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, 2018
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2018
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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, 2018
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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Special Meeting of Shareholders | | | 18 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 19 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 22 | |
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Important Notices | | | 23 | |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 | | | | 0.79 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 2.64 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.51 | | | | –0.91 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 2.41 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 2.75 | |
Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 1.30 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.45 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.70 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.52 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.26 | | | | 2.57 | |
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of total investments)5
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* | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
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, 2018
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. 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. The 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 Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) 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, 2018
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, 2018 – September 30, 2018).
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 (4/1/18) | | | Ending Account Value (9/30/18) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/18 – 9/30/18) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,007.90 | | | $ | 2.97 | | | | 0.59 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,008.70 | | | $ | 2.22 | | | | 0.44 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.10 | | | $ | 2.99 | | | | 0.59 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.90 | | | $ | 2.23 | | | | 0.44 | % |
* | 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, 2018. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 102.5% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Education — 12.1% | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The Colburn School), 2.56%, (SIFMA + 1.00%), 6/1/20 (Put Date), 8/1/37(1) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,015,860 | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The Colburn School), 2.76%, (SIFMA + 1.20%), 6/1/22 (Put Date), 8/1/37(1) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,481,400 | |
Colorado School of Mines, 1.916%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 2/1/23(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,995,920 | |
Montana State University, 2.01%, (SIFMA + 0.45%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 11/15/35(1) | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,900,798 | |
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, PA, (Thomas Jefferson University), 2.28%, (SIFMA + 0.72%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 9/1/51(1) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Messiah College), 2.20% to 11/1/21 (Put Date), 11/1/31 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,956,700 | |
University of Cincinnati, OH, 1.842%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.34%), 6/1/20(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,002,750 | |
University of Michigan, 1.83%, (SIFMA + 0.27%), 4/1/22 (Put Date), 4/1/33(1) | | | 2,995 | | | | 2,998,654 | |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1.816%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 11/9/22 (Put Date), 12/1/41(1) | | | 11,400 | | | | 11,414,250 | |
University of Pittsburgh, 1.80%, (SIFMA + 0.24%), 9/15/21(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,500 | |
West Virginia University, 2.09%, (SIFMA + 0.53%), 10/1/19 (Put Date), 10/1/41(1) | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,502,925 | |
| | | $ | 65,269,757 | |
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Electric Utilities — 4.8% | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (Anaheim System District), 1.91%, (SIFMA + 0.35%), 12/1/20 (Put Date), 10/1/45(1) | | $ | 4,300 | | | $ | 4,305,117 | |
Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue, 2.36%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR +0.75%), 10/1/23 (Put Date), 5/1/33(1) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000,100 | |
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, 2.36%, (SIFMA + 0.80%), 1/1/23(1) | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,002,000 | |
San Antonio, TX, Electric and Gas Systems Revenue, 2.00% to 12/1/18 (Put Date), 12/1/27 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,499,965 | |
| | | $ | 25,807,182 | |
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General Obligations — 16.6% | |
Bethlehem Area School District Authority, PA, 2.051%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.49%), 11/1/21 (Put Date), 1/1/30(1) | | $ | 7,985 | | | $ | 7,978,053 | |
Bethlehem Area School District Authority, PA, 2.041%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.48%), 11/1/21 (Put Date), 7/1/31(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,997,680 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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General Obligations (continued) | |
California, 2.177%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 12/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/28(1) | | $ | 3,450 | | | $ | 3,473,150 | |
California, 2.307%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.83%), 12/3/18 (Put Date), 12/1/29(1) | | | 4,300 | | | | 4,301,763 | |
Connecticut, 2.19%, (SIFMA + 0.63%), 3/1/20(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,002,740 | |
Connecticut, 2.31%, (SIFMA + 0.75%), 3/1/21(1) | | | 275 | | | | 276,554 | |
Connecticut, 2.41%, (SIFMA + 0.85%), 3/1/22(1) | | | 700 | | | | 706,405 | |
Connecticut, 2.58%, (SIFMA + 1.02%), 8/15/20(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,030,630 | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, 2.176%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR +0.76%), 9/1/24 (Put Date), 9/1/48(1) | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,982,320 | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, 2.09%, (SIFMA + 0.53%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 9/1/48(1) | | | 9,100 | | | | 9,103,367 | |
Everett, WA, 1.96%, (SIFMA + 0.40%), 12/1/19 (Put Date), 12/1/34(1) | | | 1,405 | | | | 1,406,419 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 8/1/19 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,057,690 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 12/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,026,370 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 8/1/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,104,340 | |
Illinois, Series 2016, 5.00%, 11/1/18 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,502,910 | |
Illinois, Series 2017A, 5.00%, 11/1/18 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,005,820 | |
Manheim Township School District, PA, 1.907%, (68% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.47%), 11/1/21 (Put Date), 5/1/25(1) | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,421,794 | |
Massachusetts, 2.03%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.46%), 11/1/18(1) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,120 | |
Massachusetts, 2.12%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 11/1/25(1) | | | 6,400 | | | | 6,365,376 | |
Massachusetts, 2.16%, (SIFMA + 0.60%), 2/1/20(1) | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,534,950 | |
Mississippi, 1.746%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.33%), 9/1/20 (Put Date), 9/1/27(1) | | | 2,745 | | | | 2,748,870 | |
New York, NY, 2.14%, (SIFMA + 0.58%), 8/1/27(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,002,180 | |
New York, NY, (SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.), 1.67%, 8/1/38(2) | | | 3,650 | | | | 3,650,000 | |
Texas, (Texas Transportation Commission), 1.94%, (SIFMA + 0.38%), 10/1/21 (Put Date), 10/1/41(1) | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,500,000 | |
| | | $ | 89,679,501 | |
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Hospital — 16.0% | |
Allen County, OH, (Mercy Health), 2.31%, (SIFMA + 0.75%), 5/1/20 (Put Date), 11/1/35(1) | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,250,437 | |
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, (Phoenix Children’s Hospital), 3.41%, (SIFMA + 1.85%), 2/1/23 (Put Date), 2/1/48(1) | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,790,850 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Valley View Hospital Association), 2.80% to 5/15/23 (Put Date), 5/15/42 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,001,110 | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Hartford HealthCare Corp.), 2.387%, (68% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 7/1/20 (Put Date), 7/1/49(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,003,590 | |
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| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Hospital (continued) | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Yale New Haven Health), 1.966%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 7/1/19 (Put Date), 7/1/49(1) | | $ | 8,435 | | | $ | 8,435,843 | |
Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, GA, (Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.), 2.51%, (SIFMA + 0.95%), 2/18/20 (Put Date), 8/15/35(1) | | | 8,400 | | | | 8,431,668 | |
Geisinger Authority, PA, (Geisinger Health System Foundation), 2.582%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.07%), 6/1/24 (Put Date), 6/1/28(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,046,560 | |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Memorial Hermann Health System), 2.14%, (SIFMA + 0.58%), 12/1/19 (Put Date), 12/1/42(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,009,800 | |
Iowa Finance Authority, (Iowa Health System), 2.135%, (SIFMA + 0.58%), 1/4/24 (Put Date), 2/15/35(1)(3) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,000,120 | |
Irving Hospital Authority, TX, (Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving), 2.66%, (SIFMA + 1.10%), 10/15/23 (Put Date), 10/15/44(1) | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,754,235 | |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Louisiana Children’s Medical Center), 2.21%, (SIFMA + 0.65%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 9/1/57(1) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,004,200 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 1.98%, (SIFMA + 0.42%), 1/27/22 (Put Date), 7/1/44(1) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,006,500 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (McLaren Health Care), 1.916%, (68% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 10/15/21 (Put Date), 10/15/30(1) | | | 965 | | | | 964,238 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (McLaren Health Care), 2.266%, (68% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/15/20 (Put Date), 10/15/38(1) | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,258,450 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Trinity Health Credit Group), 2.034%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.54%), 12/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/39(1) | | | 5,100 | | | | 5,116,371 | |
Montana Facility Finance Authority, (Billings Clinic Obligated Group), (SIFMA + 0.55%), 8/15/23 (Put Date), 8/15/37(4) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,500,925 | |
Northampton County General Purpose Authority, PA, (St. Luke’s University Health Network), 2.52%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%), 8/15/24 (Put Date), 8/15/48(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,004,560 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Catholic Health Initiatives), 2.56%, (SIFMA + 1.00%), 1/1/21 (Put Date), 1/1/35(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,013,770 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Advocate Aurora Health Credit Group), 2.11%, (SIFMA + 0.55%), 7/26/23 (Put Date), 8/15/54(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,360 | |
| | | $ | 86,593,587 | |
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Housing — 5.2% | |
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, 1.83%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 6/1/21 (Put Date), 12/1/48(1) | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 4,001,040 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Housing (continued) | |
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 1.99%, (SIFMA + 0.43%), 7/3/23 (Put Date), 1/1/45(1) | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 10,004,000 | |
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, 2.153%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 6/1/23 (Put Date), 10/1/45(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,008,850 | |
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, SFMR, 2.131%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR +0.57%), 10/1/23 (Put Date), 10/1/47(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,840 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (SIFMA + 0.55%), 10/1/23 (Put Date), 12/1/48(4) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,002,940 | |
| | | $ | 28,017,670 | |
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Industrial Development Revenue — 3.2% | |
Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 11/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/41 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 999,410 | |
National Finance Authority, NH, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), (SIFMA + 0.75%), 10/1/21 (Put Date), 10/1/33(4) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00% to 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/29(3) | | | 165 | | | | 165,576 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, PA, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.25% to 7/1/19 (Put Date), 7/1/41 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,496,650 | |
Sussex County Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.), (AMT), 2.375% to 5/1/19 (Put Date), 6/1/28 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,499,430 | |
Whiting, IN, (BP Products North America, Inc.), (AMT), 2.31%, (SIFMA + 0.75%), 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1) | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,018,360 | |
| | | $ | 17,179,426 | |
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Insured – General Obligations — 1.2% | |
Allegheny County, PA, (AGM), 2.12%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 11/1/26(1) | | $ | 6,465 | | | $ | 6,437,653 | |
| | | $ | 6,437,653 | |
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Insured – Transportation — 0.5% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, (AGM), 1.758%, (69% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 4/1/21 (Put Date), 11/1/32(1) | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,495,965 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, (AGM), 2.138%, (69% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.68%), 4/6/21 (Put Date), 11/1/32(1) | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,258,075 | |
| | | $ | 2,754,040 | |
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| | 6 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Insured – Water and Sewer — 0.9% | |
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, PA, (AGM), 2.14%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.64%), 12/1/20 (Put Date), 9/1/40(1) | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,005,550 | |
| | | $ | 5,005,550 | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.4% | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 3.11%, (SIFMA + 1.55%), 9/1/27(1) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,986,100 | |
| | | $ | 1,986,100 | |
|
Other Revenue — 15.4% | |
Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, 2.18%, (SIFMA + 0.62%), 12/1/23 (Put Date), 12/1/48(1) | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 20,000,000 | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (California Academy of Sciences), 1.941%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 8/1/21 (Put Date), 8/1/47(1) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,007,000 | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (Museum Associates), 2.22%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 2/1/21 (Put Date), 12/1/50(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,007,080 | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The J. Paul Getty Trust), 1.995%, (70% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.37%), 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/38(1) | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,511,605 | |
Lancaster Port Authority, OH, Gas Supply Revenue, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 2.036%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.62%), 8/1/19(1) | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,700,629 | |
Lancaster Port Authority, OH, Gas Supply Revenue, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 2.136%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%), 8/1/19 (Put Date), 5/1/38(1) | | | 4,480 | | | | 4,483,136 | |
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 2.166%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 8/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/39(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,006,090 | |
Northern California Gas Authority No. 1, Gas Project Revenue, 2.286%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%), 7/1/27(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,914,160 | |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, SC, Gas Supply Revenue, 2.276%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 2/1/24 (Put Date), 10/1/48(1) | | | 17,500 | | | | 17,491,425 | |
Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, (Project No. 2), 2.266%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 6/1/24 (Put Date), 6/1/49(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,980,500 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), 2.594%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 7/1/22 (Put Date), 1/1/42(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,022,300 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), 2.61%, (SIFMA + 1.05%), 7/3/23 (Put Date), 1/1/42(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,056,730 | |
| | | $ | 83,180,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 0.1% | |
North Miami, FL, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42 | | $ | 590 | | | $ | 588,106 | |
| | | $ | 588,106 | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 2.4% | |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 1.86%, (SIFMA + 0.30%), 11/1/21 (Put Date), 11/1/45(1) | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 3,000,000 | |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 2.01%, (SIFMA + 0.45%), 11/1/23 (Put Date), 11/1/45(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,003,500 | |
Contra Costa Transportation Authority, CA, Sales Tax Revenue, 1.702%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 9/1/21 (Put Date), 3/1/34(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,993,000 | |
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 | | | | 59,996 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(5) | | | 20 | | | | 2,000 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(5) | | | 90 | | | | 57,776 | |
| | | $ | 13,116,272 | |
|
Transportation — 17.3% | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), 2.16%, (SIFMA + 0.60%), 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/34(1) | | $ | 3,500 | | | $ | 3,516,240 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), 2.186%, (70% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 4/1/21 (Put Date), 4/1/45(1) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,073,320 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), 2.26%, (SIFMA + 0.70%), 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/47(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,002,620 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), 2.66%, (SIFMA + 1.10%), 4/1/24 (Put Date), 4/1/45(1) | | | 3,775 | | | | 3,896,819 | |
Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, 2.34%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 11/15/19 (Put Date), 11/15/31(1) | | | 8,675 | | | | 8,690,615 | |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, 2.402%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 9/1/19 (Put Date), 9/1/39(1) | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,507,665 | |
Kansas Department of Transportation, 1.816%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 9/1/19(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,012,320 | |
Kansas Department of Transportation, 1.83%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 9/1/22(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,999,010 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 1.896%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.48%), 11/1/18 (Put Date), 11/1/26(1) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,075 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 2.116%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 2/1/20 (Put Date), 11/1/31(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,004,080 | |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Transportation (continued) | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 2.14%, (SIFMA + 0.58%), 6/1/20 (Put Date), 11/15/39(1) | | $ | 3,030 | | | $ | 3,034,575 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 2.56%, (SIFMA + 1.00%), 12/15/19 (Put Date), 6/15/34(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,012,180 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 1.96%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.48%), 1/1/22(1) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,018,340 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 2.08%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 1/1/23(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,013,230 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, 2.23%, (SIFMA + 0.67%), 1/1/20 (Put Date), 1/1/38(1) | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,604,984 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, 2.36%, (SIFMA + 0.80%), 1/1/19 (Put Date), 1/1/50(1) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,550 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.16%, (SIFMA + 0.60%), 12/1/23(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,440 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.44%, (SIFMA + 0.88%), 12/1/20(1) | | | 685 | | | | 691,090 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.54%, (SIFMA+ 0.98%), 12/1/21(1) | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,876,881 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.83%, (SIFMA + 1.27%), 12/1/20(1) | | | 2,450 | | | | 2,487,411 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, (67% of USD SOFR +0.50%), 10/1/20 (Put Date), 11/15/38(4) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,001,950 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, 2.116%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 2/1/21 (Put Date), 1/1/32(1) | | | 6,735 | | | | 6,791,641 | |
| | | $ | 93,736,036 | |
|
Water and Sewer — 6.4% | |
California Department of Water Resources, (Central Valley Project), 1.93%, (SIFMA + 0.37%), 12/1/22 (Put Date), 12/1/35(1) | | $ | 11,000 | | | $ | 11,057,860 | |
Houston, TX, Combined Utility System Revenue, 1.921%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR +0.36%), 8/1/21 (Put Date), 5/15/34(1) | | | 14,000 | | | | 13,982,920 | |
Houston, TX, Combined Utility System Revenue, 2.46%, (SIFMA + 0.90%), 5/1/20 (Put Date), 5/15/34(1) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,516,575 | |
Riverside, CA, Water System Revenue, 2.19%, (SIFMA + 0.63%), 1/15/20 (Put Date), 10/1/35(1) | | | 7,040 | | | | 7,040,493 | |
| | | $ | 34,597,848 | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 102.5% (identified cost $553,263,085) | | | $ | 553,949,383 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.5)% | | | $ | (13,663,996 | ) |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 540,285,387 | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
At September 30, 2018, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
California | | | 18.6% | |
Pennsylvania | | | 14.9% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 69.0% | |
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, 2018, 2.6% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of a financial guaranty assurance agency.
(1) | Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2018. |
(2) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the same or next business day. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2018. |
(3) | 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, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $12,165,696 or 2.3% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(4) | When-issued, floating rate security whose rate will be determined after September 30, 2018. |
(5) | Defaulted security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal. |
Abbreviations:
| | | | |
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. |
LIBOR | | – | | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LOC | | – | | Letter of Credit |
SFMR | | – | | Single Family Mortgage Revenue |
SIFMA | | – | | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index |
SOFR | | – | | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SPA | | – | | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
USD | | – | | United States Dollar |
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| | 8 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets | | September 30, 2018 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $553,263,085) | | $ | 553,949,383 | |
Cash | | | 143,273 | |
Interest receivable | | | 1,262,478 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 4,765,000 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 4,088,446 | |
Total assets | | $ | 564,208,580 | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $ | 4,500,000 | |
Payable for when-issued securities | | | 17,500,000 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 1,631,072 | |
Distributions payable | | | 51,139 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 158,712 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 24,444 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 57,826 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 23,923,193 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 540,285,387 | |
| |
Sources of Net Assets | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 540,195,145 | |
Distributable earnings | | | 90,242 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 540,285,387 | |
| |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 200,155,147 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 20,344,264 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.84 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.07 | |
| |
Class I Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 340,130,240 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 34,557,021 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.84 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more ($50,000 or more for certain financial intermediaries, as disclosed in an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus), the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
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September 30, 2018
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |
Interest | | $ | 4,759,804 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 4,759,804 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 864,742 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 133,168 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,713 | |
Custodian fee | | | 53,911 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 39,846 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 21,352 | |
Printing and postage | | | 8,499 | |
Registration fees | | | 44,963 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 19,438 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 1,196,632 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,563,172 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | (42,494 | ) |
Net realized loss | | $ | (42,494 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | 318,648 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 318,648 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 276,154 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 3,839,326 | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,563,172 | | | $ | 3,090,653 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (42,494 | ) | | | 14,259 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 318,648 | | | | 901,612 | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 3,839,326 | | | $ | 4,006,524 | |
Distributions to shareholders:(1) | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (1,214,850 | ) | | $ | (1,261,123 | ) |
Class I | | | (2,321,510 | ) | | | (1,799,827 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (3,536,360 | ) | | $ | (3,060,950 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 77,768,225 | | | $ | 114,618,373 | |
Class I | | | 172,687,135 | | | | 192,156,345 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,129,111 | | | | 1,113,527 | |
Class I | | | 2,133,932 | | | | 1,650,689 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (39,393,869 | ) | | | (95,073,437 | ) |
Class I | | | (77,797,556 | ) | | | (90,673,508 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 136,526,978 | | | $ | 123,791,989 | |
| | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 136,829,944 | | | $ | 124,737,563 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 403,455,443 | | | $ | 278,717,880 | |
At end of period | | $ | 540,285,387 | | | $ | 403,455,443 | (2) |
(1) | For the year ended March 31, 2018, the source of distributions was from net investment income. |
(2) | Includes accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $(38,364) at March 31, 2018. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amount as of September 30, 2018 was eliminated. |
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Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.420 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.068 | | | $ | 0.090 | | | $ | 0.064 | | | $ | 0.053 | | | $ | 0.039 | | | $ | 0.166 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.009 | | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.005 | | | | (0.099 | ) | | | 0.022 | | | | (0.511 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.077 | | | $ | 0.119 | | | $ | 0.069 | | | $ | (0.046 | ) | | $ | 0.061 | | | $ | (0.345 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.067 | ) | | $ | (0.089 | ) | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | (0.053 | ) | | $ | (0.041 | ) | | $ | (0.175 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.001 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.067 | ) | | $ | (0.089 | ) | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | (0.054 | ) | | $ | (0.061 | ) | | $ | (0.175 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.900 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 0.79 | %(3) | | | 1.22 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | (0.46 | )% | | | 0.62 | % | | | (3.33 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 200,155 | | | $ | 160,528 | | | $ | 139,418 | | | $ | 129,593 | | | $ | 141,537 | | | $ | 55,713 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.59 | %(5) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.65 | %(6) | | | 0.72 | %(6) |
Net investment income | | | 1.38 | %(5) | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 1.66 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 34 | %(3) | | | 78 | % | | | 71 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 115 | % |
(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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Financial Highlights — continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 10.430 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.075 | | | $ | 0.106 | | | $ | 0.075 | | | $ | 0.067 | | | $ | 0.052 | | | $ | 0.183 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.010 | | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.009 | | | | (0.108 | ) | | | 0.024 | | | | (0.512 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.085 | | | $ | 0.134 | | | $ | 0.084 | | | $ | (0.041 | ) | | $ | 0.076 | | | $ | (0.329 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | (0.104 | ) | | $ | (0.084 | ) | | $ | (0.068 | ) | | $ | (0.056 | ) | | $ | (0.191 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.001 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | (0.104 | ) | | $ | (0.084 | ) | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | (0.076 | ) | | $ | (0.191 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.840 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.910 | | | $ | 9.910 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 0.87 | %(3) | | | 1.37 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | (0.41 | )% | | | 0.77 | % | | | (3.17 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 340,130 | | | $ | 242,928 | | | $ | 139,300 | | | $ | 29,849 | | | $ | 34,258 | | | $ | 5,566 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.44 | %(5) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.50 | %(6) | | | 0.57 | %(6) |
Net investment income | | | 1.53 | %(5) | | | 1.08 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 1.82 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 34 | %(3) | | | 78 | % | | | 71 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 115 | % |
(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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Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 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 for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair 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 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, 2018, 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.
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
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
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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, 2018 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.
At March 31, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $565,877 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. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at March 31, 2018, $7,594 are short-term and $558,283 are long-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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Aggregate cost | | $ | 553,225,670 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,022,956 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (299,243 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 723,713 | |
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, 2018, the investment adviser fee amounted to $864,742 or 0.36% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM and BMR have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.60% and 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after July 31, 2019. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and BMR were allocated no operating expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2018.
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, 2018, EVM earned $1,310 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
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
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Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $1,414 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2018. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (see Note 4).
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, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
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 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, 2018 amounted to $133,168 for Class A shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $324,174,238 and $163,361,160, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2018.
6 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, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
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Sales | | | 7,902,424 | | | | 11,671,936 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 114,747 | | | | 113,373 | |
Redemptions | | | (4,003,287 | ) | | | (9,686,675 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 4,013,884 | | | | 2,098,634 | |
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Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
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Sales | | | 17,540,841 | | | | 19,549,731 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 216,749 | | | | 168,018 | |
Redemptions | | | (7,901,476 | ) | | | (9,230,968 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 9,856,114 | | | | 10,486,781 | |
7 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 30, 2018. 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, 2018.
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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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Effective October 30, 2018, the Fund renewed its line of credit agreement, which expires October 29, 2019, at substantially the same terms.
8 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, 2018, 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 | | $ | — | | | $ | 553,949,383 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 553,949,383 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 553,949,383 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 553,949,383 | |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)
The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 20, 2018 to elect the five Trustees listed below. The other Trustees named herein continue to serve as Trustees. The results of the vote with respect to the Fund were as follows:
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| | Number of Shares | |
Nominee for Trustee | | For | | | Withheld | |
Mark R. Fetting | | | 46,633,668 | | | | 965,524 | |
Keith Quinton | | | 46,633,668 | | | | 965,524 | |
Marcus L. Smith | | | 46,633,668 | | | | 965,524 | |
Susan J. Sutherland | | | 46,636,228 | | | | 962,964 | |
Scott E. Wennerholm | | | 46,633,668 | | | | 965,524 | |
| Results are rounded to the nearest whole number. |
Eaton Vance
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, 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 2018. 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, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices 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 fund’s investment strategies and policies; |
• | | 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 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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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
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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, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven 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, thirteen, six, eight and nine 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”), 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 the Adviser’s 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 investment professionals 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 also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
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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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
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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, 2017 for the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. 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, the performance of the Fund over other periods, 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, 2017, 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 factors identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee regarding the Fund’s expense ratio 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
Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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
Richard F. Froio
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Keith Quinton(1)
Marcus L. Smith(1)
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Scott E. Wennerholm
(1) | Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018. |
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 Advisers International Ltd., 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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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Special Meeting of Shareholders | | | 24 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 25 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 28 | |
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Important Notices | | | 29 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 | | | | 0.56 | % | | | –0.30 | % | | | 2.46 | % | | | 3.64 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.66 | | | | –2.55 | | | | 1.99 | | | | 3.40 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 0.24 | | | | –1.03 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 2.87 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –0.75 | | | | –2.00 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 2.87 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 10/01/2009 | | | | 05/22/1992 | | | | 0.64 | | | | –0.15 | | | | 2.61 | | | | 3.76 | |
Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.85 | % | | | –0.58 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 4.20 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.67 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 0.52 | % |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.86 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 3.01 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.83 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 5.08 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 2.14 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.28 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 3.61 | |
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, 2018
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. 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. The 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 Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018 – September 30, 2018).
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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Account Value (9/30/18) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/18 – 9/30/18) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,005.60 | | | $ | 3.32 | | | | 0.66 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,002.40 | | | $ | 7.08 | | | | 1.41 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,006.40 | | | $ | 2.57 | | | | 0.51 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.80 | | | $ | 3.35 | | | | 0.66 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.00 | | | $ | 7.13 | | | | 1.41 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.50 | | | $ | 2.59 | | | | 0.51 | % |
* | 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, 2018. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 97.5% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 1.0% | |
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 3,498,900 | |
Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, (Water Quality), 5.25%, 6/1/20 | | | 280 | | | | 294,952 | |
Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency, Water Pollution Control, 4.00%, 10/1/20 | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,921,355 | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,715,207 | |
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Education — 3.8% | |
Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, PA, (Duquesne University), 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 109,116 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Claremont McKenna College), 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 145 | | | | 145,335 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University), 5.00%, 10/1/25 | | | 500 | | | | 514,635 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 250 | | | | 267,102 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 330 | | | | 358,954 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 300 | | | | 331,242 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 665 | | | | 743,264 | |
Forest Grove, OR, (Pacific University), Series 2015A, 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 200 | | | | 216,234 | |
Forest Grove, OR, (Pacific University), Series 2015A, 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 400 | | | | 438,656 | |
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, (St. John’s School), 5.00%, 9/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,084,090 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Bentley University), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 1,110 | | | | 1,262,114 | |
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 | | | | 2,844,985 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,454,360 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Third Generation Resolution), 5.00%, 5/15/26 | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,716,982 | |
Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 500 | | | | 531,115 | |
Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 538,185 | |
Union County Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, PA, (Bucknell University), 5.00%, 4/1/28 | | | 530 | | | | 576,704 | |
University of California, Series Q, 5.00%, 5/15/21 | | | 20 | | | | 20,049 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | 1,235 | | | | 1,323,055 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Education (continued) | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | $ | 675 | | | $ | 720,772 | |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | 575 | | | | 609,115 | |
| | | | | | $ | 20,806,064 | |
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Electric Utilities — 8.5% | |
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., (Meldahl Hydroelectric Project), 5.00%, 2/15/21 | | $ | 4,235 | | | $ | 4,503,160 | |
Apache County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.50%, 3/1/30 | | | 2,390 | | | | 2,527,760 | |
Arkansas River Power Authority, CO, 5.00%, 10/1/28 | | | 1,110 | | | | 1,262,481 | |
Arkansas River Power Authority, CO, 5.00%, 10/1/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,123,820 | |
Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority, VA, (Virginia Electric and Power Co.), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,032,800 | |
Escambia County, FL, (Gulf Power Co.), 2.10% to 4/11/19 (Put Date), 7/1/22 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,245,680 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaiian Electric Co.), (AMT), 3.25%, 1/1/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,006,660 | |
Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue, 2.36%, 10/1/23 (Put Date), (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 5/1/33(1) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000,100 | |
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Exelon Generation Co., LLC), 2.55% to 6/1/20 (Put Date), 6/1/29 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,746,570 | |
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Exelon Generation Co., LLC), (AMT), 2.70% to 4/1/20 (Put Date), 10/1/34 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,497,375 | |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, 5.25%, 1/1/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,123,440 | |
Nebraska Public Power District, 5.00%, 1/1/29 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,286,720 | |
Pima County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.00%, 9/1/29 | | | 2,685 | | | | 2,790,655 | |
Pima County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.95%, 10/1/20 | | | 5,045 | | | | 5,319,700 | |
Vernon, Electric System Revenue, CA, 5.125%, 8/1/21 | | | 3,135 | | | | 3,211,243 | |
| | | | | | $ | 45,678,164 | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded — 5.4% | |
Dauphin County General Authority, PA, (Pinnacle Health System), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 5.75%, 6/1/20 | | $ | 2,225 | | | $ | 2,281,782 | |
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority, (Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 5.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,061,800 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/42 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,271,680 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners HealthCare System), Prerefunded to 7/1/19, 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,278,862 | |
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| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued) | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | $ | 965 | | | $ | 984,001 | |
Michigan, Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 6.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 2,985 | | | | 3,055,267 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 525 | | | | 529,158 | |
Ohio State University, General Receipts, Prerefunded to 12/1/18, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 25 | | | | 25,130 | |
Ohio State University, General Receipts, Prerefunded to 12/1/18, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 225 | | | | 226,184 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (St. John Health System), Prerefunded to 2/15/22, 5.00%, 2/15/26 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,460,650 | |
Onondaga Civic Development Corp., NY, (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/19, 4.625%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,020,320 | |
University of Pittsburgh, PA, Prerefunded to 3/15/19, 5.50%, 9/15/23 | | | 750 | | | | 762,240 | |
Vernon, Electric System Revenue, CA, Prerefunded to 8/1/19, 5.125%, 8/1/21 | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,479,499 | |
Virginia Transportation Board, Prerefunded to 3/15/22, 4.00%, 3/15/25 | | | 4,645 | | | | 4,945,392 | |
Washington County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Washington & Jefferson College), Prerefunded to 5/1/20, 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,047,390 | |
| | | | | | $ | 29,429,355 | |
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General Obligations — 12.5% | |
Beaverton School District No. 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/24 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,712,670 | |
Beaverton School District No. 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,157,380 | |
Bergen County Improvement Authority, NJ, (County Administration Complex), 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,268,608 | |
Bingham and Bonneville Counties Joint School District No. 93, ID, 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 630 | | | | 692,408 | |
Chester County, PA, 5.00%, 7/15/28 | | | 325 | | | | 332,634 | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, 2.09%, (SIFMA + 0.53%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 9/1/48(1) | | | 4,900 | | | | 4,901,813 | |
Franklin Township School District, NJ, 5.00%, 8/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,097,050 | |
Gwinnett County School District, GA, 5.00%, 2/1/26 | | | 2,220 | | | | 2,555,642 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 8/1/20 | | | 2,925 | | | | 3,026,732 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,098,820 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 2/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,243,350 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 2/1/25 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,219,240 | |
Kentwood Public Schools, MI, 4.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 465 | | | | 485,046 | |
Leander Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,385 | | | | 1,359,211 | |
Massachusetts, 5.00%, 8/1/23 | | | 7,500 | | | | 8,446,200 | |
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Millcreek Township School District, PA, 5.00%, 9/15/21 | | $ | 3,730 | | | $ | 3,981,700 | |
Millcreek Township School District, PA, 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 554,930 | |
New York, NY, 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,273,680 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 5/1/28 | | | 500 | | | | 582,445 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 5/1/29 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,159,670 | |
Oregon, 5.00%, 8/1/29 | | | 500 | | | | 581,810 | |
Palo Alto, CA, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/28 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,318,200 | |
Pittsburgh, PA, 5.00%, 9/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,096,560 | |
Portland Community College District, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/29 | | | 3,500 | | | | 4,061,610 | |
Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J, OR, 0.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 13,010 | | | | 11,607,652 | |
Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/27 | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,363,682 | |
| | | | | | $ | 67,178,743 | |
|
Hospital — 9.6% | |
Boone County, MO, (Boone Hospital Center), 5.00%, 8/1/28 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,068,690 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), Series 2015, 5.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 300 | | | | 319,068 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), Series 2015, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 185 | | | | 199,622 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 4/1/19 | | | 500 | | | | 507,935 | |
Dauphin County General Authority, PA, (Pinnacle Health System), 5.75%, 6/1/20 | | | 2,230 | | | | 2,284,211 | |
Delaware Health Facilities Authority, (Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,075,910 | |
Florence County, SC, (McLeod Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 665 | | | | 733,994 | |
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, 5.00%, 6/1/22 | | | 515 | | | | 561,304 | |
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | | 325 | | | | 363,643 | |
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, 5.00%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,380 | | | | 1,555,301 | |
Hamilton County, OH, (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/24 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,413,550 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaii Pacific Health Group), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 460 | | | | 512,251 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,109,850 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 5.00%, 2/15/24 | | | 500 | | | | 563,500 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers), 5.00%, 8/15/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,040,510 | |
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/29 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,603,584 | |
Lycoming County Authority, PA, (Susquehanna Health System), 5.10%, 7/1/20 | | | 750 | | | | 766,965 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25 | | | 2,715 | | | | 2,815,401 | |
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Michigan Finance Authority, (Beaumont Health), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,644,750 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 650 | | | | 683,072 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 760 | | | | 817,882 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,098,260 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 1,340 | | | | 1,540,477 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospitals Center), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,075,600 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/26(2) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,698,330 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/27(2) | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,346,820 | |
Norfolk Economic Development Authority, VA, (Bon Secours Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/27 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,732,850 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Vidant Health), 5.00%, 6/1/36 | | | 1,830 | | | | 1,949,481 | |
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/26 | | | 955 | | | | 983,555 | |
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.375%, 10/1/23 | | | 970 | | | | 1,002,650 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services Group), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,116,760 | |
Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, PA, (The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), 5.00%, 7/1/32 | | | 925 | | | | 988,279 | |
Pulaski County, AR, (Arkansas Children’s Hospital), 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,132,710 | |
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (Care New England Health System), 5.00%, 9/1/31 | | | 2,650 | | | | 2,807,860 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/18 | | | 490 | | | | 491,348 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/19 | | | 350 | | | | 356,363 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 375 | | | | 387,083 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 526,225 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 264,415 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/24 | | | 285 | | | | 302,656 | |
University of California, (Regents Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/22 | | | 890 | | | | 989,012 | |
Washington Township Health Care District, CA, 5.50%, 7/1/19 | | | 250 | | | | 255,695 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Washington Township Health Care District, CA, 5.75%, 7/1/24 | | $ | 1,750 | | | $ | 1,788,482 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Ascension Senior Credit Group), 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 970 | | | | 1,090,794 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Ascension Senior Credit Group), 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | | 625 | | | | 712,375 | |
Yuma Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/1/25 | | | 1,230 | | | | 1,373,184 | |
| | | | | | $ | 51,652,257 | |
|
Housing — 0.7% | |
Allegheny County Residential Finance Authority, PA, SFMR, (AMT), 4.80%, 11/1/22 | | $ | 465 | | | $ | 465,767 | |
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 | | | | 362,383 | |
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 | | | | 280,670 | |
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 | | | | 374,627 | |
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 | | | | 388,774 | |
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 | | | | 1,381,351 | |
Sandoval County, NM, MFMR, 6.00%, 5/1/32(2) | | | 545 | | | | 545,115 | |
Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/06(3) | | | 95 | | | | 84,075 | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,882,762 | |
|
Industrial Development Revenue — 5.6% | |
Amelia County Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/27 | | $ | 1,870 | | | $ | 1,863,025 | |
Maine Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 5.125% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 8/1/35(2) | | | 1,880 | | | | 1,928,316 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00% to 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/29(2) | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,308,027 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), (AMT), 5.10%, 6/1/23 | | | 1,780 | | | | 1,853,728 | |
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 | | | | 2,983,320 | |
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Industrial Development Revenue (continued) | |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(2) | | $ | 1,880 | | | $ | 1,881,203 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.), (AMT), 6.75%, 10/1/18 | | | 500 | | | | 500,000 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Celanese Corp.), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/24(2) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,289,170 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.625%, 11/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 962,580 | |
Richland County, SC, (International Paper Co.), (AMT), 3.875%, 4/1/23 | | | 6,165 | | | | 6,504,630 | |
Rockdale County Development Authority, GA, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/38(2) | | | 420 | | | | 417,190 | |
Whiting, IN, (BP Products North America, Inc.), (AMT), 5.00% to 3/1/23 (Put Date), 3/1/46 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,492,850 | |
| | | | | | $ | 29,984,039 | |
|
Insured – Cogeneration — 0.0%(4) | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.625%, 12/1/18 | | $ | 230 | | | $ | 231,739 | |
| | | | | | $ | 231,739 | |
|
Insured – Education — 1.6% | |
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Santa Clara University), (NPFG), 5.00%, 9/1/23 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 552,845 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,162,416 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 5,150 | | | | 5,715,779 | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,431,040 | |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 0.5% | |
Louisiana Energy & Power Authority, (AGM), 5.25%, 6/1/25 | | $ | 1,125 | | | $ | 1,260,360 | |
Paducah Electric Plant Board, KY, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,237,907 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,498,267 | |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.9% | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | $ | 925 | | | $ | 999,111 | |
New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGC), Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,050,785 | |
North Hudson Sewer Authority, NJ, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 8/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,108,410 | |
Westmoreland Municipal Authority, PA, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,867,092 | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,025,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 10.6% | |
Atlantic City, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/26 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 282,300 | |
Bolingbrook, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,091,670 | |
Boston, MA, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22 | | | 7,855 | | | | 7,302,087 | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 1,455 | | | | 1,557,054 | |
Cambria County, PA, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 2,430 | | | | 2,645,881 | |
Hillsborough Township School District, NJ, (AGM), 5.375%, 10/1/18 | | | 970 | | | | 970,000 | |
Jackson Township Board of Education of Ocean County, NJ, (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,676,560 | |
Linn County Community School District No. 9, OR, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/21 | | | 1,055 | | | | 1,141,837 | |
Linn County Community School District No. 9, OR, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/22 | | | 625 | | | | 691,706 | |
Livonia Public Schools School District, MI, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,819,335 | |
Luzerne County, PA, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,462,355 | |
McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 940 | | | | 1,018,311 | |
McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,179,716 | |
New Haven, CT, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,480,600 | |
Pennsylvania, (NPFG), 5.375%, 7/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,024,950 | |
Philadelphia School District, PA, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,083,000 | |
Pittsburgh School District, PA, (AGM), Prerefunded to 9/1/20, 5.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 15 | | | | 15,846 | |
Rockland County, NY, (AGM), 4.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 1,820 | | | | 1,907,324 | |
Rockland County, NY, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,207,330 | |
San Mateo County Community College District, CA, (Election of 2005), (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,760,180 | |
Washington, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,050,600 | |
West Virginia, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 4,275 | | | | 3,972,073 | |
| | | | | | $ | 57,340,715 | |
|
Insured – Hospital — 0.2% | |
Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, PA, (UPMC Health System), (NPFG), 6.00%, 7/1/24 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 294,655 | |
Oregon Health and Science University, (NPFG), 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,050 | | | | 949,830 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,244,485 | |
|
Insured – Other Revenue — 0.0%(4) | |
Cleveland, OH, Parking Facilities, (AGM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 9/15/20 | | $ | 160 | | | $ | 169,654 | |
| | | | | | $ | 169,654 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 2.8% | |
Garden State Preservation Trust, NJ, (AGM), 5.75%, 11/1/28 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,169,170 | |
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,064,940 | |
Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,454,350 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Registration Fee Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 7/15/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,109,030 | |
Successor Agency to Burbank Redevelopment Agency, CA, (BAM), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,305 | | | | 1,461,182 | |
| | | | | | $ | 15,258,672 | |
|
Insured – Student Loan — 0.3% | |
Maine Educational Loan Authority, (AGC), 5.625%, 12/1/27 | | $ | 1,385 | | | $ | 1,413,642 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,413,642 | |
|
Insured – Transportation — 1.0% | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (NPFG), 5.50%, 12/15/20 | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,331,550 | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,331,550 | |
|
Insured – Water and Sewer — 2.0% | |
Allegheny County Sanitation Authority, PA, (AGM), 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 528,325 | |
Altoona City Authority, PA, Water Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/1/19 | | | 1,355 | | | | 1,400,189 | |
Kansas City, MO, Water Revenue, (BHAC), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 3,125 | | | | 3,141,250 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,560,800 | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,630,564 | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.2% | |
Burke County, NC, Limited Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/28 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 291,748 | |
Burke County, NC, Limited Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/29 | | | 250 | | | | 289,900 | |
California Public Works, (University of California), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 6/1/20 | | | 500 | | | | 528,815 | |
California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 2,725 | | | | 3,066,088 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund, Limited Obligation Revenue, (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), 5.00%, 3/1/21 | | | 500 | | | | 533,945 | |
Saint Johns County, FL, School Board, 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,611,315 | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,321,811 | |
|
Other Revenue — 2.1% | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 5.00%, 7/15/23 | | $ | 1,200 | | | $ | 1,324,800 | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 5.00%, 7/15/24 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,674,240 | |
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Other Revenue (continued) | |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,142,670 | |
Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(3) | | | 1,200 | | | | 216,000 | |
Kalispel Tribe of Indians, WA, 5.00%, 1/1/32(2) | | | 1,035 | | | | 1,068,182 | |
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 2.166%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 11/1/39(1) | | | 400 | | | | 400,348 | |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, SC, Gas Supply Revenue, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 2.276%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 2/1/24 (Put Date), 10/1/48(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,020 | |
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, PA, (Transformation Initiative), 5.00%, 4/15/24 | | | 750 | | | | 806,220 | |
Riversouth Authority, OH, (Lazarus Building Redevelopment), 5.75%, 12/1/27 | | | 280 | | | | 280,557 | |
Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 5.00%, 6/1/23 | | | 675 | | | | 732,402 | |
Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | | 590 | | | | 645,873 | |
Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 5.00%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,101,540 | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,391,852 | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 4.4% | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Church Home of Hartford, Inc.), 3.25%, 9/1/21(2) | | $ | 180 | | | $ | 180,038 | |
Hawaii State Department of Budget and Finance, Special Purpose Senior Living Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/27 | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,954,950 | |
Howard County, MD, (Vantage House), 5.00%, 4/1/21 | | | 255 | | | | 262,431 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), 2.83%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.35%), 5/1/21 (Put Date), 5/1/36(1) | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,306,006 | |
Lancaster County Hospital Authority, PA, (Brethren Village), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,155 | | | | 1,204,630 | |
Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Garden Spot Village), 5.00%, 5/1/23 | | | 340 | | | | 369,498 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 675 | | | | 718,342 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/22 | | | 550 | | | | 594,264 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/23 | | | 705 | | | | 770,925 | |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 430 | | | | 473,735 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Longhorn Village), 4.25%, 1/1/33 | | | 2,105 | | | | 2,022,105 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Longhorn Village), 5.00%, 1/1/30 | | | 1,265 | | | | 1,327,643 | |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Senior Living / Life Care (continued) | |
North Miami, FL, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42 | | $ | 495 | | | $ | 493,411 | |
North Oaks, MN, (Waverly Gardens), 3.00%, 10/1/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
North Oaks, MN, (Waverly Gardens), 4.00%, 10/1/20 | | | 1,230 | | | | 1,275,473 | |
North Oaks, MN, (Waverly Gardens), 4.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 1,380 | | | | 1,447,979 | |
North Oaks, MN, (Waverly Gardens), 4.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 1,435 | | | | 1,519,765 | |
St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Westminster St. Augustine), 4.125% to 8/1/24 (Put Date), 8/1/47 | | | 975 | | | | 966,732 | |
Tempe Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Friendship Village of Tempe), 6.00%, 12/1/27 | | | 2,140 | | | | 2,292,175 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill), 3.75%, 7/1/26(2) | | | 3,420 | | | | 3,354,439 | |
| | | | | | $ | 23,534,541 | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 6.3% | |
Detroit Downtown Development Authority, MI, 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,767,480 | |
Garden State Preservation Trust, NJ, 4.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 2,040 | | | | 2,106,667 | |
Jurupa Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 9/1/21 | | | 600 | | | | 648,924 | |
Louisiana, Highway Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 6/15/25 | | | 750 | | | | 854,183 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, Detroit Financial Recovery Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,595,900 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 600 | | | | 653,208 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/26 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,194,424 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/28 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,165,380 | |
Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,622,610 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(3) | | | 280 | | | | 0 | |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, 5/1/38 | | | 365 | | | | 364,977 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,459,960 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax, 5.00%, 12/1/25 | | | 6,350 | | | | 7,020,306 | |
Saint Clair County Highway Revenue, IL, 4.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 555 | | | | 581,857 | |
Saint Clair County Highway Revenue, IL, 4.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 310 | | | | 328,231 | |
Saint Clair County Highway Revenue, IL, 4.00%, 1/1/24 | | | 360 | | | | 379,242 | |
South Orange County Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,095,320 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(3) | | | 275 | | | | 27,500 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(3) | | | 276 | | | | 176,367 | |
Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, LA, (Public Improvement Sales Tax), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 2,815 | | | | 3,116,092 | |
Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves Community Development District, FL, 3.00%, 5/1/24 | | | 2,675 | | | | 2,647,822 | |
| | | | | | $ | 33,806,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Student Loan — 1.6% | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 3.50%, 7/1/33 | | $ | 6,450 | | | $ | 6,325,708 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,114,880 | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, 5.25%, 6/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,018,830 | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,459,418 | |
|
Transportation — 14.1% | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | $ | 840 | | | $ | 891,038 | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/28 | | | 520 | | | | 549,780 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 5.00%, 4/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 508,185 | |
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 2,455 | | | | 2,578,167 | |
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 3,755 | | | | 4,036,813 | |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 1,285 | | | | 1,458,385 | |
Chicago, IL, (Midway International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 500 | | | | 526,905 | |
Chicago, IL, (Midway International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,935,750 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 950 | | | | 1,003,048 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 825 | | | | 888,377 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,424,644 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | | 3,100 | | | | 3,420,943 | |
Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/30 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,188,970 | |
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 4,795 | | | | 5,034,462 | |
Delaware River Port Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 1,105 | | | | 1,143,653 | |
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, 5.00%, 2/1/23 | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,640,600 | |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL, (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 4,750 | | | | 5,129,430 | |
Hawaii Airports System, 5.25%, 7/1/28 | | | 3,650 | | | | 3,849,327 | |
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, 0.00%, 7/1/21 | | | 550 | | | | 504,202 | |
Long Beach Harbor Revenue, CA, 5.00%, 5/15/23 | | | 500 | | | | 524,510 | |
Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, (Los Angeles International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 5/15/25 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,865,925 | |
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | | 885 | | | | 998,687 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Transportation (continued) | |
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,403,250 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,254,670 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/26 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,891,000 | |
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority System, DC, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,281,150 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 2.76%, (SIFMA + 1.20%), 12/15/21 (Put Date), 6/15/34(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,031,560 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 975 | | | | 982,527 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, (Dallas North Tollway System), 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 935 | | | | 943,985 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, (Dallas North Tollway System), Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 6.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 4,065 | | | | 4,106,138 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,074,260 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | 890 | | | | 954,676 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Series 2013C, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,106,180 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,065,720 | |
South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 325 | | | | 354,611 | |
South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/24 | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,311,617 | |
| | | | | | $ | 75,863,145 | |
|
Water and Sewer — 0.8% | |
Chicago, IL, Water Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,090,300 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,074,420 | |
New Jersey Economic Environmental Infrastructure Trust, 5.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,056,810 | |
Portland, OR, Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 5/1/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,163,390 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,384,920 | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 97.5% (identified cost $515,599,428) | | | $ | 525,664,454 | |
|
Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.9% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
General Obligations — 0.8% | |
Chicago, IL, 7.75%, 1/1/42 | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 4,291,240 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,291,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 0.3% | |
Detroit, MI, (AMBAC), 4.96%, 4/1/20 | | $ | 1,472 | | | $ | 1,465,977 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,465,977 | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 0.6% | |
St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Westminster St. Augustine), 5.50% to 8/1/24 (Put Date), 8/1/44 | | $ | 3,295 | | | $ | 3,163,661 | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,163,661 | |
|
Student Loan — 0.2% | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, 3.875%, 7/1/23 | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,117,149 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,117,149 | |
| |
Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.9% (identified cost $10,069,710) | | | $ | 10,038,027 | |
| |
Total Investments — 99.4% (identified cost $525,669,138) | | | $ | 535,702,481 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.6% | | | $ | 3,139,275 | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 538,841,756 | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
At September 30, 2018, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
New York | | | 10.9% | |
Pennsylvania | | | 10.3% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 78.2% | |
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, 2018, 20.4% 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 6.8% of total investments.
(1) | Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2018. |
(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, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $18,016,830 or 3.3% of the Fund’s net assets. |
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(3) | Defaulted security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal. |
(4) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
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 |
LIBOR | | – | | London Interbank Offered Rate |
Liq | | – | | Liquidity Provider |
MFMR | | – | | Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
PSF | | – | | Permanent School Fund |
SFMR | | – | | Single Family Mortgage Revenue |
SIFMA | | – | | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index |
SPA | | – | | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
USD | | – | | United States Dollar |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets | | September 30, 2018 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $525,669,138) | | $ | 535,702,481 | |
Cash | | | 78,176 | |
Interest receivable | | | 6,410,747 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 8,045,673 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,286,540 | |
Total assets | | $ | 551,523,617 | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Demand note payable | | $ | 10,000,000 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 1,624,067 | |
Distributions payable | | | 636,484 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 179,538 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 68,638 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 173,134 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 12,681,861 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 538,841,756 | |
| |
Sources of Net Assets | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 545,829,378 | |
Accumulated loss | | | (6,987,622 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 538,841,756 | |
| |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 180,977,926 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 18,762,315 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.65 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 9.87 | |
|
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 61,268,522 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 6,771,176 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.05 | |
|
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 296,595,308 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 30,738,325 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.65 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more ($50,000 or more for certain financial intermediaries, as disclosed in an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus), 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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Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |
Interest | | $ | 9,372,427 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 9,372,427 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 1,094,089 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 138,824 | |
Class C | | | 305,909 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 12,088 | |
Custodian fee | | | 50,529 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 89,025 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 34,414 | |
Printing and postage | | | 14,728 | |
Registration fees | | | 67,211 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 39,431 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 1,846,248 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 7,526,179 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | (106,867 | ) |
Net realized loss | | $ | (106,867 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (4,459,778 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (4,459,778 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (4,566,645 | ) |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,959,534 | |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 7,526,179 | | | $ | 15,914,608 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (106,867 | ) | | | 1,262,370 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (4,459,778 | ) | | | (8,077,960 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,959,534 | | | $ | 9,099,018 | |
Distributions to shareholders:(1) | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (2,558,514 | ) | | $ | (5,793,532 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (1,933 | ) |
Class C | | | (684,449 | ) | | | (1,745,558 | ) |
Class I | | | (4,283,484 | ) | | | (8,349,773 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (7,526,447 | ) | | $ | (15,890,796 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 11,353,023 | | | $ | 20,568,218 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 185 | |
Class C | | | 819,164 | | | | 5,389,399 | |
Class I | | | 60,553,959 | | | | 113,217,079 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,059,987 | | | | 4,677,455 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 1,553 | |
Class C | | | 582,198 | | | | 1,423,740 | |
Class I | | | 1,185,707 | | | | 2,655,598 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (20,641,352 | ) | | | (46,088,470 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (140,095 | ) |
Class C | | | (13,128,032 | ) | | | (32,866,586 | ) |
Class I | | | (51,218,545 | ) | | | (110,053,387 | ) |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 66,521 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (66,521 | ) |
Net asset value of shares merged* | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 66,131 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (66,131 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (8,433,891 | ) | | $ | (41,215,311 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (13,000,804 | ) | | $ | (48,007,089 | ) |
|
Net Assets | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 551,842,560 | | | $ | 599,849,649 | |
At end of period | | $ | 538,841,756 | | | $ | 551,842,560 | (2) |
(1) | For the year ended March 31, 2018, the source of distributions was from net investment income. |
(2) | Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $52,920 at March 31, 2018. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amount as of September 30, 2018 was eliminated. |
* | At the close of business on September 20, 2017, Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. |
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| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.180 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.135 | | | $ | 0.274 | | | $ | 0.283 | | | $ | 0.298 | | | $ | 0.314 | | | $ | 0.335 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.080 | ) | | | (0.120 | ) | | | (0.311 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | 0.179 | | | | (0.381 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.055 | | | $ | 0.154 | | | $ | (0.028 | ) | | $ | 0.278 | | | $ | 0.493 | | | $ | (0.046 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.135 | ) | | $ | (0.274 | ) | | $ | (0.282 | ) | | $ | (0.298 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.334 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.135 | ) | | $ | (0.274 | ) | | $ | (0.282 | ) | | $ | (0.298 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.334 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.650 | | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 10.180 | | | $ | 10.000 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 0.56 | %(3) | | | 1.55 | % | | | (0.29 | )% | | | 2.79 | % | | | 4.98 | % | | | (0.39 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 180,978 | | | $ | 189,734 | | | $ | 212,891 | | | $ | 275,435 | | | $ | 307,562 | | | $ | 282,612 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.66 | %(5) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.76 | %(5) | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.82 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.34 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 9 | %(3) | | | 13 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % |
(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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| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.120 | | | $ | 9.240 | | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.550 | | | $ | 9.380 | | | $ | 9.740 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.092 | | | $ | 0.188 | | | $ | 0.195 | | | $ | 0.209 | | | $ | 0.223 | | | $ | 0.244 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.070 | ) | | | (0.121 | ) | | | (0.291 | ) | | | (0.020 | ) | | | 0.169 | | | | (0.361 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.022 | | | $ | 0.067 | | | $ | (0.096 | ) | | $ | 0.189 | | | $ | 0.392 | | | $ | (0.117 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.092 | ) | | $ | (0.187 | ) | | $ | (0.194 | ) | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.092 | ) | | $ | (0.187 | ) | | $ | (0.194 | ) | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.050 | | | $ | 9.120 | | | $ | 9.240 | | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.550 | | | $ | 9.380 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 0.24 | %(3) | | | 0.71 | % | | | (1.03 | )% | | | 2.01 | % | | | 4.21 | % | | | (1.17 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 61,269 | | | $ | 73,533 | | | $ | 100,360 | | | $ | 119,453 | | | $ | 124,647 | | | $ | 115,091 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 1.41 | %(5) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.02 | %(5) | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.59 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 9 | %(3) | | | 13 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % |
(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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| | 17 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.170 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | $ | 10.380 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.142 | | | $ | 0.289 | | | $ | 0.298 | | | $ | 0.314 | | | $ | 0.328 | | | $ | 0.347 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.080 | ) | | | (0.120 | ) | | | (0.321 | ) | | | (0.021 | ) | | | 0.191 | | | | (0.377 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.062 | | | $ | 0.169 | | | $ | (0.023 | ) | | $ | 0.293 | | | $ | 0.519 | | | $ | (0.030 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.142 | ) | | $ | (0.289 | ) | | $ | (0.297 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.329 | ) | | $ | (0.350 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.142 | ) | | $ | (0.289 | ) | | $ | (0.297 | ) | | $ | (0.313 | ) | | $ | (0.329 | ) | | $ | (0.350 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.650 | | | $ | 9.730 | | | $ | 9.850 | | | $ | 10.170 | | | $ | 10.190 | | | $ | 10.000 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 0.64 | %(3) | | | 1.70 | % | | | (0.24 | )% | | | 2.94 | % | | | 5.24 | % | | | (0.24 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 296,595 | | | $ | 288,575 | | | $ | 286,331 | | | $ | 297,168 | | | $ | 239,511 | | | $ | 131,384 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.51 | %(5) | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.53 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.91 | %(5) | | | 2.92 | % | | | 2.97 | % | | | 3.10 | % | | | 3.23 | % | | | 3.45 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 9 | %(3) | | | 13 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 18 | % |
(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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| | 18 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 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. The Fund previously offered Class B shares, which beginning January 1, 2012, were only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestment of distributions. 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 automatically converted to Class A shares as described in the Fund’s prospectus. At the close of business on September 20, 2017, Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the 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 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 for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair 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, 2018, 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.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
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.
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, 2018 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 from prior years) 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, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $6,473,142 and deferred capital losses of $10,978,844 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. The capital loss carryforwards will expire on March 31, 2019 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, 2018, $10,978,844 are short-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 525,289,139 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 14,158,617 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (3,745,275 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 10,413,342 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.
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Daily Net Assets | | Annual Asset Rate | | | Daily Income Rate | |
| | |
Up to $500 million | | | 0.300 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
$500 million up to $1 billion | | | 0.275 | | | | 2.75 | |
On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are further reduced.
For the six months ended September 30, 2018, the investment adviser fee amounted to $1,094,089 or 0.40% (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, 2018, EVM earned $9,090 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 $1,886 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2018. 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, 2018, 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, 2018 amounted to $138,824 for Class A shares.
The Fund also has in effect distribution plans 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, 2018, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $254,924 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 its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended September 30, 2018 amounted to $50,985 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) 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. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the six months ended September 30, 2018, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $200 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $46,223,518 and $48,178,359, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2018.
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, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 1,169,632 | | | | 2,069,213 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 212,267 | | | | 472,893 | |
Redemptions | | | (2,125,700 | ) | | | (4,659,068 | ) |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | — | | | | 6,668 | |
Merger from Class B shares | | | — | | | | 6,624 | |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (743,801 | ) | | | (2,103,670 | ) |
| | |
Class B | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018(1) | |
| | |
Sales | | | — | | | | 18 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | — | | | | 156 | |
Redemptions | | | — | | | | (14,075 | ) |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (6,665 | ) |
Merger to Class A shares | | | — | | | | (6,621 | ) |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | — | | | | (27,187 | ) |
| | |
Class C | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 90,000 | | | | 580,295 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 63,966 | | | | 153,478 | |
Redemptions | | | (1,441,666 | ) | | | (3,535,078 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (1,287,700 | ) | | | (2,801,305 | ) |
| | |
Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 6,234,017 | | | | 11,468,854 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 122,182 | | | | 268,462 | |
Redemptions | | | (5,275,740 | ) | | | (11,134,427 | ) |
| | |
Net increase | | | 1,080,459 | | | | 602,889 | |
(1) | At the close of business on September 20, 2017, the Fund’s Class B shares were merged into Class A shares. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 30, 2018. 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, 2018, the Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $10,000,000, at an interest rate of 2.93%. 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, 2018. 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, 2018. The Fund’s average borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended September 30, 2018 were not significant.
Effective October 30, 2018, the Fund renewed its line of credit agreement, which expires October 29, 2019, at substantially the same terms.
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, 2018, 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 | |
| | | | |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 525,664,454 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 525,664,454 | |
Taxable Municipal Securities | | | — | | | | 10,038,027 | | | | — | | | | 10,038,027 | |
| | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 535,702,481 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 535,702,481 | |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)
The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 20, 2018 to elect the five Trustees listed below. The other Trustees named herein continue to serve as Trustees. The results of the vote with respect to the Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | |
Nominee for Trustee | | For | | | Withheld | |
Mark R. Fetting | | | 52,742,467 | | | | 364,653 | |
Keith Quinton | | | 52,722,784 | | | | 384,336 | |
Marcus L. Smith | | | 52,722,784 | | | | 384,336 | |
Susan J. Sutherland | | | 52,744,236 | | | | 362,885 | |
Scott E. Wennerholm | | | 52,742,467 | | | | 364,653 | |
| Results are rounded to the nearest whole number. |
Eaton Vance
National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2018
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 by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, 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 2018. 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, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices 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 fund’s investment strategies and policies; |
• | | 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 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, 2018
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, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven 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, thirteen, six, eight and nine 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”), 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 the Adviser’s 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 investment professionals 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 also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
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, 2018
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, 2017 for the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. 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, 2017, 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 factors identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee regarding the Fund’s expense ratio 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, 2018
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
Richard F. Froio
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Keith Quinton(1)
Marcus L. Smith(1)
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Scott E. Wennerholm
(1) | Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018. |
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 Advisers International Ltd., 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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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Special Meeting of Shareholders | | | 20 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 21 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 24 | |
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Important Notices | | | 25 | |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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 | | | | 0.85 | % | | | –0.11 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 3.02 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.40 | | | | –2.38 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 2.79 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 0.45 | | | | –0.88 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 2.24 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –0.55 | | | | –1.85 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 2.24 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 05/29/1992 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 3.14 | |
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 4.75 | % |
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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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.56 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 2.70 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.74 | | | | 3.37 | | | | 5.00 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.00 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 2.20 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.70 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 4.07 | |
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, 2018
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. 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. |
| Performance prior to April 25, 2016 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. The 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 Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018 – September 30, 2018).
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 (4/1/18) | | | Ending Account Value (9/30/18) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/18 – 9/30/18) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,008.50 | | | $ | 3.88 | | | | 0.77 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,004.50 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,009.20 | | | $ | 3.12 | | | | 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, 2018. |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 94.9% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 2.2% | |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority), 5.00%, 6/15/36 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,159,020 | |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority), 5.00%, 6/15/38 | | | 400 | | | | 455,272 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,614,292 | |
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Cogeneration — 1.2% | |
New York City Industrial Development Agency, (Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P.), (AMT), 5.65%, 10/1/28 | | $ | 535 | | | $ | 540,126 | |
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facility), (AMT), 5.50%, 1/1/23 | | | 365 | | | | 365,102 | |
| | | | | | $ | 905,228 | |
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Education — 10.4% | |
Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., (Global Concepts Charter School), 5.00%, 10/1/37(1) | | $ | 405 | | | $ | 448,999 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | | 300 | | | | 341,412 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | 330 | | | | 372,874 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/28 | | | 200 | | | | 224,812 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Marist College), 5.00%, 7/1/28(1) | | | 110 | | | | 131,021 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Marist College), 5.00%, 7/1/29(1) | | | 130 | | | | 153,381 | |
Hempstead Local Development Corp., (Molloy College), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 775 | | | | 870,519 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Nazareth College of Rochester), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 885 | | | | 984,058 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Nazareth College of Rochester), 5.00%, 10/1/25 | | | 930 | | | | 1,042,874 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (St. John Fisher College), 5.00%, 6/1/21 | | | 930 | | | | 996,737 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (University of Rochester), Series 2017D, 4.00%, 7/1/43 | | | 275 | | | | 281,311 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Columbia University), 5.00%, 10/1/38 | | | 890 | | | | 1,029,783 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 276,035 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Pace University), 4.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 524,825 | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,678,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 1.1% | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | $ | 800 | | | $ | 816,848 | |
| | | | | | $ | 816,848 | |
|
General Obligations — 6.2% | |
Albany County, 4.00%, 4/1/29 | | $ | 2,080 | | | $ | 2,274,230 | |
Elmira, 3.50%, 5/24/19(2) | | | 725 | | | | 726,501 | |
Nassau County, 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | 750 | | | | 868,073 | |
New York City, 4.00%, 8/1/32 | | | 150 | | | | 157,506 | |
New York City, 4.00%, 8/1/34 | | | 500 | | | | 519,405 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,545,715 | |
|
Hospital — 12.1% | |
Jefferson County Civic Facility Development Corp., (Samaritan Medical Center), 4.00%, 11/1/28 | | $ | 1,390 | | | $ | 1,415,423 | |
Jefferson County Civic Facility Development Corp., (Samaritan Medical Center), 4.00%, 11/1/29 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,012,140 | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Rochester General Hospital), 4.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 820 | | | | 867,330 | |
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance and Financing Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,065,940 | |
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 552,070 | |
New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,011,200 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 740 | | | | 777,259 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/23(2) | | | 400 | | | | 440,204 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/24(2) | | | 600 | | | | 667,404 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/25(2) | | | 500 | | | | 557,415 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/26(2) | | | 500 | | | | 566,110 | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,932,495 | |
|
Housing — 3.1% | |
Albany Capital Resource Corp., (Empire Commons Student Housing, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/1/25 | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 342,894 | |
Albany Capital Resource Corp., (Empire Commons Student Housing, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/1/26 | | | 300 | | | | 346,563 | |
New York Housing Finance Agency, (Affordable Housing), (AMT), 5.05%, 11/1/22 | | | 920 | | | | 926,357 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Purchase Housing Corp. II), 5.00%, 6/1/23 | | | 95 | | | | 104,599 | |
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| | 5 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Housing (continued) | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Purchase Housing Corp. II), 5.00%, 6/1/24 | | $ | 165 | | | $ | 183,701 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Purchase Housing Corp. II), 5.00%, 6/1/25 | | | 170 | | | | 191,265 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Purchase Housing Corp. II), 5.00%, 6/1/26 | | | 170 | | | | 192,993 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,288,372 | |
|
Industrial Development Revenue — 6.3% | |
New York Energy Research and Development Authority, (New York Electric and Gas Corp.), 2.00% to 5/1/20 (Put Date), 6/1/29 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,491,660 | |
New York Energy Research and Development Authority, (Rochester Gas and Electric Corp.), 2.875% to 7/1/25 (Put Date), 5/15/32 | | | 1,155 | | | | 1,148,301 | |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.125% to 6/1/26 (Put Date), 12/1/44(2) | | | 1,000 | | | | 907,410 | |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(2) | | | 535 | | | | 535,343 | |
Niagara Area Development Corp., (Covanta), 3.50%, 11/1/24(2) | | | 610 | | | | 610,506 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,693,220 | |
|
Insured – Education — 3.8% | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/20 | | $ | 1,420 | | | $ | 1,486,300 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (St. John’s University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/21 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,297,680 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,783,980 | |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 3.0% | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | $ | 2,050 | | | $ | 2,217,915 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,217,915 | |
|
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.1% | |
Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, (Niagara University), (AMBAC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 10/1/18 | | $ | 50 | | | $ | 50,000 | |
| | | | | | $ | 50,000 | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 2.5% | |
Clinton County, (AGM), (AMT), 3.50%, 6/1/27 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016,810 | |
Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 735 | | | | 806,052 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,822,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 5.9% | |
New York Thruway Authority, Miscellaneous Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 4/1/20 | | $ | 2,235 | | | $ | 2,353,902 | |
New York Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 3/15/19 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,032,920 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,386,822 | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.6% | |
Monroe County Industrial Development Agency, (Rochester Schools Modernization), 5.00%, 5/1/26 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,173,150 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,173,150 | |
|
Other Revenue — 4.4% | |
Albany Parking Authority, 5.00%, 7/15/23 | | $ | 700 | | | $ | 771,141 | |
Battery Park City Authority, 4.00%, 11/1/31 | | | 915 | | | | 976,479 | |
Chautauqua County Capital Resource Corp., (Jamestown Center City Development Corp.), 1.70% to 11/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/31 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,193,880 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, (Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | 265 | | | | 303,353 | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,244,853 | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 6.5% | |
Brookhaven Local Development Corp., (Jeffersons Ferry), 5.25%, 11/1/25 | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 861,547 | |
Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 1,455 | | | | 1,592,105 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 750 | | | | 767,205 | |
Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 3.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 450 | | | | 456,156 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal on Hudson), 3.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 625 | | | | 632,031 | |
Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal on Hudson), 4.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 528,580 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,837,624 | |
|
Solid Waste — 2.7% | |
Babylon Industrial Development Agency, (Covanta Babylon, Inc.), 5.00%, 1/1/19 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,015,180 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,015,180 | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 9.1% | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/24 | | $ | 1,900 | | | $ | 1,934,371 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 5/1/30 | | | 450 | | | | 480,614 | |
| | | | |
| | 6 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Special Tax Revenue (continued) | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 8/1/37 | | $ | 495 | | | $ | 508,048 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 4.25%, 11/1/33 | | | 505 | | | | 540,183 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 4.25%, 8/15/41 | | | 820 | | | | 849,331 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 2/15/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,162,050 | |
New York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/28 | | | 1,090 | | | | 1,256,618 | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,731,215 | |
|
Transportation — 12.7% | |
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/26 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 115,399 | |
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27 | | | 200 | | | | 233,156 | |
New York Thruway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/31 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,275,494 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Delta Airlines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/29 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,243,540 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Terminal One Group Association, L.P.), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 605 | | | | 648,348 | |
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,064,410 | |
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/24 | | | 795 | | | | 888,262 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 4.00%, 9/1/38 | | | 170 | | | | 175,624 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 4.00%, 7/15/31 | | | 655 | | | | 676,870 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.00%, 9/15/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,163,670 | |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.00%, 9/15/32 | | | 790 | | | | 898,285 | |
| | | | | | $ | 9,383,058 | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 94.9% (identified cost $69,555,170) | | | $ | 70,121,470 | |
|
Taxable Municipal Securities — 3.7% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Other Revenue — 2.4% | |
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 4.391%, 7/15/41 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,772,120 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,772,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Transportation — 1.3% | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), 3.673%, 7/1/30 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 940,790 | |
| | | | | | $ | 940,790 | |
| |
Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 3.7% (identified cost $3,000,000) | | | $ | 2,712,910 | |
|
Miscellaneous — 0.6% | |
Security | | Units | | | Value | |
|
Real Estate — 0.6% | |
CMS Liquidating Trust(2)(3)(4) | | | 150 | | | $ | 429,777 | |
| |
Total Miscellaneous — 0.6% (identified cost $480,000) | | | $ | 429,777 | |
| |
Total Investments — 99.2% (identified cost $73,035,170) | | | $ | 73,264,157 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.8% | | | $ | 580,944 | |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 73,845,101 | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
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, 2018, 15.4% 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 2.5% to 8.1% 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, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $5,440,670 or 7.4% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(3) | Non-income producing security. |
(4) | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9). |
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| | 7 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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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. |
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, 2018 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $73,035,170) | | $ | 73,264,157 | |
Cash | | | 540,943 | |
Interest receivable | | | 929,137 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 21,908 | |
Total assets | | $ | 74,756,145 | |
|
Liabilities | |
Payable for when-issued securities | | $ | 736,091 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 40,919 | |
Distributions payable | | | 35,040 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 24,431 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 16,385 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 58,178 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 911,044 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 73,845,101 | |
|
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 76,258,621 | |
Accumulated loss | | | (2,413,520 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 73,845,101 | |
| |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 42,509,411 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 4,420,750 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.62 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 9.84 | |
|
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 14,918,131 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,631,787 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.14 | |
|
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 16,417,559 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,707,296 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.62 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more ($50,000 or more for certain financial intermediaries, as disclosed in an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus), 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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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |
Interest | | $ | 1,254,162 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 1,254,162 | |
|
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 150,659 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 32,699 | |
Class C | | | 70,237 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 1,871 | |
Custodian fee | | | 12,629 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 17,309 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 28,882 | |
Printing and postage | | | 7,638 | |
Registration fees | | | 2,221 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 13,829 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 337,974 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 916,188 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | 18,871 | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 18,871 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (361,677 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (361,677 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (342,806 | ) |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 573,382 | |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended
September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended
March 31, 2018 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 916,188 | | | $ | 2,017,297 | |
Net realized gain | | | 18,871 | | | | 18,133 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (361,677 | ) | | | (872,543 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 573,382 | | | $ | 1,162,887 | |
Distributions to shareholders:(1) | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (547,773 | ) | | $ | (1,202,318 | ) |
Class C | | | (137,474 | ) | | | (321,944 | ) |
Class I | | | (218,283 | ) | | | (468,216 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (903,530 | ) | | $ | (1,992,478 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 906,001 | | | $ | 3,944,375 | |
Class C | | | 122,250 | | | | 821,113 | |
Class I | | | 1,775,133 | | | | 4,229,976 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 462,890 | | | | 1,024,589 | |
Class C | | | 104,104 | | | | 230,971 | |
Class I | | | 123,431 | | | | 254,211 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,001,069 | ) | | | (12,138,361 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,547,134 | ) | | | (7,365,227 | ) |
Class I | | | (1,707,272 | ) | | | (5,850,641 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (2,761,666 | ) | | $ | (14,848,994 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (3,091,814 | ) | | $ | (15,678,585 | ) |
|
Net Assets | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 76,936,915 | | | $ | 92,615,500 | |
At end of period | | $ | 73,845,101 | | | $ | 76,936,915 | (2) |
(1) | For the year ended March 31, 2018, the source of distributions was from net investment income. |
(2) | Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $7,339 at March 31, 2018. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amount as of September 30, 2018 was eliminated. |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.660 | | | $ | 9.770 | | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.123 | | | $ | 0.241 | | | $ | 0.269 | | | $ | 0.275 | | | $ | 0.295 | | | $ | 0.307 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.041 | ) | | | (0.113 | ) | | | (0.322 | ) | | | (0.023 | ) | | | 0.077 | | | | (0.382 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.082 | | | $ | 0.128 | | | $ | (0.053 | ) | | $ | 0.252 | | | $ | 0.372 | | | $ | (0.075 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.122 | ) | | $ | (0.238 | ) | | $ | (0.267 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) | | $ | (0.292 | ) | | $ | (0.305 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.122 | ) | | $ | (0.238 | ) | | $ | (0.267 | ) | | $ | (0.272 | ) | | $ | (0.292 | ) | | $ | (0.305 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.620 | | | $ | 9.660 | | | $ | 9.770 | | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 0.85 | %(3) | | | 1.30 | % | | | (0.55 | )% | | | 2.54 | % | | | 3.74 | % | | | (0.69 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 42,509 | | | $ | 44,330 | | | $ | 51,983 | | | $ | 47,738 | | | $ | 51,458 | | | $ | 52,346 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.77 | %(5) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.76 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.55 | %(5) | | | 2.45 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 2.74 | % | | | 2.91 | % | | | 3.05 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 28 | %(3) | | | 66 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % |
(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. |
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New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.180 | | | $ | 9.290 | | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.540 | | | $ | 9.900 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.083 | | | $ | 0.159 | | | $ | 0.185 | | | $ | 0.190 | | | $ | 0.208 | | | $ | 0.220 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.042 | ) | | | (0.113 | ) | | | (0.302 | ) | | | (0.023 | ) | | | 0.067 | | | | (0.362 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.041 | | | $ | 0.046 | | | $ | (0.117 | ) | | $ | 0.167 | | | $ | 0.275 | | | $ | (0.142 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.081 | ) | | $ | (0.156 | ) | | $ | (0.183 | ) | | $ | (0.187 | ) | | $ | (0.205 | ) | | $ | (0.218 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.081 | ) | | $ | (0.156 | ) | | $ | (0.183 | ) | | $ | (0.187 | ) | | $ | (0.205 | ) | | $ | (0.218 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.140 | | | $ | 9.180 | | | $ | 9.290 | | | $ | 9.590 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.540 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 0.45 | %(3) | | | 0.48 | % | | | (1.24 | )% | | | 1.77 | % | | | 2.90 | % | | | (1.42 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 14,918 | | | $ | 16,306 | | | $ | 22,763 | | | $ | 26,312 | | | $ | 26,342 | | | $ | 25,778 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 1.52 | %(5) | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.51 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.80 | %(5) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.29 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 28 | %(3) | | | 66 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % |
(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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| | 13 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Financial Highlights — continued
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| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.660 | | | $ | 9.770 | | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 10.410 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.131 | | | $ | 0.255 | | | $ | 0.284 | | | $ | 0.290 | | | $ | 0.308 | | | $ | 0.323 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.042 | ) | | | (0.112 | ) | | | (0.322 | ) | | | (0.023 | ) | | | 0.079 | | | | (0.383 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.089 | | | $ | 0.143 | | | $ | (0.038 | ) | | $ | 0.267 | | | $ | 0.387 | | | $ | (0.060 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.129 | ) | | $ | (0.253 | ) | | $ | (0.282 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.307 | ) | | $ | (0.320 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.129 | ) | | $ | (0.253 | ) | | $ | (0.282 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) | | $ | (0.307 | ) | | $ | (0.320 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.620 | | | $ | 9.660 | | | $ | 9.770 | | | $ | 10.090 | | | $ | 10.110 | | | $ | 10.030 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 0.92 | %(3) | | | 1.45 | % | | | (0.40 | )% | | | 2.70 | % | | | 3.89 | % | | | (0.54 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 16,418 | | | $ | 16,301 | | | $ | 17,869 | | | $ | 13,601 | | | $ | 12,101 | | | $ | 6,225 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.62 | %(5) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.61 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.70 | %(5) | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 3.20 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 28 | %(3) | | | 66 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % |
(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, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a non-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. 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 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 for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair 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, 2018, 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
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018 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 from prior years) 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, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $1,022,603 and deferred capital losses of $1,738,024 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. The capital loss carryforwards will expire on March 31, 2019 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, 2018, $1,708,816 are short-term and $29,208 are long-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 72,943,273 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,278,639 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (957,755 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 320,884 | |
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, 2018, the investment adviser fee amounted to $150,659 or 0.40% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018, EVM earned $4,181 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 $697 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2018. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4).
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, 2018, 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, 2018 amounted to $32,699 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, 2018, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $58,531 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, 2018 amounted to $11,706 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, 2018, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A or Class C shareholders.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $21,192,153 and $22,192,791, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2018.
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, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 93,757 | | | | 401,540 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 47,918 | | | | 104,426 | |
Redemptions | | | (310,639 | ) | | | (1,237,253 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (168,964 | ) | | | (731,287 | ) |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
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Class C | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 13,299 | | | | 88,190 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 11,336 | | | | 24,766 | |
Redemptions | | | (168,535 | ) | | | (788,053 | ) |
| | |
Net decrease | | | (143,900 | ) | | | (675,097 | ) |
| | |
Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 183,640 | | | | 430,776 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 12,777 | | | | 25,919 | |
Redemptions | | | (176,725 | ) | | | (598,110 | ) |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 19,692 | | | | (141,415 | ) |
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 30, 2018. 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, 2018.
Effective October 30, 2018, the Fund renewed its line of credit agreement, which expires October 29, 2019, at substantially the same terms.
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.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
At September 30, 2018, 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 | |
| | | | |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 70,121,470 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 70,121,470 | |
Taxable Municipal Securities | | | — | | | | 2,712,910 | | | | — | | | | 2,712,910 | |
Miscellaneous | | | — | | | | — | | | | 429,777 | | | | 429,777 | |
| | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 72,834,380 | | | $ | 429,777 | | | $ | 73,264,157 | |
* | 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, 2018 is not presented.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)
The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 20, 2018 to elect the five Trustees listed below. The other Trustees named herein continue to serve as Trustees. The results of the vote with respect to the Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Nominee for Trustee | | Number of Shares | |
| For | | | Withheld | |
Mark R. Fetting | | | 7,057,655 | | | | 94,506 | |
Keith Quinton | | | 7,089,304 | | | | 62,858 | |
Marcus L. Smith | | | 7,089,304 | | | | 62,858 | |
Susan J. Sutherland | | | 7,062,322 | | | | 89,839 | |
Scott E. Wennerholm | | | 7,057,655 | | | | 94,506 | |
| Results are rounded to the nearest whole number. |
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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 by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, 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 2018. 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, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices 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 fund’s investment strategies and policies; |
• | | 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 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
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven 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, thirteen, six, eight and nine 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 (the “Fund”), with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), 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 the Adviser’s 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 investment professionals 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 also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
Eaton Vance
New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
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 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, 2017 for the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its primary and secondary benchmark indexes for the three-year period. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to generate competitive levels of tax exempt current income over time. On the basis of the foregoing, the performance of the Fund over other periods, 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, 2017, 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, 2018
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
Richard F. Froio
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Keith Quinton(1)
Marcus L. Smith(1)
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Scott E. Wennerholm
(1) | Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018. |
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 Advisers International Ltd., 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
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2018
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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, 2018
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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Special Meeting of Shareholders | | | 22 | |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval | | | 23 | |
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Officers and Trustees | | | 26 | |
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Important Notices | | | 27 | |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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 | | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 2.81 | % | | | 3.32 | % |
Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –1.13 | | | | –0.87 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 3.09 | |
Class C at NAV | | | 12/08/1993 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 2.56 | |
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge | | | — | | | | — | | | | –0.22 | | | | –0.38 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 2.56 | |
Class I at NAV | | | 08/03/2010 | | | | 06/01/1992 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 2.96 | | | | 3.43 | |
Bloomberg Barclays Short-Intermediate 1–10 Year Municipal Bond Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.71 | % | | | –0.24 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 3.14 | % |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Gross | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 0.70 | % |
Net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.70 | % | | | 1.45 | | | | 0.55 | |
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% Distribution Rates/Yields4 | | | | | | | | | | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | |
Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.27 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 2.41 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.83 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 4.07 | |
SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.16 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 2.35 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.65 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 3.97 | |
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
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Bloomberg Barclays Short-Intermediate 1-10 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 1-10 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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. |
| Performance prior to November 14, 2016 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objective and policies. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 7/31/19. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. 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. The 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 Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
| Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018 – September 30, 2018).
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 (4/1/18) | | | Ending Account Value (9/30/18) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (4/1/18 – 9/30/18) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,011.60 | | | $ | 3.53 | ** | | | 0.70 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,007.80 | | | $ | 7.30 | ** | | | 1.45 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,012.30 | | | $ | 2.77 | ** | | | 0.55 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.60 | | | $ | 3.55 | ** | | | 0.70 | % |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.80 | | | $ | 7.33 | ** | | | 1.45 | % |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.30 | | | $ | 2.79 | ** | | | 0.55 | % |
* | 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, 2018. |
** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, expenses would be higher. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 96.2% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Bond Bank — 0.4% | |
Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, 1.78%, (SIFMA + 0.22%), 12/1/20(1) | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 999,210 | |
| | | | | | $ | 999,210 | |
|
Education — 4.8% | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 270,272 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 250 | | | | 275,335 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | 225 | | | | 251,944 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 275 | | | | 311,105 | |
California School Finance Authority, (Green Dot Public Schools), 5.00%, 8/1/21(2)(3) | | | 100 | | | | 106,198 | |
California School Finance Authority, (Green Dot Public Schools), 5.00%, 8/1/22(2)(3) | | | 165 | | | | 177,887 | |
California School Finance Authority, (Green Dot Public Schools), 5.00%, 8/1/23(2)(3) | | | 175 | | | | 190,792 | |
California School Finance Authority, (Green Dot Public Schools), 5.00%, 8/1/24(2)(3) | | | 160 | | | | 175,942 | |
California School Finance Authority, (Green Dot Public Schools), 5.00%, 8/1/25(2)(3) | | | 300 | | | | 331,809 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Wentworth Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 355 | | | | 380,475 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Wentworth Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 600 | | | | 653,382 | |
Montana State University, 2.01%, (SIFMA + 0.45%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 11/15/35(1) | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,900,798 | |
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, PA, (Thomas Jefferson University), 5.00%, 9/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,114,420 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Pace University), 4.00%, 5/1/22 | | | 495 | | | | 519,577 | |
Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital and Education Authority, (Wilkes University), 5.00%, 3/1/19 | | | 200 | | | | 201,998 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Messiah College), 2.72% to 5/1/21 (Put Date), 11/1/31 | | | 1,845 | | | | 1,842,232 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (York College of Pennsylvania), 2.85% to 5/1/21 (Put Date), 5/1/34 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,499,610 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Barton College), 5.00%, 3/1/28 | | | 1,545 | | | | 1,619,407 | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,823,183 | |
|
Electric Utilities — 8.2% | |
Burke County Development Authority, GA, (Oglethorpe Power Corp.), 3.25% to 2/3/25 (Put Date), 11/1/45 | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 3,959,200 | |
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Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue, 2.36%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/1/23 (Put Date), 5/1/33(1) | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 10,000,100 | |
Rockport, IN, (Indiana Michigan Power Co.), 3.05%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,596,128 | |
Salem County Pollution Control Financing Authority, NJ, (Exelon Generation Co., LLC), (AMT), 2.50% to 3/1/19 (Put Date), 3/1/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,997,720 | |
Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, (Swanton Peaking Facility), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 385 | | | | 420,509 | |
Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, (Swanton Peaking Facility), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 600 | | | | 665,880 | |
Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, (Swanton Peaking Facility), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 500 | | | | 561,670 | |
| | | | | | $ | 20,201,207 | |
|
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.3% | |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | $ | 675 | | | $ | 688,291 | |
| | | | | | $ | 688,291 | |
|
General Obligations — 11.1% | |
Beaverton School District No. 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/24 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,141,780 | |
Bensalem Township School District, PA, 3.00%, 2/15/21 | | | 20 | | | | 20,367 | |
Chicago Board of Education, IL, 4.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 250 | | | | 251,848 | |
Chicago Board of Education, IL, 4.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 700 | | | | 702,905 | |
Chicago Board of Education, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 945 | | | | 971,469 | |
Chicago, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,035,390 | |
Chicago, IL, 5.625%, 1/1/29 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,128,110 | |
Dallas, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,086,350 | |
Dallas, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,130,610 | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, 2.176%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR +0.76%), 9/1/24 (Put Date), 9/1/48(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,994,560 | |
Elmira, NY, 3.50%, 5/24/19(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,004,140 | |
Elmira, NY, 3.75%, 7/16/19(2) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,003,140 | |
Elmira, NY, 5.00%, 5/15/26 | | | 115 | | | | 114,274 | |
Honolulu City and County, HI, 1.87%, (SIFMA + 0.31%), 9/1/20 (Put Date), 9/1/24(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,840 | |
Illinois, 0.00%, 8/1/20 | | | 265 | | | | 248,199 | |
Illinois, 0.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 200 | | | | 179,736 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 1/1/19 | | | 120 | | | | 120,709 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 12/1/19 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,565,925 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 750 | | | | 768,938 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 8/1/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,069,560 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 2/1/22 | | | 370 | | | | 386,221 | |
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Illinois, 5.00%, 6/1/22 | | $ | 265 | | | $ | 277,431 | |
Illinois, 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,098,820 | |
New Haven, CT, 5.00%, 8/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,053,290 | |
Union City, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,101,000 | |
Will County Community High School District No. 210, IL, 4.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 950 | | | | 948,518 | |
| | | | | | $ | 27,403,130 | |
|
Hospital — 13.6% | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | $ | 450 | | | $ | 491,441 | |
California Public Finance Authority, (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5.00%, 10/15/22 | | | 150 | | | | 162,093 | |
California Public Finance Authority, (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5.00%, 10/15/23 | | | 175 | | | | 191,417 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 5.50%, 12/1/58(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,158,460 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Valley View Hospital Association), 2.80% to 5/15/23 (Put Date), 5/15/42 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,740 | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Hartford HealthCare Corp.), 2.387%, (68% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 7/1/20 (Put Date), 7/1/49(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,003,590 | |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Yale New Haven Health), 1.966%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 7/1/19 (Put Date), 7/1/49(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,100 | |
Cuyahoga County, OH, (The MetroHealth System), 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,073,240 | |
Decatur Hospital Authority, TX, (Wise Regional Health System), 4.00%, 9/1/20 | | | 255 | | | | 260,324 | |
Delaware Health Facilities Authority, (Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 655 | | | | 704,721 | |
Doylestown Hospital Authority, PA, (Doylestown Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,155 | | | | 1,197,989 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,109,850 | |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, Inc.), 5.00%, 3/1/23 | | | 250 | | | | 273,550 | |
Kanabec County, MN, (FirstLight Health System), 2.75%, 12/1/19 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,245,342 | |
Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., SC, (Lexington Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 50 | | | | 53,316 | |
Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., SC, (Lexington Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 548,270 | |
Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., SC, (Lexington Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/25 | | | 80 | | | | 89,379 | |
Martin County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Martin Memorial Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | | 100 | | | | 111,635 | |
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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Lawrence General Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | $ | 555 | | | $ | 599,916 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Milford Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/15/21 | | | 185 | | | | 195,014 | |
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25 | | | 710 | | | | 736,256 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, (McLaren Health Care), 1.916%, (68% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 10/15/21 (Put Date), 10/15/30(1) | | | 965 | | | | 964,238 | |
Minneapolis and St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, MN, (Allina Health System), (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 1.67%, 11/15/35(4) | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,500,000 | |
Montana Facility Finance Authority, (Billings Clinic Obligated Group), 2.11%, (SIFMA + 0.55%), 8/15/23 (Put Date), 8/15/37(1)(3) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,500,925 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Trinitas Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,042,270 | |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Montefiore Obligated Group), 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,452,074 | |
Northampton County General Purpose Authority, PA, (St. Luke’s University Health Network), 2.52%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%), 8/15/24 (Put Date), 8/15/48(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,002,280 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (OU Medicine), 5.00%, 8/15/23 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,370,750 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (OU Medicine), 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | 500 | | | | 553,150 | |
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (Care New England Health System), 5.00%, 9/1/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,014,610 | |
| | | | | | $ | 33,606,940 | |
|
Housing — 2.8% | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (UMass Boston Student Housing), 5.00%, 10/1/21 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,066,390 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (UMass Boston Student Housing), 5.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 500 | | | | 541,520 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Island Campus, LLC - Texas A&M University), 4.00%, 4/1/23 | | | 1,295 | | | | 1,350,206 | |
Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Downtown Phoenix Student Housing, LLC - Arizona State University), 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | 600 | | | | 667,356 | |
Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Downtown Phoenix Student Housing, LLC - Arizona State University), 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | | 200 | | | | 224,082 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, 2.11%, (SIFMA + 0.55%), 10/1/23 (Put Date), 12/1/48(1)(3) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,001,260 | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,850,814 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Industrial Development Revenue — 11.0% | |
Burke County Development Authority, GA, (Georgia Transmission Corp.), 2.50% to 5/3/21 (Put Date), 1/1/52 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,999,980 | |
Maine Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.375% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 8/1/35(2) | | | 875 | | | | 874,186 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.25% to 5/1/19 (Put Date), 5/1/27(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,997,240 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.85% to 8/2/21 (Put Date), 8/1/27 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,017,850 | |
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Waste Pro USA, Inc.), (AMT), 5.00% to 8/1/22 (Put Date), 2/1/36(2) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,547,865 | |
National Finance Authority, NH, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.31%, (SIFMA + 0.75%), 10/1/21 (Put Date), 10/1/33(1)(3) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (United Illuminating Co.), 2.80% to 10/2/23 (Put Date), 10/1/33(3) | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,500,000 | |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(2) | | | 805 | | | | 805,515 | |
Niagara Area Development Corp., NY, (Covanta), 3.50%, 11/1/24(2) | | | 3,930 | | | | 3,933,262 | |
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (Ohio Valley Electric Corp.), 5.625%, 10/1/19 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,060,480 | |
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 3.75%, 1/15/28(2) | | | 800 | | | | 801,840 | |
Rockdale County Development Authority, GA, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/38(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,986,620 | |
Washington Economic Development Finance Authority, (Columbia Pulp I, LLC), (AMT), 7.50%, 1/1/32(2) | | | 500 | | | | 566,625 | |
Whiting, IN, (BP Products North America, Inc.), (AMT), 2.31%, (SIFMA + 0.75%), 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,002,040 | |
| | | | | | $ | 27,093,503 | |
|
Insured – Electric Utilities — 1.1% | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | $ | 320 | | | $ | 321,312 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29 | | | 1,640 | | | | 1,774,333 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Series RR, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 170 | | | | 170,763 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Series SS, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 325 | | | | 326,459 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,592,867 | |
|
Insured – General Obligations — 2.9% | |
Atlantic City, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/20 | | $ | 250 | | | $ | 258,588 | |
Boston, MA, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22 | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,714,461 | |
Chicago Board of Education, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 100 | | | | 109,098 | |
Chicago Board of Education, IL, (NPFG), 0.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 939,400 | |
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Insured – General Obligations (continued) | |
Chicago, IL, (NPFG), 0.00%, 1/1/19 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 99,339 | |
Matteson, IL, (AGM), 3.60%, 12/1/24 | | | 395 | | | | 396,983 | |
McHenry and Kane Counties Community Consolidated School District No. 158, IL, (NPFG), 0.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 1,090 | | | | 1,024,654 | |
Paterson, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 1/15/26 | | | 485 | | | | 517,277 | |
Puerto Rico, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | 125 | | | | 130,381 | |
Puerto Rico, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/22 | | | 135 | | | | 136,477 | |
Will County Community High School District No. 210, IL, (AGM), 0.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 1,000 | | | | 934,650 | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,261,308 | |
|
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.0% | |
Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission, (NPFG), 2.12%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 11/1/25(1) | | $ | 2,440 | | | $ | 2,396,983 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,396,983 | |
|
Insured – Other Revenue — 0.5% | |
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, (AGM), 2.60%, 5/1/24 | | $ | 1,190 | | | $ | 1,163,296 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,163,296 | |
|
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 0.2% | |
Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/1/31 | | $ | 430 | | | $ | 430,262 | |
| | | | | | $ | 430,262 | |
|
Insured – Transportation — 1.6% | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (NPFG), 5.50%, 12/15/22 | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 3,326,460 | |
Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/29 | | | 645 | | | | 645,645 | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,972,105 | |
|
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.9% | |
Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/25 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,248,900 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,248,900 | |
|
Other Revenue — 8.7% | |
Albany Parking Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/15/19 | | $ | 160 | | | $ | 163,302 | |
Albany Parking Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/15/20 | | | 575 | | | | 601,272 | |
Albany Parking Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/15/21 | | | 635 | | | | 678,504 | |
Albany Parking Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/15/22 | | | 705 | | | | 767,202 | |
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, PA, (City Center Project), 5.00%, 5/1/23(2) | | | 750 | | | | 798,187 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
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Other Revenue (continued) | |
Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, 4.00% to 12/1/23 (Put Date), 12/1/48 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,052,370 | |
Kalispel Tribe of Indians, WA, 5.00%, 1/1/32(2) | | | 795 | | | | 820,488 | |
Kansas City Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, MO, (Convention Center Hotel), 4.375%, 2/1/31(2) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,009,490 | |
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, 2.17%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 9/1/23 (Put Date), 4/1/48(1) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,487,800 | |
Northern California Gas Authority No. 1, Gas Project Revenue, 2.286%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%), 7/1/27(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 978,540 | |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, SC, Gas Supply Revenue, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 2.276%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 2/1/ 24 (Put Date), 10/1/48(1) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,998,530 | |
Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, (Project No. 1), 2.21%, (SIFMA + 0.65%), 4/1/24 (Put Date), 4/1/49(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, (Project No. 2), 2.266%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 6/1/24 (Put Date), 6/1/49(1) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,992,200 | |
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. I, Gas Supply Revenue, 2.264%, (67% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 12/15/26(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,952,200 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), 2.61%, (SIFMA + 1.05%), 7/3/23 (Put Date), 1/1/42(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,018,910 | |
| | | | | | $ | 21,318,995 | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 11.6% | |
Berks County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Highlands At Wyomissing), 5.00%, 5/15/28 | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 329,268 | |
Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Army Retirement Residence Foundation), 5.00%, 7/15/22 | | | 225 | | | | 241,065 | |
Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Army Retirement Residence Foundation), 5.00%, 7/15/23 | | | 200 | | | | 216,494 | |
Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Army Retirement Residence Foundation), 5.00%, 7/15/24 | | | 250 | | | | 272,345 | |
Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Army Retirement Residence Foundation), 5.00%, 7/15/25 | | | 250 | | | | 273,730 | |
Brookhaven Local Development Corp., NY, (Jefferson’s Ferry), 5.00%, 11/1/19 | | | 325 | | | | 335,472 | |
Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Pennswood Village), 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | 800 | | | | 892,800 | |
Centerville, OH, (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.00%, 11/1/20 | | | 290 | | | | 302,383 | |
Centerville, OH, (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.00%, 11/1/21 | | | 315 | | | | 331,972 | |
Centerville, OH, (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.00%, 11/1/22 | | | 430 | | | | 457,344 | |
Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, OR, (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst), 3.20%, 5/15/25 | | | 775 | | | | 775,465 | |
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Senior Living / Life Care (continued) | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/19 | | $ | 200 | | | $ | 200,734 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 210 | | | | 213,345 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 300 | | | | 307,251 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 4.00%, 1/1/22 | | | 300 | | | | 308,736 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Frasier Meadows Retirement Community), 3.125%, 5/15/27 | | | 500 | | | | 496,440 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Frasier Meadows Retirement Community), 5.00%, 5/15/22 | | | 500 | | | | 535,640 | |
District of Columbia, (Ingleside at Rock Creek), 3.875%, 7/1/24 | | | 735 | | | | 735,066 | |
Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Menno-Haven, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/21 | | | 250 | | | | 264,045 | |
Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Menno-Haven, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/22 | | | 250 | | | | 266,098 | |
Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Menno-Haven, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 355 | | | | 379,076 | |
Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Menno-Haven, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/24 | | | 425 | | | | 455,183 | |
Glendale Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Terraces of Phoenix), 3.60%, 7/1/23 | | | 500 | | | | 502,380 | |
Hanover County Economic Development Authority, VA, (Covenant Woods), 3.625%, 7/1/28 | | | 720 | | | | 705,758 | |
Lancaster County Hospital Authority, PA, (Brethren Village), 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | 920 | | | | 988,770 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Carleton-Willard Village), 5.25%, 12/1/25 | | | 275 | | | | 283,935 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 3.50%, 10/1/22(2) | | | 500 | | | | 510,675 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 4.00%, 10/1/25(2) | | | 515 | | | | 532,149 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 4.00%, 10/1/26(2) | | | 500 | | | | 512,390 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 4.00%, 10/1/27(2) | | | 400 | | | | 408,496 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Longhorn Village), 5.00%, 1/1/21 | | | 540 | | | | 559,818 | |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Longhorn Village), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,582,545 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst), 3.95%, 11/15/24(2) | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,262,387 | |
Rockville, MD, (Ingleside at King Farm), 3.00%, 11/1/25 | | | 750 | | | | 740,550 | |
Rockville, MD, (Ingleside at King Farm), 3.50%, 11/1/26 | | | 525 | | | | 519,157 | |
Salem Hospital Facility Authority, OR, (Capital Manor), 5.00%, 5/15/23(3) | | | 210 | | | | 229,490 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care (continued) | |
Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Village on the Isle), 2.70%, 1/1/22 | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,088,153 | |
Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Village on the Isle), 3.30%, 1/1/23 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,501,710 | |
St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Westminster St. Augustine), 4.125% to 8/1/24 (Put Date), 8/1/47 | | | 1,000 | | | | 991,520 | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (MRC Stevenson Oaks), 10.00%, 3/15/23(2) | | | 520 | | | | 518,118 | |
Tempe Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Mirabella at ASU), 4.00%, 10/1/23(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,008,000 | |
Tulsa County Industrial Authority, OK, (Montereau, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 230 | | | | 251,103 | |
Vermont Economic Development Authority, (Wake Robin Corp.), 4.00%, 5/1/21 | | | 215 | | | | 220,566 | |
Vermont Economic Development Authority, (Wake Robin Corp.), 5.00%, 5/1/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,073,500 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Horizon House), 5.00%, 1/1/25(2) | | | 1,165 | | | | 1,287,698 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Judson Park), 3.70%, 7/1/23(2) | | | 440 | | | | 440,101 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill), 3.20%, 7/1/21(2) | | | 395 | | | | 393,444 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Saint John’s Communities, Inc.), 4.00%, 9/15/22 | | | 200 | | | | 207,778 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Saint John’s Communities, Inc.), 4.00%, 9/15/23 | | | 250 | | | | 260,488 | |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Saint John’s Communities, Inc.), 4.00%, 9/15/24 | | | 365 | | | | 377,764 | |
| | | | | | $ | 28,548,395 | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 0.2% | |
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/22 | | $ | 185 | | | $ | 191,878 | |
South Village Community Development District, FL, 2.00%, 5/1/19 | | | 300 | | | | 299,481 | |
| | | | | | $ | 491,359 | |
|
Student Loan — 1.8% | |
Connecticut Higher Education Supplement Loan Authority, (AMT), 4.00%, 11/15/18 | | $ | 175 | | | $ | 175,312 | |
Connecticut Higher Education Supplement Loan Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 11/15/20 | | | 550 | | | | 574,250 | |
Connecticut Higher Education Supplement Loan Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 750 | | | | 803,782 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/20 | | | 500 | | | | 517,240 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,102,260 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Student Loan (continued) | |
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,372,487 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,545,331 | |
|
Transportation — 13.1% | |
Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, 2.34%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 11/15/19 (Put Date), 11/15/31(1) | | $ | 480 | | | $ | 480,864 | |
Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/24 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,609,550 | |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, 2.544%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 9/1/21 (Put Date), 9/1/39(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,008,890 | |
Eagle County Air Terminal Corp., CO, (AMT), 4.00%, 5/1/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,051,670 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp., (Brightline Passenger Rail), (AMT), 5.625% to 1/1/28 (Put Date), 1/1/47(2) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,085,780 | |
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, 5.00%, 2/1/23 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,760,400 | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp., (Purple Line Light Rail), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/31/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,069,830 | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp., (Transportation Facilities), 5.00%, 6/1/23 | | | 1,480 | | | | 1,620,704 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,091,200 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Delta Airlines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/23 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,256,170 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.16%, (SIFMA + 0.60%), 12/1/23(1) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,440 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 2.54%, (SIFMA+ 0.98%), 12/1/21(1) | | | 2,150 | | | | 2,181,239 | |
Port of Oakland, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,256,320 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Denver International Airport Great Hall), (AMT), 5.00%, 9/30/22 | | | 300 | | | | 324,141 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Denver International Airport Great Hall), (AMT), 5.00%, 9/30/23 | | | 350 | | | | 383,975 | |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, (LOC: State Street Bank and Trust Company), 1.68%, 1/1/32(4) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | |
| | | | | | $ | 32,181,173 | |
|
Water and Sewer — 0.4% | |
California Department of Water Resources, (Central Valley Project), 1.93%, (SIFMA + 0.37%), 12/1/22 (Put Date), 12/1/35(1) | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 502,630 | |
Riverside, CA, Water System Revenue, 2.19%, (SIFMA + 0.63%), 1/15/20 (Put Date), 10/1/35(1) | | | 470 | | | | 470,033 | |
| | | | | | $ | 972,663 | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 96.2% (identified cost $236,118,872) | | | $ | 236,789,915 | |
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Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
FRETE 2017-ML01 Trust, Class A, (Freddie Mac guaranteed), 2.72%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 1/25/33(1)(2) | | $ | 487 | | | $ | 489,209 | |
| |
Total Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2% (identified cost $487,018) | | | $ | 489,209 | |
|
Taxable Municipal Securities — 5.7% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Education — 1.5% | |
Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Jacksonville University), 5.43%, 6/1/27(2) | | $ | 3,340 | | | $ | 3,336,694 | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Barton College), 5.00%, 3/1/20 | | | 340 | | | | 339,408 | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,676,102 | |
|
General Obligations — 1.8% | |
Chicago, IL, 7.75%, 1/1/42 | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 4,291,240 | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,291,240 | |
|
Hospital — 0.5% | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (OU Medicine), 5.45%, 8/15/28 | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,297,288 | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,297,288 | |
|
Senior Living / Life Care — 1.0% | |
Berks County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Highlands At Wyomissing), 3.20%, 5/15/21 | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 813,288 | |
Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, OR, (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst), 4.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 550 | | | | 546,079 | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Buckner Senior Living - Ventana), 4.00%, 11/15/21 | | | 1,060 | | | | 1,060,318 | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (MRC Stevenson Oaks), 12.50%, 3/15/23(2) | | | 90 | | | | 89,298 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,508,983 | |
|
Special Tax Revenue — 0.9% | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Motor Vehicle Surcharges), 3.29%, 7/1/19 | | $ | 1,290 | | | $ | 1,291,096 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Motor Vehicle Surcharges), 3.52%, 7/1/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,300 | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,291,396 | |
| | |
Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 5.7% (identified cost $14,032,185) | | | | | | $ | 14,065,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
|
Hospital — 1.3% | |
Harnett Health System, Inc., 6.50%, 4/1/32 | | $ | 1,950 | | | $ | 1,920,164 | |
St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, 3.926%, 7/1/22 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,231,624 | |
| | |
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.3% (identified cost $3,200,000) | | | | | | $ | 3,151,788 | |
| | |
Total Investments — 103.4% (identified cost $253,838,075) | | | | | | $ | 254,495,921 | |
| | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.4)% | | | | | | $ | (8,313,545 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 246,182,376 | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
At September 30, 2018, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states and territories, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
New York | | | 13.5% | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 89.9% | |
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, 2018, 7.0% 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 5.5% of total investments.
(1) | Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2018. |
(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, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $35,164,125 or 14.3% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(3) | When-issued security. |
(4) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the same or next business day. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2018. |
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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. |
LIBOR | | – | | London Interbank Offered Rate |
Liq | | – | | Liquidity Provider |
LOC | | – | | Letter of Credit |
NPFG | | – | | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. |
SIFMA | | – | | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index |
Currency Abbreviations:
| | | | |
USD | | – | | United States Dollar |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets | | September 30, 2018 | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $253,838,075) | | $ | 254,495,921 | |
Cash | | | 1,316,610 | |
Interest receivable | | | 2,191,668 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 50,000 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,439,894 | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 21,504 | |
Total assets | | $ | 259,515,597 | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for when-issued securities | | $ | 12,210,280 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 887,677 | |
Distributions payable | | | 74,204 | |
Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | | 77,561 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 21,940 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 61,559 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 13,333,221 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 246,182,376 | |
| |
Sources of Net Assets | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 245,834,847 | |
Distributable earnings | | | 347,529 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 246,182,376 | |
| |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 55,731,106 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 5,603,463 | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.95 | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | | | |
(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share) | | $ | 10.18 | |
| |
Class C Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 21,400,054 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 2,246,428 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.53 | |
| |
Class I Shares | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 169,051,216 | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 16,991,044 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | | | | |
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.95 | |
On sales of $100,000 or more ($50,000 or more for certain financial intermediaries, as disclosed in an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus), 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)
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |
Interest | | $ | 2,817,930 | |
Total investment income | | $ | 2,817,930 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 374,652 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 33,968 | |
Class C | | | 84,443 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 4,243 | |
Custodian fee | | | 30,890 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 34,105 | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 22,731 | |
Printing and postage | | | 10,254 | |
Registration fees | | | 40,059 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 21,037 | |
Total expenses | | $ | 656,382 | |
Deduct — | | | | |
Allocation of expenses to affiliate | | $ | 21,504 | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 21,504 | |
| |
Net expenses | | $ | 634,878 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,183,052 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | | | | |
Investment transactions | | $ | 33,788 | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 33,788 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (369,232 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (369,232 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (335,444 | ) |
| |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,847,608 | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Six Months Ended
September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended
March 31, 2018 | |
From operations — | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,183,052 | | | $ | 1,476,650 | |
Net realized gain | | | 33,788 | | | | 217,054 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (369,232 | ) | | | 83,605 | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,847,608 | | | $ | 1,777,309 | |
Distributions to shareholders:(1) | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (520,235 | ) | | $ | (617,098 | ) |
Class C | | | (144,519 | ) | | | (147,548 | ) |
Class I | | | (1,502,281 | ) | | | (691,417 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (2,167,035 | ) | | $ | (1,456,063 | ) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 27,346,708 | | | $ | 15,462,102 | |
Class C | | | 7,003,616 | | | | 9,630,045 | |
Class I | | | 105,914,341 | | | | 90,268,161 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 435,827 | | | | 525,627 | |
Class C | | | 129,411 | | | | 128,160 | |
Class I | | | 1,271,255 | | | | 550,030 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (8,043,075 | ) | | | (4,718,853 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,119,614 | ) | | | (2,779,773 | ) |
Class I | | | (22,231,900 | ) | | | (14,197,098 | ) |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 109,706,569 | | | $ | 94,868,401 | |
| | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 109,387,142 | | | $ | 95,189,647 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | $ | 136,795,234 | | | $ | 41,605,587 | |
At end of period | | $ | 246,182,376 | | | $ | 136,795,234 | (2) |
(1) | For the year ended March 31, 2018, the source of distributions was from net investment income. |
(2) | Includes accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $(8,056) at March 31, 2018. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amount as of September 30, 2018 was eliminated. |
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Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.115 | | | $ | 0.212 | | | $ | 0.248 | | | $ | 0.264 | | | $ | 0.271 | | | $ | 0.289 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.000 | )(2) | | | 0.117 | | | | (0.235 | ) | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.128 | | | | (0.372 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.115 | | | $ | 0.329 | | | $ | 0.013 | | | $ | 0.291 | | | $ | 0.399 | | | $ | (0.083 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.115 | ) | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.261 | ) | | $ | (0.269 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.115 | ) | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.243 | ) | | $ | (0.261 | ) | | $ | (0.269 | ) | | $ | (0.287 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 1.16 | %(4)(5) | | | 3.36 | %(5) | | | 0.13 | %(5) | | | 2.95 | % | | | 4.06 | % | | | (0.77 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 55,731 | | | $ | 36,045 | | | $ | 24,526 | | | $ | 35,441 | | | $ | 43,069 | | | $ | 39,604 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(6) | | | 0.70 | %(5)(7) | | | 0.70 | %(5) | | | 0.80 | %(5)(8) | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.78 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.31 | %(7) | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.65 | % | | | 2.71 | % | | | 2.91 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 21 | %(4) | | | 55 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % |
(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) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.02%, 0.15% and 0.22% of average daily net assets for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
(6) | 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. |
(8) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. |
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| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.410 | | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.480 | | | $ | 9.840 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.074 | | | $ | 0.131 | | | $ | 0.165 | | | $ | 0.181 | | | $ | 0.188 | | | $ | 0.206 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.000 | )(2) | | | 0.117 | | | | (0.234 | ) | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.127 | | | | (0.362 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.074 | | | $ | 0.248 | | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | 0.208 | | | $ | 0.315 | | | $ | (0.156 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.074 | ) | | $ | (0.128 | ) | | $ | (0.161 | ) | | $ | (0.178 | ) | | $ | (0.185 | ) | | $ | (0.204 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.074 | ) | | $ | (0.128 | ) | | $ | (0.161 | ) | | $ | (0.178 | ) | | $ | (0.185 | ) | | $ | (0.204 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.530 | | | $ | 9.410 | | | $ | 9.640 | | | $ | 9.610 | | | $ | 9.480 | |
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Total Return(3) | | | 0.78 | %(4)(5) | | | 2.64 | %(5) | | | (0.73 | )%(5) | | | 2.20 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | (1.57 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 21,400 | | | $ | 16,403 | | | $ | 9,324 | | | $ | 10,396 | | | $ | 11,036 | | | $ | 11,152 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(6) | | | 1.45 | %(5)(7) | | | 1.45 | %(5) | | | 1.55 | %(5)(8) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.56 | %(7) | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.16 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 21 | %(4) | | | 55 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % |
(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) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.02%, 0.15% and 0.24% of average daily net assets for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
(6) | 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. |
(8) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. |
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| | 16 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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| | Class I | |
| | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 10.270 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.122 | | | $ | 0.226 | | | $ | 0.269 | | | $ | 0.278 | | | $ | 0.286 | | | $ | 0.304 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.000 | )(2) | | | 0.118 | | | | (0.242 | ) | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.128 | | | | (0.372 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.122 | | | $ | 0.344 | | | $ | 0.027 | | | $ | 0.305 | | | $ | 0.414 | | | $ | (0.068 | ) |
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Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.122 | ) | | $ | (0.224 | ) | | $ | (0.257 | ) | | $ | (0.275 | ) | | $ | (0.284 | ) | | $ | (0.302 | ) |
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Total distributions | | $ | (0.122 | ) | | $ | (0.224 | ) | | $ | (0.257 | ) | | $ | (0.275 | ) | | $ | (0.284 | ) | | $ | (0.302 | ) |
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Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 9.950 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 10.060 | | | $ | 10.030 | | | $ | 9.900 | |
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Total Return(3) | | | 1.23 | %(4)(5) | | | 3.51 | %(5) | | | 0.27 | %(5) | | | 3.10 | % | | | 4.21 | % | | | (0.62 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 169,051 | | | $ | 84,347 | | | $ | 7,755 | | | $ | 15,931 | | | $ | 13,677 | | | $ | 10,227 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses(6) | | | 0.55 | %(5)(7) | | | 0.55 | %(5) | | | 0.68 | %(5)(8) | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.63 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.44 | %(7) | | | 2.26 | % | | | 2.68 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 3.07 | % |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 21 | %(4) | | | 55 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % |
(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. |
(5) | The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.02%, 0.15% and 0.11% of average daily net assets for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
(6) | 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. |
(8) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. |
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| | 17 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a non-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. 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 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 for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair 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, 2018, 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.
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
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
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, 2018 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 from prior years) 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, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $435,325 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. The capital loss carryforwards will expire on March 31, 2019 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.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at September 30, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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Aggregate cost | | $ | 253,738,843 | |
| |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,614,982 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (857,904 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 757,078 | |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion, and at a reduced rate on daily net assets of $1 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended September 30, 2018, the investment adviser fee amounted to $374,652 or 0.40% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as interest, taxes or litigation expenses) 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, 2019. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $21,504 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2018.
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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, 2018, EVM earned $2,157 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $3,868 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended September 30, 2018. 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 organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM 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, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
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, 2018 amounted to $33,968 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, 2018, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $70,369 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, 2018 amounted to $14,074 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, 2018, 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 $163,034,681 and $38,295,375, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2018.
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, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
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Sales | | | 2,742,590 | | | | 1,548,683 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 43,708 | | | | 52,742 | |
Redemptions | | | (805,829 | ) | | | (473,733 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 1,980,469 | | | | 1,127,692 | |
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Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
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Class C | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
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Sales | | | 733,428 | | | | 1,008,770 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 13,554 | | | | 13,429 | |
Redemptions | | | (221,884 | ) | | | (291,314 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 525,098 | | | | 730,885 | |
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Class I | | Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |
| | |
Sales | | | 10,620,070 | | | | 9,054,505 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 127,471 | | | | 55,206 | |
Redemptions | | | (2,231,411 | ) | | | (1,423,604 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 8,516,130 | | | | 7,686,107 | |
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 30, 2018. 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, 2018.
Effective October 30, 2018, the Fund renewed its line of credit agreement, which expires October 29, 2019, at substantially the same terms.
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, 2018, 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 | | $ | — | | | $ | 236,789,915 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 236,789,915 | |
Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 489,209 | | | | — | | | | 489,209 | |
Taxable Municipal Securities | | | — | | | | 14,065,009 | | | | — | | | | 14,065,009 | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | | 3,151,788 | | | | — | | | | 3,151,788 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 254,495,921 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 254,495,921 | |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)
The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 20, 2018 to elect the five Trustees listed below. The other Trustees named herein continue to serve as Trustees. The results of the vote with respect to the Fund were as follows:
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Nominee for Trustee | | Number of Shares | |
| For | | | Withheld | |
Mark R. Fetting | | | 17,697,284 | | | | 313,153 | |
Keith Quinton | | | 17,697,284 | | | | 313,153 | |
Marcus L. Smith | | | 17,697,284 | | | | 313,153 | |
Susan J. Sutherland | | | 17,707,249 | | | | 303,188 | |
Scott E. Wennerholm | | | 17,697,284 | | | | 313,153 | |
Results | are rounded to the nearest whole number. |
Eaton Vance
Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
September 30, 2018
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 by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, 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 2018. 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, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices 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 fund’s investment strategies and policies; |
• | | 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 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, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven 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, thirteen, six, eight and nine 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 and administrative agreement of Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund (formerly Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund) (the “Fund”), with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), 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 and administrative agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
In connection with its approval of the investment advisory and administrative agreement, the Board considered certain previously implemented changes to the Fund’s investment objective, investment strategies and certain investment policies, which became effective November 14, 2016. Prior to these changes, the Fund was required to invest at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax and Massachusetts state personal income taxes. Among other things, the Board considered the manner in which such changes, along with related changes to the Fund’s investment adviser from Boston Management and Research to the Adviser, may have affected the services provided under the investment advisory and administrative agreement.
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 the Adviser’s 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 investment professionals 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
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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 also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
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 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 and administrative agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board noted that, effective November 14, 2016, the Fund changed its name, investment objective and investment strategies to allow the Fund to (i) employ a more flexible investment approach and invest nationally (i.e., not primarily in issuers exempt from Massachusetts state personal income taxes), (ii) invest in municipal obligations of any duration and credit quality and (iii) shorten the Fund’s dollar-weighted average portfolio duration to 4.5 years or less. Although the Board considered information comparing the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, the Board concluded that, in light of the recent changes to the Fund, additional time is required to evaluate the Adviser’s performance in managing the Fund under its new mandate.
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, 2017, 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 factors identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee regarding the Fund’s expense ratio 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.
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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
Richard F. Froio
Chief Compliance Officer
Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
William H. Park
Chairperson
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Mark R. Fetting
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
Helen Frame Peters
Keith Quinton(1)
Marcus L. Smith(1)
Susan J. Sutherland
Harriett Tee Taggart
Scott E. Wennerholm
(1) | Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018. |
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 Advisers International Ltd., 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
Not required in this filing.
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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. 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 26, 2018 |
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 26, 2018 |
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By: | | /s/ Payson F. Swaffield |
| | Payson F. Swaffield |
| | President |
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Date: | | November 26, 2018 |