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
September 30, 2016
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal
Income Fund
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2016
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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.
Semiannual Report September 30, 2016
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
Table of Contents
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Performance | | | 2 | |
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Fund Profile | | | 2 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 3 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 4 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 5 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 17 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 20 | |
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Important Notices | | | 21 | |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Performance1,2
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 | | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 2.14 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.90 | | | | –1.81 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 1.90 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 2.22 | |
Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 1.91 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.46 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.99 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.48 | | | | 1.75 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.94 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.67 | |
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)5
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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 or equal to 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
September 30, 2016
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Bloomberg 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. Prior to August 24, 2016, Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index was named Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index. 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. |
2 | 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. 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. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
| Effective August 19, 2013, the Fund changed its investment objective and policies. Prior to August 19, 2013, the Fund employed a strategy of investing in fixed-rate bonds with a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of between three and nine years. Performance prior to August 19, 2013 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objective and policies. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. |
4 | 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 comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099- DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. 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. |
5 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings 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 ratings 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 ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
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 (April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016).
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 (4/1/16) | | | Ending Account Value (9/30/16) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/16 – 9/30/16) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,004.00 | | | $ | 3.11 | | | | 0.62 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,004.80 | | | $ | 2.36 | | | | 0.47 | % |
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Hypothetical | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.00 | | | $ | 3.14 | | | | 0.62 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.70 | | | $ | 2.38 | | | | 0.47 | % |
* | 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 183/365 (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 March 31, 2016. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 96.0% | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Education — 8.8% | |
Bethlehem Area School District Authority, PA, 0.796%, 1/1/18 (Put Date), 1/1/30(1) | | $ | 2,995 | | | $ | 2,985,146 | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The Colburn School), 1.84%, 6/1/20 (Put Date), 8/1/37(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,013,260 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), (SPA: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.), 0.84%, 2/15/26(2) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Michigan State University, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 0.85%, 2/15/34(3) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,000 | |
West Virginia University, 1.37%, 10/1/19 (Put Date), 10/1/41(1) | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,492,350 | |
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| | | $ | 11,990,756 | |
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Electric Utilities — 6.9% | |
Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue, 1.016%, 11/1/18 (Put Date), 5/1/33(1) | | $ | 6,000 | | | $ | 5,991,600 | |
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, 1.64%, 8/1/18 (Put Date), 1/1/23(1) | | | 1,510 | | | | 1,508,007 | |
Trimble County, KY, (Louisville Gas and Electric Co.), (AMT), 1.35% to 5/1/18 (Put Date), 11/1/27 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,001,700 | |
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| | | $ | 9,501,307 | |
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General Obligations — 12.4% | |
California, 1.59%, 5/1/17(1) | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,100,220 | |
Connecticut, 1.86%, 8/15/20(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,014,700 | |
Connecticut, 2.19%, 3/1/18 (Put Date), 3/1/19(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,020 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 8/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,030,430 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 1/1/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,040,450 | |
Leander Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/17 | | | 250 | | | | 248,162 | |
Manheim Township School District, PA, 0.756%, 5/1/18 (Put Date), 5/1/25(1) | | | 1,610 | | | | 1,589,553 | |
Massachusetts, 0.967%, 11/1/18(1) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,495,095 | |
Mesquite Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), (SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 0.91%, 8/1/29(3) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Mississippi, 1.37%, 9/1/17(1) | | | 2,445 | | | | 2,447,641 | |
New York, NY, 1.42%, 8/1/27(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,100 | |
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| | | $ | 16,965,371 | |
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Hospital — 25.3% | |
Allen County, OH, (Mercy Health), 1.59%, 5/1/20 (Put Date), 11/1/35(1) | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,239,600 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 1.79%, 5/1/17 (Put Date), 4/1/52(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,006,880 | |
Connecticut Health & Educational Facility Authority, (Yale New Haven Health), 0.901%, 7/1/19 (Put Date), 7/1/49(1) | | | 1,435 | | | | 1,427,552 | |
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Hospital (continued) | |
Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority, VA, (Mary Washington Healthcare), 2.74%, 2/1/17 (Put Date), 8/1/38(1) | | $ | 7,160 | | | $ | 7,177,828 | |
Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, GA, (Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.), 1.79%, 2/18/20 (Put Date), 8/15/35(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,035,280 | |
Geisinger Authority, PA, (Geisinger Health System Foundation), 1.423%, 6/1/24 (Put Date), 6/1/28(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,996,200 | |
Gregg County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Good Shepherd Health System Obligated Group), 4.266%, 3/1/17 (Put Date), 10/1/29(1)(4) | | | 1,245 | | | | 1,247,615 | |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Memorial Hermann Health System), 1.42%, 12/1/19 (Put Date), 12/1/42(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,992,920 | |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Texas Medical Center), (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 0.83%, 9/1/31(2) | | | 1,170 | | | | 1,170,000 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 1.39%, 1/30/18 (Put Date), 7/1/38(1) | | | 1,970 | | | | 1,969,902 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group), 1.237%, 5/1/18(1) | | | 530 | | | | 528,664 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Wake Forest Baptist System), 1.58%, 12/1/17 (Put Date), 12/1/33(1) | | | 2,225 | | | | 2,218,993 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services), 1.72%, 10/1/17 (Put Date), 10/1/20(1) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,015 | |
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| | | $ | 34,511,449 | |
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Industrial Development Revenue — 8.0% | |
Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Waste Management, Inc.), 2.125% to 11/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/41 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,022,830 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00% to 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/29(4) | | | 165 | | | | 160,050 | |
Oregon, (LOC: Georgia-Pacific LLC), (AMT), 0.95%, 12/1/25(3) | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,250,000 | |
Sussex County Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.), (AMT), 2.375% to 5/1/19 (Put Date), 6/1/28 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,537,395 | |
Whiting, IN, (BP Products North America, Inc.), (AMT), 1.59%, 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,920,760 | |
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| | | $ | 10,891,035 | |
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Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 3.3% | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 1.57%, 2/1/17(1) | | $ | 2,725 | | | $ | 2,723,256 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 2.39%, 9/1/27(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,835,680 | |
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| | | $ | 4,558,936 | |
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| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Other Revenue — 9.4% | |
Lancaster Port Authority, OH, Gas Supply Revenue, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 1.071%, 8/1/19 (Put Date), 5/1/38(1) | | $ | 4,105 | | | $ | 4,083,161 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 1.74%, 2/1/17(1) | | | 2,230 | | | | 2,229,889 | |
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 1.101%, 8/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/39(1) | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,955,240 | |
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp., 1.31%, 9/15/17(1) | | | 520 | | | | 518,757 | |
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| | | $ | 12,787,047 | |
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Senior Living / Life Care — 0.3% | |
North Miami, FL, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42 | | $ | 590 | | | $ | 421,773 | |
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| | | $ | 421,773 | |
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Special Tax Revenue — 3.5% | |
Louisiana, Gasoline and Fuels Tax Revenue, 0.836%, 5/1/17 (Put Date), 5/1/43(1) | | $ | 2,500 | | | $ | 2,501,425 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(5) | | | 35 | | | | 0 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, 5/1/38 | | | 60 | | | | 60,135 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, (SPA: Barclays Bank PLC), 0.95%, 5/1/34(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Poinciana West Community Development District, FL, 5.875%, 5/1/22 | | | 100 | | | | 101,118 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(5) | | | 20 | | | | 0 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(5) | | | 95 | | | | 66,488 | |
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| | | $ | 4,729,166 | |
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Transportation — 15.6% | |
Harris County, TX, Toll Road Revenue, 1.54%, 8/15/18 (Put Date), 8/15/21(1) | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,499,205 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 0.831%, 11/1/18 (Put Date), 11/1/26(1) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,485,735 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 1.181%, 11/1/17(1) | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,700,952 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 1.42%, 6/1/20 (Put Date), 11/15/39(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,996,310 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 1.84%, 12/15/19 (Put Date), 6/15/34(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,866,650 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 0.921%, 1/1/18 (Put Date), 1/1/24(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 996,490 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, 1.51%, 1/1/20 (Put Date), 1/1/38(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,008,160 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1.72%, 12/1/20(1) | | | 215 | | | | 214,435 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Transportation (continued) | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.11%, 12/1/20(1) | | $ | 2,450 | | | $ | 2,475,137 | |
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| | | $ | 21,243,074 | |
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Water and Sewer — 2.5% | |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, (SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 0.85%, 8/1/37(3) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), (SPA: State Street Bank and Trust Company), 0.87%, 6/15/32(2) | | | 1,370 | | | | 1,370,000 | |
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| | | $ | 3,370,000 | |
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Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 96.0% (identified cost $131,570,005) | | | $ | 130,969,914 | |
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Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares — 1.5% | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund, (AMT), 1.74%, 11/1/18(4)(6) | | | 400 | | | $ | 1,997,400 | |
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Total Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares — 1.5% (identified cost $2,000,000) | | | $ | 1,997,400 | |
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Total Investments — 97.5% (identified cost $133,570,005) | | | | | | $ | 132,967,314 | |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.5% | | | $ | 3,397,795 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 136,365,109 | |
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The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
At September 30, 2016, 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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New York | | | 13.3% | |
Texas | | | 10.8% | |
New Jersey | | | 10.7% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 62.7% | |
(1) | Floating-rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2016. |
(2) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on the same or next business day for payment. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2016. |
(3) | 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 September 30, 2016. |
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| | 6 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
(4) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $3,405,065 or 2.5% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(5) | Defaulted security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal. |
(6) | Variable rate security. The stated dividend rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2016. Maturity date represents the mandatory redemption date. Each share represents $5,000 par value. |
Abbreviations:
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AMT | | – | | Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
LOC | | – | | Letter of Credit |
PSF | | – | | Permanent School Fund |
SPA | | – | | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
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Assets | | September 30, 2016 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $133,570,005) | | $ | 132,967,314 | |
Cash | | | 2,542,024 | |
Interest receivable | | | 222,591 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,031,002 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 54,765 | |
Total assets | | $ | 136,817,696 | |
|
Liabilities | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 303,054 | |
Distributions payable | | | 43,420 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 37,941 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 13,345 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 54,827 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 452,587 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 136,365,109 | |
|
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 137,549,875 | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (556,668 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (25,407 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation | | | (602,691 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 136,365,109 | |
|
Class A Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 109,417,784 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 11,170,546 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.80 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.03 | |
|
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 26,947,325 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 2,749,811 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.80 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
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| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 | |
Interest | | $ | 972,939 | |
Dividends | | | 13,407 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 986,346 | |
|
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 249,033 | |
Distribution and service fees | |
Class A | | | 89,659 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 4,064 | |
Custodian fee | | | 24,622 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 11,567 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 21,480 | |
Printing and postage | | | 5,893 | |
Registration fees | | | 13,042 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 13,417 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 432,777 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 553,569 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | |
Investment transactions | | $ | (560,485 | ) |
Net realized loss | | $ | (560,485 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | |
Investments | | $ | 596,164 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 596,164 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 35,679 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 589,248 | |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
From operations — | |
Net investment income | | $ | 553,569 | | | $ | 950,952 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions | | | (560,485 | ) | | | 588 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | 596,164 | | | | (1,756,848 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | 589,248 | | | $ | (805,308 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders — | |
From net investment income | |
Class A | | $ | (481,250 | ) | | $ | (721,131 | ) |
Class I | | | (126,115 | ) | | | (235,509 | ) |
From net realized gain | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (13,405 | ) |
Class I | | | — | | | | (3,367 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (607,365 | ) | | $ | (973,412 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | |
Class A | | $ | 7,684,257 | | | $ | 19,007,949 | |
Class I | | | 6,662,674 | | | | 29,110,340 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | |
Class A | | | 227,213 | | | | 361,168 | |
Class I | | | 94,067 | | | | 164,614 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | |
Class A | | | (28,083,252 | ) | | | (29,890,669 | ) |
Class I | | | (9,644,074 | ) | | | (33,327,464 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (23,059,115 | ) | | $ | (14,574,062 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (23,077,232 | ) | | $ | (16,352,782 | ) |
|
Net Assets | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 159,442,341 | | | $ | 175,795,123 | |
At end of period | | $ | 136,365,109 | | | $ | 159,442,341 | |
|
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of period | | $ | (25,407 | ) | | $ | 28,389 | |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.420 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 9.730 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.036 | | | $ | 0.053 | | | $ | 0.039 | | | $ | 0.166 | | | $ | 0.314 | | | $ | 0.341 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.003 | | | | (0.099 | ) | | | 0.022 | | | | (0.511 | ) | | | 0.144 | | | | 0.535 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.039 | | | $ | (0.046 | ) | | $ | 0.061 | | | $ | (0.345 | ) | | $ | 0.458 | | | $ | 0.876 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.039 | ) | | $ | (0.053 | ) | | $ | (0.041 | ) | | $ | (0.175 | ) | | $ | (0.308 | ) | | $ | (0.336 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | (0.001 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.039 | ) | | $ | (0.054 | ) | | $ | (0.061 | ) | | $ | (0.175 | ) | | $ | (0.308 | ) | | $ | (0.336 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.420 | | | $ | 10.270 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 0.40 | %(3) | | | (0.46 | )% | | | 0.62 | % | | | (3.33 | )% | | | 4.49 | % | | | 9.13 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 109,418 | | | $ | 129,593 | | | $ | 141,537 | | | $ | 55,713 | | | $ | 50,528 | | | $ | 48,354 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.62 | %(5) | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.65 | %(6) | | | 0.72 | %(6) | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.89 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.73 | %(5) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 3.37 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 8 | %(3) | | | 7 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 115 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 12 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
(6) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% and 0.11% of average daily net assets for the years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 10.430 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 9.730 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.044 | | | $ | 0.067 | | | $ | 0.052 | | | $ | 0.183 | | | $ | 0.323 | | | $ | 0.351 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.003 | | | | (0.108 | ) | | | 0.024 | | | | (0.512 | ) | | | 0.161 | | | | 0.540 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.047 | | | $ | (0.041 | ) | | $ | 0.076 | | | $ | (0.329 | ) | | $ | 0.484 | | | $ | 0.891 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.047 | ) | | $ | (0.068 | ) | | $ | (0.056 | ) | | $ | (0.191 | ) | | $ | (0.324 | ) | | $ | (0.351 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | (0.001 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.047 | ) | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | (0.076 | ) | | $ | (0.191 | ) | | $ | (0.324 | ) | | $ | (0.351 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 10.430 | | | $ | 10.270 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 0.48 | %(3) | | | (0.41 | )% | | | 0.77 | % | | | (3.17 | )% | | | 4.74 | % | | | 9.29 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 26,947 | | | $ | 29,849 | | | $ | 34,258 | | | $ | 5,566 | | | $ | 4,148 | | | $ | 1,026 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.47 | %(5) | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.50 | %(6) | | | 0.57 | %(6) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.73 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.88 | %(5) | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.44 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 8 | %(3) | | | 7 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 115 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 12 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
(6) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% and 0.11% of average daily net assets for the years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
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| | 12 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 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. The Fund offers 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. 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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
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, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, 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.
Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares. Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares are valued in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
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. Dividends on Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares are accrued daily based on rates that reset weekly.
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 and dividend income generated by its investments in non-taxable municipal securities, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Fund, as exempt-interest dividends.
As of September 30, 2016, 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 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.
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
G 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.
H Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to September 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
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 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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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 cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 133,588,372 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 179,499 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (800,557 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (621,058 | ) |
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) 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, the investment adviser fee amounted to $249,033 or 0.34% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. BMR had agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceeded 0.65% and 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively, through July 31, 2016. Pursuant to this agreement, BMR reimbursed no expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
EVM serves as the 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, EVM earned $561 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 $547 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2016. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
4 Distribution Plan
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 six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $89,659 for Class A shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
Prior to September 30, 2015, Class A shares may have been subject to a 0.75% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Effective September 30, 2015, the CDSC on Class A shares was eliminated for new share purchases. 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $400 of CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $11,040,000 and $35,758,813, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
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:
| | | | | | | | |
Class A | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 783,831 | | | | 1,934,825 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 23,159 | | | | 36,767 | |
Redemptions | | | (2,861,836 | ) | | | (3,040,918 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (2,054,846 | ) | | | (1,069,326 | ) |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 678,719 | | | | 2,956,486 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 9,586 | | | | 16,751 | |
Redemptions | | | (983,191 | ) | | | (3,386,940 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (294,886 | ) | | | (413,703 | ) |
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $545 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 1, 2017. 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 0.15% 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 six months ended September 30, 2016.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
9 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.
• | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | | 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 September 30, 2016, 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 Municipal Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,969,914 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,969,914 | |
Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares | | | — | | | | 1,997,400 | | | | — | | | | 1,997,400 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 132,967,314 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 132,967,314 | |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At September 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”); |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board; |
• | | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• | | Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | | Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
• | | Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund; |
Information about each Adviser
• | | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; |
• | | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | | The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | | Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; |
• | | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
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Other Relevant Information
• | | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• | | The terms of each investment advisory agreement. |
Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management, including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal obligations. The Board considered the Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio
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valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices and assessed the Fund’s performance on the basis of total return and current income return. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to generate competitive levels of tax exempt current income over time through investments that, relative to its comparable funds, focus on higher quality municipal bonds with longer maturities. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided by the Adviser in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
Payson F. Swaffield
President
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting**
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Ralph F. Verni
Scott E. Wennerholm**
** | Messrs. Fetting and Wennerholm began serving as Trustees effective September 1, 2016. |
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:
• | | 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. |
• | | 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. |
• | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
• | | 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 (International) Limited, 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 typically 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
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
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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Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2016
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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.
Semiannual Report September 30, 2016
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
Table of Contents
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Performance | | | 2 | |
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Fund Profile | | | 2 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 3 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 4 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 5 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 26 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 29 | |
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Important Notices | | | 30 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Performance1,2
Portfolio Manager 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 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 1.39 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.31 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –0.85 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 3.08 | |
Class B at NAV | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.61 | | | | 2.54 | |
Class B with 3% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –2.08 | | | | –0.18 | | | | 2.61 | | | | 2.54 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.62 | | | | 2.55 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 2.62 | | | | 2.55 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 10/01/2009 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 3.54 | | | | 3.41 | |
Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.77 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 4.82 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 0.66 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.90 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | 4.86 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 5.12 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 1.10 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 1.95 | |
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)5
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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 or equal to 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
September 30, 2016
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Bloomberg 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. Prior to August 24, 2016, Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index was named Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index. 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. |
2 | 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. 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. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. |
4 | 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 comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099- DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. 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. |
5 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings 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 ratings 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 ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
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 (April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016).
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 (4/1/16) | | | Ending Account Value (9/30/16) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/16 – 9/30/16) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.90 | | | $ | 3.28 | | | | 0.65 | % |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,009.10 | | | $ | 7.05 | | | | 1.40 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,010.10 | | | $ | 7.05 | | | | 1.40 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.70 | | | $ | 2.52 | | | | 0.50 | % |
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Hypothetical | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.80 | | | $ | 3.29 | | | | 0.65 | % |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.00 | | | $ | 7.08 | | | | 1.40 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.00 | | | $ | 7.08 | | | | 1.40 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.60 | | | $ | 2.54 | | | | 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 183/365 (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 March 31, 2016. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 98.5% | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 2.2% | |
Idaho Bond Bank Authority, Prerefunded to 9/15/18, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | $ | 210 | | | $ | 226,850 | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,893,940 | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Water Revenue-Sub-Revolving), 5.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 3,130 | | | | 3,819,790 | |
Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, (Water Quality), 5.25%, 6/1/20 | | | 280 | | | | 323,386 | |
Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency, Water Pollution Control, 4.00%, 10/1/20 | | | 1,850 | | | | 2,062,602 | |
Virginia State Resources Authority, Clean Water Revenue, (Revolving Fund), 5.50%, 10/1/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,683,050 | |
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| | | $ | 16,009,618 | |
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Education — 4.2% | |
Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, PA, (Duquesne University), 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 119,219 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Claremont McKenna College), 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 145 | | | | 152,275 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University), 5.00%, 10/1/25 | | | 500 | | | | 552,205 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 250 | | | | 290,863 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 300 | | | | 355,656 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 300 | | | | 363,861 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 665 | | | | 818,874 | |
Forest Grove, OR, (Pacific University), Series 2015A, 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 200 | | | | 234,720 | |
Forest Grove, OR, (Pacific University), Series 2015A, 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 400 | | | | 479,348 | |
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, (St. John’s School), 5.00%, 9/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,179,510 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (St. Louis University), 5.50%, 10/1/16 | | | 2,555 | | | | 2,555,332 | |
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 | | | | 3,193,327 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,845,840 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Third Generation Resolution), 5.00%, 5/15/26 | | | 3,400 | | | | 4,069,018 | |
Ohio State University, General Receipts, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 225 | | | | 244,985 | |
Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 500 | | | | 572,350 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Education (continued) | |
Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 582,450 | |
Union County Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, PA, (Bucknell University), 5.00%, 4/1/28 | | | 530 | | | | 616,666 | |
University of California, Prerefunded to 5/15/17, 5.00%, 5/15/21 | | | 480 | | | | 497,611 | |
University of California, Series Q, 5.00%, 5/15/21 | | | 20 | | | | 20,735 | |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 1,750 | | | | 2,135,297 | |
University of Pittsburgh, 5.50%, 9/15/23 | | | 750 | | | | 833,610 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | 1,235 | | | | 1,447,778 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 675 | | | | 792,761 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | 575 | | | | 669,110 | |
Virginia College Building Authority, (University of Richmond), 0.78% to 9/30/16 (Put Date), 11/1/36 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,050,000 | |
Washington County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Washington & Jefferson College), 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,113,710 | |
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| | | $ | 29,787,111 | |
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Electric Utilities — 5.9% | |
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., (Meldahl Hydroelectric Project), 5.00%, 2/15/21 | | $ | 4,235 | | | $ | 4,919,842 | |
Apache County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.50%, 3/1/30 | | | 2,390 | | | | 2,678,425 | |
Chesterfield County, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Virginia Electric and Power Co.), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,205,160 | |
Escambia County, FL, (Gulf Power Co.), 2.10% to 4/11/19 (Put Date), 7/1/22 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,297,745 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaiian Electric Co.), (AMT), 3.25%, 1/1/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,222,390 | |
Mason County, WV, (Appalachian Power Co.), 1.625% to 10/1/18 (Put Date), 10/1/22 | | | 2,950 | | | | 2,966,550 | |
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Exelon Generation Co., LLC), 2.55% to 6/1/20 (Put Date), 6/1/29 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,793,050 | |
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Exelon Generation Co., LLC), (AMT), 2.70% to 4/1/20 (Put Date), 10/1/34 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,527,435 | |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, 5.25%, 1/1/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,339,340 | |
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Generation, LLC), 5.625%, 6/1/18 | | | 3,645 | | | | 3,749,028 | |
Pima County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.00%, 9/1/29 | | | 2,685 | | | | 2,960,991 | |
Pima County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.95%, 10/1/20 | | | 5,045 | | | | 5,666,695 | |
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| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Electric Utilities (continued) | |
Vernon, CA, Electric System Revenue, 5.125%, 8/1/21 | | $ | 5,070 | | | $ | 5,611,628 | |
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| | | $ | 41,938,279 | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded — 7.4% | |
Bucks County, PA, Prerefunded to 11/1/18, 5.125%, 5/1/21 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 544,190 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Claremont McKenna College), Prerefunded to 1/1/18, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 355 | | | | 373,520 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Senior Living-Presbyterian Homes), Escrowed to Maturity, 4.50%, 11/15/16(1) | | | 440 | | | | 442,072 | |
Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp., SC, (Charleston County School District), Prerefunded to 12/1/16, 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 5,265 | | | | 5,303,592 | |
Chemeketa, OR, Community College District, Prerefunded to 6/15/18, 5.50%, 6/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,079,050 | |
Chester County, PA, Prerefunded to 7/15/19, 5.00%, 7/15/28 | | | 1,205 | | | | 1,341,008 | |
Dauphin County General Authority, PA, (Pinnacle Health System), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 5.75%, 6/1/20 | | | 3,860 | | | | 4,350,452 | |
Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority, Prerefunded to 4/1/17, 5.00%, 4/1/18 | | | 695 | | | | 709,922 | |
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 11/15/16 | | | 1,205 | | | | 1,211,495 | |
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), Prerefunded to 11/15/16, 5.125%, 11/15/20 | | | 1,860 | | | | 1,870,193 | |
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), Prerefunded to 11/15/16, 5.125%, 11/15/22 | | | 2,835 | | | | 2,850,536 | |
Idaho Bond Bank Authority, Prerefunded to 9/15/18, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | | 675 | | | | 729,162 | |
Idaho Bond Bank Authority, Prerefunded to 9/15/18, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | | 235 | | | | 253,856 | |
Lexington One School Facilities Corp., SC, (Lexington County School District No. 1), Prerefunded to 12/1/16, 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 2,240 | | | | 2,256,352 | |
Lexington One School Facilities Corp., SC, (Lexington County School District No. 1), Prerefunded to 12/1/16, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,945 | | | | 1,959,198 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/42 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,591,872 | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 1,840 | | | | 1,968,598 | |
Michigan, Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 6.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 2,985 | | | | 3,374,513 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/17, 5.25%, 7/1/24 | | | 1,255 | | | | 1,297,444 | |
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Escrowed to Maturity, 4.00%, 1/1/18 | | | 1,195 | | | | 1,222,103 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued) | |
Ohio State University, General Receipts, Prerefunded to 12/1/18, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | $ | 25 | | | $ | 27,229 | |
Onondaga Civic Development Corp., NY, (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/19, 4.625%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,101,480 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania), Prerefunded to 9/1/20, 5.00%, 9/1/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,155,650 | |
Pennsylvania State University, Prerefunded to 3/1/19, 5.00%, 3/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,098,790 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Series 2009D, Prerefunded to 12/1/19, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 563,710 | |
Rutgers State University, NJ, Series F, Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,104,700 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.50%, 1/1/17 | | | 545 | | | | 551,524 | |
Vernon, CA, Electric System Revenue, Prerefunded to 8/1/19, 5.125%, 8/1/21 | | | 2,185 | | | | 2,375,707 | |
Virginia State Resources Authority, Clean Water Revenue, (Revolving Fund), Prerefunded to 10/1/17, 5.00%, 10/1/19 | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,818,600 | |
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| | | $ | 52,526,518 | |
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General Obligations — 13.3% | |
Beaverton School District 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/22 | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 4,847,120 | |
Bergen County Improvement Authority, NJ, (County Administration Complex), 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,407,120 | |
Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, Joint School District No. 93, 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 630 | | | | 765,475 | |
California, 5.00%, 12/1/21 | | | 6,000 | | | | 7,184,880 | |
California, 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,983,800 | |
Chester County, PA, 5.00%, 7/15/28 | | | 325 | | | | 360,594 | |
Daniel Boone Area School District, PA, 5.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,071,300 | |
Franklin Township, NJ, School District, 5.00%, 8/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,205,490 | |
Gwinnett County, GA, School District, 5.00%, 2/1/26 | | | 2,220 | | | | 2,839,313 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,750,840 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 6/1/26 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,640,320 | |
Kentwood, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 465 | | | | 520,791 | |
Kentwood, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 950 | | | | 1,096,063 | |
Laredo, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,655,448 | |
Leander, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,385 | | | | 1,345,652 | |
Maryland State and Local Facilities, Prerefunded to 8/1/17, 5.00%, 8/1/18 | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,762,725 | |
Massachusetts, 5.00%, 8/1/23 | | | 7,500 | | | | 9,314,550 | |
Millcreek Township, PA, School District, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | | 3,730 | | | | 4,334,782 | |
Millcreek Township, PA, School District, 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 606,730 | |
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| | 6 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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General Obligations (continued) | |
Morris County Improvement Authority, NJ, 4.00%, 5/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,152,420 | |
Mount Lebanon, PA, School District, 5.00%, 2/15/28 | | | 1,280 | | | | 1,389,683 | |
New York, NY, 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,516,420 | |
Omaha Public Facilities Corp., NE, (Omaha Baseball Stadium), 5.00%, 6/1/22 | | | 1,925 | | | | 2,315,197 | |
Omaha Public Facilities Corp., NE, (Omaha Baseball Stadium), 5.00%, 6/1/23 | | | 2,095 | | | | 2,576,117 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 5/1/28 | | | 500 | | | | 644,705 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 5/1/29 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,278,910 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 11/1/29 | | | 2,255 | | | | 2,878,169 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 11/1/30 | | | 1,370 | | | | 1,744,709 | |
Palo Alto, CA, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/28 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,427,075 | |
Pittsburgh, PA, 5.00%, 9/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,189,620 | |
Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J, OR, 0.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 13,860 | | | | 12,443,785 | |
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| | | $ | 94,249,803 | |
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Hospital — 9.2% | |
Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00%, 6/15/18 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 534,580 | |
Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00%, 9/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 537,990 | |
Boone County, MO, (Boone Hospital Center), 5.00%, 8/1/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,214,670 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), Series 2015, 5.00%, 11/1/17 | | | 540 | | | | 562,739 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), Series 2015, 5.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 300 | | | | 347,850 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), Series 2015, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 185 | | | | 218,840 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 7/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 536,335 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 4/1/19 | | | 500 | | | | 551,345 | |
Dauphin County General Authority, PA, (Pinnacle Health System), 5.75%, 6/1/20 | | | 2,640 | | | | 2,962,001 | |
Delaware Health Facilities Authority, (Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,147,400 | |
Florence County, SC, (McLeod Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 640 | | | | 774,509 | |
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, 5.00%, 6/1/22 | | | 515 | | | | 610,816 | |
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | | 325 | | | | 397,706 | |
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, 5.00%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,380 | | | | 1,712,138 | |
Hamilton County, OH, (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/24 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,552,187 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaii Pacific Health Group), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 460 | | | | 561,536 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,152,350 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Hospital (continued) | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 5.00%, 2/15/24 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 580,505 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Rush University Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 2,215 | | | | 2,673,527 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers), 5.00%, 8/15/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,118,650 | |
Lancaster County Hospital Authority, PA, (Lancaster General Hospital), Prerefunded to 3/15/17, 5.00%, 3/15/22 | | | 635 | | | | 647,217 | |
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/31 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,902,560 | |
Lycoming County Authority, PA, (Susquehanna Health System), 5.10%, 7/1/20 | | | 750 | | | | 828,420 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25 | | | 2,715 | | | | 2,974,825 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,381,813 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Beaumont Health), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,798,635 | |
Monroe County, PA, Hospital Authority, (Pocono Medical Center), 5.00%, 1/1/17 | | | 340 | | | | 343,301 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 650 | | | | 737,159 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 760 | | | | 884,792 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,191,290 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 1,340 | | | | 1,683,951 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Virtua Health, Inc.), 5.25%, 7/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,031,890 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospitals Center), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,174,770 | |
Norfolk, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Bon Secours Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/27 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,957,300 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (St. John Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/26 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,832,900 | |
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/26 | | | 955 | | | | 1,057,013 | |
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.375%, 10/1/23 | | | 970 | | | | 1,090,930 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services Group), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,210,750 | |
Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, PA, (The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), 5.00%, 7/1/32 | | | 925 | | | | 1,061,956 | |
Pulaski County, AR, (Arkansas Children’s Hospital), 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,257,290 | |
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (Care New England Health System), 5.00%, 9/1/31 | | | 2,650 | | | | 2,917,597 | |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Hospital (continued) | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/17 | | $ | 490 | | | $ | 507,297 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/18 | | | 490 | | | | 521,149 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/19 | | | 350 | | | | 381,969 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 375 | | | | 414,394 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 560,705 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 281,343 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/24 | | | 285 | | | | 322,925 | |
University of California, (Regents Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/22 | | | 890 | | | | 1,080,469 | |
Washington Township, CA, Health Care District, 5.50%, 7/1/19 | | | 250 | | | | 278,405 | |
Washington Township, CA, Health Care District, 5.75%, 7/1/24 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,955,590 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Ascension Senior Credit Group), 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 845 | | | | 1,054,002 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Ascension Senior Credit Group), 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | | 625 | | | | 789,219 | |
Yuma, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 1,230 | | | | 1,488,115 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 65,349,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Housing — 0.6% | |
Allegheny County, PA, Residential Finance Authority, SFMR, (AMT), 4.80%, 11/1/22 | | $ | 640 | | | $ | 641,491 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II, LLC - Texas A&M University), 4.00%, 4/1/23 | | | 350 | | | | 389,109 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II, LLC - Texas A&M University), 4.00%, 4/1/24 | | | 270 | | | | 301,415 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II, LLC - Texas A&M University), 4.00%, 4/1/25 | | | 360 | | | | 403,315 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II, LLC - Texas A&M University), 4.00%, 4/1/26 | | | 375 | | | | 419,340 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II, LLC - Texas A&M University), 5.00%, 4/1/31 | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,560,715 | |
Sandoval County, NM, MFMR, 6.00%, 5/1/32(1) | | | 565 | | | | 565,412 | |
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Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/06(2) | | $ | 95 | | | $ | 75,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,356,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Development Revenue — 5.5% | |
Amelia County Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/27 | | $ | 1,870 | | | $ | 1,910,055 | |
Maine Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 5.125% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 8/1/35(1) | | | 1,880 | | | | 1,880,000 | |
Maine Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25% to 2/1/17 (Put Date), 1/1/25(1) | | | 2,415 | | | | 2,424,056 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00% to 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/29(1) | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,231,000 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), (AMT), 5.10%, 6/1/23 | | | 1,780 | | | | 1,989,951 | |
New York Energy Research and Development Authority, (New York Electric and Gas Corp.), 2.00% to 5/1/20 (Put Date), 6/1/29 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,062,010 | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1) | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,697,500 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.), (AMT), 6.75%, 10/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 553,065 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (PPL Energy Supply, LLC), 5.00% to 9/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/37 | | | 6,190 | | | | 6,410,055 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Celanese Corp.), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,465,510 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.625%, 11/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,017,850 | |
Richland County, SC, (International Paper Co.), (AMT), 3.875%, 4/1/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,571,560 | |
Whiting, IN, (BP Products North America, Inc.), (AMT), 5.00% to 3/1/23 (Put Date), 3/1/46 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,931,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 39,143,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Insured – Cogeneration — 0.2% | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.625%, 12/1/18 | | $ | 1,300 | | | $ | 1,304,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,304,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Education — 1.4% | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Santa Clara University), (NPFG), 5.00%, 9/1/23 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 607,450 | |
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| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Insured – Education (continued) | |
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Ramapo College), (AMBAC), 4.50%, 7/1/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,026,400 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,326,867 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 5,150 | | | | 6,204,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,164,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 0.5% | |
Louisiana Energy & Power Authority, (AGM), 5.25%, 6/1/25 | | $ | 1,125 | | | $ | 1,384,436 | |
Northern California Power Agency, (Hydroelectric), (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 500 | | | | 534,930 | |
Paducah Electric Plant Board, KY, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,356,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,275,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 3.2% | |
Bethlehem Area School District, (AGM), Prerefunded to 1/15/20, 5.25%, 1/15/25 | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,424,350 | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 925 | | | | 1,098,595 | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,105 | | | | 1,347,426 | |
Denver, CO, City and County, Excise Tax Revenue, (AGC), Prerefunded to 9/1/19, 6.00%, 9/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,734,400 | |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (Grant and Revenue Anticipation Bonds Federal Highway Trust Fund), (AGC), Prerefunded to 7/15/18, 5.25%, 7/15/21 | | | 1,045 | | | | 1,126,458 | |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (Grant and Revenue Anticipation Bonds Federal Highway Trust Fund), (AGC), Prerefunded to 7/15/18, 5.25%, 7/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,077,950 | |
Louisiana Public Facility Authority, (Hurricane Recovery), (AMBAC), Prerefunded to 6/1/17, 5.00%, 6/1/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,141,750 | |
North Hudson, NJ, Sewer Authority, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,225,800 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), (AGC), Prerefunded to 11/1/18, 5.00%, 11/1/24 | | | 700 | | | | 759,605 | |
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue, PA, (NPFG), Prerefunded to 12/1/16, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,007,280 | |
Pittsburgh, PA, School District, (AGM), Prerefunded to 9/1/20, 5.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 15 | | | | 17,322 | |
Pocono Mountain School District, PA, (AGM), Prerefunded to 3/1/17, 5.00%, 9/1/28 | | | 340 | | | | 346,014 | |
San Mateo County Transportation District, CA, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 6/1/17 | | | 500 | | | | 515,145 | |
Westmoreland Municipal Authority, PA, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,839,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 22,661,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 10.1% | |
Bolingbrook, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,187,760 | |
Boston, MA, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,543,440 | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 1,455 | | | | 1,666,295 | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 2,430 | | | | 2,839,090 | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/1/18 | | | 750 | | | | 804,540 | |
Freehold, NJ, Regional High School District, (NPFG), 5.00%, 3/1/18 | | | 100 | | | | 105,594 | |
Glendale, AZ, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,372,280 | |
Hillsborough Township, NJ, School District, (AGM), 5.375%, 10/1/18 | | | 970 | | | | 1,052,120 | |
Jackson Township, NJ, Board of Education of Ocean County, (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 7,329,840 | |
Linn County, OR, Community School District No. 9, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/21 | | | 1,055 | | | | 1,252,865 | |
Linn County, OR, Community School District No. 9, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/22 | | | 625 | | | | 761,719 | |
Livonia Public Schools School District, MI, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,999,917 | |
Luzerne County, PA, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,627,010 | |
McHenry County, IL, Community Unit School District No. 12, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 940 | | | | 1,100,129 | |
McHenry County, IL, Community Unit School District No. 12, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,274,939 | |
Miami, FL, (Homeland Defense), (NPFG), 5.00%, 1/1/19 | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,576,950 | |
New Haven, CT, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,959,450 | |
Pennsylvania, (NPFG), 5.375%, 7/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,114,430 | |
Philadelphia, PA, School District, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,150,760 | |
Pocono Mountain School District, PA, (AGM), 5.00%, 9/1/28 | | | 660 | | | | 671,557 | |
Rockland County, NY, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,445,530 | |
Rockland, NY, (AGM), 4.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 1,820 | | | | 2,018,635 | |
San Mateo County, CA, Community College District, (Election of 2005), (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,754,360 | |
Washington, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,053,900 | |
West Virginia, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 4,275 | | | | 3,971,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 71,634,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Hospital — 0.5% | |
Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority, (UPMC Health System), (NPFG), 6.00%, 7/1/24 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 324,608 | |
Minneapolis and St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, MN, (Children’s Hospitals and Clinics), (AGM), 0.92% to 9/30/16 (Put Date), 8/15/34 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Oregon Health and Science University, (NPFG), 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,590,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,914,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Insured – Other Revenue — 0.0%(3) | |
Cleveland, OH, Parking Facilities, (AGM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 9/15/20 | | $ | 160 | | | $ | 186,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 186,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 2.3% | |
Garden State Preservation Trust, NJ, (AGM), 5.75%, 11/1/28 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,301,130 | |
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 7,000 | | | | 5,949,930 | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 6,010,350 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Registration Fee Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 7/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,207,030 | |
Successor Agency to Burbank Redevelopment Agency, CA, (BAM), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,305 | | | | 1,593,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 16,062,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Student Loan — 0.3% | |
Maine Educational Loan Authority, (AGC), 5.625%, 12/1/27 | | $ | 2,175 | | | $ | 2,370,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 2,370,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Transportation — 1.4% | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (NPFG), 5.50%, 12/15/20 | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,699,400 | |
New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGC), 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,149,127 | |
Ohio Turnpike Commission, (NPFG), 5.50%, 2/15/18 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,861,983 | |
Port of Oakland, CA, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 665 | | | | 693,003 | |
San Jose, CA, Airport Revenue, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 3/1/18 | | | 675 | | | | 716,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,119,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Water and Sewer — 1.8% | |
Allegheny County, PA, Sanitation Authority, (AGM), 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 579,340 | |
Altoona City Authority, PA, Water Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/1/19 | | | 1,355 | | | | 1,516,665 | |
Kansas City, MO, Water Revenue, (BHAC), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 3,125 | | | | 3,399,031 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 6,059,050 | |
Passaic Valley, NJ, Water Commission, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/17 | | | 1,020 | | | | 1,068,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 12,622,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.9% | |
California Public Works, (University of California), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 6/1/20 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 578,620 | |
California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 2,725 | | | | 3,364,176 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation (continued) | |
Michigan Strategic Fund, Limited Obligation Revenue, (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), 5.00%, 3/1/21 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 582,800 | |
Saint Johns County, FL, School Board, 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,754,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,280,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Revenue — 3.0% | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 5.00%, 7/15/23 | | $ | 1,200 | | | $ | 1,443,000 | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 5.00%, 7/15/24 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,839,765 | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,244,820 | |
Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(4) | | | 1,200 | | | | 297,876 | |
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 1.103% to 8/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/39(5) | | | 400 | | | | 397,016 | |
Non-Profit Preferred Funding Trust, Various States, 4.47%, 9/15/37(1) | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,372,695 | |
Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.75%, 4/1/18 | | | 220 | | | | 218,988 | |
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, PA, (Transformation Initiative), 5.00%, 4/15/24 | | | 750 | | | | 868,613 | |
Riversouth Authority, OH, (Lazarus Building Redevelopment), 5.75%, 12/1/27 | | | 300 | | | | 313,017 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.50%, 10/1/24(1) | | | 1,825 | | | | 1,894,879 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.75%, 10/1/22(1) | | | 5,250 | | | | 5,463,990 | |
Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 5.00%, 6/1/23 | | | 675 | | | | 787,266 | |
Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | | 590 | | | | 695,610 | |
Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 5.00%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,189,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,027,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 1.9% | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Church Home of Hartford, Inc.), 2.875%, 9/1/20(1) | | $ | 700 | | | $ | 704,781 | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Church Home of Hartford, Inc.), 3.25%, 9/1/21(1) | | | 700 | | | | 708,890 | |
Hawaii State Department of Budget and Finance, Special Purpose Senior Living Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/27 | | | 1,775 | | | | 2,020,660 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), 1.716%, 5/1/21 (Put Date), 5/1/36(5) | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,302,171 | |
Lancaster, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (Garden Spot Village), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 340 | | | | 384,741 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Volunteers of America), 5.00%, 11/1/17(1) | | | 200 | | | | 203,914 | |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Senior Living / Life Care (continued) | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | $ | 350 | | | $ | 396,749 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 315 | | | | 362,089 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/23 | | | 370 | | | | 429,973 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 380 | | | | 446,819 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cranes Mill Project), 5.50%, 7/1/18 | | | 135 | | | | 139,443 | |
North Miami, FL, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42 | | | 495 | | | | 353,861 | |
Tempe Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Friendship Village of Tempe), 6.00%, 12/1/27 | | | 2,140 | | | | 2,395,152 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill), 3.75%, 7/1/26(1) | | | 3,420 | | | | 3,431,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 13,280,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 5.3% | |
Detroit Downtown Development Authority, MI, 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,637,960 | |
Garden State Preservation Trust, NJ, 4.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 2,040 | | | | 2,256,607 | |
Jurupa Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 9/1/21 | | | 600 | | | | 703,782 | |
Louisiana Highway Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 6/15/25 | | | 750 | | | | 938,708 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, Detroit Financial Recovery Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,771,425 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 600 | | | | 705,930 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/26 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,294,205 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/28 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,343,380 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,754,295 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(4) | | | 280 | | | | 0 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, 5/1/38 | | | 385 | | | | 385,865 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 2/15/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,609,000 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 5,002,160 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax, 5.00%, 12/1/25 | | | 6,350 | | | | 7,782,242 | |
Poinciana West Community Development District, FL, 5.875%, 5/1/22 | | | 740 | | | | 748,273 | |
Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 350 | | | | 391,402 | |
Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 310 | | | | 350,154 | |
Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 360 | | | | 403,913 | |
South Orange County, CA, Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,170,820 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(4) | | | 275 | | | | 0 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Special Tax Revenue (continued) | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(4) | | $ | 290 | | | $ | 202,965 | |
Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, LA, (Public Improvement Sales Tax), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 2,815 | | | | 3,329,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 37,782,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Student Loan — 1.2% | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 3.50%, 7/1/33 | | $ | 7,500 | | | $ | 7,575,975 | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, 5.25%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,088,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 8,664,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Transportation — 14.4% | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | $ | 840 | | | $ | 954,257 | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/28 | | | 520 | | | | 585,239 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 5.00%, 4/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 551,275 | |
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 2,455 | | | | 2,796,294 | |
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 3,755 | | | | 4,380,057 | |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 1,285 | | | | 1,599,298 | |
Chicago, IL, (Midway International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 500 | | | | 571,605 | |
Chicago, IL, (Midway International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,694,020 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 950 | | | | 1,090,277 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 825 | | | | 968,946 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,561,118 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | | 3,100 | | | | 3,767,368 | |
Delaware River Port Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 1,105 | | | | 1,234,031 | |
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority, (Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds), 5.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,313,740 | |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL, (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 4,750 | | | | 5,570,895 | |
Hawaii Airports System, 5.25%, 7/1/28 | | | 3,650 | | | | 4,191,514 | |
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 550 | | | | 480,332 | |
Long Beach, CA, Harbor Revenue, 5.00%, 5/15/23 | | | 500 | | | | 573,750 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Transportation (continued) | |
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Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, (Los Angeles International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 5/15/25 | | $ | 2,500 | | | $ | 3,143,125 | |
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | | 885 | | | | 1,095,196 | |
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,535,075 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,578,160 | |
Metropolitan Washington, DC, Airport Authority System, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,755,700 | |
Metropolitan Washington, DC, Airport Authority System, (AMT), 5.50%, 10/1/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,448,150 | |
Metropolitan Washington, DC, Area Transit Authority, (Gross Revenue), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 7,500 | | | | 8,319,975 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 2.04%, 12/15/21 (Put Date), 6/15/34(5) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,844,200 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,635,420 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,670,470 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, (Dallas North Tollway System Revenue), 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,567,350 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,147,800 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 890 | | | | 1,017,306 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Series 2013C, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,204,060 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,146,470 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/23 | | | 8,500 | | | | 9,019,860 | |
South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 325 | | | | 379,824 | |
South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/24 | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,414,230 | |
Virginia Transportation Board, 4.00%, 3/15/25 | | | 4,645 | | | | 5,253,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 102,059,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Water and Sewer — 1.8% | |
Bellingham, WA, Water and Sewer Revenue, 1.04% to 10/7/16 (Put Date), 8/1/19 | | $ | 2,700 | | | $ | 2,700,000 | |
Chicago, IL, Water Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,166,710 | |
Fairfax County, Water Authority, VA, 5.00%, 4/1/18 | | | 4,305 | | | | 4,396,740 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,124,900 | |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 0.84% to 10/7/16 (Put Date), 8/1/37 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,500,000 | |
New Jersey Economic Environmental Infrastructure Trust, 5.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,159,770 | |
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| | | $ | 13,048,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 98.5% (identified cost $654,908,233) | | | $ | 699,820,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.5% | |
| | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 0.4% | |
Detroit, MI, (AMBAC), 4.96%, 4/1/20 | | $ | 2,806 | | | $ | 2,801,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,801,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Student Loan — 0.1% | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, 3.875%, 7/1/23 | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,133,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,133,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.5% (identified cost $3,672,033) | | | $ | 3,934,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 99.0% (identified cost $658,580,266) | | | $ | 703,755,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.0% | | | $ | 6,985,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 710,741,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
At September 30, 2016, 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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Pennsylvania | | | 11.0% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 88.0% | |
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 September 30, 2016, 22.3% 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 0.3% to 6.7% of total investments.
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $26,020,441 or 3.7% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(2) | The issuer is in default on the payment of principal but continues to pay interest. |
(3) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
(4) | Defaulted security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal or has filed bankruptcy. |
(5) | Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2016. |
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Abbreviations:
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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. |
PSF | | – | | Permanent School Fund |
SFMR | | – | | Single Family Mortgage Revenue |
SPA | | – | | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
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Assets | | September 30, 2016 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $658,580,266) | | $ | 703,755,246 | |
Cash | | | 790,152 | |
Interest receivable | | | 8,082,435 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 847,015 | |
Total assets | | $ | 713,474,848 | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 1,510,430 | |
Distributions payable | | | 714,709 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 230,517 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 120,223 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 157,799 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 2,733,678 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 710,741,170 | |
| |
Sources of Net Assets | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 710,609,529 | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (45,151,228 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 107,889 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 45,174,980 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 710,741,170 | |
| |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 263,302,813 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 25,915,279 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.16 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.39 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 507,243 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 49,902 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.16 | |
| |
Class C Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 117,015,549 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 12,277,720 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.53 | |
| |
Class I Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 329,915,565 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 32,459,884 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.16 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
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Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 | |
Interest | | $ | 12,148,554 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 12,148,554 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 1,391,883 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 205,037 | |
Class B | | | 2,401 | |
Class C | | | 532,946 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 18,780 | |
Custodian fee | | | 82,477 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 104,528 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 43,889 | |
Printing and postage | | | 15,709 | |
Registration fees | | | 59,833 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 41,744 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 2,499,227 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 9,649,327 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | (284,757 | ) |
Net realized loss | | $ | (284,757 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (127,578 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (127,578 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (412,335 | ) |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 9,236,992 | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 9,649,327 | | | $ | 19,422,973 | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions | | | (284,757 | ) | | | (199,560 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | (127,578 | ) | | | (1,045,963 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 9,236,992 | | | $ | 18,177,450 | |
Distributions to shareholders — | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (3,778,424 | ) | | $ | (8,582,588 | ) |
Class B | | | (5,367 | ) | | | (20,429 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,191,656 | ) | | | (2,645,480 | ) |
Class I | | | (4,615,813 | ) | | | (8,173,070 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (9,591,260 | ) | | $ | (19,421,567 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 13,371,168 | | | $ | 24,778,691 | |
Class B | | | 352 | | | | 216,947 | |
Class C | | | 5,238,769 | | | | 13,947,244 | |
Class I | | | 66,004,512 | | | | 125,502,708 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,147,901 | | | | 7,154,006 | |
Class B | | | 5,014 | | | | 18,058 | |
Class C | | | 862,757 | | | | 1,921,245 | |
Class I | | | 1,375,571 | | | �� | 2,318,775 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (28,639,100 | ) | | | (64,065,784 | ) |
Class B | | | (4,201 | ) | | | (191,089 | ) |
Class C | | | (8,505,542 | ) | | | (20,771,551 | ) |
Class I | | | (34,367,319 | ) | | | (70,040,408 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 43,861 | | | | 825,559 | |
Class B | | | (43,861 | ) | | | (825,559 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 18,489,882 | | | $ | 20,788,842 | |
| | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 18,135,614 | | | $ | 19,544,725 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 692,605,556 | | | $ | 673,060,831 | |
At end of period | | $ | 710,741,170 | | | $ | 692,605,556 | �� |
| | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets | | | | | | | | |
At end of period | | $ | 107,889 | | | $ | 49,822 | |
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Financial Highlights
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| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.180 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.750 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.142 | | | $ | 0.298 | | | $ | 0.314 | | | $ | 0.335 | | | $ | 0.336 | | | $ | 0.364 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.001 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | 0.179 | | | | (0.381 | ) | | | 0.152 | | | | 0.482 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.141 | | | $ | 0.278 | | | $ | 0.493 | | | $ | (0.046 | ) | | $ | 0.488 | | | $ | 0.846 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.141 | ) | | $ | (0.298 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.334 | ) | | $ | (0.338 | ) | | $ | (0.366 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.141 | ) | | $ | (0.298 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.334 | ) | | $ | (0.338 | ) | | $ | (0.366 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.180 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 1.39 | %(3) | | | 2.79 | % | | | 4.98 | % | | | (0.39 | )% | | | 4.88 | % | | | 8.69 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 263,303 | | | $ | 275,435 | | | $ | 307,562 | | | $ | 282,612 | | | $ | 343,994 | | | $ | 351,754 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4) | | | 0.65 | %(5) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
Interest and fee expense(6) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(7) |
Total expenses(4) | | | 0.65 | %(5) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.78 | %(5) | | | 2.95 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.61 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 5 | %(3) | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
(6) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions. |
(7) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.170 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.390 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.760 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.104 | | | $ | 0.224 | | | $ | 0.241 | | | $ | 0.259 | | | $ | 0.258 | | | $ | 0.289 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.011 | ) | | | (0.022 | ) | | | 0.186 | | | | (0.390 | ) | | | 0.162 | | | | 0.471 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.093 | | | $ | 0.202 | | | $ | 0.427 | | | $ | (0.131 | ) | | $ | 0.420 | | | $ | 0.760 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.103 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | | $ | (0.237 | ) | | $ | (0.259 | ) | | $ | (0.260 | ) | | $ | (0.290 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.103 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | | $ | (0.237 | ) | | $ | (0.259 | ) | | $ | (0.260 | ) | | $ | (0.290 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.170 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.390 | | | $ | 10.230 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 0.91 | %(3) | | | 2.02 | % | | | 4.30 | % | | | (1.23 | )% | | | 4.10 | % | | | 7.88 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 507 | | | $ | 550 | | | $ | 1,342 | | | $ | 2,360 | | | $ | 3,553 | | | $ | 4,768 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4) | | | 1.40 | %(5) | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Interest and fee expense(6) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(7) |
Total expenses(4) | | | 1.40 | %(5) | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.03 | %(5) | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.59 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.86 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 5 | %(3) | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
(6) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions. |
(7) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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| | 18 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.550 | | | $ | 9.380 | | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.150 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.097 | | | $ | 0.209 | | | $ | 0.223 | | | $ | 0.244 | | | $ | 0.241 | | | $ | 0.271 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | — | (2) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | 0.169 | | | | (0.361 | ) | | | 0.152 | | | | 0.441 | |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.097 | | | $ | 0.189 | | | $ | 0.392 | | | $ | (0.117 | ) | | $ | 0.393 | | | $ | 0.712 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.097 | ) | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.097 | ) | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.550 | | | $ | 9.380 | | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.590 | |
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Total Return(3) | | | 1.01 | %(4) | | | 2.01 | % | | | 4.21 | % | | | (1.17 | )% | | | 4.10 | % | | | 7.87 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 117,016 | | | $ | 119,453 | | | $ | 124,647 | | | $ | 115,091 | | | $ | 144,911 | | | $ | 138,971 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees(5) | | | 1.40 | %(6) | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Interest and fee expense(7) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(8) |
Total expenses(5) | | | 1.40 | %(6) | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.03 | %(6) | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.59 | % | | | 2.47 | % | | | 2.86 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 5 | %(4) | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Amount is less than $(0.0005). |
(3) | 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. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
(7) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions. |
(8) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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| | 19 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.170 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.760 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.150 | | | $ | 0.314 | | | $ | 0.328 | | | $ | 0.347 | | | $ | 0.351 | | | $ | 0.378 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.011 | ) | | | (0.021 | ) | | | 0.191 | | | | (0.377 | ) | | | 0.152 | | | | 0.473 | |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.139 | | | $ | 0.293 | | | $ | 0.519 | | | $ | (0.030 | ) | | $ | 0.503 | | | $ | 0.851 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.149 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.329 | ) | | $ | (0.350 | ) | | $ | (0.353 | ) | | $ | (0.381 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.149 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.329 | ) | | $ | (0.350 | ) | | $ | (0.353 | ) | | $ | (0.381 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.170 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | | | $ | 10.230 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 1.37 | %(3) | | | 2.94 | % | | | 5.24 | % | | | (0.24 | )% | | | 5.04 | % | | | 8.74 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 329,916 | | | $ | 297,168 | | | $ | 239,511 | | | $ | 131,384 | | | $ | 228,148 | | | $ | 229,815 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4) | | | 0.50 | %(5) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.53 | % |
Interest and fee expense(6) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | %(7) |
Total expenses(4) | | | 0.50 | %(5) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.53 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.93 | %(5) | | | 3.10 | % | | | 3.23 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.75 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 5 | %(3) | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 16 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
(6) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions. |
(7) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
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| | 20 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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. 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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
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, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, 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.
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 companies or 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 non-taxable municipal securities, 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.
As of September 30, 2016, 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 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.
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
G 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.
H Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to September 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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.
At March 31, 2016, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $32,610,901 and deferred capital losses of $12,675,789 which would 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 would 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. Such capital loss carryforwards will expire on March 31, 2017 ($13,217,282), March 31, 2018 ($12,920,477) and March 31, 2019 ($6,473,142) and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and 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. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Of the deferred capital losses at March 31, 2016, $10,802,725 are short-term and $1,873,064 are long-term.
Included in the amounts above are capital loss carryforwards of $3,856,852 as a result of reorganizations which occurred in prior years. Utilization of these capital loss carryforwards may be limited in accordance with certain income tax regulations.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 658,161,668 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 47,647,077 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (2,053,499 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 45,593,578 | |
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 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are further reduced.
For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the investment adviser fee amounted to $1,391,883 or 0.39% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
EVM serves as the 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, EVM earned $4,834 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 $6,344 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2016. 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, 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 six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $205,037 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $2,001 and $444,122 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 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 six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $400 and $88,824 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(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 six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received less than $100, less than $100 and approximately $300 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 $81,824,648 and $33,990,661, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
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 | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 1,310,201 | | | | 2,453,631 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 308,309 | | | | 708,279 | |
Redemptions | | | (2,808,504 | ) | | | (6,347,414 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 4,293 | | | | 81,966 | |
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Net decrease | | | (1,185,701 | ) | | | (3,103,538 | ) |
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Class B | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 35 | | | | 21,488 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 490 | | | | 1,788 | |
Redemptions | | | (411 | ) | | | (18,958 | ) |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | (4,289 | ) | | | (81,924 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (4,175 | ) | | | (77,606 | ) |
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Class C | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 546,678 | | | | 1,471,271 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 90,104 | | | | 202,778 | |
Redemptions | | | (888,606 | ) | | | (2,194,099 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (251,824 | ) | | | (520,050 | ) |
| | |
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Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 6,461,660 | | | | 12,414,596 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 134,707 | | | | 229,309 | |
Redemptions | | | (3,364,846 | ) | | | (6,928,695 | ) |
| | |
Net increase | | | 3,231,521 | | | | 5,715,210 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $545 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 1, 2017. 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 0.15% 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 six months ended September 30, 2016.
9 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.
• | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | | 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 September 30, 2016, 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 Municipal Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 699,820,485 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 699,820,485 | |
Taxable Municipal Securities | | | — | | | | 3,934,761 | | | | — | | | | 3,934,761 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 703,755,246 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 703,755,246 | |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At September 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”); |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board; |
• | | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• | | Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | | Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
• | | Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund; |
Information about each Adviser
• | | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; |
• | | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | | The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | | Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; |
• | | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Other Relevant Information
• | | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• | | The terms of each investment advisory agreement. |
Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management, including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal obligations. The Board considered the Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices and assessed the Fund’s performance on the basis of total return and current income return. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to generate competitive levels of tax exempt current income over time through investments that, relative to its peer universe, focus on higher quality municipal bonds with longer maturities. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
Payson F. Swaffield
President
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting**
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Ralph F. Verni
Scott E. Wennerholm**
** | Messrs. Fetting and Wennerholm began serving as Trustees effective September 1, 2016. |
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:
• | | 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. |
• | | 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. |
• | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
• | | 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 (International) Limited, 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 typically 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
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
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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Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2016
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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.
Semiannual Report September 30, 2016
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
Table of Contents
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Performance | | | 2 | |
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Fund Profile | | | 2 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 3 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 4 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 5 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 20 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 23 | |
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Important Notices | | | 24 | |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Performance1,2
Portfolio Managers Adam A. Weigold, CFA and Craig R. Brandon, 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 | | | | 1.82 | % | | | 3.79 | % | | | 2.84 | % | | | 2.90 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –0.45 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.67 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 3.08 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.12 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.46 | | | | 2.08 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.12 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 1.89 | | | | 3.95 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 2.99 | |
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2.30 | % | | | 5.58 | % | | | 4.48 | % | | | 4.74 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.77 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 4.82 | |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.75 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 0.60 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.58 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 2.73 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.00 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 5.29 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 1.15 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 2.23 | |
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)5
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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 or equal to 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 Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. Bloomberg 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. Prior to August 24, 2016, Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index and Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index were named Barclays Municipal Bond Index and Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index, respectively. 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. |
2 | 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. 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. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. |
4 | 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 comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099- DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. 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. |
5 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings 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 ratings 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 ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
Important Notice to Shareholders
Effective April 25, 2016, the Fund changed its name, investment objective and investment strategy to seek to maximize after-tax total return. Effective April 25, 2016, the Fund changed its primary benchmark to Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index because the investment adviser believes it is a more appropriate benchmark for the Fund. Performance prior to April 25, 2016 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objective and policies.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
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 (April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016).
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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Actual | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.20 | | | $ | 3.90 | | | | 0.77 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.60 | | | $ | 7.68 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.90 | | | $ | 3.14 | | | | 0.62 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
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Hypothetical | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.20 | | | $ | 3.90 | | | | 0.77 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.40 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.00 | | | $ | 3.14 | | | | 0.62 | % |
* | 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 183/365 (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 March 31, 2016. |
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September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 91.6% | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cogeneration — 0.5% | |
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facility), (AMT), 5.50%, 1/1/23 | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 470,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 470,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Education — 7.6% | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 377,712 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | 330 | | | | 411,685 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/28 | | | 200 | | | | 246,930 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (St. John Fisher College), 5.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 930 | | | | 1,063,883 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,148,350 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 302,332 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Genesee Valley BOCES), 5.00%, 8/15/25 | | | 315 | | | | 400,044 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Hamilton College), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 455 | | | | 537,410 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Pratt Institute), 5.00%, 7/1/39 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,206,490 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), Prerefunded to 7/1/18, 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,606,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,301,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electric Utilities — 1.3% | |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/26 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,254,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,254,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 6.3% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Prerefunded to 11/15/17, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,046,700 | |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, (Water and Sewer System), Prerefunded to 6/15/18, 5.00%, 6/15/21 | | | 450 | | | | 481,761 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, (Museum of Modern Art), Prerefunded to 10/1/18, 5.00%, 4/1/26 | | | 2,030 | | | | 2,196,521 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/17, 5.25%, 7/1/24 | | | 255 | | | | 263,624 | |
Onondaga Civic Development Corp., (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 7/1/17 | | | 750 | | | | 773,385 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 1,170 | | | | 1,276,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,038,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
General Obligations — 5.8% | |
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, 4.50%, 5/1/26 | | $ | 1,010 | | | $ | 1,168,459 | |
Livingston County, 4.50%, 5/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 588,800 | |
New York, 5.00%, 3/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,249,060 | |
New York City, 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,148,970 | |
Omaha Public Facilities Corp., NE, (Police and Fire), 3.00%, 4/15/36 | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,437,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,592,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hospital — 10.0% | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 3.75%, 2/15/34 | | $ | 3,450 | | | $ | 3,382,863 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Rochester General Hospital), 4.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 820 | | | | 931,627 | |
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance and Financing Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,151,280 | |
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 605,730 | |
New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,062,390 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 740 | | | | 845,065 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/23(1) | | | 400 | | | | 461,560 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/24(1) | | | 600 | | | | 696,726 | |
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency, (Saratoga Hospital), 5.00%, 12/1/17 | | | 485 | | | | 496,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 9,633,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Housing — 1.9% | |
Albany Capital Resource Corp. (Empire Commons Student Housing, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/1/25 | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 376,785 | |
Albany Capital Resource Corp. (Empire Commons Student Housing, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/1/26 | | | 300 | | | | 380,055 | |
New York Housing Finance Agency, (Affordable Housing), (AMT), 5.05%, 11/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,034,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,790,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Development Revenue — 3.0% | |
New York Energy Research and Development Authority, (New York Electric and Gas Corp.), 2.00% to 5/1/20 (Put Date), 6/1/29 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020,670 | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1) | | | 500 | | | | 485,000 | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.125% to 6/1/26 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 880,000 | |
| | | | |
| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Development Revenue (continued) | |
Niagara Area Development Corp., (Covanta Energy), 4.00%, 11/1/24(1) | | $ | 550 | | | $ | 557,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 2,943,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Education — 5.8% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/20 | | $ | 1,420 | | | $ | 1,594,774 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,085 | | | | 1,274,213 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (St. John’s University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,455 | | | | 1,731,610 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), (AGM), 5.75%, 5/15/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,030,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,631,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 3.4% | |
Long Island Power Authority, Electric Systems Revenue, (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,007,320 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | | 2,050 | | | | 2,234,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,241,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 1.2% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Master BOCES Program-Oneida Herkimer Madison), (AGM), Prerefunded to 8/15/18, 5.25%, 8/15/20 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,082,300 | |
Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, (Niagara University), (AMBAC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 10/1/18 | | | 105 | | | | 109,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,191,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 3.2% | |
Albany City School District, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 123,078 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Monroe Community College Association, Inc.), (AGM), 5.00%, 1/15/21 | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,171,643 | |
Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 4.50%, 8/15/23 | | | 500 | | | | 592,945 | |
Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 735 | | | | 887,770 | |
Rockland County, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 299,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,075,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Hospital — 1.7% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), (NPFG), 5.50%, 7/1/17 | | $ | 1,600 | | | $ | 1,655,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,655,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 5.0% | |
New York Thruway Authority, Miscellaneous Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 4/1/20 | | $ | 2,235 | | | $ | 2,590,812 | |
New York Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 3/15/19 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,226,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,817,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insured – Transportation — 1.7% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 11/15/18 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,097,260 | |
Monroe County Airport Authority, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.875%, 1/1/17 | | | 500 | | | | 505,005 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,602,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.5% | |
New York Urban Development Corp., 5.00%, 1/1/18 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 525,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 525,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Revenue — 6.4% | |
MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, 5.00%, 11/15/46 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,100,120 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 5.25%, 1/15/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,099,140 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 6.00%, 7/15/33 | | | 540 | | | | 588,238 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, (Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | 615 | | | | 777,422 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, (Museum of Modern Art), 4.00%, 4/1/31 | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,584,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,148,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 4.6% | |
Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | $ | 1,455 | | | $ | 1,705,275 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 750 | | | | 814,687 | |
Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 3.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 655 | | | | 673,785 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal on Hudson), 3.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 625 | | | | 653,938 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal on Hudson), 4.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 558,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,406,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Solid Waste — 2.2% | |
Babylon Industrial Development Agency, (Covanta Babylon, Inc.), 5.00%, 1/1/19 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,168,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 2,168,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | 6 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 3.7% | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Future Tax), 5.00%, 5/1/24 | | $ | 980 | | | $ | 1,083,361 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Future Tax), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/24 | | | 920 | | | | 1,017,575 | |
New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Unit Fee, 0.00%, 11/15/26 | | | 385 | | | | 306,937 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Sales Tax), 5.00%, 3/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,206,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,614,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation — 13.2% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/56 | | $ | 1,860 | | | $ | 2,219,631 | |
New York Thruway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,252,920 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AMT), 4.00%, 7/1/31 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,165,420 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Terminal One Group Association, L.P.), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 588,065 | |
Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 275 | | | | 326,769 | |
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,156,690 | |
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/24 | | | 795 | | | | 953,356 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.00%, 10/15/41 | | | 950 | | | | 1,152,255 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,061,160 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,876,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 12,753,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Water and Sewer — 2.6% | |
Erie County Water Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/18 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,089,610 | |
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., 4.00%, 8/15/32 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,440,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,529,923 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 91.6% (identified cost $83,543,164) | | | $ | 88,387,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Taxable Municipal Securities — 4.4% | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Other Revenue — 2.1% | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 4.391%, 7/15/41 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,024,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,024,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation — 2.3% | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), 3.673%, 7/1/30 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,024,610 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 4.81%, 10/15/65 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,221,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,246,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 4.4% (identified cost $4,229,135) | | | $ | 4,270,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 2.3% | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Hospital — 2.3% | |
New York and Presbyterian Hospital, 4.763%, 8/1/16 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,176,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 2.3% (identified cost $2,166,561) | | | $ | 2,176,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Closed-End Funds — 0.9% | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | | | 58,720 | | | $ | 857,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Closed-End Funds — 0.9% (identified cost $848,996) | | | $ | 857,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Miscellaneous — 0.4% | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Units | | | Value | |
|
Real Estate — 0.4% | |
CMS Liquidating Trust(1)(2)(3) | | | 150 | | | $ | 414,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Miscellaneous — 0.4% (identified cost $480,000) | | | $ | 414,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 99.6% (identified cost $91,267,856) | | | $ | 96,106,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4% | | | $ | 431,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 96,538,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
| | | | |
| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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 September 30, 2016, 22.1% 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 0.1% to 9.3% of total investments.
| (1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $3,495,535 or 3.6% of the Fund’s net assets. |
| (2) | Non-income producing security. |
| (3) | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9). |
Abbreviations:
| | | | |
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. |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
| | | | |
| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets | | September 30, 2016 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $91,267,856) | | $ | 96,106,348 | |
Cash | | | 49,172 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | 1,073,320 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 50,000 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 165,198 | |
Total assets | | $ | 97,444,038 | |
|
Liabilities | |
Demand note payable | | $ | 400,000 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 345,798 | |
Distributions payable | | | 44,209 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 31,973 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 25,533 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 58,179 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 905,692 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 96,538,346 | |
|
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 97,528,113 | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (5,811,997 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (16,262 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 4,838,492 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 96,538,346 | |
|
Class A Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 53,304,441 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 5,255,759 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.14 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.37 | |
|
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 25,638,962 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 2,658,923 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.64 | |
|
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 17,594,943 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,734,726 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.14 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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September 30, 2016
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 | |
Interest | | $ | 1,559,692 | |
Dividends | | | 1,947 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 1,561,639 | |
|
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 184,613 | |
Distribution and service fees | |
Class A | | | 37,695 | |
Class C | | | 116,388 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 2,591 | |
Custodian fee | | | 17,012 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 18,765 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 38,240 | |
Printing and postage | | | 6,002 | |
Registration fees | | | 2,928 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 14,655 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 438,889 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,122,750 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | |
Investment transactions | | $ | 1,271,767 | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 1,271,767 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | |
Investments | | $ | (858,789 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (858,789 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 412,978 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,535,728 | |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
From operations — | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,122,750 | | | $ | 2,296,794 | |
Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | 1,271,767 | | | | 18,194 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | (858,789 | ) | | | (164,150 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,535,728 | | | $ | 2,150,838 | |
Distributions to shareholders — | |
From net investment income | |
Class A | | $ | (653,565 | ) | | $ | (1,358,990 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (559 | ) |
Class C | | | (240,160 | ) | | | (514,954 | ) |
Class I | | | (218,020 | ) | | | (397,530 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (1,111,745 | ) | | $ | (2,272,033 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | |
Class A | | $ | 7,671,047 | | | $ | 4,371,678 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 57 | |
Class C | | | 1,792,293 | | | | 5,327,646 | |
Class I | | | 4,908,720 | | | | 7,609,253 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | |
Class A | | | 565,561 | | | | 1,173,307 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 406 | |
Class C | | | 169,794 | | | | 379,319 | |
Class I | | | 118,663 | | | | 245,416 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | |
Class A | | | (2,886,426 | ) | | | (9,208,811 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (48,521 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,774,578 | ) | | | (5,697,067 | ) |
Class I | | | (1,100,840 | ) | | | (6,386,042 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 43,596 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (43,596 | ) |
Net asset value of shares merged* | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 11,290 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (11,290 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 8,464,234 | | | $ | (2,233,359 | ) |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | 8,888,217 | | | $ | (2,354,554 | ) |
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Net Assets | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 87,650,129 | | | $ | 90,004,683 | |
At end of period | | $ | 96,538,346 | | | $ | 87,650,129 | |
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Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of period | | $ | (16,262 | ) | | $ | (27,267 | ) |
* | At the close of business on July 27, 2015, Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights
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| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.980 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.134 | | | $ | 0.275 | | | $ | 0.295 | | | $ | 0.307 | | | $ | 0.316 | | | $ | 0.344 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.049 | | | | (0.023 | ) | | | 0.077 | | | | (0.382 | ) | | | 0.058 | | | | 0.372 | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.183 | | | $ | 0.252 | | | $ | 0.372 | | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | 0.374 | | | $ | 0.716 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.133 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) | | $ | (0.292 | ) | | $ | (0.305 | ) | | $ | (0.314 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.133 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) | | $ | (0.292 | ) | | $ | (0.305 | ) | | $ | (0.314 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.140 | | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 1.82 | %(3) | | | 2.54 | % | | | 3.74 | % | | | (0.69 | )% | | | 3.65 | % | | | 7.30 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 53,304 | | | $ | 47,738 | | | $ | 51,458 | | | $ | 52,346 | | | $ | 59,142 | | | $ | 56,993 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.77 | %(5) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.78 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.62 | %(5) | | | 2.74 | % | | | 2.91 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.36 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 39 | %(3) | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
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Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.540 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.490 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.091 | | | $ | 0.190 | | | $ | 0.208 | | | $ | 0.220 | | | $ | 0.226 | | | $ | 0.254 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.049 | | | | (0.023 | ) | | | 0.067 | | | | (0.362 | ) | | | 0.058 | | | | 0.352 | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.140 | | | $ | 0.167 | | | $ | 0.275 | | | $ | (0.142 | ) | | $ | 0.284 | | | $ | 0.606 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.090 | ) | | $ | (0.187 | ) | | $ | (0.205 | ) | | $ | (0.218 | ) | | $ | (0.224 | ) | | $ | (0.256 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.090 | ) | | $ | (0.187 | ) | | $ | (0.205 | ) | | $ | (0.218 | ) | | $ | (0.224 | ) | | $ | (0.256 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.540 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.840 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 1.46 | %(3) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 2.90 | % | | | (1.42 | )% | | | 2.91 | % | | | 6.47 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 25,639 | | | $ | 26,312 | | | $ | 26,342 | | | $ | 25,778 | | | $ | 28,137 | | | $ | 25,823 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 1.52 | %(5) | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.88 | %(5) | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.61 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 39 | %(3) | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
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Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | | | $ | 9.970 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.141 | (1) | | $ | 0.290 | (1) | | $ | 0.308 | (1) | | $ | 0.323 | (1) | | $ | 0.331 | | | $ | 0.364 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.050 | | | | (0.023 | ) | | | 0.079 | | | | (0.383 | ) | | | 0.059 | | | | 0.378 | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.191 | | | $ | 0.267 | | | $ | 0.387 | | | $ | (0.060 | ) | | $ | 0.390 | | | $ | 0.742 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.141 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.307 | ) | | $ | (0.320 | ) | | $ | (0.330 | ) | | $ | (0.362 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.141 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.307 | ) | | $ | (0.320 | ) | | $ | (0.330 | ) | | $ | (0.362 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.140 | | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | | | $ | 10.350 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 1.89 | %(3) | | | 2.70 | % | | | 3.89 | % | | | (0.54 | )% | | | 3.80 | % | | | 7.56 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 17,595 | | | $ | 13,601 | | | $ | 12,101 | | | $ | 6,225 | | | $ | 7,653 | | | $ | 4,342 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.62 | %(5) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.63 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.77 | %(5) | | | 2.89 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 3.20 | % | | | 3.16 | % | | | 3.41 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 39 | %(3) | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
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Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance New York 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 seek to maximize after-tax total return. Prior to April 25, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective was to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. 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. 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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
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, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, 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.
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. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.
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 and dividend income generated by its investments in non-taxable municipal securities, 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.
As of September 30, 2016, 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 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.
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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.
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New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
G 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.
H 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 cash and/or 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.
I Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to September 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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.
At March 31, 2016, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $4,327,138 and deferred capital losses of $2,871,311 which would 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 would 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. Such capital loss carryforwards will expire on March 31, 2017 ($718,716), March 31, 2018 ($2,585,819) and March 31, 2019 ($1,022,603) and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and 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. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Of the deferred capital losses at March 31, 2016, $1,386,746 are short-term and $1,484,565 are long-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 91,146,779 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 5,204,323 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (244,754 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 4,959,569 | |
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) and is payable monthly. The annual asset rate and daily income rate are 0.30% and 3.00%, respectively, when daily net assets are less than $500 million and at reduced rates when daily net assets are $500 million or more. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the investment adviser fee amounted to $184,613 or 0.40% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
EVM serves as the 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, EVM earned $2,083 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 $2,128 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2016. 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $37,695 for Class A shares.
The Fund also has 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, the Fund pays 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $96,990 for Class C shares.
Pursuant to the Class C Plan, 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 the Fund’s 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 Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $19,398 for Class C shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed 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. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $1,000 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $45,144,525 and $36,123,364, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
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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 | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | 752,841 | | | | 434,990 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 55,599 | | | | 116,887 | |
Redemptions | | | (284,444 | ) | | | (917,831 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | — | | | | 4,347 | |
Merger from Class B shares | | | — | | | | 1,130 | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 523,996 | | | | (360,477 | ) |
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Class B(1) | | | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | | | | | 6 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | | | | | 40 | |
Redemptions | | | | | | | (4,865 | ) |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | | | | | (4,346 | ) |
Merger to Class A shares | | | | | | | (1,132 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | | | | | (10,297 | ) |
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Class C | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | 185,189 | | | | 558,966 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 17,558 | | | | 39,739 | |
Redemptions | | | (286,851 | ) | | | (597,366 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (84,104 | ) | | | 1,339 | |
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Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | 483,584 | | | | 758,855 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 11,661 | | | | 24,445 | |
Redemptions | | | (108,532 | ) | | | (632,556 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 386,713 | | | | 150,744 | |
(1) | At the close of business on July 27, 2015, the Fund’s Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. |
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $545 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 1, 2017. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated
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New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
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 0.15% 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. At September 30, 2016, the Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $400,000 at an interest rate of 1.40%. 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 September 30, 2016. 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 9) at September 30, 2016. The Fund’s average borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended September 30, 2016 were not significant.
9 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.
• | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | | 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 September 30, 2016, 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 Municipal Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 88,387,214 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 88,387,214 | |
Taxable Municipal Securities | | | — | | | | 4,270,420 | | | | — | | | | 4,270,420 | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | | 2,176,534 | | | | — | | | | 2,176,534 | |
Closed-End Funds | | | 857,312 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 857,312 | |
Miscellaneous | | | — | | | | — | | | | 414,868 | | | | 414,868 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 857,312 | | | $ | 94,834,168 | | | $ | 414,868 | | | $ | 96,106,348 | |
* | 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 period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended September 30, 2016 is not presented.
At September 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
10 Name Change
Effective April 25, 2016, the name of Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund was changed to Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund and its investment objective was changed as disclosed in Note 1.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”); |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board; |
• | | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• | | Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | | Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
• | | Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund; |
Information about each Adviser
• | | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; |
• | | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | | The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | | Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; |
• | | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
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Other Relevant Information
• | | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• | | The terms of each investment advisory agreement. |
Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (formerly Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund) (the “Fund”), with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management, including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal obligations. The Board considered the Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio
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valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices and assessed the Fund’s performance on the basis of total return and current income return. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to generate competitive levels of tax exempt current income over time through investments that, relative to comparable funds, focus on higher quality municipal bonds with longer maturities. The Board noted that actions are being taken by the Adviser to address Fund performance, including recently implemented changes to the Fund’s investment objective and policies, and concluded that additional time is required to evaluate the effectiveness of such actions.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
Payson F. Swaffield
President
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting**
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Ralph F. Verni
Scott E. Wennerholm**
** | Messrs. Fetting and Wennerholm began serving as Trustees effective September 1, 2016. |
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:
• | | 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. |
• | | 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. |
• | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
• | | 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 (International) Limited, 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 typically 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
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
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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Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2016
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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.
Semiannual Report September 30, 2016
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
Table of Contents
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Performance | | | 2 | |
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Fund Profile | | | 2 | |
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | | 3 | |
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Fund Expenses | | | 4 | |
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Financial Statements | | | 5 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 19 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 25 | |
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Important Notices | | | 26 | �� |
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Performance1,2
Portfolio Manager 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 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | 1.59 | % | | | 4.05 | % | | | 2.73 | % | | | 3.07 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –0.68 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.83 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 3.23 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 2.31 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.22 | | | | 2.23 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 2.31 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 4.20 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 3.15 | |
Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.77 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 4.82 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.77 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 0.62 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.61 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 2.76 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.86 | | | | 3.48 | | | | 5.14 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.00 | * | | | 0.89 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | 0.00 | * | | | 1.66 | |
* | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)5
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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 or equal to 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.
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Bloomberg 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. Prior to August 24, 2016, Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index was named Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index. 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. |
2 | 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. 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. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. |
4 | 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 comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. 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. |
5 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings 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 ratings 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 ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
| Important Notice to Shareholders |
| Effective November 14, 2016, the name of Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund was changed from Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund. In addition, the Fund changed its investment objective and investment strategy to (i) seeking to maximize after-tax total return; (ii) invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax; (iii) limit below investment grade investments to up to 50% of the Fund’s net assets; (iv) shorten its dollar-weighted average portfolio duration to less than 4.5 years; and (v) invest up to 20% of its net assets in taxable municipal and U.S. government obligations. |
| In connection with the foregoing, effective November 14, 2016, the Fund changed its primary benchmark to the Bloomberg Barclays Short–Intermediate 1–10 Year Municipal Bond Index because the investment adviser believes it is more closely aligned with the Fund’s revised investment objective. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
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 (April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016).
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 (4/1/16) | | | Ending Account Value (9/30/16) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/16 – 9/30/16) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.90 | | | $ | 3.94 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,012.20 | | | $ | 7.72 | | | | 1.53 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.70 | | | $ | 3.19 | | | | 0.63 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.20 | | | $ | 3.95 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.40 | | | $ | 7.74 | | | | 1.53 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.90 | | | $ | 3.19 | | | | 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 183/365 (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 March 31, 2016. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 104.1% | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,188,540 | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,297,980 | |
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| | | $ | 2,486,520 | |
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Education — 18.9% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Babson College), 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 615,735 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (College of the Holy Cross), 5.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 680 | | | | 734,108 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (College of the Holy Cross), 5.00%, 9/1/25 | | | 170 | | | | 218,027 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dexter Southfield), 5.00%, 5/1/27 | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,586,714 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 150 | | | | 184,353 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (MCPHS University), 4.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 155 | | | | 177,707 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (MCPHS University), 4.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 200 | | | | 232,694 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (MCPHS University), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 125 | | | | 155,974 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/27 | | | 500 | | | | 593,390 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.50%, 11/15/36 | | | 1,030 | | | | 1,131,589 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.375%, 7/1/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,034,720 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.50%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,645 | | | | 2,056,250 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 500 | | | | 602,725 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.00%, 8/15/18 | | | 100 | | | | 107,581 | |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 5.00%, 5/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,102,220 | |
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| | | $ | 10,533,787 | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded — 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Manchester Essex Regional School District, MA, Prerefunded to 1/15/18, 5.00%, 1/15/20 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,053,990 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (College of the Holy Cross), Prerefunded to 9/1/18, 5.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 320 | | | | 345,175 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/42 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,122,460 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), Prerefunded to 8/15/18, 5.25%, 8/15/19 | | $ | 200 | | | $ | 216,264 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), Prerefunded to 8/15/18, 5.25%, 8/15/20 | | | 150 | | | | 162,198 | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 1,290 | | | | 1,380,158 | |
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| | | $ | 4,280,245 | |
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General Obligations — 9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.00%, 10/1/28 | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 911,072 | |
Quincy, MA, 2.00%, 9/29/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,009,880 | |
Southborough, MA, 3.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,060 | | | | 1,157,319 | |
Wellesley, MA, 5.00%, 6/1/17 | | | 850 | | | | 874,038 | |
Wilmington, MA, 4.00%, 3/15/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,107,070 | |
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| | | $ | 5,059,379 | |
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Hospital — 21.5% | | | | | | | | |
Doylestown Hospital Authority, PA, (Doylestown Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/20(1) | | $ | 1,155 | | | $ | 1,293,681 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 5.00%, 2/15/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,097,330 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Health System), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 250 | | | | 288,368 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (CareGroup), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 750 | | | | 899,415 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Lahey Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 750 | | | | 940,657 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Milford Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/15/21 | | | 185 | | | | 211,525 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (South Shore Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 625 | | | | 758,050 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), 5.50%, 1/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 585,805 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), 5.25%, 12/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,100,600 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25 | | | 710 | | | | 777,947 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/18 | | | 750 | | | | 773,558 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,105,450 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Trinitas Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/1/20(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,099,500 | |
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (Care New England Health System), 5.00%, 9/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,074,040 | |
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| | | $ | 12,005,926 | |
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| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Industrial Development Revenue — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Covanta Energy), (AMT), 4.875%, 11/1/27(2) | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 505,995 | |
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| | | $ | 505,995 | |
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Insured – Electric Utilities — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | $ | 1,640 | | | $ | 1,787,567 | |
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| | | $ | 1,787,567 | |
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Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (CareGroup Healthcare System), (NPFG), Prerefunded to 7/1/18, 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,076,280 | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 1/1/23 | | | 635 | | | | 754,037 | |
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| | | $ | 1,830,317 | |
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Insured – General Obligations — 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
Boston, MA, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22 | | $ | 3,105 | | | $ | 2,927,798 | |
Massachusetts, (NPFG), 5.25%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,228,820 | |
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| | | $ | 4,156,618 | |
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Insured – Hospital — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Cape Cod Healthcare), (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 563,025 | |
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| | | $ | 563,025 | |
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Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, MA, (BAM), 4.00%, 5/1/22 | | $ | 1,470 | | | $ | 1,684,061 | |
Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, MA, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 425 | | | | 521,747 | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,923,312 | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, Dedicated Tax Revenue, (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 675,710 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 4,804,830 | |
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Insured – Transportation — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Metropolitan Highway System, (NPFG), 0.00%, 1/1/22 | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 656,913 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 656,913 | |
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Insured – Water and Sewer — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, (AGM), 5.50%, 8/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,245,590 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,245,590 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Other Revenue — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,104,700 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Woods Hole Oceanographic), 5.25%, 6/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 536,995 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,641,695 | |
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Senior Living / Life Care — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/18(1) | | $ | 215 | | | $ | 221,742 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/19(1) | | | 200 | | | | 210,228 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/20(1) | | | 210 | | | | 224,081 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/21(1) | | | 300 | | | | 324,246 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/22(1) | | | 300 | | | | 327,960 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Carleton-Willard Village), 5.25%, 12/1/25 | | | 275 | | | | 305,742 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Volunteers of America), 5.00%, 11/1/17(2) | | | 100 | | | | 101,957 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill), 3.20%, 7/1/21(2) | | | 500 | | | | 500,880 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,216,836 | |
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Special Tax Revenue — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
South Village Community Development District, FL, 2.00%, 5/1/17 | | $ | 290 | | | $ | 291,134 | |
South Village Community Development District, FL, 2.00%, 5/1/18 | | | 295 | | | | 297,566 | |
South Village Community Development District, FL, 2.00%, 5/1/19 | | | 300 | | | | 303,306 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 892,006 | |
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Student Loan — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 549,150 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 549,150 | |
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Transportation — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp., (Purple Line Light Rail), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/31/24 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,166,880 | |
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, (Metropolitan Highway System Revenue), 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 500 | | | | 562,815 | |
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| | 6 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Transportation (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Port Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,198,910 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,928,605 | |
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Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 104.1% (identified cost $53,520,810) | | | $ | 58,145,004 | |
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Taxable Municipal Securities — 2.9% | |
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Education — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 2.108%, 11/1/19 | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,121,527 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,121,527 | |
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Student Loan — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, 3.875%, 7/1/23 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 515,115 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 515,115 | |
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Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 2.9% (identified cost $1,599,327) | | | | | | $ | 1,636,642 | |
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Total Investments — 107.0% (identified cost $55,120,137) | | | | | | $ | 59,781,646 | |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.0)% | | | | | | $ | (3,927,749 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 55,853,897 | |
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The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
At September 30, 2016, 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 | | | 88.7% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 18.3% | |
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 September 30, 2016, 25.2% 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 14.0% of total investments.
(1) | When-issued security. |
(2) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,108,832 or 2.0% of the Fund’s net assets. |
Abbreviations:
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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. |
BAM | | – | | Build America Mutual Assurance Co. |
FGIC | | – | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
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Assets | | September 30, 2016 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $55,120,137) | | $ | 59,781,646 | |
Cash | | | 10,956 | |
Interest receivable | | | 586,773 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 83,989 | |
Total assets | | $ | 60,463,364 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Demand note payable | | $ | 400,000 | |
Payable for when-issued securities | | | 3,690,741 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 393,371 | |
Distributions payable | | | 44,014 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 18,734 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 10,619 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 51,988 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 4,609,467 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 55,853,897 | |
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Sources of Net Assets | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 54,665,132 | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (3,470,083 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (2,661 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 4,661,509 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 55,853,897 | |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 28,694,242 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 2,843,524 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.09 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.32 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 9,531,474 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 986,106 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.67 | |
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Class I Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 17,628,181 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,747,021 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.09 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 | |
Interest | | $ | 1,017,198 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 1,017,198 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 121,031 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 24,986 | |
Class C | | | 45,306 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 1,865 | |
Custodian fee | | | 14,027 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 11,938 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 22,266 | |
Printing and postage | | | 4,349 | |
Registration fees | | | 3,477 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 10,511 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 259,756 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 757,442 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | 612,058 | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 612,058 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (423,890 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (423,890 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 188,168 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 945,610 | |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 757,442 | | | $ | 1,606,273 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions | | | 612,058 | | | | (21,742 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | (423,890 | ) | | | 106,283 | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 945,610 | | | $ | 1,690,814 | |
Distributions to shareholders — | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (425,274 | ) | | $ | (980,272 | ) |
Class C | | | (90,904 | ) | | | (194,310 | ) |
Class I | | | (232,095 | ) | | | (413,733 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (748,273 | ) | | $ | (1,588,315 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 749,647 | | | $ | 3,398,382 | |
Class C | | | 256,265 | | | | 710,813 | |
Class I | | | 4,120,281 | | | | 5,278,141 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 375,545 | | | | 881,082 | |
Class C | | | 71,765 | | | | 153,990 | |
Class I | | | 45,315 | | | | 66,298 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (8,000,456 | ) | | | (11,912,332 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,224,884 | ) | | | (1,527,580 | ) |
Class I | | | (2,504,800 | ) | | | (3,165,393 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (6,111,322 | ) | | $ | (6,116,599 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (5,913,985 | ) | | $ | (6,014,100 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 61,767,882 | | | $ | 67,781,982 | |
At end of period | | $ | 55,853,897 | | | $ | 61,767,882 | |
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Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets | | | | | | | | |
At end of period | | $ | (2,661 | ) | | $ | (11,830 | ) |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | | | $ | 9.850 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.131 | | | $ | 0.264 | | | $ | 0.271 | | | $ | 0.289 | | | $ | 0.290 | | | $ | 0.331 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.128 | | | | (0.372 | ) | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.390 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.160 | | | $ | 0.291 | | | $ | 0.399 | | | $ | (0.083 | ) | | $ | 0.318 | | | $ | 0.721 | |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.130 | ) | | $ | (0.261 | ) | | $ | (0.269 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.288 | ) | | $ | (0.331 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.130 | ) | | $ | (0.261 | ) | | $ | (0.269 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.288 | ) | | $ | (0.331 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 1.59 | %(3) | | | 2.95 | % | | | 4.06 | % | | | (0.77 | )% | | | 3.13 | % | | | 7.43 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 28,694 | | | $ | 35,441 | | | $ | 43,069 | | | $ | 39,604 | | | $ | 42,208 | | | $ | 43,283 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.78 | %(5) | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.82 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.59 | %(5) | | | 2.65 | % | | | 2.71 | % | | | 2.91 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 3.27 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 22 | %(3) | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 19 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.480 | | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.810 | | | $ | 9.430 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.089 | | | $ | 0.181 | | | $ | 0.188 | | | $ | 0.206 | | | $ | 0.204 | | | $ | 0.245 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.127 | | | | (0.362 | ) | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.379 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.118 | | | $ | 0.208 | | | $ | 0.315 | | | $ | (0.156 | ) | | $ | 0.232 | | | $ | 0.624 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.088 | ) | | $ | (0.178 | ) | | $ | (0.185 | ) | | $ | (0.204 | ) | | $ | (0.202 | ) | | $ | (0.244 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.088 | ) | | $ | (0.178 | ) | | $ | (0.185 | ) | | $ | (0.204 | ) | | $ | (0.202 | ) | | $ | (0.244 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.670 | | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.480 | | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.810 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 1.22 | %(3) | | | 2.20 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | (1.57 | )% | | | 2.37 | % | | | 6.71 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 9,531 | | | $ | 10,396 | | | $ | 11,036 | | | $ | 11,152 | | | $ | 12,845 | | | $ | 12,647 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 1.53 | %(5) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.84 | %(5) | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.52 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 22 | %(3) | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 19 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
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| | 12 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | | | $ | 9.850 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.139 | (1) | | $ | 0.278 | (1) | | $ | 0.286 | (1) | | $ | 0.304 | (1) | | $ | 0.305 | | | $ | 0.346 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.128 | | | | (0.372 | ) | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.390 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.167 | | | $ | 0.305 | | | $ | 0.414 | | | $ | (0.068 | ) | | $ | 0.334 | | | $ | 0.736 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.137 | ) | | $ | (0.275 | ) | | $ | (0.284 | ) | | $ | (0.302 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.137 | ) | | $ | (0.275 | ) | | $ | (0.284 | ) | | $ | (0.302 | ) | | $ | (0.304 | ) | | $ | (0.346 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | | | $ | 10.240 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 1.67 | %(3) | | | 3.10 | % | | | 4.21 | % | | | (0.62 | )% | | | 3.28 | % | | | 7.59 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 17,628 | | | $ | 15,931 | | | $ | 13,677 | | | $ | 10,227 | | | $ | 10,587 | | | $ | 6,050 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.63 | %(5) | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.66 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.75 | %(5) | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 3.02 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 22 | %(3) | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 19 | % |
(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. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian. |
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| | 13 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts state personal income taxes. Effective November 14, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategy changed (see Note 10). The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. 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. 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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
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, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, 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.
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 non-taxable municipal securities, 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.
As of September 30, 2016, 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 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.
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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.
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
G 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.
H 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 cash and/or 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.
I Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to September 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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.
At March 31, 2016, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $2,463,657 and deferred capital losses of $1,678,848 which would 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 would 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. Such capital loss carryforwards will expire on March 31, 2017 ($1,158,951), March 31, 2018 ($869,381) and March 31, 2019 ($435,325) and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and 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. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Of the deferred capital losses at March 31, 2016, $893,474 are short-term and $785,374 are long-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 55,050,603 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 4,732,222 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (1,179 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 4,731,043 | |
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) and is payable monthly. The annual asset rate and daily income rate are 0.30% and 3.00%, respectively, when daily net assets are less than $500 million and at reduced rates when daily net assets are $500 million or more. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the investment adviser fee amounted to $121,031 or 0.40% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
On October 20, 2016, the shareholders of the Fund approved a new investment advisory and administrative agreement between the Fund and EVM (see Note 10).
EVM serves as the 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, EVM earned $1,087 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 $823 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2016. 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $24,986 for Class A shares.
The Fund also has 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, the Fund pays 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 six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $37,755 for Class C shares.
Pursuant to the Class C Plan, 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 the Fund’s 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 Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $7,551 for Class C shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed 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. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $1,000 and less than $100 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 $13,140,102 and $13,498,503, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
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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 | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | 74,128 | | | | 339,748 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 37,121 | | | | 88,404 | |
Redemptions | | | (789,520 | ) | | | (1,199,533 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (678,271 | ) | | | (771,381 | ) |
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Class C | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | 26,403 | | | | 74,495 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 7,404 | | | | 16,125 | |
Redemptions | | | (126,203 | ) | | | (160,653 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (92,396 | ) | | | (70,033 | ) |
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Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |
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Sales | | | 407,185 | | | | 530,828 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 4,479 | | | | 6,651 | |
Redemptions | | | (247,828 | ) | | | (317,701 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 163,836 | | | | 219,778 | |
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $545 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 1, 2017. 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 0.15% 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. At September 30, 2016, the Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $400,000 at an interest rate of 1.40%. 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 September 30, 2016. 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 9) at September 30, 2016. The Fund’s borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended September 30, 2016 were not significant.
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
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9 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.
• | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | | 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 September 30, 2016, 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 Municipal Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,145,004 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 58,145,004 | |
Taxable Municipal Securities | | | — | | | | 1,636,642 | | | | — | | | | 1,636,642 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 59,781,646 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 59,781,646 | |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At September 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
10 Subsequent Event
Effective November 14, 2016, the investment objective of the Fund changed from providing current income exempt from regular federal income tax and Massachusetts state personal income taxes to seeking to maximize after-tax total return. The Fund also changed its principal investment strategy to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax. In connection with the change in the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategy, the Board of Trustees approved a new investment advisory and administrative agreement and the name of the Fund changed to Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund. The shareholders of the Fund approved these changes at a special meeting on October 20, 2016.
Under the new investment advisory and administrative agreement effective November 14, 2016, the investment adviser and administration fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $1 billion or more. In addition, EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.70%, 1.45% and 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after July 31, 2018.
Eaton Vance
Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”); |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board; |
• | | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• | | Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | | Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
• | | Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund; |
Information about each Adviser
• | | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; |
• | | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | | The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | | Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; |
• | | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
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Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2016
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Other Relevant Information
• | | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• | | The terms of each investment advisory agreement. |
Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”), with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management, including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal obligations. The Board considered the Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio
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valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds, and assessed the Fund’s performance on the basis of total return and current income return. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to generate competitive levels of tax exempt current income over time through investments that, relative to comparable funds, focus on higher quality municipal bonds. The Board noted the adverse impact of the Fund’s focus on higher quality debt instruments and shorter duration relative to comparable funds.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At meetings of the Boards of Trustees (each, a “Board”) of the registered investment companies (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) or its affiliates (together, with the Adviser, “Eaton Vance”) held on June 14 and 15, 2016 and August 9 and 10, 2016 (the “Meetings”), the Board of the Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (which, effective November 14, 2016, was renamed Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund) (the “Fund”), including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve a new investment advisory and administrative agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, subject to shareholder approval (the “proposed advisory agreement”).
Prior to voting its approval of the proposed advisory agreement, the Board received information from Eaton Vance that the Board considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the agreement. The Board considered information furnished by Eaton Vance for the Meetings relating specifically to the Fund, as well as information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees, including meetings at which the Board or its committees considered other investment advisory agreements for the Fund and other Eaton Vance Funds. The Board noted that it had recently approved the continuation of the Fund’s current investment advisory agreement (the “current advisory agreement”) with Boston Management and Research (“BMR”), an affiliate of the Adviser, in connection with the annual contract renewal process at its meeting held on April 26 and 27, 2016. In considering the proposed advisory agreement, the Board considered information furnished to the Board and its committees in connection with its approval of the current advisory agreement.
The information that the Board considered at the Meetings and/or in connection with the annual contract renewal process included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | | Information comparing the advisory and related fees paid and payable by the Fund, before and after giving effect to the terms of the proposed advisory agreement, with fees paid by comparable funds; |
• | | Information comparing the total expense ratio of the Fund and its components for the year ended March 31, 2016, and on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the terms of the proposed advisory agreement, to the total expense ratio and components of comparable funds; |
• | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of the Fund (as managed in accordance with the Fund’s current investment objective and policies) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | | Data regarding investment performance of the Fund (as managed in accordance with the Fund’s current investment objective and policies) in comparison to a benchmark index and customized groups of peer funds identified by Eaton Vance in consultation with the Board; |
• | | Profitability analyses for Eaton Vance with respect to the Fund for the prior year under the current advisory agreement and related administrative services agreement; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by Eaton Vance, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | | Information about policies and practices with respect to trading, including processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by Eaton Vance as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
Information about Eaton Vance
• | | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of Eaton Vance; |
• | | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | | The Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | | Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of Eaton Vance; |
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Other Relevant Information
• | | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by the Eaton Vance; |
• | | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by Eaton Vance; and |
• | | The terms of the proposed advisory agreement. |
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the Fund’s proposed advisory agreement with the Adviser, including its fee structure, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the proposed advisory agreement for the Fund, subject to shareholder approval. The conclusions reached with respect to the proposed advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Board may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the proposed advisory agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the proposed advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
In connection with its approval of the proposed advisory agreement, the Board considered the manner in which certain proposed changes to the Fund’s investment objective and certain investment policies, including, among others, changes to the Fund’s current 80% policy such that the Fund would no longer be required to (although it may) invest in municipal obligations that are exempt from Massachusetts state personal income taxes, may affect the services to be provided under the proposed advisory agreement. Among other things, the Board considered the fact that the Adviser and BMR are staffed by the same personnel and that the appointment of the Adviser to provide investment advisory services under the proposed advisory agreement will not result in a change to the Fund’s portfolio manager or other investment professionals currently involved in the management of the Fund.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal obligations of various maturities and credit quality. The Board considered the Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention expected to be devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services to be provided or managed by the Adviser and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, will be appropriate and consistent with the terms of the proposed advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board concluded that, in light of the proposed changes to the investment objective and policies of the Fund, which would be implemented in connection with shareholder approval of the proposed advisory agreement, the prior performance of the Fund and Eaton Vance in managing the Fund was not a material factor for the Board in its consideration of the proposed advisory agreement.
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
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Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates to be payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”) under the proposed advisory agreement. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s total expense ratio on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed advisory agreement based on the total expenses of the Fund at March 31, 2016, before and after giving effect to an undertaking by the Adviser to waive fees or reimburse expenses in specified amounts. The Board compared these fees and pro forma expense ratios of the Fund with the fees and expense ratios of comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged to the Fund for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by Eaton Vance with respect to the Fund in providing investment advisory and administrative services for the prior year under the current advisory agreement. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by Eaton Vance in connection with its relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Eaton Vance as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered to the Fund, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Fund were not excessive. The Board also concluded that, in light of the services to be provided by the Adviser under the proposed advisory agreement, the current size of the Fund, the prospects for growth of assets in the foreseeable future, and the structure of the fee to be paid under the proposed advisory agreement, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Fund going forward are not expected to be excessive.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee under the proposed advisory agreement, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Fund to share in benefits from any economies of scale in the future.
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2016
Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
Payson F. Swaffield
President
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting**
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Ralph F. Verni
Scott E. Wennerholm**
** | Messrs. Fetting and Wennerholm began serving as Trustees effective September 1, 2016. |
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:
• | | 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. |
• | | 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. |
• | | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
• | | 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 (International) Limited, 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 typically 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 and 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
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
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
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the “Loan Rule”) prohibits an accounting firm, such as the Trust’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), from having certain financial relationships with their audit clients and affiliated entities. Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm generally would not be independent if it receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” Based on information provided to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Audit Committee”) of the Eaton Vance family of funds by D&T,
certain relationships between D&T and its affiliates (“Deloitte Entities”) and its lenders who are record owners of shares of one or more funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds (the “Funds”) implicate the Loan Rule, calling into question D&T’s independence with respect to the Funds. The Funds are providing this disclosure to explain the facts and circumstances as well as D&T’s conclusions concerning D&T’s objectivity and impartiality with respect to the audits of the Funds.
D&T advised the Audit Committee of its conclusion that, in light of the facts surrounding its lending relationships, D&T’s objectivity and impartiality in the planning and conduct of the audits of the Funds financial statements will not be compromised, D&T is in a position to continue as the auditor for the Funds and no actions need to be taken with respect to previously issued reports by D&T. D&T has advised the Audit Committee that these conclusions were based in part on the following considerations: (1) Deloitte Entity personnel responsible for managing the lending relationships have had no interactions with the audit engagement team; (2) the lending relationships are in good standing and the principal and interest payments are up-to-date; (3) the lending relationships are not significant to the Deloitte Entities or to D&T.
On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued no-action relief to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter (June 20, 2016) (the “No-Action Letter”)) related to the auditor independence issue described above. In the No-Action Letter, the SEC indicated that it would not recommend enforcement action against the fund group if the auditor is not in compliance with the Loan Rule provided that: (1) the auditor has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and 3526(b)(2); (2) the auditor’s non-compliance under the Loan Rule is with respect to certain lending relationships; and (3) notwithstanding such non-compliance, the auditor has concluded that it is objective and impartial with respect to the issues encompassed within its engagement as auditor of the funds. Based on information provided by D&T, the requirements of the No-Action Letter appear to be met with respect to D&T’s lending relationships described above. After giving consideration to the guidance provided in the No-Action Letter, D&T affirmed to the Audit Committee that D&T is an independent accountant with respect to the Funds within the meaning of the rules and standards of the PCAOB and the securities laws and regulations administered by the SEC. The SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance.
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 – Not applicable (please see Item 2). |
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(a)(2)(i) | | Treasurer’s Section 302 certification. |
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(a)(2)(ii) | | President’s Section 302 certification. |
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(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: | | November 21, 2016 |
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: | | November 21, 2016 |
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By: | | /s/ Payson F. Swaffield |
| | Payson F. Swaffield |
| | President |
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Date: | | November 21, 2016 |