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: 811-04443
Eaton Vance Investment Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
March 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
March 31, 2014
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal
Income Fund
Annual Report
March 31, 2014
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Annual Report March 31, 2014
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
Table of Contents
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | | | 2 | |
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Performance | | | 3 | |
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Fund Profile | | | 4 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 5 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 6 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 7 | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 21 | |
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Federal Tax Information | | | 22 | |
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Management and Organization | | | 23 | |
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Important Notices | | | 25 | |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1
Economic and Market Conditions
As the fiscal year began on April 1, 2013, interest rates remained near historic lows. Highly accommodative monetary policies instituted by central banks around the world continued to put downward pressure on long-term bond yields, driving investors to look for other sources of income. One beneficiary was the municipal market, which continued to perform well into the first month of the period in response to strong investor demand.
In late May 2013, however, then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke surprised the markets by indicating that the Fed’s $85 billion in monthly asset purchases, known collectively as quantitative easing (QE), could be tapered sooner than most investors had expected. The negative effect on the bond market was swift and dramatic. Investors rushed to sell fixed-income assets in anticipation of rising interest rates, causing nearly every fixed-income asset class to decline in value.
Outflows had a particularly significant effect on the municipal bond market because, unlike other domestic fixed-income asset classes, the municipal market is primarily retail-based and is generally impacted more by the actions of small individual investors than other fixed-income asset classes. Even after the Fed tried to temper its comments and calm the markets, moderating the outflows in other fixed-income asset classes, heavy selling in municipals continued through August 2013, causing a significant increase in municipal bond yields. Additional pressure on the municipal market came from the media’s coverage of the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing on July 18, 2013 and Puerto Rico’s increasing fiscal challenges.
Selling of municipals abated somewhat in September 2013, after the Fed surprised the markets again by postponing its tapering of QE, but the municipal market continued to experience net outflows through December 2013.
As the new year began, however, municipals turned a corner, with retail investors putting money back into tax-exempt mutual funds, turning flows slightly positive. During the first three months of 2014, municipals rallied back from 2013 lows. Strong demand, driven by modest inflows and reinvestment of principal and coupon payments in the face of seasonally light supply, created a favorable supply-demand imbalance that helped drive up prices. And while the anticipation of the Fed’s tapering of QE had spooked the markets in 2013, the actual tapering in early 2014 had little
further effect on bond prices, as investors seemed to have already come to terms with the ending of QE. For the one-year period as a whole, municipal bond prices and rates experienced extreme volatility, but ended not far from where they began.
Fund Performance
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) had a total return of -3.33% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming the 0.57% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index2 (the Index).
The Fund’s new strategy as of August 19, 2013, is to invest primarily in municipal floating-rate obligations, in order to seek tax-exempt income. Management believes this strategy could provide a potential hedge against rising short-term municipal interest rates. Management may also employ relative value trading as it seeks to add to Fund performance. In general, municipal floating-rate obligations tend to realize relatively moderate price movement compared with fixed-rate municipal bonds. For that reason, more of the Fund’s returns could generally come from coupon payments rather than changes in NAV.
Prior to August 19, 2013, the Fund was called the Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and employed a strategy of investing in fixed-rate bonds with a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration7 of between three and nine years. To implement the new floating-rate strategy, most of the Fund’s existing holdings were liquidated in August and September of 2013 and replaced with floating-rate obligations. This time period turned out to be near a cyclical low in the municipal market. As a result, the asset sales effectively locked in losses for the fiscal year, driving the Fund’s underperformance versus the Index during the period. Since full implementation of its new strategy on September 30, 2013, however, the Fund had a total return of 0.74% for Class A shares at NAV, outperforming the 0.44% return of the Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index and underperforming the 2.29% return of the Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index. As noted above, the Fund’s current holdings now consist mainly of floating-rate obligations which management believes tend to exhibit relatively less movement than fixed-rate municipal bonds. Consequently, the Fund did not participate in the rally in municipals during the final months of the one-year period.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Performance2,3
Portfolio Managers Craig R. Brandon, CFA and Adam A. Weigold, CFA
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% Average Annual Total Returns | | Class Inception Date | | | Performance Inception Date | | | Six Months | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A at NAV | | | 06/27/1996 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 0.74 | % | | | –3.33 | % | | | 3.94 | % | | | 2.84 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.55 | | | | –5.51 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 2.61 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 0.82 | | | | –3.17 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 2.89 | |
Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 2.21 | % |
Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2.29 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 4.44 | |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class I | |
Gross | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
Net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.50 | |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.93 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.64 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.16 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.28 | |
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
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Growth of Investment | | Amount Invested | | | Period Beginning | | At NAV | | | With Maximum Sales Charge |
Class I | | | $250,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $332,570 | | | N.A. |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)6
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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements”. The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
2 | Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 1-2 years. Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 6-8 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
3 | Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. |
| Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of Class I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
4 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 7/31/14. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. |
5 | The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be composed of ordinary income, tax-exempt income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, where applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rates will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ. |
6 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P or Fitch (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by the national rating agencies stated above. |
7 | Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond — in percentage terms — given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest-rate changes. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
| Important Notice to Shareholders |
| Effective May 1, 2014, the primary benchmark is Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index. The prior benchmark (Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index) will become the secondary benchmark and remain in disclosure documents until May 1, 2015. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Expenses
Example: As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value (10/1/13) | | | Ending Account Value (3/31/14) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (10/1/13 – 3/31/14) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,007.40 | | | $ | 3.25 | ** | | | 0.65 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,008.20 | | | $ | 2.50 | ** | | | 0.50 | % |
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Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.70 | | | $ | 3.28 | ** | | | 0.65 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.40 | | | $ | 2.52 | ** | | | 0.50 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on September 30, 2013. |
** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, the expenses would be higher. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments
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Tax-Exempt Investments — 100.1% | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Indiana Bond Bank Special Program Gas Revenue, (Liq: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), 0.49%, 4/15/17(1)(2) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
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Education — 5.6% | |
Houston, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp., (William Marsh Rice University), 0.46%, 11/15/29(3) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,000,380 | |
Waco Educational Finance Corp., TX, (Baylor University), (SPA: Bank of New York Mellon), 0.20%, 2/1/32(4) | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,450,000 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 3,450,380 | |
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Electric Utilities — 5.6% | |
Energy Northwest Electric Revenue, WA, (Columbia Station), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,089,570 | |
Maricopa County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp., (Arizona Public Service Co.), 6.00% to 5/1/14 (Put Date), 5/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 502,370 | |
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, 0.86%, 1/1/23(3) | | | 1,845 | | | | 1,850,313 | |
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General Obligations — 8.6% | |
Connecticut, 1.08%, 8/15/20(3) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,019,600 | |
Connecticut, 1.41%, 3/1/19(3) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,022,660 | |
Massachusetts, 0.619%, 11/1/18(3) | | | 250 | | | | 250,820 | |
New York, NY, 0.64%, 8/1/27(3) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,004,980 | |
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Hospital — 27.5% | |
Fredericksburg, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Mary Washington Healthcare), 1.96%, 8/1/38(3) | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,502,685 | |
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., (Memorial Hermann Health System), 0.46%, 6/1/16(3) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,998,840 | |
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,070,100 | |
Kent, MI, Hospital Finance Authority, (Spectrum Health), 5.50% to 1/15/15 (Put Date), 1/15/47 | | | 275 | | | | 286,198 | |
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Johns Hopkins Health System), 1.254%, 5/15/42(3)(5) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,037,050 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners Healthcare System), 0.61%, 7/1/38(3) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,700 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Baystate Medical Center), 5.00% to 7/1/15 (Put Date), 7/1/39 | | | 1,365 | | | | 1,440,471 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Wake Forest Baptist System), 0.80%, 12/1/33(3) | | | 2,395 | | | | 2,386,689 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Hospital (continued) | |
Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), 0.36%, 1/1/16(3)(5) | | $ | 1,615 | | | $ | 1,614,887 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services), 0.94%, 10/1/20(3) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,507,275 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 16,843,895 | |
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Insured – Education — 1.8% | |
Texas University Systems Financing Revenue, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/15/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,085,990 | |
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Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.8% | |
New York, NY, (AGM), Prerefunded to 4/1/16, 5.00%, 4/1/22 | | $ | 425 | | | $ | 464,351 | |
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Insured – General Obligations — 3.4% | |
Butler County, PA, General Authority, (Hampton Township School District), (AGM), 0.15%, 9/1/27(3) | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | |
Philadelphia, PA, (AGC), 5.50%, 7/15/16 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,106,290 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,106,290 | |
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Insured – Hospital — 2.9% | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (AGC), (Liq: Morgan Stanley Bank), 0.45%, 7/1/38(1)(2) | | $ | 1,751 | | | $ | 1,750,725 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,750,725 | |
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Insured – Housing — 9.3% | |
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, (AGM), (Liq: Morgan Stanley Bank), 0.81%, 7/1/25(1)(2) | | $ | 2,061 | | | $ | 2,060,894 | |
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, (AGM), (AMT), (Liq: Bank of New York Mellon), 0.33%, 5/1/28(4) | | | 2,125 | | | | 2,125,000 | |
Vermont Housing Finance Agency, (AGM), (AMT), 0.20%, 11/1/35(3) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,000 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 5,685,894 | |
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Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 3.3% | |
Kentucky Property and Building Commission, (AGC), (Liq: Citibank NA), 0.31%, 2/1/27(1)(2) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
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Insured – Student Loan — 3.8% | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AGC), (Liq: Citibank NA), 0.31%, 7/1/22(1)(2) | | $ | 2,330 | | | $ | 2,330,000 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,330,000 | |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 3.2% | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 1.61%, 9/1/27(3) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,970,680 | |
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Other Revenue — 6.5% | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The J. Paul Getty Trust), 0.33%, 4/1/38(3)(6) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,999,580 | |
Invesco Van Kampen, PA, (AMT), (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 0.26%, 10/1/14(1)(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 3,999,580 | |
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Senior Living / Life Care — 0.6% | |
North Miami, FL, HealthCare Facilities Authority, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42(7) | | $ | 590 | | | $ | 365,782 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 365,782 | |
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Special Tax Revenue — 4.8% | |
Covington Park Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/21 | | $ | 55 | | | $ | 55,530 | |
Dupree Lakes Community Development District, FL, 6.83%, 11/1/15 | | | 35 | | | | 34,958 | |
Louisiana, Gasoline and Fuels Tax Revenue, 0.578%, 5/1/43(3) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,499,375 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(8) | | | 35 | | | | 0 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-1, 5.75%, 5/1/38 | | | 25 | | | | 20,034 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, (0.00% to 11/1/14), 5/1/38 | | | 60 | | | | 25,769 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-1, 5.00%, 5/1/15 | | | 40 | | | | 39,089 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-2, 5.00%, 5/1/18 | | | 45 | | | | 23,843 | |
North Springs Improvement District, FL, (Heron Bay North Assessment Area), 5.00%, 5/1/14 | | | 80 | | | | 80,033 | |
Poinciana West, FL, West Community Development District, 5.875%, 5/1/22 | | | 100 | | | | 100,203 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(8) | | | 20 | | | | 4,000 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(8) | | | 100 | | | | 64,070 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,946,904 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Student Loan — 2.6% | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/16(5) | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,626,690 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,626,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Transportation — 6.5% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 0.934%, 11/1/17(3) | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,511,265 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1.33%, 12/1/20(3) | | | 2,450 | | | | 2,484,055 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 3,995,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 100.1% (identified cost $60,870,576) | | | $ | 61,362,794 | |
| |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)% | | | $ | (83,845 | ) |
| |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 61,278,949 | |
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The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
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AGC | | – | | Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | | – | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMT | | – | | Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
Liq | | – | | Liquidity Provider |
SPA | | – | | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
At March 31, 2014, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
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Massachusetts | | | 13.2% | |
New Jersey | | | 12.2% | |
Pennsylvania | | | 10.7% | |
Texas | | | 10.7% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 53.3% | |
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2014, 25.1% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 11.7% to 13.4% of total investments.
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities is $12,141,619 or 19.8% of the Fund’s net assets. |
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| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
(2) | Floating-rate certificate issued by a tender option bond trust that owns the underlying municipal bond. The floating-rate certificate may be tendered at par on any day for payment the lesser of 5 business days or 7 calendar days. The stated interest rate, which generally resets weekly, represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2014. |
(3) | Floating-rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2014. |
(4) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the lesser of 5 business days or 7 calendar days. The stated interest rate, which generally resets weekly, represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2014. |
(5) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover payable for when-issued securities. |
(6) | When-issued security. |
(7) | Security is in default and making only partial interest payments. |
(8) | Defaulted matured bond. |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | | | |
Assets | | March 31, 2014 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $60,870,576) | | $ | 61,362,794 | |
Cash | | | 1,223,082 | |
Interest receivable | | | 173,947 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 15,000 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 754,123 | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 2,777 | |
Total assets | | $ | 63,531,723 | |
|
Liabilities | |
Payable for when-issued securities | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 174,737 | |
Distributions payable | | | 1,027 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 17,271 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 6,991 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 52,748 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 2,252,774 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 61,278,949 | |
|
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 60,070,059 | |
Accumulated net realized gain | | | 726,199 | |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (9,527 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 492,218 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 61,278,949 | |
| |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 55,712,690 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 5,625,445 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.90 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.13 | |
|
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 5,566,259 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 561,665 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.91 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Statement of Operations
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
Interest | | $ | 1,611,285 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 1,611,285 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 243,927 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 75,574 | |
Class C | | | 90,271 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 3,093 | |
Custodian fee | | | 37,330 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 20,049 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 44,046 | |
Printing and postage | | | 21,431 | |
Registration fees | | | 50,390 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 22,505 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 608,616 | |
Deduct — | | | | |
Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 611 | |
Allocation of expenses to affiliate | | | 68,616 | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 69,227 | |
| |
Net expenses | | $ | 539,389 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,071,896 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | 2,074,757 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 387,185 | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 2,461,942 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (6,086,383 | ) |
Financial futures contracts | | | 98,984 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (5,987,399 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (3,525,457 | ) |
| |
Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (2,453,561 | ) |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,071,896 | | | $ | 1,953,020 | |
Net realized gain from investment transactions and financial futures contracts | | | 2,461,942 | | | | 769,526 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts | | | (5,987,399 | ) | | | 98,514 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (2,453,561 | ) | | $ | 2,821,060 | |
Distributions to shareholders — | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (854,284 | ) | | $ | (1,467,138 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (10,864 | ) |
Class C | | | (159,582 | ) | | | (373,473 | ) |
Class I | | | (80,977 | ) | | | (53,308 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (1,094,843 | ) | | $ | (1,904,783 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 15,345,992 | | | $ | 12,804,333 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 64,923 | |
Class C | | | 1,857,907 | | | | 3,798,225 | |
Class I | | | 5,852,032 | | | | 4,055,811 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 786,690 | | | | 1,167,888 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 6,825 | |
Class C | | | 135,885 | | | | 272,051 | |
Class I | | | 57,229 | | | | 47,632 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (22,656,049 | ) | | | (13,015,679 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (145,172 | ) |
Class C | | | (4,596,145 | ) | | | (2,527,593 | ) |
Class I | | | (4,271,466 | ) | | | (974,371 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 82,607 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (82,607 | ) |
Net asset value of shares merged* | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 14,159,721 | | | | 451,630 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (451,630 | ) |
Class C | | | (14,159,721 | ) | | | — | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (7,487,925 | ) | | $ | 5,554,873 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (11,036,329 | ) | | $ | 6,471,150 | |
|
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 72,315,278 | | | $ | 65,844,128 | |
At end of year | | $ | 61,278,949 | | | $ | 72,315,278 | |
|
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | (9,527 | ) | | $ | (67,566 | ) |
* | At the close of business on November 8, 2013, Class C shares were merged into Class A shares. |
| At the close of business on February 22, 2013, Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. |
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| | 12 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.420 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 9.940 | | | $ | 9.470 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.166 | | | $ | 0.314 | | | $ | 0.341 | | | $ | 0.342 | | | $ | 0.343 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.511 | ) | | | 0.144 | | | | 0.535 | | | | (0.213 | ) | | | 0.462 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.345 | ) | | $ | 0.458 | | | $ | 0.876 | | | $ | 0.129 | | | $ | 0.805 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.175 | ) | | $ | (0.308 | ) | | $ | (0.336 | ) | | $ | (0.339 | ) | | $ | (0.335 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.175 | ) | | $ | (0.308 | ) | | $ | (0.336 | ) | | $ | (0.339 | ) | | $ | (0.335 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.420 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 9.940 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (3.33 | )% | | | 4.49 | % | | | 9.13 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 8.58 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 55,713 | | | $ | 50,528 | | | $ | 48,354 | | | $ | 50,692 | | | $ | 56,413 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.72 | %(4) | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.91 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.66 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 3.47 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 115 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 34 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(4) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.11% of average daily net assets for the year ended March 31, 2014). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
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| | 13 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Financial Highlights — continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, 2011(1) | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.430 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 10.160 | |
| | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.183 | (2) | | $ | 0.323 | (2) | | $ | 0.351 | (2) | | $ | 0.235 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.512 | ) | | | 0.161 | | | | 0.540 | | | | (0.430 | ) |
| | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.329 | ) | | $ | 0.484 | | | $ | 0.891 | | | $ | (0.195 | ) |
| | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.191 | ) | | $ | (0.324 | ) | | $ | (0.351 | ) | | $ | (0.235 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.191 | ) | | $ | (0.324 | ) | | $ | (0.351 | ) | | $ | (0.235 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 10.430 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 9.730 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(3) | | | (3.17 | )% | | | 4.74 | % | | | 9.29 | % | | | (2.11 | )%(4) |
| | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 5,566 | | | $ | 4,148 | | | $ | 1,026 | | | $ | 78 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(5) | | | 0.57 | %(7) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.72 | %(6) |
Net investment income | | | 1.82 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.76 | %(6) |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 115 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 11 | %(8) |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(7) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.11% of average daily net assets for the year ended March 31, 2014). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
(8) | For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011. |
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| | 14 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund) (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. Effective August 19, 2013, the Fund’s investment objective changed to eliminate limited principal fluctuation from the objective. Also on that date, the Fund added a principal investment strategy to invest at least 80% of its total assets in municipal floating-rate obligations and fixed-rate municipal obligations with respect to which the Fund enters into agreements to swap the fixed rate for a floating rate of interest. Also on that date, the Fund’s restriction on investing in obligations the income of which is subject to federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) was eliminated. As of March 31, 2014, the Fund offered two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. The Fund previously offered Class B and Class C shares. The offering of Class C shares was discontinued effective at the close of business on October 11, 2013 and Class C shares were merged into Class A shares at the close of business on November 8, 2013. The offering of Class B shares was discontinued during the year ended March 31, 2013 and Class B shares were merged into Class A shares at the close of business on February 22, 2013. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
C Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. The Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in municipal obligations, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Fund, as exempt-interest dividends.
During the year ended March 31, 2014, a capital loss carryforward of $1,858,743 was utilized to offset net realized gains by the Fund.
As of March 31, 2014, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
D Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
E Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
F Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
I Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
J When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was as follows:
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| | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | |
Tax-exempt income | | $ | 1,062,129 | | | $ | 1,903,606 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 32,714 | | | $ | 1,177 | |
During the year ended March 31, 2014, accumulated net realized gain was decreased by $20,289, accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income was decreased by $80,986 and paid-in capital was decreased by $60,697 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for accretion of market discount and tax treatment of distributions in excess of net tax-exempt income. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
As of March 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed long-term capital gains | | $ | 689,393 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 520,524 | |
Other temporary differences | | $ | (1,027 | ) |
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to defaulted bond interest, accretion of market discount, wash sales, expenditures on defaulted bonds and the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders.
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.
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Daily Net Assets | | Annual Asset Rate | | | Daily Income Rate | |
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Up to $500 million | | | 0.300 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
$500 million up to $1 billion | | | 0.275 | | | | 2.75 | |
On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are further reduced.
For the year ended March 31, 2014, the investment adviser fee amounted to $243,927 or 0.38% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Effective August 1, 2013, BMR has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.65%, 1.40% and 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C (through the close of business on November 8, 2013 when Class C shares were merged into Class A shares) and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after July 31, 2014. Pursuant to this agreement, BMR was allocated $68,616 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2014.
EVM serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended March 31, 2014, EVM earned $857 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $3,433 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended March 31, 2014. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended March 31, 2014, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
4 Distribution Plans
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Trustees approved distribution and service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended March 31, 2014 amounted to $75,574 for Class A shares.
The Fund also had in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan (prior to the close of business on November 8, 2013), the Fund paid EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $75,226 for Class C shares.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
Pursuant to the Class C Plan (prior to the close of business on November 8, 2013), the Fund also made payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. The Trustees approved service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended March 31, 2014 amounted to $15,045 for Class C shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally was imposed on redemptions of Class C shares (prior to the close of business on November 8, 2013) made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $19,000 and $2,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $73,349,070 and $80,733,811, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2014.
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
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Class A | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Sales | | | 1,534,277 | | | | 1,223,427 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 77,831 | | | | 112,080 | |
Redemptions | | | (2,267,115 | ) | | | (1,248,139 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | — | | | | 7,988 | |
Merger from Class B shares | | | — | | | | 43,217 | |
Merger from Class C shares | | | 1,431,707 | | | | — | |
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Net increase | | | 776,700 | | | | 138,573 | |
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Class B | | | | | Year Ended March 31, 2013(1) | |
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Sales | | | | | | | 6,223 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | | | | | 655 | |
Redemptions | | | | | | | (13,913 | ) |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | | | | | (7,980 | ) |
Merger to Class A shares | | | | | | | (43,196 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | | | | | (58,211 | ) |
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Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
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Class C | | 2014(2) | | | 2013 | |
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Sales | | | 195,577 | | | | 384,231 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 14,126 | | | | 27,636 | |
Redemptions | | | (486,015 | ) | | | (256,159 | ) |
Merger to Class A shares | | | (1,515,706 | ) | | | — | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,792,018 | ) | | | 155,708 | |
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Class I | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Sales | | | 586,463 | | | | 386,237 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 5,672 | | | | 4,564 | |
Redemptions | | | (428,196 | ) | | | (92,927 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 163,939 | | | | 297,874 | |
(1) | At the close of business on February 22, 2013, the Fund’s Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. |
(2) | At the close of business on November 8, 2013, the Fund’s Class C shares were merged into Class A shares. |
8 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at March 31, 2014, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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Aggregate cost | | $ | 60,842,270 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 821,816 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (301,292 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 520,524 | |
9 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended March 31, 2014.
10 Financial Instruments
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
At March 31, 2014, there were no obligations outstanding under these financial instruments.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Fund holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. Prior to the change in investment strategy as described in Note 1, the Fund purchased and sold U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended March 31, 2014 was as follows:
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| | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
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Futures Contracts | | $ | 387,185 | (1) | | $ | 98,984 | (2) |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts. |
The average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2014, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $3,131,000.
11 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Ÿ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
Ÿ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
Ÿ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At March 31, 2014, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
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Asset Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Tax-Exempt Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 61,362,794 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 61,362,794 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 61,362,794 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 61,362,794 | |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2013 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At March 31, 2014, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.
12 Name Change
Effective August 19, 2013, the name of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund was changed from Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (formerly Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund):
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (formerly Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund) (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Investment Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund as of March 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 16, 2014
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2015 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2014. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund designates 97.01% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Management and Organization
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 182 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.
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Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Trustee Since(1) | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Interested Trustee |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 1958 | | Trustee | | 2007 | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 182 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust. Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. |
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Noninterested Trustees |
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Scott E. Eston 1956 | | Trustee | | 2011 | | Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Allen R. Freedman 1940 | | Trustee | | 2007 | | Private Investor. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Former Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). Former Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2000). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2011). |
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Valerie A. Mosley(3) 1960 | | Trustee | | 2014 | | Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990). Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013). |
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William H. Park 1947 | | Trustee | | 2003 | | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Management and Organization — continued
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Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Trustee Since(1) | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Noninterested Trustees (continued) |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 1940 | | Trustee | | 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Helen Frame Peters 1948 | | Trustee | | 2008 | | Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009). |
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Harriett Tee Taggart 1948 | | Trustee | | 2011 | | Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011). |
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Ralph F. Verni 1943 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | 2007 (Chairman); 2005 (Trustee) | | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees |
Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Officer Since(4) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Payson F. Swaffield 1956 | | President | | 2003 | | Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. |
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Maureen A. Gemma 1960 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | | 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
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James F. Kirchner 1967 | | Treasurer | | 2007 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
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Paul M. O’Neil 1953 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
(1) | Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. |
(2) | During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Ms. Mosley) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Equity Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). |
(3) | Effective January 1, 2014, Ms. Mosley was appointed as a Trustee of the Trust. |
(4) | Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election. |
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Eaton Vance Funds
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
Ÿ | | Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions. |
Ÿ | | None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers. |
Ÿ | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
Ÿ | | We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com. |
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.
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Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
Annual Report
March 31, 2014
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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Annual Report March 31, 2014
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
Table of Contents
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | | | 2 | |
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Performance | | | 3 | |
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Fund Profile | | | 4 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 5 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 6 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 7 | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 28 | |
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Federal Tax Information | | | 29 | |
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Management and Organization | | | 30 | |
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Important Notices | | | 32 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1
Economic and Market Conditions
As the fiscal year began on April 1, 2013, interest rates remained near historic lows. Highly accommodative monetary policies instituted by central banks around the world continued to put downward pressure on long-term bond yields, driving investors to look for other sources of income. One beneficiary was the municipal market, which continued to perform well into the first month of the period in response to strong investor demand.
In late May 2013, however, then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke surprised the markets by indicating that the Fed’s $85 billion in monthly asset purchases, known collectively as quantitative easing (QE), could be tapered sooner than most investors had expected. The negative effect on the bond market was swift and dramatic. Investors rushed to sell fixed-income assets in anticipation of rising interest rates, causing nearly every fixed-income asset class to decline in value.
Outflows had a particularly significant effect on the municipal bond market because, unlike other domestic fixed-income asset classes, the municipal market is primarily retail-based and is generally impacted more by the actions of small individual investors than other fixed-income asset classes. Even after the Fed tried to temper its comments and calm the markets, moderating the outflows in other fixed-income asset classes, heavy selling in municipals continued through August 2013, causing a significant increase in municipal bond yields. Additional pressure on the municipal market came from the media’s coverage of the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing on July 18, 2013 and Puerto Rico’s increasing fiscal challenges.
Selling of municipals abated somewhat in September 2013, after the Fed surprised the markets again by postponing its tapering of QE, but the municipal market continued to experience net outflows through December 2013.
As the new year began, however, municipals turned a corner, with retail investors putting money back into tax-exempt mutual funds, turning flows slightly positive. During the first three months of 2014, municipals rallied back from 2013 lows. Strong demand, driven by modest inflows and reinvestment of principal and coupon payments in the face of seasonally light supply, created a favorable supply-demand imbalance that helped drive up prices. And while the anticipation of the Fed’s tapering of QE had spooked the markets in 2013, the actual tapering in early 2014 had little further effect on bond prices, as investors seemed to have already come to terms with the ending of QE. For the one-year period as a whole, municipal bond prices and rates
experienced extreme volatility, but ended not far from where they began.
Fund Performance
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) had a total return of -0.39% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming the 0.57% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index2 (the Index).
The Fund’s overall strategy is to invest in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund seeks to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration7 between three and nine years to attempt to capture potentially more attractive yields compared with shorter-maturity bonds, but seeks to avoid the potentially higher interest-rate risk and volatility of longer-duration bonds.
While the Index includes only bonds with maturities of six to eight years, the Fund may invest in individual municipal obligations of any maturity and own some longer-maturity bonds in order to capture their potentially higher yields and greater tax-exempt income8. The Fund hedges to various degrees against the greater potential risk of volatility in the area of the yield curve beyond eight years by shorting Treasury futures in seeking to provide some downside protection.
For the 12-month period, the Fund’s strategy of overweighting longer-maturity bonds, relative to the Index, detracted from the Fund’s performance versus the Index during a period when longer-maturity bonds underperformed shorter-maturity issues.
In contrast, an overweight in pre-refunded bonds and an overweight and security selection in the health care sector aided the Fund’s performance versus the Index during the one-year period.
The Fund’s hedging strategy also contributed modestly to relative Fund performance versus the Index. Hedging interest-rate volatility through the use of Treasury futures, a risk management strategy, is intended to moderate performance and volatility on both the upside and the downside. So in a period when the municipal and Treasury markets delivered weak performance, the Fund’s hedge mitigated a portion of the Fund’s negative performance versus the Index and, as intended, reduced the Fund’s volatility during the period.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Performance2,3
Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA
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% Average Annual Total Returns | | Class Inception Date | | | Performance Inception Date | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A at NAV | | | 06/27/1996 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | –0.39 | % | | | 5.43 | % | | | 3.48 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.64 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 3.24 | |
Class B at NAV | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | –1.23 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 2.69 | |
Class B with 3% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –4.11 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 2.69 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | –1.17 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 2.70 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.13 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 2.70 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 10/01/2009 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | –0.24 | | | | 5.54 | | | | 3.53 | |
Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 4.99 | % | | | 4.44 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4 | | | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | 0.66 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields5 | | | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | 3.33 | % | | | 2.57 | % | | | 2.57 | % | | | 3.49 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | 5.88 | | | | 4.54 | | | | 4.54 | | | | 6.17 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.91 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | 3.04 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 3.37 | |
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
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Growth of Investment | | Amount Invested | | | Period Beginning | | | At NAV | | | With Maximum Sales Charge |
Class B | | | $10,000 | | | | 03/31/2004 | | | | $13,042 | | | N.A. |
Class C | | | $10,000 | | | | 03/31/2004 | | | | $13,051 | | | N.A. |
Class I | | | $250,000 | | | | 03/31/2004 | | | | $353,830 | | | N.A. |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)6
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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements”. The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
2 | Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 6-8 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
3 | Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. |
| Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of Class I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
4 | Source: Fund prospectus. |
5 | The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be composed of ordinary income, tax-exempt income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, where applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rates will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ. |
6 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P or Fitch (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by the national rating agencies stated above. |
7 | Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond — in percentage terms — given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest-rate changes. |
8 | A portion of the Fund’s distributions generally will be subject to alternative minimum tax. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
| Important Notice to Shareholders |
| Effective March 3, 2014, the Fund is managed by Adam A. Weigold, CFA. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Expenses
Example: As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.
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Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,026.40 | | | $ | 3.49 | | | | 0.69 | % |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.60 | | | $ | 7.31 | | | | 1.45 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.20 | | | $ | 7.31 | | | | 1.45 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,027.20 | | | $ | 2.73 | | | | 0.54 | % |
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Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.50 | | | $ | 3.48 | | | | 0.69 | % |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.70 | | | $ | 7.29 | | | | 1.45 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.70 | | | $ | 7.29 | | | | 1.45 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.20 | | | $ | 2.72 | | | | 0.54 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on September 30, 2013. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments
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Tax-Exempt Investments — 98.5% | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 3.3% | |
Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority, (Garfield Heights), 5.25%, 5/15/23 | | $ | 160 | | | $ | 153,899 | |
Idaho Board Bank Authority, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | | 1,120 | | | | 1,277,158 | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,602,850 | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Water Revenue-Sub-Revolving), 5.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 3,130 | | | | 3,755,437 | |
Ohio Economic Development, (Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund), (AMT), 5.25%, 12/1/15 | | | 450 | | | | 457,767 | |
Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, (Water Quality), 5.25%, 6/1/20 | | | 280 | | | | 336,003 | |
Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency, Water Pollution Control, 4.00%, 10/1/20 | | | 1,850 | | | | 2,069,965 | |
Virginia State Resources Authority, Clean Water Revenue, (Revolving Fund), 5.50%, 10/1/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 6,071,100 | |
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Cogeneration — 0.0%(1) | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMT), 5.125%, 12/1/15 | | $ | 175 | | | $ | 178,446 | |
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Education — 3.1% | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Claremont McKenna College), 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 551,725 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University), 5.00%, 10/1/25 | | | 500 | | | | 542,895 | |
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, (St. John’s School), 5.00%, 9/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,109,660 | |
Missouri State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (St. Louis University), 5.50%, 10/1/16 | | | 2,555 | | | | 2,868,243 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Third Generation Resolution), 5.00%, 5/15/26 | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,855,872 | |
Ohio State University, General Receipts, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 225 | | | | 257,897 | |
Rutgers State University, Series F, 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,135,920 | |
University of California, 5.00%, 5/15/21 | | | 500 | | | | 570,550 | |
University of Illinois, 0.00%, 4/1/15 | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,689,188 | |
University of Illinois, 0.00%, 4/1/16 | | | 1,000 | | | | 977,130 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | 1,235 | | | | 1,366,836 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 675 | | | | 735,926 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | 575 | | | | 615,555 | |
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Electric Utilities — 8.1% | |
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., (Meldahl Hydroelectric Project), 5.00%, 2/15/21 | | $ | 4,235 | | | $ | 4,766,492 | |
Apache County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.50%, 3/1/30 | | | 2,390 | | | | 2,404,483 | |
Chesterfield County, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Virginia Electric and Power Co.), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,204,640 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Revenue, (Detroit Edison Co.), 5.625%, 7/1/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,510,900 | |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, 5.25%, 1/1/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,340,260 | |
Navajo County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp., 5.50% to 6/1/14 (Put Date), 6/1/34 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,528,805 | |
Navajo County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp., 5.75% to 6/1/16 (Put Date), 6/1/34 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,861,620 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Pollution Control, (Central Maine Power Co.), 5.375%, 5/1/14 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,509,975 | |
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (First Energy), 5.625%, 6/1/18 | | | 700 | | | | 779,128 | |
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (First Energy), 3.75% to 12/3/18 (Put Date), 12/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,094,350 | |
Pima County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.00%, 9/1/29 | | | 2,685 | | | | 2,556,926 | |
Vernon, CA, Electric System Revenue, 5.125%, 8/1/21 | | | 8,500 | | | | 9,353,740 | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded — 4.7% | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (San Gabriel Valley), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.50%, 9/1/14 | | $ | 115 | | | $ | 117,349 | |
Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority, Prerefunded to 4/1/17, 5.00%, 4/1/18 | | | 695 | | | | 783,571 | |
Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, (Our Lady of Good Counsel High School), 5.50%, 5/1/20 | | | 280 | | | | 292,435 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/42 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,891,584 | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 2,630 | | | | 2,957,514 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Kapkowski Road Landfill), Prerefunded to 5/15/14, 6.375%, 4/1/18 | | | 350 | | | | 352,681 | |
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 7.125%, 12/1/23 | | | 2,750 | | | | 3,524,867 | |
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Escrowed to Maturity, 4.00%, 1/1/18 | | | 1,195 | | | | 1,306,960 | |
Ohio State University, General Receipts, Prerefunded to 12/1/18, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 25 | | | | 29,319 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.50%, 1/1/17 | | | 2,965 | | | | 3,209,553 | |
Virginia State Resources Authority, Clean Water Revenue, (Revolving Fund), Prerefunded to 10/1/17, 5.00%, 10/1/19 | | | 7,500 | | | | 8,590,575 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 25,056,408 | |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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General Obligations — 11.1% | |
Bergen County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (County Administration Complex), 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,341,076 | |
Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, Joint School District No. 93, 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 630 | | | | 732,596 | |
California, 5.00%, 12/1/21 | | | 6,000 | | | | 7,128,600 | |
Chemeketa, OR, Community College District, 5.50%, 6/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,151,410 | |
Franklin Township, NJ, School District, 5.00%, 8/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,190,940 | |
Gwinnett County, GA, School District, 5.00%, 2/1/26 | | | 2,220 | | | | 2,710,132 | |
Hamilton, OH, School District, 6.15%, 12/1/15 | | | 500 | | | | 548,465 | |
Howell, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/19 | | | 500 | | | | 554,960 | |
Howell, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/20 | | | 300 | | | | 331,044 | |
Howell, MI, Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,283,667 | |
Kentwood, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 465 | | | | 510,198 | |
Kentwood, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 950 | | | | 1,032,279 | |
Madison, AL, 4.00%, 4/1/24 | | | 850 | | | | 900,771 | |
Maryland State and Local Facilities, 5.00%, 8/1/18 | | | 7,500 | | | | 8,554,350 | |
Massachusetts, 5.00%, 8/1/23 | | | 7,500 | | | | 9,035,850 | |
Michigan, 6.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 2,985 | | | | 3,448,630 | |
Millcreek Township, PA, School District, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | | 3,730 | | | | 4,275,401 | |
New York, NY, 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,337,440 | |
Palo Alto, CA, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/28 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,405,387 | |
Salem-Keizer, OR, School District No. 24J, 0.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 13,860 | | | | 10,623,551 | |
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| | | $ | 59,096,747 | |
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Health Care-Miscellaneous — 0.0%(1) | |
Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 6.00%, 12/1/36(2) | | $ | 86 | | | $ | 85,830 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 85,830 | |
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Hospital — 9.5% | |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Catholic Healthcare), 5.125%, 7/1/22 | | $ | 4,420 | | | $ | 4,668,095 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 7/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 571,780 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 4/1/19 | | | 500 | | | | 584,790 | |
Dauphin County, PA, General Authority Health System, (Pinnacle Health System), 5.75%, 6/1/20 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,789,660 | |
Delaware Health Facilities Authority, (Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,030,550 | |
Hamilton County, OH, (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/24 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,454,663 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaii Pacific Health Group), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 460 | | | | 510,264 | |
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Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/16 | | $ | 1,205 | | | $ | 1,342,141 | |
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.125%, 11/15/20 | | | 1,860 | | | | 2,056,602 | |
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.125%, 11/15/22 | | | 2,835 | | | | 3,122,923 | |
Kent, MI, Hospital Finance Authority, (Spectrum Health), 5.50% to 1/15/15 (Put Date), 1/15/47 | | | 2,760 | | | | 2,872,387 | |
Lexington County, SC, (Health Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/15 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,072,980 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25 | | | 2,715 | | | | 2,790,178 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,398,575 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Virtua Health, Inc.), 5.25%, 7/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,127,670 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.25%, 7/1/24 | | | 1,605 | | | | 1,706,741 | |
Norfolk, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Bon Secours Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/27 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,699,200 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (St. John Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/26 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,524,650 | |
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/26 | | | 955 | | | | 1,015,814 | |
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.375%, 10/1/23 | | | 970 | | | | 1,061,296 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services Group), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,142,050 | |
University of California, (Regents Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/22 | | | 890 | | | | 1,050,894 | |
University of Kansas Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 9/1/16 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,103,660 | |
Washington Township, CA, Health Care District Revenue, 5.50%, 7/1/19 | | | 250 | | | | 287,873 | |
Washington Township, CA, Health Care District Revenue, 5.75%, 7/1/24 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,910,493 | |
Yuma, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 1,230 | | | | 1,338,461 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 50,234,390 | |
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Housing — 0.1% | |
Sandoval County, NM, MFMR, 6.00%, 5/1/32(2) | | $ | 590 | | | $ | 554,081 | |
Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/06(3) | | | 95 | | | | 56,998 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 611,079 | |
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Industrial Development Revenue — 4.3% | |
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 5.125%, 11/1/23 | | $ | 6,600 | | | $ | 6,925,380 | |
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| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Industrial Development Revenue (continued) | |
Cleveland, OH, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.70%, 12/1/19 | | $ | 925 | | | $ | 925,213 | |
Maine Finance Authority, Solid Waste Disposal, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25% to 2/1/17 (Put Date), 1/1/25 | | | 2,415 | | | | 2,440,768 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 12/1/15 (Put Date), 12/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 511,450 | |
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Air Cargo), (AMT), 7.25%, 7/1/34 | | | 1,395 | | | | 668,163 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), (AMT), 5.10%, 6/1/23 | | | 1,780 | | | | 1,985,252 | |
Richland County, SC, Environmental Improvement, (International Paper Co.), (AMT), 3.875%, 4/1/23(4) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,056,820 | |
Toledo-Lucas County, OH, Port Authority, (Cargill, Inc.), 4.50%, 12/1/15 | | | 3,325 | | | | 3,472,331 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 22,985,377 | |
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Insured – Education — 2.0% | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (San Diego University), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/1/15 | | $ | 375 | | | $ | 370,643 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Santa Clara University), (NPFG), 5.00%, 9/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 597,570 | |
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Ramapo College), (AMBAC), 4.50%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,091,020 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,265,266 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 5,150 | | | | 6,065,361 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 10,389,860 | |
| |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 1.3% | |
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, (San Diego Gas and Electric), (NPFG), 5.90%, 6/1/14 | | $ | 65 | | | $ | 65,618 | |
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply, (NPFG), 5.25%, 2/1/16 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,252,690 | |
Louisiana Energy & Power Authority, (AGM), 5.25%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,304,753 | |
Northern California Power Agency, (Hydroelectric), (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 500 | | | | 564,830 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/26 | | | 615 | | | | 583,506 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 464,710 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (XLCA), 5.375%, 7/1/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 914,240 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 7,150,347 | |
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Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.8% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Commuter Facilities, (AMBAC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | $ | 425 | | | $ | 443,981 | |
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Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued) | |
Montgomery, AL, BMC Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Baptist Health Montgomery), (NPFG), Prerefunded to 11/15/14, 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,148,500 | |
North Hudson, NJ, Sewer Authority, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,203,990 | |
Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Xavier University), (AGC), Prerefunded to 5/1/16, 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 350 | | | | 383,740 | |
Waco, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., (Hillcrest Health System), (NPFG), Prerefunded to 8/1/16, 5.00%, 8/1/19 | | | 3,405 | | | | 3,769,505 | |
Waco, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., (Hillcrest Health System), (NPFG), Prerefunded to 8/1/16, 5.00%, 8/1/20 | | | 3,745 | | | | 4,145,902 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 15,095,618 | |
| |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 10.5% | |
Boston, MA, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22(5) | | $ | 8,000 | | | $ | 6,370,880 | |
Freehold, NJ, Regional High School District, (NPFG), 5.00%, 3/1/18 | | | 100 | | | | 114,368 | |
Hilliard, OH, School District, (NPFG), 0.00%, 12/1/14 | | | 1,000 | | | | 998,510 | |
Hillsborough Township, NJ, School District, (AGM), 5.375%, 10/1/18 | | | 970 | | | | 1,149,683 | |
Jackson Township, NJ, Board of Education of Ocean County, (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 7,191,060 | |
Linn County, OR, Community School District No. 9, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/21 | | | 1,055 | | | | 1,265,167 | |
Linn County, OR, Community School District No. 9, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/22 | | | 625 | | | | 753,725 | |
Livonia Public Schools School District, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,877,055 | |
Miami, FL, (Homeland Defense), (NPFG), 5.00%, 1/1/19 | | | 7,500 | | | | 8,051,925 | |
New Jersey, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/15/19 | | | 1,120 | | | | 1,330,851 | |
New Orleans, LA, (NPFG), 5.25%, 12/1/15 | | | 5,105 | | | | 5,482,668 | |
Philadelphia, PA, (AGC), 5.25%, 7/15/15 | | | 3,225 | | | | 3,363,030 | |
Rockland County, NY, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,379,350 | |
San Mateo County, CA, Community College District, (Election of 2005), (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,349,150 | |
Springfield, OH, City School District, (AMBAC), 4.30%, 12/1/14 | | | 500 | | | | 500,410 | |
Washington, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 7,892,700 | |
West Virginia, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 4,275 | | | | 3,535,938 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 55,606,470 | |
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|
Insured – Hospital �� 0.3% | |
Oregon Health and Science University, (NPFG), 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | $ | 1,815 | | | $ | 1,458,988 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,458,988 | |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
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March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.2% | |
Hudson County, NJ, (NPFG), 6.25%, 6/1/15 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,059,660 | |
Louisiana Public Facility Authority, (Hurricane Recovery), (AMBAC), 5.00%, 6/1/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,376,250 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 6,435,910 | |
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Insured – Other Revenue — 0.0%(1) | |
Cleveland, OH, Parking Facilities, (AGM), 5.25%, 9/15/20 | | $ | 160 | | | $ | 193,046 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 193,046 | |
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|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 3.4% | |
Arlington, TX, (Dallas Cowboys), (NPFG), 5.00%, 8/15/34 | | $ | 315 | | | $ | 328,249 | |
Denver, CO, City and County, Excise Tax Revenue, (AGC), 6.00%, 9/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,876,350 | |
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 7,000 | | | | 5,123,790 | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 6,087,500 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (FGIC), 5.50%, 7/1/19 | | | 250 | | | | 201,080 | |
San Mateo County, CA, Transportation District, (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/1/17 | | | 500 | | | | 569,765 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 18,186,734 | |
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Insured – Student Loan — 0.6% | |
Maine Educational Loan Authority, (AGC), 5.625%, 12/1/27 | | $ | 2,685 | | | $ | 2,914,057 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,914,057 | |
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Insured – Transportation — 4.1% | |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (Grant and Revenue Anticipation Bonds Federal Highway Trust Fund), (AGC), 5.25%, 7/15/21 | | $ | 1,045 | | | $ | 1,180,630 | |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (Grant and Revenue Anticipation Bonds Federal Highway Trust Fund), (AGC), 5.25%, 7/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,115,850 | |
Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.25%, 10/1/15 | | | 8,125 | | | | 8,702,931 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (NPFG), 5.50%, 12/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,953,500 | |
New Orleans, LA, Aviation Board, (AGC), 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,179,329 | |
Ohio Turnpike Commission, (NPFG), 5.50%, 2/15/18 | | | 1,750 | | | | 2,043,282 | |
Port of Oakland, CA, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 665 | | | | 732,744 | |
San Jose, CA, Airport Revenue, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 3/1/18 | | | 675 | | | | 773,962 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 21,682,228 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Insured – Water and Sewer — 1.1% | |
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Revenue, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 981,080 | |
Kansas City, MO, Water Revenue, (BHAC), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 3,125 | | | | 3,612,313 | |
Passaic Valley, NJ, Water Commission, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/17 | | | 1,020 | | | | 1,162,259 | |
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| | | $ | 5,755,652 | |
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Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 3.0% | |
California Public Works, (University of California), 5.25%, 6/1/20 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 604,495 | |
California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 2,725 | | | | 3,073,391 | |
Charleston, SC, Educational Excellence Financing Corp., (Charleston County School District), 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 5,265 | | | | 5,842,044 | |
Lexington County, SC, One School Facilities Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 2,240 | | | | 2,455,555 | |
Lexington County, SC, One School Facilities Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,945 | | | | 2,119,856 | |
Newberry, SC, Investing In Children’s Education, (Newberry County School District), 5.25%, 12/1/24 | | | 1,755 | | | | 1,860,247 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 15,955,588 | |
| |
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Other Revenue — 2.4% | |
Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(6) | | $ | 1,200 | | | $ | 904,272 | |
Non-Profit Preferred Funding Trust, Various States, 4.47%, 9/15/37(2) | | | 4,500 | | | | 3,775,005 | |
Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.75%, 4/1/18 | | | 420 | | | | 403,011 | |
Riversouth Authority, OH, (Lazarus Building Redevelopment), 5.75%, 12/1/27 | | | 300 | | | | 302,871 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.50%, 10/1/24(2) | | | 1,825 | | | | 1,922,419 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.75%, 10/1/22(2) | | | 5,250 | | | | 5,599,387 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 12,906,965 | |
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Senior Living / Life Care — 1.9% | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Senior Living-Presbyterian Homes), 4.50%, 11/15/16 | | $ | 1,125 | | | $ | 1,160,606 | |
Hawaii State Department of Budget and Finance, Special Purpose Senior Living Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/27 | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,880,861 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 3.50%, 11/15/16 | | | 197 | | | | 197,059 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,780 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.50%, 11/15/18 | | | 1,540 | | | | 1,546,283 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Volunteers of America), 5.00%, 11/1/17 | | | 350 | | | | 360,976 | |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Senior Living / Life Care (continued) | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cranes Mill Project), 5.50%, 7/1/18 | | $ | 310 | | | $ | 330,383 | |
North Miami, FL, HealthCare Facilities Authority, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42(6) | | | 495 | | | | 306,885 | |
St. Joseph County, IN, (Holy Cross Village), 5.55%, 5/15/19 | | | 460 | | | | 460,492 | |
Tempe, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Friendship Village of Tempe), 6.00%, 12/1/27 | | | 2,140 | | | | 2,240,045 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 9,984,370 | |
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Special Tax Revenue — 6.1% | |
Bridgeville, DE, (Heritage Shores Special Development District), 5.125%, 7/1/35 | | $ | 136 | | | $ | 121,128 | |
Covington Park Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 145 | | | | 146,398 | |
Detroit, MI, Downtown Development Authority Tax Increment, 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,257,840 | |
Dupree Lakes Community Development District, FL, 6.83%, 11/1/15 | | | 130 | | | | 129,845 | |
Louisiana Highway Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 6/15/25 | | | 750 | | | | 884,520 | |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 7/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,217,170 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 600 | | | | 690,804 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/26 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,244,705 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/28 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,213,920 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,650,915 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(3) | | | 280 | | | | 0 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-1, 5.75%, 5/1/38 | | | 150 | | | | 120,201 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, (0.00% until 11/1/14), 5/1/38 | | | 395 | | | | 169,645 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-1, 5.00%, 5/1/15 | | | 215 | | | | 210,103 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-2, 5.00%, 5/1/18 | | | 310 | | | | 164,253 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 2/15/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,540,840 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,734,000 | |
North Springs Improvement District, FL, (Heron Bay North Assessment Area), 5.00%, 5/1/14 | | | 455 | | | | 455,186 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax, 5.00%, 12/1/25 | | | 6,030 | | | | 6,730,686 | |
Poinciana West, FL, West Community Development District, 5.875%, 5/1/22 | | | 920 | | | | 921,868 | |
Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 350 | | | | 373,404 | |
Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 310 | | | | 327,692 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Special Tax Revenue (continued) | |
Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/24 | | $ | 360 | | | $ | 374,692 | |
South Orange County, CA, Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,120,900 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(3) | | | 275 | | | | 55,000 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(3) | | | 300 | | | | 192,210 | |
Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, LA, (Public Improvement Sales Tax), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 2,815 | | | | 3,139,063 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 32,186,988 | |
| |
|
Student Loan — 0.2% | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, 5.25%, 6/1/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,098,380 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,098,380 | |
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Transportation — 11.5% | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), 5.00%, 4/1/22 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 572,570 | |
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority, (Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds), 5.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,439,020 | |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL, (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 4,750 | | | | 5,490,762 | |
Hawaii Airports System, 5.25%, 7/1/28 | | | 3,650 | | | | 4,056,428 | |
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 550 | | | | 407,781 | |
Long Beach, CA, Harbor Revenue, 5.00%, 5/15/23 | | | 500 | | | | 572,090 | |
Metropolitan Washington, DC Airport Authority System, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,814,000 | |
Metropolitan Washington, DC Airport Authority System, (AMT), 5.50%, 10/1/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,812,600 | |
Metropolitan Washington, DC Area Transit Authority, (Gross Revenue), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 7,500 | | | | 8,596,200 | |
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,712,040 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, (Dallas North Tollway System Revenue), 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,794,750 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,087,150 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 890 | | | | 958,770 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,158,130 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.375%, 3/1/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,176,340 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/23 | | | 8,500 | | | | 9,376,180 | |
Virginia Transportation Board, 4.00%, 3/15/25 | | | 4,645 | | | | 4,984,782 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 61,009,593 | |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Water and Sewer — 1.9% | |
Detroit, MI, Water and Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Revenue, 5.25%, 7/1/27 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,467,255 | |
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,610 | | | | 1,592,821 | |
Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority, 5.00%, 4/1/18 | | | 4,305 | | | | 4,815,444 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,073,320 | |
New Jersey Economic Environmental Infrastructure Trust, 5.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,186,720 | |
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| | | $ | 10,135,560 | |
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| |
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 98.5% (identified cost $490,878,976) | | | $ | 523,307,526 | |
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| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.5% | | | $ | 8,138,917 | |
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| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 531,446,443 | |
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The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
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AGC | | – | | Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | | – | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMBAC | | – | | AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. |
AMT | | – | | Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
BAM | | – | | Build America Mutual Assurance Co. |
BHAC | | – | | Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. |
FGIC | | – | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
MFMR | | – | | Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
XLCA | | – | | XL Capital Assurance, Inc. |
At March 31, 2014, the concentration of the Fund’s investment in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is less than 10% individually.
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2014, 27.7% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.1% to 14.7% of total investments.
(1) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
(2) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities is $11,936,722 or 2.2% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(3) | Defaulted matured bond. |
(5) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover payable for when-issued securities. |
(6) | Security is in default and making only partial interest payments. |
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| | 12 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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March 31, 2014
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | | | |
Assets | | March 31, 2014 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $490,878,976) | | $ | 523,307,526 | |
Cash | | | 7,648,371 | |
Restricted cash* | | | 214,000 | |
Interest receivable | | | 6,247,898 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,300,381 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,072,829 | |
Receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts | | | 20,000 | |
Total assets | | $ | 539,811,005 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for when-issued securities | | $ | 6,000,000 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 1,494,485 | |
Distributions payable | | | 441,102 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 187,868 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 126,702 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 114,405 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 8,364,562 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 531,446,443 | |
| |
Sources of Net Assets | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 548,442,277 | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (49,347,506 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 36,239 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 32,315,433 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 531,446,443 | |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 282,611,869 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 28,264,948 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.00 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.23 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 2,360,246 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 235,945 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share** | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 115,090,738 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 12,270,819 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share** | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.38 | |
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Class I Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 131,383,590 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 13,135,513 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.00 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* | Represents restricted cash on deposit at the broker as collateral for open financial futures contracts. |
** | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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| | 13 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Statement of Operations
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Investment Income | | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
Interest | | $ | 23,519,365 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 23,519,365 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 2,436,860 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 455,981 | |
Class B | | | 25,835 | |
Class C | | | 1,143,084 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 24,467 | |
Custodian fee | | | 161,975 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 190,884 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 75,535 | |
Printing and postage | | | 42,478 | |
Registration fees | | | 116,872 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 66,013 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 4,739,984 | |
Deduct — | | | | |
Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 2,488 | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 2,488 | |
| |
Net expenses | | $ | 4,737,496 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 18,781,869 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | 2,775,011 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 1,642,421 | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 4,417,432 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (34,572,133 | ) |
Financial futures contracts | | | 108,211 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (34,463,922 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (30,046,490 | ) |
| |
Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (11,264,621 | ) |
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| | 14 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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March 31, 2014
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 18,781,869 | | | $ | 22,683,499 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and financial futures contracts | | | 4,417,432 | | | | (1,715,625 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts | | | (34,463,922 | ) | | | 12,759,928 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (11,264,621 | ) | | $ | 33,727,802 | |
Distributions to shareholders — | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (10,144,055 | ) | | $ | (11,205,764 | ) |
Class B | | | (74,034 | ) | | | (104,864 | ) |
Class C | | | (3,283,695 | ) | | | (3,576,017 | ) |
Class I | | | (5,260,314 | ) | | | (7,812,800 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (18,762,098 | ) | | $ | (22,699,445 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 77,152,234 | | | $ | 57,305,213 | |
Class B | | | 370,266 | | | | 559,106 | |
Class C | | | 18,991,466 | | | | 25,771,457 | |
Class I | | | 106,483,024 | | | | 89,893,077 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 8,696,162 | | | | 9,212,547 | |
Class B | | | 63,987 | | | | 83,465 | |
Class C | | | 2,473,878 | | | | 2,465,525 | |
Class I | | | 1,458,004 | | | | 1,287,302 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (135,124,917 | ) | | | (80,621,983 | ) |
Class B | | | (639,576 | ) | | | (915,365 | ) |
Class C | | | (45,792,208 | ) | | | (24,389,210 | ) |
Class I | | | (193,266,107 | ) | | | (96,381,681 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 863,477 | | | | 1,018,124 | |
Class B | | | (863,477 | ) | | | (1,018,124 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (159,133,787 | ) | | $ | (15,730,547 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (189,160,506 | ) | | $ | (4,702,190 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 720,606,949 | | | $ | 725,309,139 | |
At end of year | | $ | 531,446,443 | | | $ | 720,606,949 | |
| | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets | | | | | | | | |
At end of year | | $ | 36,239 | | | $ | 35,110 | |
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| | 15 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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March 31, 2014
Financial Highlights
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| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.750 | | | $ | 10.010 | | | $ | 9.200 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.335 | | | $ | 0.336 | | | $ | 0.364 | | | $ | 0.382 | | | $ | 0.398 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.381 | ) | | | 0.152 | | | | 0.482 | | | | (0.263 | ) | | | 0.804 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.046 | ) | | $ | 0.488 | | | $ | 0.846 | | | $ | 0.119 | | | $ | 1.202 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.334 | ) | | $ | (0.338 | ) | | $ | (0.366 | ) | | $ | (0.379 | ) | | $ | (0.392 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.334 | ) | | $ | (0.338 | ) | | $ | (0.366 | ) | | $ | (0.379 | ) | | $ | (0.392 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.750 | | | $ | 10.010 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | (0.39 | )% | | | 4.88 | % | | | 8.69 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 13.22 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 282,612 | | | $ | 343,994 | | | $ | 351,754 | | | $ | 339,380 | | | $ | 410,009 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
Interest and fee expense(3) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(4) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.72 | % |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.61 | % | | | 3.82 | % | | | 4.05 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 14 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1I). |
(4) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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| | 16 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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March 31, 2014
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class B | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.390 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.760 | | | $ | 10.020 | | | $ | 9.200 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.259 | | | $ | 0.258 | | | $ | 0.289 | | | $ | 0.307 | | | $ | 0.324 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.390 | ) | | | 0.162 | | | | 0.471 | | | | (0.263 | ) | | | 0.815 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.131 | ) | | $ | 0.420 | | | $ | 0.760 | | | $ | 0.044 | | | $ | 1.139 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.259 | ) | | $ | (0.260 | ) | | $ | (0.290 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.319 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.259 | ) | | $ | (0.260 | ) | | $ | (0.290 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.319 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.390 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.760 | | | $ | 10.020 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | (1.23 | )% | | | 4.10 | % | | | 7.88 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 12.50 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 2,360 | | | $ | 3,553 | | | $ | 4,768 | | | $ | 4,955 | | | $ | 6,157 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Interest and fee expense(3) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(4) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.59 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.86 | % | | | 3.06 | % | | | 3.29 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 14 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1I). |
(4) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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| | 17 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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March 31, 2014
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class C | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.150 | | | $ | 9.390 | | | $ | 8.630 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.244 | | | $ | 0.241 | | | $ | 0.271 | | | $ | 0.287 | | | $ | 0.303 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.361 | ) | | | 0.152 | | | | 0.441 | | | | (0.242 | ) | | | 0.756 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.117 | ) | | $ | 0.393 | | | $ | 0.712 | | | $ | 0.045 | | | $ | 1.059 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) | | $ | (0.285 | ) | | $ | (0.299 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) | | $ | (0.285 | ) | | $ | (0.299 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.380 | | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.150 | | | $ | 9.390 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (1.17 | )% | | | 4.10 | % | | | 7.87 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 12.39 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 115,091 | | | $ | 144,911 | | | $ | 138,971 | | | $ | 133,071 | | | $ | 143,883 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Interest and fee expense(3) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(4) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.59 | % | | | 2.47 | % | | | 2.86 | % | | | 3.06 | % | | | 3.28 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 14 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1I). |
(4) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class I | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, 2010(1) | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.760 | | | $ | 10.010 | | | $ | 10.180 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(2) | | $ | 0.347 | | | $ | 0.351 | | | $ | 0.378 | | | $ | 0.395 | | | $ | 0.206 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.377 | ) | | | 0.152 | | | | 0.473 | | | | (0.251 | ) | | | (0.190 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.030 | ) | | $ | 0.503 | | | $ | 0.851 | | | $ | 0.144 | | | $ | 0.016 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.350 | ) | | $ | (0.353 | ) | | $ | (0.381 | ) | | $ | (0.394 | ) | | $ | (0.186 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.350 | ) | | $ | (0.353 | ) | | $ | (0.381 | ) | | $ | (0.394 | ) | | $ | (0.186 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.760 | | | $ | 10.010 | |
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Total Return(3) | | | (0.24 | )% | | | 5.04 | % | | | 8.74 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 0.17 | %(4) |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 131,384 | | | $ | 228,148 | | | $ | 229,815 | | | $ | 175,007 | | | $ | 98,250 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.58 | %(5) |
Interest and fee expense(6) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(7) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | %(5) |
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.59 | %(5) |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.58 | %(5) |
Net investment income | | | 3.45 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.75 | % | | | 3.95 | % | | | 4.11 | %(5) |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 14 | %(8) |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations on October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(6) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1I). |
(7) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(8) | For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2010. |
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| | 19 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and limited principal fluctuation. The Fund offers four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class B shares held for the longer of (i) four years or (ii) the time at which the contingent deferred sales charge applicable to such shares expires will automatically convert to Class A shares as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Beginning January 1, 2012, Class B shares are only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestment of distributions. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
C Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. The Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in municipal obligations, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Fund, as exempt-interest dividends. The portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, may be considered a tax preference item to shareholders.
At March 31, 2014, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $39,307,036 and deferred capital losses of $10,372,957 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The capital loss carryforward will expire on March 31, 2015 ($935,617), March 31, 2016 ($7,092,688), March 31, 2017 ($12,241,519), March 31, 2018 ($12,564,070) and March 31, 2019 ($6,473,142) and its character is short-term. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred, and are treated as realized prior to the utilization of the capital loss carryforward. Of the deferred capital losses at March 31, 2014, $10,042,517 are short-term and $330,440 are long term.
Included in the amounts above is a capital loss carryforward of $3,478,795 as a result of reorganizations. Utilization of this capital loss carryforward may be limited in accordance with certain income tax regulations.
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
As of March 31, 2014, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
D Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
E Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
F Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
I Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held — The Fund may invest in residual interest bonds, also referred to as inverse floating rate securities, whereby the Fund may sell a variable or fixed rate bond to a broker for cash. At the same time, the Fund buys a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of a Special-Purpose Vehicle (the SPV), (which is generally organized as a trust), set up by the broker. The broker deposits a bond into the SPV with the same CUSIP number as the bond sold to the broker by the Fund, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Fund (the Bond). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (Floating Rate Notes) which are sold to third-parties. The residual interest bond held by the Fund gives the Fund the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to generally tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the broker transfer the Bond held by the SPV to the Fund, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Fund exercise such right, it would generally pay the broker the par amount due on the Floating Rate Notes and exchange the residual interest bond for the underlying Bond. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities, the Fund accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Bond in its Portfolio of Investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the broker for redemption at par at each reset date. Accordingly, the fair value of the payable for floating rate notes issued approximates its carrying value. If measured at fair value, the payable for floating rate notes would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 11) at March 31, 2014. Interest expense related to the Fund’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The SPV may be terminated by the Fund, as noted above, or by the broker upon the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the trust agreement, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying Bond, bankruptcy of or payment failure by the issuer of the underlying Bond, the inability to remarket Floating Rate Notes that have been tendered due to insufficient buyers in the market, or the failure by the SPV to obtain renewal of the liquidity agreement under which liquidity support is provided for the Floating Rate Notes up to one year. At March 31, 2014, the Fund had no Floating Rate Notes outstanding. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund had no transactions in residual interest bonds.
The Fund may enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements with the broker by which the Fund agrees to reimburse the broker, in certain circumstances, for the difference between the liquidation value of the Bond held by the SPV and the liquidation value of the Floating Rate Notes, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The Fund had no shortfalls as of March 31, 2014.
The Fund may also purchase residual interest bonds from brokers in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. Such transactions are not required to be treated as secured borrowings. Shortfall agreements, if any, related to residual interest bonds purchased in a secondary market transaction are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.
The Fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in residual interest bonds. Such bonds typically offer the potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality and maturity. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising long-term interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates decline. The value and income of residual interest bonds are generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. The Fund’s investment policies do not allow the Fund
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Management believes that the Fund’s restrictions on borrowing money and issuing senior securities (other than as specifically permitted) do not apply to Floating Rate Notes issued by the SPV and included as a liability in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As secured indebtedness issued by an SPV, Floating Rate Notes are distinct from the borrowings and senior securities to which the Fund’s restrictions apply. Residual interest bonds held by the Fund are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
On December 10, 2013, five U.S. federal agencies published final rules implementing section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”). The Volcker Rule prohibits banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading of certain instruments and limits such entities’ investments in, and relationships with, covered funds, as defined in the rules. The compliance date for the Volcker Rule is July 21, 2015. The Volcker Rule may preclude banking entities and their affiliates from (i) sponsoring residual interest bond programs (as such programs are presently structured) and (ii) continuing relationships with or services for existing residual interest bond programs. As a result, residual interest bond trusts may need to be restructured or unwound. There can be no assurances that residual interest bond trusts can be restructured, that new sponsors of residual interest bond programs will develop, or that alternative forms of leverage will be available to the Fund. The effects of the Volcker Rule may make it more difficult for the Fund to maintain current or desired levels of leverage and may cause the Fund to incur additional expenses to maintain its leverage.
J Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
K When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | |
Tax-exempt income | | $ | 18,746,806 | | | $ | 22,582,481 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 15,292 | | | $ | 116,964 | |
During the year ended March 31, 2014, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $232,637, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $18,642 and paid-in capital was decreased by $213,995 due to expired capital loss carryforwards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for accretion of market discount and expenditures on defaulted bonds. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
As of March 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 533,841 | |
Capital loss carryforward and deferred capital losses | | $ | (49,679,993 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 32,591,420 | |
Other temporary differences | | $ | (441,102 | ) |
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, futures contracts, the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders, expenditures on defaulted bonds, defaulted bond interest and accretion of market discount.
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.
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Daily Net Assets | | Annual Asset Rate | | | Daily Income Rate | |
| | |
Up to $500 million | | | 0.300 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
$500 million up to $1 billion | | | 0.275 | | | | 2.75 | |
On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are further reduced.
For the year ended March 31, 2014, the investment adviser fee amounted to $2,436,860 or 0.42% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended March 31, 2014, EVM earned $6,278 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. EVM serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $9,782 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended March 31, 2014. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended March 31, 2014, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
4 Distribution Plans
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Trustees approved distribution and service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended March 31, 2014 amounted to $455,981 for Class A shares.
The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $21,529 and $952,570 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. The Trustees approved service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the Class B and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended March 31, 2014 amounted to $4,306 and $190,514 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d) and for Class B, are further limited to a 3% maximum sales charge as determined in accordance with such rule.
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within four years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 3% in the case of redemptions in the first year after purchase, declining half a percentage point in the second and third year and one percentage point in the fourth year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $6,000, $2,000 and $12,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $101,182,745 and $259,923,197, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2014.
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 7,732,705 | | | | 5,493,353 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 868,075 | | | | 885,889 | |
Redemptions | | | (13,555,686 | ) | | | (7,742,491 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 86,167 | | | | 97,696 | |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (4,868,739 | ) | | | (1,265,553 | ) |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 37,300 | | | | 53,662 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 6,385 | | | | 8,023 | |
Redemptions | | | (63,737 | ) | | | (88,009 | ) |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | (86,102 | ) | | | (97,616 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (106,154 | ) | | | (123,940 | ) |
| | |
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 2,024,571 | | | | 2,636,087 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 263,351 | | | | 252,753 | |
Redemptions | | | (4,896,789 | ) | | | (2,497,136 | ) |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,608,867 | ) | | | 391,704 | |
| | |
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| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class I | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 10,657,058 | | | | 8,630,482 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 145,534 | | | | 123,753 | |
Redemptions | | | (19,643,359 | ) | | | (9,252,363 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (8,840,767 | ) | | | (498,128 | ) |
8 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at March 31, 2014, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 490,716,106 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 35,992,156 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (3,400,736 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 32,591,420 | |
9 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended March 31, 2014.
10 Financial Instruments
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at March 31, 2014 is as follows:
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Futures Contracts | | | | |
Expiration Month/Year | | Contracts | | Position | | Aggregate Cost | | Value | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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6/14 | | 20
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | | Short | | $(2,478,400) | | $ | (2,470,000 | ) | | $ | 8,400 | |
6/14 | | 60
U.S. Long Treasury Bond | | Short | | (7,871,608) | | | (7,993,125 | ) | | | (121,517 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (113,117 | ) |
At March 31, 2014, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Fund holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. The Fund purchases and sells U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk at March 31, 2014 was as follows:
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| | Fair Value | |
| | Asset Derivative | | | Liability Derivative | |
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Futures Contracts | | $ | 8,400 | (1) | | $ | (121,517 | )(1) |
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Total | | $ | 8,400 | | | $ | (121,517 | ) |
(1) | Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable. |
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended March 31, 2014 was as follows:
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| | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
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Futures Contracts | | $ | 1,642,421 | (1) | | $ | 108,211 | (2) |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts. |
The average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2014, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $15,046,000.
11 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Ÿ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
Ÿ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
Ÿ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At March 31, 2014, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
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Asset Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Tax-Exempt Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 523,307,526 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 523,307,526 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 523,307,526 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 523,307,526 | |
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Futures Contracts | | $ | 8,400 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,400 | |
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Total | | $ | 8,400 | | | $ | 523,307,526 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 523,315,926 | |
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Liability Description | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | $ | (121,517 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (121,517 | ) |
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Total | | $ | (121,517 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (121,517 | ) |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2013 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At March 31, 2014, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.
12 Plan of Reorganization
In December 2013, the Trustees of National Limited Fund approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the Agreement) whereby National Limited Fund would acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (Pennsylvania Limited Fund) in exchange for shares of the National Limited Fund. The proposed reorganization was approved by the shareholders of the Pennsylvania Limited Fund on May 9, 2014. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions of the Agreement, the transaction is expected to occur no later than June 30, 2014.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Investment Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund as of March 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 16, 2014
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2015 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2014. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund designates 99.92% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Management and Organization
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 182 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.
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Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Trustee Since(1) | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Interested Trustee |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 1958 | | Trustee | | 2007 | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 182 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust. Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. |
Noninterested Trustees |
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Scott E. Eston 1956 | | Trustee | | 2011 | | Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Allen R. Freedman 1940 | | Trustee | | 2007 | | Private Investor. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Former Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). Former Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2000). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2011). |
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Valerie A. Mosley(3) 1960 | | Trustee | | 2014 | | Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990). Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013). |
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William H. Park 1947 | | Trustee | | 2003 | | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Management and Organization — continued
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Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Trustee Since(1) | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Noninterested Trustees (continued) |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 1940 | | Trustee | | 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Helen Frame Peters 1948 | | Trustee | | 2008 | | Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009). |
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Harriett Tee Taggart 1948 | | Trustee | | 2011 | | Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011). |
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Ralph F. Verni 1943 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | 2007 (Chairman); 2005 (Trustee) | | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees |
Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Officer Since(4) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
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Payson F. Swaffield 1956 | | President | | 2003 | | Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. |
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Maureen A. Gemma 1960 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | | 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
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James F. Kirchner 1967 | | Treasurer | | 2007 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
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Paul M. O’Neil 1953 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
(1) | Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. |
(2) | During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Ms. Mosley) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Equity Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). |
(3) | Effective January 1, 2014, Ms. Mosley was appointed as a Trustee of the Trust. |
(4) | Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election. |
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Eaton Vance Funds
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
Ÿ | | Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions. |
Ÿ | | None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers. |
Ÿ | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
Ÿ | | We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com. |
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Investment Adviser
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
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Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal
Income Funds
Annual Report
March 31, 2014
Massachusetts • New York • Pennsylvania
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. Each Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Funds nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Funds is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, each Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Annual Report March 31, 2014
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
Table of Contents
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | | | 2 | |
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Performance and Fund Profile | | | | |
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Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | | | 4 | |
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | | | 6 | |
Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | | | 8 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 10 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 11 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 13 | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 46 | |
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Federal Tax Information | | | 47 | |
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Management and Organization | | | 48 | |
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Important Notices | | | 50 | |
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1
Economic and Market Conditions
As the fiscal year began on April 1, 2013, interest rates remained near historic lows. Highly accommodative monetary policies instituted by central banks around the world continued to put downward pressure on long-term bond yields, driving investors to look for other sources of income. One beneficiary was the municipal market, which continued to perform well into the first month of the period in response to strong investor demand.
In late May 2013, however, then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke surprised the markets by indicating that the Fed’s $85 billion in monthly asset purchases, known collectively as quantitative easing (QE), could be tapered sooner than most investors had expected. The negative effect on the bond market was swift and dramatic. Investors rushed to sell fixed-income assets in anticipation of rising interest rates, causing nearly every fixed-income asset class to decline in value.
Outflows had a particularly significant effect on the municipal bond market because, unlike other domestic fixed-income asset classes, the municipal market is primarily retail-based and is generally impacted more by the actions of small individual investors than other fixed-income asset classes. Even after the Fed tried to temper its comments and calm the markets, moderating the outflows in other fixed-income asset classes, heavy selling in municipals continued through August 2013, causing a significant increase in municipal bond yields. Additional pressure on the municipal market came from the media’s coverage of the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing on July 18, 2013 and Puerto Rico’s increasing fiscal challenges.
Selling of municipals abated somewhat in September 2013, after the Fed surprised the markets again by postponing its tapering of QE, but the municipal market continued to experience net outflows through December 2013.
As the new year began, however, municipals turned a corner, with retail investors putting money back into tax-exempt mutual funds, turning flows slightly positive. During the first three months of 2014, municipals rallied back from 2013 lows. Strong demand, driven by modest inflows and reinvestment of principal and coupon payments in the face of seasonally light supply, created a favorable supply-demand imbalance that helped drive up prices. And while the anticipation of the Fed’s tapering of QE had spooked the markets in 2013, the actual tapering in early 2014 had little
further effect on bond prices, as investors seemed to have already come to terms with the ending of QE. For the one-year period as a whole, municipal bond prices and rates experienced extreme volatility, but ended not far from where they began.
Fund Performance
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania Funds’ shares at net asset value (NAV) underperformed the 0.57% return of the Funds’ benchmark, the Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index2 (the Index).
The Funds’ overall strategy is to invest in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax. The Funds seek to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration7 between three and nine years to attempt to capture potentially more attractive yields compared with shorter-maturity bonds, but seek to avoid the potentially higher interest-rate risk and volatility of longer-duration bonds.
While the Index includes only bonds with maturities of six to eight years, the Funds may invest in individual municipal obligations of any maturity and own some longer-maturity bonds in order to capture their potentially higher yields and greater tax-exempt income.8 The Funds hedge to various degrees against the greater potential risk of volatility in the area of the yield curve beyond eight years by shorting Treasury futures in seeking to provide some downside protection.
For the 12-month period, the Funds’ strategy of overweighting longer-maturity bonds detracted from the Funds’ performance versus the Index, because longer-maturity bonds underper-formed shorter-maturity issues during the period. Specifically, performance of all three Funds was hurt by an overweighting in bonds with maturities of 10 years and longer, which are not held by the Index.
State-specific Results
Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund’s Class A shares at NAV had a total return of -0.77%, underperforming the 0.57% return of the Index. In addition to an overweight in longer-maturity bonds, detractors from the Fund’s performance versus the Index included security selection in the general obligation (GO) sector and an overweight and security selection in BBB-rated6 issues. The Fund’s performance relative to the Index was helped, however, by an overweight in pre-refunded bonds, an overweight in the hospital sector and security selection in A-rated issues.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1 — continued
Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund’s Class A shares at NAV had a total return of -0.69%, trailing the 0.57% return of the Index. An overweight in longer-maturity bonds, an overweight in Puerto Rico bonds and security selection in the GO sector all detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to the Index. In contrast, an overweight in the education sector contributed to the Fund’s performance versus the Index, as did the Fund’s hedging strategy. Hedging interest rate volatility through the use of Treasury futures, a risk management strategy, is intended to moderate performance and volatility on both the upside and the downside. So in a period when the municipal and Treasury markets delivered weak performance, the Fund’s hedge mitigated a portion of the Fund’s negative performance versus the Index and, as intended, reduced the Fund’s volatility during the period.
Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund’s Class A shares at NAV had a total return of -0.01%, lagging the 0.57% return of the Index. An overweight in longer-maturity bonds and, to a lesser degree, an overweight and security selection in Puerto Rico bonds, hurt the Fund’s performance relative to the Index. The Fund’s hedging strategy was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance versus the Index. An overweight in A-rated securities helped results versus the Index as well.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Performance2,3
Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA
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% Average Annual Total Returns | | Class Inception Date | | | Performance Inception Date | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A at NAV | | | 06/27/1996 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | –0.77 | % | | | 3.98 | % | | | 2.90 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –3.04 | | | | 3.51 | | | | 2.67 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | –1.57 | | | | 3.19 | | | | 2.12 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.53 | | | | 3.19 | | | | 2.12 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | –0.62 | | | | 4.06 | | | | 2.94 | |
Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 4.99 | % | | | 4.44 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4 | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 0.79 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 0.64 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields5 | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | 2.91 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 3.07 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | 5.42 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 5.72 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.65 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | 2.72 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 3.07 | |
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
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Growth of Investment | | Amount Invested | | | Period Beginning | | At NAV | | | With Maximum Sales Charge |
Class C | | | $10,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $12,332 | | | N.A. |
Class I | | | $250,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $334,076 | | | N.A. |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)6
![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0001193125-14-216600/g7035035.jpg)
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Eaton Vance
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Performance2,3
Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA
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% Average Annual Total Returns | | Class Inception Date | | | Performance Inception Date | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A at NAV | | | 06/27/1996 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | –0.69 | % | | | 4.43 | % | | | 2.81 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.93 | | | | 3.95 | | | | 2.58 | |
Class B at NAV | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | –1.44 | | | | 3.64 | | | | 2.04 | |
Class B with 3% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –4.33 | | | | 3.64 | | | | 2.04 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | –1.42 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 2.04 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.38 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 2.04 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | –0.54 | | | | 4.53 | | | | 2.86 | |
Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 4.99 | % | | | 4.44 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4 | | | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | 0.77 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 0.62 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields5 | | | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | 3.06 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 3.22 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | 5.93 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 6.24 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.76 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | 3.06 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 3.41 | |
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
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Growth of Investment | | Amount Invested | | | Period Beginning | | At NAV | | | With Maximum Sales Charge |
Class B | | | $10,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $12,233 | | | N.A. |
Class C | | | $10,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $12,236 | | | N.A. |
Class I | | | $250,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $331,577 | | | N.A. |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)6
![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0001193125-14-216600/g703503stmp7.jpg)
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Eaton Vance
Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Performance2,3
Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA
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% Average Annual Total Returns | | Class Inception Date | | | Performance Inception Date | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A at NAV | | | 06/27/1996 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | –0.01 | % | | | 3.97 | % | | | 3.11 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.29 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 2.88 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | –0.82 | | | | 3.19 | | | | 2.32 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.79 | | | | 3.19 | | | | 2.32 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 3.13 | |
Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 4.99 | % | | | 4.44 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4 | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 0.83 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields5 | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | 3.13 | % | | | 2.36 | % | | | 3.28 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | 5.71 | | | | 4.30 | | | | 5.98 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 2.02 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | 3.34 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 3.68 | |
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
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Growth of Investment | | Amount Invested | | | Period Beginning | | At NAV | | | With Maximum Sales Charge |
Class C | | | $10,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $12,580 | | | N.A. |
Class I | | | $250,000 | | | 03/31/2004 | | | $340,352 | | | N.A. |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)6
![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0001193125-14-216600/g703503stmp9.jpg)
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements”. The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
2 | Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 6-8 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
3 | Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. |
| Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of Class I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
4 | Source: Fund prospectus. |
5 | The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be composed of ordinary income, tax-exempt income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, where applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rates will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ. |
6 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P or Fitch (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by the national rating agencies stated above. |
7 | Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond — in percentage terms — given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest-rate changes. |
8 | A portion of the Funds’ distributions generally will be subject to alternative minimum tax. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
| Important Notice to Shareholders |
| Effective March 3, 2014, the Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and the New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund are managed by Adam A. Weigold, CFA. |
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Fund Expenses
Example: As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014).
Actual Expenses: The first section of each table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of each table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in each table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.
Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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| | Beginning Account Value (10/1/13) | | | Ending Account Value (3/31/14) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (10/1/13 – 3/31/14) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.90 | | | $ | 3.93 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.50 | | | $ | 7.70 | | | | 1.53 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.70 | | | $ | 3.18 | | | | 0.63 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.00 | | | $ | 3.93 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.30 | | | $ | 7.70 | | | | 1.53 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.80 | | | $ | 3.18 | | | | 0.63 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on September 30, 2013. |
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Fund Expenses — continued
Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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| | Beginning Account Value (10/1/13) | | | Ending Account Value (3/31/14) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (10/1/13 – 3/31/14) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.40 | | | $ | 3.83 | | | | 0.76 | % |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | $ | 7.60 | | | | 1.51 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | $ | 7.60 | | | | 1.51 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.20 | | | $ | 3.08 | | | | 0.61 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.10 | | | $ | 3.83 | | | | 0.76 | % |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.40 | | | $ | 7.59 | | | | 1.51 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.40 | | | $ | 7.59 | | | | 1.51 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.90 | | | $ | 3.07 | | | | 0.61 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on September 30, 2013. |
Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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| | Beginning Account Value (10/1/13) | | | Ending Account Value (3/31/14) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (10/1/13 – 3/31/14) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.90 | | | $ | 4.19 | | | | 0.83 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.50 | | | $ | 7.96 | | | | 1.58 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.60 | | | $ | 3.43 | | | | 0.68 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.80 | | | $ | 4.18 | | | | 0.83 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.10 | | | $ | 7.95 | | | | 1.58 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.50 | | | $ | 3.43 | | | | 0.68 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on September 30, 2013. |
Eaton Vance
Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments
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Tax-Exempt Investments — 96.2% | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 3.9% | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,200,080 | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,200,950 | |
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Education — 16.8% | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston College), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | $ | 545 | | | $ | 644,473 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 150 | | | | 174,272 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/27 | | | 500 | | | | 553,180 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Boston College), 5.375%, 6/1/14 | | | 270 | | | | 272,365 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (College of the Holy Cross), 5.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,141,220 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.50%, 11/15/36 | | | 1,030 | | | | 1,188,754 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.375%, 7/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,148,730 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.50%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,645 | | | | 2,053,223 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 500 | | | | 566,615 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.00%, 8/15/18 | | | 100 | | | | 116,105 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.25%, 8/15/19 | | | 200 | | | | 230,526 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.25%, 8/15/20 | | | 150 | | | | 172,596 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.50%, 8/15/15 | | | 750 | | | | 803,963 | |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 5.00%, 5/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,150,330 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 10,216,352 | |
| |
|
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 9.1% | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75% to 5/1/19 (Put Date), 12/1/42 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,216,120 | |
Massachusetts State Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Notes, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 6/15/15 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,994,020 | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 1,845 | | | | 2,074,758 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued) | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 8/1/14 | | $ | 245 | | | $ | 249,182 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 5,534,080 | |
| |
|
General Obligations — 22.8% | |
Andover, 4.00%, 1/15/23 | | $ | 1,025 | | | $ | 1,156,856 | |
Brookline, 4.00%, 5/15/22 | | | 1,195 | | | | 1,352,848 | |
Burlington, 5.00%, 2/1/15 | | | 500 | | | | 520,235 | |
Burlington, 5.00%, 2/1/16 | | | 500 | | | | 541,995 | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.00%, 10/1/28 | | | 815 | | | | 853,598 | |
Duxbury, 4.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 561,775 | |
Manchester Essex Regional School District, 5.00%, 1/15/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,125,260 | |
Medfield, 4.00%, 3/15/22 | | | 625 | | | | 700,531 | |
Melrose, 2.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 315 | | | | 295,920 | |
Southborough, 3.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,060 | | | | 1,126,632 | |
Wellesley, 5.00%, 6/1/16 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,209,417 | |
Wellesley, 5.00%, 6/1/17 | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,303,812 | |
Westwood, 3.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,320 | | | | 1,385,868 | |
Weymouth, 4.00%, 9/15/23 | | | 660 | | | | 727,109 | |
Wilmington, 4.00%, 3/15/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,049,540 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 13,911,396 | |
| |
|
Hospital — 9.7% | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Health System), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 272,568 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Milford Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/15/21 | | | 185 | | | | 199,021 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), 5.50%, 1/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 561,225 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Baystate Medical Center), 5.00% to 7/1/15 (Put Date), 7/1/39 | | | 500 | | | | 527,645 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), 5.25%, 12/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,122,960 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Jordan Hospital), 6.75%, 10/1/33 | | | 545 | | | | 545,371 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25 | | | 710 | | | | 729,660 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/1/18 | | | 750 | | | | 844,312 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,118,860 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 5,921,622 | |
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March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Industrial Development Revenue — 1.6% | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Covanta Energy), (AMT), 4.875%, 11/1/27 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 482,870 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 12/1/15 (Put Date), 12/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 511,450 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 994,320 | |
| |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 2.5% | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | $ | 1,640 | | | $ | 1,524,249 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,524,249 | |
| |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 1.2% | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 1/1/23 | | $ | 635 | | | $ | 756,285 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 756,285 | |
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Insured – General Obligations — 6.1% | |
Boston, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22 | | $ | 3,105 | | | $ | 2,472,698 | |
Massachusetts, (NPFG), 5.25%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,217,450 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 3,690,148 | |
| |
|
Insured – Hospital — 2.8% | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Cape Cod Healthcare), (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 554,750 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Caregroup Healthcare System), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,122,830 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,677,580 | |
| |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 4.2% | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | $ | 1,600 | | | $ | 1,948,000 | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, Dedicated Tax Revenue, (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 597,465 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 2,545,465 | |
| |
|
Insured – Transportation — 0.9% | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Metropolitan Highway System, (NPFG), 0.00%, 1/1/22 | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 574,113 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 574,113 | |
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|
Insured – Water and Sewer — 2.0% | |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, (AGM), 5.50%, 8/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,231,650 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,231,650 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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|
Other Revenue — 2.8% | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,116,050 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Woods Hole Oceanographic), 5.25%, 6/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 583,675 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,699,725 | |
| |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 1.8% | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement), 5.60%, 7/1/19 | | $ | 400 | | | $ | 400,780 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Carleton-Willard Village), 5.25%, 12/1/25 | | | 275 | | | | 290,001 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 115 | | | | 115,060 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.50%, 11/15/18 | | | 120 | | | | 120,490 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Volunteers of America), 5.00%, 11/1/17 | | | 150 | | | | 154,704 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,081,035 | |
| |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 5.2% | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, 5.00%, 6/1/14 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 504,070 | |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 7/1/26 | | | 1,280 | | | | 1,557,977 | |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax, 5.25%, 7/1/16 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,109,360 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 3,171,407 | |
| |
|
Transportation — 2.8% | |
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, (Metropolitan Highway System Revenue), 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 578,285 | |
Massachusetts Port Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,142,040 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,720,325 | |
| |
| | |
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 96.2% (identified cost $54,729,534) | | | | | | $ | 58,650,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 3.8% | | | $ | 2,332,198 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 60,982,980 | |
| |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
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March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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AGC | | – | | Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | | – | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMT | | – | | Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
FGIC | | – | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by Massachusetts municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2014, 20.5% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.9% to 12.8% of total investments.
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| | 15 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments
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Tax-Exempt Investments — 97.3% | |
| | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Bond Bank — 1.3% | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Clean Water and Drinking Water, (Municipal Water Finance), 5.00%, 6/15/20 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,098,820 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,098,820 | |
| |
|
Cogeneration — 0.7% | |
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Nissequogue Cogen Partners Facility), (AMT), 5.50%, 1/1/23 | | $ | 560 | | | $ | 556,881 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 556,881 | |
| |
|
Education — 7.7% | |
Hempstead Local Development Corp., (Hofstra University Project), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | $ | 200 | | | $ | 230,962 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,733,550 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 350 | | | | 386,512 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Hamilton College), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 455 | | | | 538,943 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,714,320 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), 5.25%, 5/15/15 | | | 600 | | | | 613,806 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Third Generation Resolution), 5.00%, 5/15/26 | | | 375 | | | | 425,280 | |
Oneida County Local Development Corp., (Hamilton College Project), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 180 | | | | 207,551 | |
Troy Industrial Development Authority, (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), 5.50%, 9/1/15 | | | 625 | | | | 627,719 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 6,478,643 | |
| |
|
Electric Utilities — 1.4% | |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/26 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,179,670 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,179,670 | |
| |
|
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.9% | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | $ | 1,170 | | | $ | 1,361,307 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Prerefunded to 1/1/16, 5.375%, 1/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,088,420 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 2,449,727 | |
| |
|
General Obligations — 8.5% | |
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, 4.50%, 5/1/26 | | $ | 1,010 | | | $ | 1,109,535 | |
Livingston County, 4.50%, 5/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 567,235 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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|
General Obligations (continued) | |
New Rochelle, 5.00%, 3/15/24 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,730,055 | |
New York, 5.00%, 3/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,194,600 | |
New York City, 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,795,520 | |
Pittsford Central School District, 4.00%, 12/15/25 | | | 750 | | | | 817,230 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 7,214,175 | |
| |
|
Health Care – Miscellaneous — 0.1% | |
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), 7.50%, 9/1/15 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 101,120 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 101,120 | |
| |
|
Hospital — 7.2% | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Rochester General Hospital), 4.00%, 12/1/22 | | $ | 820 | | | $ | 861,451 | |
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance & Financing Corp., (Catholic Health Service of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,103,360 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 740 | | | | 852,421 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.25%, 7/1/24 | | | 320 | | | | 340,285 | |
New York Health and Hospital Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,132,860 | |
Onondaga Civic Development Corp., (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5.00%, 7/1/17 | | | 750 | | | | 774,097 | |
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency, (Saratoga Hospital), 5.00%, 12/1/17 | | | 925 | | | | 998,399 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 6,062,873 | |
| |
|
Housing — 1.2% | |
New York Housing Finance Agency, (Affordable Housing), (AMT), 5.05%, 11/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,038,130 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,038,130 | |
| |
|
Industrial Development Revenue — 0.6% | |
Niagara Area Development Corp. (Covanta Energy), 4.00%, 11/1/24 | | $ | 550 | | | $ | 538,362 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 538,362 | |
| |
|
Insured – Education — 11.8% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Canisius College), (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/16 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,039,160 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (City University), (AMBAC), 5.625%, 7/1/16 | | | 990 | | | | 1,051,350 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,420 | | | | 1,590,500 | |
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| | 16 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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|
Insured – Education (continued) | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (New York University), (AMBAC), 5.50%, 7/1/19 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,193,110 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,085 | | | | 1,271,132 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (St. John’s University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,455 | | | | 1,699,367 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), (AGM), 5.75%, 5/15/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,148,920 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Student Housing), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/15 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,010,710 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 10,004,249 | |
| |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 4.1% | |
Long Island Power Authority, Electric Systems Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 6/1/15 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 497,385 | |
Long Island Power Authority, Electric Systems Revenue, (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,089,900 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | | 2,050 | | | | 1,905,311 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 3,492,596 | |
| |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.3% | |
Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, (Niagara University), (AMBAC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 10/1/18 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 276,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 276,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 2.0% | |
Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 4.50%, 8/15/23 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 543,200 | |
Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 735 | | | | 833,938 | |
Rockland County, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 283,500 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,660,638 | |
| |
|
Insured – Hospital — 2.2% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), (NPFG), 5.50%, 7/1/17 | | $ | 1,600 | | | $ | 1,832,688 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,832,688 | |
| |
|
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.4% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Master BOCES Program-Oneida Herkimer Madison), (AGM), 5.25%, 8/15/20 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,139,310 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 1,139,310 | |
| |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 7.4% | |
New York Thruway Authority, Miscellaneous Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 4/1/20 | | $ | 2,235 | | | $ | 2,691,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue (continued) | |
New York Urban Development Corp., (Personal Income Tax), (AMBAC), 5.50%, 3/15/19 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,385,400 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (FGIC), 5.50%, 7/1/19 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,206,480 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 6,283,602 | |
| |
|
Insured – Transportation — 2.7% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 11/15/18 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,186,210 | |
Monroe County Airport Authority, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.875%, 1/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,091,200 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 2,277,410 | |
| |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.7% | |
New York Urban Development Corp., 5.00%, 1/1/18 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 570,745 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 570,745 | |
| |
|
Other Revenue — 6.8% | |
Battery Park City Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/24 | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 896,632 | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., (Brooklyn Center), 5.75%, 7/15/16 | | | 750 | | | | 822,352 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 5.25%, 1/15/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,129,170 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 6.00%, 7/15/33 | | | 540 | | | | 615,784 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, (Museum of Modern Art), 5.00%, 4/1/26 | | | 2,030 | | | | 2,303,827 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 5,767,765 | |
| |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 2.8% | |
Mt. Vernon Industrial Development Agency, (Wartburg Senior Housing, Inc.), 6.15%, 6/1/19 | | $ | 255 | | | $ | 255,219 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 750 | | | | 805,350 | |
Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 3.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 750 | | | | 724,657 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal Hudson), 3.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 625 | | | | 621,388 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 2,406,614 | |
| |
|
Solid Waste — 2.7% | |
Babylon Industrial Development Agency, (Covanta Babylon Inc.), 5.00%, 1/1/19 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,288,600 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 2,288,600 | |
| |
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| | 17 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2014
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 7.8% | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Future Tax), 5.00%, 5/1/24 | | $ | 1,900 | | | $ | 2,174,987 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Sales Tax), 5.00%, 3/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,188,930 | |
New York Local Government Assistance Corp., 5.25%, 4/1/16 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,220,110 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 6,584,027 | |
| |
|
Transportation — 8.3% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,119,630 | |
New York Bridge Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/25 | | | 530 | | | | 606,930 | |
New York Bridge Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,135,490 | |
New York Thruway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,178,590 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,103,080 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,869,997 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 7,013,717 | |
| |
|
Water and Sewer — 4.7% | |
Erie County Water Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/18 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,165,330 | |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/21 | | | 2,430 | | | | 2,813,065 | |
| |
| | | | | | $ | 3,978,395 | |
| |
| | |
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 97.3% (identified cost $77,549,926) | | | | | | $ | 82,295,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Miscellaneous — 0.6% | |
| | |
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Security | | Units | | | Value | |
|
Real Estate — 0.6% | |
CMS Liquidating Trust(1)(2)(3) | | | 150 | | | $ | 517,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Miscellaneous — 0.6% (identified cost $480,000) | | | | | | $ | 517,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments — 97.9% (identified cost $78,029,926) | | | | | | $ | 82,813,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.1% | | | $ | 1,769,868 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 84,583,045 | |
| |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
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AGM | | – | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMBAC | | – | | AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. |
AMT | | – | | Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
FGIC | | – | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by New York municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2014, 32.6% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 1.5% to 14.1% of total investments.
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities is $517,800 or 0.6% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(2) | Non-income producing. |
(3) | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 12). |
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Portfolio of Investments
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Tax-Exempt Investments — 98.8% | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Cogeneration — 0.2% | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMT), 5.125%, 12/1/15 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 101,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 101,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Education — 15.2% | |
Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, (Duquesne University), 5.00%, 3/1/22 | | $ | 700 | | | $ | 806,442 | |
Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, (Duquesne University), 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | | 100 | | | | 113,328 | |
Cumberland County Municipal Authority, (Dickinson College), 5.00%, 11/1/25 | | | 420 | | | | 466,343 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Carnegie Mellon University), 5.00%, 8/1/19 | | | 250 | | | | 288,763 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania), 5.00%, 7/15/21 | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,099,696 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania), 5.00%, 9/1/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,140,660 | |
Pennsylvania State University, 5.00%, 3/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,119,750 | |
Union County Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Bucknell University), 4.00%, 4/1/26 | | | 460 | | | | 489,564 | |
Union County Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Bucknell University), 5.00%, 4/1/28 | | | 530 | | | | 599,361 | |
University of Pittsburgh, 5.50%, 9/15/23 | | | 750 | | | | 875,430 | |
Washington County Industrial Development Authority, (Washington & Jefferson College), 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,097,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,097,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electric Utilities — 1.6% | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/17 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 850,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 850,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
General Obligations — 12.3% | |
Bucks County, 5.125%, 5/1/21 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 580,630 | |
Chester County, 5.00%, 7/15/28 | | | 1,530 | | | | 1,694,307 | |
Daniel Boone Area School District, 5.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,138,040 | |
Millcreek Township School District, 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 561,700 | |
Mount Lebanon School District, 5.00%, 2/15/28 | | | 1,280 | | | | 1,446,374 | |
Pittsburgh, 5.00%, 9/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,117,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,538,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hospital — 10.4% | |
Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00%, 6/15/18 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 573,320 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Hospital (continued) | |
Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00%, 9/1/18 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 574,915 | |
Dauphin County General Authority Health System, (Pinnacle Health System), 5.75%, 6/1/20 | | | 500 | | | | 565,805 | |
Lancaster County Hospital Authority, (Lancaster General Hospital), 5.00%, 3/15/22 | | | 635 | | | | 693,058 | |
Lebanon County Health Facility Authority, (Good Samaritan Hospital), 5.50%, 11/15/18 | | | 200 | | | | 200,072 | |
Lycoming County Authority, (Susquehanna Health System), 5.10%, 7/1/20 | | | 750 | | | | 827,865 | |
Monroe County Hospital Authority, (Pocono Medical Center), 5.00%, 1/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,097,900 | |
Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/32 | | | 925 | | | | 995,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,528,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Housing — 3.5% | |
Allegheny County Residential Finance Authority, SFMR, (AMT), 4.80%, 11/1/22 | | $ | 1,335 | | | $ | 1,368,148 | |
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, SFMR, (AMT), 4.75%, 10/1/25 | | | 470 | | | | 489,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,857,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Development Revenue — 2.6% | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.), (AMT), 6.75%, 10/1/18 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 602,910 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), 1.75% to 12/1/15 (Put Date), 12/1/33 | | | 750 | | | | 762,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,365,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Cogeneration — 2.5% | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.625%, 12/1/18 | | $ | 1,300 | | | $ | 1,336,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,336,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Education — 5.6% | |
Delaware County, (Villanova University), (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/1/20 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,638,840 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Thomas Jefferson University), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 9/1/19 | | | 500 | | | | 577,205 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), (AGC), 5.00%, 11/1/24 | | | 700 | | | | 757,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,973,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | 19 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 0.2% | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 98,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 98,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 3.3% | |
Pittsburgh School District, (AGM), Prerefunded to 9/1/20, 5.00%, 9/1/22 | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 17,884 | |
Westmoreland Municipal Authority, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,743,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,761,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 14.6% | |
Bethlehem Area School District, (AGM), 5.25%, 1/15/25 | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,368,562 | |
Cornwall Lebanon School District, (AGM), 0.00%, 3/15/16 | | | 1,020 | | | | 1,004,241 | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/1/18 | | | 750 | | | | 848,738 | |
Pennsylvania, (NPFG), 5.375%, 7/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,195,740 | |
Philadelphia School District, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,177,040 | |
Pittsburgh School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 985 | | | | 1,101,516 | |
Pocono Mountain School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 9/1/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,032,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,727,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Hospital — 1.5% | |
Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, (UPMC Health System), (NPFG), 6.00%, 7/1/24 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 307,182 | |
Washington County Hospital Authority, (Washington Hospital), (AMBAC), 5.375%, 7/1/14 | | | 500 | | | | 506,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 813,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.0% | |
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue, (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,074,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,074,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 2.2% | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Registration Fee Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 7/15/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,173,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,173,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Transportation — 0.4% | |
Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/1/17 | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 231,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 231,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Insured – Water and Sewer — 5.0% | |
Allegheny County Sanitation Authority, (AGM), 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 554,865 | |
Allegheny County Sanitation Authority, (BHAC), (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 535,955 | |
Altoona City Authority, Water Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/1/19 | | | 1,355 | | | | 1,565,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,656,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Revenue — 3.0% | |
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, (Transformation Initiative), 5.00%, 4/15/24 | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 829,043 | |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Federal Grant Receipts, 5.00%, 6/1/27 | | | 705 | | | | 767,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,596,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 0.9% | |
Cliff House Trust, (AMT), 6.625%, 6/1/27(1) | | $ | 390 | | | $ | 149,916 | |
Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, (Garden Spot Village), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 340 | | | | 350,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 500,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 2.3% | |
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperative Authority, (Philadelphia Funding Program), 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 834,607 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax, 5.00%, 12/1/25 | | | 320 | | | | 357,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,191,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation — 8.1% | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | $ | 840 | | | $ | 901,530 | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/28 | | | 520 | | | | 552,370 | |
Delaware River Port Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 1,105 | | | | 1,205,920 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 556,510 | |
Philadelphia, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,099,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,316,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Water and Sewer — 1.4% | |
Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, 4.00%, 8/15/25 | | $ | 695 | | | $ | 721,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 721,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 98.8% (identified cost $49,864,803) | | | $ | 52,513,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.2% | | | $ | 629,341 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 53,142,462 | |
| |
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| | 20 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Portfolio of Investments — continued
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
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AGC | | – | | Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | | – | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMBAC | | – | | AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. |
AMT | | – | | Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
BHAC | | – | | Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. |
FGIC | | – | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
SFMR | | – | | Single Family Mortgage Revenue |
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by Pennsylvania municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2014, 37.8% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 1.0% to 17.1% of total investments.
(1) | Security is in default and making only partial interest payments. |
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| | 21 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | March 31, 2014 | |
Assets | | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
Investments — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Identified cost | | $ | 54,729,534 | | | $ | 78,029,926 | | | $ | 49,864,803 | |
Unrealized appreciation | | | 3,921,248 | | | | 4,783,251 | | | | 2,648,318 | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 58,650,782 | | | $ | 82,813,177 | | | $ | 52,513,121 | |
Cash | | $ | 1,750,278 | | | $ | 906,912 | | | $ | — | |
Restricted cash* | | | 60,000 | | | | — | | | | 51,000 | |
Interest receivable | | | 632,402 | | | | 1,034,544 | | | | 566,004 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | — | | | | — | | | | 555,538 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 90,150 | | | | 73,213 | | | | 10,437 | |
Receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts | | | 5,312 | | | | — | | | | 1,875 | |
Total assets | | $ | 61,188,924 | | | $ | 84,827,846 | | | $ | 53,697,975 | |
Liabilities | |
Demand note payable | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 400,000 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 81,180 | | | | 104,276 | | | | 37,300 | |
Distributions payable | | | 39,774 | | | | 27,269 | | | | 24,016 | |
Due to custodian | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,026 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 21,095 | | | | 29,643 | | | | 19,082 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 13,470 | | | | 26,688 | | | | 17,422 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 50,425 | | | | 56,925 | | | | 50,667 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 205,944 | | | $ | 244,801 | | | $ | 555,513 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 60,982,980 | | | $ | 84,583,045 | | | $ | 53,142,462 | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 61,019,562 | | | $ | 87,002,952 | | | $ | 53,345,339 | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (3,915,695 | ) | | | (7,175,889 | ) | | | (2,823,056 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (11,831 | ) | | | (27,269 | ) | | | (40,740 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 3,890,944 | | | | 4,783,251 | | | | 2,660,919 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 60,982,980 | | | $ | 84,583,045 | | | $ | 53,142,462 | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 39,604,313 | | | $ | 52,345,897 | | | $ | 34,277,249 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 4,001,100 | | | | 5,219,364 | | | | 3,442,242 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 9.96 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.19 | |
Class B Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | — | | | $ | 234,136 | | | $ | — | |
Shares Outstanding | | | — | | | | 23,362 | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share** | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | — | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | — | |
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 11,151,933 | | | $ | 25,778,338 | | | $ | 16,869,697 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,176,260 | | | | 2,703,358 | | | | 1,786,232 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share** | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 9.54 | | | $ | 9.44 | |
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 10,226,734 | | | $ | 6,224,674 | | | $ | 1,995,516 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,033,269 | | | | 620,579 | | | | 200,473 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 9.95 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* | Represents restricted cash on deposit at the broker for open financial futures contracts. |
** | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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| | 22 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statements of Operations
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
Investment Income | | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
Interest | | $ | 2,290,863 | | | $ | 3,321,815 | | | $ | 2,229,827 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 2,290,863 | | | $ | 3,321,815 | | | $ | 2,229,827 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 254,669 | | | $ | 361,124 | | | $ | 238,409 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 59,714 | | | | 81,750 | | | | 55,295 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 5,119 | | | | — | |
Class C | | | 103,626 | | | | 241,175 | | | | 166,309 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 3,022 | | | | 4,037 | | | | 2,834 | |
Custodian fee | | | 34,913 | | | | 42,688 | | | | 34,264 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 22,668 | | | | 34,348 | | | | 26,007 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 42,335 | | | | 53,959 | | | | 51,426 | |
Printing and postage | | | 10,255 | | | | 13,448 | | | | 11,283 | |
Registration fees | | | 3,672 | | | | 4,207 | | | | 500 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 16,674 | | | | 19,429 | | | | 16,882 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 551,548 | | | $ | 861,284 | | | $ | 603,209 | |
Deduct — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 412 | | | $ | 636 | | | $ | 227 | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 412 | | | $ | 636 | | | $ | 227 | |
| | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 551,136 | | | $ | 860,648 | | | $ | 602,982 | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,739,727 | | | $ | 2,461,167 | | | $ | 1,626,845 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | (650,965 | ) | | $ | (782,235 | ) | | $ | (94,175 | ) |
Financial futures contracts | | | 65,786 | | | | 116,610 | | | | 223,940 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | $ | (585,179 | ) | | $ | (665,625 | ) | | $ | 129,765 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (1,875,795 | ) | | $ | (2,891,822 | ) | | $ | (2,165,521 | ) |
Financial futures contracts | | | (16,981 | ) | | | 17,409 | | | | 108,799 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (1,892,776 | ) | | $ | (2,874,413 | ) | | $ | (2,056,722 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (2,477,955 | ) | | $ | (3,540,038 | ) | | $ | (1,926,957 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (738,228 | ) | | $ | (1,078,871 | ) | | $ | (300,112 | ) |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,739,727 | | | $ | 2,461,167 | | | $ | 1,626,845 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and financial futures contracts | | | (585,179 | ) | | | (665,625 | ) | | | 129,765 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts | | | (1,892,776 | ) | | | (2,874,413 | ) | | | (2,056,722 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (738,228 | ) | | $ | (1,078,871 | ) | | $ | (300,112 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (1,151,278 | ) | | $ | (1,648,170 | ) | | $ | (1,093,932 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (12,813 | ) | | | — | |
Class C | | | (246,498 | ) | | | (609,265 | ) | | | (413,557 | ) |
Class I | | | (328,262 | ) | | | (173,285 | ) | | | (60,726 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | (32,048 | ) |
Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | (12,112 | ) |
Class I | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2,097 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (1,726,038 | ) | | $ | (2,443,533 | ) | | $ | (1,614,472 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 6,585,090 | | | $ | 9,087,326 | | | $ | 3,135,545 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 2,293 | | | | — | |
Class C | | | 1,602,965 | | | | 4,996,801 | | | | 1,834,208 | |
Class I | | | 5,846,627 | | | | 5,534,004 | | | | 703,844 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,046,779 | | | | 1,560,627 | | | | 1,031,809 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 9,540 | | | | — | |
Class C | | | 200,554 | | | | 522,107 | | | | 314,522 | |
Class I | | | 30,508 | | | | 154,327 | | | | 59,573 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (8,661,763 | ) | | | (15,492,240 | ) | | | (9,194,450 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (304,174 | ) | | | — | |
Class C | | | (3,035,224 | ) | | | (6,816,370 | ) | | | (4,983,918 | ) |
Class I | | | (5,808,395 | ) | | | (6,919,178 | ) | | | (513,727 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 278,220 | | | | — | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (278,220 | ) | | | — | |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (2,192,859 | ) | | $ | (7,664,937 | ) | | $ | (7,612,594 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (4,657,125 | ) | | $ | (11,187,341 | ) | | $ | (9,527,178 | ) |
|
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 65,640,105 | | | $ | 95,770,386 | | | $ | 62,669,640 | |
At end of year | | $ | 60,982,980 | | | $ | 84,583,045 | | | $ | 53,142,462 | |
|
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | (11,831 | ) | | $ | (27,269 | ) | | $ | (40,740 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,740,094 | | | $ | 2,546,685 | | | $ | 1,625,650 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and financial futures contracts | | | (140,918 | ) | | | 823 | | | | (218,170 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts | | | 293,967 | | | | 418,944 | | | | 804,623 | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,893,143 | | | $ | 2,966,452 | | | $ | 2,212,103 | |
Distributions to shareholders — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (1,224,986 | ) | | $ | (1,752,248 | ) | | $ | (1,134,912 | ) |
Class B | | | (3,579 | ) | | | (26,804 | ) | | | (7,663 | ) |
Class C | | | (261,331 | ) | | | (608,155 | ) | | | (433,396 | ) |
Class I | | | (245,512 | ) | | | (149,290 | ) | | | (38,839 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (1,735,408 | ) | | $ | (2,536,497 | ) | | $ | (1,614,810 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 5,355,036 | | | $ | 8,595,852 | | | $ | 12,413,426 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 164,223 | | | | 55,917 | |
Class C | | | 2,261,251 | | | | 6,084,805 | | | | 3,673,521 | |
Class I | | | 6,118,784 | | | | 4,319,064 | | | | 938,212 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,013,299 | | | | 1,556,085 | | | | 990,734 | |
Class B | | | 3,751 | | | | 19,351 | | | | 8,089 | |
Class C | | | 196,912 | | | | 486,296 | | | | 294,972 | |
Class I | | | 40,935 | | | | 141,827 | | | | 38,234 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (7,812,006 | ) | | | (8,688,801 | ) | | | (11,063,121 | ) |
Class B | | | (51,994 | ) | | | (273,355 | ) | | | (30,258 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,292,245 | ) | | | (4,386,383 | ) | | | (2,542,287 | ) |
Class I | | | (1,583,662 | ) | | | (1,151,209 | ) | | | (323,001 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 91,356 | | | | 396,827 | | | | 105,387 | |
Class B | | | (91,356 | ) | | | (396,827 | ) | | | (105,387 | ) |
Net asset value of shares merged* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 115,764 | | | | — | | | | 339,884 | |
Class B | | | (115,764 | ) | | | — | | | | (339,884 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 3,250,061 | | | $ | 6,867,755 | | | $ | 4,454,438 | |
| | | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 3,407,796 | | | $ | 7,297,710 | | | $ | 5,051,731 | |
|
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 62,232,309 | | | $ | 88,472,676 | | | $ | 57,617,909 | |
At end of year | | $ | 65,640,105 | | | $ | 95,770,386 | | | $ | 62,669,640 | |
|
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | (11,830 | ) | | $ | (64,026 | ) | | $ | (86,997 | ) |
* | At the close of business on February 22, 2013, Class B shares of Massachusetts Limited Fund and Pennsylvania Limited Fund were merged into Class A shares. |
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund — Class A | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.040 | | | $ | 9.560 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.289 | | | $ | 0.290 | | | $ | 0.331 | | | $ | 0.340 | | | $ | 0.347 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.372 | ) | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.390 | | | | (0.191 | ) | | | 0.490 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.083 | ) | | $ | 0.318 | | | $ | 0.721 | | | $ | 0.149 | | | $ | 0.837 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.288 | ) | | $ | (0.331 | ) | | $ | (0.339 | ) | | $ | (0.357 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.288 | ) | | $ | (0.331 | ) | | $ | (0.339 | ) | | $ | (0.357 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.040 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (0.77 | )% | | | 3.13 | % | | | 7.43 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 8.83 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 39,604 | | | $ | 42,208 | | | $ | 43,283 | | | $ | 44,351 | | | $ | 52,719 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.82 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.91 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.47 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 2 | % | | | 11 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts Limited Fund — Class C | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.810 | | | $ | 9.430 | | | $ | 9.620 | | | $ | 9.160 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.206 | | | $ | 0.204 | | | $ | 0.245 | | | $ | 0.253 | | | $ | 0.260 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.362 | ) | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.379 | | | | (0.191 | ) | | | 0.472 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.156 | ) | | $ | 0.232 | | | $ | 0.624 | | | $ | 0.062 | | | $ | 0.732 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.204 | ) | | $ | (0.202 | ) | | $ | (0.244 | ) | | $ | (0.252 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.204 | ) | | $ | (0.202 | ) | | $ | (0.244 | ) | | $ | (0.252 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.480 | | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.810 | | | $ | 9.430 | | | $ | 9.620 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (1.57 | )% | | | 2.37 | % | | | 6.71 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 8.05 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 11,152 | | | $ | 12,845 | | | $ | 12,647 | | | $ | 13,403 | | | $ | 14,807 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.52 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 2.71 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 2 | % | | | 11 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund — Class I | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, 2011(1) | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.210 | |
| | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.304 | (2) | | $ | 0.305 | | | $ | 0.346 | | | $ | 0.235 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.372 | ) | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.390 | | | | (0.360 | ) |
| | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.068 | ) | | $ | 0.334 | | | $ | 0.736 | | | $ | (0.125 | ) |
| | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.302 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) | | $ | (0.235 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.302 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) | | $ | (0.235 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | | | $ | 9.850 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(3) | | | (0.62 | )% | | | 3.28 | % | | | 7.59 | % | | | (1.39 | )%(4) |
| | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 10,227 | | | $ | 10,587 | | | $ | 6,050 | | | $ | 31 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(5) | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.67 | %(6) |
Net investment income | | | 3.07 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.26 | %(6) |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 2 | %(7) |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(7) | For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011. |
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| | New York Limited Fund — Class A | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.980 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 9.550 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.307 | | | $ | 0.316 | | | $ | 0.344 | | | $ | 0.358 | | | $ | 0.368 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.382 | ) | | | 0.058 | | | | 0.372 | | | | (0.210 | ) | | | 0.644 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | 0.374 | | | $ | 0.716 | | | $ | 0.148 | | | $ | 1.012 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.305 | ) | | $ | (0.314 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) | | $ | (0.358 | ) | | $ | (0.372 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.305 | ) | | $ | (0.314 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) | | $ | (0.358 | ) | | $ | (0.372 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.980 | | | $ | 10.190 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (0.69 | )% | | | 3.65 | % | | | 7.30 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 10.72 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 52,346 | | | $ | 59,142 | | | $ | 56,993 | | | $ | 61,099 | | | $ | 71,238 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | 3.50 | % | | | 3.66 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 6 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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March 31, 2014
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| | New York Limited Fund — Class B | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.400 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.970 | | | $ | 10.180 | | | $ | 9.540 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.231 | | | $ | 0.238 | | | $ | 0.267 | | | $ | 0.281 | | | $ | 0.293 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.383 | ) | | | 0.048 | | | | 0.382 | | | | (0.210 | ) | | | 0.644 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.152 | ) | | $ | 0.286 | | | $ | 0.649 | | | $ | 0.071 | | | $ | 0.937 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.228 | ) | | $ | (0.236 | ) | | $ | (0.269 | ) | | $ | (0.281 | ) | | $ | (0.297 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.228 | ) | | $ | (0.236 | ) | | $ | (0.269 | ) | | $ | (0.281 | ) | | $ | (0.297 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.020 | | | $ | 10.400 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.970 | | | $ | 10.180 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (1.44 | )% | | | 2.78 | % | | | 6.60 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 9.92 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 234 | | | $ | 838 | | | $ | 1,314 | | | $ | 1,428 | | | $ | 1,746 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.56 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.61 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.92 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 6 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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March 31, 2014
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New York Limited Fund — Class C | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.490 | | | $ | 9.690 | | | $ | 9.080 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.220 | | | $ | 0.226 | | | $ | 0.254 | | | $ | 0.267 | | | $ | 0.278 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.362 | ) | | | 0.058 | | | | 0.352 | | | | (0.200 | ) | | | 0.615 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.142 | ) | | $ | 0.284 | | | $ | 0.606 | | | $ | 0.067 | | | $ | 0.893 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.218 | ) | | $ | (0.224 | ) | | $ | (0.256 | ) | | $ | (0.267 | ) | | $ | (0.283 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.218 | ) | | $ | (0.224 | ) | | $ | (0.256 | ) | | $ | (0.267 | ) | | $ | (0.283 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.540 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.490 | | | $ | 9.690 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (1.42 | )% | | | 2.91 | % | | | 6.47 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 9.92 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 25,778 | | | $ | 28,137 | | | $ | 25,823 | | | $ | 25,473 | | | $ | 28,326 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.56 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.61 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.90 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 6 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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| | New York Limited Fund — Class I | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, 2011(1) | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.970 | | | $ | 10.330 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.323 | (2) | | $ | 0.331 | | | $ | 0.364 | | | $ | 0.250 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.383 | ) | | | 0.059 | | | | 0.378 | | | | (0.360 | ) |
| | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.060 | ) | | $ | 0.390 | | | $ | 0.742 | | | $ | (0.110 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.320 | ) | | $ | (0.330 | ) | | $ | (0.362 | ) | | $ | (0.250 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.320 | ) | | $ | (0.330 | ) | | $ | (0.362 | ) | | $ | (0.250 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.970 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(3) | | | (0.54 | )% | | | 3.80 | % | | | 7.56 | % | | | (1.26 | )%(4) |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 6,225 | | | $ | 7,653 | | | $ | 4,342 | | | $ | 101 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(5) | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.63 | %(6) |
Net investment income | | | 3.20 | % | | | 3.16 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 3.68 | %(6) |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 8 | %(7) |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(7) | For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011. |
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| | Pennsylvania Limited Fund — Class A | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 9.810 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 9.720 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.307 | | | $ | 0.306 | | | $ | 0.338 | | | $ | 0.371 | | | $ | 0.372 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.313 | ) | | | 0.108 | | | | 0.354 | | | | (0.252 | ) | | | 0.348 | |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.006 | ) | | $ | 0.414 | | | $ | 0.692 | | | $ | 0.119 | | | $ | 0.720 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.295 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.337 | ) | | $ | (0.369 | ) | | $ | (0.380 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | (0.009 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.005 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.342 | ) | | $ | (0.369 | ) | | $ | (0.380 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.960 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 9.810 | | | $ | 10.060 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 4.11 | % | | | 7.17 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 7.49 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 34,277 | | | $ | 40,543 | | | $ | 37,366 | | | $ | 40,024 | | | $ | 47,779 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.08 | % | | | 2.97 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.71 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 6 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 6 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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| | Pennsylvania Limited Fund — Class C | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.300 | | | $ | 9.540 | | | $ | 9.210 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.220 | | | $ | 0.217 | | | $ | 0.249 | | | $ | 0.280 | | | $ | 0.282 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.302 | ) | | | 0.098 | | | | 0.344 | | | | (0.241 | ) | | | 0.337 | |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (0.082 | ) | | $ | 0.315 | | | $ | 0.593 | | | $ | 0.039 | | | $ | 0.619 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.211 | ) | | $ | (0.215 | ) | | $ | (0.249 | ) | | $ | (0.279 | ) | | $ | (0.289 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | (0.007 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.004 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.218 | ) | | $ | (0.215 | ) | | $ | (0.253 | ) | | $ | (0.279 | ) | | $ | (0.289 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.440 | | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.300 | | | $ | 9.540 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | (0.82 | )% | | | 3.40 | % | | | 6.36 | % | | | 0.38 | % | | | 6.78 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 16,870 | | | $ | 20,328 | | | $ | 18,710 | | | $ | 17,374 | | | $ | 18,014 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.59 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.61 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 2.96 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 6 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 6 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
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| | Pennsylvania Limited Fund — Class I | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, 2011(1) | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.260 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 10.160 | |
| | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.322 | (2) | | $ | 0.320 | | | $ | 0.357 | | | $ | 0.249 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.313 | ) | | | 0.099 | | | | 0.359 | | | | (0.360 | ) |
| | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.009 | | | $ | 0.419 | | | $ | 0.716 | | | $ | (0.111 | ) |
| | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.309 | ) | | $ | (0.319 | ) | | $ | (0.351 | ) | | $ | (0.249 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | (0.010 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.005 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.319 | ) | | $ | (0.319 | ) | | $ | (0.356 | ) | | $ | (0.249 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 10.260 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 9.800 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 4.27 | % | | | 7.32 | % | | | (1.27 | )%(4) |
| | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 1,996 | | | $ | 1,798 | | | $ | 1,137 | | | $ | 1 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(5) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.67 | %(6) |
Net investment income | | | 3.24 | % | | | 3.10 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 3.81 | %(6) |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 6 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | %(7) |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(7) | For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011. |
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Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust presently consists of five funds, three of which, each non-diversified, are included in these financial statements. They include Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (Massachusetts Limited Fund), Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (New York Limited Fund) and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (Pennsylvania Limited Fund), (each individually referred to as the Fund, and collectively, the Funds). The Funds’ investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and from particular state or local income or other taxes, as applicable, and limited principal fluctuation. The Massachusetts Limited Fund and Pennsylvania Limited Fund each offer three classes of shares. The New York Limited Fund offers four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class B shares held for the longer of (i) four years or (ii) the time at which the contingent deferred sales charge applicable to such shares expires will automatically convert to Class A shares as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Beginning January 1, 2012, Class B shares are only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestments of distributions. The Massachusetts Limited Fund and Pennsylvania Limited Fund previously offered Class B shares. Such offering was discontinued during the year ended March 31, 2013. At the close of business on February 22, 2013, the Class B shares of the Massachusetts Limited Fund and Pennsylvania Limited Fund were merged into Class A shares. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of a Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
C Federal Taxes — Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in municipal obligations, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by each Fund, as exempt-interest dividends. The portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, may be considered a tax preference item to shareholders.
At March 31, 2014, the following Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards and deferred capital losses which will reduce the respective Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Funds’ next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or
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long-term character as when originally deferred, and are treated as realized prior to the utilization of the capital loss carryforward. The amounts and expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards, whose character is short-term, and the amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:
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Expiration Date | | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
March 31, 2015 | | $ | — | | | $ | 97,867 | | | $ | 29,139 | |
March 31, 2016 | | | 103,860 | | | | 394,181 | | | | 107,086 | |
March 31, 2017 | | | 1,158,951 | | | | 718,716 | | | | 310,885 | |
March 31, 2018 | | | 869,381 | | | | 2,585,819 | | | | 975,763 | |
March 31, 2019 | | | 435,325 | | | | 1,022,603 | | | | 356,407 | |
| | | |
Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 2,567,517 | | | $ | 4,819,186 | | | $ | 1,779,280 | |
| | | |
Deferred capital losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-term | | $ | 750,112 | | | $ | 1,469,702 | | | $ | 530,901 | |
Long-term | | $ | 664,651 | | | $ | 962,253 | | | $ | 554,090 | |
As of March 31, 2014, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
D Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
E Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Funds. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce each Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations.
F Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Fund shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.
I Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
J When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Funds may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Funds maintain security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
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2 Distributions to Shareholders
The net investment income of each Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of a Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax-exempt income | | $ | 1,725,370 | | | $ | 2,442,750 | | | $ | 1,568,215 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 668 | | | $ | 783 | | | $ | — | |
Tax return of capital | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,257 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax-exempt income | | $ | 1,735,408 | | | $ | 2,536,497 | | | $ | 1,614,810 | |
During the year ended March 31, 2014, the following amounts were reclassified due to expired capital loss carryfowards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for accretion of market discount and the tax treatment of distributions in excess of net tax-exempt income.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Change in: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | (25,938 | ) | | $ | (36,757 | ) | | $ | — | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | $ | 39,628 | | | $ | 17,634 | | | $ | 12,373 | |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (13,690 | ) | | $ | 19,123 | | | $ | (12,373 | ) |
These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.
As of March 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | $ | 27,943 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Capital loss carryforward and deferred capital losses | | $ | (3,982,280 | ) | | $ | (7,251,141 | ) | | $ | (2,864,271 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 3,957,529 | | | $ | 4,858,503 | | | $ | 2,685,410 | |
Other temporary differences | | $ | (39,774 | ) | | $ | (27,269 | ) | | $ | (24,016 | ) |
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The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to futures contracts, defaulted bond interest, expenditures on defaulted bonds, accretion of market discount and the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders.
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to each Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) and is payable monthly. The annual asset rate and daily income rate are 0.30% and 3.00%, respectively, on average daily net assets of up to $500 million and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $500 million or more.
For the year ended March 31, 2014, investment adviser fees incurred by the Funds and the effective annual rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Investment Adviser Fee | | $ | 254,669 | | | $ | 361,124 | | | $ | 238,409 | |
Effective Annual Rate | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.42 | % |
EVM serves as administrator of each Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statements of Operations, and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD for the year ended March 31, 2014 were as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees | | $ | 1,444 | | | $ | 2,813 | | | $ | 1,764 | |
EVD’s Class A Sales Charges | | $ | 2,428 | | | $ | 2,743 | | | $ | 1,332 | |
Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Funds who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended March 31, 2014, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of the above organizations.
4 Distribution Plans
Each Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that each Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Trustees approved distribution and service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended March 31, 2014 for Class A shares amounted to the following:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Class A Distribution and Service Fees | | $ | 59,714 | | | $ | 81,750 | | | $ | 55,295 | |
Each Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and/or Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, each Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable
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to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the respective Funds. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Class B Distribution Fees | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,266 | | | $ | — | |
Class C Distribution Fees | | $ | 86,355 | | | $ | 200,979 | | | $ | 138,591 | |
The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Funds to make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to that class. The Trustees approved service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the Class B and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended March 31, 2014 amounted to the following:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Class B Service Fees | | $ | — | | | $ | 853 | | | $ | — | |
Class C Service Fees | | $ | 17,271 | | | $ | 40,196 | | | $ | 27,718 | |
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d) and for Class B, are further limited to a 3% maximum sales charge as determined in accordance with such rule.
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within four years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 3% in the case of redemptions in the first year after purchase, declining half a percentage point in the second and third year and one percentage point in the fourth year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Class A | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,000 | | | $ | — | |
Class B | | $ | — | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | — | |
Class C | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 6,000 | |
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended March 31, 2014 were as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Purchases | | $ | 5,029,685 | | | $ | 12,781,357 | | | $ | 3,177,342 | |
Sales | | $ | 8,581,465 | | | $ | 23,391,477 | | | $ | 9,005,345 | |
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7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
Each Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Funds) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
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Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | |
Sales | | | 664,236 | | | | — | | | | 169,365 | | | | 588,144 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 105,562 | | | | — | | | | 21,116 | | | | 3,071 | |
Redemptions | | | (877,569 | ) | | | — | | | | (319,719 | ) | | | (588,710 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (107,771 | ) | | | — | | | | (129,238 | ) | | | 2,505 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
| | Class A | | | Class B(1) | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | |
Sales | | | 517,636 | | | | — | | | | 227,562 | | | | 589,210 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 97,941 | | | | 363 | | | | 19,872 | | | | 3,957 | |
Redemptions | | | (753,316 | ) | | | (5,015 | ) | | | (231,236 | ) | | | (153,228 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 8,836 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (8,845 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Merger from Class B shares | | | 11,228 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Merger to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (11,237 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (117,675 | ) | | | (24,734 | ) | | | 16,198 | | | | 439,939 | |
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New York Limited Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | |
Sales | | | 900,075 | | | | 227 | | | | 521,841 | | | | 551,248 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 154,959 | | | | 946 | | | | 54,545 | | | | 15,318 | |
Redemptions | | | (1,544,063 | ) | | | (30,524 | ) | | | (715,400 | ) | | | (681,048 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 27,839 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (27,861 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net decrease | | | (461,190 | ) | | | (57,212 | ) | | | (139,014 | ) | | | (114,482 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
| | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | |
Sales | | | 819,358 | | | | 15,752 | | | | 611,472 | | | | 412,206 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 148,819 | | | | 1,852 | | | | 48,918 | | | | 13,567 | |
Redemptions | | | (830,042 | ) | | | (26,057 | ) | | | (441,041 | ) | | | (110,094 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 37,984 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (38,019 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 176,119 | | | | (46,472 | ) | | | 219,349 | | | | 315,679 | |
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Pennsylvania Limited Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | |
Sales | | | 316,283 | | | | — | | | | 195,264 | | | | 70,782 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 103,590 | | | | — | | | | 33,301 | | | | 5,988 | |
Redemptions | | | (926,962 | ) | | | — | | | | (530,262 | ) | | | (51,483 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (507,089 | ) | | | — | | | | (301,697 | ) | | | 25,287 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
| | Class A | | | Class B(1) | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | |
Sales | | | 1,203,645 | | | | 5,427 | | | | 375,777 | | | | 90,883 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 96,288 | | | | 786 | | | | 30,225 | | | | 3,717 | |
Redemptions | | | (1,071,551 | ) | | | (2,927 | ) | | | (259,845 | ) | | | (31,421 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 10,234 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (10,234 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Merger from Class B shares | | | 32,921 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Merger to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (32,918 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 271,537 | | | | (39,866 | ) | | | 146,157 | | | | 63,179 | |
(1) | Offering of Class B shares of Massachusetts Limited Fund and Pennsylvania Limited Fund was discontinued during the year ended March 31, 2013 (see Note 1). |
8 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Fund at March 31, 2014, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 54,693,253 | | | $ | 77,954,674 | | | $ | 49,827,711 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 4,262,975 | | | $ | 5,567,944 | | | $ | 3,154,699 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (305,446 | ) | | | (709,441 | ) | | | (469,289 | ) |
| | | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 3,957,529 | | | $ | 4,858,503 | | | $ | 2,685,410 | |
9 Line of Credit
The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Funds solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Funds, a Fund may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. At March 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Limited Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $400,000 at an interest rate of 1.08%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the line of credit and variable interest rate, the carrying value of the borrowings approximated its fair value at March 31, 2014. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the line of credit would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 12) at March 31, 2014. The Funds’ average borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended March 31, 2014 were not significant.
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10 Overdraft Advances
Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Funds to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Funds are obligated to repay SSBT at the current rate of interest charged by SSBT for secured loans (currently, the Federal Funds rate plus 2%). This obligation is payable on demand to SSBT. SSBT has a lien on a Fund’s assets to the extent of any overdraft. At March 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Limited Fund had an overdraft balance due to SSBT pursuant to the foregoing arrangement of $7,026. Based on the short-term nature of these payments and the variable interest rate, the carrying value of the overdraft advances approximated its fair value at March 31, 2014. If measured at fair value, overdraft advances would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 12) at March 31, 2014. The Funds’ average overdraft advances during the year ended March 31, 2014 were not significant.
11 Financial Instruments
The Funds may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment a Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at March 31, 2014 is as follows:
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Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Expiration Month/Year | | | Contracts | | Position | | Aggregate Cost | | | Value | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Massachusetts Limited | | | 6/14 | | | 5 U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | | Short | | $ | (619,600 | ) | | $ | (617,500 | ) | | $ | 2,100 | |
| | | 6/14 | | | 16 U.S. Long Treasury Bond | | Short | | | (2,099,096 | ) | | | (2,131,500 | ) | | | (32,404 | ) |
Pennsylvania Limited | | | 6/14 | | | 30 U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | | Short | | $ | (3,717,601 | ) | | $ | (3,705,000 | ) | | $ | 12,601 | |
At March 31, 2014, the Funds had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Funds hold fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. The Funds purchase and sell U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
The fair values of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk at March 31, 2014 were as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
|
Asset Derivative: | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 2,100 | (1) | | $ | 12,601 | (1) |
| | |
Total | | $ | 2,100 | | | $ | 12,601 | |
| | |
Liability Derivative: | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (32,404 | )(1) | | $ | — | |
| | |
Total | | $ | (32,404 | ) | | $ | — | |
(1) | Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable. |
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Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended March 31, 2014 was as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | $ | 65,786 | (1) | | $ | 116,610 | (1) | | $ | 223,940 | (1) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | $ | (16,981 | )(2) | | $ | 17,409 | (2) | | $ | 108,799 | (2) |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts. |
The average notional amounts of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2014, which are indicative of the volume of this derivative type, were approximately as follows:
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| | Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | New York Limited Fund | | | Pennsylvania Limited Fund | |
| | | |
Average Notional Amount: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 1,900,000 | | | $ | 1,077,000 | | | $ | 4,615,000 | |
12 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Ÿ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
Ÿ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
Ÿ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At March 31, 2014, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds’ investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
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Massachusetts Limited Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Tax-Exempt Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,650,782 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,650,782 | |
| | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,650,782 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,650,782 | |
| | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 2,100 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,100 | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,100 | | | $ | 58,650,782 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,652,882 | |
| | | | |
Liability Description | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (32,404 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (32,404 | ) |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | (32,404 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (32,404 | ) |
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New York Limited Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3* | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Tax-Exempt Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 82,295,377 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 82,295,377 | |
Miscellaneous | | | — | | | | — | | | | 517,800 | | | | 517,800 | |
| | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 82,295,377 | | | $ | 517,800 | | | $ | 82,813,177 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania Limited Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Tax-Exempt Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 52,513,121 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 52,513,121 | |
| | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 52,513,121 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 52,513,121 | |
| | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 12,601 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12,601 | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 12,601 | | | $ | 52,513,121 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 52,525,722 | |
* | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund. |
Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended March 31, 2014 is not presented.
At March 31, 2014, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.
13 Plan of Reorganization
In December 2013, the Trustees of Pennsylvania Limited Fund approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the Agreement) whereby Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (National Limited Fund) would acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of Pennsylvania Limited Fund in exchange for shares of National Limited Fund. The proposed reorganization was approved by the shareholders of the Pennsylvania Limited Fund on May 9, 2014. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions of the Agreement, the transaction is expected to occur no later than June 30, 2014.
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”) (certain of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Investment Trust), including the portfolios of investments, as of March 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund as of March 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 16, 2014
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2015 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2014. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends. The Funds designate the following percentages of dividends from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends:
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Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | | | 99.96 | % |
New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | | | 99.97 | % |
Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
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Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Management and Organization
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 182 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.
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Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Trustee Since(1) | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Interested Trustee |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 1958 | | Trustee | | 2007 | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 182 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust. Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. |
Noninterested Trustees |
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Scott E. Eston 1956 | | Trustee | | 2011 | | Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Allen R. Freedman 1940 | | Trustee | | 2007 | | Private Investor. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Former Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). Former Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2000). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2011). |
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Valerie A. Mosley(3) 1960 | | Trustee | | 2014 | | Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990). Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013). |
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William H. Park 1947 | | Trustee | | 2003 | | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
Eaton Vance
Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds
March 31, 2014
Management and Organization — continued
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Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Trustee Since(1) | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Noninterested Trustees (continued) |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 1940 | | Trustee | | 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
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Helen Frame Peters 1948 | | Trustee | | 2008 | | Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009). |
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Harriett Tee Taggart 1948 | | Trustee | | 2011 | | Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011). |
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Ralph F. Verni 1943 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | 2007 (Chairman); 2005 (Trustee) | | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006). Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None. |
Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | |
Name and Year of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Officer Since(4) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Payson F. Swaffield 1956 | | President | | 2003 | | Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. |
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Maureen A. Gemma 1960 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | | 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
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James F. Kirchner 1967 | | Treasurer | | 2007 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
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Paul M. O’Neil 1953 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. |
(1) | Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. |
(2) | During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Ms. Mosley) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Equity Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). |
(3) | Effective January 1, 2014, Ms. Mosley was appointed as a Trustee of the Trust. |
(4) | Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election. |
The SAI for the Funds includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Funds and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Eaton Vance Funds
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
Ÿ | | Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions. |
Ÿ | | None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers. |
Ÿ | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
Ÿ | | We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com. |
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
* | FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org. |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a)-(d)
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund), Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund(s)”) are the series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 5 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company.
The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s respective fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 by the Fund’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during those periods.
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
(formerly, Eaton Vance AMT-Free Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund)
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 29,100 | | | $ | 30,450 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 8,390 | | | $ | 8,490 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 37,490 | | | $ | 38,940 | |
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Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 30,930 | | | $ | 31,730 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 8,390 | | | $ | 8,490 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 39,320 | | | $ | 40,220 | |
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Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 50,700 | | | $ | 50,600 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 3,075 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 10,740 | | | $ | 10,840 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 61,440 | | | $ | 64,515 | |
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Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 34,730 | | | $ | 35,080 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 8,590 | | | $ | 8,690 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 43,320 | | | $ | 43,770 | |
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Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 29,100 | | | $ | 29,900 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 3,075 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 8,390 | | | $ | 8,490 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 37,490 | | | $ | 41,465 | |
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(1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. Includes consent fee for N-14 registration statements related to fund mergers. |
(2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters. |
(3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
The Funds comprised all of the series of the Trust at 3/31/2014, and have the same fiscal year end (March 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 174,560 | | | $ | 177,760 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 6,150 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 44,500 | | | $ | 45,000 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 219,060 | | | $ | 228,910 | |
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(1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. Includes consent fee for N-14 registration statements related to fund mergers. |
(2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation. |
(3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
(e)(1) The Trust’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the Trust’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge f its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the Trust’s audit committee at least annually. The Trust’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the Trust’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Funds in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Fund; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Fund.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 03/31/13 | | | 03/31/14 | |
Registrant(1) | | $ | 44,500 | | | $ | 51,150 | |
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Eaton Vance(2) | | $ | 315,149 | | | $ | 394,075 | |
(1) | Includes all of the Funds of the Trust. |
(2) | The investment adviser to the Funds, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Funds, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. |
(h) The Trust’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the Trust’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and
that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
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(a)(1) | | Registrant’s Code of Ethics. |
(a)(2)(i)
| | Treasurer’s Section 302 certification. |
(a)(2)(ii) | | President’s Section 302 certification. |
(b) | | Combined Section 906 certification. |
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.
Eaton Vance Investment Trust
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By: | | /s/ Payson F. Swaffield |
| | Payson F. Swaffield |
| | President |
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Date: | | May 13, 2014 |
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.
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By: | | /s/ James F. Kirchner |
| | James F. Kirchner |
| | Treasurer |
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Date: | | May 13, 2014 |
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By: | | /s/ Payson F. Swaffield |
| | Payson F. Swaffield |
| | President |
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Date: | | May 13, 2014 |