Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

 

 

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: 811-09147

 

 

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income 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)

November 30

Date of Fiscal Year End

November 30, 2018

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

 

 

California (CEV)     •     Massachusetts (MMV)    •    Michigan (EMI)    •    New Jersey (EVJ)

New York (EVY)    •    Ohio (EVO)    •    Pennsylvania (EVP)

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. Each Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Funds nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Funds is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, each Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.


Annual Report November 30, 2018

Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance and Fund Profile

  
  

California Municipal Income Trust

     4  

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

     5  

Michigan Municipal Income Trust

     6  

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

     7  

New York Municipal Income Trust

     8  

Ohio Municipal Income Trust

     9  

Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust

     10  
  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     11  

Financial Statements

     12  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     67  

Federal Tax Information

     68  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     69  

Management and Organization

     71  

Important Notices

     74  


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The fiscal year that began December 1, 2017, was characterized by a flattening of the municipal bond yield curve.7 Driven by four federal funds rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) — starting in December 2017, and continuing in March, June, and September 2018 — rates generally rose across the entire U.S. Treasury yield curve, more so at the short end of the curve.

In the opening month of the period, the municipal market experienced considerable volatility after the GOP-controlled House and Senate passed new tax legislation. The most significant change to the municipal market was the elimination of an issuer’s ability to refinance debt prior to its call date through the issuance of advanced refunding bonds, which accounted for about 20% of new issuances over the previous decade. As a result, December 2017 witnessed the largest one-month issuance of new municipal debt, as issuers rushed to beat the December 31, 2017 deadline. Investors sold short maturity bonds to buy new-issue longer-maturity bonds in anticipation of lower supply going forward. The net result was a rise in prices on longer-term debt that drove a flattening of the yield curve in December 2017.

At the start of the new year, however, bond prices reversed direction. Signs of inflation, wage growth, and fears that new tax legislation might overheat the economy pushed short-term interest rates higher and longer-term bond prices lower. Upward pressure on short-term rates continued in March and June 2018 as the Fed delivered its first two rate hikes of the year. From April through the end of August 2018, fluctuating perceptions of geopolitical risk were a primary driver of rates at the long end of the curve. Investor sentiment toggled between concerns over a global trade war, optimism about economic growth, and uncertainties surrounding the strained relationship between the U.S. and North Korea.

In September 2018, the Fed hiked rates again and both U.S. Treasury and municipal rates rose across the curve. In October 2018, a strong U.S. employment report and easing concerns over Italy’s national budget continued the upward pressure on longer-term rates. In the final month of the period, however, longer-term rates declined after the Fed made dovish comments about the future direction of interest rates and the Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives, decreasing the possibility of further tax cuts in 2019.

During the 12-month period, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (the Index),2 a broad measure of the asset class, returned 1.13% as coupon income modestly outweighed the

negative effects of falling bond prices. While rates for AAA-rated8 bonds rose across the yield curve, rate increases were greater at the shorter end of the curve.

On a total return basis, bonds with 15 years or less remaining to maturity generally outperformed bonds with 20 or more years to maturity. At the same time, lower-rated bonds generally outperformed higher-rated issues. Municipal bonds, in general, outperformed comparable U.S. Treasurys during the period, with the exception of the 30-year area of the curve where municipals performed in line with U.S. Treasurys.

Fund Performance

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2018, shares of the California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Trusts (the Funds) at net asset value (NAV) underperformed the 1.13% return of the Funds’ benchmark, the Index, while the New Jersey Trust at NAV outperformed the Index.

Each Fund’s overall strategy is to invest primarily in investment grade bonds of the Fund’s particular state. Management may hedge investments against the potential risk of volatility associated with the use of leverage and by investing in bonds at the long end of the yield curve using U.S. Treasury futures.

As a risk management tactic within each individual Fund, interest rate hedging is used to moderate performance on both the upside and downside of the market. During this period of declining municipal bond prices, the Funds’ Treasury futures hedge mitigated some of the price declines, and contributed modestly to performance relative to the unhedged Index for the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Funds. The California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Ohio Funds did not employ a hedging strategy during the period.

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2018, management employed leverage through Residual Interest Bond financing,6 Auction Preferred Shares (APS) and Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares (iMTP) to seek to enhance the Funds’ tax-exempt income. In general, the use of leverage has the effect of achieving additional exposure to the municipal market, and magnifying a Fund’s exposure to its underlying investments in both up and down markets. During this period of rising rates and falling bond prices, the use of leverage amplified the relatively minor declines in the price of bonds owned by the Funds but also generated additional tax-exempt income. As of November 30, 2018, the Funds had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding.

 

 

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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance — continued

 

 

State-specific Results

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned –0.70%, underperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Detractors from Fund performance versus the Index included leveraged investments used by the Fund, and security selections in the health care sector and general obligation (GO) bonds. In contrast, performance relative to the Index was helped by security selection in A-rated and BBB-rated bonds, security selection and an overweight position in zero-coupon bonds, and security selection in insured Puerto Rico bonds.

Returns were supported by the relatively strong performance of Puerto Rico’s debt structure during the period as ongoing bankruptcy negotiations signaled that bondholder recoveries may exceed initial expectations by the market. The Fund’s insured Puerto Rico holdings were insured by various municipal bond insurers. It should be noted that most uninsured bonds issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its conduit issuers were no longer included in the Index. As Puerto Rico continued to deal with its ongoing fiscal crisis during the period, bonds issued by different legal entities were influenced by a number of factors, including monetary default. As the period ended, Puerto Rico continued to negotiate with creditors to address its current debt structure under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act passed by the U.S. Congress.

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned –0.82%, underperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Leveraged investments used by the Fund, security selection in the education sector, and security selection in AA-rated bonds detracted from performance relative to the Index. During a period when lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-rated issues, an overweight in BBB-rated bonds and below contributed to performance versus the Index. Additional contributors to relative results included security selection and an overweight position in insured Puerto Rico bonds and holdings that were prerefunded during the period.

Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned –0.20%, underperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Detractors from performance relative to the Index included leveraged investments used by the Fund, an underweight in BBB-rated issues and security selection in the health care sector. In contrast, performance versus the Index was aided by an overweight position and security selection in insured Puerto Rico bonds, security selection in the water and sewer sector, and holdings that were prerefunded during the period.

Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned 1.53%, outperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Security selection and an overweight position in insured and uninsured Puerto Rico bonds, security selection and an overweight position in BBB-rated bonds, and security selection in zero-coupon bonds all contributed to Fund performance versus the Index. Detractors from Fund performance relative to the Index included leveraged investments used by the Fund, security selection in state GO bonds, and security selection in AA-rated bonds.

Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned –0.61%, underperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Leveraged investments used by the Fund detracted from performance relative to the Index, as did security selection in the lease revenue/certificates of participation sector and security selection in 4.0% coupon bonds. Contributors to performance versus the Index included security selection in insured Puerto Rico bonds, an overweight position in BBB-rated bonds and below, and security selection in the housing sector.

Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned –0.66%, underperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Performance versus the Index was hurt by leveraged investments used by the Fund, security selection in local GO bonds, and an overweight and security selection in zero-coupon bonds. Contributors to results versus the Index included security selection and an overweight position in insured Puerto Rico bonds, security selection in the industrial development revenue sector, and security selection in the education sector.

Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust shares at NAV returned –0.05%, underperforming the 1.13% return of the Index. Leveraged investments used by the Fund, security selection in local GO bonds, and security selection in AAA-rated bonds all detracted from Fund performance versus the Index. Contributors to performance relative to the Index included security selection and an overweight position in insured Puerto Rico bonds, an overweight position in the health care sector, and holdings that were prerefunded during the period.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

California Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Craig R. Brandon, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        –0.70      5.85      9.05

Fund at Market Price

            –4.76        4.89        8.01  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –15.99
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.465  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              3.85

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              7.50

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              4.58

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              8.92
           
% Total Leverage6                                

Residual Interest Bond (RIB) Financing

              38.72

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

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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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Craig R. Brandon, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        –0.82      5.23      9.05

Fund at Market Price

            –4.33        4.70        8.67  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –15.00
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.466  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              3.27

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              5.82

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              3.85

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              6.85
           
% Total Leverage6                                

RIB Financing

              35.02

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

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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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Michigan Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Cynthia J. Clemson

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        –0.20      6.76      8.62

Fund at Market Price

            –2.13        6.91        10.41  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –14.16
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.469  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              3.31

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              5.84

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              3.85

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              6.79
           
% Total Leverage6                                

RIB Financing

              38.68

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

LOGO

 

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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        1.53      5.58      9.68

Fund at Market Price

            –0.64        4.76        8.99  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –15.08
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.548  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              4.19

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              7.78

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              4.93

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              9.15
           
% Total Leverage6                                

RIB Financing

              35.29

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

LOGO

 

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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

New York Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Craig R. Brandon, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        –0.61      5.78      10.20

Fund at Market Price

            –6.42        4.14        10.18  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –15.63
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.580  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              3.85

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              7.13

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              4.56

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              8.45
           
% Total Leverage6                                

RIB Financing

              37.29

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

LOGO

 

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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Ohio Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Cynthia J. Clemson

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        –0.66      5.87      8.91

Fund at Market Price

            –6.03        5.16        9.29  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –15.28
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.541  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              3.83

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              6.81

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              4.52

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              8.04
           
% Total Leverage6                                

RIB Financing

              36.25

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

LOGO

 

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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     01/29/1999        –0.02      5.60      8.42

Fund at Market Price

            –5.06        5.34        7.41  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

            1.13      3.52      4.88
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –15.28
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.505  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              3.90

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at NAV

              6.80

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              4.60

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate at Market Price

              8.02
           
% Total Leverage6                                

RIB Financing

              38.58

Fund Profile

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)8,9

 

LOGO

 

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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

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.

 

3 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Included in the average annual total return at NAV for the five and ten year periods is the impact of the tender and repurchase of a portion of the Fund’s Auction Preferred Shares (APS) at 95.5% of the Fund’s APS per share liquidation preference. Had this transaction not occurred, the total return at NAV would be lower for the Fund.

 

4 

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. The discount or premium of the Fund may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to http://eatonvance.com/closedend.

 

5 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price 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. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for Funds that employ leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. 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.

 

6 

Fund employs RIB financing leverage. The leverage created by RIB investments provides an opportunity for increased income but, at the same time, creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater price volatility). The cost of leverage rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. See “Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held” in the notes to the financial statements for more information about RIB financing. RIB leverage represents the amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding at period end as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus Floating Rate Notes. The Fund may be required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its leverage and may be required to reduce its leverage at an inopportune time.

 

7 

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term rates fall and/or short-term rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term rates increase and/or short-term rates fall.

 

8 

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.

 

9 

The chart includes the municipal bonds held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds, consistent with the Portfolio of Investments.

 

  

Fund profiles subject to change due to active management.

 

  

Important Notice to Shareholders

  

On April 26, 2018, the Boards of Trustees of the Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust have approved proposals to merge the Funds.

 

  

As of the close of business on December 14, 2018, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust acquired the net assets of Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the shareholders of Michigan Municipal Income Trust on November 15, 2018.

 

  

On July 26, 2018, the Boards of Trustees of the following Funds approved the following mergers: Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust into Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. At Special Meetings of Shareholders held on December 20, 2018, shareholders of Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust, Ohio Municipal Income Trust and Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust approved each merger into Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Each merger is currently expected to be completed as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange on or about January 18, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

  

At a Special Meeting of Shareholders held on January 10, 2019, shareholders of New Jersey Municipal Income Trust approved the merger into Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. The merger is expected to be completed as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange on or about February 22, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

 

  11  


Eaton Vance

California Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 152.6%

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Education — 18.6%  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvey Mudd College), 5.25%, 12/1/31

  $ 195     $ 212,891  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvey Mudd College), 5.25%, 12/1/36

    330       357,974  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University), 5.00%, 10/1/30

    745       762,835  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (University of San Francisco), Prerefunded to 10/1/21, 6.125%, 10/1/36

    115       128,400  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (University of San Diego), 5.00%, 10/1/31

    415       445,610  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (University of San Diego), 5.00%, 10/1/35

    285       305,050  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (University of San Diego), 5.25%, 10/1/26

    810       877,797  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (University of San Diego), 5.25%, 10/1/27

    850       920,176  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (University of San Diego), 5.25%, 10/1/28

    895       967,862  

California State University, 5.00%, 11/1/41(1)

    6,275       7,022,478  

University of California, 5.00%, 5/15/46(1)

    4,075       4,521,987  

University of California, Prerefunded to 5/15/19, 5.25%, 5/15/39

    205       208,364  

University of California, Prerefunded to 5/15/19, 5.25%, 5/15/39

    690       701,323  
            $ 17,432,747  
Electric Utilities — 8.1%  

Chula Vista, (San Diego Gas and Electric), 5.875%, 2/15/34

  $ 270     $ 273,953  

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, 5.00%, 7/1/42(1)

    4,000       4,531,720  

Northern California Power Agency, 5.25%, 8/1/24

    1,500       1,555,980  

Southern California Public Power Authority, (Tieton Hydropower), 5.00%, 7/1/35

    680       709,886  

Vernon, Electric System Revenue, 5.125%, 8/1/21

    480       488,793  
            $ 7,560,332  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 4.4%  

California, Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 6.00%, 4/1/38

  $ 265     $ 268,853  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Claremont McKenna College), Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 5.00%, 1/1/39

    3,135       3,143,339  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (University of San Francisco), Prerefunded to 10/1/21, 6.125%, 10/1/36

    120       134,159  
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued)  

University of California, Prerefunded to 5/15/19, 5.25%, 5/15/39

  $ 355     $ 360,826  

Vernon, Electric System Revenue, Prerefunded to 8/1/19, 5.125%, 8/1/21

    220       224,994  
            $ 4,132,171  
General Obligations — 43.1%  

Alameda City Unified School District, (Election of 2014), 5.00%, 8/1/42(1)

  $ 3,325     $ 3,783,783  

California, 5.50%, 11/1/35

    1,600       1,703,040  

California, 6.00%, 4/1/38

    485       491,402  

Illinois, 5.00%, 12/1/35

    2,000       2,061,340  

La Canada Unified School District, (Election of 2017), 5.00%, 8/1/47(1)

    6,750       7,747,042  

Long Beach Unified School District, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/41(1)

    3,500       3,951,325  

Oxnard Union High School District, (Election of 2018), 5.00%, 8/1/42(1)

    6,000       6,734,640  

Palo Alto, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/40

    3,655       3,833,803  

San Diego Unified School District, (Election of 2012), 5.00%, 7/1/47(1)

    6,000       6,781,020  

Santa Clara County, (Election of 2008), Prerefunded to 8/1/19, 5.00%, 8/1/39(1)

    3,180       3,250,660  
            $ 40,338,055  
Hospital — 26.0%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Catholic Healthcare West), 5.25%, 3/1/27

  $ 1,000     $ 1,066,330  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Catholic Healthcare West), 5.25%, 3/1/28

    190       202,688  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (City of Hope), 5.00%, 11/15/32

    635       692,201  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (City of Hope), 5.00%, 11/15/35

    910       988,770  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 4.00%, 11/1/44(1)

    6,000       6,130,620  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 4.00%, 11/1/44

    430       439,361  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (St. Joseph Health System), 5.00%, 7/1/33

    1,145       1,260,233  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (St. Joseph Health System), 5.00%, 7/1/37

    535       585,301  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Sutter Health), 5.00%, 11/15/46(1)

    6,000       6,557,160  

California Public Finance Authority, (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5.00%, 10/15/37

    500       532,890  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

California Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

California Public Finance Authority, (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5.00%, 10/15/47

  $ 1,000     $ 1,053,720  

California Public Finance Authority, (Sharp HealthCare), 5.00%, 8/1/47(1)

    3,750       4,184,587  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Methodist Hospital of Southern California), 5.00%, 1/1/48(2)

    600       642,234  
            $ 24,336,095  
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 4.6%  

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, (AGC), (AGM), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 1/1/26

  $ 5,130     $ 4,297,042  
            $ 4,297,042  
Insured – General Obligations — 4.2%  

Sweetwater Union High School District, (Election of 2000), (AGM), 0.00%, 8/1/25

  $ 4,720     $ 3,950,687  
            $ 3,950,687  
Insured – Transportation — 6.5%  

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/1/29

  $ 5,000     $ 3,301,950  

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/31

    4,500       2,790,810  
            $ 6,092,760  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.1%  

California Public Works Board, 5.00%, 11/1/38

  $ 915     $ 1,003,856  
            $ 1,003,856  
Other Revenue — 0.4%  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles), 5.00%, 12/1/32

  $ 385     $ 385,886  
            $ 385,886  
Senior Living / Life Care — 1.6%  

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations, (Episcopal Senior Communities), 6.00%, 7/1/31

  $ 290     $ 312,817  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Southern California Presbyterian Homes), 7.25%, 11/15/41(3)

    600       625,464  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors), 5.125%, 11/15/35

    535       594,498  
            $ 1,532,779  
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Special Tax Revenue — 8.2%  

Aliso Viejo Community Facilities District No. 2005-01, Special Tax Revenue, (Glenwood at Aliso Viejo), 5.00%, 9/1/30

  $ 500     $ 556,675  

Los Angeles County Community Facilities District No. 3, (Valencia/Newhall Area), 5.00%, 9/1/23

    480       518,203  

Los Angeles County Community Facilities District No. 3, (Valencia/Newhall Area), 5.00%, 9/1/24

    240       258,902  

Los Angeles County Community Facilities District No. 3, (Valencia/Newhall Area), 5.00%, 9/1/25

    335       361,107  

Los Angeles County Community Facilities District No. 3, (Valencia/Newhall Area), 5.00%, 9/1/26

    240       258,434  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/42(1)

    2,100       2,396,058  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Sales Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.00%, 7/1/28

    2,400       2,521,776  

South Orange County Public Financing Authority, Special Tax Revenue, (Ladera Ranch), 5.00%, 8/15/28

    725       784,929  
            $ 7,656,084  
Transportation — 10.5%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 5.25%, 4/1/29

  $ 1,000     $ 1,012,120  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (LINXS Automated People Mover), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/43

    3,000       3,224,820  

Los Angeles Department of Airports, (Los Angeles International Airport), 5.00%, 5/15/35(1)

    2,120       2,209,549  

San Francisco City and County Airport Commission, (San Francisco International Airport), 5.00%, 5/1/35

    2,760       2,864,245  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, 5.00%, 1/15/34

    500       540,940  
            $ 9,851,674  
Water and Sewer — 15.3%  

Rancho California Water District Financing Authority, 5.00%, 8/1/46(1)

  $ 5,250     $ 5,906,722  

San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, Water Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/1/45(1)

    6,000       6,638,160  

San Mateo, Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 8/1/36

    1,700       1,816,110  
            $ 14,360,992  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 152.6%
(identified cost $138,460,759)

 

  $ 142,931,160  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

California Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Taxable Municipal Securities — 8.7%

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Education — 3.2%  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University), 4.842%, 10/1/48

  $ 3,000     $ 3,040,620  
            $ 3,040,620  
Hospital — 5.5%  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 6.00%, 12/1/24

  $ 2,500     $ 2,617,525  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Marin General Hospital), 4.821%, 8/1/45

    2,500       2,509,925  
            $ 5,127,450  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 8.7%
(identified cost $8,076,598)

 

  $ 8,168,070  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.1%

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Other — 1.1%  

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, 7.00%, 10/1/39(3)

  $ 1,040     $ 1,044,170  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.1%
(identified cost $1,040,000)

          $ 1,044,170  

Total Investments — 162.4%
(identified cost $147,577,357)

          $ 152,143,400  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (62.4)%

          $ (58,448,048

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 93,695,352  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by California 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 November 30, 2018, 9.4% 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 1.8% to 5.4% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

(2) 

When-issued security.

 

(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 November 30, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,669,634 or 1.8% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

Abbreviations:

 

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.
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 147.8%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Education — 41.7%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston College), 5.00%, 7/1/42(1)

  $ 950     $ 1,067,952  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Harvard University), 5.00%, 7/15/33(1)

    4,500       5,193,945  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Milton Academy), 5.00%, 9/1/35

    1,080       1,130,220  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 3/1/33

    770       842,873  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Wentworth Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 10/1/37

    1,000       1,084,740  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Williams College), 5.00%, 7/1/46(1)

    3,000       3,335,700  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Berklee College of Music), 5.00%, 10/1/32

    105       105,261  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Boston College), 5.50%, 6/1/35

    1,640       2,057,872  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/35

    1,350       1,410,237  
      $ 16,228,800  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 10.2%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), Prerefunded to 1/1/21, 7.25%, 1/1/32

  $ 360     $ 396,979  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (UMass Memorial), Prerefunded to 7/1/21, 5.50%, 7/1/31

    525       568,958  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Baystate Medical Center, Inc.), Prerefunded to 7/1/19, 5.75%, 7/1/36

    1,210       1,237,406  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/22

    500       506,365  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    505       511,429  

Newton, Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 5.00%, 4/1/36

    750       757,868  
      $ 3,979,005  
General Obligations — 20.0%  

Boston, 5.00%, 5/1/38(1)

  $ 3,000     $ 3,477,930  

Danvers, 5.25%, 7/1/36

    885       948,056  

Illinois, 5.00%, 11/1/23

    1,000       1,053,240  

Plymouth, 5.00%, 5/1/31

    345       367,028  

Plymouth, 5.00%, 5/1/32

    315       334,962  

Wayland, 5.00%, 2/1/33

    510       539,040  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Wayland, 5.00%, 2/1/36

  $ 770     $ 812,504  

Winchester, 5.00%, 4/15/36

    245       259,778  
      $ 7,792,538  
Hospital — 18.4%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System),
5.00%, 7/1/47(1)

  $ 3,550     $ 3,855,229  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), 7.25%, 1/1/32

    240       264,024  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (UMass Memorial), 5.50%, 7/1/31

    30       31,977  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Children’s Hospital), 5.25%, 12/1/39

    500       516,175  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), 5.00%, 12/1/37

    1,135       1,137,962  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 5.125%, 7/1/35

    970       1,004,930  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Southcoast Health System), 5.00%, 7/1/29

    350       355,796  
      $ 7,166,093  
Industrial Development Revenue — 1.3%  

National Finance Authority, NH, (Covanta), 4.625%, 11/1/42(2)

  $ 245     $ 233,243  

National Finance Authority, NH, (Covanta), (AMT), 4.875%, 11/1/42(2)

    270       260,925  
      $ 494,168  
Insured – Education — 7.6%  

Massachusetts College Building Authority, (XLCA), 5.50%, 5/1/39

  $ 1,000     $ 1,269,940  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (College of the Holy Cross), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 9/1/32(1)

    1,365       1,693,023  
      $ 2,962,963  
Insured – Electric Utilities — 1.5%  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29

  $ 550     $ 579,123  
      $ 579,123  
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.9%  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Cape Cod Healthcare), (AGC), Prerefunded to 11/15/19, 5.00%, 11/15/25

  $ 335     $ 344,765  
      $ 344,765  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – General Obligations — 3.2%  

Massachusetts, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/1/30

  $ 1,000     $ 1,250,960  
      $ 1,250,960  
Insured – Other Revenue — 2.0%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (WGBH Educational Foundation), (AMBAC), 5.75%, 1/1/42

  $ 590     $ 763,731  
      $ 763,731  
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 3.2%  

Massachusetts, Special Obligation, Dedicated Tax Revenue, (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/29

  $ 1,000     $ 1,229,650  
      $ 1,229,650  
Insured – Transportation — 0.8%  

Massachusetts Port Authority, (Bosfuel Project), (NPFG), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/32

  $ 315     $ 315,769  
      $ 315,769  
Senior Living / Life Care — 2.4%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Carleton-Willard Village), 5.625%, 12/1/30

  $ 125     $ 128,442  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Linden Ponds, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/33(2)

    100       102,519  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Linden Ponds, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/38(2)

    100       100,934  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (VOA Concord Assisted Living, Inc.), 5.125%, 11/1/27(2)

    135       135,018  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (VOA Concord Assisted Living, Inc.),
5.20%, 11/1/41(2)

    475       461,966  
      $ 928,879  
Special Tax Revenue — 20.3%  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/46(1)

  $ 4,100     $ 4,568,507  

Massachusetts, (Rail Enhancement and Accelerated Bridge Programs), 5.00%, 6/1/47(1)

    3,000       3,353,790  
      $ 7,922,297  
Transportation — 5.7%  

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, (Metropolitan Highway System), 5.00%, 1/1/37

  $ 1,500     $ 1,539,510  

Massachusetts Port Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/34

    670       699,406  
      $ 2,238,916  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Water and Sewer — 8.6%  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/40(1)

  $ 3,000     $ 3,353,280  
      $ 3,353,280  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 147.8%
(identified cost $55,957,878)

 

  $ 57,550,937  
Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.9%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Student Loan — 1.9%  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, 4.70%, 1/1/30

  $ 710     $ 734,325  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.9%
(identified cost $698,062)

 

  $ 734,325  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 2.0%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital — 2.0%  

Boston Medical Center Corp., 4.581%, 7/1/47

  $ 835     $ 788,118  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 2.0%
(identified cost $835,000)

 

  $ 788,118  

Total Investments — 151.7%
(identified cost $57,490,940)

 

  $ 59,073,380  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (51.7)%

 

  $ (20,122,496

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 38,950,884  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Massachusetts municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at November 30, 2018, 12.6% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.6% to 6.3% of total investments.

 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

 

(1) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

 

(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 November 30, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,294,605 or 3.3% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

Abbreviations:

 

AGC     Assured Guaranty 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.
XLCA     XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Michigan Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 160.1%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Bond Bank — 2.1%  

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, Prerefunded to 10/1/19, 5.00%, 10/1/29

  $ 600     $ 615,540  
      $ 615,540  
Education — 9.6%  

Michigan State University, 5.00%, 2/15/40

  $ 1,000     $ 1,032,430  

University of Michigan, 5.00%, 4/1/48(1)

    1,500       1,702,185  
      $ 2,734,615  
Electric Utilities — 4.7%  

Lansing Board of Water and Light, 5.50%, 7/1/41

  $ 500     $ 538,895  

Michigan Public Power Agency, 5.00%, 1/1/43

    775       805,682  
      $ 1,344,577  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 7.7%  

Comstock Park Public Schools, Prerefunded to 5/1/21, 5.25%, 5/1/33

  $ 80     $ 85,926  

Guam, Limited Obligation Bonds, Prerefunded to 12/1/19, 5.625%, 12/1/29

    115       119,200  

Guam, Limited Obligation Bonds, Prerefunded to 12/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/34

    125       129,717  

Jenison Public Schools, Prerefunded to 5/1/21, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    500       535,335  

Jenison Public Schools, Prerefunded to 5/1/21, 5.00%, 5/1/30

    500       535,335  

Michigan, Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    270       274,039  

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (MidMichigan Obligated Group), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 6.125%, 6/1/39

    500       510,510  
      $ 2,190,062  
General Obligations — 54.9%  

Comstock Park Public Schools, 5.125%, 5/1/31

  $ 275     $ 293,004  

Comstock Park Public Schools, 5.25%, 5/1/33

    140       149,404  

Jackson Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/48(1)

    2,850       3,135,057  

Kent County, 5.00%, 1/1/25

    1,500       1,503,705  

Kent County, (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/28

    1,000       1,070,560  

Massachusetts, 5.00%, 9/1/38(1)

    2,500       2,858,200  

Trenton Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/42(1)

    2,850       3,170,540  

Walled Lake Consolidated School District, 5.00%, 5/1/34

    365       402,376  

Will County, IL, 5.00%, 11/15/45(1)

    2,850       3,115,620  
      $ 15,698,466  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital — 17.0%  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Oakwood Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/1/32

  $ 500     $ 541,570  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Trinity Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 12/1/42(1)

    2,850       3,140,272  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, (William Beaumont Hospital), 5.00%, 9/1/39

    130       139,373  

Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, (Covenant Medical Center, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/30

    1,000       1,038,420  
      $ 4,859,635  
Industrial Development Revenue — 2.6%  

Detroit Local Development Finance Authority, (Chrysler Corp.), 5.375%, 5/1/21

  $ 750     $ 746,445  
      $ 746,445  
Insured – Electric Utilities — 3.8%  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29

  $ 630     $ 663,358  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/32

    250       261,478  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/34

    155       161,073  
      $ 1,085,909  
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 3.5%  

Grand Rapids, Water Supply System, (AGC), Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 5.10%, 1/1/39

  $ 1,000     $ 1,002,540  
      $ 1,002,540  
Insured – General Obligations — 13.7%  

Bay City Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, (BAM), 5.375%, 10/1/38

  $ 500     $ 548,980  

Byron Center Public Schools, (AGM), 3.75%, 5/1/26

    150       152,387  

Byron Center Public Schools, (AGM), 4.00%, 5/1/28

    240       243,002  

Detroit School District, (AGM), 5.25%, 5/1/32

    300       356,961  

Hartland Consolidated Schools, (AGM), 5.25%, 5/1/29

    1,000       1,066,920  

Livonia Public Schools, (AGM), 5.00%, 5/1/43

    910       994,521  

Westland Tax Increment Finance Authority, (BAM), 5.25%, 4/1/34

    500       543,565  
      $ 3,906,336  
Insured – Transportation — 3.5%  

Wayne County Airport Authority, (AGC), (AMT), 5.375%, 12/1/32

  $ 1,000     $ 1,000,970  
      $ 1,000,970  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Michigan Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 1.7%  

Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/28

  $ 475     $ 491,839  
      $ 491,839  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 10.9%  

Michigan State Building Authority, 5.00%, 10/15/51(1)

  $ 2,850     $ 3,105,873  
      $ 3,105,873  
Water and Sewer — 24.4%  

Dallas, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/43(1)

  $ 1,775     $ 1,798,927  

Detroit, Water Supply System, 5.25%, 7/1/41

    750       795,960  

Grand Rapids, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/48(1)

    2,500       2,794,950  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/44

    1,250       1,316,537  

Port Huron, Water Supply System, 5.25%, 10/1/31

    250       268,010  
      $ 6,974,384  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 160.1%
(identified cost $45,147,362)

 

  $ 45,757,191  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (60.1)%

 

  $ (17,185,479

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 28,571,712  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Michigan 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 November 30, 2018, 16.4% 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 2.4% to 6.1% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

Abbreviations:

 

AGC     Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMT     Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 147.3%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Education — 10.9%  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Princeton University), 5.00%, 7/1/29(1)

  $ 2,825     $ 3,356,439  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Princeton University), 5.00%, 7/1/31(1)

    1,875       2,209,743  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Medicine and Dentistry), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 7.50%, 12/1/32

    965       991,750  
      $ 6,557,932  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 9.8%  

Monmouth County Improvement Authority, Prerefunded to 1/15/21, 5.00%, 1/15/28

  $ 1,510     $ 1,604,889  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), Prerefunded to 6/15/19, 5.25%, 12/15/33

    105       106,898  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (The Seeing Eye, Inc.), Prerefunded to 6/1/22, 5.00%, 6/1/32

    250       274,550  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Kean University), Prerefunded to 9/1/19, 5.50%, 9/1/36

    1,650       1,694,600  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Chilton Memorial Hospital), Prerefunded to 7/1/19, 5.75%, 7/1/39

    915       935,459  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Palisades Medical Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/23, 5.25%, 7/1/31

    205       231,781  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital), Prerefunded to 1/1/20, 5.00%, 7/1/31

    1,000       1,032,280  
      $ 5,880,457  
General Obligations — 19.4%  

Massachusetts, 5.00%, 9/1/38(1)

  $ 4,000     $ 4,573,120  

Monmouth County Improvement Authority, 5.00%, 1/15/28

    340       360,281  

Monmouth County Improvement Authority, 5.00%, 1/15/30

    340       359,917  

Ocean County, 3.00%, 9/1/35

    1,530       1,452,429  

Ocean County, 3.00%, 9/1/36

    625       587,450  

Ocean County, 4.00%, 9/1/30(1)

    1,300       1,426,061  

Ocean County, 5.00%, 9/1/28

    10       11,968  

Ocean County, 5.00%, 9/1/28(1)

    1,175       1,406,181  

Ocean County, 5.00%, 9/1/29

    20       23,829  

Ocean County, 5.00%, 9/1/29(1)

    1,225       1,459,551  
      $ 11,660,787  
Hospital — 10.6%  

Camden County Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.75%, 2/15/42

  $ 650     $ 697,983  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (AHS Hospital Corp.), 5.00%, 7/1/27

  $ 100     $ 100,255  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Barnabas Health Obligated Group), 4.25%, 7/1/44

    650       656,565  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Palisades Medical Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/23, 5.25%, 7/1/31

    45       50,774  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/39(1)

    3,425       3,762,431  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Virtua Health), 5.75%, 7/1/33

    1,075       1,098,758  
      $ 6,366,766  
Industrial Development Revenue — 7.7%  

Essex County Improvement Authority, (Covanta), (AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/45(2)

  $ 1,085     $ 1,088,038  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.125%, 9/15/23

    50       53,551  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/29

    135       145,510  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.50%, 6/1/33

    750       820,567  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), (AMT), 5.10%, 6/1/23

    220       228,331  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), (AMT), 5.70%, 10/1/39

    2,235       2,289,713  
      $ 4,625,710  
Insured – Electric Utilities — 2.1%  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29

  $ 135     $ 142,149  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/34

    490       509,198  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/35

    595       615,807  
      $ 1,267,154  
Insured – General Obligations — 1.7%  

Hudson County Improvement Authority, (Harrison Parking), (AGC), Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 5.25%, 1/1/39

  $ 1,015     $ 1,017,659  
      $ 1,017,659  
Insured – Hospital — 2.3%  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Virtua Health), (AGC), 5.50%, 7/1/38

  $ 1,380     $ 1,407,738  
      $ 1,407,738  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.9%  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), (NPFG), 5.50%, 9/1/28

  $ 1,000     $ 1,175,390  
      $ 1,175,390  
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 11.3%  

Garden State Preservation Trust, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/1/25

  $ 5,250     $ 4,294,290  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Motor Vehicle Surcharges), (XLCA), 0.00%, 7/1/26

    760       582,608  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Motor Vehicle Surcharges), (XLCA), 0.00%, 7/1/27

    2,020       1,477,590  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45

    2,020       488,113  
      $ 6,842,601  
Insured – Transportation — 7.4%  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (The Goethals Bridge Replacement), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/31

  $ 850     $ 917,405  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (The Goethals Bridge Replacement), (AGM), (AMT), 5.125%, 1/1/39

    1,500       1,602,330  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/28

    2,400       1,591,128  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, (AGC), 5.50%, 11/1/33

    315       324,220  
      $ 4,435,083  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.3%  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 5.25%, 12/15/33

  $ 995     $ 1,008,661  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), Prerefunded to 6/15/19, 5.25%, 12/15/33

    400       407,232  
      $ 1,415,893  
Senior Living / Life Care — 3.6%  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cranes Mill, Inc.), 5.875%, 7/1/28

  $ 465     $ 465,614  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cranes Mill, Inc.), 6.00%, 7/1/38

    770       770,886  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (United Methodist Homes of New Jersey), 4.50%, 7/1/38

    700       701,127  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (United Methodist Homes of New Jersey), 5.00%, 7/1/29

    215       225,971  
      $ 2,163,598  
Special Tax Revenue — 10.3%  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Newark Downtown District Management Corp.), 5.125%, 6/15/27

  $ 95     $ 95,051  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Special Tax Revenue (continued)  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Newark Downtown District Management Corp.), 5.125%, 6/15/37

  $ 175     $ 175,063  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 3/15/45(1)

    5,600       5,678,512  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., 5.75%, 8/1/37(3)

    500       241,250  
      $ 6,189,876  
Student Loan — 1.3%  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, (AMT), 4.75%, 12/1/43

  $ 740     $ 767,299  
      $ 767,299  
Transportation — 31.9%  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 5.00%, 7/1/37

  $ 5     $ 5,646  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
5.00%, 7/1/37(1)

    1,825       2,060,845  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 5.00%, 7/1/47

    15       16,689  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
5.00%, 7/1/47(1)

    5,300       5,896,833  

Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Prerefunded to 1/1/20, 5.00%, 1/1/40

    1,080       1,115,446  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC), (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/47

    750       787,050  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), 5.50%, 6/15/31

    1,100       1,166,088  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), 5.875%, 12/15/38

    250       250,303  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), 6.00%, 12/15/38

    530       530,662  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.00%, 10/15/42(1)

    6,250       6,986,875  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/39

    400       424,956  
      $ 19,241,393  
Water and Sewer — 12.8%  

Atlanta, GA, Water and Wastewater Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/43(1)

  $ 6,250     $ 7,053,812  

Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority, 0.00%, 12/1/36

    1,250       656,675  
      $ 7,710,487  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 147.3%
(identified cost $87,177,105)

 

  $ 88,725,823  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Taxable Municipal Securities — 4.5%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations — 3.1%  

Atlantic City, 7.50%, 3/1/40

  $ 1,445     $ 1,861,059  
      $ 1,861,059  
Transportation — 1.4%  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.754%, 12/15/28(4)

  $ 750     $ 818,348  
      $ 818,348  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 4.5%
(identified cost $2,288,550)

 

  $ 2,679,407  

Total Investments — 151.8%
(identified cost $89,465,655)

 

  $ 91,405,230  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (51.8)%

 

  $ (31,181,635

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 60,223,595  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by New Jersey 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 November 30, 2018, 17.7% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 1.7% to 7.5% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

 

(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 November 30, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,088,038 or 1.8% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

 

(3) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.

 

(4) 

Build America Bond. Represents taxable municipal obligation issued pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other legislation providing for the issuance of taxable municipal debt on which the issuer receives federal support.

Abbreviations:

 

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.
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
XLCA     XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New York Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 152.4%

 

Security  

Principal

Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Cogeneration — 2.3%  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, (Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P.), (AMT), 5.65%, 10/1/28

  $ 500     $ 504,715  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, (Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P.), (AMT), 5.75%, 10/1/36

    500       504,715  

Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facility), (AMT), 5.50%, 1/1/23

    705       705,092  
            $ 1,714,522  
Education — 29.0%  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, (The Juilliard School), 5.00%, 1/1/34

  $ 1,490     $ 1,493,710  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, (The Juilliard School), 5.00%, 1/1/39

    325       325,809  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Brooklyn Law School), 5.75%, 7/1/33

    510       518,655  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Columbia University), 5.00%, 10/1/38(1)

    4,000       4,632,280  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Columbia University), 5.00%, 10/1/41

    725       767,521  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/34

    510       518,813  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/39

    2,000       2,033,980  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.50%, 7/1/33

    220       243,245  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Fordham University), Prerefunded to 7/1/21, 5.50%, 7/1/36

    1,000       1,090,040  

New York Dormitory Authority, (New York University), 5.00%, 7/1/39(1)

    4,000       4,550,760  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Skidmore College), 5.00%, 7/1/27

    325       346,391  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Skidmore College), 5.25%, 7/1/29

    400       429,540  

New York Dormitory Authority, (The New School), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.50%, 7/1/40

    2,000       2,111,480  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., (Le Moyne College), 5.20%, 7/1/29

    280       290,716  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., (Le Moyne College), 5.375%, 7/1/40

    735       758,542  

Onondaga County Cultural Resources Trust, (Syracuse University), 5.00%, 12/1/38

    1,205       1,333,610  
            $ 21,445,092  
Electric Utilities — 10.3%  

Long Island Power Authority, Electric System Revenue, Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 6.00%, 5/1/33

  $ 1,420     $ 1,444,594  
Security  

Principal

Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

Long Island Power Authority, Electric System Revenue, 5.00%, 9/1/37

  $ 1,500     $ 1,698,855  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, 5.00%, 12/15/36(1)

    4,000       4,503,680  
            $ 7,647,129  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 5.6%  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), Prerefunded to 1/15/20, 6.25%, 7/15/40

  $ 380     $ 398,685  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Dedicated Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 11/15/19, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    1,500       1,545,585  

New York Dormitory Authority, (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group), Prerefunded to 5/1/21, 5.00%, 5/1/32

    1,000       1,071,640  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/22, 5.00%, 7/1/42

    1,000       1,100,810  
            $ 4,116,720  
General Obligations — 7.5%  

Illinois, 5.00%, 10/1/33

  $ 1,300     $ 1,345,851  

New York, 5.00%, 2/15/34(1)

    4,000       4,225,560  
            $ 5,571,411  
Hospital — 5.8%  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Health Quest Systems, Inc.), 5.75%, 7/1/30

  $ 130     $ 138,469  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., (Health Quest Systems, Inc.), 5.75%, 7/1/40

    960       1,019,136  

Jefferson County Civic Facility Development Corp., (Samaritan Medical Center), 4.00%, 11/1/47

    1,000       937,910  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Mount Sinai Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/26

    1,000       1,043,000  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/28

    1,065       1,129,401  
            $ 4,267,916  
Housing — 4.9%  

New York Housing Finance Agency, 5.25%, 11/1/41

  $ 1,000     $ 1,011,110  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (FNMA), (AMT), 5.40%, 11/15/42

    2,625       2,627,835  
            $ 3,638,945  
Industrial Development Revenue — 4.9%  

New York Liberty Development Corp., (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.25%, 10/1/35

  $ 980     $ 1,181,302  

Niagara Area Development Corp., (Covanta), (AMT), 4.75%, 11/1/42(2)

    2,500       2,406,525  
            $ 3,587,827  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New York Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Insured – Education — 2.1%  

New York Dormitory Authority, (City University), (AMBAC), 5.50%, 7/1/35

  $ 1,250     $ 1,523,812  
            $ 1,523,812  
Insured – Electric Utilities — 1.9%  

Long Island Power Authority, Electric System Revenue, (BHAC), Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 5.75%, 4/1/33

  $ 1,365     $ 1,382,977  
            $ 1,382,977  
Insured – Other Revenue — 5.4%  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 0.00%, 3/1/31

  $ 2,645     $ 1,715,150  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 0.00%, 3/1/32

    3,625       2,245,434  
            $ 3,960,584  
Insured – Transportation — 3.0%  

New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AGM), (AMT), 4.00%, 7/1/37

  $ 1,000     $ 1,004,650  

New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AGM), (AMT), 4.00%, 7/1/46

    1,250       1,232,087  
            $ 2,236,737  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 13.9%  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., 5.00%, 2/15/42(1)

  $ 4,000     $ 4,445,240  

Monroe County Industrial Development Agency, (Rochester Schools Modernization), 5.00%, 5/1/31(1)

    5,000       5,845,550  
            $ 10,290,790  
Other Revenue — 15.2%  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 0.00%, 7/15/31

  $ 3,120     $ 1,893,185  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 5.00%, 7/15/37(1)

    5,200       5,909,228  

New York Liberty Development Corp., (3 World Trade Center), 5.00%, 11/15/44(2)

    1,300       1,328,795  

New York Liberty Development Corp., (7 World Trade Center), 5.00%, 3/15/44

    2,000       2,125,920  
            $ 11,257,128  
Senior Living / Life Care — 2.2%  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association), 5.00%, 7/1/42

  $ 120     $ 121,397  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp., (Peconic Landing at Southold, Inc.), 6.00%, 12/1/40

    905       952,974  
Security  

Principal

Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 4.00%, 7/1/34

  $ 100     $ 97,952  

Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 4.25%, 7/1/32

    230       231,435  

Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 4.50%, 7/1/42

    230       231,578  
            $ 1,635,336  
Special Tax Revenue — 20.0%  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 5.50%, 11/1/35(1)

  $ 1,185     $ 1,258,814  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 11/1/20, 5.50%, 11/1/35(1)

    915       974,649  

New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 3/15/19, 5.25%, 3/15/38

    1,000       1,009,770  

New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/43(1)

    4,000       4,495,360  

New York Thruway Authority, Fuel Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 4/1/30(1)

    6,000       6,511,500  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., 4.00%, 10/15/32

    485       514,638  
            $ 14,764,731  
Transportation — 6.1%  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.00%, 10/15/36(1)

  $ 4,000     $ 4,527,680  
            $ 4,527,680  
Water and Sewer — 12.3%  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, (Water and Sewer System), 5.00%, 6/15/46(1)

  $ 4,000     $ 4,433,240  

Suffolk County Water Authority,
5.00%, 6/1/36(1)

    4,000       4,663,720  
            $ 9,096,960  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 152.4%
(identified cost $108,702,615)

 

  $ 112,666,297  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 2.0%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital — 2.0%  

NYU Hospitals Center, 4.168%, 7/1/37

  $ 1,500     $ 1,459,742  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 2.0%
(identified cost $1,520,133)

 

  $ 1,459,742  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New York Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Miscellaneous — 1.0%

 

Security   Units     Value  
Real Estate — 1.0%  

CMS Liquidating Trust(2)(3)(4)

    257     $ 749,046  

Total Miscellaneous — 1.0%
(identified cost $822,400)

 

  $ 749,046  

Total Investments — 155.4%
(identified cost $111,045,148)

 

  $ 114,875,085  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (55.4)%

 

  $ (40,936,212

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 73,938,873  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust 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 November 30, 2018, 7.9% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 1.2% to 3.4% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

 

(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 November 30, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $4,484,366 or 6.1% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

 

(3) 

Non-income producing.

 

(4) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 10).

Abbreviations:

 

AGC     Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC     AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
AMT     Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
BHAC     Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Ohio Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 152.6%

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Bond Bank — 1.7%  

Rickenbacker Port Authority, (OASBO Expanded Asset Pooled Financing Program), 5.375%, 1/1/32

  $ 585     $ 663,068  
            $ 663,068  
Education — 4.4%  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Kenyon College), 5.00%, 7/1/44

  $ 285     $ 296,759  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Kenyon College), 5.25%, 7/1/44

    400       418,040  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Oberlin College), 5.00%, 10/1/33

    500       549,305  

University of Cincinnati, 5.00%, 6/1/34

    500       525,135  
            $ 1,789,239  
Electric Utilities — 1.3%  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (Buckeye Power, Inc.), 6.00%, 12/1/40

  $ 500     $ 534,500  
            $ 534,500  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 12.9%  

Apollo Career Center Joint Vocational School District, Prerefunded to 12/1/21, 5.25%, 12/1/33

  $ 335     $ 366,259  

Guam, Limited Obligation Bonds, Prerefunded to 12/1/19, 5.625%, 12/1/29

    155       160,661  

Guam, Limited Obligation Bonds, Prerefunded to 12/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/34

    170       176,416  

Hancock County, (Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center), Prerefunded to 6/1/21, 6.25%, 12/1/34

    750       825,368  

Montgomery County, (Catholic Health Initiatives), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.50%, 5/1/34

    175       177,546  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), Prerefunded to 1/1/19, 5.50%, 1/1/39

    1,000       1,002,720  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Kenyon College), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.00%, 7/1/44

    155       162,122  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Kenyon College), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.25%, 7/1/44

    850       892,338  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Summa Health System), Prerefunded to 5/15/20, 5.75%, 11/15/40

    350       368,319  

Ohio State University, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 12/1/28

    20       24,200  

Symmes Township, Hamilton County, (Parkland Acquisition and Improvement), Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.25%, 12/1/37

    1,000       1,064,360  
            $ 5,220,309  
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
General Obligations — 38.1%  

Cleveland, 5.00%, 12/1/43(1)

  $ 2,775     $ 3,094,458  

Forest Hills Local School District,
5.00%, 12/1/46(1)

    2,775       3,061,297  

Ohio, 5.00%, 2/1/37(1)

    2,775       3,107,250  

Upper Arlington City School District, 5.00%, 12/1/48(1)

    2,775       3,114,216  

Will County, IL, 5.00%, 11/15/45(1)

    2,775       3,033,630  
            $ 15,410,851  
Hospital — 21.9%  

Allen County, (Mercy Health), 4.00%, 8/1/47(1)

  $ 1,000     $ 976,790  

Butler County, (Kettering Health Network Obligated Group), 5.25%, 4/1/31

    500       528,450  

Franklin County, (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Prerefunded to 11/1/19, 5.00%, 11/1/34

    800       821,632  

Franklin County, (Trinity Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 12/1/47(1)

    2,800       3,069,248  

Hamilton County, (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/34

    250       274,870  

Lucas County, (ProMedica Healthcare Obligated Group), 4.00%, 11/15/45

    315       275,414  

Middleburg Heights, (Southwest General Health Center), 5.25%, 8/1/36

    500       536,815  

Middleburg Heights, (Southwest General Health Center), 5.25%, 8/1/41

    800       857,408  

Montgomery County, (Catholic Health Initiatives), 5.50%, 5/1/34

    325       329,400  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Summa Health System), 5.75%, 11/15/40

    205       213,112  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 1/15/27

    565       614,494  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 1/15/29

    165       177,746  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/43

    90       90,202  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.50%, 12/1/43

    80       82,650  
            $ 8,848,231  
Housing — 2.5%  

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC), 3.80%, 9/1/38

  $ 1,000     $ 1,001,430  
            $ 1,001,430  
Industrial Development Revenue — 1.4%  

Cleveland, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.375%, 9/15/27

  $ 555     $ 556,637  
            $ 556,637  
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Ohio Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Insured – Education — 1.9%  

Hamilton County, (University Heights Community Urban Development Corp.), (AGM), 5.00%, 6/1/30

  $ 750     $ 779,978  
            $ 779,978  
Insured – Electric Utilities — 12.7%  

Cleveland, Public Power System Revenue, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/27

  $ 710     $ 522,808  

Cleveland, Public Power System Revenue, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/38

    2,000       860,080  

Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency, (NPFG), 0.00%, 2/15/25

    815       676,841  

Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency, (NPFG), 0.00%, 2/15/26

    3,000       2,392,290  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/26

    305       321,693  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29

    200       210,590  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/34

    155       161,073  
            $ 5,145,375  
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 4.0%  

American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., (Prairie State Energy Campus), (AGC), Prerefunded to 2/15/19, 5.75%, 2/15/39

  $ 1,000     $ 1,007,900  

Brooklyn City School District, (AGM), Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.00%, 12/1/38

    555       587,462  
            $ 1,595,362  
Insured – General Obligations — 4.0%  

Canal Winchester Local School District, (NPFG), 0.00%, 12/1/30

  $ 2,455     $ 1,625,136  
            $ 1,625,136  
Insured – Transportation — 9.2%  

Cleveland, Airport System Revenue, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/30

  $ 600     $ 642,156  

Ohio, (Portsmouth Gateway Group, LLC), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/39

    140       150,613  

Ohio Turnpike Commission, (NPFG), 5.50%, 2/15/24

    1,000       1,123,610  

Ohio Turnpike Commission, (NPFG), 5.50%, 2/15/26

    1,000       1,176,140  

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/38

    590       629,902  
            $ 3,722,421  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 1.7%  

Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/28

  $ 665     $ 688,574  
            $ 688,574  
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Other Revenue — 2.2%  

Riversouth Authority, (Lazarus Building Redevelopment), 5.75%, 12/1/27

  $ 875     $ 876,663  
            $ 876,663  
Senior Living / Life Care — 3.4%  

Franklin County, (Friendship Village of Dublin), 5.00%, 11/15/44

  $ 650     $ 672,262  

Hamilton County, (Life Enriching Communities), 5.00%, 1/1/32

    375       386,543  

Warren County, (Otterbein Homes Obligated Group), 5.75%, 7/1/33

    275       306,350  
            $ 1,365,155  
Special Tax Revenue — 15.5%  

Cleveland, Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/39(1)

  $ 550     $ 616,061  

Cleveland, Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/43(1)

    2,200       2,447,566  

Franklin County, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/38(1)

    1,400       1,606,108  

Franklin County, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/43(1)

    1,400       1,591,366  
            $ 6,261,101  
Water and Sewer — 13.8%              

Texas Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/47(1)

  $ 5,500     $ 5,565,285  
            $ 5,565,285  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 152.6%
(identified cost $59,893,715)

 

  $ 61,649,315  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (52.6)%

 

  $ (21,243,564

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 40,405,751  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Ohio 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 November 30, 2018, 22.0% 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 1.0% to 14.7% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Ohio Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

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.
FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
 

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust

November 30, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 160.8%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cogeneration — 0.3%  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, (Northampton Generating), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/23(1)

  $ 378     $ 113,437  
            $ 113,437  
Education — 25.1%  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, (George School), 5.00%, 9/15/39

  $ 500     $ 510,385  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, (Moravian College), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    45       50,081  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, (Moravian College), 5.00%, 10/1/25

    65       72,966  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, (Moravian College), 5.00%, 10/1/26

    85       95,576  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, (Moravian College), 5.00%, 10/1/30

    70       76,678  

Pennsylvania State University, 5.00%, 9/1/42(2)

    3,250       3,693,820  

State Public School Building Authority, (Northampton County Area Community College), 5.50%, 3/1/31

    750       799,230  

Swarthmore Borough Authority, (Swarthmore College), 5.00%, 9/15/38

    250       278,163  

Swarthmore Borough Authority, (Swarthmore College), 5.00%, 9/15/46(2)

    2,525       2,885,620  
            $ 8,462,519  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 18.8%  

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, (Duquesne University), Prerefunded to 3/1/21, 5.50%, 3/1/31

  $ 1,050     $ 1,128,697  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, (Dickinson College), Prerefunded to 11/1/19, 5.00%, 11/1/39

    1,200       1,232,988  

Dauphin County General Authority, (Pinnacle Health System), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    360       367,348  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, (Lehigh University), Prerefunded to 5/15/19, 5.00%, 11/15/39

    500       507,200  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Thomas Jefferson University), Prerefunded to 3/1/20, 5.00%, 3/1/40

    625       647,550  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 5.25%, 6/1/39

    515       523,631  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 5.25%, 6/1/39

    420       427,039  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 5.25%, 6/1/39

    65       66,089  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.35%, 12/1/30

    385       410,137  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.35%, 12/1/30

    495       527,319  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued)  

Philadelphia, Gas Works Revenue, Prerefunded to 8/1/20, 5.25%, 8/1/40

  $ 235     $ 247,312  

South Fork Municipal Authority, (Conemaugh Health System), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.50%, 7/1/29

    250       263,215  
            $ 6,348,525  
General Obligations — 40.6%  

Allegheny County, 5.00%, 11/1/43(2)

  $ 2,875     $ 3,210,398  

Chester County, 5.00%, 7/15/27

    105       106,975  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, 5.75%, 7/1/32

    1,000       1,245,140  

Pennsylvania, 5.00%, 3/1/32(2)

    2,250       2,550,510  

Peters Township School District, 5.00%, 9/1/40(2)

    2,750       3,078,240  

State College Area School District, 5.00%, 5/15/44(2)

    3,100       3,492,522  
            $ 13,683,785  
Hospital — 23.5%  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.50%, 8/15/34

  $ 500     $ 511,215  

Dauphin County General Authority, (Pinnacle Health System), 6.00%, 6/1/29

    390       397,063  

Lycoming County Authority, (Susquehanna Health System), 5.75%, 7/1/39

    750       766,620  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, (Saint Luke’s Hospital), 5.50%, 8/15/33

    250       261,870  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania Health System), 4.00%, 8/15/42(2)

    5,250       5,285,962  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (UPMC Health System), 5.00%, 5/15/31

    675       701,251  
            $ 7,923,981  
Housing — 0.6%  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, (Student Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/39

  $ 175     $ 181,185  
            $ 181,185  
Industrial Development Revenue — 7.1%  

Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, (Covanta), 5.00%, 7/1/43(3)

  $ 750     $ 753,577  

Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority, (Pennsylvania-American Water Co.), 5.50%, 12/1/39

    200       206,020  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Pennsylvania-American Water Co.), 6.20%, 4/1/39

    250       253,168  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co.), (AMT), 5.375%, 3/1/31

    1,000       1,182,050  
            $ 2,394,815  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Electric Utilities — 3.3%  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/34

  $ 1,080     $ 1,122,314  
            $ 1,122,314  
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 7.4%  

Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, (AGM), Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.00%, 12/1/35

  $ 500     $ 529,750  

Westmoreland Municipal Authority, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 8/15/19

    2,000       1,973,400  
            $ 2,503,150  
Insured – Hospital — 0.9%  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, (UPMC Health System), (NPFG), 6.00%, 7/1/24

  $ 250     $ 294,107  
            $ 294,107  
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.5%  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 6/1/31

  $ 500     $ 506,460  
            $ 506,460  
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 0.9%  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45

  $ 1,235     $ 298,425  
            $ 298,425  
Insured – Transportation — 8.9%  

Philadelphia Parking Authority, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 2/15/29

  $ 1,005     $ 1,007,754  

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AGC), 5.25%, 7/1/41

    1,800       1,980,612  
            $ 2,988,366  
Senior Living / Life Care — 0.3%  

Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, (Garden Spot Village), 5.375%, 5/1/28

  $ 100     $ 107,426  
            $ 107,426  
Special Tax Revenue — 11.0%  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue, 5.25%, 12/1/44(2)

  $ 3,250     $ 3,714,262  
            $ 3,714,262  
Transportation — 9.5%  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 5.00%, 7/1/47(2)

  $ 1,225     $ 1,362,947  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Prerefunded to 1/1/20, 5.00%, 1/1/35

  $ 465     $ 480,261  

Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Prerefunded to 1/1/20, 5.00%, 1/1/40

    285       294,354  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Amtrak), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/41

    450       475,286  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.35%, 12/1/30

    550       584,243  
            $ 3,197,091  
Utilities — 1.1%  

Philadelphia, Gas Works Revenue, 5.25%, 8/1/40

  $ 365     $ 382,286  
            $ 382,286  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 160.8%
(identified cost $53,453,608)

 

  $ 54,222,134  
Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.1%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cogeneration — 0.1%  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, (Northampton Generating), 5.00%, 12/31/23(1)

  $ 69     $ 20,641  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.1%
(identified cost $68,803)

 

  $ 20,641  

Total Investments — 160.9%
(identified cost $53,522,411)

 

  $ 54,242,775  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (60.9)%

 

  $ (20,529,517

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 33,713,258  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Pennsylvania municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at November 30, 2018, 14.2% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 1.0% to 4.6% of total investments.

 

 

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(1) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

(2) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G).

 

(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 November 30, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $753,577 or 2.2% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

Abbreviations:

 

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.
FGIC     Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
 

 

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November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

     November 30, 2018  
Assets    California Trust      Massachusetts Trust      Michigan Trust      New Jersey Trust  

Investments —

           

Identified cost

   $ 147,577,357      $ 57,490,940      $ 45,147,362      $ 89,465,655  

Unrealized appreciation

     4,566,043        1,582,440        609,829        1,939,575  

Investments, at value

   $ 152,143,400      $ 59,073,380      $ 45,757,191      $ 91,405,230  

Cash

   $ 182,744      $ 220,516      $ 462,967      $ 681,176  

Interest receivable

     1,553,332        848,718        536,469        1,239,169  

Total assets

   $ 153,879,476      $ 60,142,614      $ 46,756,627      $ 93,325,575  
Liabilities

 

Payable for floating rate notes issued

   $ 59,212,070      $ 20,995,015      $ 18,020,376      $ 32,845,195  

Payable for when-issued securities

     637,686                       

Payable to affiliates:

           

Investment adviser fee

     49,295        19,559        15,054        30,367  

Administration fee

     24,647        9,780        7,527        15,184  

Trustees’ fees

     995        467        388        788  

Interest expense and fees payable

     176,574        106,818        69,473        136,344  

Accrued expenses

     82,857        60,091        72,097        74,102  

Total liabilities

   $ 60,184,124      $ 21,191,730      $ 18,184,915      $ 33,101,980  

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 93,695,352      $ 38,950,884      $ 28,571,712      $ 60,223,595  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 71,336      $ 27,370      $ 20,130      $ 45,982  

Additional paid-in capital

     94,006,350        38,439,922        27,523,126        62,788,648  

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

     (382,334      483,592        1,028,456        (2,611,035

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 93,695,352      $ 38,950,884      $ 28,571,712      $ 60,223,595  
Common Shares Outstanding      7,133,575        2,737,021        2,012,994        4,598,158  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share

 

Net assets applicable to common shares ÷ common shares issued and outstanding

   $ 13.13      $ 14.23      $ 14.19      $ 13.10  

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities — continued

 

 

     November 30, 2018  
Assets    New York Trust      Ohio Trust      Pennsylvania Trust  

Investments —

        

Identified cost

   $ 111,045,148      $ 59,893,715      $ 53,522,411  

Unrealized appreciation

     3,829,937        1,755,600        720,364  

Investments, at value

   $ 114,875,085      $ 61,649,315      $ 54,242,775  

Cash

   $ 759,774      $      $ 100,915  

Interest receivable

     1,432,455        904,078        758,399  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,250,000        1,065,000         

Total assets

   $ 118,317,314      $ 63,618,393      $ 55,102,089  
Liabilities

 

Payable for floating rate notes issued

   $ 43,994,395      $ 22,980,096      $ 21,179,968  

Due to custodian

            4,364         

Payable to affiliates:

        

Investment adviser fee

     38,652        20,673        17,939  

Administration fee

     19,326        10,337        8,970  

Trustees’ fees

     865        488        414  

Interest expense and fees payable

     247,078        134,940        119,519  

Accrued expenses

     78,125        61,744        62,021  

Total liabilities

   $ 44,378,441      $ 23,212,642      $ 21,388,831  

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 73,938,873      $ 40,405,751      $ 33,713,258  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 54,758      $ 28,572      $ 26,010  

Additional paid-in capital

     74,258,180        38,633,048        35,706,432  

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

     (374,065      1,744,131        (2,019,184

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 73,938,873      $ 40,405,751      $ 33,713,258  
Common Shares Outstanding      5,475,751        2,857,157        2,601,014  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share

 

Net assets applicable to common shares ÷ common shares issued and outstanding

   $ 13.50      $ 14.14      $ 12.96  

 

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November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2018  
Investment Income    California Trust      Massachusetts Trust      Michigan Trust      New Jersey Trust  

Interest

   $ 5,987,253      $ 2,373,604      $ 1,926,014      $ 4,194,503  

Total investment income

   $ 5,987,253      $ 2,373,604      $ 1,926,014      $ 4,194,503  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 739,406      $ 240,141      $ 233,063      $ 421,202  

Administration fee

     301,217        120,070        92,709        195,235  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     6,010        2,770        2,280        4,510  

Custodian fee

     52,273        32,979        29,513        39,183  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     18,902        19,557        18,817        18,992  

Legal and accounting services

     62,523        60,029        59,224        75,322  

Printing and postage

     14,487        8,765        21,127        11,411  

Interest expense and fees

     1,444,822        536,237        491,225        1,007,815  

Miscellaneous

     30,422        29,779        33,192        32,253  

Total expenses

   $ 2,670,062      $ 1,050,327      $ 981,150      $ 1,805,923  

Net investment income

   $ 3,317,191      $ 1,323,277      $ 944,864      $ 2,388,580  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 239,277      $ 729,864      $ 745,805      $ 555,816  

Extinguishment of debt

     (118,948      (41,418      (37,384      (56,783

Financial futures contracts

                          100,199  

Net realized gain

   $ 120,329      $ 688,446      $ 708,421      $ 599,232  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ (4,851,375    $ (2,516,821    $ (1,840,496    $ (2,426,617

Financial futures contracts

                          (47,756

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (4,851,375    $ (2,516,821    $ (1,840,496    $ (2,474,373

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (4,731,046    $ (1,828,375    $ (1,132,075    $ (1,875,141

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders

   $ (18,865    $ (20,197    $ (3,915    $ (27,962

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (1,432,720    $ (525,295    $ (191,126    $ 485,477  

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Operations — continued

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2018  
Investment Income    New York Trust      Ohio Trust      Pennsylvania Trust  

Interest

   $ 5,184,934      $ 2,661,648      $ 2,364,000  

Total investment income

   $ 5,184,934      $ 2,661,648      $ 2,364,000  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 475,882      $ 265,529      $ 283,262  

Administration fee

     237,941        127,704        109,647  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     5,080        2,903        2,485  

Custodian fee

     45,122        34,003        31,997  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     18,962        18,892        18,922  

Legal and accounting services

     68,175        60,465        57,293  

Printing and postage

     12,752        9,609        9,109  

Interest expense and fees

     1,169,473        597,110        515,383  

Miscellaneous

     34,863        33,763        31,779  

Total expenses

   $ 2,068,250      $ 1,149,978      $ 1,059,877  

Net investment income

   $ 3,116,684      $ 1,511,670      $ 1,304,123  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 1,624,138      $ 1,016,037      $ 365,671  

Extinguishment of debt

     (64,912      (44,811      (48,386

Financial futures contracts

                   33,400  

Net realized gain

   $ 1,559,226      $ 971,226      $ 350,685  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ (5,562,057    $ (2,965,710    $ (1,805,560

Financial futures contracts

                   (15,919

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (5,562,057    $ (2,965,710    $ (1,821,479

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (4,002,831    $ (1,994,484    $ (1,470,794

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders

   $ (25,202    $ (25,693    $ (25,516

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (911,349    $ (508,507    $ (192,187

 

  35   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2018  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    California Trust      Massachusetts Trust      Michigan Trust      New Jersey Trust  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,317,191      $ 1,323,277      $ 944,864      $ 2,388,580  

Net realized gain

     120,329        688,446        708,421        599,232  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (4,851,375      (2,516,821      (1,840,496      (2,474,373

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders

     (18,865      (20,197      (3,915      (27,962

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (1,432,720    $ (525,295    $ (191,126    $ 485,477  

Distributions to common shareholders

   $ (3,323,028    $ (1,274,357    $ (944,496    $ (2,521,630

Capital share transactions —

 

Cost of shares repurchased (see Note 7)

   $ (1,478,804    $      $      $  

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

   $ (1,478,804    $      $      $  

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (6,234,552    $ (1,799,652    $ (1,135,622    $ (2,036,153
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

At beginning of year

   $ 99,929,904      $ 40,750,536      $ 29,707,334      $ 62,259,748  

At end of year

   $ 93,695,352      $ 38,950,884      $ 28,571,712      $ 60,223,595  

 

  36   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2018  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    New York Trust      Ohio Trust      Pennsylvania Trust  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,116,684      $ 1,511,670      $ 1,304,123  

Net realized gain

     1,559,226        971,226        350,685  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (5,562,057      (2,965,710      (1,821,479

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders

     (25,202      (25,693      (25,516

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (911,349    $ (508,507    $ (192,187

Distributions to common shareholders

   $ (3,175,388    $ (1,546,293    $ (1,314,032

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (4,086,737    $ (2,054,800    $ (1,506,219
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

At beginning of year

   $ 78,025,610      $ 42,460,551      $ 35,219,477  

At end of year

   $ 73,938,873      $ 40,405,751      $ 33,713,258  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2017  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    California Trust      Massachusetts Trust      Michigan Trust      New Jersey Trust  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,597,624      $ 1,485,231      $ 991,436      $ 2,633,258  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (319,376      (225,791      27,235        150,172  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,647,103        1,097,369        466,360        321,139  

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders(1)

     (40,183      (43,282      (8,726      (58,437

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 4,885,168      $ 2,313,527      $ 1,476,305      $ 3,046,132  

Distributions to common shareholders(1)

   $ (3,588,113    $ (1,424,893    $ (977,711    $ (2,551,978

Net increase in net assets

   $ 1,297,055      $ 888,634      $ 498,594      $ 494,154  
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

At beginning of year

   $ 98,632,849      $ 39,861,902      $ 29,208,740      $ 61,765,594  

At end of year(2)

   $ 99,929,904      $ 40,750,536      $ 29,707,334      $ 62,259,748  

 

(1)  

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the source of distributions was from net investment income. The current period presentation of distributions conforms with the Disclosure Update and Simplification Rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective November 5, 2018.

 

(2) 

Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $161,492, $195,711, $115,569 and $258,823, respectively, at November 30, 2017. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amounts as of November 30, 2018 was eliminated.

 

  38   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2017  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    New York Trust      Ohio Trust      Pennsylvania Trust  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,439,788      $ 1,647,178      $ 1,446,734  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (141,063      192,631        1,347  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     905,348        (97,951      (444,122

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders(1)

     (54,767      (57,593      (55,934

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 4,149,306      $ 1,684,265      $ 948,025  

Distributions to common shareholders(1)

   $ (3,313,377    $ (1,662,294    $ (1,344,984

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 835,929      $ 21,971      $ (396,959
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

At beginning of year

   $ 77,189,681      $ 42,438,580      $ 35,616,436  

At end of year(2)

   $ 78,025,610      $ 42,460,551      $ 35,219,477  

 

(1)  

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the source of distributions was from net investment income. The current period presentation of distributions conforms with the Disclosure Update and Simplification Rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective November 5, 2018.

 

(2) 

Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $228,839, $204,040 and $132,428, respectively, at November 30, 2017. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amounts as of November 30, 2018 was eliminated.

 

  39   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2018  
Cash Flows From Operating Activities    California Trust      Massachusetts Trust      Michigan Trust      New Jersey Trust  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (1,432,720    $ (525,295    $ (191,126    $ 485,477  

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders

     18,865        20,197        3,915        27,962  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations excluding distributions to auction preferred shareholders

   $ (1,413,855    $ (505,098    $ (187,211    $ 513,439  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

           

Investments purchased

     (198,096,155      (41,561,819      (26,414,186      (54,960,822

Investments sold

     197,012,233        41,370,725        25,863,618        61,257,214  

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

     161,671        307,251        199,104        (90,663

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

     238                       

Amortization of deferred offering costs on Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

     67,787        35,112        37,052        61,426  

Decrease in deposits for derivatives collateral — financial futures contracts

                          81,000  

Decrease (increase) in interest receivable

     73,282        (80,176      (15,775      227,463  

Decrease in receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

                          14,063  

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

     (26,220      (843      (7,569      (17,680

Decrease in payable to affiliate for administration fee

     (1,393      (421      (274      (1,384

Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

     (523      (176      (122      (204

Increase in interest expense and fees payable

     158,932        102,919        69,473        123,653  

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

     (4,367      2,199        18,311        (461

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

     4,851,375        2,516,821        1,840,496        2,426,617  

Net realized gain from investments

     (239,277      (729,864      (745,805      (555,816

Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt

     118,948        41,418        37,384        56,783  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 2,662,676      $ 1,498,048      $ 694,496      $ 9,134,628  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities                                    

Repurchase of common shares

   $ (1,478,804    $      $      $  

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

     (3,323,028      (1,274,357      (944,496      (2,521,630

Cash distributions paid to auction preferred shareholders

     (19,261      (20,456      (3,919      (28,410

Liquidation of auction preferred shares

     (3,000,000      (3,250,000      (650,000      (4,425,000

Liquidation of Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

     (46,975,000      (16,800,000      (16,850,000      (29,000,000

Proceeds from secured borrowings

     88,100,000        20,080,000        18,020,000        32,840,000  

Repayment of secured borrowings

     (36,240,000                    (5,330,000

Decrease in due to custodian

            (12,719              

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (2,936,093    $ (1,277,532    $ (428,415    $ (8,465,040

Net increase (decrease) in cash

   $ (273,417    $ 220,516      $ 266,081      $ 669,588  

Cash at beginning of year

   $ 456,161      $      $ 196,886      $ 11,588  

Cash at end of year

   $ 182,744      $ 220,516      $ 462,967      $ 681,176  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                                    

Cash paid for interest and fees on floating rate notes issued and Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

   $ 1,217,865      $ 398,206      $ 384,700      $ 822,736  

 

  40   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Statements of Cash Flows — continued

 

 

     Year Ended November 30, 2018  
Cash Flows From Operating Activities    New York Trust      Ohio Trust      Pennsylvania Trust  

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (911,349    $ (508,507    $ (192,187

Distributions to auction preferred shareholders

     25,202        25,693        25,516  

Net decrease in net assets from operations excluding distributions to auction preferred shareholders

   $ (886,147    $ (482,814    $ (166,671

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Investments purchased

     (70,274,997      (35,555,636      (33,969,750

Investments sold

     75,907,973        36,842,039        33,275,170  

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

     217,029        (6,916      86,411  

Amortization of deferred offering costs on Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

     55,030        37,987        29,556  

Decrease in deposits for derivatives collateral — financial futures contracts

                   27,000  

Decrease in interest receivable

     94,929        38,707        28,321  

Decrease in receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

                   4,688  

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

     (1,884      (10,984      (9,088

Decrease in payable to affiliate for administration fee

     (942      (579      (350

Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

     (332      (199      (184

Increase in interest expense and fees payable

     188,226        126,734        119,519  

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

     (669      2,846        2,244  

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

     5,562,057        2,965,710        1,805,560  

Net realized gain from investments

     (1,624,138      (1,016,037      (365,671

Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt

     64,912        44,811        48,386  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 9,301,047      $ 2,985,669      $ 915,141  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities                           

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

   $ (3,175,388    $ (1,546,293    $ (1,314,032

Cash distributions paid to auction preferred shareholders

     (26,435      (26,070      (25,851

Liquidation of auction preferred shares

     (4,125,000      (4,325,000      (4,200,000

Liquidation of Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

     (29,600,000      (18,400,000      (16,975,000

Proceeds from secured borrowings

     33,760,000        22,980,000        21,180,000  

Repayment of secured borrowings

     (5,995,000      (1,455,000       

Decrease in due to custodian

            (213,306       

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (9,161,823    $ (2,985,669    $ (1,334,883

Net increase (decrease) in cash

   $ 139,224      $      $ (419,742

Cash at beginning of year

   $ 620,550      $      $ 520,657  

Cash at end of year

   $ 759,774      $      $ 100,915  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                           

Cash paid for interest and fees on floating rate notes issued and Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

   $ 926,217      $ 432,389      $ 366,308  

 

  41   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     California Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.770      $ 13.600      $ 14.020      $ 14.080     $ 12.580  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.464      $ 0.496      $ 0.586      $ 0.737     $ 0.756  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.663      0.175        (0.681      (0.057     1.507  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.003      (0.006      (0.009      (0.009     (0.007

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.291               

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.202    $ 0.665      $ 0.187      $ 0.671     $ 2.256  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.465    $ (0.495    $ (0.607    $ (0.731   $ (0.757

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.465    $ (0.495    $ (0.607    $ (0.731   $ (0.757

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 7)(1)

   $ 0.027      $      $      $     $ 0.001  

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.130      $ 13.770      $ 13.600      $ 14.020     $ 14.080  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 11.030      $ 12.060      $ 12.260      $ 12.900     $ 12.670  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (0.70 )%       5.33      1.38 %(3)       5.28     19.06

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (4.76 )%       2.34      (0.68 )%       7.65     21.86

 

  42   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     California Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 93,695      $ 99,930      $ 98,633      $ 101,732     $ 102,129  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.28      1.46      1.50      1.54     1.60

Interest and fee expense(6)

     1.50      1.32      0.87      0.08     0.09

Total expenses(5)

     2.78      2.78      2.37      1.62     1.69

Net investment income

     3.45      3.57      4.05      5.26     5.64

Portfolio Turnover

     129      19      12      9     11

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (7)        1,999 (8)        1,999 (8)        1,999 (8)       1,999 (8)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 74,990 (9)      $ 74,341 (9)      $ 75,892 (9)     $ 76,091 (9)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

 

 (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

 (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been (0.80)%.

 

 (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

 (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

 (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (7)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

 (8)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

 (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

       Year Ended November 30,  
       2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

       0.97        0.98        1.01        1.04        1.06

Interest and fee expense

       1.16        0.88        0.59        0.05        0.06

Total expenses

       2.13        1.86        1.60        1.09        1.12

Net investment income

       2.65        2.39        2.74        3.53        3.73

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

  43   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Massachusetts Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.890      $ 14.560      $ 15.150      $ 15.140     $ 13.730  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.483      $ 0.543      $ 0.572      $ 0.710     $ 0.726  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.670      0.324        (0.836      (0.008     1.390  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.007      (0.016      (0.013      (0.010     (0.008

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.276               

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.194    $ 0.851      $ (0.001    $ 0.692     $ 2.108  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.466    $ (0.521    $ (0.589    $ (0.686   $ (0.703

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.466    $ (0.521    $ (0.589    $ (0.686   $ (0.703

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 7)(1)

   $      $      $      $ 0.004     $ 0.005  

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.230      $ 14.890      $ 14.560      $ 15.150     $ 15.140  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 12.100      $ 13.120      $ 13.330      $ 14.020     $ 13.310  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (0.82 )%       6.28      0.05 %(3)       5.21     16.30

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (4.33 )%       2.29      (1.02 )%       10.75     17.27

 

  44   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Massachusetts Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 38,951      $ 40,751      $ 39,862      $ 41,478     $ 41,527  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.29      1.33      1.59      1.62     1.68

Interest and fee expense(6)

     1.35      1.09      0.72      0.05     0.05

Total expenses(5)

     2.64      2.42      2.31      1.67     1.73

Net investment income

     3.32      3.63      3.66      4.70     4.96

Portfolio Turnover

     69      19      12      10     2

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (7)        802 (8)        802 (8)        802 (8)       802 (8)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 75,811 (9)      $ 74,703 (9)      $ 76,719 (9)     $ 76,780 (9)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

 

 (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

 (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been (1.85)%.

 

 (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

 (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

 (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (7)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

 (8)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

 (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

            0.99             0.89             1.09             1.10            1.12

Interest and fee expense

     1.04      0.73      0.49      0.03     0.04

Total expenses

     2.03      1.62      1.58      1.13     1.16

Net investment income

     2.56      2.44      2.49      3.17     3.31

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

  45   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Michigan Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.760      $ 14.510      $ 14.740      $ 14.640     $ 12.910  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.469      $ 0.493      $ 0.580      $ 0.752     $ 0.730  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.568      0.247        (0.556      0.002       1.685  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.002      (0.004      (0.010      (0.012     (0.009

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.377               

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.101    $ 0.736      $ 0.391      $ 0.742     $ 2.406  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.469    $ (0.486    $ (0.621    $ (0.709   $ (0.709

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.469    $ (0.486    $ (0.621    $ (0.709   $ (0.709

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 7)(1)

   $      $      $      $ 0.067     $ 0.033  

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.190      $ 14.760      $ 14.510      $ 14.740     $ 14.640  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 12.180      $ 12.920      $ 12.920      $ 12.730     $ 12.550  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (0.20 )%       5.51      2.98 %(3)       6.44     20.18

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (2.13 )%       3.72      6.21      7.19     20.91

 

  46   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Michigan Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 28,572      $ 29,707      $ 29,209      $ 29,677     $ 30,496  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.68      1.78      1.81      1.77     1.87

Interest and fee expense

     1.68 %(6)       1.44 %(7)       0.94 %(7)              

Total expenses(5)

     3.36      3.22      2.75      1.77     1.87

Net investment income

     3.24      3.32      3.78      5.12     5.24

Portfolio Turnover

     54      10      12      4     26

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (8)        700 (9)        700 (9)        700 (9)       700 (9)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (8)      $ 67,439 (10)      $ 66,727 (10)      $ 67,396 (10)     $ 68,566 (10)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (8)      $ 25,000 (11)      $ 25,000 (11)      $ 25,000 (11)     $ 25,000 (11)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (8)      $ 25,000 (11)      $ 25,000 (11)      $ 25,000 (11)     $ 25,000 (11)  

 

 (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

 (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 0.31%.

 

 (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

 (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

 (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (7)

Interest and fee expense relates to iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (8)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

 (9)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

(10) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(11) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

            1.19             1.12             1.16             1.11            1.17

Interest and fee expense

     1.20      0.91      0.60             

Total expenses

     2.39      2.03      1.76      1.11     1.17

Net investment income

     2.30      2.09      2.41      3.23     3.29

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

  47   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     New Jersey Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.540      $ 13.430      $ 13.800      $ 14.060     $ 12.960  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.519      $ 0.573      $ 0.635      $ 0.745     $ 0.748  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.405      0.105        (0.637      (0.293     1.098  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.006      (0.013      (0.012      (0.010     (0.008

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.284               

Total income from operations

   $ 0.108      $ 0.665      $ 0.270      $ 0.442     $ 1.838  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.548    $ (0.555    $ (0.640    $ (0.728   $ (0.743

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.548    $ (0.555    $ (0.640    $ (0.728   $ (0.743

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 7)(1)

   $      $      $      $ 0.026     $ 0.005  

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.100      $ 13.540      $ 13.430      $ 13.800     $ 14.060  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 11.130      $ 11.750      $ 11.950      $ 12.320     $ 12.300  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     1.53      5.52      2.13 %(3)       4.08     15.20

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (0.64 )%       2.91      1.79      6.21     14.17

 

  48   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     New Jersey Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 60,224      $ 62,260      $ 61,766      $ 63,445     $ 65,624  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.30      1.58      1.60      1.60     1.64

Interest and fee expense(6)

     1.65      1.30      0.82      0.04     0.04

Total expenses(5)

     2.95      2.88      2.42      1.64     1.68

Net investment income

     3.90      4.20      4.46      5.36     5.47

Portfolio Turnover

     56      12      9      8     6

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (7)        1,337 (8)        1,337 (8)        1,337 (8)       1,337 (8)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 71,567 (9)      $ 71,197 (9)      $ 72,453 (9)     $ 74,083 (9)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

 

 (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

 (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been (0.03)%.

 

 (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

 (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

 (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (7)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

 (8)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

 (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

            0.93             1.03             1.06             1.06            1.07

Interest and fee expense

     1.18      0.85      0.54      0.02     0.03

Total expenses

     2.11      1.88      1.60      1.08     1.10

Net investment income

     2.79      2.74      2.95      3.53     3.59

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

  49   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     New York Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.250      $ 14.100      $ 14.520      $ 14.590     $ 13.260  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.569      $ 0.628      $ 0.665      $ 0.814     $ 0.840  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.734      0.137        (0.651      (0.063     1.359  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.005      (0.010      (0.010      (0.008     (0.007

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.243               

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.170    $ 0.755      $ 0.247      $ 0.743     $ 2.192  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.580    $ (0.605    $ (0.667    $ (0.813   $ (0.862

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.580    $ (0.605    $ (0.667    $ (0.813   $ (0.862

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.500      $ 14.250      $ 14.100      $ 14.520     $ 14.590  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 11.390      $ 12.770      $ 13.040      $ 13.730     $ 13.730  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (0.61 )%       5.84      1.69 %(3)       5.63     17.25

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (6.42 )%       2.56      (0.53 )%       6.13     20.92

 

  50   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     New York Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 73,939      $ 78,026      $ 77,190      $ 79,518     $ 79,860  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.19      1.37      1.52      1.53     1.60

Interest and fee expense(6)

     1.54      1.25      0.82      0.14     0.15

Total expenses(5)

     2.73      2.62      2.34      1.67     1.75

Net investment income

     4.11      4.37      4.43      5.60     5.96

Portfolio Turnover

     57      18      15      7     4

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (7)        1,349 (8)        1,349 (8)        1,349 (8)       1,349 (8)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 82,841 (9)      $ 82,220 (9)      $ 83,946 (9)     $ 84,200 (9)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

 

 (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

 (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been (0.06)%.

 

 (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

 (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

 (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (7)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

 (8)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

 (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

            0.94             0.97             1.08             1.08            1.11

Interest and fee expense

     1.22      0.87      0.58      0.10     0.11

Total expenses

     2.16      1.84      1.66      1.18     1.22

Net investment income

     3.25      3.06      3.14      3.93     4.15

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

  51   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Ohio Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.860      $ 14.850      $ 15.210      $ 15.150     $ 13.510  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.529      $ 0.577      $ 0.650      $ 0.771     $ 0.775  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.699      0.035        (0.593      0.031       1.605  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.009      (0.020      (0.016      (0.011     (0.009

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.290               

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.179    $ 0.592      $ 0.331      $ 0.791     $ 2.371  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.541    $ (0.582    $ (0.691    $ (0.731   $ (0.731

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.541    $ (0.582    $ (0.691    $ (0.731   $ (0.731

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.140      $ 14.860      $ 14.850      $ 15.210     $ 15.150  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 11.980      $ 13.310      $ 13.580      $ 13.700     $ 13.620  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (0.66 )%       4.37      2.26 %(3)       5.91     18.49

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (6.03 )%       2.23      3.83      6.11     21.55

 

  52   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Ohio Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 40,406      $ 42,461      $ 42,439      $ 43,445     $ 43,287  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.34      1.62      1.63      1.61     1.70

Interest and fee expense

     1.44 %(6)       1.15 %(6)       0.73 %(6)              

Total expenses(5)

     2.78      2.77      2.36      1.61     1.70

Net investment income

     3.66      3.83      4.12      5.09     5.36

Portfolio Turnover

     55      8      5      1     9

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (7)        909 (8)        909 (8)        909 (8)       909 (8)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 71,712 (9)      $ 71,687 (9)      $ 72,795 (9)     $ 72,621 (9)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

 

  (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

  (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

  (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 0.27%.

 

  (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

  (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

  (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

  (7)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

  (8)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

  (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

            1.01             1.06             1.09             1.06            1.10

Interest and fee expense

     1.10      0.76      0.48             

Total expenses

     2.11      1.82      1.57      1.06     1.10

Net investment income

     2.77      2.50      2.74      3.34     3.46

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

  53   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Pennsylvania Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.540      $ 13.690      $ 13.890      $ 13.910     $ 12.770  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.501      $ 0.556      $ 0.621      $ 0.752     $ 0.755  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.566      (0.167      (0.475      (0.099     1.143  

Distributions to APS shareholders

             

From net investment income(1)

     (0.010      (0.022      (0.017      (0.011     (0.008

Discount on redemption and repurchase of APS(1)

                   0.294               

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.075    $ 0.367      $ 0.423      $ 0.642     $ 1.890  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.505    $ (0.517    $ (0.623    $ (0.727   $ (0.764

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.505    $ (0.517    $ (0.623    $ (0.727   $ (0.764

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 7)(1)

   $      $      $      $ 0.065     $ 0.014  

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 12.960      $ 13.540      $ 13.690      $ 13.890     $ 13.910  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 10.980      $ 12.080      $ 12.280      $ 12.040     $ 12.050  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (0.02 )%       3.17      3.46 %(3)       6.02     16.07

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (5.06 )%       2.62      7.06      6.08     17.26

 

  54   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Pennsylvania Trust  
     Year Ended November 30,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 33,713      $ 35,219      $ 35,616      $ 36,126     $ 37,532  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

     1.58      1.73      1.77      1.76     1.79

Interest and fee expense(6)

     1.49      1.21      0.80      0.01     0.04

Total expenses(5)

     3.07      2.94      2.57      1.77     1.83

Net investment income

     3.78      4.04      4.34      5.42     5.61

Portfolio Turnover

     60      9      9      3     4

Senior Securities:

             

Total preferred shares outstanding

     (7)        847 (8)        847 (8)        847 (8)       847 (8)  

Asset coverage per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 66,582 (9)      $ 67,050 (9)      $ 67,653 (9)     $ 69,312 (9)  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

Approximate market value per preferred share

   $ (7)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)      $ 25,000 (10)     $ 25,000 (10)  

 

 (1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

 (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95.5% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 1.24%.

 

 (4)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders.

 

 (5)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

 (6)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS (see Note 3).

 

 (7)

As of November 30, 2018, the Trust had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding (see Note 2 and Note 3).

 

 (8)

Preferred shares represent iMTP Shares and APS as of November 30, 2017 and 2016 and APS as of November 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

 (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares (iMTP Shares and APS, as applicable) are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

            1.19             1.09             1.13             1.11            1.14

Interest and fee expense

     1.12      0.76      0.51      0.01     0.02

Total expenses

     2.31      1.85      1.64      1.12     1.16

Net investment income

     2.85      2.54      2.77      3.44     3.55

 

APS     Auction Preferred Shares
iMTP Shares     Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (California Trust), Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust (Massachusetts Trust), Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust (Michigan Trust), Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust (New Jersey Trust), Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (New York Trust), Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust (Ohio Trust) and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (Pennsylvania Trust), (each individually referred to as the Trust, and collectively, the Trusts), are Massachusetts business trusts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Trusts’ investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and taxes in its specified state.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trusts. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Each Trust 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 debt 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of a Trust in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that a Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

C  Federal Taxes — Each Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Each Trust 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 each Trust, 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 November 30, 2018, the Trusts had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each Trust 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  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.

E  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.

F  Indemnifications — Under each 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 each Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as a Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, each Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by

 

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reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, each Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Trust that have not yet occurred.

G  Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held — The Trusts may invest in residual interest bonds, also referred to as inverse floating rate securities, whereby a Trust may sell a variable or fixed rate bond for cash to a Special-Purpose Vehicle (the SPV), (which is generally organized as a trust), while at the same time, buying a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of the SPV. The bond is deposited into the SPV with the same CUSIP number as the bond sold to the SPV by the Trust, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Trust (the Bond). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (Floating Rate Notes) which are sold to third-parties. The residual interest bond held by a Trust gives the Trust the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to generally tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the Bond held by the SPV transferred to the Trust, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Trust exercise such right, it would generally pay the SPV the par amount due on the Floating Rate Notes and exchange the residual interest bond for the underlying Bond. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities, the Trusts account for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Bond in their Portfolio of Investments and the Floating Rate Notes (net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs, if any) as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in their Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the SPV for redemption at par at each reset date. Accordingly, the fair value of the payable for floating rate notes issued approximates its carrying value. If measured at fair value, the payable for floating rate notes would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at November 30, 2018. Interest expense related to a Trust’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The SPV may be terminated by the Trust, as noted above, or by the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the trust agreement, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying Bond, bankruptcy of or payment failure by the issuer of the underlying Bond, the inability to remarket Floating Rate Notes that have been tendered due to insufficient buyers in the market, or the failure by the SPV to obtain renewal of the liquidity agreement under which liquidity support is provided for the Floating Rate Notes up to one year. Structuring fees paid to the liquidity provider upon the creation of an SPV are recorded as debt issuance costs and are being amortized as interest expense to the expected maturity of the related trust. Unamortized structuring fees related to a terminated SPV are recorded as a realized loss on extinguishment of debt. At November 30, 2018, the amounts of the Trusts’ Floating Rate Notes and related interest rates and collateral were as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Floating Rate Notes Outstanding

  $ 59,212,070     $ 20,995,015     $ 18,020,376     $ 32,845,195     $ 43,994,395     $ 22,980,096     $ 21,179,968  

Interest Rate or Range of Interest Rates (%)

    1.62 - 1.74       1.69 - 1.82       1.69 - 1.81       1.54 - 1.84       1.69 - 1.72       1.71 - 1.81       1.68 - 1.84  

Collateral for Floating Rate Notes Outstanding

  $ 82,347,511     $ 29,899,356     $ 24,821,624     $ 45,870,403     $ 60,977,261     $ 31,283,275     $ 29,274,281  

For the year ended November 30, 2018, the Trusts’ average settled Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the average interest rate, including fees and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, were as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Average Floating Rate Notes Outstanding

  $ 27,954,397     $ 9,073,507     $ 6,113,370     $ 12,745,425     $ 28,199,644     $ 10,558,644     $ 9,846,521  

Average Interest Rate

    1.99     2.04     2.10     2.06     2.03     2.08     2.04

In certain circumstances, the Trusts may enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements with brokers by which a Trust agrees to reimburse the broker for the difference between the liquidation value of the Bond held by the SPV and the liquidation value of the Floating Rate Notes, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The Trusts had no shortfalls as of November 30, 2018.

The Trusts may also purchase residual interest bonds in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. Such transactions are not required to be treated as secured borrowings. Shortfall agreements, if any, related to residual interest bonds purchased in a secondary market transaction are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.

The Trusts’ investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in residual interest bonds. Such bonds typically offer the potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality and maturity. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed

 

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rate bonds in a rising long-term interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates decline. The value and income of residual interest bonds are generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. The Trusts’ investment policies do not allow the Trusts to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Management believes that the Trusts’ restrictions on borrowing money and issuing senior securities (other than as specifically permitted) do not apply to Floating Rate Notes issued by the SPV and included as a liability in the Trusts’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As secured indebtedness issued by an SPV, Floating Rate Notes are distinct from the borrowings and senior securities to which the Trusts’ restrictions apply. Residual interest bonds held by the Trusts are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

H  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, a Trust is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Trust each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Trust. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Trust may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

I  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Trusts 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 Trusts maintain 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.

J  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of a Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the unrestricted cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.

2  Auction Preferred Shares

Each Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on March 1, 1999 in a public offering. Dividends on the APS, which accrued daily, were cumulative at rates which were reset every seven days by an auction, unless a special dividend period had been set. Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trusts’ APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates were reset to the maximum rate, which was 110% (150% for taxable distributions) of the greater of the 1) “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate or 2) Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Obligation Rate on the date of the auction. The stated spread over the reference benchmark rate was determined based on the credit rating of the APS. On March 26, 2018, each Trust redeemed all of its outstanding APS at a liquidation price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued but unpaid APS dividends. Each Trust replaced its APS with residual interest bond financing (see Note 1G). Prior to the redemption of the APS, the Trusts paid an annual fee equivalent to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker/dealers as a service fee if the auctions were unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee was 0.25%. At November 30, 2018, the Trusts had no APS outstanding.

During the year ended November 30, 2018, the number of APS redeemed and their redemption amount were as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
 

APS Redeemed

    120       130       26       177  

Redemption Amount

  $ 3,000,000     $ 3,250,000     $ 650,000     $ 4,425,000  

 

      New York
Trust
     Ohio
Trust
     Pennsylvania
Trust
 

APS Redeemed

     165        173        168  

Redemption Amount

   $ 4,125,000      $ 4,325,000      $ 4,200,000  

There were no transactions in APS during the year ended November 30, 2017.

3  Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

On February 26, 2016, each Trust issued Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares (iMTP Shares) in a private offering to finance a tender offer for its outstanding APS.

 

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The iMTP Shares were a form of preferred shares that represented stock of the Trusts. The iMTP Shares had a par value of $0.01 per share, a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, and a mandatory redemption date of September 1, 2019, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by a Trust. Dividends on the iMTP Shares were determined weekly based upon the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index Rate plus a spread. Such spread to the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Rate was determined based on the current credit rating of the iMTP Shares.

The iMTP Shares were subject to optional and mandatory redemption in certain circumstances. After February 28, 2017, the iMTP Shares were redeemable at the option of each Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and, on redemptions prior to March 1, 2018, plus an optional redemption premium. The iMTP Shares were also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends (mandatory redemption price), if a Trust was in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to its preferred shares. For so long as the iMTP Shares were outstanding, a Trust’s effective leverage ratio was not permitted to exceed 45%.

The holders of the iMTP Shares and common shares had equal voting rights of one vote per share except that the holders of the iMTP Shares were entitled to elect two Trustees of each Trust. If the dividends on the iMTP Shares remained unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the iMTP Shares had the right to elect a majority of each Trust’s Trustees.

During the year ended November 30, 2018, each Trust redeemed all of its iMTP Shares at a liquidation price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. Each Trust replaced its iMTP Shares redeemed with residual interest bond financing (see Note 1G). The number of iMTP Shares redeemed and their redemption amount were as follows:

 

    

California
Trust

    Massachusetts
Trust
   

Michigan

Trust

   

New Jersey

Trust

 

Shares Redeemed

    1,879       672       674       1,160  

Redemption Amount

  $ 46,975,000     $ 16,800,000     $ 16,850,000     $ 29,000,000  

 

    

New York

Trust

   

Ohio
Trust

    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Shares Redeemed

    1,184       736       679  

Redemption Amount

  $ 29,600,000     $ 18,400,000     $ 16,975,000  

Dividends accrued on iMTP Shares are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes and are included in interest expense and fees on the Statements of Operations. Costs incurred by each Trust in connection with its offering of iMTP Shares were capitalized as deferred offering costs and were being amortized to the mandatory redemption date of September 1, 2019. Unamortized deferred offerings costs on iMTP Shares which were redeemed in full by a Trust were recorded as realized loss on extinguishment of debt.

The average liquidation preference of the iMTP Shares during the year ended November 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
 

Average Liquidation Preference of iMTP Shares

  $ 28,024,315     $ 10,871,096     $ 11,592,534     $ 23,080,342  

 

     New York
Trust
   

Ohio

Trust

    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Average Liquidation Preference of iMTP Shares

  $ 18,652,055     $ 11,806,027     $ 9,962,671  

 

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4  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

Each Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS and iMTP Shares during periods when APS and iMTP Shares were outstanding. In addition, at least annually, each Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to APS shareholders were recorded daily and were payable at the end of each dividend period. The amount of dividends accrued (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the year ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Dividends Accrued to APS Shareholders

  $ 18,865     $ 20,197     $ 3,915     $ 27,962     $ 25,202     $ 25,693     $ 25,516  

Average APS Dividend Rates

    2.00     1.97     1.91     2.01     1.94     1.89     1.93

Dividend Rate Ranges (%)

    1.56 - 2.73       1.57 - 2.73       1.59 - 2.87       1.56 - 2.73       1.59 - 2.84       1.59 - 2.59       1.57 - 2.59  

Distributions to iMTP shareholders were recorded daily and were payable at the end of each dividend period. The amount of dividends accrued to iMTP shareholders and average iMTP dividend rates for the year ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
 

Dividends Accrued to iMTP Shareholders

  $ 818,865     $ 315,601     $ 325,397     $ 675,657  

Average iMTP Dividend Rates

    2.92     2.90     2.81     2.93

 

     New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Dividends Accrued to iMTP Shareholders

  $ 528,719     $ 331,446     $ 280,063  

Average iMTP Dividend Rates

    2.83     2.81     2.81

Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The tax character of distributions declared, including distributions on iMTP Shares that are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes, for the years ended November 30, 2018 and November 30, 2017 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended November 30, 2018  
     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Tax-exempt income

  $ 3,905,803     $ 1,530,524     $ 1,273,808     $ 3,105,269     $ 3,638,188     $ 1,903,432     $ 1,597,772  

Ordinary income

  $ 254,955     $ 79,631     $     $ 119,980     $ 91,121     $     $ 21,839  
             

 

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    Year Ended November 30, 2017  
    

California

Trust

    Massachusetts
Trust
   

Michigan

Trust

   

New Jersey

Trust

   

New York

Trust

   

Ohio

Trust

    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Tax-exempt income

  $ 4,477,954     $ 1,786,608     $ 1,374,454     $ 3,114,672     $ 3,992,549     $ 2,146,103     $ 1,781,919  

Ordinary income

  $ 242,309     $ 68,777     $     $ 166,097     $ 54,213     $     $ 7,708  

During the year ended November 30, 2018, the following amounts were reclassified due to expired capital loss carryforwards (except for Massachusetts Trust, Michigan Trust and Ohio Trust) and differences between book and tax accounting for deferred offering costs on iMTP Shares.

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Change in:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ (468,024   $ (76,532   $ (74,436   $ (1,631,060   $ (791,871   $ (82,799   $ (407,469

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

  $ 468,024     $ 76,532     $ 74,436     $ 1,631,060     $ 791,871     $ 82,799     $ 407,469  

These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trusts.

As of November 30, 2018, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

  $ 201,395     $ 262,119     $ 142,644     $ 148,709     $ 204,339     $ 171,079     $ 134,496  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

  $     $     $ 220,935     $     $     $     $  

Capital loss carryforwards and deferred capital losses

  $ (5,299,748   $ (1,395,645   $     $ (4,890,669   $ (4,446,670   $ (206,358   $ (2,882,311

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,716,019     $ 1,617,118     $ 664,877     $ 2,130,925     $ 3,868,266     $ 1,779,410     $ 728,631  

At November 30, 2018, the following Trusts, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards and deferred capital losses which would reduce the respective Trust’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trusts of any liability for federal income or excise tax. 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 a Trust’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 amounts and expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards, whose character is short-term, and the amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:

 

Expiration Date   California
Trust
    Massachusetts
Trust
    Michigan
Trust
    New Jersey
Trust
    New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

November 30, 2019

  $ 5,299,748     $ 1,395,645     $         —     $ 4,137,608     $ 3,607,489     $ 206,358     $ 1,724,760  

Total capital loss carryforwards

  $ 5,299,748     $ 1,395,645     $     $ 4,137,608     $ 3,607,489     $ 206,358     $ 1,724,760  

Deferred capital losses:

             

Short-term

  $     $     $     $ 753,061     $ 839,181     $     $ 351,947  

Long-term

  $     $     $     $     $     $     $ 805,604  

 

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During the year ended November 30, 2018, capital loss carryforwards of $66,611, $384,436, $379,386 and $1,004,316 were utilized to offset net realized gains by the California Trust, Massachusetts Trust, Michigan Trust and Ohio Trust, respectively.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Trust at November 30, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

      California
Trust
     Massachusetts
Trust
     Michigan
Trust
     New Jersey
Trust
 

Aggregate cost

   $ 88,215,311      $ 36,461,247      $ 27,071,938      $ 56,429,110  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 5,371,820      $ 2,165,203      $ 1,071,843      $ 2,946,889  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (655,801      (548,085      (406,966      (815,964

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,716,019      $ 1,617,118      $ 664,877      $ 2,130,925  

 

     New York
Trust
    Ohio
Trust
    Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Aggregate cost

  $ 67,012,424     $ 36,889,809     $ 32,334,176  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,996,090     $ 2,486,874     $ 1,669,070  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (1,127,824     (707,464     (940,439

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,868,266     $ 1,779,410     $ 728,631  

5  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to each Trust. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreements between the Trusts and EVM, the investment advisory fee payable by each Trust is 0.70% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets and is payable monthly. Pursuant to a fee reduction agreement between each Trust and EVM that commenced on May 1, 2010, the annual investment adviser fee is reduced by 0.015% every May 1 thereafter for the next nineteen years. This annual fee reduction was accelerated for California Trust (effective June 1, 2018), Massachusetts Trust, New Jersey Trust (effective February 1, 2018), New York Trust, Michigan Trust (effective July 1, 2018), Ohio Trust (effective January 1, 2018) and Pennsylvania Trust (effective August 1, 2018), each of which is currently subject to an advisory fee of 0.40% of average weekly gross assets. The fee reductions cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Trusts who are not interested persons of EVM or each Trust and by a vote of a majority of shareholders. Average weekly gross assets include the principal amount of any indebtedness for money borrowed, including debt securities issued by a Trust, and the amount of any outstanding preferred shares issued by the Trust. Pursuant to a fee reduction agreement with EVM, average weekly gross assets are calculated by adding to net assets the liquidation value of a Trust’s APS and iMTP Shares then outstanding and the amount payable by the Trust to floating rate note holders, such adjustment being limited to the value of the APS outstanding prior to any APS redemptions by the Trust. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of each Trust and is computed at an annual rate of 0.20% of each Trust’s average weekly gross assets. For the year ended November 30, 2018, the investment adviser fees and administration fees were as follows:

 

      California
Trust
     Massachusetts
Trust
     Michigan
Trust
     New Jersey
Trust
 

Investment Adviser Fee

   $ 739,406      $ 240,141      $ 233,063      $ 421,202  

Administration Fee

   $ 301,217      $ 120,070      $ 92,709      $ 195,235  

 

      New York
Trust
     Ohio
Trust
     Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Investment Adviser Fee

   $ 475,882      $ 265,529      $ 283,262  

Administration Fee

   $ 237,941      $ 127,704      $ 109,647  

 

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Trustees and officers of the Trusts who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Trusts out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trusts 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 year ended November 30, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trusts are officers of EVM.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

     

California

Trust

    

Massachusetts

Trust

    

Michigan

Trust

    

New Jersey

Trust

 

Purchases

   $ 198,733,841      $ 41,561,819      $ 26,414,186      $ 54,960,822  

Sales

   $ 197,012,233      $ 41,370,725      $ 25,863,618      $ 61,257,214  

 

     

New York

Trust

    

Ohio

Trust

    

Pennsylvania

Trust

 

Purchases

   $ 70,274,997      $ 35,555,636      $ 33,395,860  

Sales

   $ 76,507,973      $ 37,402,039      $ 33,275,170  

7  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Trusts may issue common shares pursuant to their dividend reinvestment plans. There were no common shares issued by the Trusts for the years ended November 30, 2018 and November 30, 2017.

On November 11, 2013, the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts authorized the repurchase by each Trust of up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value (NAV). The repurchase program does not obligate the Trusts to purchase a specific amount of shares. During the year ended November 30, 2018, the California Trust repurchased 121,000 of its common shares under the share repurchase program at a cost, including brokerage commissions, of $1,478,804 and an average price per share of $12.22. The weighted average discount per share to NAV on these repurchases amounted to 11.81% for the year ended November 30, 2018.

There were no repurchases of common shares by the Trusts for the year ended November 30, 2017.

8  Overdraft Advances

Pursuant to the custodian agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Trusts to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Trusts are obligated to repay SSBT at the current rate of interest charged by SSBT for secured loans (currently, the Federal Funds rate plus 2%). This obligation is payable on demand to SSBT. SSBT has a lien on a Trust’s assets to the extent of any overdraft. At November 30, 2018, the Ohio Trust had a payment due to SSBT pursuant to the foregoing arrangement of $4,364. Based on the short-term nature of these payments and the variable interest rate, the carrying value of the overdraft advances approximated its fair value at November 30, 2018. If measured at fair value, overdraft advances would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at November 30, 2018. The Trusts’ average overdraft advances during the year ended November 30, 2018 were not significant.

9  Financial Instruments

The Trusts may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment a Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. At November 30, 2018, there were no obligations outstanding under these financial instruments.

Each Trust is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Trusts hold fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. During the year ended November 30, 2018, the New Jersey Trust and Pennsylvania Trust entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.

 

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The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended November 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

      New Jersey
Trust
     Pennsylvania
Trust
 

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

   $ 100,199 (1)      $ 33,400 (1)  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

   $ (47,756 )(2)     $ (15,919 )(2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts.

The average notional cost of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended November 30, 2018, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately as follows:

 

     

New Jersey

Trust

    

Pennsylvania

Trust

 

Average Notional Cost:

     

Futures Contracts — Short

   $ 708,000      $ 236,000  

10  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 November 30, 2018, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Trusts’ investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

California Trust

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $         —      $ 142,931,160      $         —      $ 142,931,160  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            8,168,070               8,168,070  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            1,044,170               1,044,170  

Total Investments

   $      $ 152,143,400      $      $ 152,143,400  

Massachusetts Trust

 
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $      $ 57,550,937      $      $ 57,550,937  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            734,325               734,325  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            788,118               788,118  

Total Investments

   $      $ 59,073,380      $      $ 59,073,380  

 

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Michigan Trust

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

   $         —      $ 45,757,191      $         —      $ 45,757,191  

Total Investments

   $      $ 45,757,191      $      $ 45,757,191  

New Jersey Trust

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $      $ 88,725,823      $      $ 88,725,823  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            2,679,407               2,679,407  

Total Investments

   $      $ 91,405,230      $      $ 91,405,230  

New York Trust

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

   $      $ 112,666,297      $      $ 112,666,297  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            1,459,742               1,459,742  

Miscellaneous

                   749,046        749,046  

Total Investments

   $      $ 114,126,039      $ 749,046      $ 114,875,085  

Ohio Trust

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

   $      $ 61,649,315      $      $ 61,649,315  

Total Investments

   $      $ 61,649,315      $      $ 61,649,315  

Pennsylvania Trust

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $      $ 54,222,134      $      $ 54,222,134  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            20,641               20,641  

Total Investments

   $      $ 54,242,775      $      $ 54,242,775  

 

*

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the New York Trust.

Level 3 investments held by the New York Trust at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets applicable to common shares were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended November 30, 2018 is not presented.

11  Agreements and Plans of Reorganization

In April 2018, the Trustees of Michigan Trust approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization whereby the common shares of Michigan Trust would, in effect, be exchanged for new common shares of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust with an equal aggregate net asset value. The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization was approved at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Michigan Trust on November 15, 2018. The reorganization was completed on December 14, 2018.

 

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In July 2018, the Trustees of the following Trusts approved Agreements and Plans of Reorganization whereby the common shares of each Acquired Trust would, in effect, be exchanged for new common shares of the Acquiring Trust with an equal aggregate net asset value.

 

Acquired Trusts    Acquiring Trust

Massachusetts Trust

   Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust

New Jersey Trust

   Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust

Ohio Trust

   Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust

Pennsylvania Trust

   Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust

The Agreements and Plans of Reorganization for Massachusetts Trust, Ohio Trust and Pennsylvania Trust were approved at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the respective Acquired Trust on December 20, 2018. The reorganizations are expected to be completed on or about January 18, 2019.

The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for New Jersey Trust was approved at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of New Jersey Trust on January 10, 2019. The reorganization is expected to be completed on or about February 22, 2019.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust, and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust, Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust, and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust, (collectively, the “Trusts”), including the portfolios of investments, as of November 30, 2018, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trusts as of November 30, 2018, and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Trusts’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trusts in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trusts are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trusts’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to Note 11 of the financial statements, which describes Agreements and Plans of Reorganization for certain of the Trusts. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 18, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2019 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2018. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trusts. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends and capital gains dividends.

Exempt-Interest Dividends.  For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2018, the Trusts designate the following percentages of distributions from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends:

 

California Municipal Income Trust

    93.87

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

    95.05

Michigan Municipal Income Trust

    100.00

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

    96.28

New York Municipal Income Trust

    97.56

Ohio Municipal Income Trust

    100.00

Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust

    98.65

Capital Gains Dividends.  The Michigan Municipal Income Trust hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended November 30, 2018, $220,935 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

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Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

Each Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant to which shareholders automatically have distributions reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Trust unless they elect otherwise through their investment dealer. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the Plan agent (Agent). Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not Shares are reinvested.

If your Shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that the Trust’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be able to participate.

The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Plan participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive Shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Agent to sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your Shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.

 

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Application for Participation in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

 

This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

 

Please print exact name on account

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.

YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trusts

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust (MMV), Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust (EMI), Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust (EVJ), Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (EVY), Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust (EVO) and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (EVP) (collectively, the Trusts) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trusts’ affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trusts are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trusts, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 174 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee serves for a three year term. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trusts

    

Term Expiring;

Trustee  Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 174 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trusts.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Trustee since 2016.

    

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2014.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

  

Class I

Trustee(3)

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2014.

    

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since

2014.

    

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trusts

    

Term Expiring;

Trustee  Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

  

Chairperson of the Board and Class III

Trustee(3)

    

Until 2020.

Chairperson of the Board since 2016 and Trustee since 2003.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since 2008.

    

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Keith Quinton(4)

1958

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith(4)

1966

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015); Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (since 2017).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2015.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Trustee since 2016.

    

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

            
Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trusts

     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

 

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Municipal Income Trusts

November 30, 2018

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trusts

     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. Each Trustee holds office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

(2) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Mmes. Frost and Sutherland and Messrs. Fetting, Gorman, Quinton, Smith and Wennerholm) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); and eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust II: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014). However, Ms. Mosley did not serve as a Board member of eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014).

(3) 

Preferred Shares Trustee.

(4) 

Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018.

(5) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

 

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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. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or 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 AST 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.

Share Repurchase Program.  The Funds’ Boards of Trustees have approved a share repurchase program authorizing each Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares as of the approved date in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate a Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Funds’ repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a)-(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2017 and November 30, 2018 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   11/30/17      11/30/18  

Audit Fees

   $ 29,260      $ 28,460  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,997      $ 8,997  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 38,257      $ 37,457  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval


responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2017 and November 30, 2018; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   11/30/17      11/30/18  

Registrant

   $ 8,997      $ 8,997  

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 148,018      $ 126,485  

 

(1) 

Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., acts as the registrant’s investment adviser and administrator.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. George J. Gorman (Chair), Valerie A. Mosley, William H. Park and Scott E. Wennerholm are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.

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

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.

In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or “Eaton Vance”) is the investment adviser of the Funds. Craig R. Brandon, portfolio manager of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (“CEV”), Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust (“MMV”) and Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (“EVY”), Cynthia J. Clemson, portfolio manager of Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust (“EMI”) and Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust (“EVO”), and Adam A. Weigold, portfolio manager of Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust (“EVJ”) and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (“EVP”), are responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of each Fund’s investments.


Mr. Brandon is a Vice President of EVM, has been a portfolio manager of CEV since January 2014, of MMV since February 2010, of EVY since November 2005, and is Co-Director of the Municipal Investments Group. Ms. Clemson is a Vice President of EVM, has been a portfolio manager of EMI and EVO since July 2015, and is Co-Director of the Municipal Investments Group. Mr. Weigold is a Vice President of EVM, has been a portfolio manager of EVJ since February 2010 and of EVP since October 2007. Messrs. Brandon and Weigold and Ms. Clemson have managed other Eaton Vance portfolios for more than five years. This information is provided as of the date of filing this report.

The following table shows, as of each Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.

 

     Number of All
Accounts
     Total Assets of
All Accounts
     Number of
Accounts
Paying a
Performance Fee
     Total Assets
of Accounts
Paying
a Performance Fee
 

Craig R. Brandon

           

Registered Investment Companies

     19      $ 5,389.2        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     1      $ 56.7        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     2      $ 100.7        0      $ 0  

Cynthia J. Clemson

           

Registered Investment Companies

     14      $ 3,582.3        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     1      $ 56.7        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     2      $ 100.7        0      $ 0  

Adam A. Weigold

           

Registered Investment Companies

     17      $ 3,796.9        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of each Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Fund Name and Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity Securities
Beneficially Owned in the Fund
 

California Municipal Income Trust

  

Craig R. Brandon

     None  

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

  

Craig R. Brandon

     None  

Michigan Municipal Income Trust

  

Cynthia J. Clemson

     None  

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

  

Adam A. Weigold

     None  

New York Municipal Income Trust

  

Craig R. Brandon

     None  


Ohio Municipal Income Trust

  

Cynthia J. Clemson

   None

Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust

  

Adam A. Weigold

   None

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies that govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocations, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, (3) annual non-cash compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC nonvoting common stock that generally are subject to a vesting schedule and (4) (for equity portfolio managers) a Deferred Alpha Incentive Plan, which pays a deferred cash award tied to future excess returns in certain equity strategy portfolios. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.

Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio (Sharpe Ratio uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk). Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group or market index. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded


disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance. A portion of the compensation payable to equity portfolio managers and investment professionals will be determined based on the ability of one or more accounts managed by such manager to achieve a specified target average annual gross return over a three year period in excess of the account benchmark. The cash award to be payable at the end of the three year term will be established at the inception of the term and will be adjusted positively or negatively to the extent that the average annual gross return varies from the specified target return.

The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) includes consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is generally based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus adjusted operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

No such purchases this period.

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

The Trust does not engage in securities lending.

Item 13. Exhibits

(a)(1)     Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).


(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   January 24, 2019

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.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   January 24, 2019
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   January 24, 2019