N-CSRS 1 d380302dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21411

 

 

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

April 30, 2017

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR)

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

LOGO


 

 

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

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


Semiannual Report April 30, 2017

Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     3  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     40  

Officers and Trustees

     43  

Important Notices

     44  


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Scott H. Page, CFA, Craig P. Russ and Peter M. Campo, CFA

 

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

Fund at NAV

     11/28/2003        5.47      14.31      6.67      5.40

Fund at Market Price

            8.65        22.68        5.95        4.99  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index

            3.03      8.06      4.51      4.53
              
% Premium/Discount to NAV3                                        
                 –1.91
              
Distributions4                                        

Total Distributions per share for the period

                 $0.447  

Distribution Rate at NAV

                 5.52

Distribution Rate at Market Price

                 5.63
              
% Total Leverage5                                        

Auction Preferred Shares (APS)

                 11.16

Borrowings

                 23.63  

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

  2  


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Top 10 Issuers (% of total investments)6

 

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

    1.4

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

    1.2  

Univision Communications, Inc.

    1.1  

Asurion, LLC

    1.1  

TransDigm, Inc.

    1.0  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

    0.9  

EIG Investors Corp.

    0.8  

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Limited

    0.8  

Infor (US), Inc.

    0.8  

MEG Energy Corp.

    0.8  

Total

    9.9

Credit Quality (% of bonds, loans and asset-backed securities)7

 

 

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Top 10 Sectors (% of total investments)6

 

 

Health Care

    9.9

Electronics/Electrical

    8.3  

Business Equipment and Services

    7.6  

Chemicals and Plastics

    4.9  

Drugs

    4.4  

Retailers (Except Food and Drug)

    4.2  

Industrial Equipment

    3.9  

Telecommunications

    3.7  

Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies

    3.6  

Cable and Satellite Television

    3.4  

Total

    53.9
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

  3  


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. The Fund’s performance for certain periods reflects the effects of expense reductions. Absent these reductions, performance would have been lower. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Included in the average annual total return at NAV is the impact of the tender and repurchase of a portion of the Fund’s APS at 95% of the Fund’s APS per share liquidation preference. Had this transaction not occurred, the total return at NAV would be lower for the Fund.

 

3 

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

 

4 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. For additional information about nondividend distributions, please refer to Eaton Vance Closed-End Fund Distribution Notices (19a) posted on our website, eatonvance.com. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

5 

Leverage represents the liquidation value of the Fund’s APS and borrowings outstanding as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but creates risks including greater price volatility. The cost of leverage rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. The Fund may be required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its leverage and may be required to reduce its leverage at an inopportune time.

 

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

7 

Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by S&P.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
 

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 138.9%(1)  
     
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Aerospace and Defense — 2.4%

                       

IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.

     

Revolving Loan, 1.38%, Maturing July 18, 2018(2)

      311     $ 307,996  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, Maturing July 18, 2019(3)

      419       335,045  

Silver II US Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing December 13, 2019

      3,417       3,406,627  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.12%, Maturing February 28, 2020

      2,597       2,605,335  

Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing June 4, 2021

      1,775       1,779,990  

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing June 9, 2023

      4,311       4,309,618  

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing October 4, 2021

      951       951,021  
                         
  $ 13,695,632  
                         

Automotive — 2.8%

                       

Allison Transmission, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing September 23, 2022

      1     $ 1,456  

American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing April 6, 2024

      3,075       3,066,159  

CS Intermediate Holdco 2, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing October 26, 2023

      598       600,280  

Dayco Products, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing December 12, 2019

      970       973,637  

FCA US, LLC

     

Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing December 31, 2018

      1,209       1,216,784  

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing
April 15, 2021

      3,817       3,817,459  

Horizon Global Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing
June 29, 2021

      364       366,424  

Lumileds Holding B.V.

     

Term Loan, Maturing February 27, 2024(4)

      1,100       1,113,750  

Sage Automotive Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 27, 2022

      723       724,995  

TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing
June 30, 2022

      1,182       1,190,865  

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing
June 30, 2022

    EUR       788       865,879  

Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing
March 7, 2024

      1,340       1,338,988  

Visteon Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing
March 24, 2024

      627       631,395  
                         
  $ 15,908,071  
                         
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Beverage and Tobacco — 0.9%

                       

9941762 Canada, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing December 15, 2023

      2,145     $ 2,163,390  

Flavors Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing
April 3, 2020

      1,149       999,385  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.15%, Maturing October 3, 2021(3)

      1,000       625,000  

Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.

     

Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing
July 1, 2022

    EUR       96       105,154  

Term Loan, Maturing July 2,
2022(4)

    EUR       250       272,325  

Term Loan, Maturing July 2,
2022(4)

      750       750,000  
                         
  $ 4,915,254  
                         

Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 1.0%

 

       

Aretec Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing November 23, 2020

      1,012     $ 1,022,258  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.50%, (2.00% Cash, 4.50% PIK), Maturing May 23, 2021

      2,964       2,830,715  

Resolute Investment Managers, Inc.

     

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.92%, Maturing March 3, 2023

      275       276,375  

Salient Partners L.P.

     

Term Loan, 9.66%, Maturing
May 19, 2021

      729       699,840  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

     

Term Loan, Maturing February 28, 2024(4)

      500       507,187  
                         
  $ 5,336,375  
                         

Building and Development — 3.3%

                       

American Bath Group, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing September 30, 2023

      796     $ 803,462  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing October 31, 2023

      2,675       2,695,341  

Auction.com, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing
May 12, 2019

      1,005       1,014,545  

CPG International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing September 30, 2020

      1,894       1,909,914  

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.34%, Maturing November 4, 2021

      3,868       3,893,646  

Headwaters, Incorporated

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 24, 2022

      389       390,612  

Henry Company, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 5, 2023

      299       303,552  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing November 15, 2023

      2,618       2,640,804  

RE/MAX International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing December 15, 2023

      1,858       1,866,424  
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Building and Development (continued)

 

       

Realogy Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing
July 20, 2022

      569     $ 573,460  

Summit Materials Companies I, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing
July 17, 2022

      614       620,971  

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing September 30, 2023

      572       578,680  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.00%, Maturing
September 30, 2024

      1,350       1,359,281  
                         
  $ 18,650,692  
                         

Business Equipment and Services — 11.8%

 

       

Acosta Holdco, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing September 26, 2021

      2,954     $ 2,756,553  

AlixPartners, LLP

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing
July 28, 2022

      1,925       1,938,837  

Altisource Solutions S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 9, 2020

      1,261       1,124,023  

Brickman Group Ltd., LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing December 18, 2020

      798       802,360  

Camelot UK Holdco Limited

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 3, 2023

      1,144       1,150,686  

Cast and Crew Payroll, LLC

 

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing August 12, 2022

      399       400,496  

CCC Information Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing March 29, 2024

      1,275       1,272,011  

Ceridian, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 15, 2020

      602       600,761  

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 1, 2024

      6,525       6,551,217  

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing
May 20, 2019

      922       932,443  

CPM Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing
April 11, 2022

      271       275,353  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing December 20, 2019

      1,141       861,475  

Education Management, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.66%, Maturing
July 2, 2020(3)

      266       188,772  

Term Loan, 8.66%, Maturing
July 2, 2020(3)

      505       0  

EIG Investors Corp.

     

Term Loan, 6.53%, Maturing November 9, 2019

      4,432       4,463,643  

Term Loan, 6.04%, Maturing February 9, 2023

      2,955       2,979,166  

Extreme Reach, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.28%, Maturing February 7, 2020

      2,311       2,340,117  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Business Equipment and Services (continued)

 

       

First Data Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing July 10, 2022

      2,449     $ 2,464,818  

Garda World Security Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing November 6, 2020

    CAD       2,758       2,018,205  

Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing November 7, 2020

      1,995       1,999,573  

Global Payments, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing April 22, 2023

      349       350,283  

Term Loan, Maturing April 22, 2023(4)

      575       578,594  

IG Investment Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing October 29, 2021

      2,206       2,225,354  

Information Resources, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing January 18, 2024

      850       860,360  

ION Trading Finance Limited

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 11, 2023

    EUR       1,020       1,123,455  

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing August 11, 2023

      2,043       2,044,559  

J.D. Power and Associates

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing September 7, 2023

      1,990       2,004,925  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing March 11, 2021

      2,629       2,648,959  

Kronos Incorporated

     

Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 1, 2023

      5,835       5,862,947  

MCS AMS Sub-Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 7.65%, Maturing October 15, 2019

      813       804,839  

Monitronics International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing September 30, 2022

      2,182       2,218,312  

PGX Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 29, 2020

      1,272       1,276,546  

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 2, 2022

      2,663       2,693,209  

Spin Holdco, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing November 14, 2019

      3,210       3,217,165  

Tempo Acquisition, LLC

     

Term Loan, Maturing
March 15, 2024(4)

      850       852,125  

TNS, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 14, 2020

      522       527,280  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

 

Term Loan, 4.29%, Maturing September 2, 2021

      1,148       1,157,732  

Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 19, 2023

      499       503,114  

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 14, 2022

      251       252,077  
                         
  $ 66,322,344  
                         
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Cable and Satellite Television — 5.2%

 

       

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing January 15, 2024

      2,054     $ 2,067,089  

CSC Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing July 15, 2025

      3,557       3,559,376  

MCC Iowa, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.70%, Maturing June 30, 2021

      851       858,516  

Numericable Group SA

     

Term Loan, Maturing June 20, 2025(4)

    EUR       450       490,404  

Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing June 21, 2025

      1,850       1,845,567  

Radiate Holdco, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing February 1, 2024

      700       703,625  

Telenet International Finance S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing January 31, 2025

      1,950       1,961,579  

Term Loan, Maturing March 31, 2025(4)

      2,375       2,384,203  

UPC Financing Partnership

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing April 15, 2025

      2,625       2,637,797  

Virgin Media Bristol, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing January 31, 2025

      6,725       6,757,784  

Ziggo Secured Finance B.V.

     

Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing April 15, 2025

    EUR       2,200       2,403,201  

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing April 15, 2025

      3,475       3,480,584  
                         
  $ 29,149,725  
                         

Chemicals and Plastics — 6.9%

 

       

Alpha 3 B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing January 31, 2024

      550     $ 553,953  

Aruba Investments, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing February 2, 2022

      993       996,593  

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.65%, Maturing February 1, 2023

      2,680       2,710,400  

Chemours Company (The)

     

Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing May 12, 2022

    EUR       650       712,692  

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing May 12, 2022

      314       316,411  

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing August 1, 2021

      505       508,921  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.75%, Maturing August 1, 2022

      550       550,917  

Ferro Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing February 14, 2024

      425       428,719  

Flint Group GmbH

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing September 7, 2021

      145       145,230  

Flint Group US, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing September 7, 2021

      879       878,520  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing February 3, 2022

      545       549,605  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Chemicals and Plastics (continued)

 

       

Gemini HDPE, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.17%, Maturing August 7, 2021

      2,189     $ 2,210,121  

Huntsman International, LLC

 

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing October 1, 2021

      821       829,848  

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing April 1, 2023

      1,891       1,914,131  

Ineos Finance PLC

     

Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 31, 2022

    EUR       1,392       1,526,856  

Ineos US Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing March 31, 2022

      686       691,598  

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing April 1, 2024

      648       653,137  

Kraton Polymers, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 6, 2022

      2,322       2,353,209  

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing February 18, 2020

      291       292,334  

MacDermid, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 7, 2020

      1,139       1,149,202  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing June 7, 2023

      2,839       2,858,799  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.30%, Maturing February 14, 2024

      985       996,308  

Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing July 25, 2021

    EUR       814       892,659  

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing July 25, 2021

      1,138       1,143,305  

OXEA Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing January 15, 2020

      676       656,361  

PolyOne Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing November 12, 2022

      494       498,999  

PQ Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing November 4, 2022

      2,184       2,210,057  

Solenis International L.P.

     

Term Loan, 4.30%, Maturing July 31, 2021

      290       291,247  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing July 31, 2021

    EUR       951       1,050,013  

Sonneborn Refined Products B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 10, 2020

      66       65,994  

Sonneborn, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 10, 2020

      372       373,964  

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing November 5, 2021

      319       322,772  

Tronox Pigments (Netherlands) B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing March 19, 2020

      2,907       2,925,545  

Univar, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing July 1, 2022

      3,201       3,214,157  

Zep, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 26, 2022

      1,326       1,339,639  
                         
  $ 38,812,216  
                         
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Clothing / Textiles — 0.3%

                       

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing August 21, 2022

      1,994     $ 1,807,444  
                         
  $ 1,807,444  
                         

Conglomerates — 0.3%

                       

Bestway UK Holdco Limited

     

Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing October 6, 2021

    GBP       1,103     $ 1,438,601  
                         
  $ 1,438,601  
                         

Containers and Glass Products — 2.9%

 

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing October 1, 2022

      913     $ 920,439  

BWAY Holding Company

 

Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing April 3, 2024

      975       972,040  

Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing December 29, 2023

      3,125       3,147,656  

Horizon Holdings III SAS

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 22, 2022

    EUR       1,650       1,810,404  

Libbey Glass, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing April 9, 2021

      366       355,285  

Pelican Products, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing April 10, 2020

      360       359,508  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing February 5, 2023

      5,333       5,365,795  

SIG Combibloc Purchase Co. S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 13, 2022

    EUR       1,960       2,160,191  

SIG Combibloc US Acquisition, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 13, 2022

      1,166       1,173,593  
                         
  $ 16,264,911  
                         

Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.7%

                       

Coty, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.48%, Maturing October 27, 2022

      866     $ 871,686  

Galleria Co.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing September 29, 2023

      1,725       1,739,016  

KIK Custom Products, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.65%, Maturing August 26, 2022

      1,120       1,133,695  
                         
  $ 3,744,397  
                         

Drugs — 6.6%

                       

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.91%, Maturing July 16, 2021

      1,384     $ 1,393,727  

Alkermes, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing September 25, 2021

      359       362,613  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Drugs (continued)

                       

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing August 13, 2021

      985     $ 987,761  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing November 1, 2019

      3,135       3,151,814  

Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing July 5, 2023

      2,822       2,878,581  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, Maturing April 5, 2024(4)

      4,700       4,730,108  

Horizon Pharma, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 15, 2024

      3,382       3,406,987  

Jaguar Holding Company II

     

Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing August 18, 2022

      6,654       6,699,252  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

     

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing September 24, 2024

      2,858       2,861,458  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.74%, Maturing April 1, 2022

      10,263       10,327,931  
                         
  $ 36,800,232  
                         

Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.3%

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.70%, Maturing November 10, 2023

      2,091     $ 2,111,484  

EnergySolutions, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing May 29, 2020

      3,262       3,307,357  

GFL Environmental, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing September 27, 2023

    CAD       1,393       1,021,751  

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing September 29, 2023

      846       849,803  
                         
  $ 7,290,395  
                         

Electronics / Electrical — 12.5%

                       

Answers Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.90%, Maturing September 15, 2021

      488     $ 486,688  

Applied Systems, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing January 25, 2021

      1,091       1,100,183  

Aptean, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.04%, Maturing December 20, 2022

      1,900       1,931,667  

Avast Software B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing September 30, 2023

      1,950       1,971,035  

Campaign Monitor Finance Pty. Limited

     

Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing March 18, 2021

      687       644,716  

CommScope, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing December 29, 2022

      811       817,640  

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing July 5, 2021

      1,035       1,046,974  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Electronics / Electrical (continued)

                       

Electrical Components International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing May 28, 2021

      1,351     $ 1,362,380  

Electro Rent Corporation

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing January 19, 2024

      1,247       1,259,864  

Entegris, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing April 30, 2021

      227       228,997  

Excelitas Technologies Corp.

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing October 31, 2020

      807       806,926  

Eze Castle Software, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing April 6, 2020

      2,474       2,492,180  

Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing February 15, 2024

      5,300       5,323,850  

Hyland Software, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing July 1, 2022

      2,271       2,286,314  

Infoblox, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.99%, Maturing November 1, 2023

      1,575       1,594,688  

Infor (US), Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing February 1, 2022

      5,982       5,982,145  

Term Loan, Maturing February 1, 2022(4)

    EUR       825       905,733  

Informatica Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing August 5, 2022

      3,374       3,366,961  

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 10, 2021

      522       521,963  

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing May 7, 2021

      808       820,391  

MA FinanceCo., LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 20, 2021

      2,839       2,853,200  

Term Loan, Maturing April 18,
2024(4)

      484       486,087  

Magic Newco, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 12, 2018

      1,337       1,343,930  

MH Sub I, LLC

     

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 8, 2021(2)

      221       222,932  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing July 8, 2021

      403       407,661  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing July 8, 2021

      1,219       1,230,946  

Microsemi Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing January 15, 2023

      525       528,320  

MTS Systems Corporation

 

Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing July 5, 2023

      1,294       1,310,445  

Renaissance Learning, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing April 9, 2021

      2,149       2,163,469  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.15%, Maturing April 11, 2022

      225       224,906  

Rocket Software, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing October 14, 2023

      1,169       1,181,985  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Electronics / Electrical (continued)

                       

SGS Cayman L.P.

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing April 23, 2021

      198     $ 191,973  

SkillSoft Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 28, 2021

      4,206       3,950,947  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing July 8, 2022

      140       141,303  

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing July 8, 2022

      1,688       1,701,516  

SurveyMonkey, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.66%, Maturing April 13, 2024

      1,425       1,432,125  

Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing April 23, 2021

      850       824,708  

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.08%, Maturing January 19, 2024

      775       731,729  

Syncsort Incorporated

     

Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing December 9, 2022

      723       725,674  

Uber Technologies

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 13, 2023

      4,208       4,213,401  

Veritas US, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing January 27, 2023

      2,205       2,197,484  

VF Holding Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 30, 2023

      2,789       2,802,691  

Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing August 26, 2023

      698       701,523  

Western Digital Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing April 29, 2023

      1,965       1,983,353  

Zebra Technologies Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing October 27, 2021

      1,471       1,487,175  
                         
  $ 69,990,778  
                         

Equipment Leasing — 0.8%

                       

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing September 20, 2020

      275     $ 278,340  

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing March 20, 2022

      4,100       4,166,637  
                         
  $ 4,444,977  
                         

Financial Intermediaries — 4.4%

                       

Americold Realty Operating Partnership L.P.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 1, 2022

      411     $ 415,980  

Armor Holding II, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 26, 2020

      1,951       1,956,784  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.25%, Maturing December 26, 2020

      1,525       1,530,719  

Citco Funding, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing March 31, 2022

      2,542       2,558,853  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Financial Intermediaries (continued)

                       

Coinstar, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing September 27, 2023

      473     $ 473,807  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2023

      365       368,594  

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

     

Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing February 26, 2022

      1,300       1,321,937  

Guggenheim Partners, LLC

 

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing July 21, 2023

      1,144       1,155,064  

Harbourvest Partners, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing February 4, 2021

      648       650,836  

LPL Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.77%, Maturing March 10, 2024

      1,375       1,383,594  

MIP Delaware, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing March 9, 2020

      198       198,636  

NXT Capital, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 22, 2022

      2,595       2,636,661  

Ocwen Financial Corporation

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 5, 2020

      395       387,100  

Quality Care Properties, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing October 31, 2022

      2,594       2,646,991  

Sesac Holdco II, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing February 23, 2024

      550       550,860  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 11, 2020

      2,113       2,134,209  

Walter Investment Management Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 18, 2020

      4,542       4,104,518  
                         
  $ 24,475,143  
                         

Food Products — 4.3%

                       

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing June 2, 2023

      1,485     $ 1,491,935  

Blue Buffalo Company Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing August 8, 2019

      1,242       1,255,951  

Del Monte Foods, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing February 18, 2021

      1,176       990,633  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.31%, Maturing August 18, 2021

      1,500       1,015,313  

Dole Food Company, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing April 6, 2024

      1,725       1,733,934  

High Liner Foods Incorporated

     

Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing April 24, 2021

      759       761,021  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 6.49%, Maturing February 13, 2023

      1,525       1,523,730  

JBS USA, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.48%, Maturing October 30, 2022

      6,300       6,330,517  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Food Products (continued)

                       

Nature’s Bounty Co. (The)

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing May 5, 2023

      3,697     $ 3,717,905  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 5, 2023

    GBP       993       1,295,946  

Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited

     

Term Loan, Maturing April 18, 2024(4)

      600       603,125  

Oak Tea, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 2, 2022

      1,132       1,139,755  

Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 2.98%, Maturing February 2, 2024

      798       803,925  

R&R Ice Cream PLC

     

Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing September 29, 2023

    EUR       1,250       1,375,560  
                         
  $ 24,039,250  
                         

Food Service — 3.5%

                       

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

     

Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing February 16, 2024

      6,252     $ 6,263,293  

Centerplate, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.81%, Maturing November 26, 2019

      992       992,080  

Landry’s, Inc.

 

Term Loan, 3.73%, Maturing October 4, 2023

      2,543       2,549,348  

Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 3, 2023

      1,417       1,434,379  

NPC International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, Maturing March 17, 2024(4)

      875       884,571  

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing May 14, 2020

      265       266,618  

TKC Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing February 1, 2023

      1,025       1,035,731  

Weight Watchers International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.34%, Maturing April 2, 2020

      5,651       5,370,186  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing June 16, 2023

      970       976,593  
                         
  $ 19,772,799  
                         

Food / Drug Retailers — 2.0%

                       

Albertsons, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing August 22, 2021

      1,335     $ 1,340,659  

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing December 22, 2022

      1,493       1,500,560  

Term Loan, 4.30%, Maturing June 22, 2023

      3,738       3,758,366  

Rite Aid Corporation

     

Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing August 21, 2020

      1,450       1,457,431  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.88%, Maturing June 21, 2021

      1,500       1,506,562  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Food / Drug Retailers (continued)

                       

Supervalu, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 21, 2019

      1,709     $ 1,724,007  
                         
  $ 11,287,585  
                         

Forest Products — 0.2%

                       

Expera Specialty Solutions, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing November 3, 2023

      1,045     $ 1,050,627  
                         
  $ 1,050,627  
                         

Health Care — 14.5%

                       

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.98%, Maturing February 11, 2022

      244     $ 245,902  

ADMI Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.87%, Maturing April 30, 2022

      319       321,907  

Akorn, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 16, 2021

      836       847,391  

Alere, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 18, 2022

      1,579       1,584,868  

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing June 3, 2019

      1,189       1,190,183  

Ardent Legacy Acquisitions, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing August 4, 2021

      1,028       1,033,608  

Auris Luxembourg III S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing January 17, 2022

      760       766,418  

Beaver-Visitec International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing August 21, 2023

      796       796,000  

BioClinica, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing October 20, 2023

      673       679,204  

CareCore National, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 5, 2021

      3,356       3,380,723  

CeramTec Acquisition Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing August 30, 2020

      32       32,625  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.

 

Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing June 7, 2023

      2,154       2,179,448  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing December 31, 2019

      2,479       2,472,451  

Term Loan, 4.05%, Maturing January 27, 2021

      2,637       2,623,461  

Concentra, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing June 1, 2022

      477       480,009  

Convatec, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing October 31, 2023

      575       583,625  

CPI Holdco, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing March 21, 2024

      675       680,063  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Health Care (continued)

                       

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing June 24, 2021

      3,136     $ 3,175,786  

DJO Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 8, 2020

      2,112       2,067,048  

Envision Healthcare Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing December 1, 2023

      6,060       6,126,567  

Faenza Acquisition GmbH

     

Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing August 30, 2020

      84       85,344  

Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing August 30, 2020

      276       279,590  

Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing October 28, 2023

      2,090       2,103,082  

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing August 15, 2022

      1,059       1,074,833  

Greatbatch Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 27, 2022

      2,460       2,477,401  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.20%, Maturing January 31, 2025

      3,400       3,414,882  

Iasis Healthcare, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 3, 2018

      1,576       1,581,327  

Indivior Finance S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 7.04%, Maturing December 19, 2019

      897       903,602  

inVentiv Health, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing November 9, 2023

      3,317       3,340,787  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing April 9, 2021

      1,459       1,462,637  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing February 2, 2024

      2,675       2,683,081  

KUEHG Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing August 13, 2022

      2,400       2,418,426  

Medical Depot Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 3, 2023

      720       700,872  

MMM Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 10.25%, Maturing June 30, 2019

      412       403,386  

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing June 7, 2023

      3,619       3,670,289  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 10.25%, Maturing December 12, 2017

      299       293,260  

National Mentor Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing January 31, 2021

      1,005       1,010,127  

National Surgical Hospitals, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 1, 2022

      990       990,518  

New Millennium Holdco, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 21, 2020

      499       270,536  

Onex Carestream Finance L.P.

     

Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing June 7, 2019

      1,246       1,238,348  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Health Care (continued)

                       

Opal Acquisition, Inc.

 

Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing November 27, 2020

      3,026     $ 2,863,141  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 30, 2021

      3,338       3,325,851  

Patheon Holdings I B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing April 30, 2024

      2,675       2,685,366  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 21, 2023

      748       749,762  

Quintiles IMS Incorporated

     

Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing March 7, 2024

      1,379       1,393,847  

RadNet, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,389       1,401,532  

Select Medical Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing March 6, 2024

      1,625       1,642,929  

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing May 15, 2022

      690       686,914  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing February 6, 2024

      2,025       2,016,647  

Tecomet, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing December 5, 2021

      2,122       2,127,542  

Term Loan, Maturing April 13, 2024(4)

      775       779,359  
                         
  $ 81,342,505  
                         

Home Furnishings — 0.8%

                       

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing November 8, 2023

      4,439     $ 4,458,850  
                         
  $ 4,458,850  
                         

Industrial Equipment — 6.2%

                       

Apex Tool Group, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 31, 2020

      2,463     $ 2,426,320  

Blount International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 12, 2023

      1,141       1,154,216  

Coherent Holding GmbH

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing November 7, 2023

    EUR       1,140       1,249,857  

Delachaux S.A.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing October 28, 2021

      417       416,045  

Doosan Infracore International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 28, 2021

      799       809,467  

EWT Holdings III Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing January 15, 2021

      909       916,121  

Term Loan, 5.65%, Maturing January 15, 2021

      569       574,231  

Filtration Group Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.30%, Maturing November 21, 2020

      598       603,587  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Industrial Equipment (continued)

                       

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing July 30, 2020

      6,137     $ 6,143,730  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing July 30, 2020

    EUR       386       424,336  

Gates Global, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing April 1, 2024

    EUR       875       958,101  

Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing April 1, 2024

      4,249       4,276,399  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 30, 2021

      2,774       2,794,010  

Milacron, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing September 28, 2023

      2,793       2,810,456  

Paladin Brands Holding, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing August 16, 2019

      1,518       1,450,160  

Paternoster Holding IV GmbH

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 31, 2022

    EUR       900       992,114  

Rexnord, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.89%, Maturing August 21, 2023

      3,800       3,820,526  

Signode Industrial Group US, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.81%, Maturing May 1, 2021

      988       997,480  

STS Operating, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.77%, Maturing February 12, 2021

      286       282,011  

Tank Holding Corp.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 16, 2022

      1,109       1,110,845  

Unifrax Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing April 4, 2024

      550       552,521  
                         
  $ 34,762,533  
                         

Insurance — 4.4%

                       

Alliant Holdings I, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.42%, Maturing August 12, 2022

      2,363     $ 2,377,353  

AmWINS Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing January 25, 2024

      2,170       2,172,500  

AssuredPartners, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 21, 2022

      1,039       1,047,711  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.00%, Maturing
October 20, 2023

      1,100       1,120,625  

Asurion, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing July 8, 2020

      382       385,032  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 4, 2022

      4,879       4,918,861  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing November 3, 2023

      1,789       1,798,908  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, Maturing
March 3, 2021

      2,300       2,340,728  

Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing December 10, 2019

      1,850       1,669,347  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.32%, Maturing
June 10, 2020(3)

      1,000       808,700  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Insurance (continued)

                       

Hub International Limited

     

Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing October 2, 2020

      3,225     $ 3,250,040  

NFP Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing January 8, 2024

      424       428,071  

USI, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 27, 2019

      2,532       2,537,706  
                         
  $ 24,855,582  
                         

Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 5.5%

 

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing December 15, 2022

      2,142     $ 2,157,549  

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing December 15, 2023

      549       553,220  

Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 19, 2023

      2,129       2,151,782  

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing June 30, 2023

      4,378       4,407,709  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing November 7, 2023

      1,413       1,426,174  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 8, 2022

      419       423,230  

ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 15, 2022

      1,832       1,846,417  

Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing February 1, 2024

      675       676,687  

Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing June 17, 2020

      1,222       1,231,093  

Lindblad Expeditions, Inc.

 

Term Loan, 5.82%, Maturing May 8, 2021

      197       198,532  

Term Loan, 5.82%, Maturing May 8, 2021

      1,525       1,538,626  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing October 31, 2023

      2,482       2,501,877  

Match Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.28%, Maturing November 16, 2022

      503       510,043  

Nord Anglia Education Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.55%, Maturing March 31, 2021

      1,705       1,708,838  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing February 22, 2024

      958       968,385  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing March 31, 2024

      1,720       1,720,663  

Sonifi Solutions, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 28, 2018(3)

      1,070       428,103  

SRAM, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing March 15, 2024

      2,014       2,023,872  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)

 

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing September 19, 2019

      1,974     $ 1,875,416  

UFC Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 18, 2023

      1,418       1,428,003  

WMG Acquisition Corp.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing November 1, 2023

      788       792,171  
                         
  $ 30,568,390  
                         

Lodging and Casinos — 4.2%

                       

Amaya Holdings B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing August 1, 2021

      4,293     $ 4,304,723  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.15%, Maturing August 1, 2022

      1,997       2,011,540  

Boyd Gaming Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.45%, Maturing September 15, 2023

      1,022       1,028,554  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company

     

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing March 1, 2022(5)

      924       1,080,581  

Term Loan, Maturing March 31, 2024(4)

      550       547,021  

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing April 18, 2024

      1,975       1,980,431  

Eldorado Resorts, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 13, 2024

      1,225       1,226,531  

ESH Hospitality, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing August 30, 2023

      1,294       1,301,016  

Four Seasons Hotels Limited

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing November 30, 2023

      923       934,550  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited

     

Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing February 22, 2023

      400       405,875  

Golden Nugget, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 21, 2019

      125       126,997  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 21, 2019

      292       296,325  

Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing October 25, 2023

      4,247       4,286,925  

La Quinta Intermediate Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing April 14, 2021

      768       775,052  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P.

     

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing April 25, 2023

      1,906       1,914,088  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V.

     

Term Loan, Maturing April 5, 2024(4)

      1,050       1,054,266  

Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing November 27, 2020

      362       365,041  
                         
  $ 23,639,516  
                         
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.7%

                       

Dynacast International, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing January 28, 2022

      1,212     $ 1,215,273  

Fairmount Santrol, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing September 5, 2019

      2,959       2,914,804  

Global Brass & Copper, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing July 18, 2023

      821       832,675  

Murray Energy Corporation

     

Term Loan, 8.40%, Maturing April 16, 2020

      1,913       1,842,212  

New Day Aluminum, LLC

     

Term Loan, 10.00%, (4.00% Cash, 6.00% PIK), Maturing October 28, 2020(3)

      58       0  

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation

     

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2019(3)(5)

      995       163,714  

Oxbow Carbon, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 19, 2019

      267       267,374  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, Maturing January 17, 2020

      2,125       2,138,281  

United Central Industrial Supply Company, LLC

     

Term Loan - Second Lien, 15.00%, (0.00% Cash, 15.00% PIK), Maturing April 9, 2019(3)

      574       220,255  
                         
  $ 9,594,588  
                         

Oil and Gas — 4.4%

                       

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 19, 2019

      3,637     $ 2,345,904  

Bronco Midstream Funding, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing August 15, 2020

      1,715       1,732,169  

CITGO Holding, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 9.65%, Maturing May 12, 2018

      796       807,343  

CITGO Petroleum Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing July 29, 2021

      951       958,151  

Crestwood Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing June 19, 2019

      1,671       1,665,069  

Fieldwood Energy, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing October 1, 2018

      1,027       1,005,175  

Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing August 31, 2020

      1,350       1,326,375  

Term Loan, 8.38%, Maturing September 30, 2020

      727       661,482  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.38%, Maturing September 30, 2020

      973       773,612  

Floatel International Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing June 27, 2020

      680       568,110  

MEG Energy Corp.

     

Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing December 31, 2023

      6,846       6,865,216  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing July 18, 2021

      839       329,979  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Oil and Gas (continued)

                       

Seadrill Partners Finco, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing February 21, 2021

      3,200     $ 2,160,134  

Sheridan Investment Partners II L.P.

     

Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing December 16, 2020

      35       28,815  

Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing December 16, 2020

      93       77,263  

Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing December 16, 2020

      670       555,420  

Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing October 1, 2019

      114       98,791  

Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing October 1, 2019

      187       161,739  

Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing October 1, 2019

      1,410       1,220,594  

Southcross Holdings Borrower L.P.

 

Term Loan, 9.00%, (3.50% Cash, 5.50% PIK), Maturing April 13, 2023

      55       49,757  

Ultra Resources, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 23, 2024

      1,200       1,190,626  
                         
  $ 24,581,724  
                         

Publishing — 2.2%

                       

682534 N.B., Inc.

     

Term Loan, 12.00%, (8.00% Cash, 4.00% PIK), Maturing October 1, 2020

      341     $ 176,523  

Ascend Learning, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing July 31, 2019

      1,720       1,730,896  

Getty Images, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 18, 2019

      5,301       4,706,958  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

     

Term Loan, Maturing February 9, 2022(4)

      400       401,350  

LSC Communications, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing September 30, 2022

      1,042       1,057,292  

Merrill Communications, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.42%, Maturing June 1, 2022

      589       590,536  

ProQuest, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 24, 2021

      1,642       1,659,798  

Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH

     

Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing August 14, 2020

      1,274       1,277,964  

Tweddle Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.17%, Maturing October 24, 2022

      790       795,925  
                         
  $ 12,397,242  
                         

Radio and Television — 4.4%

                       

ALM Media Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.65%, Maturing July 31, 2020

      398     $ 378,516  

AP NMT Acquisition B.V.

     

Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing August 13, 2021

      1,935       1,721,334  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Radio and Television (continued)

                       

CBS Radio, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 17, 2023

      1,197     $ 1,209,851  

Term Loan, Maturing March 2, 2024(4)

      475       478,859  

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 23, 2020

      4,137       3,246,109  

Entercom Radio, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.55%, Maturing November 1, 2023

      954       961,323  

Gray Television, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.48%, Maturing February 7, 2024

      224       226,738  

Hubbard Radio, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 27, 2022

      550       553,029  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.74%, Maturing January 30, 2019

      2,132       1,830,693  

Term Loan, 8.49%, Maturing July 30, 2019

      364       312,593  

Mission Broadcasting, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing January 17, 2024

      314       316,759  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing January 17, 2024

      3,241       3,267,258  

Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing August 4, 2021

      828       826,497  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing January 3, 2024

      480       481,827  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 15, 2024

      8,723       8,672,787  
                         
  $ 24,484,173  
                         

Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 6.4%

 

Bass Pro Group, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing June 5, 2020

      2,316     $ 2,313,091  

Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing December 16, 2023

      1,300       1,268,719  

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing February 3, 2024

      975       971,953  

CDW, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing August 17, 2023

      4,778       4,815,187  

Coinamatic Canada, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 14, 2022

      44       44,146  

David’s Bridal, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 11, 2019

      2,012       1,716,752  

Evergreen Acqco 1 L.P.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 9, 2019

      2,131       1,952,845  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing August 19, 2023

      1,508       1,507,906  

J. Crew Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.08%, Maturing March 5, 2021

      2,912       1,943,578  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)

 

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

     

Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing June 18, 2021

      1,412     $ 1,358,871  

Michaels Stores, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing January 30, 2023

      3,268       3,268,412  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 25, 2020

      2,129       1,703,760  

Party City Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.17%, Maturing August 19, 2022

      2,459       2,459,672  

PetSmart, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.02%, Maturing March 11, 2022

      4,256       3,928,837  

PFS Holding Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 31, 2021

      2,174       2,138,493  

Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 30, 2021

      511       493,969  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing March 19, 2021

      112       109,922  

Toys ‘R’ Us Property Company I, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 21, 2019

      2,499       2,405,093  

Vivid Seats Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing October 7, 2022

      900       906,750  

Wilton Brands, LLC

     

Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing August 30, 2018

      373       365,982  
                         
  $ 35,673,938  
                         

Steel — 0.4%

                       

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty. Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 30, 2019

      1,478     $ 1,488,702  

Neenah Foundry Company

     

Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 26, 2019

      344       341,652  

Zekelman Industries, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing June 14, 2021

      669       678,249  
                         
  $ 2,508,603  
                         

Surface Transport — 0.6%

                       

Hertz Corporation (The)

     

Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,017     $ 1,019,776  

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 31, 2022

      110       110,102  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 31, 2022

      361       362,055  

PODS, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 2, 2022

      349       351,780  

Stena International S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing March 3, 2021

      1,528       1,415,079  
                         
  $ 3,258,792  
                         
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Technology — 0.6%

                       

Seattle Spinco, Inc.

     

Term Loan, Maturing April 30, 2024(4)

      3,266     $ 3,282,663  
                         
  $ 3,282,663  
                         

Telecommunications — 5.2%

                       

Colorado Buyer, Inc.

     

Term Loan, Maturing March 28, 2024(4)

      825     $ 832,008  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing October 4, 2023

      398       401,383  

Term Loan, Maturing October 5, 2023(4)

      650       654,956  

eircom Finco S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 14, 2024

    EUR       1,900       2,073,335  

Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.32%, Maturing January 6, 2023

      1,175       1,089,812  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     

Term Loan, 3.89%, Maturing June 30, 2019

      7,550       7,472,930  

IPC Corp.

     

Term Loan, 5.67%, Maturing August 6, 2021

      2,132       2,011,603  

LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, Maturing April 21, 2023(4)

      1,000       1,000,000  

Onvoy, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.65%, Maturing February 10, 2024

      1,725       1,728,593  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing February 2, 2024

      3,450       3,456,828  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing April 23, 2019

      1,940       1,786,026  

Term Loan, 4.17%, Maturing April 23, 2019

      1,733       1,595,546  

Telesat Canada

     

Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing November 17, 2023

      4,826       4,872,026  
                         
  $ 28,975,046  
                         

Utilities — 3.3%

                       

Calpine Construction Finance Company L.P.

     

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing May 3, 2020

      1,011     $ 1,014,415  

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing January 31, 2022

      385       385,231  

Calpine Corporation

     

Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing November 30, 2017

      618       618,955  

Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing December 26, 2019

      475       476,145  

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing January 15, 2024

      3,119       3,134,061  

Dayton Power & Light Company (The)

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 24, 2022

      549       553,997  

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC

 

DIP Loan, 4.30%, Maturing June 30, 2017

      1,725       1,736,501  
Borrower/Tranche Description         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Utilities (continued)

                       

Granite Acquisition, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing December 19, 2021

      109     $ 109,633  

Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing December 19, 2021

      2,411       2,435,591  

Helix Gen Funding, LLC

     

Term Loan, Maturing February 23,
2024(4)

      950       962,112  

Invenergy Thermal Operating I, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing October 19, 2022

      193       187,011  

Lightstone Generation, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 30, 2024

      91       91,940  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 30, 2024

      1,480       1,490,293  

Lonestar Generation, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing February 22, 2021

      1,295       1,152,939  

Longview Power, LLC

     

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 13, 2021

      2,726       2,256,127  

Talen Energy Supply, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing April 15, 2024

      725       721,375  

TPF II Power, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 2, 2023

      1,259       1,267,979  
                         
  $ 18,594,305  
                         

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $785,011,716)

      $ 778,175,898  
                         
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 8.1%  
     
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%

                       

CBC Ammo, LLC/CBC FinCo, Inc.

     

7.25%, 11/15/21(6)

      75     $ 75,937  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     

5.00%, 11/15/25(6)

      15       15,863  

Orbital ATK, Inc.

     

5.25%, 10/1/21

      45       46,688  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

6.00%, 7/15/22

      85       87,762  

6.50%, 7/15/24

      80       82,400  
                         
  $ 308,650  
                         

Automotive — 0.1%

                       

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

     

5.125%, 2/15/19

      20     $ 20,227  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Automotive (continued)

                       

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

4.75%, 8/15/17

      70     $ 70,589  

3.25%, 5/15/18

      10       10,133  

ZF North America Capital, Inc.

     

4.50%, 4/29/22(6)

      150       158,062  
                         
  $ 259,011  
                         

Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.0%(7)

 

       

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     

6.375%, 4/1/20(6)

      55     $ 56,100  
                         
  $ 56,100  
                         

Building and Development — 0.1%

 

       

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

     

10.75%, 8/15/23(6)

      18     $ 21,105  

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC

     

8.25%, 12/1/22(6)

      50       54,250  

HD Supply, Inc.

     

5.25%, 12/15/21(6)

      40       42,350  

Hillman Group, Inc. (The)

     

6.375%, 7/15/22(6)

      75       71,812  

Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P.

     

6.50%, 4/1/23(6)

      120       130,200  

Standard Industries, Inc.

     

6.00%, 10/15/25(6)

      55       58,988  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.

     

4.375%, 6/15/19

      45       46,575  

5.875%, 6/15/24

      60       63,450  

USG Corp.

     

5.50%, 3/1/25(6)

      5       5,269  
                         
  $ 493,999  
                         

Business Equipment and Services — 0.1%

 

       

First Data Corp.

     

7.00%, 12/1/23(6)

      155     $ 166,578  

5.00%, 1/15/24(6)

      20       20,530  

FTI Consulting, Inc.

     

6.00%, 11/15/22

      40       41,950  

ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The)

     

7.45%, 8/15/27

      45       49,185  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

     

7.625%, 4/15/22

      14       14,648  

6.125%, 6/15/23

      15       15,712  
                         
  $ 308,603  
                         
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Cable and Satellite Television — 0.2%

 

       

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.25%, 9/30/22

      155     $ 161,200  

5.75%, 1/15/24

      10       10,550  

5.375%, 5/1/25(6)

      95       99,275  

5.75%, 2/15/26(6)

      45       47,910  

CSC Holdings, LLC

     

8.625%, 2/15/19

      15       16,561  

5.25%, 6/1/24

      10       10,144  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

6.75%, 6/1/21

      120       130,800  

5.875%, 7/15/22

      30       31,854  

5.875%, 11/15/24

      5       5,262  

IAC/InterActiveCorp

     

4.875%, 11/30/18

      43       43,613  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

 

5.50%, 1/15/25(6)

      550       566,500  
                         
  $ 1,123,669  
                         

Chemicals and Plastics — 0.8%

 

       

Hexion, Inc.

     

6.625%, 4/15/20

      4,450     $ 4,227,500  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

     

10.375%, 5/1/21(6)

      15       16,744  

6.50%, 2/1/22(6)

      60       61,800  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     

6.00%, 10/15/23

      15       16,106  

Tronox Finance, LLC

     

6.375%, 8/15/20

      130       132,762  

7.50%, 3/15/22(6)

      20       21,000  

W.R. Grace & Co.

     

5.125%, 10/1/21(6)

      30       32,287  

5.625%, 10/1/24(6)

      10       10,888  
                         
  $ 4,519,087  
                         

Conglomerates — 0.0%(7)

 

       

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

     

6.625%, 11/15/22

      30     $ 31,725  

5.75%, 7/15/25

      70       75,384  

TMS International Corp.

     

7.625%, 10/15/21(6)

      55       55,687  
                         
  $ 162,796  
                         
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Consumer Products — 0.0%(7)

 

       

Central Garden & Pet Co.

     

6.125%, 11/15/23

      50     $ 53,625  

HRG Group, Inc.

     

7.875%, 7/15/19

      110       114,428  
                         
  $ 168,053  
                         

Containers and Glass Products — 0.9%

 

       

Berry Plastics Corp.

     

6.00%, 10/15/22

      25     $ 26,656  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.

     

5.875%, 8/15/23(6)

      35       37,515  

6.375%, 8/15/25(6)

      15       16,341  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC

 

 

5.75%, 10/15/20

      3,875       3,996,094  

4.658%, 7/15/21(6)(8)

      950       973,750  
                         
  $ 5,050,356  
                         

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0%(7)

 

       

American Tire Distributors, Inc.

     

10.25%, 3/1/22(6)

      50     $ 51,563  
                         
  $ 51,563  
                         

Drugs — 0.4%

 

       

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC

     

6.375%, 8/1/23(6)

      110     $ 114,950  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

6.375%, 10/15/20(6)

      55       47,506  

7.50%, 7/15/21(6)

      50       41,625  

5.625%, 12/1/21(6)

      30       23,213  

6.50%, 3/15/22(6)

      807       828,184  

7.00%, 3/15/24(6)

      1,049       1,072,602  
                         
  $ 2,128,080  
                         

Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%(7)

 

       

Clean Harbors, Inc.

     

5.25%, 8/1/20

      50     $ 51,062  

5.125%, 6/1/21

      25       25,635  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

5.875%, 3/1/24

      25       25,188  
                         
  $ 101,885  
                         
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Electric Utilities — 0.0%(7)

 

       

NRG Yield Operating, LLC

     

5.375%, 8/15/24

      25     $ 25,688  

5.00%, 9/15/26(6)

      35       34,475  
                         
  $ 60,163  
                         

Electronics / Electrical — 0.3%

 

       

Anixter, Inc.

     

5.50%, 3/1/23

      45     $ 47,869  

Infor (US), Inc.

     

5.75%, 8/15/20(6)

      20       20,913  

6.50%, 5/15/22

      50       52,250  

Nuance Communications, Inc.

     

5.375%, 8/15/20(6)

      19       19,416  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     

5.875%, 7/15/23

      65       69,387  

Western Digital Corp.

     

7.375%, 4/1/23(6)

      1,425       1,563,937  

Zebra Technologies Corp.

     

7.25%, 10/15/22

      100       108,375  
                         
  $ 1,882,147  
                         

Equipment Leasing — 0.1%

 

       

International Lease Finance Corp.

     

7.125%, 9/1/18(6)

      350     $ 373,745  
                         
  $ 373,745  
                         

Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%

 

       

CIT Group, Inc.

     

5.50%, 2/15/19(6)

      16     $ 16,940  

5.375%, 5/15/20

      10       10,787  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

 

 

6.00%, ,8/1/20

      40       41,500  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

Series S, 6.75% to 2/1/24(9)(10)

      80       90,340  

Navient Corp.

     

5.50%, 1/15/19

      115       119,744  

5.00%, 10/26/20

      25       25,531  
                         
  $ 304,842  
                         

Financial Services — 0.0%(7)

 

Solera, LLC/Solera Finance, Inc.

     

10.50%, 3/1/24(6)

      10     $ 11,463  
                         
  $ 11,463  
                         
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Food Products — 0.4%

                       

Dean Foods Co.

     

6.50%, 3/15/23(6)

      45     $ 47,587  

Iceland Bondco PLC

     

4.586%, 7/15/20(6)(8)

    GBP       1,500       1,952,532  

Post Holdings, Inc.

     

6.00%, 12/15/22(6)

      35       37,494  

7.75%, 3/15/24(6)

      35       39,069  

8.00%, 7/15/25(6)

      15       17,138  

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The)

     

5.375%, 10/1/22

      25       28,125  
                         
  $ 2,121,945  
                         

Food Service — 0.0%(7)

                       

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc.

     

4.625%, 1/15/22(6)

      65     $ 67,132  

6.00%, 4/1/22(6)

      125       130,625  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     

5.30%, 9/15/19

      10       10,637  

3.75%, 11/1/21

      15       15,319  

3.875%, 11/1/23

      5       4,956  
                         
  $ 228,669  
                         

Food / Drug Retailers — 0.0%(7)

                       

Rite Aid Corp.

     

6.125%, 4/1/23(6)

      115     $ 114,425  
                         
  $ 114,425  
                         

Health Care — 1.2%

                       

Alere, Inc.

     

7.25%, 7/1/18

      10     $ 10,106  

6.50%, 6/15/20

      35       35,963  

6.375%, 7/1/23(6)

      35       38,281  

Centene Corp.

     

4.75%, 5/15/22

      20       20,850  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

7.125%, 7/15/20

      35       31,544  

6.25%, 3/31/23

      1,500       1,531,875  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

     

5.625%, 7/15/22

      45       46,593  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     

6.25%, 2/15/21

      85       92,437  
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Health Care (continued)

                       

HCA, Inc.

     

6.50%, 2/15/20

      15     $ 16,501  

4.75%, 5/1/23

      1,050       1,105,125  

5.875%, 2/15/26

      25       26,625  

Hologic, Inc.

     

5.25%, 7/15/22(6)

      70       74,025  

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc./inVentiv Health, Inc./inVentiv Health Clinical, Inc.

     

7.50%, 10/1/24(6)

      45       46,687  

Opal Acquisition, Inc.

 

8.875%, 12/15/21(6)

      50       46,125  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

     

8.25%, 5/1/23(6)

      2,300       2,458,412  

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.

     

6.00%, 4/1/23(6)

      35       37,944  

Teleflex, Inc.

     

5.25%, 6/15/24

      20       20,700  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

6.00%, 10/1/20

      55       58,025  

4.375%, 10/1/21

      600       602,250  

8.125%, 4/1/22

      95       96,900  

6.75%, 6/15/23

      5       4,788  
                         
  $ 6,401,756  
                         

Home Furnishings — 0.0%(7)

                       

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

     

5.625%, 10/15/23

      35     $ 35,945  
                         
  $ 35,945  
                         

Insurance — 0.1%

                       

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC

     

8.25%, 8/1/23(6)

      40     $ 42,805  

Hub Holdings, LLC/Hub Holdings Finance, Inc.

     

8.125%, 7/15/19(6)(11)

      45       45,394  

Hub International, Ltd.

     

7.875%, 10/1/21(6)

      60       63,009  

USI, Inc.

     

7.75%, 1/15/21(6)

      100       102,060  
                         
  $ 253,268  
                         

Internet Software & Services — 0.0%(7)

                       

Netflix, Inc.

     

5.50%, 2/15/22

      45     $ 48,375  

5.875%, 2/15/25

      55       59,813  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Internet Software & Services (continued)

                       

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

     

8.875%, 3/1/23(6)

      40     $ 41,400  
                         
  $ 149,588  
                         

Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.2%

                       

National CineMedia, LLC

     

6.00%, 4/15/22

      790     $ 815,675  

NCL Corp., Ltd.

     

4.625%, 11/15/20(6)

      45       46,350  

Regal Entertainment Group

     

5.75%, 3/15/22

      30       31,425  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

     

7.25%, 3/15/18

      50       52,375  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.

     

5.375%, 4/15/23(6)

      25       26,125  

5.25%, 11/15/23(6)

      40       41,600  

Viking Cruises, Ltd.

     

8.50%, 10/15/22(6)

      60       62,850  

6.25%, 5/15/25(6)

      40       38,700  
                         
  $ 1,115,100  
                         

Lodging and Casinos — 0.9%

                       

Buffalo Thunder Development Authority

     

11.00%, 12/9/22(6)

      224     $ 92,933  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

     

8.50%, 2/15/20(5)

      2,066       2,530,286  

9.00%, 2/15/20(5)

      492       603,043  

9.00%, 2/15/20(5)

      1,156       1,417,152  

ESH Hospitality, Inc.

     

5.25%, 5/1/25(6)

      30       30,450  

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc.

     

4.875%, 11/1/20

      75       80,250  

MGM Resorts International

     

6.625%, 12/15/21

      90       101,250  

7.75%, 3/15/22

      30       35,025  

6.00%, 3/15/23

      65       71,175  

RHP Hotel Properties, L.P./RHP Finance Corp.

     

5.00%, 4/15/23

      30       30,750  

Station Casinos, LLC

     

7.50%, 3/1/21

      27       28,181  

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority

     

9.00%, 11/15/15(5)(6)

      310       116,250  
                         
  $ 5,136,745  
                         
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Media — 0.2%

                       

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH

     

5.50%, 1/15/23(6)

      1,000     $ 1,045,000  
                         
  $ 1,045,000  
                         

Metals / Mining — 0.0%(7)

                       

Eldorado Gold Corp.

     

6.125%, 12/15/20(6)

      120     $ 123,900  
                         
  $ 123,900  
                         

Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%(7)

                       

Imperial Metals Corp.

     

7.00%, 3/15/19(6)

      25     $ 23,719  

New Gold, Inc.

     

6.25%, 11/15/22(6)

      70       71,750  

SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P./SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp.

     

7.375%, 2/1/20

      55       56,650  
                         
  $ 152,119  
                         

Oil and Gas — 0.5%

                       

Antero Resources Corp.

     

5.375%, 11/1/21

      100     $ 103,625  

5.625%, 6/1/23

      30       31,012  

Blue Racer Midstream, LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.

 

   

6.125%, 11/15/22(6)

      10       10,288  

Canbriam Energy, Inc.

     

9.75%, 11/15/19(6)

      25       26,375  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

     

6.25%, 8/15/22(6)

      700       715,750  

Concho Resources, Inc.

 

5.50%, 4/1/23

      240       250,050  

CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc.

     

7.125%, 4/15/21(6)

      90       93,262  

7.75%, 2/15/23(6)

      60       64,500  

CVR Refining, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc.

     

6.50%, 11/1/22

      130       132,600  

Denbury Resources, Inc.

     

5.50%, 5/1/22

      20       15,000  

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc.

     

7.00%, 8/15/21(6)

      95       99,275  

8.125%, 9/15/23(6)

      25       26,750  

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

     

5.875%, 1/15/24

      50       54,125  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Oil and Gas (continued)

                       

Gulfport Energy Corp.

     

6.625%, 5/1/23

      60     $ 61,050  

Matador Resources Co.

     

6.875%, 4/15/23

      40       42,400  

Newfield Exploration Co.

     

5.625%, 7/1/24

      120       127,426  

PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

     

8.25%, 2/15/20

      20       20,500  

PBF Logistics, L.P./PBF Logistics Finance Corp.

     

6.875%, 5/15/23

      45       46,350  

RSP Permian, Inc.

     

6.625%, 10/1/22

      80       84,700  

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd.

     

8.25%, 5/15/20(6)

      140       147,000  

6.75%, 5/1/23(6)

      60       63,900  

6.875%, 6/30/23(6)

      25       26,625  

SM Energy Co.

     

6.125%, 11/15/22

      25       25,500  

6.50%, 1/1/23

      80       81,600  

Sunoco, L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp.

     

6.375%, 4/1/23

      25       26,688  

Tesoro Corp.

     

5.375%, 10/1/22

      90       94,050  

Tesoro Logistics, L.P./Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.

     

5.50%, 10/15/19

      15       15,975  

6.25%, 10/15/22

      35       37,712  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     

4.55%, 6/24/24

      5       5,144  

Williams Partners, L.P./ACMP Finance Corp.

     

4.875%, 3/15/24

      10       10,400  
                         
  $ 2,539,632  
                         

Publishing — 0.0%(7)

                       

Laureate Education, Inc.

     

9.25%, 9/1/19(6)

      55     $ 57,888  

MHGE Parent, LLC/MHGE Parent Finance, Inc.

     

8.50%, 8/1/19(6)(11)

      20       20,250  

Tribune Media Co.

     

5.875%, 7/15/22

      35       36,943  
                         
  $ 115,081  
                         
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Radio and Television — 0.3%

                       

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/22

      50     $ 51,250  

Series B, 6.50%, 11/15/22

      90       93,712  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     

9.00%, 12/15/19

      953       789,799  

11.25%, 3/1/21

      45       34,763  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (The)

     

5.50%, 10/1/21(6)

      35       36,444  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

     

6.00%, 7/15/24(6)

      85       91,162  

Univision Communications, Inc.

     

6.75%, 9/15/22(6)

      746       784,232  

5.125%, 5/15/23(6)

      30       30,600  
                         
  $ 1,911,962  
                         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(7)

 

Uniti Group Inc./CSL Capital, LLC

     

8.25%, 10/15/23

      10     $ 10,722  
                         
  $ 10,722  
                         

Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.3%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

     

5.25%, 3/1/20

      45     $ 46,350  

5.75%, 3/1/23

      105       111,930  

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)

     

9.75%, 5/1/23(6)

      1,175       979,656  

Hot Topic, Inc.

     

9.25%, 6/15/21(6)

      35       35,788  

L Brands, Inc.

     

6.875%, 11/1/35

      50       49,550  

Michaels Stores, Inc.

     

5.875%, 12/15/20(6)

      45       46,237  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

     

6.00%, 8/15/23

      135       142,425  

Party City Holdings, Inc.

     

6.125%, 8/15/23(6)

      60       62,100  

Sally Holdings, LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.

     

5.75%, 6/1/22

      50       51,625  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.

     

5.875%, 10/1/23

      35       35,000  
                         
  $ 1,560,661  
                         
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Road & Rail — 0.0%(7)

                       

Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp.

     

6.375%, 4/1/23(6)

      45     $ 46,800  
                         
  $ 46,800  
                         

Software and Services — 0.0%(7)

                       

IHS Markit, Ltd.

     

5.00%, 11/1/22(6)

      60     $ 64,425  

Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.

 

   

7.125%, 5/1/21(6)(11)

      65       66,755  
                         
  $ 131,180  
                         

Steel — 0.0%(7)

                       

ArcelorMittal

     

7.00%, 2/25/22

      25     $ 28,469  
                         
  $ 28,469  
                         

Surface Transport — 0.0%(7)

                       

Hertz Corp. (The)

     

6.25%, 10/15/22

      40     $ 37,100  

XPO Logistics, Inc.

     

6.50%, 6/15/22(6)

      75       79,688  
                         
  $ 116,788  
                         

Technology — 0.0%(7)

                       

Micron Technology, Inc.

     

5.25%, 8/1/23(6)

      15     $ 15,600  
                         
  $ 15,600  
                         

Telecommunications — 0.6%

                       

Avaya, Inc.

     

9.00%, 4/1/19(5)(6)

      45     $ 38,025  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     

6.75%, 12/1/23

      40       43,000  

CommScope Technologies, LLC

     

6.00%, 6/15/25(6)

      40       42,850  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

6.25%, 9/15/21

      30       27,900  

10.50%, 9/15/22

      25       25,281  

7.625%, 4/15/24

      30       25,875  

6.875%, 1/15/25

      45       37,912  

11.00%, 9/15/25

      15       14,531  
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Telecommunications (continued)

                       

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     

7.25%, 10/15/20

      120     $ 112,944  

7.50%, 4/1/21

      5       4,600  

5.50%, 8/1/23

      35       30,056  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

5.375%, 1/15/24

      25       26,046  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

     

7.00%, 8/15/20

      655       711,494  

6.00%, 11/15/22

      5       5,222  

Sprint Corp.

     

7.25%, 9/15/21

      60       65,775  

7.875%, 9/15/23

      260       292,500  

7.625%, 2/15/25

      35       39,156  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

6.625%, 4/1/23

      40       42,850  

6.375%, 3/1/25

      35       38,336  

6.50%, 1/15/26

      115       127,794  

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.

     

4.921%, 4/30/19(6)(8)

    EUR       500       553,088  

6.50%, 4/30/20(6)

      475       492,100  

3.668%, 7/15/20(6)(8)

    EUR       475       519,746  
                         
  $ 3,317,081  
                         

Utilities — 0.2%

                       

AES Corp. (The)

     

5.50%, 3/15/24

      25     $ 25,813  

Calpine Corp.

     

5.375%, 1/15/23

      10       9,900  

5.25%, 6/1/26(6)

      1,050       1,061,812  

Dynegy, Inc.

     

6.75%, 11/1/19

      55       56,100  

7.375%, 11/1/22

      20       19,250  

7.625%, 11/1/24

      35       32,200  
                         
  $ 1,205,075  
                         

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $44,814,170)

      $ 45,241,723  
                         
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 5.5%    
   
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

ALM Loan Funding, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-16A, Class D,
6.508%, 7/15/27(6)(8)

  $ 1,000     $ 982,555  

Apidos CLO XIX

   

Series 2014-19A, Class E,
6.473%, 10/17/26(6)(8)

    2,100       2,089,492  

Apidos CLO XVII

   

Series 2014-17A, Class C,
4.458%, 4/17/26(6)(8)

    1,000       996,873  

Series 2014-17A, Class D,
5.908%, 4/17/26(6)(8)

    1,000       967,075  

Apidos CLO XXI

   

Series 2015-21A, Class D,
6.708%, 7/18/27(6)(8)

    1,000       987,698  

Ares CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2014-32A, Class D,
6.739%, 11/15/25(6)(8)

    2,000       2,004,502  

Series 2015-2A, Class E2,
6.239%, 7/29/26(6)(8)

    1,000       967,748  

Babson CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2013-IA, Class D,
4.656%, 4/20/25(6)(8)

    350       350,519  

Series 2013-IA, Class E,
5.556%, 4/20/25(6)(8)

    225       217,006  

Birchwood Park CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2014-1A, Class E1,
6.258%, 7/15/26(6)(8)

    500       495,613  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2012-3A, Class DR,
8.608%, 10/14/28(6)(8)

    1,200       1,223,906  

Series 2014-4A, Class E,
6.223%, 10/15/26(6)(8)

    2,000       1,977,678  

Series 2015-5A, Class D,
7.256%, 1/20/28(6)(8)

    500       503,612  

Cent CLO, L.P.

   

Series 2014-22A, Class D,
6.334%, 11/7/26(6)(8)

    1,000       967,487  

Cumberland Park CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-2A, Class E,
6.156%, 7/20/26(6)(8)

    1,975       1,911,079  

Dryden XL Senior Loan Fund

   

Series 2015-40A, Class E,
6.989%, 8/15/28(6)(8)

    1,000       1,000,516  

Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund

   

Series 2013-28A, Class B2L,
4.939%, 8/15/25(6)(8)

    430       402,882  

Galaxy CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-21A, Class E1,
6.756%, 1/20/28(6)(8)

    1,000       987,130  

Golub Capital Partners CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-23A, Class E,
6.784%, 5/5/27(6)(8)

    2,000       1,929,542  

Oak Hill Credit Partners VIII, Ltd.

   

Series 2013-8A, Class D,
4.656%, 4/20/25(6)(8)

    450       449,116  

Oak Hill Credit Partners XI, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-11A, Class E,
7.856%, 10/20/28(6)(8)

    1,000       1,011,812  

Octagon Investment Partners XVI, Ltd.

   

Series 2013-1A, Class E,
5.658%, 7/17/25(6)(8)

    1,125       1,085,543  

Octagon Investment Partners XXIII, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-1A, Class E2,
7.658%, 7/15/27(6)(8)

    2,000       2,000,694  

Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2015-2A, Class D,
6.606%, 7/20/27(6)(8)

    1,200       1,182,254  

Race Point CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2012-7A, Class D,
5.288%, 11/8/24(6)(8)

    1,750       1,753,255  
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Recette CLO, LLC

   

Series 2015-1A, Class E,
6.856%, 10/20/27(6)(8)

  $ 1,000     $ 993,339  

Westcott Park CLO, Ltd.

   

Series 2016-1A, Class E,
8.356%, 7/20/28(6)(8)

    1,600       1,630,645  
                 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $29,623,203)

    $ 31,069,571  
                 
Common Stocks — 1.4%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aerospace and Defense — 0.2%

               

IAP Global Services, LLC(3)(12)(13)

    55     $ 882,056  
                 
  $ 882,056  
                 

Automotive — 0.1%

               

Dayco Products, LLC(3)(12)(13)

    18,702     $ 589,113  
                 
  $ 589,113  
                 

Business Equipment and Services — 0.2%

               

Education Management Corp.(3)(12)(13)

    3,185,850     $ 0  

RCS Capital Corp.(3)(12)(13)

    59,826       822,608  
                 
  $ 822,608  
                 

Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%

               

Answers Corp.(12)(13)

    93,678     $ 1,288,072  
                 
  $ 1,288,072  
                 

Health Care — 0.0%(7)

               

New Millennium Holdco, Inc.(12)(13)

    61,354     $ 87,429  
                 
  $ 87,429  
                 

Lodging and Casinos — 0.2%

               

Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.(12)(13)

    35,670     $ 1,243,100  
                 
  $ 1,243,100  
                 

Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%

               

ASP United/GHX Holding, LLC(3)(12)(13)

    707     $ 0  
                 
  $ 0  
                 

Oil and Gas — 0.1%

               

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(3)(13)

    1,652     $ 72,344  

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.(3)(6)(13)

    628       9,268  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil and Gas (continued)

               

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(12)(13)

    341     $ 7,311  

Samson Resources II, LLC, Class A(12)(13)

    44,102       727,683  

Southcross Holdings Group, LLC(3)(12)(13)

    59       0  

Southcross Holdings L.P., Class A(12)(13)

    59       31,713  
                 
  $ 848,319  
                 

Publishing — 0.4%

               

ION Media Networks, Inc.(3)(12)

    3,990     $ 1,790,512  

MediaNews Group, Inc.(3)(12)(13)

    10,718       383,487  

Nelson Education, Ltd.(3)(12)(13)

    54,585       0  
                 
  $ 2,173,999  
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $4,120,945)

    $ 7,934,696  
                 
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(7)    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%

               

Education Management Corp., Series A-1,
7.50%(3)(12)(13)

    3,545     $ 0  
                 

Oil and Gas — 0.0%(7)

               

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.,12.00%(3)(6)(13)

    14     $ 14,000  
                 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $264,194)

    $ 14,000  
                 
Closed-End Funds — 2.2%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

    99,936     $ 1,444,075  

Invesco Senior Income Trust

    483,234       2,271,200  

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

    365,228       3,235,920  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

    148,079       1,729,563  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund

    103,281       1,232,142  

Voya Prime Rate Trust

    396,676       2,169,818  
                 

Total Closed-End Funds
(identified cost $12,168,732)

    $ 12,082,718  
                 
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(7)  
   
Security   Principal
Amount/
Shares
    Value  

Lodging and Casinos — 0.0%(7)

               

Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, Residual Claim Certificates, Expires 11/15/29(6)(13)

  $ 99,307     $ 50  
                 
  $ 50  
                 

Oil and Gas — 0.0%

               

SemGroup Corp., Escrow Certificate(3)(13)

    540,000     $ 0  
                 
  $ 0  
                 

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $0)

    $ 50  
                 
Short-Term Investments — 1.6%    
   
Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.07%(14)

    9,048,934     $ 9,051,648  
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $9,051,012)

 

  $ 9,051,648  
                 

Total Investments — 157.7%
(identified cost $885,053,972)

 

  $ 883,570,304  
                 

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.1)%

 

  $ (500,697
                 

Net Investments — 157.6%
(identified cost $884,553,275)

 

  $ 883,069,607  
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (40.5)%

 

  $ (226,845,873
                 

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (17.1)%

 

  $ (95,939,388
                 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 560,284,346  
                 

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

 

  * In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

Senior floating-rate loans (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 typically 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

 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

  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.

 

  (2) 

Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1F for description.

 

  (3) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 11).

 

  (4) 

This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2017, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

  (5) 

Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.

 

  (6) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At April 30, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities is $51,650,904 or 9.2% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

  (7) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (8) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2017.

 

  (9) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.

 

(10) 

Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

(11) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion. For corporate bonds, the interest rate paid in additional principal is generally higher than the indicated cash rate.

 

(12) 

Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.

 

(13) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(14) 

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, 2017.

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty   

Settlement

Date

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

 
USD     98,374     CAD     131,000      Goldman Sachs International      5/31/17      $ 2,368      $  
USD     3,089,897     CAD     4,044,563      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      5/31/17        125,735         
USD     2,033,503     EUR     1,900,000      State Street Bank and Trust Company      5/31/17               (38,941
USD     4,120,538     EUR     3,876,238      State Street Bank and Trust Company      5/31/17               (107,507
USD     8,941,839     EUR     8,268,938      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      6/30/17               (92,210
USD     1,455,247     GBP     1,167,279      Goldman Sachs International      6/30/17               (59,153
USD     6,915,380     EUR     6,319,455      Goldman Sachs International      7/31/17        177         
USD     3,160,297     GBP     2,453,456      State Street Bank and Trust Company      7/31/17               (25,564
                                       $ 128,280      $ (323,375

Abbreviations:

 

DIP     Debtor In Possession
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

CAD     Canadian Dollar
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2017  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $875,502,263)

  $ 874,017,959  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $9,051,012)

    9,051,648  

Cash

    2,681,916  

Restricted cash*

    310,000  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,437,864)

    1,437,814  

Interest and dividends receivable

    3,004,949  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

    8,013  

Receivable for investments sold

    47,102  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    128,280  

Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

    110,749  

Prepaid expenses

    28,415  

Total assets

  $ 890,826,845  
Liabilities  

Notes payable

  $ 203,000,000  

Payable for investments purchased

    30,180,467  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    323,375  

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    529,333  

Trustees’ fees

    4,233  

Accrued expenses

    565,703  

Total liabilities

  $ 234,603,111  

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 12)

       

Auction preferred shares (3,836 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends

  $ 95,939,388  

Net assets applicable to common shares

  $ 560,284,346  
Sources of Net Assets        

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 36,848,313 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 368,483  

Additional paid-in capital

    623,687,431  

Accumulated net realized loss

    (63,999,353

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    2,030,485  

Net unrealized depreciation

    (1,802,700

Net assets applicable to common shares

  $ 560,284,346  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share        

($560,284,346 ÷ 36,848,313 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 15.21  

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian for open derivative contracts.

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2017

 

Interest and other income

  $ 21,322,643  

Dividends

    938,448  

Dividends from affiliated investment

    50,496  

Total investment income

  $ 22,311,587  
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 3,163,932  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    26,136  

Custodian fee

    160,039  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    9,589  

Legal and accounting services

    154,620  

Printing and postage

    31,213  

Interest expense and fees

    1,814,358  

Preferred shares service fee

    69,404  

Miscellaneous

    64,349  

Total expenses

  $ 5,493,640  

Net investment income

  $ 16,817,947  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (2,578,622

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

    1,970  

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    1,240,261  

Net realized loss

  $ (1,336,391

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 15,218,418  

Investments — affiliated investment

    111  

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1,182,738

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 14,035,791  

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 12,699,400  

Distributions to preferred shareholders

       

From net investment income

  $ (487,296

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 29,030,051  

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2016

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 16,817,947     $ 35,475,317  

Net realized loss from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (1,336,391     (12,678,111

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    14,035,791       29,867,819  

Distributions to preferred shareholders —

 

From net investment income

    (487,296     (707,565

Discount on redemption and repurchase of auction preferred shares

          1,770,000  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 29,030,051     $ 53,727,460  

Distributions to common shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (16,468,889   $ (34,667,884

Total distributions to common shareholders

  $ (16,468,889   $ (34,667,884

Capital share transactions —

   

Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders

  $ 102,895     $  

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

  $ 102,895     $  

Net increase in net assets

  $ 12,664,057     $ 19,059,576  
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares  

At beginning of period

  $ 547,620,289     $ 528,560,713  

At end of period

  $ 560,284,346     $ 547,620,289  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

included in net assets applicable to common shares

 

 

At end of period

  $ 2,030,485     $ 2,168,723  

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2017

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 29,030,051  

Distributions to preferred shareholders

    487,296  

Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders

  $ 29,517,347  

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

 

Investments purchased

    (215,639,025

Investments sold and principal repayments

    209,130,423  

Increase in short-term investments, net

    (2,636,520

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

    (1,019,369

Amortization of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

    42,191  

Decrease in restricted cash

    310,000  

Decrease in interest and dividends receivable

    374,796  

Increase in dividends receivable from affiliated investment

    (8,013

Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    876,129  

Increase in prepaid expenses

    (3,441

Decrease in cash collateral due to broker

    (620,000

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    266,977  

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

    (6,775

Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

    734  

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (30,088

Increase in unfunded loan commitments

    195,375  

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

    (15,218,529

Net realized loss from investments

    2,576,652  

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 8,108,864  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities        

Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments

  $ (16,365,994

Cash distributions paid to preferred shareholders

    (470,430

Proceeds from notes payable

    15,000,000  

Repayments of notes payable

    (10,000,000

Payment of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

    (115,000

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (11,951,424

Net decrease in cash*

  $ (3,842,560

Cash at beginning of period(1)

  $ 7,962,290  

Cash at end of period(1)

  $ 4,119,730  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        

Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of:

 

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

  $ 102,895  

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings

  $ 1,795,385  

 

* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $(1,841).

 

(1) 

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)

  $ 14.860     $ 14.350     $ 15.330     $ 15.810     $ 15.630     $ 14.910  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.456     $ 0.963     $ 0.943     $ 0.925     $ 1.009     $ 1.097  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.354       0.459       (0.979     (0.414     0.145       0.681  

Distributions to preferred shareholders

           

From net investment income(1)

    (0.013     (0.019     (0.006     (0.004     (0.006     (0.006

Discount on redemption and repurchase of auction preferred
shares(1)

          0.048                          

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.797     $ 1.451     $ (0.042   $ 0.507     $ 1.148     $ 1.772  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.447   $ (0.941   $ (0.938   $ (0.987   $ (1.038   $ (1.052

Total distributions to common shareholders

  $ (0.447   $ (0.941   $ (0.938   $ (0.987   $ (1.038   $ (1.052

Premium from common shares sold through shelf offering (see Note 6)(1)

  $     $     $     $     $ 0.070     $  

Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)

  $ 15.210     $ 14.860     $ 14.350     $ 15.330     $ 15.810     $ 15.630  

Market value — End of period (Common shares)

  $ 14.920     $ 14.150     $ 12.970     $ 14.050     $ 15.800     $ 16.250  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

    5.47 %(3)      11.31 %(4)      0.15     3.60     7.98     12.31

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

    8.65 %(3)      17.27     (1.24 )%      (4.99 )%      3.79     19.66

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 560,284     $ 547,620     $ 528,561     $ 564,827     $ 582,523     $ 528,465  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(5)

           

Expenses excluding interest and fees(6)

    1.33 %(7)      1.38     1.39     1.36     1.37     1.38

Interest and fee expense(8)

    0.66 %(7)      0.49     0.42     0.40     0.40     0.42

Total expenses(6)

    1.99 %(7)      1.87     1.81     1.76     1.77     1.80

Net investment income

    6.10 %(7)      6.84     6.27     5.89     6.38     7.20

Portfolio Turnover

    24 %(3)      35     32     35     45     54

Senior Securities:

           

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

  $ 203,000     $ 198,000     $ 208,000     $ 210,000     $ 210,000     $ 175,000  

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(9)

  $ 4,233     $ 4,250     $ 4,172     $ 4,315     $ 4,399     $ 4,770  

Total preferred shares outstanding

    3,836       3,836       5,252       5,252       5,252       5,252  

Asset coverage per preferred share(10)

  $ 71,865     $ 71,584     $ 63,946     $ 66,374     $ 67,670     $ 68,133  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(11)

  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000  

Approximate market value per preferred share(11)

  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000  

 

  (1)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

  (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

  (3)

Not annualized.

 

  (4)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 10.95%.

 

  (5)

Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.

 

  (6)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

  (7)

Annualized.

 

  (8)

Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable, primarily incurred to redeem the Trust’s APS (see Note 8).

 

  (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.

 

(10) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 287%, 286%, 256%, 265%, 271% and 273% at April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(11) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any. Ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
       Year Ended October 31,  
         2016        2015        2014        2013        2012  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

    0.87        0.88        0.86        0.86        0.87        0.87

Interest and fee expense

    0.43        0.31        0.26        0.25        0.25        0.27

Total expenses

    1.30        1.19        1.12        1.11        1.12        1.14

Net investment income

    3.99        4.34        3.90        3.70        4.06        4.54

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust may, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. 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 Trust 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 Trust. 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 Trust. 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.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Equity Securities. Equity securities 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 uses 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.

Derivatives. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Trust’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.

Affiliated Fund. The Trust may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a

 

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Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

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consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions — 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. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of April 30, 2017, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Trust files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

J  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Trust may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Trust maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

K  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the unrestricted cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.

 

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Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

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L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2017 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Trust’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Auction Preferred Shares

The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on January 26, 2004 in a public offering. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset weekly for Series A and Series B, and approximately monthly for Series C and Series D by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (see Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 150% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate at the date of the auction. The stated spread over the reference benchmark rate is determined based on the credit rating of the APS.

During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Trust redeemed a portion of its APS pursuant to a tender offer to purchase up to 27% of its outstanding APS at a price per share equal to 95% of the APS liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (or $23,750), plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The financing for the partial redemption of the Trust’s APS was provided by a committed financing arrangement (see Note 8). The number of APS redeemed pursuant to the tender offer, the redemption amount (excluding the final dividend payment) and the number of APS issued and outstanding at April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

     APS
Redeemed
     Redemption
Amount
     APS Issued and
Outstanding
 

Series A

    354      $ 8,407,500        959  

Series B

    354        8,407,500        959  

Series C

    354        8,407,500        959  

Series D

    354        8,407,500        959  

There were no transactions in APS during the six months ended April 30, 2017.

The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee up to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker/dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.

3  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at April 30, 2017, and the amount of dividends accrued

 

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Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

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(including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates (annualized), and dividend rate ranges for the six months then ended were as follows:

 

     APS Dividend
Rates at
April 30, 2017
     Dividends
Accrued to APS
Shareholders
     Average APS
Dividend
Rates
     Dividend
Rate
Ranges (%)
 

Series A

    1.43    $ 124,871        1.05      0.63–1.43  

Series B

    1.43        124,656        1.05        0.63–1.43  

Series C

    1.31        112,855        0.95        0.65–1.31  

Series D

    1.25        124,914        1.05        0.72–1.43  

Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rates. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of April 30, 2017.

Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At October 31, 2016, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $45,791,514 and deferred capital losses of $15,383,553 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforwards will expire on October 31, 2017 ($33,311,438), October 31, 2018 ($11,668,372) and October 31, 2019 ($811,704) and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and are treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Of the deferred capital losses at October 31, 2016, $15,383,553 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at April 30, 2017, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 885,997,285  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,590,143  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (17,517,821

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (2,927,678

4  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Trust’s investment adviser fee amounted to $3,163,932. The Trust invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Trust, but receives no compensation.

Trustees and officers of the Trust who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.

 

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Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

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5  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 $220,342,259 and $205,582,613, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2017.

6  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Shelf Offering

The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. Common shares issued by the Trust pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended April 30, 2017 were 6,778. There were no common shares issued by the Trust for the year ended October 31, 2016.

Pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC, the Trust is authorized to issue up to an additional 4,084,905 common shares through an equity shelf offering program (the “shelf offering”). Under the shelf offering, the Trust, subject to market conditions, may raise additional capital from time to time and in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Trust’s net asset value per common share. During the six months ended April 30, 2017 and the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no shares sold by the Trust pursuant to its shelf offering.

On November 11, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Trust authorized the repurchase by the Trust of up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Trust to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Trust for the six months ended April 30, 2017 and the year ended October 31, 2016.

7  Financial Instruments

The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2017 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Trust enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Trust’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Trust for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2017, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $323,375. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Trust for such liability was $310,000 at April 30, 2017.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Trust invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Trust has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Trust and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Trust may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Trust’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Trust fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Trust of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Trust and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Trust’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Trust, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Trust as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

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The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at April 30, 2017 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative(1)      Liability Derivative(2)  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 128,280      $ (323,375

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Trust for such assets and pledged by the Trust for such liabilities as of April 30, 2017.

 

Counterparty  

Derivative

Assets Subject to

Master Netting

Agreement

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

    

Non-cash

Collateral

Received(a)

    

Cash

Collateral

Received(a)

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets(b)

 

Goldman Sachs International

  $ 2,545      $ (2,545    $      $      $  

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

    125,735        (92,210                    33,525  
    $ 128,280      $ (94,755    $      $      $ 33,525  
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    

Non-cash

Collateral

Pledged(a)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(a)

     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

Goldman Sachs International

  $ (59,153    $ 2,545      $         —      $      $ (56,608

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

    (92,210      92,210                       

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    (172,012                    172,012         
    $ (323,375    $ 94,755      $      $ 172,012      $ (56,608

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

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 foreign exchange risk for the six months ended April 30, 2017 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
    

Change in Unrealized

Appreciation (Depreciation) on

Derivatives Recognized in Income(2)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 1,143,459      $ (1,143,106

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding (based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold) during the six months ended April 30, 2017, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $32,584,000.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

8  Credit Agreement

The Trust has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $230 million pursuant to a 364-day revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is generally charged at a rate above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, in effect through March 20, 2018, the Trust pays a facility fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. In connection with the renewal of the Agreement on March 21, 2017, the Trust paid an upfront fee of $115,000, which is being amortized to interest expense through March 20, 2018. The unamortized balance at April 30, 2017 is approximately $111,000 and is included in prepaid upfront fees on notes payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At April 30, 2017, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $203,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.80%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the Agreement and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings at April 30, 2017 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the Agreement would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 11) at April 30, 2017. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average annual interest rate (excluding fees) were $199,381,215 and 1.59%, respectively.

9  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

10  Credit Risk

The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.

11  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At April 30, 2017, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)

  $      $ 774,905,612      $ 2,769,589      $ 777,675,201  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

           45,241,723               45,241,723  

Asset-Backed Securities

           31,069,571               31,069,571  

Common Stocks

    1,250,411        2,134,897        4,549,388        7,934,696  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                  14,000        14,000  

Closed-End Funds

    12,082,718                      12,082,718  

Miscellaneous

           50        0        50  

Short-Term Investments

           9,051,648               9,051,648  

Total Investments

  $ 13,333,129      $ 862,403,501      $ 7,332,977      $ 883,069,607  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 128,280      $      $ 128,280  

Total

  $ 13,333,129      $ 862,531,781      $ 7,332,977      $ 883,197,887  

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ (323,375    $      $ (323,375

Total

  $      $ (323,375    $      $ (323,375

 

* None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Trust.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended April 30, 2017 is not presented.

At April 30, 2017, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

12  Legal Proceedings

In May 2015, the Trust was served with an amended complaint filed in an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The adversary proceeding was filed by the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (“AAT”) against the former holders of a $1.5 billion term loan issued by General Motors Corp. (“GM”) in 2006 (the “Term Loan Lenders”) who received a full repayment of the term loan pursuant to a court order in the GM bankruptcy proceeding. The court order was made with the understanding that the term loan was fully secured at the time of GM’s bankruptcy filing in June 2009. The AAT is seeking (1) a determination from the Bankruptcy Court that the security interest held by the Term Loan Lenders was not perfected at the time GM filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and thus the Term Loan Lenders should have been treated in the same manner as GM’s unsecured creditors, (2) disgorgement of any interest payments made to the Term Loan Lenders within ninety days of GM’s filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, and (3) disgorgement of the $1.5 billion term loan repayment that was made to the Term Loan Lenders. The value of the payment received under the term loan agreement by the Trust is approximately $3,470,000 (equal to 0.62% of net assets applicable to common shares at April 30, 2017). The Trust cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Trust’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions are expensed by the Trust as incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by either Eaton Vance Management or it affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 25, 2017, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2017. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

 

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Other Relevant Information

 

 

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2017, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, thirteen, six, eight and ten times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior floating rate loans. The Board considered the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board was aware that on April 24, 2017 a former employee of the Adviser agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges arising from the individual’s prior activities as an equity options trader for certain Eaton Vance Funds. The Board was informed that the Adviser became aware of the matter on April 18, 2017, at which time management contacted federal authorities, alerted the Board and began an internal investigation. The Adviser represented to the Board that, based on information available as of April 25, 2017, management had no reason to believe that any other employee of the Adviser or its affiliates was involved in any wrongful activities or that any fund had been materially harmed. The Adviser agreed to keep the Board fully apprised as additional information is learned, and assured the Board that any fund harmed by the former employee’s wrongful activities will be made whole, as determined in consultation with the Board. The Board concluded that the Adviser’s actions in response to these events are appropriate and consistent with the Adviser’s commitment to protect and provide quality services to the Eaton Vance Funds.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2016 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2016, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser to other types of clients with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser provides to the Fund as compared to other types of clients and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser as between the Fund and other types of clients. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and that the Fund’s assets are not expected to increase materially in the foreseeable future. The Board concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not warranted at this time.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

April 30, 2017

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting**

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Ralph F. Verni

Scott E. Wennerholm**

 

 

* Interested Trustee
** Messrs. Fetting and Wennerholm began serving as Trustees effective September 1, 2016.

 

 

Number of Employees

The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of April 30, 2017, Trust records indicate that there are 9 registered shareholders and approximately 19,143 shareholders owning the Trust shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.

If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Trust reports directly, which contain important information about the Trust, please write or call:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

1-800-262-1122

New York Stock Exchange symbol

The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EFR.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

 

Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

 

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

 

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

 

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by AST or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Share Repurchase Program.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares as of the approved date in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


LOGO

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the “Loan Rule”) prohibits an accounting firm, such as the Trust’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), from having certain financial relationships with their audit clients and affiliated entities. Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm generally would not be independent if it or a “covered person” of the accounting firm (within the meaning of applicable SEC rules relating to auditor independence) receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” Based on information provided to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Audit Committee”) of the Eaton Vance family of funds by D&T, certain relationships between D&T and its affiliates (“Deloitte Entities”) and one or more lenders who are record owners of shares of one or more funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds (the “Funds”) implicate the Loan Rule, calling into question D&T’s independence with respect to the Funds. The Funds are providing this disclosure to explain the facts and circumstances as well as D&T’s conclusions concerning D&T’s objectivity and impartiality with respect to the audits of the Funds notwithstanding the existence of one or more breaches of the Loan Rule.

On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued no-action relief to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter (June 20, 2016) (the “No-Action Letter”)) related to an auditor independence issue arising under the Loan Rule. In the No-Action Letter, the SEC indicated that it would not recommend enforcement action against the fund group if the auditor is not in compliance with the Loan Rule provided that: (1) the auditor has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and 3526(b)(2); (2) the auditor’s non-compliance under the Loan Rule is with respect to certain lending relationships; and (3) notwithstanding such non-compliance, the auditor has concluded that it is objective and impartial with respect to the issues encompassed within its engagement as auditor of the funds. The SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance.

Based on information provided by D&T to the Audit Committee, the requirements of the No-Action Letter appear to be met with respect to D&T’s lending relationships described above. Among other things, D&T has advised the Audit Committee of its conclusion that the consequences of the breach of the Loan Rule have been satisfactorily addressed, that D&T’s objectivity and impartiality in the planning and conduct of the audits of the Fund’s financial statements has not been compromised and that, notwithstanding the breach, D&T is in a position to continue as the auditor for the Funds and D&T does not believe any actions need to be taken with respect to previously issued reports by D&T. D&T has advised the Audit Committee that these conclusions were based in part on its consideration of the No-Action Letter and other relevant information communicated to the Audit Committee.

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 required in this filing.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

No such purchases this period.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   June 26, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   June 26, 2017
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   June 26, 2017