N-CSRS 1 b90617a1nvcsrs.htm BOSTON INCOME PORTFOLIO Boston Income Portfolio
 
 
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: 811-10391
Boston Income Portfolio
(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)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2012
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 83.3%
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace — 0.9%
 
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 6.875%, 9/15/20
  $ 2,335     $ 2,510,125      
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 3/15/18
    2,925       3,107,812      
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 3/15/21
    7,245       7,706,869      
TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.75%, 12/15/18
    24,600       26,937,000      
 
 
            $ 40,261,806      
 
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 3.3%
 
Affinia Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 8/15/16(1)
  $ 6,600     $ 7,251,750      
Affinia Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.00%, 11/30/14
    875       885,938      
Allison Transmission, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 5/15/19(1)
    3,715       3,910,037      
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.25%, 2/11/14
    500       520,000      
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 1/15/17(1)
    11,128       12,435,540      
Chrysler Group, LLC, 8.25%, 6/15/21
    11,460       11,918,400      
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 5.75%, 2/1/21
    8,340       9,399,464      
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 5.875%, 8/2/21
    7,155       8,095,754      
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/16
    16,305       19,512,927      
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 1/15/20
    4,565       5,795,299      
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 5/15/15
    4,785       6,064,987      
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 6/1/18
    4,760       5,074,598      
Meritor, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 9/15/15
    7,040       7,506,400      
Meritor, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.625%, 3/15/18
    8,955       9,772,144      
Navistar International Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 11/1/21
    6,637       7,201,145      
Tomkins, LLC/Tomkins, Inc., 9.00%, 10/1/18
    6,796       7,594,530      
Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC/TA Holding Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.625%, 9/1/17(1)
    9,217       9,942,839      
UCI International, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 2/15/19
    3,855       3,970,650      
Visteon Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 4/15/19
    2,395       2,478,825      
 
 
            $ 139,331,227      
 
 
 
 
Banks and Thrifts — 1.6%
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Notes, 2.688%, 12/1/14(2)
  $ 3,405     $ 3,232,489      
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.50%, 2/15/17
    16,320       16,693,467      
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 12/1/17
    13,360       14,100,932      
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 11/1/31
    24,230       27,864,500      
Bank of America N.A., Sr. Sub. Notes, 5.30%, 3/15/17
    6,505       6,790,179      
 
 
            $ 68,681,567      
 
 
 
 
Broadcasting — 0.7%
 
AMC Networks, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 7/15/21(1)
  $ 3,920     $ 4,400,200      
Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 7/15/19
    3,385       3,685,419      
Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 5/1/19
    4,785       4,551,731      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 13.00%, 8/1/14(1)
    15,340       17,430,075      
 
 
            $ 30,067,425      
 
 
 
 
Building Materials — 0.4%
 
Building Materials Corp. of America, Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 5/1/21(1)
  $ 14,025     $ 14,638,594      
Interface, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 12/1/18
    3,155       3,423,175      
 
 
            $ 18,061,769      
 
 
 
 
Cable / Satellite TV — 2.6%
 
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 4/15/18
  $ 7,985     $ 8,523,987      
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 9/15/17
    6,995       7,711,987      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 4/30/21
    1,490       1,564,500      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 1/15/19
    1,510       1,623,250      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 10/30/17
    4,455       4,867,088      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 6/1/20
    12,875       14,114,219      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 4/30/18
    5,005       5,442,938      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 4/30/20
    940       1,057,500      
CSC Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 11/15/21(1)
    9,825       10,242,562      
DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 6/1/21
    18,475       20,322,500      
Mediacom Broadband Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 10/15/15
    11,240       11,633,400      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Cable / Satellite TV (continued)
 
                     
Mediacom, LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 8/15/19
  $ 2,810     $ 3,076,950      
UPCB Finance V, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 11/15/21(1)
    10,970       11,600,775      
UPCB Finance VI, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 1/15/22(1)
    8,050       8,311,625      
 
 
            $ 110,093,281      
 
 
 
 
Capital Goods — 0.9%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 3/1/14
  $ 3,895     $ 3,963,163      
Amsted Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 3/15/18(1)
    9,585       10,351,800      
CNH Capital, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 11/1/16(1)
    7,295       7,814,769      
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 2/15/18
    2,475       2,768,906      
Terex Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.875%, 6/1/16
    11,975       13,621,562      
 
 
            $ 38,520,200      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 3.6%
 
Celanese US Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 5.875%, 6/15/21
  $ 3,350     $ 3,597,063      
Celanese US Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 10/15/18
    2,745       2,964,600      
CF Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 5/1/18
    9,045       10,537,425      
CF Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 5/1/20
    6,735       8,065,162      
Chemtura Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 9/1/18
    6,300       6,772,500      
Ineos Finance PLC, Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 5/1/20(1)
    9,260       9,560,950      
Ineos Finance PLC, Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 2/15/19(1)
    10,455       11,239,125      
Koppers, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 12/1/19
    2,130       2,300,400      
Kraton Polymers, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 3/1/19
    3,425       3,579,125      
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Sr. Notes, 5.00%, 4/15/19(1)
    38,085       39,513,187      
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Sr. Notes, 5.75%, 4/15/24(1)
    32,820       34,050,750      
NOVA Chemicals Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 11/1/16
    5,500       6,132,500      
PolyOne Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 9/15/20
    1,830       1,962,675      
Polypore International, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 11/15/17
    2,290       2,415,950      
Solutia, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 11/1/17
    4,840       5,493,400      
Taminco Global Chemical Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.75%, 3/31/20(1)
    2,165       2,273,250      
Vertellus Specialties, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.375%, 10/1/15(1)
    3,685       3,169,100      
 
 
            $ 153,627,162      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Products — 2.0%
 
ACCO Brands Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 4/30/20(1)
  $ 12,980     $ 13,499,200      
ACCO Brands Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.625%, 3/15/15
    6,630       7,246,259      
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 5/1/14
    31,853       32,052,400      
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/15
    11,850       12,842,437      
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 1/15/18
    1,790       1,942,150      
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 3/15/20(1)
    11,645       11,950,681      
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 6/15/18(1)
    3,905       4,441,938      
 
 
            $ 83,975,065      
 
 
 
 
Containers — 1.5%
 
Ball Corp., Sr. Notes, 5.00%, 3/15/22
  $ 5,230     $ 5,328,063      
BWAY Holding Co., Sr. Notes, 10.00%, 6/15/18
    1,855       2,049,775      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 2/15/21(1)
    13,555       14,029,425      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 4/15/19(1)
    8,085       8,489,250      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/16(1)
    7,230       7,681,875      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 8/15/19(1)
    5,025       5,452,125      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 4/15/19(1)
    2,775       2,802,750      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 8/15/19(1)
    2,435       2,541,531      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 8/15/19(1)
    5,235       5,464,031      
Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 9/15/21(1)
    9,925       11,314,500      
 
 
            $ 65,153,325      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.6%
 
Aircastle, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 4/15/17(1)
  $ 5,195     $ 5,272,925      
Aircastle, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 4/15/20(1)
    2,600       2,652,000      
Alliance Data Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 4/1/20(1)
    5,350       5,497,125      
AWAS Aviation Capital, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 10/17/16(1)
    16,392       17,047,206      
Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., 7.875%, 10/15/19(1)
    5,410       5,516,761      
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 4.75%, 2/15/15(1)
    20,715       21,181,087      
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.25%, 4/1/14(1)
    9,040       9,356,400      
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.25%, 3/15/18
    5,235       5,398,594      
E*TRADE Financial Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 12/1/15
    3,000       3,078,750      
E*TRADE Financial Corp., Sr. Notes, 12.50%, 11/30/17
    24,095       28,191,150      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Diversified Financial Services (continued)
 
                     
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 5.875%, 5/1/13
  $ 12,395     $ 12,735,863      
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 5/15/19
    7,200       7,269,566      
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/20
    16,365       18,369,712      
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 1/15/22
    9,855       11,316,221      
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 3/15/17
    5,350       6,018,750      
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, (MTN), 5.30%, 5/1/12
    4,855       4,855,000      
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, (MTN), 5.65%, 6/1/14
    11,900       12,227,250      
Neuberger Berman Group, LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 5.625%, 3/15/20(1)
    18,665       19,038,300      
 
 
            $ 195,022,660      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Media — 2.3%
 
Catalina Marketing Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 10/1/15(1)(3)
  $ 9,694     $ 9,475,885      
Catalina Marketing Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.625%, 10/1/17(1)
    13,835       12,105,625      
Checkout Holding Corp., Sr. Notes, 0.00%, 11/15/15(1)
    9,495       3,798,000      
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 12/15/17
    4,900       5,396,125      
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.625%, 3/15/20(1)
    8,310       8,268,450      
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.625%, 3/15/20(1)
    2,005       1,959,888      
LBI Media, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 4/15/19(1)
    6,460       5,523,300      
LBI Media, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 10/15/13
    1,860       1,320,600      
MDC Partners, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 11/1/16
    9,210       10,061,925      
National CineMedia, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 4/15/22(1)
    5,740       5,869,150      
National CineMedia, LLC, Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 7/15/21
    3,450       3,734,625      
Nielsen Finance, LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 5/1/16
    3,046       3,533,360      
Nielsen Finance, LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.625%, 2/1/14
    283       328,988      
WMG Acquisition Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 6/15/16
    10,615       11,649,962      
WMG Acquisition Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 6/15/16(1)
    2,195       2,409,012      
WMG Acquisition Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 10/1/18
    11,635       12,740,325      
 
 
            $ 98,175,220      
 
 
 
 
Energy — 10.7%
 
AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 5/20/20
  $ 10,050     $ 10,301,250      
AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 5/20/22
    12,560       12,842,600      
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 8/20/19
    5,490       5,572,350      
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 9/15/17
    7,670       9,123,595      
Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 2/1/20
    5,075       5,366,813      
Basic Energy Services, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 2/15/19
    2,375       2,434,375      
Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 9/15/22
    26,395       27,516,787      
Bill Barrett Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 10/1/19
    6,350       6,445,250      
Bill Barrett Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 7/15/16
    1,410       1,572,150      
Calfrac Holdings, LP, Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 12/1/20(1)
    2,860       2,817,100      
Chaparral Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 11/15/22(1)
    4,175       4,268,938      
CHC Helicopter SA, Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 10/15/20(1)
    8,565       8,543,587      
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.775%, 3/15/19
    14,510       14,129,112      
Chesapeake Oilfield Operating, LLC/Chesapeake Oilfield Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 11/15/19(1)
    3,875       3,661,875      
Coffeyville Resources, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 4/1/15(1)
    30,954       33,198,165      
Concho Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 1/15/22
    4,730       5,013,800      
Concho Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 1/15/21
    5,535       6,046,988      
Continental Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.00%, 9/15/22(1)
    10,505       10,675,706      
Continental Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 4/1/21
    2,290       2,564,800      
Continental Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 10/1/20
    925       1,036,000      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.25%, 2/15/20
    5,335       5,975,200      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.75%, 3/1/16
    9,875       10,911,875      
Everest Acquisition, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 5/1/19(1)
    18,495       19,442,869      
Everest Acquisition, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.375%, 5/1/20(1)
    13,545       14,442,356      
Frontier Oil Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 11/15/18
    1,825       1,916,250      
FTS International Services LLC/FTS International Bonds, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 11/15/18(1)
    12,215       12,673,062      
Harvest Operations Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 10/1/17(1)
    2,710       2,872,600      
Holly Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 6/15/17
    5,995       6,744,375      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Energy (continued)
 
                     
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 3/1/20(1)
  $ 2,605     $ 2,637,563      
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 12/1/19(1)
    20,655       21,920,119      
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 5/1/22(1)
    3,655       3,792,063      
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 11/1/21
    3,365       3,449,125      
OGX Austria GmbH, Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 6/1/18(1)
    15,730       16,398,525      
Oil States International, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 6/1/19
    9,420       10,008,750      
PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 2/15/20(1)
    4,080       4,243,200      
PetroBakken Energy, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 2/1/20(1)
    17,195       17,968,775      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 2/15/18
    3,885       4,215,225      
Precision Drilling Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 12/15/21
    7,945       8,302,525      
Precision Drilling Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 11/15/20
    3,450       3,613,875      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.75%, 1/1/16
    14,465       15,296,737      
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 5.00%, 8/15/22
    4,700       4,694,125      
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 6.75%, 8/1/20
    5,485       5,978,650      
Rosetta Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 4/15/18
    3,375       3,716,719      
Samson Investment Co., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 2/15/20(1)
    11,040       11,536,800      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 5/1/19
    11,995       12,534,775      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 6/1/14
    1,150       1,158,625      
Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 2/1/18
    9,050       10,929,106      
Targa Resources Partners, LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 8/1/22(1)
    2,590       2,622,375      
Venoco, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.875%, 2/15/19
    13,000       12,252,500      
Venoco, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 10/1/17
    1,870       2,005,575      
WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.25%, 1/15/17(1)
    5,865       5,835,675      
WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 1/15/22(1)
    21,835       21,343,712      
 
 
            $ 454,564,947      
 
 
 
 
Entertainment / Film — 0.6%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 6/1/19
  $ 6,845     $ 7,332,706      
Cinemark USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.375%, 6/15/21
    2,395       2,598,575      
NAI Entertainment Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/17(1)
    2,875       3,184,063      
Regal Cinemas Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 7/15/19
    2,660       2,939,300      
Regal Entertainment Group, Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 8/15/18
    10,655       11,853,687      
 
 
            $ 27,908,331      
 
 
 
 
Environmental — 0.4%
 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 11.00%, 7/15/14
  $ 2,350     $ 2,538,000      
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.75%, 2/15/19
    3,315       3,281,850      
Clean Harbors, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 8/15/16
    3,555       3,750,525      
Covanta Holding Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 10/1/22
    8,930       9,225,628      
 
 
            $ 18,796,003      
 
 
 
 
Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 0.9%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 15.00%, 5/15/17(1)(3)
  $ 6,947     $ 4,816,757      
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.75%, 5/15/16(1)
    17,825       16,220,750      
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 5/1/22
    6,770       7,142,350      
Michael Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 7/15/18
    9,060       10,011,300      
 
 
            $ 38,191,157      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 5.5%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, Sr. Notes, 9.375%, 12/15/14(1)(4)
  $ 11,355     $ 4,286,512      
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10.00%, 12/15/15
    5,840       5,358,200      
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 12.75%, 4/15/18
    7,835       6,708,719      
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.375%, 12/15/13
    3,725       3,464,250      
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.625%, 6/1/15
    25,140       19,483,500      
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 2/15/20(1)
    16,260       16,788,450      
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 6/1/17
    8,315       9,229,650      
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 11/30/20(1)
    1,485       1,459,013      
Mandalay Resort Group, Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.625%, 7/15/13
    2,965       3,050,244      
MCE Finance, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 5/15/18
    7,080       8,035,800      
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 5.875%, 2/27/14
    13,670       14,216,800      
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 9/1/12
    2,430       2,478,600      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Gaming (continued)
 
                     
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 4/1/13
  $ 27,890     $ 29,023,031      
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 3/15/22
    20,120       20,824,200      
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 3/15/20
    2,250       2,520,000      
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 10.375%, 5/15/14
    4,625       5,295,625      
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Notes, 11.125%, 11/15/17
    4,790       5,448,625      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 10.50%, 12/15/16(1)
    15,085       13,123,950      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 11.50%, 11/1/17(1)
    5,385       5,600,400      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.00%, 9/15/18(1)
    14,770       10,449,775      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC, 8.375%, 8/15/15
    4,165       4,417,503      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 8/15/17
    11,540       12,780,550      
SugarHouse HSP Gaming Property, LP/SugarHouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 4/15/16(1)
    2,590       2,768,063      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 11/15/15(1)
    9,455       9,336,812      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 9/15/14(1)(5)
    7,808       4,519,829      
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 7.75%, 8/15/20
    11,615       12,892,650      
 
 
            $ 233,560,751      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 6.8%
 
Accellent, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 2/1/17
  $ 11,860     $ 12,023,075      
Alere, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 2/1/16
    6,345       6,638,456      
American Renal Holdings, Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 5/15/18
    1,820       1,956,500      
AMGH Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 11/1/18(1)
    10,230       10,588,050      
Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 11/1/15
    11,730       12,404,475      
Biomet, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.375%, 10/15/17(3)
    8,570       9,309,163      
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 12/15/18(1)
    19,765       20,308,537      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 3/15/18(1)
    2,110       2,157,475      
Emergency Medical Services Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 6/1/19
    4,565       4,701,950      
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 7/15/19
    4,610       4,944,225      
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 12/15/20
    11,910       12,788,362      
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 1/15/22
    3,825       4,121,438      
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.625%, 7/31/19(1)
    6,375       6,502,500      
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.875%, 1/31/22(1)
    5,315       5,414,656      
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 7/15/15(1)
    3,685       4,242,356      
HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 5/15/21
    2,820       2,975,100      
HCA, Inc., 9.875%, 2/15/17
    6,315       6,954,394      
HCA, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 2/15/13
    4,500       4,637,813      
HCA, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 2/15/20
    10,650       11,422,125      
HCA, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 2/15/22
    10,400       11,219,000      
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.50%, 11/1/18(1)
    7,300       7,564,625      
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., Sr. Notes, 12.50%, 11/1/19(1)
    7,765       7,221,450      
Multiplan, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 9/1/18(1)
    12,245       13,347,050      
Patheon, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 4/15/17(1)
    3,600       3,258,000      
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 12/1/19(1)
    18,340       20,174,000      
Physio-Control International, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 1/15/19(1)
    6,350       6,778,625      
Polymer Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 2/1/19
    6,490       6,960,525      
PSS World Medical, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.375%, 3/1/22(1)
    12,520       12,895,600      
ResCare, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 1/15/19
    9,675       10,799,719      
Rural/Metro Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.125%, 7/15/19(1)
    4,090       3,905,950      
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 4/15/19
    1,900       1,995,000      
STHI Holding Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 3/15/18(1)
    9,840       10,528,800      
Teleflex, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 6.875%, 6/1/19
    1,925       2,069,375      
USPI Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 4/1/20(1)
    8,475       8,919,938      
VWR Funding, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 7/15/15(2)(3)
    1,000       1,042,500      
Warner Chilcott Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 9/15/18
    14,275       15,666,812      
 
 
            $ 288,437,619      
 
 
 
 
Homebuilders / Real Estate — 0.9%
 
CB Richard Ellis Service, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 10/15/20
  $ 10,555     $ 11,346,625      
CB Richard Ellis Service, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.625%, 6/15/17
    22,945       26,214,663      
 
 
            $ 37,561,288      
 
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Insurance — 0.2%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 5/1/15(1)
  $ 5,665     $ 5,941,169      
USI Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, 4.378%, 11/15/14(1)(2)
    2,125       2,000,156      
 
 
            $ 7,941,325      
 
 
 
 
Leisure — 1.4%
 
NCL Corp., Ltd., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 11/15/18
  $ 2,720     $ 3,019,200      
NCL Corp., Ltd., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 11/15/18(1)
    7,805       8,663,550      
NCL Corp., Ltd., Sr. Notes, 11.75%, 11/15/16
    12,095       14,120,912      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 12/1/13
    4,095       4,350,938      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 6/15/13
    5,505       5,780,250      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 6/15/16
    2,185       2,354,338      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 3/15/18
    4,390       4,708,275      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 11.875%, 7/15/15
    1,975       2,399,625      
Seven Seas Cruises, S. DE R.L., LLC, Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 5/15/19(1)
    10,515       10,804,162      
Vail Resorts, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 6.50%, 5/1/19
    2,420       2,565,200      
 
 
            $ 58,766,450      
 
 
 
 
Metals / Mining — 3.4%
 
Arch Coal, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 8/1/16
  $ 2,660     $ 2,679,950      
CII Carbon, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 12/1/18(1)
    8,495       8,940,988      
Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 12/15/19
    10,620       10,858,950      
CONSOL Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 4/1/17
    5,395       5,718,700      
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 11/1/15(1)
    32,395       33,690,800      
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 11/1/19(1)
    11,600       12,615,000      
New Gold, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 4/15/20(1)
    4,265       4,371,625      
Novelis, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 12/15/17
    4,800       5,208,000      
Novelis, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 12/15/20
    9,225       10,216,687      
Peabody Energy Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/18(1)
    17,105       17,447,100      
Peabody Energy Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 11/15/21(1)
    14,665       14,921,637      
Quadra FNX Mining, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 6/15/19(1)
    13,250       14,939,375      
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 8/1/19
    4,840       4,961,000      
 
 
            $ 146,569,812      
 
 
 
 
Paper — 1.0%
 
Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 4/1/20
  $ 1,805     $ 1,999,038      
Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 11/1/17
    7,295       8,152,163      
Domtar Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 6/1/17
    8,205       10,604,962      
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 6/1/16(1)
    955       969,325      
Sappi Papier Holdings GmbH, Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 4/15/21(1)
    22,110       20,949,225      
 
 
            $ 42,674,713      
 
 
 
 
Railroad — 0.1%
 
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes, 6.125%, 6/15/21
  $ 2,635     $ 2,911,675      
 
 
            $ 2,911,675      
 
 
 
 
Restaurants — 0.4%
 
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 1/15/20(1)
  $ 16,985     $ 18,768,425      
 
 
            $ 18,768,425      
 
 
 
 
Services — 6.5%
 
Aramark Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 5/1/16(1)(3)
  $ 3,530     $ 3,622,698      
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 1/15/19(1)
    5,720       6,020,300      
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.625%, 3/15/18
    10,565       11,568,675      
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 3/15/20
    17,135       18,934,175      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 6/1/14
    22,250       21,749,375      
Hertz Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/18
    75       80,812      
Laureate Education, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 8/15/15(1)
    30,966       32,282,055      
Laureate Education, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 8/15/15(1)
    57,348       59,785,678      
Laureate Education, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 12.75%, 8/15/17(1)
    23,453       25,211,975      
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 2/1/21
    1,195       1,296,575      
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III, LLC, Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 11/15/19
    4,495       5,079,350      
ServiceMaster Co., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 2/15/20(1)
    5,145       5,530,875      
Sitel, LLC/Sitel Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 4/1/18
    2,750       1,938,750      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Services (continued)
 
                     
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.625%, 6/15/18(1)(3)
  $ 16,720     $ 18,015,800      
TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.375%, 6/15/18
    12,910       15,395,175      
United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.875%, 6/15/16
    15,075       17,128,969      
UR Financing Escrow Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 5/15/20(1)
    18,280       19,239,700      
UR Financing Escrow Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 4/15/22(1)
    12,380       13,122,800      
 
 
            $ 276,003,737      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.2%
 
JMC Steel Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 3/15/18(1)
  $ 7,020     $ 7,300,800      
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 2/15/14(4)(5)
    8,245       0      
 
 
            $ 7,300,800      
 
 
 
 
Super Retail — 5.5%
 
Academy, Ltd./Academy Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 8/1/19(1)
  $ 10,625     $ 11,395,313      
Express, LLC/Express Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 3/1/18
    28,225       31,400,312      
HD Supply, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 4/15/19(1)
    11,435       12,306,919      
HD Supply, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 4/15/20(1)
    14,040       15,093,000      
Limited Brands, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.625%, 2/15/22
    16,835       17,024,394      
Limited Brands, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 4/1/21
    26,680       28,947,800      
Limited Brands, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 6/15/19
    12,810       15,227,887      
Michaels Stores, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 11/1/18
    11,435       12,092,512      
Michaels Stores, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.375%, 11/1/16
    4,553       4,860,373      
Pantry, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.75%, 2/15/14
    5,620       5,648,100      
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 12/1/18(1)
    13,955       15,420,275      
Rexel SA, Sr. Notes, 6.125%, 12/15/19(1)
    4,390       4,472,313      
Sally Holdings, LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 11/15/19(1)
    215       230,050      
Toys “R” Us, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 9/1/16(1)
    5,980       6,114,550      
Toys “R” Us, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 4/15/13
    51,130       52,663,900      
Toys “R” Us, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 7/15/17
    1,135       1,254,175      
 
 
            $ 234,151,873      
 
 
 
 
Technology — 2.5%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 8/1/20
  $ 580     $ 642,350      
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 4/1/19(1)
    3,825       3,844,125      
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 11/1/15
    11,345       11,302,456      
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.125%, 11/1/15(1)(3)
    1       509      
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.125%, 11/1/15(3)
    19,309       19,236,361      
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 1/15/18
    2,215       2,336,825      
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 1/15/20
    2,795       3,067,513      
CommScope, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 1/15/19(1)
    4,540       4,869,150      
First Data Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 6/15/19(1)
    13,365       13,732,537      
Lawson Software, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.375%, 4/1/19(1)
    6,265       6,578,250      
Seagate HDD Cayman, 7.00%, 11/1/21(1)
    11,895       12,965,550      
Sophia, LP/Sophia Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 1/15/19(1)
    5,250       5,656,875      
SSI Investments II, Ltd./SSI Co-Issuer LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.125%, 6/1/18
    18,560       20,648,000      
 
 
            $ 104,880,501      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 8.4%
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Notes, 5.05%, 9/1/20
  $ 12,730     $ 13,484,889      
CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.45%, 6/15/21
    19,180       19,985,426      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 8.875%, 1/15/15(1)
    10,585       10,690,850      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 1/15/15(1)
    2,455       2,483,233      
Digicel, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 9/1/17(1)
    11,140       11,724,850      
Digicel, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 4/1/14(1)
    8,325       9,303,187      
Equinix, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 7/15/21
    4,815       5,272,425      
GCI, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.75%, 6/1/21
    2,400       2,436,000      
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 6/15/19
    13,025       14,001,875      
Inmarsat Finance PLC, Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 12/1/17(1)
    4,620       4,989,600      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 6/15/16
    8,675       9,141,281      
Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/20(1)
    10,440       10,935,900      
Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 6/15/16
    3,268       3,410,975      
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 2/4/17(1)(3)
    19,257       19,931,060      
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 2/4/17(3)
    4,954       5,176,798      
iPCS, Inc., 3.797%, 5/1/14(2)(3)
    4,510       4,329,600      
Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.95%, 3/15/14
    39,400       39,547,750      
Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 10/31/13
    33,595       33,762,975      
Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 8/1/15
    12,380       12,070,500      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Telecommunications (continued)
 
                     
NII Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.875%, 12/15/19
  $ 7,925     $ 8,024,062      
SBA Telecommunications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 8/15/16
    2,649       2,850,986      
SBA Telecommunications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 8/15/19
    1,771       1,961,383      
Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 12/1/16
    6,315       5,762,438      
Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 11/15/18(1)
    33,165       36,605,869      
Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 3/1/17(1)
    5,150       5,124,250      
Telesat Canada/Telesat, LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 11/1/15
    11,660       12,447,050      
Telesat Canada/Telesat, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, 12.50%, 11/1/17
    12,665       14,248,125      
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Sr. Notes, 12.25%, 7/15/17(1)(3)
    20,625       17,354,626      
Windstream Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 6/1/22
    6,715       7,067,537      
Windstream Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 10/1/21
    8,500       9,158,750      
Windstream Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 9/1/18
    2,565       2,770,200      
 
 
            $ 356,054,450      
 
 
 
 
Textiles / Apparel — 0.6%
 
Oxford Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.375%, 7/15/15
  $ 10,607     $ 11,442,407      
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 11/15/23
    13,090       15,187,673      
 
 
            $ 26,630,080      
 
 
 
 
Transportation Ex Air / Rail — 0.4%
 
CEVA Group PLC, Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 12/1/17(1)
  $ 7,720     $ 7,720,000      
CEVA Group PLC, Sr. Notes, 11.625%, 10/1/16(1)
    6,960       7,429,800      
 
 
            $ 15,149,800      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 2.5%
 
AES Corp. (The), Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 7/1/21(1)
  $ 4,765     $ 5,324,888      
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP/CCFC Finance Corp.,
Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 6/1/16(1)
    11,965       13,041,850      
Calpine Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 2/15/21(1)
    23,420       25,176,500      
DPL, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.50%, 10/15/16(1)
    7,335       7,995,150      
DPL, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/21(1)
    14,880       16,591,200      
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 6/15/13
    12,200       9,211,000      
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 5/15/21
    7,300       7,172,250      
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 9/1/20
    11,225       11,309,187      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 6/15/14
    785       804,625      
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 10/1/20(1)
    12,585       7,865,625      
 
 
            $ 104,492,275      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $3,400,155,705)
  $ 3,542,286,719      
 
 
                     
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 5.8%(6)
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Borrower/Tranche Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 0.2%
 
Chrysler Group LLC, Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing 5/24/17
  $ 6,104     $ 6,226,764      
 
 
            $ 6,226,764      
 
 
 
 
Building Materials — 0.3%
 
Panolam Industries International, Inc., Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing 12/31/13
  $ 9,921     $ 9,808,976      
Panolam Industries International, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.00%, Maturing 6/30/14
    4,223       4,022,888      
 
 
            $ 13,831,864      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.5%
 
Quintiles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing 2/22/17
  $ 21,900     $ 22,082,493      
 
 
            $ 22,082,493      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.8%
 
EP Energy Corporation, Term Loan, Maturing 4/10/18(7)
  $ 8,000     $ 8,097,040      
Ineos US Finance LLC, Term Loan, Maturing 4/27/15(7)
    9,000       9,070,317      
Ineos US Finance LLC, Term Loan, Maturing 4/27/18(7)
    10,800       10,870,880      
PetroLogistics LP, Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing 3/23/17
    6,720       6,787,200      
 
 
            $ 34,825,437      
 
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Borrower/Tranche Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Consumer Products — 0.6%
 
AMSCAN Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing 12/4/17
  $ 13,298     $ 13,380,610      
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing 11/17/17
    13,037       13,063,550      
 
 
            $ 26,444,160      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%
 
Asurion LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.00%, Maturing 5/24/19
  $ 14,447     $ 14,715,916      
Nuveen Investments, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.25%, Maturing 2/28/19
    11,300       11,639,000      
 
 
            $ 26,354,916      
 
 
 
 
Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 0.3%
 
Del Monte Foods Co., Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing 3/8/18
  $ 11,811     $ 11,744,314      
U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing 7/3/14
    1,969       1,939,867      
 
 
            $ 13,684,181      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.1%
 
Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.49%, Maturing 5/16/14
  $ 3,220     $ 2,994,600      
 
 
            $ 2,994,600      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.3%
 
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing 2/10/17
  $ 13,156     $ 13,045,250      
 
 
            $ 13,045,250      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.1%
 
Hub International Limited, Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing 6/13/14
  $ 4,851     $ 4,894,924      
 
 
            $ 4,894,924      
 
 
 
 
Retail-Food and Drug — 0.1%
 
Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan, Maturing 5/29/14(7)
  $ 5,600     $ 5,340,989      
 
 
            $ 5,340,989      
 
 
 
 
Services — 1.0%
 
Brickman Group Holdings Inc., Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing 10/14/16
  $ 2,873     $ 2,906,826      
Education Management, LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing 6/1/16
    7,843       7,251,768      
Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 11.00%, Maturing 9/2/19
    30,600       31,525,650      
 
 
            $ 41,684,244      
 
 
 
 
Super Retail — 0.3%
 
Academy, Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing 8/3/18
  $ 6,833     $ 6,910,257      
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing 2/23/17
    4,932       4,965,901      
 
 
            $ 11,876,158      
 
 
 
 
Technology — 0.1%
 
First Data Corp., Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing 9/24/14
  $ 5,632     $ 5,397,325      
 
 
            $ 5,397,325      
 
 
 
 
Transportation Ex Air / Rail — 0.2%
 
CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing 8/31/16
  $ 1,774     $ 1,676,596      
CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing 8/31/16
    3,890       3,675,760      
CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing 8/31/16
    1,991       1,881,414      
 
 
            $ 7,233,770      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.3%
 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing 10/10/14
  $ 16,810     $ 9,662,585      
 
 
            $ 9,662,585      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $247,292,972)
  $ 245,579,660      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Bonds — 0.3%
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 0.3%
 
Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 11/15/16
  $ 7,820     $ 11,651,800      
 
 
            $ 11,651,800      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Bonds
   
(identified cost $13,515,887)
  $ 11,651,800      
 
 
                     
                     

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Common Stocks — 0.4%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Building Materials — 0.3%
 
Panolam Holdings Co.(5)(8)(9)
    6,997     $ 11,405,810      
 
 
            $ 11,405,810      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Products — 0.0%(10)
 
HF Holdings, Inc.(5)(8)(9)
    3,400     $ 16,558      
 
 
            $ 16,558      
 
 
 
 
Energy — 0.0%(10)
 
SemGroup Corp.(9)
    26,457     $ 841,333      
 
 
            $ 841,333      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.0%(10)
 
Greektown Superholdings, Inc.(9)
    1,365     $ 70,297      
 
 
            $ 70,297      
 
 
 
 
Super Retail — 0.1%
 
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A
    107,269     $ 4,189,927      
 
 
            $ 4,189,927      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $5,562,086)
  $ 16,523,925      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 0.0%(10)
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.875%
    50,000     $ 2,076,000      
 
 
            $ 2,076,000      
 
 
 
 
Energy — 0.1%
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.50%
    52,348     $ 4,219,249      
 
 
            $ 4,219,249      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $7,717,814)
  $ 6,295,249      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Banks and Thrifts — 0.2%
 
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%
    452,465     $ 10,836,537      
 
 
            $ 10,836,537      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $11,410,043)
  $ 10,836,537      
 
 
                     
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(10)
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Cable / Satellite TV — 0.0%(10)
 
Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(9)
    10,260,000     $ 76,437      
Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(9)
    5,085,000       37,883      
Adelphia Recovery Trust(5)(9)
    14,818,854       0      
 
 
            $ 114,320      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.0%(10)
 
BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Contingent Value Rights, Expires 11/5/17(8)(9)
    8,520     $ 48,990      
 
 
            $ 48,990      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.0%(10)
 
US Oncology, Inc., Escrow Certificate(9)
    4,050,000     $ 81,000      
 
 
            $ 81,000      
 
 
 
 
Services — 0.0%(10)
 
NCS Acquisition Corp., Escrow Certificate(5)(9)
    2,950,000     $ 203,403      
 
 
            $ 203,403      
 
 
     
Total Miscellaneous
   
(identified cost $13,913,678)
  $ 447,713      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.0%(10)
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Energy — 0.0%(10)
 
SemGroup Corp., Expires 11/30/14(9)
    27,849     $ 247,160      
 
 
            $ 247,160      
 
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 0.0%(10)
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Expires 5/15/18
    5,575     $ 501,750      
 
 
            $ 501,750      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.0%(10)
 
Peninsula Gaming, LLC, Convertible Preferred Membership Interests, Expires 7/1/16(5)(8)(9)
    6,338     $ 939,832      
 
 
            $ 939,832      
 
 
 
 
Publishing / Printing — 0.0%
 
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Expires 2/14/19(5)(8)(9)
    33,105     $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $278)
  $ 1,688,742      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 9.0%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.09%(11)
  $ 381,521     $ 381,521,404      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $381,521,404)
  $ 381,521,404      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 99.1%
   
(identified cost $4,081,089,867)
  $ 4,216,831,749      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.9%
  $ 37,076,073      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 4,253,907,822      
 
 

 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
     
MTN
 
- Medium-Term Note
 
(1) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At April 30, 2012, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,596,155,471 or 37.5% of the Portfolio’s net assets.
 
(2) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2012.
 
(3) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest in additional par.
 
(4) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.
 
(5) For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9).
 
(6) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(7) This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2012, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(8) Restricted security (see Note 5).
 
(9) Non-income producing security.
 
(10) Amount is less than 0.05%.
 
(11) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2012.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

             
Assets   April 30, 2012    
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $3,699,568,463)
  $ 3,835,310,345      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $381,521,404)
    381,521,404      
Cash
    1,494,409      
Interest and dividends receivable
    77,239,436      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    29,417      
Receivable for investments sold
    33,179,770      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    3,181,892      
Premium paid on open swap contracts
    2,827,228      
Miscellaneous receivable
    447,700      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 4,335,231,601      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 77,289,196      
Payable for open swap contracts
    641,510      
Premium received on open swap contracts
    1,125,583      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    2,081,903      
Trustees’ fees
    5,668      
Accrued expenses
    179,919      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 81,323,779      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 4,253,907,822      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Investors’ capital
  $ 4,115,625,558      
Net unrealized appreciation
    138,282,264      
 
 
Total
  $ 4,253,907,822      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

             
    Six Months Ended
   
Investment Income   April 30, 2012    
 
Interest and other income
  $ 139,224,227      
Dividends
    833,295      
Interest allocated from affiliated investment
    150,567      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (24,497 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 140,183,592      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 11,217,929      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    35,460      
Custodian fee
    286,120      
Legal and accounting services
    54,938      
Miscellaneous
    45,756      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 11,640,203      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 67      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 67      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 11,640,136      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 128,543,456      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (613,377 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment
    2,866      
Swap contracts
    588,100      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (22,411 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 98,896,148      
Swap contracts
    3,278,747      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 102,174,895      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 102,152,484      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 230,695,940      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2012
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

                     
    Six Months Ended
       
    April 30, 2012
  Year Ended
   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)   October 31, 2011    
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 128,543,456     $ 241,506,880      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and swap contracts
    (22,411 )     8,981,427      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and swap contracts
    102,174,895       (83,181,528 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 230,695,940     $ 167,306,779      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 840,738,810     $ 558,169,118      
Withdrawals
    (114,076,775 )     (339,071,897 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
  $ 726,662,035     $ 219,097,221      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 957,357,975     $ 386,404,000      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 3,296,549,847     $ 2,910,145,847      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 4,253,907,822     $ 3,296,549,847      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2012
 
 
Supplementary Data

 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
  Year Ended October 31,    
    April 30, 2012
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data   (Unaudited)   2011   2010   2009   2008   2007    
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    0.62 %(2)     0.63 %     0.64 %     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.62 %    
Net investment income
    6.89 %(2)     7.60 %     8.67 %     10.52 %     8.92 %     7.91 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    33 %(3)     70 %     75 %     74 %     54 %     84 %    
 
 
Total Return
    6.11 %(3)     6.01 %     18.44 %     40.41 %     (25.45 )%     6.65 %    
 
 
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 4,253,908     $ 3,296,550     $ 2,910,146     $ 2,396,886     $ 1,531,339     $ 2,038,478      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Not annualized.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
1 Significant Accounting Policies
 
Boston Income Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. Prior to May 15, 2012, the Portfolio’s secondary objectives were to seek reasonable preservation of capital to the extent attainable from its investments in high yield, high risk corporate bonds, and growth of income and capital. Effective May 15, 2012, the Portfolio’s secondary objectives are to seek growth of income and capital. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2012, Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston, Eaton Vance Multi-Strategy All Market Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Strategic Income Fund held an interest of 85.3%, 0.5%, 11.8% and 2.4%, respectively, in the Portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A Investment Valuation — Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio 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.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

 
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April 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
B Investment Transactions — 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.
 
C Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
 
D Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of April 30, 2012, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio 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.
 
E Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
G Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
 
H Credit Default Swaps — When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 6 and 9. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
I Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2012 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

 
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April 30, 2012
 
 
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2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreements between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.625% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $1.5 billion, 0.60% from $1.5 billion up to $2 billion, 0.575% from $2 billion up to $5 billion, and 0.555% of average daily net assets of $5 billion or more, and is payable monthly. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and shareholders. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2012, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $11,217,929 or 0.60% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2012, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
3 Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $1,870,992,393 and $1,120,079,782, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2012.
 
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2012, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 4,096,765,596      
             
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 196,909,882      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (76,843,729 )    
             
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 120,066,153      
             
 
 
 
5 Restricted Securities
 
At April 30, 2012, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.3% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
                                     
    Date of
               
Description   Acquisition   Shares   Cost   Value    
 
 
Stocks, Miscellaneous and Warrants
                                   
BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Contingent Value Rights, Expires 11/5/17
    11/22/10       8,520     $ 149,100     $ 48,990      
HF Holdings, Inc. 
    10/27/09       3,400       182,613       16,558      
Panolam Holdings Co. 
    12/30/09       6,997       3,844,852       11,405,810      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC, Convertible Preferred Membership Interests, Expires 7/1/16
    7/8/99       6,338       0       939,832      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Expires 2/14/19
    4/26/10       33,105       0       0      
                                     
 
 
Total Restricted Securities
                  $ 4,176,565     $ 12,411,190      
                                     
 
 
 
6 Financial Instruments
 
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The

 
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notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2012 is as follows:
 
                                                             
Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
            Notional
    Receive
                Upfront
    Net Unrealized
     
    Reference
  Credit
  Amount**
    Annual
    Termination
    Market
    Payments
    Appreciation
     
Counterparty   Entity   Rating*   (000’s omitted)     Fixed Rate     Date     Value     Received (Paid)     (Depreciation)      
 
 
Bank of America NA   Amkor Technology, Inc.   Ba3/BB   $ 3,850       5.00 %(1)     6/20/15     $ 152,473     $ 107,286     $ 259,759      
Bank of America NA   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     5,000       5.00 (1)     3/20/17       588,676       (150,970 )     437,706      
Citibank NA   Meritor, Inc.   B3/B-     8,255       5.00 (1)     6/20/15       (382,020 )     349,312       (32,708 )    
Citibank NA   Meritor, Inc.   B3/B-     4,130       5.00 (1)     6/20/17       (567,746 )     668,985       101,239      
Credit Suisse International   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     4,000       5.00 (1)     12/20/16       463,876       (7,483 )     456,393      
Deutsche Bank   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     3,900       5.00 (1)     9/20/16       445,164       (150,788 )     294,376      
Deutsche Bank   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     3,900       5.00 (1)     9/20/16       445,164       (269,864 )     175,300      
Deutsche Bank   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     7,900       5.00 (1)     12/20/16       916,155       (370,936 )     545,219      
Goldman Sachs International   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     3,900       5.00 (1)     9/20/16       445,165       (174,635 )     270,530      
Goldman Sachs International   Ford Motor Co.   Ba2/BB+     7,900       5.00 (1)     12/20/16       916,155       (274,785 )     641,370      
                                                             
 
 
                                    $ 3,423,062     $ (273,878 )   $ 3,149,184      
                                                             
 
 
 
                                                         
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
        Notional
  Pay
          Upfront
       
    Reference
  Amount
  Annual
  Termination
  Market
  Payments
  Net Unrealized
   
Counterparty   Entity   (000’s omitted)   Fixed Rate   Date   Value   Paid   Depreciation    
 
 
Deutsche Bank   Markit CDX North
America High Yield Index
  $ 30,000       5.00 %(1)     6/20/17     $ 818,965     $ (1,427,767 )   $ (608,802 )    
                                                         
 
 
                                $ 818,965     $ (1,427,767 )   $ (608,802 )    
                                                         
 
 
 
*     Credit ratings are those of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Corp. The credit rating of the reference debt obligation (together with the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the swap) are a representative measure of the current payment/performance risk of the credit default swap. A lower credit rating increases the probability of the occurrence of a credit event.
**   If the Portfolio is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At April 30, 2012, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Portfolio is the seller was $52,735,000.
(1)   Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.
 
At April 30, 2012, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Portfolio is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Portfolio enters into credit default swap contracts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit in which it may otherwise invest, or to enhance return.
 
The Portfolio enters into swap contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those swaps in a liability position. At April 30, 2012, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $641,510.
 
The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Portfolio invests, including swap contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At April 30, 2012, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk was $3,181,892, with the highest amount from any one counterparty being $1,014,895. Such maximum amount would be reduced by any unamortized upfront payments received by the Portfolio. Such amounts would be increased by any unamortized upfront payments made by the Portfolio. To mitigate

 
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April 30, 2012
 
 
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this risk, the Portfolio has entered into master netting agreements with substantially all its derivative counterparties, which allows it and a counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Portfolio or the counterparty. At April 30, 2012, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $641,510 due to master netting agreements. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Portfolio if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.
 
The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is credit risk at April 30, 2012 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
Derivative   Asset Derivative   Liability Derivative    
 
 
Credit default swap contracts
  $ 5,191,793 (1)   $ (949,766 )(2)    
                     
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open swap contracts; Premium paid/received on open swap contracts.
(2) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open swap contracts; Premium paid/received on open swap contracts.
 
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 credit risk for the six months ended April 30, 2012 was as follows:
 
                     
    Realized Gain (Loss)
  Change in Unrealized
   
    on Derivatives Recognized
  Appreciation (Depreciation) on
   
Derivative   in Income   Derivatives Recognized in Income    
 
 
Credit default swap contracts
  $ 588,100 (1)   $ 3,278,747 (2)    
                     
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Swap contracts.
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Swap contracts.
 
The average notional amount of credit default swap contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2012, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $55,484,000.
 
7 Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $600 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2012.
 
8 Credit Risk
 
The Portfolio regularly invests in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield securities. These investments have different risks than investments in debt securities rated investment grade and held by the Portfolio. Risk of loss upon default by the borrower is significantly greater with respect to such debt than with other debt securities because these securities are generally unsecured and are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates, than are investment grade issuers.
 
9 Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
•  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
•  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
•  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 
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Boston Income Portfolio
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At April 30, 2012, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
Asset Description   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total    
 
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes
  $     $ 3,537,766,890     $ 4,519,829     $ 3,542,286,719      
Senior Floating-Rate Interests
          245,579,660             245,579,660      
Convertible Bonds
          11,651,800             11,651,800      
Common Stocks
    5,031,260       70,297       11,422,368       16,523,925      
Convertible Preferred Stocks
    6,295,249                   6,295,249      
Preferred Stocks
    10,836,537                   10,836,537      
Miscellaneous
          244,310       203,403       447,713      
Warrants
          748,910       939,832       1,688,742      
Short-Term Investments
          381,521,404             381,521,404      
                                     
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 22,163,046     $ 4,177,583,271     $ 17,085,432     $ 4,216,831,749      
                                     
 
 
Credit Default Swaps
  $     $ 5,191,793     $     $ 5,191,793      
                                     
 
 
Total
  $ 22,163,046     $ 4,182,775,064     $ 17,085,432     $ 4,222,023,542      
                                     
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
                                     
 
 
Credit Default Swaps
  $     $ (949,766 )   $     $ (949,766 )    
                                     
 
 
Total
  $     $ (949,766 )   $     $ (949,766 )    
                                     
 
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                             
    Investments
                   
    in Corporate
  Investments
               
    Bonds &
  in Common
  Investments
  Investments
       
    Notes   Stocks   in Miscellaneous   in Warrants   Total    
 
 
Balance as of October 31, 2011
  $ 4,936,230     $ 17,358,339     $ 203,402     $ 576,867     $ 23,074,838      
Realized gains (losses)
    10,471       13,863,610                   13,874,081      
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    342,207       (3,978,861 )     (88,912 )     362,965       (3,362,601 )    
Cost of purchases(1)
                                 
Proceeds from sales(1)
    (765,320 )     (15,820,720 )                 (16,586,040 )    
Accrued discount (premium)
    (3,759 )                       (3,759 )    
Transfers to Level 3**
                88,913             88,913      
Transfers from Level 3**
                                 
                                             
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2012
  $ 4,519,829     $ 11,422,368     $ 203,403     $ 939,832     $ 17,085,432      
                                             
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of April 30, 2012*
  $ 22,453     $ 5,430,092     $ (88,912 )   $ 362,965     $ 5,726,598      
                                             
 
 
 
*    Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.
**   Transfers are reflected at the value of the securities at the beginning of the period. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 were due to a reduction in the availability of significant observable inputs in determining the fair value of these investments.
(1)   Cost of purchases may include securities received in corporate actions; proceeds from sales may include securities delivered in corporate actions.
 
At April 30, 2012, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the six months then ended was not significant.

 
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Eaton Vance
Income Fund of Boston
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 23, 2012, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2012, as well as information considered during prior meetings of the committee. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups, in each case as approved by the Board with respect to the funds;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information about the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and the fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
  •  Information about each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions, and other policies and practices of each adviser with respect to trading;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 
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Eaton Vance
Income Fund of Boston
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2012, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met ten, nineteen, seven, eight and fourteen times respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund. The Board and its Committees considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Boston Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in high-yield debt. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

 
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Eaton Vance
Income Fund of Boston
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2011 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2011, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level, including the negotiation of reduced fees for transfer agency and custody services.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, to the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 
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Eaton Vance
Income Fund of Boston
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
Officers and Trustees

     
Officers of Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston
 
 
Michael W. Weilheimer
President

Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer

 
     
Officers of Boston Income Portfolio    
 
 
Michael W. Weilheimer
President

Payson F. Swaffield
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
Trustees of Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston and Boston Income Portfolio
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman
 
William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart
 
* Interested Trustee

 
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Eaton Vance
Income Fund of Boston
 
April 30, 2012
 
 
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’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/ broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
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Investment Adviser of Boston Income Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12. Exhibits
     
(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.
Boston Income Portfolio
         
   
By:   /s/ Michael W. Weilheimer    
  Michael W. Weilheimer   
  President    
Date: June 13, 2012
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/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer    
Date: June 13, 2012
         
   
By:   /s/ Michael W. Weilheimer    
  Michael W. Weilheimer   
  President    
Date: June 13, 2012