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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-07532
 
PIMCO Municipal Advantage Fund Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
Lawrence G. Altadonna – 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-739-3371
Date of fiscal year end:     October 31, 2008  
Date of reporting period:     April 30, 2008  

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ITEM 1. Report to Shareholders

     
     
     
     
 

   PIMCO Municipal Advantage
Fund Inc.

 

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                       Contents      
    Letter to Shareholders   1  
    Fund Insights/Performance & Statistics   2  
    Schedule of Investments   3–8  
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities   9  
    Statement of Operations   10  
    Statement of Changes in Net Assets   11  
    Notes to Financial Statements   12–15  
    Financial Highlights   16  
    Shareholder Meeting Results/Proxy Voting Policies &          
        Procedures/Adoption of Discount Policy/      
   
    Appointment of New Director
  17  
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
               
           



PIMCO Municipal Advantage Fund Inc. Letter to Shareholders
 

June 16, 2008

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide you with the semiannual report for the PIMCO Municipal Advantage Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2008.

The U.S. bond market delivered positive returns in the period as economic growth moderated leading to lower interest rates and higher bond prices. The Federal Reserve (the “Fed’’) reduced the Federal Funds rate five times in the period, lowering the key rate banks charge each other from 4.5% to 2.0%.

Since February 2008, industry-wide developments in the auction-rate preferred markets have caused auctions for the Fund’s auction-rate preferred stock (“ARPS”) to fail, as described in Note 5 in the accompanying notes to Financial Statements. At the time this report is being prepared, it is not possible to predict how and when full or partial liquidity will return, if at all, to the closed-end fund ARPS market. Additional information regarding ARPS, failed auctions and potential solutions to address the unprecedented lack of liquidity of the ARPS due to recent failed auctions can be accessed on our Web site, www.allianzinvestors.com/arps.

For specific information on the Fund and its performance during the reporting period, please review the following pages. If you have any questions regarding the information provided, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor or call the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710. In addition, a wide range of information and resources is available on our Web site, www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.

Together with Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, the Fund’s investment manager, and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), the Fund’s sub-adviser, we thank you for investing with us.

We remain dedicated to serving your investment needs.

Sincerely,


Hans W. Kertess
Chairman

                                               
      Brian S. Shlissel
      President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

| 4.30.08 | PIMCO Municipal Advantage Fund Semi-Annual Report 1


PIMCO Municipal Advantage Fund Inc.  Fund Insights/Performance &
April 30, 2008 (unaudited)
Statistics

  • PIMCO Municipal Advantage Fund had a net asset value (“NAV”) return of (6.55)% and a market price return of (2.64)% for the six-month period ended April 30, 2008.
  • Municipal bond yields decreased in the shorter maturities, while increasing in intermediate and long maturities during the six-month period ended April 30, 2008.
  • Interest rates for Treasuries and London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swaps moved lower during the six-month period across all maturities leading to an overall outperformance versus Munis for these sectors.
  • Municipal bond issuance remains at increased levels as issuers continue to exit the Auction Rate market.
    Over the six-month period, supply levels were at $196 billion.
  • The municipal yield curve steepened during the period. The 15, 20, and 30-year maturity AAA General Obligation yields increased 7, 19, and 21 basis points, respectively, while the 2-year yield fell 98 basis points.
  • Municipal to Treasury yield ratios grew dramatically during the period. The 10-year ratio increased to 98.93% and 30-year ratio increased to 103.18%, during the period, crossing levels never seen before.
  • Long Municipals underperformed Long Treasuries and the taxable debt sector during the period. The Lehman Long Municipal Bond Index returned (1.36)% while the Lehman Long Government/Credit and the Lehman
    Long Treasury Indices returned 2.99% and 6.24%, respectively.
  • Tobacco securitization sector holdings detracted from performance due to large swings as a result of tobacco company and rating agency related news.
  • Exposure to zero coupon municipals was negative for performance. The Lehman Zero Coupon Index returned (5.65)% for the six-month period.
  • Municipal bonds within California performed in-line with the national index in the long-end of the curve. Year-to-date, California continues to lead all other states in new issue volume. The state’s issuance decreased 15.1% from $26.23 billion in the first 4 months of 2007 to $22.26 billion during the same period of 2008.

Total Return (1) :  
Market Price
 
Net Asset Value (“NAV”)
Six Months   (2.64 )%                                                 (6.55 )%                       
1 year   (4.55 )%   (8.53 )%
5 years   3.57 %   1.56 %
10 years   5.52 %   3.94 %

Common Share Market Price/NAV Performance:
Commencement of Operations (4/30/93) to 4/30/08
¢ Market Price
¢ NAV