N-CSR 1 d25022dncsr.htm EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21574

 

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

May 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

May 31, 2019

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT)

Annual Report

May 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you hold shares at the Fund’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting AST. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares at AST, you can inform AST that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-866-439-6787. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with AST or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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

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


Annual Report May 31, 2019

Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Financial Statements

     6  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     45  

Federal Tax Information

     46  

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     47  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     48  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     50  

Management and Organization

     53  

Important Notices

     56  


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The U.S. floating-rate loan market experienced a positive return for the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, with the S&P/ LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index),2 a broad barometer of the U.S. loan market, returning 3.83%. For the period as a whole, returns came entirely from coupon income, as loan prices modestly declined.

In the opening months of the period, the U.S. fixed income market was still in a rising rate environment, with the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) announcing rate hikes in June and September 2018 and the market generally expecting incremental rate hikes to continue. While rising rates were a negative for most fixed income asset classes, they increased investor demand and supported prices for floating-rate securities.

However, as 2018 came to a close, dovish comments by the Fed suggested the possibility of no further rate hikes in 2019. The prospect of flat or potentially falling rates hurt demand for floating-rate securities and led the asset class to experience losses in the final quarter of 2018.

In January and February of 2019, however, the floating-rate market recovered, erasing a large portion of the losses in the previous quarter. However, downward pressure on floating-rate prices returned in March and continued through the end of the period, after the Fed issued comments that were more dovish than the market had expected — leading many investors to conclude that further rate hikes were off the table for the rest of 2019. As the period drew to a close, the Fed appeared to be considering the possibility of lowering rates going forward. Although the floating-rate market turned in a positive performance for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, it nonetheless trailed the performance of U.S. government, corporate and high yield bonds for the same one-year period.

Technical conditions were a drag on performance for much of the fiscal year, with retail mutual funds reporting negative flows for the final eight months of the period. While the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market was a driver of demand throughout the period, CLO issuance declined significantly in December 2018 and January 2019, recovered strongly in February, March and April, and then weakened again in the final month of the period. For the fiscal year as a whole, loan prices declined, beginning the period at an average price of $98.35 and ending it at an average price of $96.99.

With the U.S. economy’s recovery holding steady during the period, health in corporate fundamentals continued to reflect relatively benign conditions. On a last-twelve-months basis, the default rate closed the period at 1.00%, more than 1% below its rate a year earlier and well below its long-term average of approximately 3%.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Fund) shares returned 3.77% at net asset value (NAV), underperforming the 3.83% return of the Index.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior loans of domestic and foreign borrowers that are denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. In keeping with management’s long-term philosophy, the Fund has historically tended to underweight lower-quality8 loans relative to the Index — a strategy that may help the Fund experience limited credit losses over time, but may detract from relative performance versus the Index during periods when lower-quality issues outperform.

For the 12-month period, BBB-rated loans in the Index returned 3.73%, BB-rated loans in the Index returned 3.65%, B-rated loans in the Index returned 4.22%, CCC-rated loans in the Index returned 3.39%, and D-rated (defaulted) loans in the Index returned –8.83%. Given this performance mix, the Fund’s higher-quality orientation and resulting underweight, relative to the Index, to volatile defaulted loans helped performance versus the Index.

The Fund’s broad level of diversification9 delivered exposure across the loan market’s many industry segments, with the allocation of Fund weightings in most sectors having a minimal effect on relative performance. The exceptions included the retailers (except food and drug), drugs and financial intermediaries sectors. The retailers (except food and drug) sector continued to be volatile during the period but ended the fiscal year as the top-performing sector for the period. As a result, the Fund’s underweight position detracted from results versus the Index. The Fund’s overweight to the drugs and financial intermediaries sectors detracted from relative results as well.

On security selection, loan picks within the brokerage/securities dealers/investment houses sector were particularly beneficial to relative performance. Meanwhile, security selection within the volatile oil and gas and retailers (except food and drug) sectors was a headwind to performance versus the Index.

The Fund’s employment of investment leverage6 contributed to performance versus the Index. The use of leverage has the effect of achieving additional exposure to the loan market, and thus magnifying exposure to the Fund’s underlying investments in both up and down market environments. The use of leverage helped performance versus the Index, which does not employ leverage, as leverage amplified the positive total return of the Fund’s underlying portfolio during the period. The Fund’s holdings in high-yield bonds contributed to performance versus the Index, which does not include high-yield bonds.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Scott H. Page, CFA, Ralph H. Hinckley, CFA, Andrew N. Sveen, CFA, Catherine C. McDermott, William E. Holt, CFA and Daniel P. McElaney, CFA

 

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

Fund at NAV

     06/29/2004        3.77      5.19      9.72

Fund at Market Price

            –3.32        3.87        9.46  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index

            3.83      3.74      6.60
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –11.37
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.874  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              6.00

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              6.77  
           
% Total Leverage6                                

Borrowings

              26.54

Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares (VRTP Shares)

              8.56  

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Top 10 Issuers (% of total investments)7

 

 

Asurion, LLC

     1.2

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

     1.2  

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

     1.1  

TransDigm, Inc.

     1.1  

Univision Communications, Inc.

     0.9  

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Limited

     0.8  

Hyland Software, Inc.

     0.8  

Infor (US), Inc.

     0.8  

Jaguar Holding Company II

     0.7  

Uber Technologies

     0.7  

Total

     9.3

Top 10 Sectors (% of total investments)7

 

 

Electronics/Electrical

     12.4

Health Care

     8.9  

Business Equipment and Services

     8.8  

Chemicals and Plastics

     4.4  

Telecommunications

     4.2  

Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies

     4.1  

Industrial Equipment

     4.1  

Drugs

     4.1  

Cable and Satellite Television

     4.0  

Lodging and Casinos

     4.0  

Total

     59.0
 

 

Credit Quality (% of bonds, loans and asset-backed securities)8   
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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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

 

2 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); LSTA is a trademark of Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. S&P DJI, Dow Jones, their respective affiliates and their third party licensors do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. 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.

 

4

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

 

5 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as 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.

 

6 

Leverage represents the liquidation value of the Fund’s VRTP Shares and borrowings outstanding as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus VRTP Shares 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.

 

7

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

8

Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Global Ratings (“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” (if any) are not rated by S&P.

 

9 

Diversification cannot ensure a profit or eliminate the risk of loss.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

  

Important Notice to Shareholders

  

Effective March 1, 2019, the Fund is managed by Scott H. Page, Ralph H. Hinckley, Andrew N. Sveen, Catherine C. McDermott, William E. Holt and Daniel P. McElaney. Mr. Page will serve as a member of the portfolio management team of the Fund through October 31, 2019.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 141.5%(1)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 2.2%  
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      537     $ 538,923  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.  

Revolving Loan, 1.49%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing July 18, 2019(2)

      325       325,082  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing July 18, 2019(3)

      429       343,186  
TransDigm, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 9, 2023

      6,876       6,795,299  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 22, 2024

      2,848       2,796,597  
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 30, 2020

      941       935,922  
WP CPP Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.34%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing April 30,
2025(4)

            1,861       1,861,074  
                    $ 13,596,083  
Automotive — 3.7%  
Adient US, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.87%, (USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 6, 2024(4)

      1,525     $ 1,507,368  
American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.73%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 6, 2024(4)

      3,282       3,209,159  
Apro, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 8, 2024

      290       290,725  
Belron Finance US, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.07%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 7, 2024

      593       592,123  
Chassix, Inc.  

Term Loan, 8.07%, (USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing November 15, 2023(4)

      1,481       1,483,102  
Dayco Products, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.77%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 19, 2023

      1,102       1,077,115  
Garrett LX III S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2025

    EUR       475       530,315  

Term Loan, 5.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 27, 2025

      274       269,521  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automotive (continued)  
IAA Spinco, Inc.  

Term Loan, Maturing May 22, 2026(5)

      625     $ 627,344  
L&W, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 22, 2025

      868       866,266  
Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P.  

Term Loan, 5.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 30, 2026

      3,800       3,777,800  
Tenneco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      3,815       3,663,774  
Thor Industries, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 1, 2026

      1,495       1,464,165  
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 30, 2022

    EUR       869       969,436  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 30, 2022

      990       981,388  
Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 7, 2024

            998       978,226  
                    $ 22,287,827  
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.7%  
Arterra Wines Canada, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.36%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      2,717     $ 2,693,427  
Flavors Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 8.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), Maturing April 3, 2020

      1,116       1,048,576  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 12.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing October 3, 2021

            1,000       775,000  
                    $ 4,517,003  
Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.2%  
Advisor Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 15, 2025

      622     $ 623,430  
OZ Management L.P.  

Term Loan, 7.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 10, 2023

      154       154,192  
Resolute Investment Managers, Inc.  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.08%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing April 30, 2023

            600       606,000  
                    $ 1,383,622  
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Building and Development — 4.0%  
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 31, 2023

      2,793     $ 2,760,051  
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.70%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 2, 2025

      619       613,143  
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      1,020       994,166  
Core & Main L.P.  

Term Loan, 5.63%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 1, 2024

      1,188       1,185,398  
CPG International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.63%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 5, 2024

      2,004       1,991,378  
DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 21, 2025

      5,920       5,916,550  
Henry Company, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 5, 2023

      441       440,973  
NCI Building Systems, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing April 12, 2025

      821       808,552  
Quikrete Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 15, 2023

      2,788       2,752,211  
RE/MAX International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      2,069       2,061,610  
Realogy Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 8, 2025

      902       865,970  
Summit Materials Companies I, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      667       664,167  
Werner FinCo L.P.  

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      1,133       1,082,483  
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 30, 2023

      634       635,334  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%), Maturing September 30, 2024

            1,300       1,300,000  
                    $ 24,071,986  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services — 13.4%  
Acosta Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 26, 2021

      2,297     $ 978,250  
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 11, 2025

      422       421,417  
AlixPartners, LLP  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 4, 2024

      2,404       2,391,942  

Term Loan, Maturing April 4, 2024(5)

  EUR     800       895,954  
Altran Technologies S.A.  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 20, 2025

  EUR     1,541       1,730,685  
AppLovin Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 15, 2025

      3,543       3,542,937  
ASGN Incorporated  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing April 2, 2025

      503       502,646  
Belfor Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      500       504,375  
Blitz F18-675 GmbH  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 31, 2025

  EUR     1,625       1,828,479  
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 5, 2025

      945       947,613  
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.82%, (USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing June 21, 2024(4)

      565       552,109  
Camelot UK Holdco Limited  

Term Loan, 5.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 3, 2023

      1,144       1,144,718  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.49%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      1,567       1,568,430  
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 1, 2024

      6,888       6,802,437  
Crossmark Holdings, Inc.  

DIP Loan, 9.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing June 3, 2019

      128       127,628  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 20, 2019(6)

      1,500       532,454  
Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 26, 2024

      2,569       2,556,577  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 13, 2025

      1,650     $ 1,610,400  
EAB Global, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.38%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 15, 2024(4)

      1,386       1,365,210  
Education Management, LLC  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 2, 2020(3)(6)

      363       0  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 2, 2020(3)(6)

      454       85,758  
EIG Investors Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.27%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 9,
2023(4)

      4,433       4,429,904  
Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.15%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 28, 2024

      420       419,163  
Garda World Security Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.12%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 24, 2024

      2,077       2,066,965  

Term Loan, 6.36%, (CIDOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 24, 2024

  CAD     956       699,871  
Global Payments, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 21, 2023

      979       980,302  
IG Investment Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025(4)

      2,635       2,623,425  
IRI Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.02%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing December 1, 2025(4)

      2,244       2,226,842  
Iron Mountain, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 2, 2026

      916       889,422  
J.D. Power and Associates  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 7, 2023

      3,422       3,413,725  
KAR Auction Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.88%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 11, 2021

      1,952       1,953,932  
Kronos Incorporated  

Term Loan, 5.58%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 1, 2023

      6,300       6,295,269  
KUEHG Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 21, 2025

      3,261       3,250,556  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      425       427,922  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Monitronics International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 10.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing September 30, 2022

      1,900     $ 1,818,203  
PGX Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing September 29, 2020

      1,340       1,273,093  
Ping Identity Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 24, 2025

      372       372,653  
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      482       481,487  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 2, 2022

      2,410       2,394,723  
Red Ventures, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 8, 2024

      1,057       1,058,286  
SMG Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 23, 2025

      248       246,185  
Solera, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 3, 2023

      2,377       2,366,394  
Spin Holdco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 14, 2022

      3,807       3,743,296  
Tempo Acquisition, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,921       1,914,089  
Trans Union, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing June 19, 2025

      447       446,113  
Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing December 19, 2023

      554       529,407  
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 14, 2022

      266       261,535  
West Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.02%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 10, 2024(4)

      347       323,059  

Term Loan, 6.52%, (USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 10, 2024(4)

      1,160       1,088,760  
Worldpay, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing August 9, 2024(4)

      1,906       1,907,418  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
ZPG PLC  

Term Loan, 5.23%, (1 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing June 30, 2025

    GBP       775     $ 968,648  
                    $ 80,960,666  
Cable and Satellite Television — 6.1%  
Altice France S.A.                  

Term Loan, 6.13%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing January 31, 2026

      794     $ 766,308  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 14, 2026

      1,255       1,225,585  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      3,802       3,798,419  
CSC Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 17, 2025

      3,743       3,683,725  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      1,097       1,089,706  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 25, 2026

      1,361       1,349,907  
Numericable Group S.A.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2025

    EUR       490       529,461  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 31, 2025

      1,985       1,892,717  
Radiate Holdco, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      2,043       2,016,879  
Telenet Financing USD, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 15, 2026

      2,750       2,722,500  
Unitymedia Finance, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      1,050       1,044,641  
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 15, 2027

    EUR       1,000       1,118,927  
UPC Financing Partnership  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      2,166       2,163,636  
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      7,400       7,348,614  
Ziggo Secured Finance B.V.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 15, 2025

    EUR       2,425       2,700,162  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)  
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 15, 2025

            3,825     $ 3,740,797  
                    $ 37,191,984  
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.5%  
Alpha 3 B.V.                  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 31, 2024

      1,341     $ 1,326,353  
Aruba Investments, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 2, 2022

      989       987,391  
Ashland, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing May 17, 2024

      614       611,568  
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

      2,685       2,645,155  
Chemours Company (The)  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing March 21, 2025

    EUR       641       720,052  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 3, 2025

      339       331,639  
Emerald Performance Materials, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 1, 2021

      544       543,595  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.75%), Maturing August 1, 2022

      625       614,062  
Ferro Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      355       353,167  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      363       360,845  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      441       438,748  
Flint Group GmbH  

Term Loan, 5.58%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

      159       143,267  
Flint Group US, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.58%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

      963       866,646  
Gemini HDPE, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.09%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 7, 2024

      2,294       2,287,947  
H.B. Fuller Company  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 20, 2024

      1,916       1,890,194  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Hexion, Inc.  

DIP Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 1, 2020

      300     $ 300,375  
Ineos Finance PLC  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing March 31, 2024

  EUR     3,234       3,590,803  
Ineos US Finance, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 31, 2024

      99       97,565  
Invictus U.S., LLC  

Term Loan, 5.52%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      520       508,056  
Kraton Polymers, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 5, 2025

      1,015       1,012,496  
Messer Industries GmbH  

Term Loan, 5.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 1, 2026

      1,550       1,529,171  
Minerals Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.72%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024(4)

      928       927,949  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.65%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 16, 2024

      475       473,961  
Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 25, 2024

      1,150       1,143,765  

Term Loan, 2.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 31, 2024

  EUR     823       923,473  
Platform Specialty Products Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 30, 2026

      698       696,796  
PMHC II, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.15%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 31, 2025(4)

      396       364,320  
Polar US Borrower, LLC  

Term Loan, 7.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 15, 2025

      997       975,056  
PQ Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.08%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 8, 2025

      2,869       2,860,894  
Spectrum Holdings III Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      360       342,792  
Starfruit Finco B.V.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

  EUR     475       533,465  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Starfruit Finco B.V. (continued)  

Term Loan, 5.72%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      3,050     $ 3,031,871  
Tronox Finance, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 23, 2024

      3,318       3,284,469  
Univar, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      2,222       2,215,430  
Venator Materials Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.52%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 8, 2024

            419       417,055  
                    $ 39,350,391  
Conglomerates — 0.3%  
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 9.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

      1,500     $ 1,492,500  
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 27, 2024

            262       260,738  
                    $ 1,753,238  
Containers and Glass Products — 3.9%  
Berlin Packaging, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.48%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 7, 2025(4)

      273     $ 265,773  
Berry Global, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.45%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 1, 2022

      873       871,761  

Term Loan, Maturing May 15, 2026(5)

    EUR       325       364,306  

Term Loan, Maturing May 15, 2026(5)

      1,025       1,021,028  
BWAY Holding Company  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 3, 2024

      2,541       2,481,359  
Consolidated Container Company, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

      419       416,231  
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.63%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 29, 2023

      3,424       3,302,056  

Term Loan, 5.88%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 29, 2025

      1,525       1,470,869  
Libbey Glass, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.46%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 9, 2021

      1,104       911,015  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Containers and Glass Products (continued)  
Pelican Products, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.97%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      645     $ 635,045  
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2023

      5,741       5,708,184  
Ring Container Technologies Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 31, 2024

      914       909,231  
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 17, 2024

    EUR       1,358       1,447,357  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 17, 2024

      766       740,559  
Verallia Packaging S.A.S.  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 29, 2022

    EUR       1,493       1,668,687  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 1, 2025

    EUR       1,525       1,704,052  
                    $ 23,917,513  
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%  
KIK Custom Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

            2,019     $ 1,913,288  
                    $ 1,913,288  
Drugs — 5.6%  
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 30, 2024

      837     $ 817,365  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing August 30, 2025

      500       499,063  
Alkermes, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.71%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 23, 2023

      400       398,910  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 4, 2025

      3,771       3,750,592  
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      2,385       2,202,702  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 2, 2025

      6,335       6,313,462  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Drugs (continued)  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 18, 2026

      875     $ 875,000  
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 6.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      6,603       6,398,897  
Horizon Pharma, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 22, 2026

      2,721       2,724,876  
Jaguar Holding Company II  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 18, 2022

      7,000       6,929,758  
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 24, 2024

      2,955       2,608,343  

Term Loan, 5.53%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

            625       541,713  
                    $ 34,060,681  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.1%  
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.64%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 10, 2023

      2,168     $ 2,165,165  
EnergySolutions, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      1,990       1,888,250  
GFL Environmental, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 30, 2025

      2,581       2,531,204  
Patriot Container Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 20, 2025

            149       148,871  
                    $ 6,733,490  
Electronics / Electrical — 19.2%  
Almonde, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 13, 2024

      3,775     $ 3,706,754  
Applied Systems, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 19, 2024

      3,060       3,050,166  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing September 19, 2025

      2,200       2,219,250  
Aptean, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 29, 2026

      550       551,375  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Aptean, Inc. (continued)  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.50%), Maturing March 29, 2027

      1,525     $ 1,509,750  
Avast Software B.V.  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 30, 2023

      781       780,994  
Barracuda Networks, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.77%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      2,531       2,528,081  
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 15, 2025

      844       836,506  
BMC Software Finance, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 2, 2025

  EUR     299       337,053  

Term Loan, 6.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 2, 2025

      3,441       3,394,056  
Canyon Valor Companies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 16, 2023

      1,594       1,586,515  
Carbonite, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 26, 2026

      450       452,438  
Celestica, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      374       366,581  
Cohu, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 20, 2025

      821       804,457  
CommScope, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      1,850       1,847,303  
CPI International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 26, 2024

      714       713,827  
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 5, 2021

      1,038       1,037,712  
Datto, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 2, 2026

      375       378,125  
DigiCert, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 31, 2024

      4,995       4,990,467  
Electro Rent Corporation  

Term Loan, 7.58%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing January 31, 2024

      1,344       1,352,463  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Energizer Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing December 17, 2025

      574     $ 571,397  
Epicor Software Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      4,590       4,581,570  
Exact Merger Sub, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      665       667,646  
EXC Holdings III Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 2, 2024

      518       518,437  
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      1,222       1,194,335  
Flexera Software, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 26, 2025

      272       272,440  
GlobalLogic Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      457       457,364  
Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 15, 2024

      5,741       5,739,553  
GTCR Valor Companies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 16, 2023

  EUR     493       551,114  
Hyland Software, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      4,005       4,005,601  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing July 7, 2025

      3,125       3,146,094  
Infoblox, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing November 7, 2023

      2,062       2,065,337  
Infor (US), Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 1, 2022

      7,120       7,099,558  
Informatica, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 5, 2022

  EUR     346       388,117  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 5, 2022

      4,595       4,599,826  
MA FinanceCo., LLC  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 19, 2021

      2,843       2,811,013  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      506       499,711  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 17, 2024

      1,284     $ 1,195,034  
Microchip Technology Incorporated  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 29, 2025

      1,595       1,593,330  
Mirion Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.59%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 6, 2026

      400       402,375  
MKS Instruments, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 2, 2026

      375       375,797  
MTS Systems Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      1,205       1,205,414  
Prometric Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 29, 2025

      322       320,745  
Renaissance Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.73%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 30, 2025

      1,290       1,268,961  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.48%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing May 29, 2026

      200       195,000  
Seattle Spinco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      3,415       3,374,674  
SGS Cayman L.P.  

Term Loan, 7.98%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%), Maturing April 23, 2021

      399       398,750  
SkillSoft Corporation  

Term Loan, 7.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 28, 2021

      5,020       4,268,518  
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2024

      3,464       3,449,080  
SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      1,323       1,316,049  
SS&C Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      1,886       1,876,168  
SurveyMonkey, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.15%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      1,058       1,055,372  
Sutherland Global Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.98%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%), Maturing April 23, 2021

      1,713       1,713,012  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Switch, Ltd.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 27, 2024

      270     $ 269,737  
Tibco Software, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 4, 2020

      539       538,601  
TriTech Software Systems  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 29, 2025

      923       913,845  
TTM Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.99%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2024

      297       292,060  
Uber Technologies  

Term Loan, 5.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 13, 2023

      4,294       4,292,326  

Term Loan, 6.45%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 4, 2025

      2,608       2,610,734  
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)  

Term Loan, 6.27%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 4, 2026

      1,775       1,779,991  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      938       907,636  
Verifone Systems, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.52%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 20, 2025

      995       982,873  

Term Loan, Maturing August 20, 2025(5)

      275       272,193  
Veritas Bermuda, Ltd.  

Term Loan, 6.97%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 27, 2023(4)

      2,409       2,202,055  
Vero Parent, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 16, 2024

      2,586       2,583,062  
Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

    EUR       615       684,545  

Term Loan, 5.65%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      726       703,543  
Western Digital Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 29, 2023

            1,685       1,632,547  
                    $ 116,287,013  
Equipment Leasing — 0.6%  
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US), LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      2,840     $ 2,837,245  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Equipment Leasing (continued)  
IBC Capital Limited  

Term Loan, 6.36%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 11, 2023

            619     $ 608,695  
                    $ 3,445,940  
Financial Intermediaries — 4.1%  
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 15, 2026

      475     $ 470,832  
Aretec Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      2,394       2,357,025  
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 23, 2026

      400       401,000  
Citco Funding, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2023

      2,820       2,809,655  
Clipper Acquisitions Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.22%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing December 27, 2024

      1,259       1,254,341  
Ditech Holding Corporation  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 30, 2022(6)

      3,222       1,804,372  
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 2, 2023

      124       123,820  
EIG Management Company, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 22, 2025

      272       273,271  
Evergood 4 ApS  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 6, 2025

    EUR       750       841,586  
Focus Financial Partners, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 3, 2024

      1,985       1,985,000  
Fortress Investment Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 27, 2022

      937       938,112  
Franklin Square Holdings L.P.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      572       573,555  
Greenhill & Co., Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 12, 2024

      1,175       1,167,656  
GreenSky Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      1,485       1,483,144  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Financial Intermediaries (continued)  
Guggenheim Partners, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 21, 2023

      1,127     $ 1,129,682  
Harbourvest Partners, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 1, 2025

      1,110       1,105,567  
LPL Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 23, 2024

      1,474       1,471,952  
MIP Delaware, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 9, 2020

      109       109,191  
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC  

Term Loan, 7.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing December 4, 2020

      305       305,345  
Sesac Holdco II, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 23, 2024

      588       580,650  
StepStone Group L.P.  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 14, 2025

      644       644,304  
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      292       292,031  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.87%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 1, 2024

      651       649,182  
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing October 31, 2025

            2,294       2,291,382  
                    $ 25,062,655  
Food Products — 4.4%  
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 26, 2024

      2,561     $ 2,462,829  
Badger Buyer Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 30, 2024

      369       359,217  
CHG PPC Parent, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 30, 2025

    EUR       3,125       3,526,004  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      521       518,457  
Del Monte Foods, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.78%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 18, 2021

      2,299       1,694,436  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)  
Dole Food Company, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.22%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 6, 2024(4)

      1,817     $ 1,772,362  
Froneri International, Ltd.  

Term Loan, 2.13%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.13%), Maturing January 31, 2025

    EUR       2,825       3,147,664  
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.13%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      1,767       1,729,684  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      499       494,137  
High Liner Foods Incorporated  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 24, 2021(4)

      814       757,065  
HLF Financing S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      1,119       1,122,374  
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing November 1, 2025

    EUR       285       320,418  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 1, 2025

      1,737       1,731,277  
JBS USA Lux S.A.  

Term Loan, 5.03%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      4,450       4,450,396  
Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

      1,280       1,271,560  
Post Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 24, 2024

      1,071       1,069,974  
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

            224       224,438  
                    $ 26,652,292  
Food Service — 2.6%  
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company                  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 16, 2024

      6,310     $ 6,254,942  
Aramark Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 11, 2025

      909       906,339  
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 8.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      645       621,739  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Service (continued)  
Dhanani Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 20, 2025

      1,443     $ 1,399,821  
IRB Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 5, 2025

      2,289       2,273,489  
KFC Holding Co.  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 3, 2025

      1,048       1,048,059  
NPC International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 19, 2024

      933       733,477  
US Foods, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing June 27, 2023

      891       884,381  
Welbilt, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 23, 2025

            1,684       1,671,117  
                    $ 15,793,364  
Food / Drug Retailers — 1.3%  
Albertsons, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 21, 2022

      1,466     $ 1,463,030  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 22, 2023

      3,963       3,951,375  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 17, 2025

      1,122       1,115,587  
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      502       463,945  
Holland & Barrett International  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 9, 2024

    EUR       450       426,815  

Term Loan, 6.09%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing September 2, 2024

    GBP       450       472,757  
                    $ 7,893,509  
Health Care — 12.8%  
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 11, 2022

      257     $ 256,522  
ADMI Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      1,836       1,812,026  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Agiliti Health, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 4, 2026

      475     $ 474,394  
Akorn, Inc.  

Term Loan, 9.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing April 16, 2021

      1,935       1,814,468  
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing October 24, 2023

      848       848,716  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 12.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing April 24, 2024

      525       521,063  
Argon Medical Devices, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 23, 2025

      817       817,388  
athenahealth, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.04%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 11, 2026(4)

      2,025       2,027,531  
Athletico Management, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.97%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 31, 2025

      574       575,355  
Avantor, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      549       550,533  
BioClinica, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 20, 2023

      1,517       1,433,645  
BW NHHC Holdco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 15, 2025

      1,067       992,252  
Carestream Dental Equipment, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 1, 2024

      1,379       1,362,624  
Certara L.P.  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 15, 2024

      985       982,537  
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      3,477       3,474,279  
Concentra, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.22%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      593       593,237  
Convatec, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing October 31, 2023

      637       637,000  
CPI Holdco, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.08%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 21, 2024

      835       835,596  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
CryoLife, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 14, 2024

      518     $ 520,165  
CTC AcquiCo GmbH  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 7, 2025

  EUR     903       996,907  
DaVita, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 24, 2021

      1,925       1,926,121  
Envision Healthcare Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      4,913       4,470,546  
Equian, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 20, 2024

      662       658,619  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      2,164       2,166,438  
GHX Ultimate Parent Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 28, 2024

      985       973,530  
Greatbatch Ltd.  

Term Loan, 5.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 27, 2022

      1,618       1,622,553  
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.64%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      3,651       3,639,921  
Hanger, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      1,139       1,141,821  
Inovalon Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 2, 2025

      1,340       1,342,387  
IQVIA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 7, 2024

      551       550,198  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 17, 2025

      985       984,179  
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      2,898       2,905,322  
Medical Solutions, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing June 9, 2024

      765       764,421  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      3,314       3,248,630  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

      29     $ 29,349  

Term Loan, 6.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

      471       472,526  
Navicure, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 1, 2024

      840       835,517  
One Call Corporation  

Term Loan, 7.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing November 25, 2022

      2,099       1,776,028  
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 30, 2025

      5,075       4,913,998  
Parexel International Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      2,669       2,545,783  
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.96%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing March 5, 2026(4)

      1,975       1,973,025  
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 23, 2023

      806       802,154  
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing February 22, 2024

      1,262       1,199,137  
R1 RCM, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing May 8, 2025

      620       620,313  
Radiology Partners Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 7.36%, (USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing July 9, 2025(4)

      624       626,086  
RadNet, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,733       1,731,588  
Select Medical Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      1,613       1,612,736  
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 15, 2022

      896       893,047  
Sound Inpatient Physicians  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      496       496,663  
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 2, 2024

      1,059       1,041,668  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Team Health Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 6, 2024

      3,026     $ 2,738,360  
Tecomet, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.95%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      835       837,213  
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 23, 2024

      1,702       1,699,049  
Verscend Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      1,617       1,621,918  
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      498       497,086  
Wink Holdco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 2, 2024

            494       485,418  
                    $ 77,369,586  
Home Furnishings — 0.8%  
Bright Bidco B.V.                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024(4)

      1,672     $ 1,277,502  
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.96%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing November 8, 2023

            5,314       3,768,088  
                    $ 5,045,590  
Industrial Equipment — 6.3%  
AI Alpine AT Bidco GmbH                  

Term Loan, 5.74%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 31, 2025

      249     $ 246,258  
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      767       761,084  
Apex Tool Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 1, 2022

      2,567       2,496,590  
Carlisle Foodservice Products, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 20, 2025

      273       265,476  
Clark Equipment Company  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 18, 2024

      1,745       1,734,862  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Coherent Holding GmbH  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing November 7, 2023

  EUR     742     $ 833,169  
CPM Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 15, 2025

      324       321,351  
Delachaux Group S.A.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 28, 2026

  EUR     400       451,468  

Term Loan, 7.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing March 28, 2026

      475       473,813  
DexKo Global, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 24, 2024

  EUR     326       364,488  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 24, 2024

  EUR     816       911,220  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      907       907,288  
DXP Enterprises, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing August 29, 2023

      542       543,104  
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 19, 2024

      1,829       1,789,880  

Term Loan, 6.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 19, 2024

      324       324,458  
EWT Holdings III Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      2,130       2,124,829  
Filtration Group Corporation  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 29, 2025

  EUR     396       445,064  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 29, 2025

      1,757       1,755,602  
Gardner Denver, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 30, 2024

  EUR     427       478,196  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 30, 2024

      1,028       1,029,599  
Gates Global, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 1, 2024

  EUR     931       1,036,246  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 1, 2024

      4,627       4,607,710  
Hayward Industries, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 5, 2024

      493       482,496  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
LTI Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 6, 2025

      498     $ 475,579  
Milacron, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2023

      2,703       2,649,171  
Pro Mach Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 7, 2025

      248       240,539  
Quimper AB  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing February 13, 2026

    EUR       88       98,674  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing February 13, 2026

    EUR       1,812       2,037,934  
Rexnord, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing August 21, 2024

      2,287       2,287,166  
Robertshaw US Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      1,064       989,753  
Shape Technologies Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.49%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 21, 2025

      248       240,061  
Tank Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.68%, (USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 26,
2026(4)

      500       502,084  
Thermon Industries, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.24%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 24, 2024

      329       331,459  
Titan Acquisition Limited  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      3,143       3,030,093  
Wittur GmbH  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 31, 2022

    EUR       1,000       1,127,902  
                    $ 38,394,666  
Insurance — 5.3%  
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      2,563     $ 2,508,615  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      475       469,656  
AmWINS Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 25, 2024

      3,066       3,046,690  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insurance (continued)  
Asurion, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 4, 2022

      4,718     $ 4,707,134  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      2,300       2,294,914  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing August 4, 2025

      4,200       4,273,500  
Financiere CEP SAS  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing January 16, 2025

    EUR       550       615,680  
FrontDoor, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 14, 2025

      498       497,500  
Hub International, Ltd.  

Term Loan, 5.59%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 25, 2025(4)

      5,260       5,136,634  
NFP Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 8, 2024

      3,741       3,648,601  
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing December 31, 2025

      1,272       1,258,300  
USI, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 16, 2024

            3,652       3,561,595  
                    $ 32,018,819  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 6.2%  
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 22, 2026

      1,950     $ 1,945,369  
Amer Sports Oyj  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 26, 2026

    EUR       3,625       4,077,870  
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 19, 2023

      3,369       3,363,958  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      4,766       4,720,616  
CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.26%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 8, 2022(4)

      1,255       1,225,813  
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2024

      2,410       2,324,486  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)  
Crown Finance US, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.38%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.38%), Maturing February 28, 2025

    EUR       916     $ 1,022,604  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      1,793       1,769,615  
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      1,780       1,746,321  
Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

      1,184       1,166,119  
Etraveli Holding AB  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 2, 2024

    EUR       850       952,664  
Lindblad Expeditions, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      344       345,784  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      1,376       1,383,137  
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 31, 2023

      2,777       2,774,076  
Match Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 16, 2022

      558       559,207  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 22, 2024

      1,037       1,032,101  
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 31, 2024

      1,939       1,939,849  
SRAM, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.33%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 15, 2024

      1,528       1,526,076  
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 13, 2025

      916       902,014  
Travel Leaders Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 25, 2024

      993       991,259  
UFC Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 30, 2026

            1,886       1,887,039  
                    $ 37,655,977  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lodging and Casinos — 6.1%  
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.24%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 2, 2026

      275     $ 276,719  
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.34%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 19, 2024

      1,125       1,113,224  
Azelis Finance S.A.  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing November 7, 2025

  EUR     2,000       2,252,686  
Boyd Gaming Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.64%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 15, 2023

      984       980,535  
CityCenter Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 18, 2024

      2,681       2,659,610  
Eldorado Resorts, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.72%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 17, 2024

      891       889,832  
ESH Hospitality, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing August 30, 2023

      1,265       1,261,801  
Four Seasons Hotels Limited  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 30, 2023

      1,002       998,806  
Golden Nugget, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 4, 2023

      4,355       4,340,066  
GVC Holdings PLC  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 29, 2024

  EUR     1,350       1,512,461  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (6 mo. GBP LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 29, 2024

  GBP     700       886,397  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 29, 2024

      1,188       1,187,505  
Hanjin International Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 18, 2020

      550       545,875  
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 25, 2023

      3,719       3,715,380  
Las Vegas Sands, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 27, 2025

      1,114       1,102,812  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      2,037       2,023,951  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
Playa Resorts Holding B.V.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      2,609     $ 2,568,155  
Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 10, 2025

    EUR       1,000       1,126,576  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 10, 2025

      3,892       3,897,338  
VICI Properties 1, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      2,315       2,302,477  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing May 30, 2025

            1,393       1,389,268  
                    $ 37,031,474  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.2%  
CD&R Hydra Buyer, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.50%, (0.00% cash, 7.50% PIK), Maturing August 15, 2021(3)(7)

      145     $ 120,464  
Dynacast International, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 28, 2022

      1,308       1,280,677  
Global Brass & Copper, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 29, 2025

      902       902,439  
Murray Energy Corporation  

Term Loan, 9.77%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.25%), Maturing October 17, 2022

      2,073       1,606,726  
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2020(6)

      942       4,121  
Oxbow Carbon, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 4, 2023

 

    1,451       1,455,991  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing January 4, 2024

 

    800       802,000  
Rain Carbon GmbH  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 16, 2025

    EUR       1,025       1,100,229  
                    $ 7,272,647  
Oil and Gas — 3.3%  
Ameriforge Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 9.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing June 8, 2022

      764     $ 760,043  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
Apergy Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      312     $ 311,260  
Centurion Pipeline Company, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 29, 2025

      274       275,170  
CITGO Petroleum Corporation  

Term Loan, 7.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 29, 2021

    1,051       1,049,843  

Term Loan, 7.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 22, 2024

    3,275       3,277,728  
Delek US Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      596       591,530  
Equitrans Midstream Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 31, 2024

      2,020       2,040,137  
Fieldwood Energy, LLC  

Term Loan, 7.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing April 11, 2022

      2,775       2,606,011  
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 10, 2025

      1,312       1,278,000  
MEG Energy Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 31, 2023

      1,574       1,571,647  
Prairie ECI Acquiror L.P.  

Term Loan, 7.37%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing March 11, 2026

      2,500       2,523,438  
PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 3, 2024

      765       764,356  
Sheridan Investment Partners II L.P.  

Term Loan, 6.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 16, 2020

    736       459,932  

Term Loan, 8.00%, (3 mo. USD Prime + 2.50%), Maturing December 16, 2020

    38       23,861  

Term Loan, 8.00%, (3 mo. USD Prime + 2.50%), Maturing December 16, 2020

    102       63,980  
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 1, 2019

    122       88,664  

Term Loan, 6.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 1, 2019

    200       145,158  

Term Loan, 6.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 1, 2019

    1,511       1,095,468  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
Ultra Resources, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.43%, (6.18% cash (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 0.25% PIK), Maturing April 12, 2024

            1,551     $ 1,298,684  
                    $ 20,224,910  
Publishing — 1.3%  
Ascend Learning, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 12, 2024

      1,207     $ 1,197,387  
Getty Images, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 19, 2026

      1,771       1,766,678  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.  

Term Loan, 7.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      907       760,084  
Lamar Media Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 14, 2025

      569       570,851  
LSC Communications, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.90%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2022

      897       895,463  
Multi Color Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 31, 2024

      346       345,337  
ProQuest, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 24, 2021

      1,922       1,921,932  
Tweddle Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing September 17, 2023

            235       225,155  
                    $ 7,682,887  
Radio and Television — 3.3%  
ALM Media Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing July 31, 2020

      414     $ 388,446  
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing May 15, 2022

      3,283       3,273,765  
E.W. Scripps Company (The)  

Term Loan, 5.24%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 3, 2026

      325       324,847  
Entercom Media Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 18, 2024

      1,066       1,065,700  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Radio and Television (continued)  
Entravision Communications Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 29, 2024

      962     $ 926,686  
Gray Television, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.73%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 7, 2024

 

    255       253,663  

Term Loan, 4.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 2, 2026

 

    748       746,255  
Hubbard Radio, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      863       862,684  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.58%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      1,558       1,561,959  
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.74%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

      360       356,933  
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

      1,883       1,865,751  
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 3, 2024

      541       539,837  
Univision Communications, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 15, 2024

            8,343       7,931,218  
                    $ 20,097,744  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.6%  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 21, 2022

      2,070     $ 1,754,390  
Bass Pro Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 7.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 25, 2024

      1,404       1,370,718  
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.45%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 3, 2024

      989       991,020  
CDW, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing August 17, 2023

      3,928       3,927,963  
Coinamatic Canada, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 14, 2022

      47       45,802  
David’s Bridal, Inc.  

Term Loan, 9.95%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing July 17, 2023

      269       273,497  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)  
David’s Bridal, Inc. (continued)  

Term Loan, 10.45%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.00%), Maturing January 18, 2024

      1,024     $ 829,348  
Global Appliance, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing September 29, 2024

      998       994,202  
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 18, 2023

      564       550,551  
Hoya Midco, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024

      2,072       2,041,951  
J. Crew Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.51%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 5, 2021(3)(4)

      3,119       2,343,983  
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 8.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing May 1, 2023

      1,052       994,022  
PetSmart, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.72%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 11, 2022

      4,329       4,188,720  
PFS Holding Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.97%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 31, 2021

      2,351       916,725  
Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.38%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 30, 2021

      548       224,552  
Radio Systems Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 2, 2024

            442       438,809  
                    $ 21,886,253  
Steel — 1.2%  
Atkore International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.36%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 22, 2023

      1,382     $ 1,374,876  
GrafTech Finance, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      2,781       2,763,867  
Neenah Foundry Company  

Term Loan, 9.01%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing December 13, 2022

      767       759,663  
Phoenix Services International, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.20%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 1, 2025

      891       892,114  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Steel (continued)  
Zekelman Industries, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 14, 2021

            1,211     $ 1,207,630  
                    $ 6,998,150  
Surface Transport — 0.9%  
1199169 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company  

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      288     $ 289,744  
Agro Merchants NAI Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing December 6, 2024

      395       393,657  
Hertz Corporation (The)  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,101       1,094,243  
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

      118       116,916  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

      390       384,469  
PODS, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 6, 2024

      665       657,675  
Stena International S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 5.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 3, 2021

      1,663       1,630,635  
XPO Logistics, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

            650       645,464  
                    $ 5,212,803  
Telecommunications — 5.9%  
CenturyLink, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      5,505     $ 5,364,811  
Colorado Buyer, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,674       1,593,001  
Digicel International Finance Limited  

Term Loan, 5.78%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 28, 2024

      1,798       1,617,867  
eircom Finco S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 19, 2024

    EUR       2,217       2,477,158  

Term Loan, Maturing April 23, 2026(5)

    EUR       575       643,014  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
Frontier Communications Corp.  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing June 15, 2024

      2,039     $ 2,005,559  
Gamma Infrastructure III B.V.  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 9, 2025

    EUR       1,650       1,822,560  
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.  

Term Loan, 10.35%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing January 6, 2023

      2,197       2,114,637  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.  

Term Loan, 6.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 27, 2023

      2,400       2,371,200  

Term Loan, 6.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 2, 2024

      1,600       1,605,501  
IPC Corp.  

Term Loan, 7.09%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 6, 2021

      1,230       1,045,748  
Onvoy, LLC  

Term Loan, 7.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 10, 2024

      1,764       1,455,300  
Plantronics, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      1,356       1,350,331  
Sprint Communications, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      3,724       3,640,180  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      823       815,213  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 9, 2023

      1,040       971,933  
Telesat Canada  

Term Loan, 5.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 17, 2023

            5,014       4,963,819  
                    $ 35,857,832  
Utilities — 3.1%  
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      2,419     $ 2,418,333  
Calpine Construction Finance Company L.P.  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      956       949,268  
Calpine Corporation  

Term Loan, 5.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2024

      3,393       3,367,367  

Term Loan, 5.34%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 5, 2026

      950       948,516  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)  
Dayton Power & Light Company (The)  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing August 24, 2022

      611     $ 612,465  
Granite Acquisition, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 19, 2021

      2,642       2,649,542  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 19, 2021

      120       119,939  
Lightstone Holdco, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      86       85,063  

Term Loan, 6.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      1,524       1,508,174  
Longview Power, LLC  

Term Loan, 8.59%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing April 13, 2021

      3,176       2,842,744  
Talen Energy Supply, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 15, 2023

      896       896,448  

Term Loan, 6.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 15, 2024

      779       779,200  
USIC Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 8, 2023

      198       195,895  
Vistra Operations Company, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 31, 2025

            1,141       1,138,886  
                    $ 18,511,840  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $883,389,920)

 

  $ 858,133,723  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 5.1%

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.  

5.00%, 11/15/25(8)

      10     $ 10,325  
TransDigm, Inc.  

6.50%, 7/15/24

      80       80,008  

6.25%, 3/15/26(8)

      400       409,000  

7.50%, 3/15/27(8)

            85       85,850  
                    $ 585,183  
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Building and Development — 0.1%  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.  

5.625%, 9/1/24(8)

      6     $ 6,015  
Hillman Group, Inc. (The)  

6.375%, 7/15/22(8)

      53       48,495  
Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P.  

6.50%, 4/1/23(8)

      120       123,300  
Standard Industries, Inc.  

6.00%, 10/15/25(8)

      50       51,812  
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.        

4.375%, 6/15/19

      45       44,719  

5.875%, 6/15/24

            8       7,961  
                    $ 282,302  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.3%  
First Data Corp.  

5.00%, 1/15/24(8)

      20     $ 20,437  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.        

5.25%, 4/15/24(8)

      750       737,835  

5.75%, 4/15/26(8)

      750       742,500  
ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The)  

7.45%, 8/15/27

      45       47,925  
Solera, LLC/Solera Finance, Inc.  

10.50%, 3/1/24(8)

            15       16,218  
                    $ 1,564,915  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%(9)  
Cablevision Systems Corp.  

5.875%, 9/15/22

      15     $ 15,558  
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.  

5.25%, 9/30/22

      26       26,379  

5.75%, 1/15/24

      10       10,200  

5.375%, 5/1/25(8)

      95       97,228  

5.75%, 2/15/26(8)

      45       46,800  
CSC Holdings, LLC  

5.25%, 6/1/24

      10       10,103  
DISH DBS Corp.  

6.75%, 6/1/21

      20       20,700  

5.875%, 7/15/22

      25       24,664  

5.875%, 11/15/24

            5       4,506  
                    $ 256,138  
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.3%  
Hexion, Inc.  

6.625%, 4/15/20(6)

      2,000     $ 1,610,000  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
W.R. Grace & Co.  

5.125%, 10/1/21(8)

      30     $ 30,516  

5.625%, 10/1/24(8)

            15       15,750  
                    $ 1,656,266  
Conglomerates — 0.0%(9)  
Spectrum Brands, Inc.  

6.625%, 11/15/22

      17     $ 17,383  

5.75%, 7/15/25

            75       76,496  
                    $ 93,879  
Consumer Products — 0.0%(9)  
Central Garden & Pet Co.  

6.125%, 11/15/23

            25     $ 25,938  
                    $ 25,938  
Containers and Glass Products — 0.9%  
Berry Global, Inc.  

6.00%, 10/15/22

      25     $ 25,500  
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.  

5.875%, 8/15/23(8)

      35       36,709  

6.375%, 8/15/25(8)

      15       15,750  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC  

5.75%, 10/15/20

      4,216       4,227,422  

6.097%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 7/15/21(8)(10)

            1,050       1,056,563  
                    $ 5,361,944  
Drugs — 0.7%  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.  

6.50%, 3/15/22(8)

      887     $ 918,231  

7.00%, 3/15/24(8)

      1,153       1,207,047  

5.50%, 11/1/25(8)

      1,875       1,889,062  
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product
Development, LLC
             

6.375%, 8/1/23(8)

            75       76,328  
                    $ 4,090,668  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%(9)  
Clean Harbors, Inc.  

5.125%, 6/1/21

      25     $ 25,094  
Covanta Holding Corp.  

5.875%, 3/1/24

            25       25,687  
                    $ 50,781  
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.0%(9)  
Infor (US), Inc.  

6.50%, 5/15/22

            50     $ 50,697  
                    $ 50,697  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.0%(9)  
Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.              

6.25%, 2/1/22

      40     $ 40,850  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  

Series S, 6.75% to 2/1/24(11)(12)

      80       87,949  
Navient Corp.  

5.00%, 10/26/20

            30       30,412  
                    $ 159,211  
Food Products — 0.1%  
Iceland Bondco PLC  

5.071%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.25%), 7/15/20(8)(10)

    GBP       210     $ 265,689  
Post Holdings, Inc.  

8.00%, 7/15/25(8)

            20       21,300  
                    $ 286,989  
Food Service — 0.0%(9)  
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red
Finance, Inc.
             

4.625%, 1/15/22(8)

            65     $ 65,163  
                    $ 65,163  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%  
Fresh Market, Inc. (The)  

9.75%, 5/1/23(8)

            1,300     $ 968,500  
                    $ 968,500  
Health Care — 1.0%  
Avantor, Inc.  

6.00%, 10/1/24(8)

      1,425     $ 1,483,425  
Centene Corp.  

4.75%, 5/15/22

      20       20,269  
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.  

6.25%, 3/31/23

      1,650       1,577,317  
HCA Healthcare, Inc.  

6.25%, 2/15/21

      90       94,050  
HCA, Inc.  

6.50%, 2/15/20

      20       20,476  

5.875%, 2/15/26

      25       26,563  
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Hologic, Inc.  

4.375%, 10/15/25(8)

      30     $ 29,813  
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.  

8.25%, 5/1/23(8)

      1,850       1,965,625  
Syneos Health, Inc./inVentiv Health, Inc./inVentiv Health
Clinical, Inc.
             

7.50%, 10/1/24(8)

      27       28,215  
Teleflex, Inc.  

5.25%, 6/15/24

      20       20,600  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  

6.00%, 10/1/20

      60       61,863  

4.375%, 10/1/21

      675       683,573  

8.125%, 4/1/22

      45       47,068  

6.75%, 6/15/23

            10       9,999  
                    $ 6,068,856  
Insurance — 0.0%(9)  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer  

8.25%, 8/1/23(8)

            40     $ 41,000  
                    $ 41,000  
Internet Software & Services — 0.0%(9)  
Netflix, Inc.  

5.50%, 2/15/22

      45     $ 47,025  

5.875%, 2/15/25

      55       58,486  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.  

8.875%, 3/1/23(8)

            40       26,400  
                    $ 131,911  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.2%  
National CineMedia, LLC  

6.00%, 4/15/22

      775     $ 783,719  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.  

5.375%, 4/15/23(8)

      25       25,317  

5.25%, 11/15/23(8)

      40       40,400  
Viking Cruises, Ltd.  

6.25%, 5/15/25(8)

            45       46,012  
                    $ 895,448  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.0%(9)  
ESH Hospitality, Inc.  

5.25%, 5/1/25(8)

      35     $ 35,088  
GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc.  

4.875%, 11/1/20

      75       76,304  
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership,
L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
             

5.625%, 5/1/24

      15     $ 15,544  
MGM Resorts International  

6.625%, 12/15/21

      90       96,106  

7.75%, 3/15/22

      25       27,625  
RHP Hotel Properties, L.P./RHP Finance Corp.  

5.00%, 4/15/23

            30       30,300  
                    $ 280,967  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%(9)  
Eldorado Gold Corp.  

6.125%, 12/15/20(8)

      91     $ 91,073  
New Gold, Inc.  

6.25%, 11/15/22(8)

            12       10,260  
                    $ 101,333  
Oil and Gas — 0.2%  
Antero Resources Corp.  

5.375%, 11/1/21

      100     $ 100,027  

5.625%, 6/1/23

      5       4,962  
CITGO Petroleum Corp.  

6.25%, 8/15/22(8)

      775       775,969  
CVR Refining, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc.  

6.50%, 11/1/22

      130       131,137  
Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.  

5.875%, 1/15/24

      35       38,267  
Gulfport Energy Corp.  

6.625%, 5/1/23

      35       32,375  
Newfield Exploration Co.  

5.625%, 7/1/24

      130       142,771  
Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.  

5.25%, 8/15/25(8)

      15       14,775  
PBF Logistics, L.P./PBF Logistics Finance Corp.  

6.875%, 5/15/23

      50       50,750  
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd.  

6.75%, 5/1/23(8)

      65       65,650  

6.875%, 6/30/23(8)

      30       30,375  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)  

4.55%, 6/24/24

            5       5,308  
                    $ 1,392,366  
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Publishing — 0.0%(9)  
Tribune Media Co.  

5.875%, 7/15/22

            35     $ 35,558  
                    $ 35,558  
Radio and Television — 0.2%  
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.  

Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/22

      50     $ 51,235  

Series B, 6.50%, 11/15/22

      100       102,500  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.  

6.375%, 5/1/26

      208       216,715  

8.375%, 5/1/27

      376       395,620  
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (The)  

5.50%, 10/1/21(8)

      35       35,000  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.  

6.00%, 7/15/24(8)

      95       97,988  
Univision Communications, Inc.  

6.75%, 9/15/22(8)

            270       274,050  
                    $ 1,173,108  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%(9)  
Murphy Oil USA, Inc.  

6.00%, 8/15/23

      140     $ 142,625  
Party City Holdings, Inc.  

6.125%, 8/15/23(8)

            60       60,900  
                    $ 203,525  
Road & Rail — 0.0%(9)  
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp.  

6.375%, 4/1/23(8)

            45     $ 45,675  
                    $ 45,675  
Software and Services — 0.0%(9)  
IHS Markit, Ltd.  

5.00%, 11/1/22(8)

            60     $ 63,468  
                    $ 63,468  
Surface Transport — 0.0%(9)  
XPO Logistics, Inc.  

6.50%, 6/15/22(8)

            56     $ 57,008  
                    $ 57,008  
Security         

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Telecommunications — 0.6%  
CenturyLink, Inc.  

6.75%, 12/1/23

      40     $ 41,962  
CommScope Technologies, LLC  

6.00%, 6/15/25(8)

      50       45,625  

5.00%, 3/15/27(8)

      5       4,275  
CommScope, Inc.  

6.00%, 3/1/26(8)

      1,000       1,005,000  
Digicel International Finance, Ltd./Digicel Holdings
Bermuda, Ltd.
             

8.75%, 5/25/24(8)

      600       594,000  
Frontier Communications Corp.  

7.625%, 4/15/24

      30       17,550  

6.875%, 1/15/25

      50       28,625  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA  

5.50%, 8/1/23

      25       22,563  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.  

5.375%, 1/15/24

      25       25,125  
Sprint Communications, Inc.  

7.00%, 8/15/20

      149       154,588  

6.00%, 11/15/22

      5       5,125  
Sprint Corp.  

7.25%, 9/15/21

      230       242,362  

7.875%, 9/15/23

      571       614,779  

7.625%, 2/15/25

      35       37,100  
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  

6.375%, 3/1/25

      35       36,304  

6.50%, 1/15/26

      110       116,325  
Wind Tre SpA  

2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), 1/20/24(8)(10)

    EUR       650       710,263  
                    $ 3,701,571  
Utilities — 0.2%  
Calpine Corp.  

5.25%, 6/1/26(8)

      1,150     $ 1,129,956  
Vistra Energy Corp.  

7.625%, 11/1/24

      35       36,906  

8.125%, 1/30/26 (8)

            25       26,906  
                    $ 1,193,768  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $31,523,653)

 

  $ 30,884,136  
 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 2.8%

 

Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Ares XXXIIR CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2014-32RA, Class D, 8.368%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%), 5/15/30(8)(10)

  $ 2,000     $ 1,909,365  
Ares XXXIV CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2015-2A, Class E2, 7.782%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.20%), 7/29/26(8)(10)

    1,000       996,850  
BlueMountain CLO XXV, Ltd.  

Series 2019-25A, Class E, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 7/15/32(8)(13)

    1,000       1,001,250  
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2012-3A, Class DR2, 9.097%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 1/14/32(8)(10)

    1,200       1,188,218  

Series 2015-5A, Class DR, 9.292%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 1/20/32(8)(10)

    500       501,484  
Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund  

Series 2015-40A, Class ER, 8.268%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 8/15/31(8)(10)

    1,000       960,268  
Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2013-15A, Class ER, 9.242%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.65%),
10/15/30(8)(10)

    1,000       974,987  
Galaxy XXI CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2015-21A, Class ER, 7.842%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 4/20/31(8)(10)

    1,000       925,759  
Golub Capital Partners CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2015-23A, Class ER, 8.342%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 1/20/31(8)(10)

    1,200       1,128,152  
Madison Park Funding XXXVII, Ltd.  

Series 2019-37A, Class E, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.55%), 7/15/32(8)(13)

    1,000       1,001,250  
Neuberger Berman Loan Adviser CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2019-31A, Class E, 9.333%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.75%), 4/20/31(8)(10)

    600       603,946  
Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2015-2A, Class DR, 9.092%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 7/20/30(8)(10)

    1,200       1,199,600  
Recette CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2015-1A, Class E, 8.292%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.70%), 10/20/27(8)(10)

    1,000       999,743  
Voya CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2013-1A, Class DR, 9.077%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.48%), 10/15/30(8)(10)

    2,000       1,932,723  
Westcott Park CLO, Ltd.  

Series 2016-1A, Class E, 9.792%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.20%), 7/20/28(8)(10)

        1,600       1,600,604  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $16,981,883)

 

  $ 16,924,199  
Common Stocks — 1.7%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%  

IAP Global Services, LLC(3)(14)(15)

            58     $ 744,379  
                    $ 744,379  
Automotive — 0.1%  

Dayco Products, LLC(14)(15)

            20,780     $ 766,262  
                    $ 766,262  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.1%  

Answers Corp.(3)(14)(15)

            96,908     $ 192,847  
                    $ 192,847  
Health Care — 0.0%(9)  

New Millennium Holdco, Inc.(14)(15)

            68,551     $ 5,484  
                    $ 5,484  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%  

ASP United/GHX Holding, LLC(3)(14)(15)

            76,163     $ 0  
                    $ 0  
Oil and Gas — 0.6%  

AFG Holdings, Inc.(3)(14)(15)

 

    30,640     $ 2,002,324  

Fieldwood Energy, Inc.(14)(15)

 

    19,189       614,048  

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.(3)(15)(16)

 

    758       841  

Samson Resources II, LLC, Class A(14)(15)

 

    46,484       1,092,374  

Southcross Holdings Group, LLC(3)(14)(15)

 

    67       0  

Southcross Holdings L.P., Class A(14)(15)

            67       36,013  
                    $ 3,745,600  
Publishing — 0.5%  

ION Media Networks, Inc.(3)(14)

 

    4,429     $ 3,183,698  

Tweddle Group, Inc.(3)(14)(15)

            1,944       5,190  
                    $ 3,188,888  
Radio and Television — 0.3%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(14)(15)

      86,335     $ 438,582  

Cumulus Media, Inc.(14)(15)

      42,499       679,984  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(14)(15)

            36,714       601,192  
                    $ 1,719,758  
 

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%(9)  

David’s Bridal, Inc.(14)(15)

            19,732     $ 98,660  
                    $ 98,660  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $5,910,742)

 

  $ 10,461,878  
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(9)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(9)  

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc., Series A, 12.00%(3)(15)(16)

            14     $ 20,552  

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $14,000)

 

  $ 20,552  
Closed-End Funds — 1.9%

 

Security          Shares     Value  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

      111,292     $ 1,430,102  

Invesco Senior Income Trust

      538,147       2,238,691  

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

      406,731       3,135,896  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

      164,907       1,594,651  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund

      115,017       1,101,863  

Voya Prime Rate Trust

            441,753       2,089,492  

Total Closed-End Funds
(identified cost $13,551,541)

 

  $ 11,590,695  
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(9)

 

Security         

Principal

Amount/
Shares

    Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company,
Class A(14)(15)

      1,707     $ 1,600  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company,
Class B(14)(15)

            854       29,890  
                    $ 31,490  
Telecommunications — 0.0%  

Avaya, Inc., Escrow Certificates(3)(15)

          $ 25,000     $ 0  
                    $ 0  

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $18,573)

 

  $ 31,490  
Short-Term Investments — 1.3%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC,
2.53%(17)

        7,948,260     $ 7,948,260  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $7,948,219)

 

  $ 7,948,260  

Total Investments — 154.3%
(identified cost $959,338,531)

 

  $ 935,994,933  

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.0)%(9)

 

  $ (292,720

Net Investments — 154.3%
(identified cost $959,045,811)

 

  $ 935,702,213  

Notes Payable — (40.9)%

 

  $ (248,000,000

Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value
(net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs) — (13.2)%

 

  $ (79,865,374

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

 

  $ (1,429,318

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 606,407,521  

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. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. 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”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate.

 

  (2) 

Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. See Note 1F for description.

 

  (3) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 12).

 

  (4) 

The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate at May 31, 2019 of contracts within the senior loan facility. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.

 

  (5) 

This Senior Loan will settle after May 31, 2019, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

  (6) 

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.

 

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

  (7) 

Fixed-rate loan.

 

  (8) 

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 May 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities is $34,746,133 or 5.7% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

 

  (9) 

Amount is less than 0.05% or (0.05%), as applicable.

 

(10) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at May 31, 2019.

 

(11) 

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

(12) 

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

 

(13) 

When-issued, variable rate security whose interest rate will be determined after May 31, 2019.

 

(14) 

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

 

(15) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(16) 

Restricted security (see Note 7).

 

(17) 

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 May 31, 2019.

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     4,043,969     EUR     3,588,750     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     6/28/19     $ 26,631     $  
USD     18,942,049     EUR     16,711,852     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     6/28/19       234,381        
USD     3,528,850     EUR     3,125,000     State Street Bank and Trust Company     6/28/19       30,646        
USD     12,590,234     EUR     11,201,226     Goldman Sachs International     7/31/19       16,978        
USD     2,136,757     EUR     1,890,500     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     7/31/19       14,691        
USD     449,088     EUR     400,000     State Street Bank and Trust Company     7/31/19       92        
USD     1,694,556     EUR     1,503,750     State Street Bank and Trust Company     7/31/19       6,613        
USD     2,677,647     GBP     2,062,648     State Street Bank and Trust Company     7/31/19       62,451        
USD     701,517     CAD     945,945     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     8/30/19       223        
USD     11,990,344     EUR     10,689,468     State Street Bank and Trust Company     8/30/19             (37,613
                                    $ 392,706     $ (37,613

Abbreviations:

 

CIDOR     Canada Three Month Interbank Rate
DIP     Debtor In Possession
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

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

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    May 31, 2019  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $951,097,592)

   $ 927,753,953  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $7,948,219)

     7,948,260  

Cash

     3,793,421  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $747,510)

     749,371  

Interest and dividends receivable

     3,239,085  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     16,268  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,470,841  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     392,706  

Prepaid upfront fees on variable rate term preferred shares

     51,477  

Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     228,050  

Prepaid expenses

     72,127  

Total assets

   $ 945,715,559  
Liabilities         

Notes payable

   $ 248,000,000  

Variable rate term preferred shares, at liquidation value (net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs of $134,626)

     79,865,374  

Payable for investments purchased

     7,368,855  

Payable for when-issued securities

     2,000,000  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     37,613  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     595,816  

Trustees’ fees

     8,483  

Interest expense and fees payable

     1,292,038  

Accrued expenses

     139,859  

Total liabilities

   $ 339,308,038  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

        

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 606,407,521  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 39,863,690 shares issued and outstanding

   $ 398,637  

Additional paid-in capital

     624,404,210  

Accumulated loss

     (18,395,326

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 606,407,521  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share

 

($606,407,521 ÷ 39,863,690 common shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.21  

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

May 31, 2019

 

Interest and other income

   $ 52,288,823  

Dividends

     1,370,976  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     295,558  

Total investment income

   $ 53,955,357  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 7,070,253  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     48,660  

Custodian fee

     346,629  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     19,026  

Legal and accounting services

     201,906  

Printing and postage

     81,348  

Interest expense and fees

     12,313,678  

Miscellaneous

     92,859  

Total expenses

   $ 20,174,359  

Net investment income

   $ 33,780,998  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 2,042,186  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     2,115  

Foreign currency transactions

     92,405  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     5,858,221  

Net realized gain

   $ 7,994,927  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (21,262,032

Investments — affiliated investment

     (819

Foreign currency

     41,059  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,547,173

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (22,768,965

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (14,774,038

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 19,006,960  

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2019      2018  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 33,780,998      $ 31,565,651  

Net realized gain

     7,994,927        2,717,912  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (22,768,965      193,031  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 19,006,960      $ 34,476,594  

Distributions to common shareholders(1)

   $ (34,840,865    $ (33,007,135

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (15,833,905    $ 1,469,459  
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

At beginning of year

   $ 622,241,426      $ 620,771,967  

At end of year

   $ 606,407,521      $ 622,241,426 (2)   

 

(1)  

For the year ended May 31, 2018, the source of distributions was from net investment income. The current year presentation of distributions conforms with the Disclosure Update and Simplification Rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective November 5, 2018.

 

(2) 

Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $3,608,617 at May 31, 2018. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amount as of May 31, 2019 was eliminated.

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities   

Year Ended

May 31, 2019

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 19,006,960  

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

 

Investments purchased

     (240,662,689

Investments sold and principal repayments

     239,252,970  

Decrease in short-term investments, net

     1,672,598  

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

     (547,461

Amortization of prepaid upfront fees on variable rate term preferred shares

     125,763  

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs on variable rate term preferred shares

     107,686  

Amortization of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     289,738  

Decrease in interest and dividends receivable

     536,641  

Increase in dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     (748

Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,684,078  

Increase in prepaid expenses

     (17,663

Decrease in cash collateral due to brokers

     (1,210,000

Decrease in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (136,905

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

     (14,438

Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

     1,940  

Decrease in interest expense and fees payable

     (27,800

Decrease in accrued expenses

     (180,743

Decrease in unfunded loan commitments

     (1,349,418

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

     21,262,851  

Net realized gain from investments

     (2,044,301

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 37,749,059  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

   $ (34,840,865

Proceeds from notes payable

     17,000,000  

Repayments of notes payable

     (23,000,000

Payment of deferred debt issuance costs on variable rate term preferred shares

     (38,080

Payment of upfront fees on notes payable

     (290,000

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (41,168,945

Net decrease in cash and restricted cash

   $ (3,419,886

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year (including foreign currency)

   $ 7,962,678  

Cash and restricted cash at end of year (including foreign currency)

   $ 4,542,792  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings and variable rate term preferred shares

   $ 12,146,371  

 

*

Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $35,237.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

        May 31, 2019      May 31, 2018  

Cash

      $ 3,793,421      $ 5,788,413  

Deposits for derivatives collateral — forward foreign currency exchange contracts

               1,210,000  

Foreign currency

              749,371        964,265  

Total cash and restricted cash as shown on the Statement of Cash Flows

            $ 4,542,792      $ 7,962,678  

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 15.610      $ 15.570      $ 14.680      $ 15.640     $ 16.080  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.847      $ 0.792      $ 0.864      $ 0.908     $ 0.882  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.373      0.076        0.899        (0.964     (0.431

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.474      $ 0.868      $ 1.763      $ (0.056   $ 0.451  
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.874    $ (0.828    $ (0.873    $ (0.904   $ (0.891

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.874    $ (0.828    $ (0.873    $ (0.904   $ (0.891

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 15.210      $ 15.610      $ 15.570      $ 14.680     $ 15.640  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.480      $ 14.850      $ 15.150      $ 13.560     $ 14.360  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     3.77      6.03      12.65      0.46     3.43

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (3.32 )%       3.67      18.58      1.14     0.59

 

  35   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

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

   $ 606,408      $ 622,241      $ 620,772      $ 585,101     $ 623,439  

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

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

     1.28      1.28      1.32      1.36     1.37

Interest and fee expense(4)

     2.00      1.52      1.16      0.93     0.80

Total expenses(3)

     3.28      2.80      2.48      2.29     2.17

Net investment income

     5.49      5.09      5.68      6.22     5.60

Portfolio Turnover

     24      34      47      29     32

Senior Securities:

             

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

   $ 248,000      $ 254,000      $ 246,000      $ 232,000     $ 290,000  

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(5)

   $ 3,768      $ 3,765      $ 3,849      $ 3,867     $ 3,426  

Total preferred shares outstanding

     800        800        800        800       800  

Asset coverage per preferred share(6)

   $ 284,880      $ 286,300      $ 290,421      $ 287,532     $ 268,497  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(7)

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000     $ 100,000  

Approximate market value per preferred share(7)

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000     $ 100,000  

 

(1)  

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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.

 

(4) 

Interest and fee expense relates to variable rate term preferred shares (see Note 2) and the notes payable (see Note 9).

 

(5) 

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.

 

(6) 

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 285%, 286%, 290%, 288% and 268% at May 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

(7) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings are presented below. Ratios exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

       Year Ended May 31,  
        2019        2018        2017        2016        2015  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

       0.83      0 .83        0.86        0.86        0.85

Interest and fee expense

       1.31        1.00        0.76        0.58        0.50

Total expenses

       2.14        1.83        1.62        1.44        1.35

Net investment income

       3.58        3.33        3.72        3.90        3.50

 

  36   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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 investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust will, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income.

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 ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

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 ask prices 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 ask 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 ask 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 most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is 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

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, 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 May 31, 2019, 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 May 31, 2019, 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, upon request by the shareholder, 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  New Accounting Pronouncement — During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Trust adopted the FASB’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) — Restricted Cash” (ASU 2016-18), which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Pursuant to the new standard, the Trust is required to include amounts described as restricted cash and

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

restricted cash equivalents with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-year and end-of-year total amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows. Prior to the change, such amounts were disclosed separately within the Statement of Cash Flows. This change in accounting had no impact on the Trust’s net assets.

2  Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares

On December 18, 2012, the Trust issued 800 shares of Series C-1 Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares (Series C-1 VRTP Shares) in a private offering to a commercial paper conduit sponsored by a large financial institution. The Trust used the net proceeds from the issuance to enter into a series of transactions which resulted in a redemption and/or repurchase of its Auction Preferred Shares.

Variable rate term preferred shares are a form of preferred shares that represent stock of the Trust. They have a par value of $0.01 per share and a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share. The Series C-1 VRTP Shares also had an original mandatory redemption date of December 18, 2015 that had been extended on various dates through April 7, 2017 upon consent of the holders of the Series C-1 VRTP Shares and approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

On September 30, 2016, the Series C-1 VRTP Shares were transferred to another large financial institution (the Assignee) as permitted by the Trust’s By-laws. The transferred Series C-1 VRTP Shares were then exchanged for an equal number of Series L-2 Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares (Series L-2 VRTP Shares), and the mandatory redemption date was extended to three years from the date of transfer. Effective January 24, 2019, the mandatory redemption date of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares was extended to January 24, 2024. Dividends on the Series L-2 VRTP Shares are determined each day based on a spread of 1.75% (1.85% prior to April 17, 2019) to three-month LIBOR. Such spread is determined based on the current credit rating of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares, which is provided by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Series L-2 VRTP Shares are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $100,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any business day and solely for the purpose of reducing the leverage of the Trust. The Series L-2 VRTP Shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $100,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance or leverage ratio requirements with respect to the Series L-2 VRTP Shares. Six months prior to the mandatory redemption date, the Trust is required to segregate in a liquidity account with its custodian investments equal to 110% of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares’ redemption price, and over the six-month period execute a series of liquidation transactions to assure sufficient liquidity to redeem the Series L-2 VRTP Shares. The holders of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares, voting as a class, are entitled to elect two Trustees of the Trust. If the dividends on the Series L-2 VRTP Shares remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees.

For financial reporting purposes, the liquidation value of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares (net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs) is presented as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable. Dividends accrued on Series L-2 VRTP Shares are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes and are included in interest expense and fees on the Statement of Operations.

In connection with the transfer of the Series C-1 VRTP Shares to the Assignee on September 30, 2016, the Trust paid an upfront fee of $400,000 and debt issuance costs of $458,267. The Trust paid additional debt issuance costs of $38,080 in connection with the extension of the mandatory redemption date of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares. These amounts are being amortized to interest expense and fees through January 24, 2024. The unamortized amount of the debt issuance costs as of May 31, 2019 is presented as a deduction of the liability for variable rate term preferred shares on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The carrying amount of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares at May 31, 2019 represents its liquidation value, which approximates fair value. If measured at fair value, the Series L-2 VRTP Shares would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 12) at May 31, 2019. The average liquidation preference of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares during the year ended May 31, 2019 was $80,000,000.

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 variable rate term preferred shares. 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. Dividends to variable rate term preferred shareholders are accrued daily and payable quarterly. The dividend rate on the Series L-2 VRTP Shares at May 31, 2019 was 4.34%. The amount of dividends accrued and the average annual dividend rate of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares during the year ended May 31, 2019 were $3,419,042 and 4.27%, respectively.

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.

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The tax character of distributions declared, including distributions on variable rate term preferred shares that are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes, for the years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
      2019      2018  

Ordinary income

   $ 38,259,907      $ 35,863,829  

During the year ended May 31, 2019, accumulated loss was decreased by $11,756,776 and paid-in capital was decreased by $11,756,776 due to expired capital loss carryforwards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for non-deductible expenses and investments in partnerships. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trust.

As of May 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 6,958,808  

Post October capital losses

   $ (3,055,653

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (21,728,930

Distributions payable

   $ (569,551

During the year ended May 31, 2019, capital loss carryforwards of $5,239,338 were utilized to offset net realized gains by the Trust.

At May 31, 2019, the Trust had a net capital loss of $3,055,653 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2018 that it has elected to defer. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s taxable year ending May 31, 2020.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Trust at May 31, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 957,326,229  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 8,540,998  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (30,165,014

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (21,624,016

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 year ended May 31, 2019, the Trust’s investment adviser fee amounted to $7,070,253. 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 year ended May 31, 2019, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.

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 $222,214,496 and $237,353,840, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2019.

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

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6  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Shelf Offering

The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Trust for the years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018.

In November 2013, the Board of Trustees initially approved a share repurchase program for the Trust. Pursuant to the reauthorization of the share repurchase program by the Board of Trustees in March 2019, the Trust is authorized to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year at market prices when shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The share 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 years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018.

Pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC, the Trust is authorized to issue up to an additional 5,495,789 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 years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018, there were no shares sold by the Trust pursuant to its shelf offering.

7  Restricted Securities

At May 31, 2019, the Trust owned the following securities (representing less than 0.01% of net assets applicable to common shares) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Trust has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Description    Date of
Acquisition
     Shares      Cost      Value  

Common Stocks

           

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.

     7/15/14,        758      $ 34,722      $ 841  
     10/21/14           

Convertible Preferred Stocks

           

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc., Series A, 12.00%

     5/26/17        14      $ 14,000      $ 20,552  

Total Restricted Securities

                     $ 48,722      $ 21,393  

8  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 May 31, 2019 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At May 31, 2019, 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 May 31, 2019, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $37,613. At May 31, 2019, there were no assets pledged by the Trust for such liability.

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

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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 deposits for derivatives collateral 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.

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 May 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

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

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 392,706      $ (37,613

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

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 May 31, 2019.

 

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

   $ 16,978      $      $      $             —      $ 16,978  

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

     275,926               (275,926              

State Street Bank and Trust Company

     99,802      (37,613      (62,189              
     $ 392,706    $ (37,613 )    $ (338,115    $      $ 16,978  
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)
 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   $ (37,613 )    $ 37,613    $      $      $  

 

(a)  

In some instances, the total 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.

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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 year ended May 31, 2019 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

   $ 5,858,221      $ (1,547,173

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(2) 

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

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts (based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold) outstanding during the year ended May 31, 2019, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $58,370,000.

9  Revolving Credit and Security Agreement

The Trust has entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, as amended (the Agreement) with conduit lenders and a bank to borrow up to $290 million. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits’ commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, in effect through March 9, 2020, the Trust also pays a program fee of 0.85% (0.67% prior to March 11, 2019) per annum on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a liquidity fee of 0.15% (0.25% if the outstanding loan amount is less than or equal to 60% of the total facility size) per annum on the unused portion of the total commitment under the Agreement. Prior to March 11, 2019, the liquidity fee was 0.15% on the total commitment (used or unused) or 0.25% if the outstanding loan amount was less than or equal to 60% of the total commitment. Program and liquidity fees for the year ended May 31, 2019 totaled $2,140,454 and are included in interest expense and fees on the Statement of Operations. The Trust also paid an upfront fee of $290,000, which is being amortized to interest expense over a period of one year through March 2020. The unamortized balance at May 31, 2019 is approximately $228,000 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 May 31, 2019, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $248,000,000 at an interest rate of 2.55%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the Agreement and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings at May 31, 2019 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 12) at May 31, 2019. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate (excluding fees) were $247,780,822 and 2.49%, respectively.

10  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.

11  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.

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

12  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

At May 31, 2019, 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)

   $      $ 854,947,612      $ 2,893,391      $ 857,841,003  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            30,884,136               30,884,136  

Asset-Backed Securities

            16,924,199               16,924,199  

Common Stocks

     1,118,566        3,214,033        6,129,279        10,461,878  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   20,552        20,552  

Closed-End Funds

     11,590,695                      11,590,695  

Miscellaneous

            31,490        0        31,490  

Short-Term Investments

            7,948,260               7,948,260  

Total Investments

   $ 12,709,261      $ 913,949,730      $ 9,043,222      $ 935,702,213  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 392,706      $      $ 392,706  

Total

   $ 12,709,261      $ 914,342,436      $ 9,043,222      $ 936,094,919  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (37,613    $      $ (37,613

Total

   $      $ (37,613    $      $ (37,613

 

*

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 year ended May 31, 2019 is not presented.

13  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 $4,166,000 (equal to 0.69% of net assets applicable to common shares at May 31, 2019). In April 2019, the parties to the litigation reached a settlement agreement in principle, subject to Court approval. In May 2019, the court preliminarily approved the settlement agreement reached by the parties to the litigation. The Trust does not anticipate that it will suffer any loss to the Trust’s net asset value as a result of the settlement. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions are expensed by the Trust as incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2019, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust as of May 31, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Trust’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of May 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

July 17, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2020 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2019. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 21, 2019. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Item 1:  The election of Mark R. Fetting, Helen Frame Peters and Marcus L. Smith as Class III Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2022. Ms. Mosley was elected solely by VRTP Shareholders.

 

Nominee for Trustee

Elected by All Shareholders

   Number of Shares  
   For      Withheld  

Mark R. Fetting

     36,029,126        1,028,398  

Helen Frame Peters

     36,001,299        1,056,225  

Marcus L. Smith

     36,015,050        1,042,474  

Nominee for Trustee

Elected by VRTP Shareholders

   Number of Shares  
   For      Withheld  

Valerie A. Mosley

     800        0  

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Trust. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by AST, the Plan agent (Agent). Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not Shares are reinvested.

If your Shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that the Trust’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be able to participate.

The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Plan participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive Shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Agent to sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your Shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Application for Participation in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

 

This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

 

Please print exact name on account

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.

YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

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 the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including 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 held on April 24, 2019, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for each of 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 exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings held between February and April 2019. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

Among other things, the information the Board considered included the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, 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 advisory and related fees paid by each fund to such 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 those of 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 relative to benchmark indices and, in certain instances, to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board;

 

 

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each fund 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(s), if any;

 

 

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable and in the context of a sub-adviser with trading responsibilities) with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable and in the context of a sub-adviser with trading responsibilities) to each fund 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 the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each fund;

 

 

Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, if applicable;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser (where applicable) of each fund, 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 the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser (where applicable) of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser (where applicable) of each fund, if any;

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2019, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers (where applicable) of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its Committees 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, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers (as applicable), with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised 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 fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

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 between Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, 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 for 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 processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as the 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, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including 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. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, 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

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

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 with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2018. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group and custom peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. 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, 2018, 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 accounts 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 accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser as between the Fund and other types of accounts. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.

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

Profitability and “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 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.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their respective 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.

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 the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered in the same manner as an open-end fund and that, notwithstanding that the Fund is authorized to issue additional common shares through a shelf offering, the Fund’s assets are not expected to increase materially in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Board concluded that the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not warranted at this time.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Trust’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 169 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee serves for a three-year term. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

    

Term Expiring.

Trustee Since(1)

     Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Class I
Trustee
     Until 2020.
Trustee since 2007.
    

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 169 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Class III
Trustee
     Until 2022.
Trustee since 2016.
    

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

  

Class I

Trustee

     Until 2020.
Trustee since 2014.
    

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

  

Class II

Trustee(3)

     Until 2021.
Trustee since 2014.
    

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

  

Class III

Trustee(3)

     Until 2022.
Trustee since 2014.
    

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

    

Term Expiring.

Trustee  Since(1)

     Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Class II Trustee      Until 2021.
Chairperson of the Board since 2016 and Trustee since 2003.
    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Class III
Trustee
     Until 2022.
Trustee since 2008.
    

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Keith Quinton(4)

1958

   Class II
Trustee
     Until 2021.
Trustee since 2018.
    

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith(4)

1966

   Class III
Trustee
    

Until 2022.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Class II
Trustee
     Until 2021.
Trustee since 2015.
    

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Class I
Trustee
     Until 2020.
Trustee since 2016.
    

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
     2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM since 2016.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM since 2016.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1)

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. Each Trustee holds office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

(2)

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Mmes. Frost and Sutherland and Messrs. Fetting, Gorman, Quinton, Smith and Wennerholm) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); and eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust II: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014). However, Ms. Mosley did not serve as a Board member of eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014).

(3)

VRTP Trustee

(4)

Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018.

(5)

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

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

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT 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.

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 common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year 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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) –(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2018 and May 31, 2019 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Trust Income

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   5/31/18      5/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 109,212      $ 109,500  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 18,000      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 22,006      $ 22,006  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 149,218      $ 131,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain agreed-upon procedures relating to the registrant’s Revolving Credit and Security Agreement.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.


(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2018 and May 31, 2019; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   5/31/18      5/31/19  

Registrant

   $ 40,006      $ 22,006  

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 51,855      $ 60,130  

 

(1) 

The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. George J. Gorman (Chair), Valerie A. Mosley, William H. Park and Scott E. Wennerholm are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.

In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or “Eaton Vance”) is the investment adviser of the Trust. Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr., William E. Holt, Catherine C. McDermott, Daniel P. McElaney, Scott H. Page and Andrew N. Sveen comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Trust’s investments.

Mr. Hinckley is a Vice President of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Trust since January 2008. Messrs. Holt, McElaney and Sveen and Ms. McDermott are Vice Presidents of EVM and have been portfolio managers of the Trust since March 2019. Mr. Page is a Vice President of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Trust since June 2004. Messrs. Hinckley, Page and Sveen and Ms. McDermott have managed other Eaton Vance portfolios for more than five years. This information is provided as of the date of filing this report.


The following table shows, as of the Trust’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.

 

     Number of All
Accounts
     Total Assets of
All
Accounts
     Number of
Accounts
Paying a
Performance Fee
     Total Assets of
Accounts Paying a
Performance Fee
 

Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.

           

Registered Investment Companies

     1      $ 946.1        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     3      $ 6,127.2        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     2      $ 1,098.8        0      $ 0  

William E. Holt

           

Registered Investment Companies

     5      $ 2,785.8        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Catherine C. McDermott

           

Registered Investment Companies

     8      $ 5,734.0        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Daniel P. McElaney

           

Registered Investment Companies

     5      $ 2,785.8        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Scott H. Page

           

Registered Investment Companies

     13      $ 27,700.6        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     10      $ 8,382.5        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     5      $ 5,082.8        0      $ 0  

Andrew N. Sveen

           

Registered Investment Companies

     10      $ 24,752.4        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  


The following table shows the dollar range of Trust shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Trust’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity
Securities Beneficially
Owned in the Trust
 

Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.

   $ 50,001 – $100,000  

William E. Holt

     None  

Catherine C. McDermott

     None  

Daniel P. McElaney

     None  

Scott H. Page

   $ 100,001 – $500,000  

Andrew N. Sveen

     None  

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies that govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocations, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has the following primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, (3) annual non-cash compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC nonvoting common stock that generally are subject to a vesting schedule and (4) (for equity portfolio managers) a Deferred Alpha Incentive Plan, which pays a deferred cash award tied to future excess returns in certain equity strategy portfolios. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.

Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio (Sharpe Ratio uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk). Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper


Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group or market index. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance. A portion of the compensation payable to equity portfolio managers and investment professionals will be determined based on the ability of one or more accounts managed by such manager to achieve a specified target average annual gross return over a three year period in excess of the account benchmark. The cash award to be payable at the end of the three year term will be established at the inception of the term and will be adjusted positively or negatively to the extent that the average annual gross return varies from the specified target return.

The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is generally based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus adjusted operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and al compensation.

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

No such purchases this period.

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

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

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


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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

No activity to report for the registrant’s most recent fiscal year end.

Item 13. Exhibits

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

 


Signatures

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

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   July 24, 2019

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

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   July 24, 2019
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   July 24, 2019