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                                 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 811-7868

                 Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II
___________________________________________________________________________
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

             1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
___________________________________________________________________________
            (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

                                 Ronald Robison
             1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
___________________________________________________________________________
                    (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000

Date of fiscal year end:  10/31

Date of reporting period:  4/30/04
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Item 1. Report to Shareholders

The Trust's semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to
Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

       Welcome, Shareholder

       In this report, you'll learn about how your investment in Van Kampen
       Advantage Municipal Income Trust II performed during the semiannual
       period. The portfolio management team will provide an overview of the
       market conditions and discuss some of the factors that affected
       investment performance during the reporting period. In addition, this
       report includes the trust's financial statements and a list of trust
       investments as of April 30, 2004.

       Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to
       pass. There is no assurance that the trust will achieve its investment
       objective. Trusts are subject to market risk, which is the possibility
       that the market values of securities owned by the trust will decline and
       that the value of trust shares may therefore be less than what you paid
       for them. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this trust.

       Income may subject certain individuals to the federal Alternative Minimum
       Tax (AMT).

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         <S>                    <C>                                       <C>
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            NOT FDIC INSURED             OFFER NO BANK GUARANTEE              MAY LOSE VALUE
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY               NOT A DEPOSIT
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</Table>
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Performance Summary as of 4/30/04

<Table>
<Caption>
ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II
SYMBOL: VKI
------------------------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL                BASED ON      BASED ON
TOTAL RETURNS                   NAV       MARKET PRICE
<S>                           <C>         <C>

Since Inception (08/27/93)     6.24%          5.39%

10-year                        7.89           8.03

5-year                         6.70           7.16

1-year                         2.35          -3.61

6-month                        1.41          -1.07
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</Table>

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, net asset
value (NAV) and common share market price will fluctuate and trust shares, when
sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As a result of recent market activity, current performance may vary from the
figures shown. For more up-to-date information, please visit vankampen.com or
speak with your financial advisor. NAV per share is determined by dividing the
value of the trust's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all
liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share
market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the trust
at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors,
including supply and demand and market conditions. Total return assumes an
investment at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions for
the period in accordance with the trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale
of all shares at the end of the period.

The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is a broad-based statistical composite
of municipal bonds. The index is unmanaged and does not include any sales
charges or fees. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to
invest directly in an index.

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Trust Report

FOR THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2004

Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II is managed by the adviser's
Municipal Fixed Income team.(1) Current members include Timothy D. Haney, Vice
President; Robert Wimmel, Vice President; and John Reynoldson, Executive
Director.

MARKET CONDITIONS

The state of the U.S. economy remained mixed over the six-month period under
review. On the positive side, economic growth continued to be robust, with Gross
Domestic Product growth topping 4 percent in both the last quarter of 2003 and,
preliminarily, the first quarter of this year. While this strength in output has
historically triggered fears of rising interest rates, yields remained
stubbornly low across the municipal curve. These low yields were partly the
result of the continued low levels of observed inflation in the U.S. economy.
Unfortunately, they also reflected continuing weakness in the job market, which
remained soft throughout the period. The soft job numbers, coupled with
persistently low inflation, led the Federal Open Market Committee (the Fed) to
maintain its accommodative stance throughout the period.

The surprisingly rapid job growth data released in April, coupled with rapidly
rising commodity and high oil prices, led many investors to fear that the Fed
would be forced to raise interest rates earlier than the market initially
expected. As a result, bond yields across all major sectors spiked in April.

Supply of new municipal bonds in calendar 2003 hit record levels as
municipalities moved to take advantage of historically low interest rates. Many
cities and states sought to reduce expenditures by refinancing existing debt and
replacing it with lower-yielding bonds. In other cases, municipalities attempted
to meet current and future funding needs by issuing new debt. This activity
slowed in the first months of 2004.

The low interest rates that prevailed over much of the period also had an impact
on the demand for municipal bonds. Retail and institutional investor activity
slowed as holders of municipal bonds saw little reason to sell bonds purchased
at higher yield levels and reinvest at lower yields. However, the period was
marked by rising activity among non-traditional investors, such as hedge funds
and insurance companies seeking to take advantage of the attractiveness of
municipal bonds relative to some taxable securities. Additionally, investors'
search for yield led to significant outperformance by lower-rated bonds with
greater credit risk. Sectors such as health care, with a preponderance of
lower-rated issues, performed particularly well.

(1)Team members may change without notice at any time.
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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Closed-end fund returns can be calculated based upon either the market price or
the net asset value (NAV) of its shares. NAV per share is determined by dividing
the value of the trust's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all
liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding, while market
price reflects the supply and demand for the shares. As a result, the two
returns can differ significantly. On an NAV basis, the trust outperformed its
benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index, but underperformed on a
market-price basis. (See table below.)

The trust uses leverage to enhance its dividend to common shareholders. The
trust borrows money at short-term rates through the issuance of preferred
shares. The proceeds are typically reinvested in longer-term securities, taking
advantage of the difference between short- and longer-term rates. As yields rose
toward the end of the period, the prices of bonds declined. The trust's use of
leverage magnified this negative price movement. However, the portfolio saw
strong relative performance from its higher-yielding holdings during the period,
counterbalancing the leverage and helping to produce a total return at NAV
slightly higher than that of the benchmark, which is not leveraged.

Our analysis of the macroeconomic environment, coupled with the levels of
interest rates near multi-decade lows, led us to believe that interest rates
were more likely to rise than to fall further. As a result, we kept the trust's
duration (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) below that of its benchmark in
order to limit the potentially damaging impact of any increase in interest
rates. This approach hampered the trust's returns as interest rates fell for
much of the period. That said, the strategy provided a cushion to returns when
interest rates soared in the final weeks of the period.

TOTAL RETURN FOR THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2004

<Table>
<Caption>
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      BASED ON     BASED ON       LEHMAN BROTHERS
        NAV      MARKET PRICE   MUNICIPAL BOND INDEX
<S>   <C>        <C>            <C>                  <C>

       1.41%        -1.07%             1.19%
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</Table>

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, net asset
value and common share market price will fluctuate and trust shares, when sold,
may be worth more or less than their original cost. See Performance Summary for
additional performance information and index definition.
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We also adjusted the portfolio's term structure in anticipation of rising
interest rates. Our research showed that the intermediate portion of the curve
offered the most promising total-return potential. As a result, we focused our
purchases on the 15- to 20-year segment of the curve. These securities had the
added appeal of premium coupons and 10-year call dates, which offered attractive
income coupled with limited interest-rate exposure. Our term-structure strategy
also included an attempt to capitalize on a temporary pricing anomaly which
boosted the short-term returns of securities in the ten-year range as they
"rolled down" the yield curve at the end of the calendar year.

While the trust has a high-quality bias overall, its performance benefited from
its holdings of high-yield issues. During the period, municipal-bond investors
responded to the protracted low rate environment by favoring high-yield bonds,
which caused the yield spreads between higher- and lower-rated bonds to narrow.
(Yield spreads reflect the premium demanded by investors to buy lower-rated
bonds.) As a result, lower-quality bonds outperformed. The portfolio had
approximately 83 percent exposure to bonds rated AA/Aa or higher at the end of
the period.

Our trading activity during the period was below traditional norms because we
wanted to avoid having to reinvest into securities with low yields. That said,
we were able to make selective relative-value trades among securities and
sectors as they moved into and out of fair value. Some of these acquisitions
were funded by the proceeds of bonds that were called away by their issuers
during the period. In other cases we sold bonds that met their performance
objectives. We reinvested this cash into securities that we believed had more
promising

<Table>
<S>                                         <C>
TOP 5 SECTORS AS OF 4/30/04                 RATINGS ALLOCATION AS OF 4/30/04
Health Care                   18.3%         AAA/Aaa                        76.4%
Public Education              12.4          AA/Aa                           6.3
Transportation                10.6          A/A                             4.0
Public Building               10.4          BBB/Baa                        11.5
General Purpose                8.9          BB/Ba                           0.5
                                            Non-Rated                       1.3
</Table>

Subject to change daily. Provided for informational purposes only and should not
be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities mentioned or
securities in the sectors shown above. All percentages are as a percentage of
long-term investments. Securities are classified by sectors that represent broad
groupings of related industries. Ratings allocations based upon ratings as
issued by Standard and Poor's and Moody's. Van Kampen is a wholly owned
subsidiary of a global securities firm which is engaged in a wide range of
financial services including, for example, securities trading and brokerage
activities, investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial
advisory services.

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total-return characteristics, including several lower-rated issues and premium-
coupon high-grade bonds.

The trust's portfolio remained well diversified during the period, with its
holdings spread across most major municipal-bond sectors. We believe this
long-standing strategy helps to minimize the risk of over-concentration in any
single sector, while also giving the portfolio exposure to as many potential
sources of return as possible. The three largest sector exposures at the end of
the period were health care, public education and transportation.

As mentioned above, the portfolio's below-market duration served it well in the
final weeks of the period, when interest rates rose sharply. While it is
impossible to predict how long this trend will hold, we believe that the trust
is well positioned to weather further increases in rates. We look forward to
becoming more active in seeking attractive structures and relative-value trading
opportunities now that rates have moved into a more normal range.

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

       A description of the trust's policies and procedures with respect to the
       voting of proxies relating to the trust's portfolio securities is
       available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-847-2424. This
       information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's
       website at http://www.sec.gov.

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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED)

<Table>
<Caption>
PAR
AMOUNT
(000)      DESCRIPTION                                      COUPON   MATURITY      VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>        <S>                                              <C>      <C>        <C>
           MUNICIPAL BONDS  166.4%
           ALABAMA  3.2%
$ 3,640    University South AL Univ Rev Cap Impt Rfdg (FGIC
           Insd)........................................... 5.000%   03/15/21   $  3,741,228
                                                                                ------------

           ARIZONA  11.6%
  5,755    Arizona Sch Fac Brd Ctf Part Ser A (MBIA
           Insd)........................................... 5.250    09/01/17      6,150,886
  3,000    Arizona St Transn Brd Hwy Rev Ser B............. 5.250    07/01/19      3,174,900
  2,000    Phoenix, AZ Civic Impt Corp Arpt Rev Jr Lien
           (AMT) (FGIC Insd)............................... 5.375    07/01/29      2,015,400
    910    Pima Cnty, AZ Indl Dev Auth Indl Rev Lease Oblig
           Irvington Proj Tucson Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd)..... 7.250    07/15/10        956,956
  1,300    Tempe, AZ Excise Tax Rev Rfdg................... 5.250    07/01/18      1,391,169
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  13,689,311
                                                                                ------------
           CALIFORNIA  17.4%
  6,000    Anaheim, CA Pub Fin Auth Lease Rev Cap Apprec
           Pub Impt Proj Ser C (FSA Insd)..................   *      09/01/19      2,744,820
  5,000    Anaheim, CA Pub Fin Auth Lease Rev Cap Apprec
           Pub Impt Proj Ser C (FSA Insd)..................   *      09/01/32      1,018,400
  1,000    California St (AMBAC Insd)...................... 5.125    10/01/27      1,003,090
  2,800    California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A (AMBAC
           Insd)........................................... 5.500    05/01/16      3,056,144
  2,500    California St Pub Wks Brd Dept Corrections Ser
           C............................................... 5.000    06/01/24      2,388,525
  2,000    California St Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev Dept of
           Corrections St Prisons Ser A Rfdg (AMBAC
           Insd)........................................... 5.000    12/01/19      2,094,140
  4,450    Los Angeles, CA Dept Wtr & Pwr Ser A (FGIC
           Insd)........................................... 5.125    07/01/40      4,452,626
 13,880    San Joaquin Hills, CA Transn Corridor Agy Toll
           Rd Rev Cap Apprec Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd)........   *      01/15/28      3,725,670
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  20,483,415
                                                                                ------------
           COLORADO  5.5%
  1,000    Arapahoe Cnty, CO Cap Impt Tr Fd Hwy Rev E-470
           Proj Ser B (Prerefunded @ 08/31/05) (a)......... 7.000    08/31/26      1,102,170
  5,000    Arapahoe Cnty, CO Cap Impt Tr Fd Hwy Rev E-470
           Proj Ser C (Prerefunded @ 08/31/05).............   *      08/31/26      1,021,950
  1,475    Colorado Ed & Cultural Fac Auth Rev Impt Charter
           Sch Proj Rfdg (XLCA Insd)....................... 5.250    08/15/19      1,549,709
  1,000    Colorado Hlth Fac Auth Rev Hosp Portercare
           Adventist Hlth.................................. 6.500    11/15/31      1,084,800
    380    Colorado Hsg Fin Auth Single Family Pgm Sr Ser A
           (AMT)........................................... 8.000    06/01/25        385,195
    225    Colorado Hsg Fin Auth Single Family Pgm Sr Ser
           A2 (AMT)........................................ 7.250    05/01/27        227,891
    129    Colorado Hsg Fin Auth Single Family Pgm Sr Ser
           B1 (AMT)........................................ 7.650    11/01/26        132,240
  1,000    Northern CO Wtr Conservancy (MBIA Insd)......... 5.000    10/01/21      1,021,670
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   6,525,625
                                                                                ------------
</Table>

See Notes to Financial Statements                                              7
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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

<Table>
<Caption>
PAR
AMOUNT
(000)      DESCRIPTION                                      COUPON   MATURITY      VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>        <S>                                              <C>      <C>        <C>
           CONNECTICUT  1.9%
$ 1,010    Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe CT Spl Rev Ser
           A, 144A--Private Placement (b).................. 6.400%   09/01/11   $  1,080,437
    990    Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe CT Spl Rev Ser
           A, 144A--Private Placement (Prerefunded @
           09/01/07) (b)................................... 6.400    09/01/11      1,112,750
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   2,193,187
                                                                                ------------
           FLORIDA  2.7%
  3,000    Lake Cnty, FL Sch Brd Ctf Part (AMBAC Insd)..... 5.375    07/01/17      3,227,490
                                                                                ------------

           GEORGIA  6.1%
  3,130    De Kalb Cnty, GA Hsg Auth Multi-Family Hsg Rev
           North Hill Apts Proj Rfdg (FNMA Collateralized)
           (Variable Rate Coupon).......................... 6.625    01/01/25      3,214,009
  2,000    Georgia St Rd & Twy Auth Rev.................... 5.000    10/01/19      2,100,320
  1,745    Municipal Elec Auth GA Combustion Turbine Proj
           Ser A (MBIA Insd)............................... 5.250    11/01/20      1,835,984
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   7,150,313
                                                                                ------------
           ILLINOIS  7.9%
  1,710    Bolingbrook, IL Cap Apprec Ser C Rfdg (MBIA
           Insd)...........................................   *      01/01/29        427,415
  5,400    Chicago, IL Brd of Ed Cap Apprec Sch Reform Ser
           B-1 (FGIC Insd).................................   *      12/01/28      1,357,668
  7,375    Illinois Hlth Fac Auth Rev Swedish Amern Hosp
           Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) (c)........................... 5.375    11/15/13      7,543,298
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   9,328,381
                                                                                ------------
           INDIANA  1.3%
  1,500    Indiana St Dev Fin Auth Rev Exempt Fac Conv Rfdg
           (AMT) (a)....................................... 5.950    08/01/30      1,521,135
                                                                                ------------

           KENTUCKY  2.4%
  2,500    Kentucky St Ppty & Bldgs Comm Proj No. 74 Rfdg
           (Prerefunded @ 02/01/12) (FSA Insd)............. 5.375    02/01/15      2,780,025
                                                                                ------------

           LOUISIANA  3.1%
  1,400    Louisiana Pub Fac Auth Rev Hlth Fac Glen
           Retirement Ser A................................ 6.700    12/01/25      1,425,732
  2,000    New Orleans, LA Rfdg (FGIC Insd)................ 5.500    12/01/21      2,216,640
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   3,642,372
                                                                                ------------

           MARYLAND  4.3%
  1,000    Maryland St Econ Dev Corp Univ MD College Park
           Proj............................................ 5.625    06/01/35      1,010,860
  4,000    Maryland St Hlth & Higher Ed Fac Auth Rev Subn
           Hosp Rfdg (AMBAC Insd).......................... 5.000    07/01/13      4,090,400
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   5,101,260
                                                                                ------------
</Table>

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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

<Table>
<Caption>
PAR
AMOUNT
(000)      DESCRIPTION                                      COUPON   MATURITY      VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>        <S>                                              <C>      <C>        <C>
           MASSACHUSETTS  3.6%
$ 1,200    Massachusetts Bay Tran Auth MA Gen Tran Sys Ser
           A Rfdg.......................................... 6.250%   03/01/12   $  1,392,000
  1,000    Massachusetts St Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Saint
           Mem Med Ctr Ser A............................... 6.000    10/01/23        930,140
  1,886    Massachusetts St Hsg Fin Agy Hsg Rev Insd Rental
           Ser A (AMT) (AMBAC Insd)........................ 6.650    07/01/19      1,926,729
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   4,248,869
                                                                                ------------
           MICHIGAN  10.4%
  2,000    Detroit, MI Downtown Dev Auth Tax Increment Rev
           Dev Area No 1 Proj Ser C1 (Prerefunded @
           07/01/06)....................................... 6.250    07/01/25      2,223,980
  2,790    Detroit, MI Wtr Supply Sys Rev Sr Lien Ser C
           Rfdg (MBIA Insd)................................ 5.250    07/01/19      2,953,131
  2,000    Grand Rapids, MI Wtr Supply (FGIC Insd)......... 5.750    01/01/15      2,216,560
  2,075    South Lyon, MI Cmnty Sch Bldg & Site (FGIC
           Insd)........................................... 5.250    05/01/18      2,196,263
  2,285    Taylor, MI Bldg Auth (AMBAC Insd)............... 6.000    03/01/13      2,635,816
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  12,225,750
                                                                                ------------
           MINNESOTA  0.8%
  1,000    Duluth, MN Econ Dev Auth Benedictine Hlth Sys
           Saint Marys..................................... 5.250    02/15/33        980,270
                                                                                ------------

           MISSISSIPPI  4.2%
  3,000    Mississippi Bus Fin Corp MS Pollutn Ctl Rev Sys
           Energy Res Inc Proj Rfdg........................ 5.900    05/01/22      3,016,380
  1,210    Mississippi Home Corp Single Family Rev Mtg Ser
           C (AMT) (GNMA Collateralized)................... 7.600    06/01/29      1,294,603
    615    Mississippi Home Corp Single Family Rev Mtg Ser
           F (AMT) (GNMA Collateralized)................... 6.250    12/01/16        637,718
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   4,948,701
                                                                                ------------
           MISSOURI  5.2%
  2,000    Curators Univ MO Sys Fac Rev Ser B Rfdg......... 5.000    11/01/20      2,072,720
  4,000    Saint Louis, MO Arpt Rev Arpt Dev Pgm Ser A
           (MBIA Insd)..................................... 5.250    07/01/31      4,060,560
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   6,133,280
                                                                                ------------
           NEBRASKA  2.6%
  3,000    Omaha Convention Hotel Corp Convention Ctr First
           Tier Ser A (AMBAC Insd)......................... 5.125    04/01/32      3,029,040
                                                                                ------------

           NEW HAMPSHIRE  3.0%
  1,000    New Hampshire Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Derryfield
           Sch............................................. 7.000    07/01/30        996,890
  1,500    New Hampshire Hlth & Ed Fac Hlthcare Sys
           Covenant Hlth (d)............................... 5.500    07/01/34      1,479,015
  1,000    New Hampshire St Bus Fin Auth Wtr Fac Rev
           Pennichuck Wtrwks Inc (AMT) (AMBAC Insd)........ 6.300    05/01/22      1,105,870
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   3,581,775
                                                                                ------------
</Table>

See Notes to Financial Statements                                              9
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

<Table>
<Caption>
PAR
AMOUNT
(000)      DESCRIPTION                                      COUPON   MATURITY      VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>        <S>                                              <C>      <C>        <C>
           NEW JERSEY  3.2%
$ 2,210    New Jersey Econ Dev Auth Wtr Fac Rev NJ American
           Wtr Co Inc Ser B (AMT) (FGIC Insd).............. 5.375%   05/01/32   $  2,257,692
  1,600    New Jersey Hlthcare Fac Fin Auth Rev Cap Hlth
           Sys Oblig Grp Ser A............................. 5.375    07/01/33      1,563,024
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   3,820,716
                                                                                ------------
           NEW MEXICO  1.3%
  1,500    Jicarilla, NM Apache Nation Rev Adj Ser A
           (Acquired 10/23/03, Cost $1,514,910) (e)........ 5.000    09/01/18      1,504,110
                                                                                ------------

           NEW YORK  14.7%
    905    New York City Ser G............................. 6.000    02/01/11        983,219
  2,095    New York City Ser G (Prerefunded @ 02/01/06).... 6.000    02/01/11      2,276,071
  5,000    New York City Ser H (MBIA Insd)................. 5.250    03/15/14      5,382,150
  2,175    New York St Med Care Fac Fin Agy Rev NY Downtown
           Hosp Ser A (Prerefunded @ 02/15/05)............. 6.800    02/15/20      2,312,177
  3,000    New York St Med Care Fac Fin Agy Rev NY Hosp Mtg
           Ser A (Prerefunded @ 02/15/05) (AMBAC Insd)..... 6.200    08/15/05      3,174,600
  3,000    New York St Med Care Fac Fin Agy Rev NY Hosp Mtg
           Ser A (Prerefunded @ 02/15/05) (AMBAC Insd)..... 6.800    08/15/24      3,188,730
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  17,316,947
                                                                                ------------
           NORTH CAROLINA  1.4%
  1,500    North Carolina Eastn Muni Pwr Agy Pwr Sys Rev
           Ser D........................................... 6.700    01/01/19      1,657,065
                                                                                ------------

           OHIO  8.4%
  3,000    Cincinnati, OH City Sch Dist Sch Impt (FSA
           Insd)........................................... 5.250    06/01/18      3,179,280
  1,000    Cuyahoga Cnty, OH Hosp Fac Rev Canton Inc
           Proj............................................ 7.500    01/01/30      1,101,400
  1,000    Dayton, OH Arpt Rev James M Cox Dayton Ser C
           Rfdg (AMT) (Radian Insd)........................ 5.250    12/01/27        984,140
  1,165    Marion Cnty, OH Hosp Impt Rev Cmnty Hosp Rfdg... 6.100    05/15/06      1,236,601
  3,290    Pickerington, OH Loc Sch Dist Cap Apprec Sch Fac
           Contract (FGIC Insd)............................   *      12/01/11      2,433,843
    900    Toledo Lucas Cnty, OH Port Auth Northwest Bd Fd
           Ser A (AMT)..................................... 6.000    05/15/11        949,293
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   9,884,557
                                                                                ------------
           OKLAHOMA  4.3%
  1,755    Tulsa Cnty, OK Pub Fac Auth Cap Impt Rev (AMBAC
           Insd)........................................... 6.250    11/01/22      2,019,654
  2,785    Tulsa, OK Indl Auth Hosp Rev Hillcrest Med Ctr
           Proj Rfdg (Escrowed to Maturity) (Connie Lee
           Insd)........................................... 6.250    06/01/06      3,025,903
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   5,045,557
                                                                                ------------
           OREGON  2.1%
  2,010    Emerald Peoples Util Dist OR Rfdg (FGIC Insd)... 7.350    11/01/09      2,424,884
                                                                                ------------
</Table>

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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

<Table>
<Caption>
PAR
AMOUNT
(000)      DESCRIPTION                                      COUPON   MATURITY      VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>        <S>                                              <C>      <C>        <C>
           PENNSYLVANIA  1.8%
$ 2,000    Pennsylvania Econ Dev Fin Auth Res Recovery Rev
           Colver Proj Ser D (AMT)......................... 7.150%   12/01/18   $  2,067,460
                                                                                ------------

           SOUTH DAKOTA  0.9%
  1,000    South Dakota St Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Childrens
           Care Hosp Rfdg.................................. 6.125    11/01/29      1,045,700
                                                                                ------------

           TENNESSEE  2.3%
  1,270    Elizabethton, TN Hlth & Ed Fac Brd Rev Impt Hosp
           First Mtg Ser B Rfdg............................ 8.000    07/01/33      1,467,612
  1,000    Johnson City, TN Hlth & Ed Fac Brd Hosp Rev
           First Mtg Mtn St Hlth Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd).... 7.500    07/01/25      1,233,310
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   2,700,922
                                                                                ------------
           TEXAS  15.1%
  1,000    Brazos River Auth TX Pollutn Ctl Rev Adj TXU
           Elec Co Proj Ser C Rfdg (Variable Rate Coupon)
           (AMT)........................................... 5.750    05/01/36      1,057,330
  1,050    Brownsville, TX Util Sys Rev (Escrowed to
           Maturity)....................................... 7.375    01/01/10      1,204,182
  1,515    Cameron Cnty, TX Ctf Oblig (AMBAC Insd)......... 5.750    02/15/16      1,678,317
  3,000    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Intl Arpt Rev Impt Jt Ser
           A Rfdg (AMT) (FGIC Insd)........................ 5.500    11/01/31      3,073,080
  3,110    Houston, TX Arpt Sys Rev (Escrowed to
           Maturity)....................................... 9.500    07/01/10      3,837,087
  1,000    Mesquite, TX Hlth Fac Dev Corp Retirement Fac
           Christian Care Ctr Ser A........................ 7.625    02/15/28      1,044,790
  2,000    San Antonio, TX Elec & Gas Sys Rfdg............. 5.375    02/01/16      2,151,540
  1,990    Stafford, TX Econ Dev Corp (FGIC Insd).......... 6.000    09/01/19      2,246,033
  1,510    Texas St Wtr Fin Assistance..................... 5.500    08/01/35      1,559,498
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  17,851,857
                                                                                ------------
           VIRGINIA  1.4%
  1,595    Richmond, VA Indl Dev Auth Govt Fac Rev Bds
           (AMBAC Insd).................................... 5.000    07/15/16      1,710,287
                                                                                ------------

           WASHINGTON  2.7%
  1,745    Clark Cnty, WA Sch Dist No 114 Evergreen (FSA
           Insd)........................................... 5.500    12/01/15      1,903,481
  1,280    Pierce Cnty, WA Sch Dist No 343 Dieringer Impt
           Rfdg (FSA Insd)................................. 5.000    12/01/20      1,315,174
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   3,218,655
                                                                                ------------
           WISCONSIN  2.2%
  2,500    Milwaukee, WI Redev Auth Rev Milwaukee Pub Schs
           (AMBAC Insd).................................... 5.125    08/01/21      2,582,025
                                                                                ------------

           WYOMING  1.3%
  1,500    Laramie Cnty, WY Hosp Rev Mem Hosp Proj (AMBAC
           Insd)........................................... 6.700    05/01/12      1,521,045
                                                                                ------------
</Table>

See Notes to Financial Statements                                             11
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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

<Table>
<Caption>
PAR
AMOUNT
(000)      DESCRIPTION                                      COUPON   MATURITY      VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>        <S>                                              <C>      <C>        <C>
           PUERTO RICO  6.1%
$ 6,000    Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Trans Auth Hwy Rev Ser
           Y Rfdg (FSA Insd)............................... 6.250%   07/01/21   $  7,233,960
                                                                                ------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS  166.4%
  (Cost $187,427,134)........................................................    196,117,174
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES  1.5%..................................      1,808,027
PREFERRED SHARES (INCLUDING ACCRUED DISTRIBUTIONS)  (67.9%)..................    (80,008,007)
                                                                                ------------

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES  100.0%...............................   $117,917,194
                                                                                ============
</Table>

*   Zero coupon bond

(a) Security converts to a fixed coupon rate at a predetermined date.

(b) 144A securities are those which are exempt from registration under Rule 144A
    of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be
    resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those
    transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

(c) All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in
    connection with open futures contracts.

(d) Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

(e) These securities are restricted and may be resold only in transactions
    exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with
    qualified institutional buyers. Restricted securities comprise 1.3% of net
    assets applicable to common shares.

AMBAC--AMBAC Indemnity Corp.

AMT--Alternative Minimum Tax

Connie Lee--Connie Lee Insurance Co.

FGIC--Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FNMA--Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA--Financial Security Assurance Inc.

GNMA--Government National Mortgage Association

MBIA--Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.

Radian--Radian Asset Assurance

XLCA--XL Capital Assurance Inc.

 12                                            See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

<Table>
<S>                                                           <C>
ASSETS:
Total Investments (Cost $187,427,134).......................  $196,117,174
Cash........................................................       293,265
Receivables:
  Interest..................................................     3,220,200
  Investments Sold..........................................     1,210,707
Other.......................................................         1,782
                                                              ------------
    Total Assets............................................   200,843,128
                                                              ------------
LIABILITIES:
Payables:
  Investments Purchased.....................................     2,453,355
  Investment Advisory Fee...................................        98,304
  Variation Margin on Futures...............................        60,437
  Income Distributions--Common Shares.......................        21,390
  Other Affiliates..........................................        10,104
  Administrative Fee........................................         8,192
Trustees' Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans........       208,577
Accrued Expenses............................................        57,568
                                                              ------------
    Total Liabilities.......................................     2,917,927
Preferred Shares (including accrued distributions)..........    80,008,007
                                                              ------------
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES......................  $117,917,194
                                                              ============
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE ($117,917,194 divided by
  8,175,881 shares outstanding).............................  $      14.42
                                                              ============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Common Shares ($.01 par value with an unlimited number of
  shares authorized, 8,175,881 shares issued and
  outstanding)..............................................  $     81,759
Paid in Surplus.............................................   108,295,261
Net Unrealized Appreciation.................................     9,337,028
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income.............     1,470,850
Accumulated Net Realized Loss...............................    (1,267,704)
                                                              ------------
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES......................  $117,917,194
                                                              ============
PREFERRED SHARES ($.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000
  shares, 3,200 issued with liquidation preference of
  $25,000 per share)........................................  $ 80,000,000
                                                              ============
NET ASSETS INCLUDING PREFERRED SHARES.......................  $197,917,194
                                                              ============
</Table>

See Notes to Financial Statements                                             13
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

<Table>
<S>                                                           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest....................................................  $ 5,217,085
                                                              -----------
EXPENSES:
Investment Advisory Fee.....................................      603,329
Preferred Share Maintenance.................................      115,488
Administrative Fee..........................................       50,277
Trustees' Fees and Related Expenses.........................       43,732
Legal.......................................................       13,543
Custody.....................................................        6,883
Other.......................................................       74,452
                                                              -----------
    Total Expenses..........................................      907,704
                                                              -----------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME.......................................  $ 4,309,381
                                                              ===========
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS:
Realized Gain/Loss:
  Investments...............................................  $   711,625
  Futures...................................................   (1,162,220)
                                                              -----------
Net Realized Loss...........................................     (450,595)
                                                              -----------
Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation:
  Beginning of the Period...................................   11,091,817
                                                              -----------
  End of the Period:
    Investments.............................................    8,690,040
    Futures.................................................      646,988
                                                              -----------
                                                                9,337,028
                                                              -----------
Net Unrealized Depreciation During the Period...............   (1,754,789)
                                                              -----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS............................  $(2,205,384)
                                                              ===========
DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS.....................  $  (370,766)
                                                              ===========
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FROM
  OPERATIONS................................................  $ 1,733,231
                                                              ===========
</Table>

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<PAGE>

VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                              FOR THE             FOR THE
                                                          SIX MONTHS ENDED       YEAR ENDED
                                                           APRIL 30, 2004     OCTOBER 31, 2003
                                                          ------------------------------------
<S>                                                       <C>                 <C>
FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
Operations:
Net Investment Income...................................    $  4,309,381        $  8,782,170
Net Realized Gain/Loss..................................        (450,595)          2,363,476
Net Unrealized Depreciation During the Period...........      (1,754,789)         (3,608,434)
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders:
  Net Investment Income.................................        (370,766)           (805,099)
                                                            ------------        ------------
Change in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from
  Operations............................................       1,733,231           6,732,113
Distributions to Common Shareholders:
  Net Investment Income.................................      (3,922,200)         (8,184,010)
                                                            ------------        ------------

NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES
  FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES............................      (2,188,969)         (1,451,897)

FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
Value of Common Shares Issued Through Dividend
  Reinvestment..........................................         115,004                 -0-
                                                            ------------        ------------
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
  SHARES................................................      (2,073,965)         (1,451,897)
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
Beginning of the Period.................................     119,991,159         121,443,056
                                                            ------------        ------------
End of the Period (Including accumulated undistributed
  net investment income of $1,470,850 and $1,454,435,
  respectively).........................................    $117,917,194        $119,991,159
                                                            ============        ============
</Table>

See Notes to Financial Statements                                             15
<PAGE>

VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE PRESENTS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR ONE COMMON SHARE OF THE
TRUST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED.

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                   SIX MONTHS
                                                      ENDED
                                                    APRIL 30,    ------------------------------
                                                      2004        2003      2002 (a)     2001
                                                   --------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>           <C>        <C>         <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD..........   $ 14.69     $ 14.87    $ 14.77     $ 13.46
                                                     -------     -------    -------     -------
    Net Investment Income.........................       .53        1.08       1.10        1.12
    Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss.........      (.27)       (.16)       .10        1.23
    Common Share Equivalent of Distributions Paid
    to Preferred Shareholders:
      Net Investment Income.......................      (.05)       (.10)      (.14)       (.32)
                                                     -------     -------    -------     -------
Total from Investment Operations..................       .21         .82       1.06        2.03
Distributions Paid to Common Shareholders:
      Net Investment Income.......................      (.48)      (1.00)      (.96)       (.72)
                                                     -------     -------    -------     -------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF THE PERIOD................   $ 14.42     $ 14.69    $ 14.87     $ 14.77
                                                     =======     =======    =======     =======

Common Share Market Price at End of the Period....   $ 13.31     $ 13.90    $ 13.98     $ 12.95
Total Return (b)..................................    -1.07%*      6.57%     15.64%      18.05%
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares at End of
  the Period (In millions)........................   $ 117.9     $ 120.0    $ 121.4     $ 120.6
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Applicable
  to Common Shares (c)............................     1.49%       1.48%      1.58%       1.76%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net
  Assets Applicable to Common Shares (c)..........     7.09%       7.23%      7.55%       7.89%
Portfolio Turnover................................       10%*        26%        45%         38%

SUPPLEMENTAL RATIOS:
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including
  Preferred Shares (c)............................      .90%        .89%       .95%       1.04%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net
  Assets Applicable to Common Shares (d)..........     6.48%       6.57%      6.59%       5.66%

SENIOR SECURITIES:
Total Preferred Shares Outstanding................     3,200       3,200      3,200       3,200
Asset Coverage Per Preferred Share (e)............   $61,852     $62,499    $62,954     $62,695
Involuntary Liquidating Preference Per Preferred
  Share...........................................   $25,000     $25,000    $25,000     $25,000
Average Market Value Per Preferred Share..........   $25,000     $25,000    $25,000     $25,000
</Table>

*  Non-Annualized

(a)As required, effective November 1, 2001, the Trust has adopted the provisions
   of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began
   accreting market discount on fixed income securities. The effect of this
   change for the year ended October 31, 2002 was to increase net investment
   income per share by $.02, decrease net realized and unrealized gains and
   losses per share by $.02 and increase the ratio of net investment income to
   average net assets applicable to common shares by .17%. Per share, ratios,
   and supplemental data for periods prior to October 31, 2002 have not been
   restated to reflect this change in presentation.

(b)Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the
   beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the
   period in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of
   all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period
   indicated.

(c)Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred
   shareholders.

(d)Ratios reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.

(e)Calculated by subtracting the Trust's total liabilities (not including the
   preferred shares) from the Trust's total assets and dividing this by the
   number of preferred shares outstanding.

 16
<PAGE>

<Table>
<Caption>

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2000       1999       1998       1997       1996       1995       1994
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>  <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
     $ 12.92   $  14.72   $  14.17   $  13.51   $  13.31   $  11.93   $  14.97
     -------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
        1.08       1.10       1.10       1.12       1.12       1.15       1.12
         .64      (1.84)       .54        .63        .19       1.45      (3.07)
        (.40)      (.32)      (.35)      (.35)      (.35)      (.39)      (.26)
     -------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
        1.32      (1.06)      1.29       1.40        .96       2.21      (2.21)
        (.78)      (.74)      (.74)      (.74)      (.76)      (.83)      (.83)
     -------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
     $ 13.46   $  12.92   $  14.72   $  14.17   $  13.51   $  13.31   $  11.93
     =======   ========   ========   ========   ========   ========   ========

     $11.625   $11.1875   $13.6875   $  12.50   $  11.50   $  11.50   $  9.875
      11.15%    -13.37%     15.87%     15.58%      6.82%     25.22%    -27.65%
     $ 109.9   $  105.6   $  120.2   $  115.7   $  110.3   $  108.7   $   97.4
       1.88%      1.79%      1.83%      1.88%      1.94%      1.98%      1.82%
       8.35%      7.86%      7.67%      8.16%      8.42%      9.06%      8.24%
         24%        36%        15%        16%        37%        79%       214%

       1.07%      1.06%      1.09%      1.09%      1.12%      1.12%      1.09%
       5.27%      5.60%      5.24%      5.61%      5.77%      6.01%      6.34%

       3,200      3,200      1,600      1,600      1,600      1,600      1,600
     $59,345   $ 57,986   $125,139   $122,327   $118,953   $117,963   $110,892
     $25,000   $ 25,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000
     $25,000   $ 25,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000   $ 50,000
</Table>

See Notes to Financial Statements                                             17
<PAGE>

VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED)

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (the "Trust") is registered as a
diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), as amended. The Trust's investment
objective is to seek to provide a high level of current income exempt from
federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital. The Trust will
invest substantially all of its assets in municipal securities rated investment
grade at the time of investment. The Trust commenced investment operations on
August 27, 1993. Effective November 30, 2003, the Trust's investment adviser,
Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. merged into its affiliate, Van Kampen Asset
Management.

    The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

A. SECURITY VALUATION Municipal bonds are valued by independent pricing services
or dealers using the mean of the bid and asked prices or, in the absence of
market quotations, at fair value based upon yield data relating to municipal
bonds with similar characteristics and general market conditions. Securities
which are not valued by independent pricing services or dealers are valued at
fair value using procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day on the
exchange on which they are traded. Short-term securities with remaining
maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates
market value.

B. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS Security transactions are recorded on a trade date
basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis. The
Trust may purchase and sell securities on a "when-issued" or "delayed delivery"
basis with settlement to occur at a later date. The value of the security so
purchased is subject to market fluctuations during this period. The Trust will
segregate assets with its custodian having an aggregate value at least equal to
the amount of the when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments until
payment is made. At April 30, 2004, the Trust had $2,453,355 of when-issued or
delayed delivery purchase commitments.

C. INVESTMENT INCOME Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Bond
premium is amortized and discount is accreted over the expected life of each
applicable security.

D. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES It is the Trust's policy to comply with the requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.
Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

    The Trust intends to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which
allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward for eight years following the
year of the loss and offset such losses against any future realized capital
gains. At October 31, 2003, the Trust had an

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<PAGE>

VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

accumulated capital loss carryforward for tax purposes of $1,289,613 which will
expire between October 31, 2005 and October 31, 2008.

    At April 30, 2004, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and
depreciation are as follows:

<Table>
<S>                                                             <C>
Cost of investments for tax purposes........................    $186,875,357
                                                                ============
Gross tax unrealized appreciation...........................    $  9,706,855
Gross tax unrealized depreciation...........................        (465,038)
                                                                ------------
Net tax unrealized appreciation on investments..............    $  9,241,817
                                                                ============
</Table>

E. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS The Trust declares and pays monthly
dividends from net investment income to common shareholders. Net realized gains,
if any, are distributed annually on a pro rata basis to common and preferred
shareholders. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may
include short-term capital gains and a portion of futures gains, which are
included as ordinary income for tax purposes.

    The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended October 31,
2003 was as follows:

<Table>
<S>                                                             <C>
Distributions paid from:
  Ordinary income...........................................    $119,925
  Long-term capital gain....................................         -0-
                                                                --------
                                                                $119,925
                                                                ========
</Table>

    As of October 31, 2003, the components of distributable earnings on a tax
basis were as follows:

<Table>
<S>                                                             <C>
Undistributed ordinary income...............................    $82,706
</Table>

    Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial and tax reporting
purposes primarily as a result of the deferral of losses relating to wash sale
transactions.

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Under the terms of the Trust's Investment Advisory Agreement, Van Kampen Asset
Management (the "Adviser") provides investment advice and facilities to the
Trust for an annual fee payable monthly of .60% of the average daily net assets
of the Trust. In addition, the Trust pays a monthly administrative fee to Van
Kampen Investments Inc. or its affiliates (collectively "Van Kampen"), the
Trust's Administrator, at an annual rate of .05% of the average daily net assets
of the Trust. Effective June 1, 2004, the administrative fee was reduced from
.05% to .00%.

    For the six months ended April 30, 2004, the Trust recognized expenses of
approximately $6,400 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel to the Trust, of which a trustee of the Trust
is an affiliated person.

    Under separate Accounting Services and Legal Services agreements, the
Adviser provides accounting and legal services to the Trust. The Adviser
allocates the cost of such services to each trust. For the six months ended
April 30, 2004, the Trust recognized expenses of

                                                                              19
<PAGE>

VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

approximately $15,500 representing Van Kampen's cost of providing accounting and
legal services to the Trust, which are reported as part of "Other" and "Legal"
expenses, respectively, on the Statement of Operations.

    Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers and directors
of Van Kampen. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are
officers of Van Kampen.

    The Trust provides deferred compensation and retirement plans for its
trustees who are not officers of Van Kampen. Under the deferred compensation
plan, trustees may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation to a
later date. Benefits under the retirement plan are payable upon retirement for a
ten-year period and are based upon each trustee's years of service to the Trust.
The maximum annual benefit per trustee under the plan is $2,500.

    At April 30, 2004, Van Kampen owned 6,700 common shares of the Trust.

3. CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

At April 30, 2004 and October 31, 2003, paid in surplus related to common shares
aggregated $108,295,261 and $108,180,334, respectively.

    Transactions in common shares were as follows:

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                          SIX MONTHS ENDED       YEAR ENDED
                                                           APRIL 30, 2004     OCTOBER 31, 2003
<S>                                                       <C>                 <C>
Beginning Shares........................................     8,168,211           8,168,211
Shares Issued Through Dividend Reinvestment.............         7,670                 -0-
                                                             ---------           ---------
Ending Shares...........................................     8,175,881           8,168,211
                                                             =========           =========
</Table>

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments,
excluding short-term investments, were $27,225,025 and $19,765,806,
respectively.

5. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A derivative financial instrument in very general terms refers to a security
whose value is "derived" from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate
or index.

    In order to seek to manage the interest rate exposure of the Trust's
portfolio in a changing interest rate environment, the Trust may purchase or
sell financial futures contracts or engage in transactions involving interest
rate swaps, caps, floors or collars. The Trust expects to enter into these
transactions primarily as a hedge against anticipated interest rate or
fixed-income market changes, for duration management or for risk management
purposes, but may also enter into these transactions to generate additional
income. All of the Trust's portfolio holdings, including derivative instruments,
are marked to market each day with the change in value reflected in the
unrealized appreciation/depreciation. Upon disposition, a realized gain or loss
is recognized accordingly, except when taking delivery of a security underlying
a futures contract. In this instance, the recognition of gain or loss is
postponed until the disposal of the security underlying the futures contract.
Risks may arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to
meet the terms of their contracts.

    During the period, the Trust invested in futures contracts, a type of
derivative. A futures contract is an agreement involving the delivery of a
particular asset on a specified future date at an agreed upon price. The Trust
generally invests in exchange traded futures contracts on

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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- APRIL 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) continued

U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes and typically closes the contract prior to the
delivery date. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Trust maintains an
amount of cash or liquid securities with a value equal to a percentage of the
contract amount with either a future commission merchant pursuant to rules and
regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act, as amended, or with its custodian in
an account in the broker's name. This amount is known as initial margin. During
the period the futures contract is open, payments are received from or made to
the broker based upon changes in the value of the contract (the variation
margin). The risk of loss associated with a futures contract is in excess of the
variation margin reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

    Transactions in futures contracts for the six months ended April 30, 2004
were as follows:

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                                CONTRACTS
<S>                                                             <C>
Outstanding at October 31, 2003.............................       196
Futures Opened..............................................       539
Futures Closed..............................................      (467)
                                                                  ----
Outstanding at April 30, 2004...............................       268
                                                                  ====
</Table>

    The futures contracts outstanding as of April 30, 2004, and the descriptions
and unrealized appreciation/depreciation are as follows:

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                                            UNREALIZED
                                                                           APPRECIATION/
                                                              CONTRACTS    DEPRECIATION
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
SHORT CONTRACTS:
U.S. Treasury Notes 10-Year Futures June 2004
  (Current Notional Value of $110,500 per contract).........      48         $151,890
U.S. Treasury Notes 5-Year Futures June 2004
  (Current Notional Value of $109,938 per contract).........     220          495,098
                                                                 ---         --------
                                                                 268         $646,988
                                                                 ===         ========
</Table>

6. PREFERRED SHARES

The Trust has outstanding 3,200 Auction Preferred Shares ("APS") in two series
of 1,600 shares each. Dividends are cumulative and the dividend rate is
generally reset every 7 days for both series through an auction process. The
average rate in effect on April 30, 2004 was 1.035%. During the six months ended
April 30, 2004, the rates ranged from 0.627% to 1.400%.

    The Trust pays annual fees equivalent to .25% of the preferred share
liquidation value for the remarketing efforts associated with the preferred
auctions. These fees are included as a component of "Preferred Share
Maintenance" expense on the Statement of Operations.

    The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust in whole or in part at the
liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.
The Trust is subject to certain asset coverage tests and the APS are subject to
mandatory redemption if the tests are not met.

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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

    The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which
Common Shareholders may elect to have dividends and capital gains distributions
reinvested in Common Shares of the Trust. The Trust declares dividends out of
net investment income, and will distribute annually net realized capital gains,
if any. Common Shareholders may join or withdraw from the Plan at any time.

    If you decide to participate in the Plan, State Street Bank and Trust
Company, as your Plan Agent, will automatically invest your dividends and
capital gains distributions in Common Shares of the Trust for your account.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

    If you wish to participate and your shares are held in your own name, call
1-800-341-2929 for more information and a Plan brochure. If your shares are held
in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your
nominee to see if it would participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish
to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank or nominee is unable
to participate on your behalf, you should request that your shares be
re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

HOW THE PLAN WORKS

    Participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares valued
on the valuation date, generally at the lower of market price or net asset
value, except as specified below. The valuation date will be the dividend or
distribution payment date or, if that date is not a trading day on the national
securities exchange or market system on which the Common Shares are listed for
trading, the next preceding trading day. If the market price per Common Share on
the valuation date equals or exceeds net asset value per Common Share on that
date, the Trust will issue new Common Shares to participants valued at the
higher of net asset value or 95% of the market price on the valuation date. In
the foregoing situation, the Trust will not issue Common Shares under the Plan
below net asset value. If net asset value per Common Share on the valuation date
exceeds the market price per Common Share on that date, or if the Board of
Trustees should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable to the
Common Shareholders only in cash, participants in the Plan will be deemed to
have elected to receive Common Shares from the Trust valued at the market price
on that date. Accordingly, in this circumstance, the Plan Agent will, as agent
for the participants, buy the Trust's Common Shares in the open market for the
participants' accounts on or shortly after the payment date. If, before the Plan
Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value
per share of the Common Shares, the average per share purchase price paid by the
Plan Agent may exceed the net asset value

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN continued

of the Trust's Common Shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common
Shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in Common Shares
issued by the Trust. All reinvestments are in full and fractional Common Shares
and are carried to three decimal places.

    Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable.
Accordingly, the Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as
applied to any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the
changes sent to all Common Shareholders of the Trust at least 90 days before the
record date for the dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or
terminated by the Plan Agent by at least 90 days written notice to all Common
Shareholders of the Trust.

COSTS OF THE PLAN

    The Plan Agent's fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions will be paid by the Trust. However, each participant will pay a
pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan
Agent's open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends
and distributions. No other charges will be made to participants for reinvesting
dividends or capital gains distributions, except for certain brokerage
commissions, as described above.

TAX IMPLICATIONS

    You will receive tax information annually for your personal records and to
help you prepare your federal income tax return. The automatic reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains distributions does not relieve you of any income tax
which may be payable on dividends or distributions.

RIGHT TO WITHDRAW

    Plan participants may withdraw at any time by calling 1-800-341-2929 or by
writing State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 8200, Boston, MA
02266-8200. If you withdraw, you will receive, without charge, a share
certificate issued in your name for all full Common Shares credited to your
account under the Plan and a cash payment will be made for any fractional Common
Share credited to your account under the Plan. You may again elect to
participate in the Plan at any time by calling 1-800-341-2929 or writing to the
Trust at:

                              Van Kampen Funds Inc.
                              Attn: Closed-End Funds
                                2800 Post Oak Blvd.
                                 Houston, TX 77056

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VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IMPORTANT ADDRESSES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DAVID C. ARCH
J. MILES BRANAGAN
JERRY D. CHOATE
ROD DAMMEYER
LINDA HUTTON HEAGY
R. CRAIG KENNEDY
HOWARD J KERR
MITCHELL M. MERIN*
JACK E. NELSON
RICHARD F. POWERS, III*
HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN
WAYNE W. WHALEN* - Chairman
SUZANNE H. WOOLSEY

INVESTMENT ADVISER

VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT

STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
c/o EquiServe
P.O. Box 43011
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3011

LEGAL COUNSEL

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
180 North Stetson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601

*   "Interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act
    of 1940, as amended.
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Van Kampen
Privacy Notice


The Van Kampen companies and investment products* respect your right to privacy.
We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an
accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain
nonpublic personal information about you. This is information we collect from
you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you conduct with
us, our affiliates, or third parties. We may also collect information you
provide when using our Web site, and text files (also known as "cookies") may be
placed on your computer to help us to recognize you and to facilitate
transactions you initiate. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information
about you or any of our former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.
For instance, so that we may continue to offer you Van Kampen investment
products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions
that you request or authorize, we may disclose the information we collect to
companies that perform services on our behalf, such as printers and mailers that
assist us in the distribution of investor materials. These companies will use
this information only for the services for which we hired them, and are not
permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose. To protect
your nonpublic personal information internally, we permit access to it only by
authorized employees, and maintain physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information.

*   Includes Van Kampen Investments Inc., Van Kampen Asset Management, Van
    Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Funds Inc., Van Kampen Investor Services
    Inc., Van Kampen System Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., as well as the
    many Van Kampen mutual funds and Van Kampen unit investment trusts.

                                                 Van Kampen Funds Inc.
                                                 1 Parkview Plaza, P.O. Box 5555
                                                 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-5555
                                                 www.vankampen.com

                                     (VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO)

                                                 Copyright (C)2004 Van Kampen
                                                 Funds Inc. All rights reserved.
                                                 Member NASD/SIPC.
                                                 VKI SAR 6/04 RN04-00743P-Y04/04
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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 6.  [Reserved.]

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End
Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8.  [Reserved.]

Item 9.  Controls and Procedures

(a) The Trust's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have
concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-CSR
was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based
upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year
(the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 10. Exhibits.

(a) Code of Ethics - Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

(b)(1) A certification for the Principal Executive Officer of the registrant is
attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.

(b)(2) A certification for the Principal Financial Officer of the registrant is
attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.




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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) Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II

By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison
   -----------------------
Name: Ronald E. Robison
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: June 22, 2004

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.

By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison
   -----------------------
Name: Ronald E. Robison
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: June 22, 2004

By: /s/ John L. Sullivan
   -----------------------
Name: John L. Sullivan
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: June 22, 2004






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