series A, 6.125%, 8/15/2037

 

2,000,000

 

1,963,820

 

2,516,635

West Virginia 1.8%

 

West Virginia, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Hospital Finance Authority, Charleston Medical Center, Series A, 6.75%, 9/1/2022

 

390,000

 

426,800

West Virginia, Hospital Finance Authority, Charleston Medical Center, Prerefunded, 6.75%, 9/1/2022

 

1,610,000

 

1,761,920

 

2,188,720

Wisconsin 0.8%

 

Wisconsin, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Health & Education Facilities Authority, Aurora Health Care, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/2030

 

1,000,000

 

1,042,510

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $174,200,927)

 

178,072,904

 

 


 

 

 

Municipal Inverse Floating Rate Notes 25.0%

 

California 5.9%

 

California, State General Obligation, 5.0%, 6/1/2022 (a) (b)

 

7,000,000

 

7,238,875

 

 

Trust: California, Municipal Securities Trust Certificates, Series 7066, Class B, 144A,

4.505%, 6/1/2022, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois 2.4%

 

Aurora, IL, Single Family Mortgage Revenue, Series C, 5.5%, 6/1/2045 (b)

 

3,000,000

 

2,985,465

 

 

Trust: Illinois, Puttable Floating Option Tax Exempt Receipts, RITES-PA-1499, AMT,

144A, 11.26%, 6/1/2045, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada 5.9%

 

Clark County, NV, School District, Series A, 5.0%, 6/15/2022 (a) (b)

 

7,327,500

 

7,318,826

 

 

Trust: Clark County, NV, School District, Series 1976, 144A, 7.463%, 6/15/2022,

Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1

 

 

 

 

 

New York 10.8%

 

New York, State Dormitory Authority, State Personal Income Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 3/15/2023 (b)

 

5,535,000

 

5,566,731

 

 

Trust: New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Secondary Issues, Series 1955-2,

144A, 9.225%, 3/15/2023, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1

 

 

 

 

 

New York & New Jersey, Port Authority, Series 147, 5.0%, 10/15/2023 (a) (b)

 

8,260,000

 

7,838,533

 

 

Trust: New York & New Jersey, Port Authority Revenue, Series 1969, AMT, 144A,

7.46%, 10/15/2023, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,405,264

 

 

Total Municipal Inverse Floating Rate Notes (Cost $32,449,001)

 

30,948,430

 

 

% of
Net Assets

 

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $206,649,928) †

169.0

 

209,021,334

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

(12.4)

 

(15,358,804)

 

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value

(56.6)

 

(70,000,000)

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

100.0

 

123,662,530

 

 

For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

The cost for federal income tax purposes was $206,072,697. At February 29, 2008, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $2,948,637. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $10,422,082 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $7,473,445.

 

*

Partial interest paying security. The rate shown represents 85% of the original coupon rate.

 

(a)

Bond is insured by one of these companies:

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a % of Total

Insurance Coverage

Investment Portfolio

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

5.5

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

13.6

Financial Security Assurance Inc.

4.7

MBIA Corp.

2.3

Radian Asset Assurance

0.3

 

(b)

Security forms part of the below tender option bond trust. The principal amount and value shown take into account the leverage factor.

144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

 


 

 

AMT: Subject to alternative minimum tax.

ETM: Bonds bearing the description ETM (escrow to maturity) are collateralized usually by US Treasury securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on bonds so designated.

Prerefunded: Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized usually by US Treasury securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on tax-exempt issues and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.

RITES: Residual Interest Tax Exempt Security

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities at

Value

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

$ -

Level 2 - Other Significant

209,021,334

Observable Inputs

Level 3 - Significant

-

Unobservable Inputs

Total

$ 209,021,334

 

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157"), effective December 1, 2007, which governs the application of generally accepted accounting principles that require fair value measurements of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Fair value is an estimate of the price the Fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

For Level 1 inputs, the Fund uses unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for assets or liabilities with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information as the most reliable evidence of fair value. The Fund’s Level 2 valuation techniques include inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active in which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially over time or among market participants. Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability in Level 2 include such factors as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and default rates for similar liabilities. For Level 3 valuation techniques, the Fund uses unobservable inputs that reflect assumptions market participants would be expected to use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available and are developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. In developing unobservable inputs, market participant assumptions are used if they are reasonably available without undue cost and effort.

 

The Fund may record changes to valuations based on the amount that might reasonably be expected to receive for a security upon its current sale consistent with the fair value measurement objective. Each determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to the type of the security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issue or of comparable companies, quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s financial statements, an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold, and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination,

 


 

and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value determined upon sale of those investments.

 

 

ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

 

(a)          The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

 

 

(b)         There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

 


 

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:

DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

April 16, 2008

 

 

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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

April 16, 2008

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date:                                        April 16, 2008