N-CSRS 1 d269979dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE SERIES TRUST II Eaton Vance Series Trust II

 

 

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: 811-02258

 

 

Eaton Vance Series Trust II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

April 30, 2016

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


LOGO

 

 

Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

LOGO


 

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

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

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report April 30, 2016

Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     41   

Officers and Trustees

     44   

Important Notices

     45   


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Michael W. Weilheimer, CFA and Stephen C. Concannon, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns  

Class

Inception Date

   

Performance

Inception Date

    Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

    06/15/1972        06/15/1972        1.71 %      –0.20 %      5.12 %      6.36 % 

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

    —        —        –3.09        –4.99        4.10        5.84   

Class B at NAV

    06/20/2002        06/15/1972        1.49        –0.97        4.34        5.57   

Class B with 5% Maximum Sales Charge

    —        —        –3.44        –5.66        4.03        5.57   

Class C at NAV

    06/21/2002        06/15/1972        1.49        –0.97        4.34        5.57   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

    —        —        0.51        –1.91        4.34        5.57   

Class I at NAV

    07/01/1999        06/15/1972        1.84        –0.12        5.39        6.62   

Class R at NAV

    01/05/2004        06/15/1972        1.58        –0.46        4.86        6.09   

Class R6 at NAV

    07/01/2014        06/15/1972        2.06        0.15        5.45        6.66   

BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index

    —        —        2.25 %      –1.34 %      5.21 %      7.19 % 

BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index

    —        —        2.27        –1.30        5.21        7.23   
           
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3   Class A     Class B     Class C     Class I     Class R     Class R6  
    1.00 %      1.75 %      1.75 %      0.75 %      1.25 %      0.66 % 

Fund Profile4

 

 

Credit Quality (% of bonds, loans and mortgage-backed securities)5

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

  2  


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of below-investment grade U.S. corporate bonds. BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is an unmanaged index of below-investment grade U.S. corporate bonds, with issuer exposure capped at 2%. BofA Merrill Lynch® indices not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report, BofAML does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

   Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of Class R6 is linked to Class I. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.

5 

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

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
 

 

  3  


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2015 – April 30, 2016).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/15)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(11/1/15 – 4/30/16)
       Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
                

Actual

                

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.10         $ 5.07           1.01 % 

Class B

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,014.90         $ 8.82           1.76 % 

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,014.90         $ 8.82           1.76 % 

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,018.40         $ 3.81           0.76 % 

Class R

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,015.80         $ 6.32           1.26 % 

Class R6

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,020.60         $ 3.37           0.67 % 
                                          
                

Hypothetical

                

(5% return per year before expenses)

                

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,019.80         $ 5.07           1.01 % 

Class B

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,016.10         $ 8.82           1.76 % 

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,016.10         $ 8.82           1.76 % 

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.10         $ 3.82           0.76 % 

Class R

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,018.60         $ 6.32           1.26 % 

Class R6

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.50         $ 3.37           0.67 % 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on October 31, 2015. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Investment in Boston Income Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $6,095,363,927)

  $ 6,041,124,632   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    24,520,749   

Total assets

  $ 6,065,645,381   
Liabilities        

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

  $ 21,084,210   

Distributions payable

    1,723,265   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Distribution and service fees

    504,355   

Trustees’ fees

    42   

Accrued expenses

    1,226,960   

Total liabilities

  $ 24,538,832   

Net Assets

  $ 6,041,106,549   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 6,322,977,484   

Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio

    (202,435,665 ) 

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (25,195,975 ) 

Net unrealized depreciation from Portfolio

    (54,239,295 ) 

Total

  $ 6,041,106,549   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 1,392,132,731   

Shares Outstanding

    249,346,508   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.58   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 95.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 5.86   
Class B Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 16,368,973   

Shares Outstanding

    2,930,084   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.59   
Class C Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 244,079,388   

Shares Outstanding

    43,657,126   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.59   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 4,311,825,814   

Shares Outstanding

    772,056,880   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.58   
Class R Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 38,526,494   

Shares Outstanding

    6,899,419   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.58   
Class R6 Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 38,173,149   

Shares Outstanding

    6,834,455   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.59   

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Interest and other income allocated from Portfolio

  $ 172,736,701   

Dividends allocated from Portfolio

    1,790,223   

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

    (16,442,927 ) 

Total investment income from Portfolio

  $ 158,083,997   
Expenses        

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

  $ 1,613,260   

Class B

    87,927   

Class C

    1,152,411   

Class R

    109,118   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    250   

Custodian fee

    29,611   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    2,506,884   

Legal and accounting services

    53,608   

Printing and postage

    849,499   

Registration fees

    233,683   

Miscellaneous

    24,986   

Total expenses

  $ 6,661,237   

Net investment income

  $ 151,422,760   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (80,019,626 ) 

Swap contracts

    743,666   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (206,648 ) 

Net realized loss

  $ (79,482,608 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 44,569,976   

Swap contracts

    (710,343 ) 

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    15,160   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 43,874,793   

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (35,607,815 ) 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 115,814,945   

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 151,422,760      $ 274,210,575   

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

    (79,482,608 )      (46,514,994 ) 

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

    43,874,793        (234,882,564 ) 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ 115,814,945      $ (7,186,983 ) 

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (40,633,815 )    $ (82,633,158 ) 

Class B

    (484,727 )      (1,229,432 ) 

Class C

    (6,345,955 )      (13,537,633 ) 

Class I

    (121,225,431 )      (184,107,246 ) 

Class R

    (1,317,982 )      (2,315,612 ) 

Class R6

    (910,664 )      (711,765 ) 

Tax return of capital

   

Class A

    —        (6,432,247 ) 

Class B

    —        (93,003 ) 

Class C

    —        (1,050,738 ) 

Class I

    —        (14,714,326 ) 

Class R

    —        (187,243 ) 

Class R6

    —        (66,762 ) 

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (170,918,574 )    $ (307,079,165 ) 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 185,616,132      $ 284,207,576   

Class B

    245,270        395,702   

Class C

    27,961,407        29,022,704   

Class I

    1,626,053,437        2,329,512,831   

Class R

    9,022,885        21,738,897   

Class R6

    17,086,617        24,188,277   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

Class A

    38,739,456        84,847,555   

Class B

    420,348        1,148,106   

Class C

    5,716,138        13,113,500   

Class I

    114,055,395        181,095,218   

Class R

    1,264,369        2,423,386   

Class R6

    369,354        221,105   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (167,694,649 )      (485,057,384 ) 

Class B

    (2,860,852 )      (5,721,850 ) 

Class C

    (33,512,229 )      (72,948,755 ) 

Class I

    (1,137,809,101 )      (1,468,440,659 ) 

Class R

    (18,512,961 )      (11,448,756 ) 

Class R6

    (2,673,855 )      (1,486,394 ) 

Net asset value of shares exchanged

   

Class A

    1,551,341        4,142,075   

Class B

    (1,551,341 )      (4,142,075 ) 

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 663,487,161      $ 926,811,059   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 608,383,532      $ 612,544,911   
Net Assets                

At beginning of period

  $ 5,432,723,017      $ 4,820,178,106   

At end of period

  $ 6,041,106,549      $ 5,432,723,017   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of period

  $ (25,195,975 )    $ (5,700,161 ) 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.060      $ 5.920      $ 5.720      $ 5.850   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.150      $ 0.318      $ 0.331      $ 0.349      $ 0.355      $ 0.423   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.060 )      (0.323 )      (0.014 )      0.156        0.252        (0.103 ) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.090      $ (0.005 )    $ 0.317      $ 0.505      $ 0.607      $ 0.320   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.170 )    $ (0.329 )    $ (0.357 )    $ (0.365 )    $ (0.394 )    $ (0.450 ) 

Tax return of capital

    —        (0.026 )      —        —        (0.013 )      —   

Total distributions

  $ (0.170 )    $ (0.355 )    $ (0.357 )    $ (0.365 )    $ (0.407 )    $ (0.450 ) 

Redemption fees(1)(2)

  $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.000 (3) 

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.580      $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.060      $ 5.920      $ 5.720   

Total Return(4)

    1.71 %(5)      (0.10 )%      5.34 %      8.75 %      11.00 %      5.60 % 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,392,133      $ 1,349,462      $ 1,551,838      $ 1,830,909      $ 1,997,735      $ 1,428,797   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(7)

    1.01 %(8)      1.00 %      1.00 %      1.00 %      1.02 %      1.02 % 

Net investment income

    5.57 %(8)      5.43 %      5.45 %      5.80 %      6.12 %      7.25 % 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    12 %(5)      36 %      43 %      56 %      64 %      70 % 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Redemption fees were discontinued as of January 1, 2011.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(4) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(7) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class B  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.070      $ 5.930      $ 5.720      $ 5.860   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.131      $ 0.276      $ 0.286      $ 0.303      $ 0.317      $ 0.382   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.052 )      (0.326 )      (0.023 )      0.158        0.257        (0.116 ) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.079      $ (0.050 )    $ 0.263      $ 0.461      $ 0.574      $ 0.266   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.149 )    $ (0.288 )    $ (0.313 )    $ (0.321 )    $ (0.352 )    $ (0.406 ) 

Tax return of capital

    —        (0.022 )      —        —        (0.012 )      —   

Total distributions

  $ (0.149 )    $ (0.310 )    $ (0.313 )    $ (0.321 )    $ (0.364 )    $ (0.406 ) 

Redemption fees(1)(2)

  $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.000 (3) 

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.590      $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.070      $ 5.930      $ 5.720   

Total Return(4)

    1.49 %(5)      (0.87 )%      4.40 %      7.96 %      10.38 %      4.63 % 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 16,369      $ 20,491      $ 30,329      $ 39,996      $ 56,321      $ 76,367   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(7)

    1.76 %(8)      1.75 %      1.75 %      1.75 %      1.77 %      1.77 % 

Net investment income

    4.83 %(8)      4.70 %      4.70 %      5.04 %      5.48 %      6.53 % 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    12 %(5)      36 %      43 %      56 %      64 %      70 % 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Redemption fees were discontinued as of January 1, 2011.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(4) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(7) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.660      $ 6.030      $ 6.070      $ 5.930      $ 5.720      $ 5.860   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.130      $ 0.274      $ 0.286      $ 0.303      $ 0.313      $ 0.380   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.051 )      (0.334 )      (0.013 )      0.158        0.261        (0.114 ) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.079      $ (0.060 )    $ 0.273      $ 0.461      $ 0.574      $ 0.266   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.149 )    $ (0.288 )    $ (0.313 )    $ (0.321 )    $ (0.352 )    $ (0.406 ) 

Tax return of capital

    —        (0.022 )      —        —        (0.012 )      —   

Total distributions

  $ (0.149 )    $ (0.310 )    $ (0.313 )    $ (0.321 )    $ (0.364 )    $ (0.406 ) 

Redemption fees(1)(2)

  $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.000 (3) 

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.590      $ 5.660      $ 6.030      $ 6.070      $ 5.930      $ 5.720   

Total Return(4)

    1.49 %(5)      (1.04 )%      4.57 %      7.95 %      10.37 %      4.63 % 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 244,079      $ 247,325      $ 295,436      $ 308,296      $ 318,029      $ 247,649   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(7)

    1.76 %(8)      1.75 %      1.75 %      1.75 %      1.77 %      1.77 % 

Net investment income

    4.82 %(8)      4.68 %      4.70 %      5.04 %      5.39 %      6.50 % 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    12 %(5)      36 %      43 %      56 %      64 %      70 % 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Redemption fees were discontinued as of January 1, 2011.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(4) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(7) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.070      $ 5.930      $ 5.720      $ 5.860   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.157      $ 0.330      $ 0.345      $ 0.363      $ 0.367      $ 0.434   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.060 )      (0.320 )      (0.023 )      0.157        0.265        (0.109 ) 

Total income from operations

  $ 0.097      $ 0.010      $ 0.322      $ 0.520      $ 0.632      $ 0.325   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.177 )    $ (0.343 )    $ (0.372 )    $ (0.380 )    $ (0.409 )    $ (0.465 ) 

Tax return of capital

    —        (0.027 )      —        —        (0.013 )      —   

Total distributions

  $ (0.177 )    $ (0.370 )    $ (0.372 )    $ (0.380 )    $ (0.422 )    $ (0.465 ) 

Redemption fees(1)(2)

  $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.000 (3) 

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.580      $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.070      $ 5.930      $ 5.720   

Total Return(4)

    1.84 %(5)      0.15 %      5.42 %      9.01 %      11.46 %      5.68 % 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 4,311,826      $ 3,744,639      $ 2,903,827      $ 2,113,533      $ 2,224,443      $ 1,179,925   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(7)

    0.76 %(8)      0.75 %      0.75 %      0.75 %      0.77 %      0.77 % 

Net investment income

    5.80 %(8)      5.64 %      5.68 %      6.04 %      6.32 %      7.45 % 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    12 %(5)      36 %      43 %      56 %      64 %      70 % 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Redemption fees were discontinued as of January 1, 2011.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(4) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(7) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class R  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.060      $ 5.920      $ 5.720      $ 5.850   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.144      $ 0.301      $ 0.316      $ 0.333      $ 0.342      $ 0.408   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.061 )      (0.321 )      (0.014 )      0.157        0.251        (0.103 ) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.083      $ (0.020 )    $ 0.302      $ 0.490      $ 0.593      $ 0.305   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.163 )    $ (0.315 )    $ (0.342 )    $ (0.350 )    $ (0.381 )    $ (0.435 ) 

Tax return of capital

    —        (0.025 )      —        —        (0.012 )      —   

Total distributions

  $ (0.163 )    $ (0.340 )    $ (0.342 )    $ (0.350 )    $ (0.393 )    $ (0.435 ) 

Redemption fees(1)(2)

  $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.000 (3) 

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.580      $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.060      $ 5.920      $ 5.720   

Total Return(4)

    1.58 %(5)      (0.36 )%      5.08 %      8.48 %      10.73 %      5.33 % 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 38,526      $ 47,575      $ 37,575      $ 34,457      $ 36,971      $ 31,668   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(7)

    1.26 %(8)      1.25 %      1.25 %      1.25 %      1.27 %      1.27 % 

Net investment income

    5.33 %(8)      5.15 %      5.19 %      5.54 %      5.90 %      6.99 % 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    12 %(5)      36 %      43 %      56 %      64 %      70 % 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Redemption fees were discontinued as of January 1, 2011.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(4) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(7) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class R6  
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
   

Period Ended

October 31, 2014(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.660      $ 6.020      $ 6.160   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.159      $ 0.326      $ 0.114   

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.049 )      (0.311 )      (0.129 ) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.110      $ 0.015      $ (0.015 ) 
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.180 )    $ (0.348 )    $ (0.125 ) 

Tax return of capital

    —        (0.027 )      —   

Total distributions

  $ (0.180 )    $ (0.375 )    $ (0.125 ) 

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.590      $ 5.660      $ 6.020   

Total Return(3)

    2.06 %(4)      0.24 %      (0.23 )%(4)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 38,173      $ 23,230      $ 1,173   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)

     

Expenses(6)

    0.67 %(7)      0.66 %      0.69 %(7) 

Net investment income

    5.88 %(7)      5.62 %      5.67 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    12 %(4)      36 %      43 %(8) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations, July 1, 2014, to October 31, 2014.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

For the Portfolio’s year ended October 31, 2014.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Series Trust II (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers six classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I, Class R and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Beginning January 1, 2012, Class B shares are only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestment of distributions. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Sub-accounting, recordkeeping and similar administrative fees payable to financial intermediaries, which are a component of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations, are not allocated to Class R6 shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Boston Income Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objectives and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (98.3% at April 30, 2016). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

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

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

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

As of April 30, 2016, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

D  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

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

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

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards) are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At October 31, 2015, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $45,934,301 and deferred capital losses of $57,201,257 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforwards will expire on October 31, 2017 ($43,883,291) and October 31, 2019 ($2,051,010) and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Of the deferred capital losses at October 31, 2015, $18,553,666 are short-term and $38,647,591 are long-term.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, EVM earned $41,949 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $83,839 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2016. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $1,613,260 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan), Class C shares (Class C Plan) and Class R shares (Class R Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $65,945 and $864,308 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively. The Class R Plan requires the Fund to pay EVD an amount up to 0.50% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Trustees of the Trust have currently limited Class R distribution payments to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $54,559 for Class R shares.

Pursuant to the Class B, Class C and Class R Plans, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $21,982, $288,103 and $54,559 for Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively.

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d) and for Class B, are further limited to a 5% maximum sales charge as determined in accordance with such rule.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $10,000 and $12,000 of CDSCs paid by Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively, and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $814,849,976 and $338,967,928, respectively.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    34,323,139         48,464,098   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    7,114,558         14,521,406   

Redemptions

    (30,921,305 )       (82,894,642 ) 

Exchange from Class B shares

    285,605         702,954   

Net increase (decrease)

    10,801,997         (19,206,184 ) 
    
Class B   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    44,266         67,935   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    77,169         196,190   

Redemptions

    (526,636 )       (977,381 ) 

Exchange to Class A shares

    (285,368 )       (702,665 ) 

Net decrease

    (690,569 )       (1,415,921 ) 
    
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    5,116,476         4,956,123   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    1,048,667         2,241,581   

Redemptions

    (6,177,206 )       (12,555,144 ) 

Net decrease

    (12,063 )       (5,357,440 ) 

 

  16  


Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Class I   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    299,595,588         400,895,073   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    20,941,061         31,066,720   

Redemptions

    (210,214,037 )       (252,366,648 ) 

Net increase

    110,322,612         179,595,145   
    
Class R   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    1,659,155         3,707,891   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    232,485         415,668   

Redemptions

    (3,400,988 )       (1,956,156 ) 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,509,348 )       2,167,403   
    
Class R6   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    3,154,957         4,128,592   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    67,590         38,331   

Redemptions

    (493,171 )       (256,563 ) 

Net increase

    2,729,376         3,910,360   

 

  17  


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 85.8%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Aerospace — 1.1%

               

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/21

  $ 16,200      $ 17,093,981   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/25(1)

    7,605        8,013,769   

Orbital ATK, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/21

    6,870        7,230,675   

Orbital ATK, Inc., 5.50%, 10/1/23(1)

    1,945        2,051,975   

TransDigm, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/22

    15,200        15,461,440   

TransDigm, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/24

    14,665        14,848,312   

TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/21

    2,415        2,529,411   
                 
  $ 67,229,563   
                 

Air Transportation — 0.1%

               

VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/VistaJet Co. Finance, LLC, 7.75%, 6/1/20(1)

  $ 12,880      $ 5,989,200   
                 
  $ 5,989,200   
                 

Automotive & Auto Parts — 1.2%

               

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/19

  $ 3,205      $ 3,297,458   

American Tire Distributors, Inc., 10.25%, 3/1/22(1)

    10,810        9,756,025   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., 5.25%, 4/15/23

    4,060        4,121,062   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.25%, 5/15/18

    1,780        1,821,987   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/17

    1,955        2,031,341   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/18

    4,760        5,201,114   

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/1/21

    5,590        4,024,800   

Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.75%, 11/15/22(1)(2)

    16,781        18,343,281   

Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.875%, 8/15/18(1)(2)

    11,300        11,667,250   

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.00%, 4/29/20(1)

    6,150        6,419,062   

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.50%, 4/29/22(1)

    3,680        3,781,126   

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/25(1)

    3,245        3,301,788   
                 
  $ 73,766,294   
                 

Banks & Thrifts — 0.8%

               

Ally Financial, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/17

  $ 16,320      $ 16,698,771   

Ally Financial, Inc., 6.25%, 12/1/17

    5,890        6,147,687   

Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 12/31/18

    2,500        2,740,625   

CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/18

    12,025        12,430,844   

CIT Group, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/20

    1,275        1,340,344   

CIT Group, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/19(1)

    7,785        8,166,465   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/1/24, 1/29/49(3)

    3,955        4,380,558   
                 
  $ 51,905,294   
                 

Broadcasting — 2.0%

               

Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
6.125%, 9/15/23(1)

  $ 5,140      $ 5,621,875   

AMC Networks, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/24

    12,255        12,300,956   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Broadcasting (continued)

               

iHeartCommunications, Inc., 11.25%, 3/1/21

  $ 10,550      $ 7,556,437   

Netflix, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/22

    15,340        16,107,000   

Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/25

    12,080        12,744,400   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.875%, 10/1/20(1)

    7,385        7,689,631   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/24(1)

    25,438        26,903,229   

Starz, LLC/Starz Finance Corp., 5.00%, 9/15/19

    12,575        12,842,219   

Tribune Media Co., 5.875%, 7/15/22(1)

    12,135        12,074,325   

Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125%, 5/15/23(1)

    6,190        6,275,113   
                 
  $ 120,115,185   
                 

Building Materials — 2.4%

               

Builders FirstSource, Inc.,
7.625%, 6/1/21(1)

  $ 7,163      $ 7,574,873   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.,
10.75%, 8/15/23(1)

    5,199        5,510,940   

HD Supply, Inc., 5.25%, 12/15/21(1)

    7,870        8,293,012   

HD Supply, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/24(1)

    6,130        6,444,163   

HD Supply, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/20

    18,815        20,014,456   

Hillman Group, Inc. (The), 6.375%, 7/15/22(1)

    14,330        12,861,175   

Nortek, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/21

    5,160        5,392,200   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 6.50%, 2/1/22

    8,925        8,768,812   

Rexel SA, 5.25%, 6/15/20(1)

    13,925        14,468,075   

Standard Industries, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/15/21(1)

    6,015        6,285,675   

Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/24(1)

    13,140        13,764,150   

Standard Industries, Inc.,
5.50%, 2/15/23(1)

    12,035        12,651,794   

Standard Industries, Inc.,
6.00%, 10/15/25(1)

    12,495        13,525,837   

USG Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(1)

    1,695        1,800,938   

USG Corp., 5.875%, 11/1/21(1)

    7,265        7,683,682   
                 
  $ 145,039,782   
                 

Cable / Satellite TV — 6.7%

               

Altice Financing SA, 6.625%, 2/15/23(1)

  $ 12,290      $ 12,198,440   

Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.625%, 2/15/25(1)

    6,140        5,955,800   

Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.75%, 5/15/22(1)

    13,190        13,206,488   

Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.375%, 7/15/23(1)

    4,030        4,129,944   

Altice US Finance I Corp.,
5.50%, 5/15/26(1)

    14,955        15,141,937   

Cable One, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/22(1)

    3,625        3,733,750   

Cablevision Systems Corp., 7.75%, 4/15/18

    10,805        11,345,250   

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.25%, 9/30/22

    12,245        12,673,575   

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/1/25(1)

    13,405        13,756,881   

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24

    1,625        1,708,281   
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Cable / Satellite TV (continued)

               

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/24(1)

  $ 20,085      $ 21,089,250   

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.50%, 4/30/21

    6,490        6,732,077   

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 7.00%, 1/15/19

    3,150        3,206,139   

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 7.375%, 6/1/20

    12,875        13,351,658   

CCOH Safari, LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26(1)

    11,655        12,062,925   

Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 5.125%, 12/15/21(1)

    4,200        3,979,500   

Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.375%, 9/15/20(1)

    1,950        2,008,500   

CSC Holdings, LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/24

    1,900        1,733,750   

CSC Holdings, LLC, 6.75%, 11/15/21

    12,915        13,358,953   

CSC Holdings, LLC, 7.625%, 7/15/18

    7,070        7,670,950   

CSC Holdings, LLC, 8.625%, 2/15/19

    4,385        4,878,313   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/22

    12,425        12,114,375   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/24

    6,190        5,834,075   

DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21

    21,567        22,272,457   

Neptune Finco Corp., 10.125%, 1/15/23(1)

    17,855        19,640,500   

Neptune Finco Corp.,
10.875%, 10/15/25(1)

    20,770        23,158,550   

Numericable-SFR S.A., 4.875%, 5/15/19(1)

    7,765        8,055,411   

Numericable-SFR S.A., 6.00%, 5/15/22(1)

    23,425        23,543,296   

Numericable-SFR S.A., 6.25%, 5/15/24(1)

    2,925        2,840,906   

Numericable-SFR S.A., 7.375%, 5/1/26(1)

    18,150        18,444,937   

Unitymedia GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/25(1)

    3,975        4,114,125   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 5.50%, 1/15/23(1)

    13,345        13,878,800   

UPCB Finance IV, Ltd., 5.375%, 1/15/25(1)

    4,740        4,846,650   

UPCB Finance V, Ltd., 7.25%, 11/15/21(1)

    9,873        10,428,356   

UPCB Finance VI, Ltd., 6.875%, 1/15/22(1)

    9,675        10,267,594   

Virgin Media Finance PLC,
5.75%, 1/15/25(1)

    9,450        9,556,313   

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 6.375%, 4/15/23(1)

    3,265        3,379,275   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/26(1)

    12,495        12,619,950   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.50%, 8/15/26(1)

    7,835        7,913,350   

VTR Finance B.V., 6.875%, 1/15/24(1)

    8,330        8,340,413   

Ziggo Bond Finance B.V.,
5.875%, 1/15/25(1)

    6,220        6,181,125   
                 
  $ 411,352,819   
                 

Capital Goods — 1.2%

               

Accudyne Industries Borrower/Accudyne Industries, LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/20(1)

  $ 10,495      $ 8,684,613   

Anixter, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23(1)

    9,930        10,190,662   

CNH Industrial Capital, LLC, 6.25%, 11/1/16

    7,295        7,440,827   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Capital Goods (continued)

               

HRG Group, Inc., 7.875%, 7/15/19

  $ 26,940      $ 28,489,050   

Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., 9.50%, 2/15/24(1)

    15,615        17,332,650   
                 
  $ 72,137,802   
                 

Chemicals — 1.2%

               

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B B.V., 7.375%, 5/1/21(1)

  $ 14,675      $ 15,555,500   

Kissner Milling Co., Ltd., 7.25%, 6/1/19(1)

    3,795        3,757,050   

Platform Specialty Products Corp., 6.50%, 2/1/22(1)

    19,540        17,292,900   

Platform Specialty Products Corp., 10.375%, 5/1/21(1)

    4,090        4,090,000   

PQ Corp., 6.75%, 11/15/22(1)(4)

    3,150        3,252,375   

Tronox Finance, LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20

    16,630        14,229,044   

Tronox Finance, LLC, 7.50%, 3/15/22(1)

    4,605        3,845,175   

W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/1/21(1)

    9,590        10,064,705   

W.R. Grace & Co., 5.625%, 10/1/24(1)

    2,500        2,653,125   
                 
  $ 74,739,874   
                 

Consumer Products — 3.1%

               

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.,
7.75%, 11/1/17(2)

  $ 48,695      $ 49,285,524   

CBC Ammo, LLC/CBC FinCo, Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/21(1)

    16,810        14,288,500   

Central Garden & Pet Co., 6.125%, 11/15/23

    15,080        15,909,400   

NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/21(1)(4)

    33,765        34,609,125   

Radio Systems Corp., 8.375%, 11/1/19(1)

    7,690        8,016,825   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21

    4,795        4,896,894   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 6.00%, 10/15/23(1)

    4,115        4,372,187   

Serta Simmons Holdings, LLC, 8.125%, 10/1/20(1)

    3,679        3,885,944   

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25

    15,435        16,448,308   

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 11/15/20

    3,250        3,437,752   

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/23

    8,905        9,305,725   

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/20

    12,801        13,553,059   

Vista Outdoor, Inc., 5.875%, 10/1/23(1)

    14,965        15,788,075   
                 
  $ 193,797,318   
                 

Containers — 2.7%

               

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.,
3.634%, 12/15/19(1)(5)

  $ 5,475      $ 5,542,753   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.,
4.625%, 5/15/23(1)(4)

    13,015        13,015,000   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.00%, 6/30/21(1)

    3,900        3,851,250   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.25%, 1/31/19(1)

    4,055        4,176,650   
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Containers (continued)

               

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.75%, 1/31/21(1)

  $ 2,400      $ 2,418,000   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/20(1)

    2,819        2,678,162   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.,
7.25%, 5/15/24(1)(4)

    19,440        19,440,000   

Ball Corp., 4.375%, 12/15/20

    14,470        15,075,931   

Berry Plastics Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/22(1)

    10,130        10,636,500   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 12/15/16(1)

    9,595        9,585,280   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/23(1)

    19,975        21,523,063   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/25(1)

    4,160        4,490,200   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/21

    6,435        6,685,534   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/21

    3,805        3,957,200   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 5/15/18

    3,285        3,293,048   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 9.875%, 8/15/19

    37,810        39,133,350   
                 
  $ 165,501,921   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%

               

AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.50%, 5/15/21

  $ 1,625      $ 1,683,906   

AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.625%, 10/30/20

    4,465        4,677,088   

AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.625%, 7/1/22

    3,470        3,613,138   

Aircastle, Ltd., 5.00%, 4/1/23

    4,955        5,057,370   

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/20(1)

    9,045        9,305,044   

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/17

    3,730        3,730,000   

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/20

    10,045        10,070,112   

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/15/21

    3,890        4,040,738   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/15/20

    16,365        19,392,525   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 1/15/22

    9,855        11,961,506   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/17

    5,350        5,646,925   

Navient Corp., 4.875%, 6/17/19

    1,245        1,195,823   

Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/15/19

    12,170        12,093,937   

Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/24

    6,255        5,504,400   

Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/22

    1,240        1,219,850   

Navient Corp., 8.00%, 3/25/20

    10,785        11,243,362   

Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.75%, 5/1/25(1)

    6,200        5,859,000   
                 
  $ 116,294,724   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Diversified Media — 1.3%

               

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/22

  $ 6,075      $ 5,923,125   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, 6.50%, 11/15/22

    11,805        11,923,050   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, 7.625%, 3/15/20

    2,005        1,764,400   

IAC/InterActiveCorp, 4.875%, 11/30/18

    12,758        13,188,583   

Lamar Media Corp., 5.75%, 2/1/26(1)

    3,120        3,307,200   

MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/24(1)

    24,130        25,095,200   

National CineMedia, LLC, 6.00%, 4/15/22

    8,240        8,672,600   

National CineMedia, LLC, 7.875%, 7/15/21

    3,450        3,605,250   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (The), 5.50%, 10/1/21(1)

    5,585        5,843,306   
                 
  $ 79,322,714   
                 

Energy — 10.6%

               

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.75%, 5/20/20

  $ 4,795      $ 4,976,203   

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 7.00%, 5/20/22

    23,940        25,406,325   

AmeriGas Partners, L.P./AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.25%, 8/20/19

    5,490        5,640,975   

Antero Resources Corp., 5.375%, 11/1/21

    16,185        15,739,912   

Antero Resources Corp., 5.625%, 6/1/23

    13,015        12,689,625   

Antero Resources Corp., 6.00%, 12/1/20

    2,115        2,130,207   

Blue Racer Midstream, LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/22(1)

    3,580        3,186,200   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/21

    10,850        4,312,875   

Canbriam Energy, Inc., 9.75%, 11/15/19(1)

    5,760        5,428,800   

Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/23

    27,330        27,603,300   

Concho Resources, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/22

    4,730        4,942,850   

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

    5,535        5,766,778   

CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., 7.125%, 4/15/21(1)

    14,435        14,651,525   

CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/23(1)

    12,150        12,453,750   

CVR Refining, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 11/1/22

    18,895        16,816,550   

Denbury Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 5/1/22

    3,545        2,321,975   

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 10/1/21

    11,175        11,971,219   

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/21(1)

    20,580        19,859,700   

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc., 8.125%, 9/15/23(1)

    4,950        4,900,500   

Energy Transfer Equity L.P., 5.875%, 1/15/24

    24,980        23,481,200   

Energy Transfer Equity L.P., 7.50%, 10/15/20

    7,970        8,069,625   
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Energy (continued)

               

EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75%, 9/1/22

  $ 10,510      $ 6,148,350   

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.625%, 5/1/23

    14,100        13,747,500   

Gulfport Energy Corp., 7.75%, 11/1/20

    22,880        23,223,200   

Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 10/1/17

    2,710        2,327,213   

Holly Energy Partners, L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/20

    2,605        2,631,050   

Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/23

    18,470        18,654,700   

Memorial Resource Development Corp., 5.875%, 7/1/22

    46,613        42,650,895   

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 7/1/24

    6,100        6,227,734   

Noble Energy, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/21

    4,125        4,243,515   

Paramount Resources, Ltd., 6.875%, 6/30/23(1)

    6,520        5,085,600   

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/22(1)

    3,060        3,228,300   

PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/15/23(1)

    9,030        8,815,538   

PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/20

    12,485        13,062,431   

PBF Logistics, L.P./PBF Logistics Finance Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/23

    14,565        14,164,462   

Rice Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/1/23

    8,095        8,216,425   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.625%, 10/1/22

    22,005        22,830,187   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, 5.625%, 2/1/21

    22,790        22,761,512   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/23

    13,485        13,249,013   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, 5.625%, 3/1/25

    25,530        24,987,487   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24

    3,535        3,437,788   

Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., 6.50%, 11/1/20

    12,645        13,245,638   

Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., 7.50%, 11/30/16

    18,285        18,719,269   

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd., 6.75%, 5/1/23(1)

    19,695        19,498,050   

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd., 8.25%, 5/15/20(1)

    21,740        22,500,900   

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/22

    8,790        417,525   

Seventy Seven Operating, LLC, 6.625%, 11/15/19

    3,875        1,588,750   

SM Energy Co., 5.625%, 6/1/25

    3,620        3,058,900   

SM Energy Co., 6.125%, 11/15/22

    7,525        6,847,750   

SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 11/15/21

    11,000        10,285,000   

SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 1/1/23

    10,125        9,315,000   

Sunoco, L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/23(1)

    9,265        9,444,509   

Tesoro Corp., 5.375%, 10/1/22

    11,035        11,103,969   

Tesoro Logistics, L.P./Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 5.50%, 10/15/19

    3,100        3,177,500   

Tesoro Logistics, L.P./Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/22

    7,445        7,668,350   

Triangle USA Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 7/15/22(1)

    7,250        1,631,250   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 3.70%, 1/15/23

    10,135        8,561,947   

Williams Partners, L.P./ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/23

    7,050        6,477,237   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Energy (continued)

               

Williams Partners, L.P./ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/24

  $ 3,700      $ 3,361,668   
                 
  $ 648,946,206   
                 

Entertainment / Film — 0.1%

               

Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 3/15/22

  $ 5,440      $ 5,691,600   
                 
  $ 5,691,600   
                 

Environmental — 0.6%

               

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., 8.25%, 10/1/20

  $ 17,195      $ 17,990,269   

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/21

    3,865        3,913,312   

Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/24

    4,780        4,756,100   

Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/1/22

    8,295        8,585,325   

GFL Environmental, Inc.,
9.875%, 2/1/21(1)

    3,280        3,476,800   
                 
  $ 38,721,806   
                 

Food & Drug Retail — 0.7%

               

Fresh Market, Inc. (The), 9.75%, 5/1/23(1)

  $ 14,910      $ 14,723,625   

New Albertsons, Inc., 8.00%, 5/1/31

    2,350        2,355,875   

Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 4/1/23(1)

    26,925        28,927,547   
                 
  $ 46,007,047   
                 

Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 1.7%

               

Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/23

  $ 15,225      $ 15,986,250   

Constellation Brands, Inc., 6.00%, 5/1/22

    2,650        3,027,625   

Dean Foods Co., 6.50%, 3/15/23(1)

    29,795        31,359,237   

Dole Food Co., Inc., 7.25%, 5/1/19(1)

    1,000        1,007,500   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25(1)

    4,832        4,940,720   

Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp.,
5.875%, 1/15/24(1)

    4,510        4,791,875   

Post Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/22(1)

    4,205        4,333,778   

Post Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/21(1)

    1,815        1,906,893   

Post Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/24(1)

    7,925        8,658,063   

Post Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 7/15/25(1)

    3,965        4,406,106   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/24(1)

    19,170        20,487,938   

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The), 5.375%, 10/1/22

    4,380        4,705,960   
                 
  $ 105,611,945   
                 

Gaming — 2.5%

               

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/26(1)

  $ 4,905      $ 5,039,887   

Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, 11.00%, 12/9/22(1)

    5,297        2,675,211   
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Gaming (continued)

               

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/21

  $ 3,030      $ 3,105,750   

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/20

    10,445        11,071,700   

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26

    10,365        10,818,469   

International Game Technology PLC, 6.50%, 2/15/25(1)

    3,560        3,613,400   

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnerhsip, L.P./MGP Escrow Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/24(1)

    9,075        9,466,359   

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23

    12,500        13,015,625   

MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/21

    6,220        6,655,400   

MGM Resorts International, 7.75%, 3/15/22

    24,755        27,756,544   

New Cotai, LLC/New Cotai Capital Corp., 10.625%, 5/1/19(1)(2)

    14,460        9,460,305   

Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.00%, 1/1/22(1)

    7,000        7,148,750   

Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.00%, 12/1/22

    8,980        7,466,870   

Station Casinos, LLC, 7.50%, 3/1/21

    8,595        9,109,101   

Studio City Finance, Ltd.,
8.50%, 12/1/20(1)

    21,470        21,663,230   

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, 9.00%, 11/15/15(1)(6)

    9,455        4,869,325   
                 
  $ 152,935,926   
                 

Health Care — 11.9%

               

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/23

  $ 1,450      $ 1,489,875   

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.,
6.50%, 3/1/24(1)

    7,325        7,746,188   

Air Medical Merger Sub Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/23(1)

    9,815        9,471,475   

Alere, Inc., 6.375%, 7/1/23(1)

    15,369        15,714,802   

Alere, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/20

    8,495        8,431,288   

Alere, Inc., 7.25%, 7/1/18

    2,470        2,527,119   

AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 11/30/20

    10,540        10,856,200   

AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/22

    9,090        9,362,700   

Capsugel SA, 7.00%, 5/15/19(1)(2)

    2,932        2,953,990   

Centene Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/22

    4,335        4,486,725   

Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/21(1)

    9,335        9,825,088   

Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/24(1)

    9,335        9,825,088   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/18

    6,860        6,962,900   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/1/22

    19,085        17,450,847   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 7.125%, 7/15/20

    25,450        24,686,500   

Concordia Healthcare Corp., 9.50%, 10/21/22(1)

    29,335        29,903,366   

ConvaTec Finance International SA, 8.25%, 1/15/19(1)(2)

    20,485        20,689,850   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, 10.50%, 12/15/18(1)

    19,210        19,690,250   

DJO Finco, Inc./DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.125%, 6/15/21(1)

    7,620        6,705,600   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Health Care (continued)

               

Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/22(1)

  $ 1,280      $ 1,324,800   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/23(1)

    12,030        11,759,325   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 6.00%, 2/1/25(1)

    7,805        7,492,800   

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/23

    8,618        9,275,123   

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.625%, 7/31/19(1)

    6,375        6,964,688   

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.875%, 1/31/22(1)

    5,315        5,873,075   

Grifols Worldwide Operations, Ltd., 5.25%, 4/1/22

    6,580        6,810,300   

HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/26

    18,460        19,221,475   

HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/26

    13,250        13,780,000   

HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/20

    12,235        13,580,850   

HCA, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/22

    10,400        11,830,000   

HCA Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/21

    18,865        20,591,147   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 9/1/23(1)

    5,830        6,063,200   

Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/22(1)

    14,540        15,285,175   

Horizon Pharma Financing, Inc., 6.625%, 5/1/23(1)

    10,820        9,900,300   

IMS Health, Inc., 6.00%, 11/1/20(1)

    9,615        9,879,412   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC, 6.375%, 8/1/23(1)

    39,735        41,384,002   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/21(1)

    3,920        4,248,300   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.50%, 11/1/18

    18,765        19,058,672   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A./Mallinckrodt CB, LLC, 4.875%, 4/15/20(1)

    6,180        5,932,800   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A./Mallinckrodt CB, LLC, 5.50%, 4/15/25(1)

    6,195        5,606,475   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A./Mallinckrodt CB, LLC, 5.625%, 10/15/23(1)

    22,380        21,037,200   

MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/23(1)

    6,980        7,259,200   

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC, 6.625%, 4/1/22(1)

    31,540        33,011,656   

Opal Acquisition, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/21(1)

    10,160        8,343,900   

PRA Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 10/1/23(1)

    8,569        9,468,745   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.,
6.00%, 4/1/23(1)

    11,617        11,791,255   

TeamHealth, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/23(1)

    22,205        23,634,447   

Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/24

    4,200        4,389,000   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.00%, 10/1/20

    7,755        8,259,075   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23

    9,830        9,793,138   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/1/22

    30,620        31,921,350   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.625%, 12/1/21(1)

    5,520        4,705,800   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/23(1)

    19,540        16,523,512   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(1)

    15,355        12,783,037   
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Health Care (continued)

               

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/20(1)

  $ 24,390      $ 22,225,387   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/21(1)

    7,980        7,341,600   

Vizient, Inc., 10.375%, 3/1/24(1)

    10,690        11,678,825   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/20

    22,140        23,136,300   
                 
  $ 731,945,197   
                 

Homebuilders / Real Estate — 0.8%

               

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/25(1)

  $ 15,150      $ 15,017,438   

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, 8.25%, 12/1/22(1)

    12,660        13,229,700   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/19

    9,190        9,258,925   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/24

    12,555        12,680,550   
                 
  $ 50,186,613   
                 

Hotels — 0.6%

               

Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/21

  $ 16,325      $ 17,022,175   

Playa Resorts Holding B.V., 8.00%, 8/15/20(1)

    12,110        12,231,100   

RHP Hotel Properties, L.P./RHP Finance Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/23

    6,190        6,391,175   
                 
  $ 35,644,450   
                 

Insurance — 0.9%

               

Hub Holdings, LLC/Hub Holdings Finance, Inc., 8.125%, 7/15/19(1)(2)

  $ 9,155      $ 8,559,925   

Hub International, Ltd., 7.875%, 10/1/21(1)

    11,815        11,608,238   

USI, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/21(1)

    16,115        16,175,431   

Wayne Merger Sub, LLC, 8.25%, 8/1/23(1)

    21,475        21,421,312   
                 
  $ 57,764,906   
                 

Leisure — 0.8%

               

NCL Corp., Ltd., 4.625%, 11/15/20(1)

  $ 11,585      $ 11,831,181   

NCL Corp., Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/19(1)

    4,950        5,110,875   

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.25%, 6/15/16

    2,185        2,198,534   

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.25%, 3/15/18

    4,390        4,763,150   

Viking Cruises, Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/25(1)

    8,680        6,987,400   

Viking Cruises, Ltd., 8.50%, 10/15/22(1)

    16,385        15,483,825   
                 
  $ 46,374,965   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Metals / Mining — 1.1%

  

Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/20(1)

  $ 20,705      $ 19,152,125   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/23

    2,980        2,503,200   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.55%, 11/14/24

    8,950        7,573,938   

IAMGOLD Corp., 6.75%, 10/1/20(1)

    7,690        6,244,280   

Imperial Metals Corp., 7.00%, 3/15/19(1)

    4,715        4,290,650   

New Gold, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/22(1)

    8,525        7,885,625   

Novelis, Inc., 8.375%, 12/15/17

    4,800        4,896,000   

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/1/19

    326        313,775   

SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P./SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.375%, 2/1/20

    12,390        9,540,300   

Teck Resources, Ltd., 2.50%, 2/1/18

    3,015        2,879,325   

Teck Resources, Ltd., 3.00%, 3/1/19

    3,015        2,788,875   
                 
  $ 68,068,093   
                 

Paper — 0.0%(7)

               

Domtar Corp., 10.75%, 6/1/17

  $ 1,855      $ 1,999,744   
                 
  $ 1,999,744   
                 

Publishing / Printing — 0.8%

               

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, 7.875%, 5/15/24(1)(4)

  $ 20,425      $ 20,986,687   

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, 9.75%, 4/1/21

    23,545        25,357,824   

MHGE Parent, LLC/MHGE Parent Finance, Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/19(1)(2)

    5,415        5,469,150   
                 
  $ 51,813,661   
                 

Railroad — 0.2%

               

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp., 6.75%, 5/1/19(1)

  $ 1,335      $ 1,355,025   

Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/23(1)

    10,615        10,615,000   
                 
  $ 11,970,025   
                 

Restaurants — 1.4%

               

1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/22(1)

  $ 17,095      $ 17,565,113   

1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/22(1)

    26,595        27,625,556   

NPC International, Inc./NPC Quality Burgers, Inc./NPC Operating Company B, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/20

    21,695        22,752,631   

Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 11/1/21

    8,320        8,128,640   

Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.875%, 11/1/20

    3,280        3,284,100   

Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.875%, 11/1/23

    1,170        1,115,747   
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Restaurants (continued)

               

Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.30%, 9/15/19

  $ 2,623      $ 2,803,331   
                 
  $ 83,275,118   
                 

Services — 5.0%

               

Acosta, Inc., 7.75%, 10/1/22(1)

  $ 27,315      $ 25,471,237   

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 7.00%, 2/1/19(1)

    15,540        13,714,050   

Carlson Wagonlit B.V., 6.875%, 6/15/19(1)

    20,785        21,622,698   

CEB, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/23(1)

    8,135        8,175,675   

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/21(1)

    11,500        11,643,750   

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22

    8,505        8,983,406   

Hertz Corp. (The), 6.25%, 10/15/22

    4,780        4,837,312   

IHS, Inc., 5.00%, 11/1/22

    9,300        9,765,000   

Laureate Education, Inc., 9.25%, 9/1/19(1)

    69,410        63,163,100   

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., 9.25%, 5/15/23(1)(4)

    17,905        18,665,962   

Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P., 6.50%, 4/1/23(1)

    26,505        27,830,250   

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/23(1)

    10,955        11,146,713   

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/23(1)

    4,325        4,433,125   

ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The), 7.45%, 8/15/27

    19,140        19,283,550   

TMS International Corp.,
7.625%, 10/15/21(1)

    11,645        8,209,725   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.125%, 6/15/23

    4,910        5,118,675   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.375%, 5/15/20

    18,280        19,014,509   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/22

    16,030        17,192,175   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.25%, 2/1/21

    552        578,220   

Vander Intermediate Holding II Corp., 9.75%, 2/1/19(1)(2)

    9,950        5,824,233   
                 
  $ 304,673,365   
                 

Steel — 0.3%

               

ArcelorMittal, 7.25%, 2/25/22

  $ 3,775      $ 3,989,703   

JMC Steel Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18(1)

    13,584        13,108,560   
                 
  $ 17,098,263   
                 

Super Retail — 3.7%

               

Argos Merger Sub, Inc.,
7.125%, 3/15/23(1)

  $ 26,520      $ 27,183,000   

Chinos Intermediate Holdings A, Inc., 7.75%, 5/1/19(1)(2)

    7,495        3,630,203   

Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/20(1)

    9,275        9,680,781   

Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/23(1)

    21,435        22,962,244   

Hot Topic, Inc., 9.25%, 6/15/21(1)

    31,870        32,268,375   

L Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 4/1/21

    21,680        24,723,872   

L Brands, Inc., 6.875%, 11/1/35

    17,520        19,359,600   

L Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

    12,810        15,179,850   

Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/20(1)

    6,650        6,974,188   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Super Retail (continued)

               

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 6.00%, 8/15/23

  $ 6,605      $ 6,939,345   

Party City Holdings, Inc.,
6.125%, 8/15/23(1)

    19,455        20,433,586   

PVH Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/23

    13,090        15,249,850   

rue21, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/21(1)

    9,420        5,699,100   

Sally Holdings, LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 12/1/25

    14,585        15,642,412   

Sally Holdings, LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 6/1/22

    4,245        4,467,863   
                 
  $ 230,394,269   
                 

Technology — 6.8%

               

Avaya, Inc., 9.00%, 4/1/19(1)

  $ 11,110      $ 7,110,400   

CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(1)

    20,950        21,473,750   

CommScope, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/20(1)

    4,315        4,455,238   

First Data Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/24(1)

    32,200        32,642,750   

First Data Corp., 5.375%, 8/15/23(1)

    15,405        15,982,687   

First Data Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24(1)

    3,890        3,962,938   

First Data Corp., 6.75%, 11/1/20(1)

    9,464        9,955,276   

First Data Corp., 7.00%, 12/1/23(1)

    40,970        42,250,312   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/22(1)

    14,270        15,161,875   

Infor (US), Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/20(1)

    7,875        8,327,813   

Infor (US), Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/22

    14,365        13,330,864   

Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc., 7.125%, 5/1/21(1)(2)

    10,980        9,305,550   

Informatica, LLC, 7.125%, 7/15/23(1)

    7,225        7,062,438   

Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 8/1/23(1)

    4,500        3,658,545   

Micron Technology, Inc., 5.50%, 2/1/25

    2,090        1,672,000   

Micron Technology, Inc.,
5.625%, 1/15/26(1)

    6,230        4,984,000   

Micron Technology, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/23(1)

    11,955        12,403,313   

Microsemi Corp., 9.125%, 4/15/23(1)

    14,470        16,025,525   

MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/25(1)

    5,390        5,774,038   

Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.375%, 8/15/20(1)

    14,265        14,657,287   

NXP B.V./NXP Funding, LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/21(1)

    4,505        4,735,881   

Plantronics, Inc., 5.50%, 5/31/23(1)

    5,660        5,688,300   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.,
8.875%, 3/1/23(1)

    13,185        13,316,850   

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 1/1/25

    12,100        9,226,177   

Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC, 6.25%, 2/15/26(1)

    16,935        17,993,437   

Solera, LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., 10.50%, 3/1/24(1)

    9,135        9,591,750   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/23(1)

    12,970        13,423,950   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc., 8.75%, 4/1/22(1)

    12,465        7,105,050   

Western Digital Corp., 7.375%, 4/1/23(1)

    27,955        28,234,550   

Western Digital Corp., 10.50%, 4/1/24(1)

    27,940        27,241,500   
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Technology (continued)

               

Zebra Technologies Corp., 7.25%, 10/15/22

  $ 30,495      $ 33,166,362   
                 
  $ 419,920,406   
                 

Telecommunications — 6.9%

               

CenturyLink, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/23

  $ 8,545      $ 8,448,869   

CenturyLink, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/24

    13,465        13,532,325   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 8.25%, 10/15/23

    2,480        2,362,200   

Digicel, Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21(1)

    8,990        8,270,800   

Digicel, Ltd., 6.75%, 3/1/23(1)

    17,560        15,924,725   

Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/26

    16,660        17,669,929   

Frontier Communications Corp., 6.25%, 9/15/21

    8,095        7,568,825   

Frontier Communications Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/25

    9,340        7,810,575   

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.625%, 4/15/24

    2,695        2,405,827   

Frontier Communications Corp., 10.50%, 9/15/22(1)

    11,165        11,555,775   

Frontier Communications Corp., 11.00%, 9/15/25(1)

    18,905        19,164,944   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/19

    11,723        12,953,915   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 12/15/22

    9,115        5,936,144   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 7.25%, 10/15/20

    8,060        5,914,025   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 7.50%, 4/1/21

    310        222,038   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8.00%, 2/15/24(1)

    12,815        13,295,562   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 6/1/21

    12,425        4,224,500   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 8.125%, 6/1/23

    16,365        5,441,363   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/26(1)

    8,495        8,643,663   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/24(1)

    6,180        6,319,050   

SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/20

    8,665        8,968,275   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22

    1,245        921,935   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/20

    17,935        14,975,725   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/18(1)

    28,115        29,801,900   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.125%, 3/1/17

    5,150        5,317,375   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/22

    2,000        1,960,000   

Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21

    18,505        15,035,312   

Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 2/15/25

    16,885        12,748,175   

Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23

    33,700        26,454,500   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/21

    4,980        5,210,325   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/25

    4,120        4,341,450   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.464%, 4/28/19

    9,910        10,145,362   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26

    32,780        34,869,725   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.625%, 4/1/23

    11,280        12,083,700   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/21

    7,860        8,311,950   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.731%, 4/28/22

    2,795        2,956,355   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.75%, 7/15/20(1)

    19,610        18,825,600   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.375%, 4/23/21(1)

    7,400        6,604,500   

Windstream Services, LLC, 7.75%, 10/1/21

    15,555        13,260,637   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Telecommunications (continued)

               

Zayo Group, LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/23

  $ 8,780      $ 9,087,300   

Zayo Group, LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/25(1)

    6,060        6,332,700   
                 
  $ 425,877,855   
                 

Transportation Ex Air / Rail — 1.1%

               

CEVA Group, PLC, 7.00%, 3/1/21(1)

  $ 2,540      $ 2,336,800   

CEVA Group, PLC, 9.00%, 9/1/21(1)

    9,200        7,728,000   

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/22(1)

    19,315        18,976,988   

XPO Logistics, Inc., 7.875%, 9/1/19(1)

    36,979        39,012,845   
                 
  $ 68,054,633   
                 

Utilities — 1.6%

               

AES Corp. (The), 5.50%, 3/15/24

  $ 4,035      $ 4,105,613   

Calpine Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/23

    15,865        16,083,144   

Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/25

    4,835        4,901,481   

Dynegy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/1/19

    15,645        15,918,787   

Dynegy, Inc., 7.375%, 11/1/22

    12,470        12,376,475   

Dynegy, Inc., 7.625%, 11/1/24

    10,620        10,434,150   

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 5/15/21

    11,765        12,289,719   

NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/1/20

    6,695        6,962,800   

NRG Yield Operating, LLC, 5.375%, 8/15/24

    8,490        8,023,050   

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC, 5.875%, 2/1/23(1)

    1,470        1,289,925   

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC, 6.125%, 6/15/25(1)

    4,530        3,918,450   
                 
  $ 96,303,594   
                 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $5,329,155,521)

   

  $ 5,276,472,177   
                 
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 5.2%(8)   
   
Borrower/Tranche Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Chemicals — 0.0%(7)

               

Univar, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing 7/1/22

  $ 2,552      $ 2,524,527   
                 
  $ 2,524,527   
                 

Consumer Products — 0.1%

               

NBTY, Inc., Term Loan, Maturing 4/26/23(9)

  $ 7,480      $ 7,512,725   
                 
  $ 7,512,725   
                 
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Diversified Media — 0.2%

               

WMG Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing 7/1/20

  $ 9,360      $ 9,283,117   
                 
  $ 9,283,117   
                 

Energy — 0.2%

               

Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 15.628%, Maturing 7/1/19 (2)

  $ 4,090      $ 981,543   

EP Energy, LLC, Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing 5/24/18

    11,667        9,333,334   
                 
  $ 10,314,877   
                 

Food & Drug Retail — 0.4%

               

Albertsons, LLC, Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing 8/25/21

  $ 20,928      $ 21,028,188   

Rite Aid Corporation, Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing 8/21/20

    6,500        6,532,500   
                 
  $ 27,560,688   
                 

Gaming — 0.4%

               

Lago Resort & Casino, LLC, Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing 3/7/22

  $ 12,500      $ 12,312,500   

Station Casinos, LLC, Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing 3/2/20

    9,850        9,882,152   
                 
  $ 22,194,652   
                 

Health Care — 0.1%

               

Vizient, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing 2/13/23

  $ 3,985      $ 4,023,188   
                 
  $ 4,023,188   
                 

Hotels — 0.1%

               

Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC, Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing 10/26/20

  $ 7,005      $ 7,032,624   
                 
  $ 7,032,624   
                 

Metals / Mining — 0.4%

               

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty. Ltd., Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing 6/30/19

  $ 28,079      $ 26,572,821   
                 
  $ 26,572,821   
                 

Publishing / Printing — 0.3%

               

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing 3/31/20

  $ 7,499      $ 7,469,005   

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing 3/22/19

    8,342        8,354,613   
                 
  $ 15,823,618   
                 
Borrower/Tranche Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Services — 0.9%

               

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.50%, Maturing 7/25/22

  $ 20,075      $ 19,021,063   

AlixPartners, LLP, Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing 7/28/22

    14,408        14,457,133   

Brickman Group Ltd., LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.50%, Maturing 12/17/21

    12,846        12,645,208   

Laureate Education, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing 6/15/18

    3,898        3,625,425   

ServiceMaster Company, Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing 7/1/21

    8,585        8,627,506   
                 
    $ 58,376,335   
                 

Super Retail — 0.9%

               

National Vision, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing 3/12/21

  $ 19,992      $ 19,567,170   

National Vision, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.75%, Maturing 3/11/22

    10,000        9,075,000   

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing 3/11/22

    12,416        12,391,777   

rue21, Inc., Term Loan, 5.625%, Maturing 10/9/20

    16,019        12,708,029   
                 
    $ 53,741,976   
                 

Technology — 0.0%(7)

               

SkillSoft Corporation, Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.25%, Maturing 4/28/22

  $ 1,050      $ 674,625   
                 
    $ 674,625   
                 

Telecommunications — 0.7%

               

Asurion, LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing 5/24/19

  $ 12,054      $ 12,044,691   

Asurion, LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, Maturing 3/3/21

    34,250        33,083,377   
                 
    $ 45,128,068   
                 

Transportation Ex Air / Rail — 0.1%

               

CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing 3/19/21

  $ 2,451      $ 2,152,997   

CEVA Intercompany B.V., Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing 3/19/21

    1,903        1,671,216   

CEVA Logistics Canada, ULC, Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing 3/19/21

    328        288,141   

CEVA Logistics US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing 3/19/21

    2,624        2,305,126   
                 
    $ 6,417,480   
                 

Utilities — 0.4%

               

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC, DIP Loan, 4.25%, Maturing 12/19/16

  $ 17,456      $ 17,463,339   
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Utilities (continued)

               

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company, LLC, DIP Loan, 3.75%, Maturing 11/7/16

  $ 4,684      $ 4,683,184   
                 
    $ 22,146,523   
                 

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $328,565,456)

    $ 319,327,844   
                 
Convertible Bonds — 0.8%    
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Health Care — 0.4%

               

Hologic, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/43

  $ 19,505      $ 24,100,865   
                 
    $ 24,100,865   
                 

Utilities — 0.4%

               

NRG Yield, Inc., 3.25%, 6/1/20(1)

  $ 14,680      $ 13,358,800   

NRG Yield, Inc., 3.50%, 2/1/19(1)

    10,630        10,264,594   
                 
    $ 23,623,394   
                 

Total Convertible Bonds
(identified cost $46,575,621)

    $ 47,724,259   
                 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 4.602%, 11/5/30(1)(10)

  $ 5,515      $ 5,548,380   

Motel 6 Trust, Series 2015-MTL6, Class E, 5.279%, 2/5/30(1)

    8,101        8,007,243   
                 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $13,381,486)

   

  $ 13,555,623   
                 
Common Stocks — 0.2%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Building Materials — 0.1%

               

Panolam Holdings Co.(11)(12)(13)

    6,997      $ 6,087,600   
                 
    $ 6,087,600   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Products — 0.0%(7)

               

HF Holdings, Inc.(11)(12)(13)

  $ 3,400      $ 57,460   
                 
    $ 57,460   
                 

Energy — 0.1%

               

Ascent CNR Corp., Class A(11)(12)(13)

    25,175,727      $ 251,757   

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd., Class A(13)

    270,455        4,763,733   
                 
    $ 5,015,490   
                 

Gaming — 0.0%(7)

               

New Cotai Participation Corp.,
Class B(11)(12)(13)

    36      $ 524,268   
                 
    $ 524,268   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $9,486,727)

    $ 11,684,818   
                 
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.5%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care — 0.5%

               

Alere, Inc., 3.00%

    95,349      $ 30,106,447   
                 
    $ 30,106,447   
                 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $23,902,995)

    $ 30,106,447   
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.1%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    62,500      $ 5,240,625   
                 
    $ 5,240,625   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $4,997,882)

    $ 5,240,625   
                 
Miscellaneous — 0.3%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Cable / Satellite TV — 0.0%(7)

               

Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(13)

    10,260,000      $ 76,950   

Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(13)

    5,085,000        38,138   
                 
    $ 115,088   
                 
 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount/
Shares
    Value  

Energy — 0.0%(7)

               

SemGroup Corp., Escrow
Certificate(11)(13)

    10,225,000      $ 0   
                 
    $ 0   
                 

Gaming — 0.3%

               

Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, Residual Claim Certificates, Expires 11/15/29(1)(13)

  $ 2,349,221      $ 1,174   

PGP Investors, LLC, Membership Interests(11)(12)

    38,571        17,533,801   

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Contingent Value Rights, Expires 11/5/17(11)(12)(13)

    8,520        3,834,000   
                 
    $ 21,368,975   
                 

Utilities — 0.0%(7)

               

EME Reorganization Trust

    9,902,937      $ 54,466   
                 
    $ 54,466   
                 

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $15,283,903)

    $ 21,538,529   
                 
   
Warrants — 0.0%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 0.0%

               

ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Expires 5/15/18(11)

    5,575      $ 0   
                 
    $ 0   
                 
   

Total Warrants
(identified cost $0)

    $ 0   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 7.3%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.53%(14)

  $ 445,963      $ 445,963,273   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $445,963,273)

    $ 445,963,273   
                 

Total Investments — 100.4%
(identified cost $6,217,312,864)

    $ 6,171,613,595   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)%

    $ (23,111,324 ) 
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 6,148,502,271   
                 

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

 

  (1) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At April 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $2,881,916,809 or 46.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (2) 

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

 

  (3) 

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

 

  (4) 

When-issued security/delayed delivery security.

 

  (5) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.

 

  (6) 

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

 

  (7) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (8) 

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

 

  (9) 

This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2016, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

(10) 

Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at April 30, 2016.

 

(11) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9).

 

(12) 

Restricted security (see Note 5).

 

(13) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(14) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     4,755,058      CAD     5,963,532       State Street Bank and Trust Company      7/29/16       $ 2,065       $         —   
                                       $ 2,065       $ —   

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  
Counterparty   Reference
Entity
  Credit
Rating*
    Notional
Amount**
(000’s omitted)
  Receive
Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Bank of America, N.A.   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      $  5,000   5.00%(1)     3/20/17      $ 237,250      $ (27,334 )    $ 209,916   
Credit Suisse International   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      4,000   5.00(1)        12/20/16        145,551        (1,029 )      144,522   
Deutsche Bank AG   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      3,900   5.00(1)        9/20/16        95,645        (23,906 )      71,739   
Deutsche Bank AG   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      3,900   5.00(1)        9/20/16        95,645        (13,357 )      82,288   
Deutsche Bank AG   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      7,900   5.00(1)        12/20/16        287,466        (51,020 )      236,446   
Goldman Sachs International   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      3,900   5.00(1)        9/20/16        95,645        (15,470 )      80,175   
Goldman Sachs International   Ford Motor Co.     Baa2/BBB      7,900   5.00(1)        12/20/16        287,466        (37,795 )      249,671   

Total

              $36,500               $ 1,244,668      $ (169,911 )    $ 1,074,757   

 

* Credit ratings are those of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Corp. The credit rating of the reference debt obligation (together with the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the swap) are a representative measure of the current payment/performance risk of the credit default swap. A lower credit rating increases the probability of the occurrence of a credit event.

 

** If the Portfolio is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At April 30, 2016, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Portfolio is the seller was $36,500,000.

 

(1) 

Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.

Abbreviations:

 

DIP   –   Debtor In Possession

Currency Abbreviations:

 

CAD   –   Canadian Dollar
USD   –   United States Dollar

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $5,771,349,591)

  $ 5,725,650,322   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $445,963,273)

    445,963,273   

Cash

    776,466   

Restricted cash*

    1,601,630   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $49)

    49   

Interest receivable

    95,771,339   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    154,094   

Receivable for investments sold

    58,767,364   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    2,065   

Receivable for open swap contracts

    1,074,757   

Premium paid on open swap contracts

    169,911   

Other assets

    155,320   

Total assets

  $ 6,330,086,590   
Liabilities   

Cash collateral due to brokers

  $ 1,601,630   

Payable for investments purchased

    68,744,579   

Payable for when-issued/delayed delivery securities

    107,978,749   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    2,858,192   

Trustees’ fees

    5,667   

Accrued expenses

    395,502   

Total liabilities

  $ 181,584,319   

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

  $ 6,148,502,271   
Sources of Net Assets   

Investors’ capital

  $ 6,193,124,721   

Net unrealized depreciation

    (44,622,450 ) 

Total

  $ 6,148,502,271   

 

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

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Interest and other income

  $ 175,988,360   

Dividends

    1,830,377   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    723,159   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (28,535 ) 

Total investment income

  $ 178,513,361   
Expenses   

Investment adviser fee

  $ 16,123,447   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    34,000   

Custodian fee

    439,354   

Legal and accounting services

    106,338   

Miscellaneous

    89,659   

Total expenses

  $ 16,792,798   

Net investment income

  $ 161,720,563   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (80,392,375 ) 

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    1,559   

Swap contracts

    764,546   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (209,329 ) 

Net realized loss

  $ (79,835,599 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 41,872,568   

Swap contracts

    (730,945 ) 

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    15,299   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 41,156,922   

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (38,678,677 ) 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 123,041,886   

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 161,720,563      $ 299,527,215   

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

    (79,835,599 )      (42,923,110 ) 

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

    41,156,922        (249,504,820 ) 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 123,041,886      $ 7,099,285   

Capital transactions —

   

Contributions

  $ 816,614,841      $ 1,318,564,137   

Withdrawals

    (396,425,844 )      (765,685,016 ) 

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

  $ 420,188,997      $ 552,879,121   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 543,230,883      $ 559,978,406   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 5,605,271,388      $ 5,045,292,982   

At end of period

  $ 6,148,502,271      $ 5,605,271,388   

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Supplementary Data

 

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                                               

Expenses(1)

    0.62 %(2)      0.62 %      0.62 %      0.62 %      0.62 %      0.63 % 

Net investment income

    5.94 %(2)      5.78 %      5.81 %      6.15 %      6.49 %      7.60 % 

Portfolio Turnover

    12 %(3)      36 %      43 %      56 %      64 %      70 % 

Total Return

    1.91 %(3)      0.28 %      5.74 %      9.17 %      11.44 %      6.01 % 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 6,148,502      $ 5,605,271      $ 5,045,293      $ 4,881,852      $ 5,344,748      $ 3,296,550   

 

(1) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Boston Income Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Portfolio’s secondary objectives are to seek growth of income and capital. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2016, Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston, Eaton Vance Multi-Strategy All Market Fund, Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Short Duration Strategic Income Fund held an interest of 98.3%, less than 0.05%, 1.4% and 0.2%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

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

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

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

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 Portfolio based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

Derivatives. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’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. Swaps (other than centrally cleared) are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract, and in the case of credit default swaps, based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Centrally cleared swaps are valued at the daily settlement price provided by the central clearing counterparty.

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.

 

  34  


Boston Income Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Affiliated Fund. The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Portfolio’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Portfolio’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

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 Portfolio in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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 Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

F  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.

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

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio 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

 

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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  Credit Default Swaps — Swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Portfolio and a counterparty. Certain swap contracts may be centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”), whereby all payments made or received by the Portfolio pursuant to the contract are with a central clearing party (CCP) rather than the original counterparty. The CCP guarantees the performance of the original parties to the contract. When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. Those upfront payments that are paid or received, typically for non-centrally cleared swaps, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 6 and 9. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked-to-market on a daily basis. Upon entering into centrally cleared swaps, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the CCP, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount (initial margin), which is subject to adjustment. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

K  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreements between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.625% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $1.5 billion, 0.60% from $1.5 billion up to $2 billion, 0.575% from $2 billion up to $5 billion, 0.555% from $5 billion up to $10 billion, and 0.535% of average daily net assets of $10 billion or more, and is payable monthly. The fee reductions cannot be terminated without the consent of a majority of Trustees and a majority of interestholders of the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $16,123,447 or 0.59% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

 

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3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $1,224,447,388 and $596,023,782, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 6,233,454,306   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 155,175,037   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (217,015,748 ) 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (61,840,711 ) 

5  Restricted Securities

At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.5% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Description   Date of Acquisition      Shares      Cost      Value  

Common Stocks

          

Ascent CNR Corp., Class A

    4/25/16         25,175,727       $ 0       $ 251,757   

HF Holdings, Inc.

    10/27/09         3,400         182,613         57,460   

New Cotai Participation Corp., Class B

    4/12/13         36         1,111,500         524,268   

Panolam Holdings Co.

    12/30/09         6,997         3,844,852         6,087,600   

Total Common Stocks

                    $ 5,138,965       $ 6,921,085   

Miscellaneous

          

PGP Investors, LLC, Membership Interests

    10/23/12, 2/18/15         38,571       $ 13,303,125       $ 17,533,801   

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Contingent Value Rights, Expires 11/5/17

    11/22/10         8,520         149,100         3,834,000   

Total Miscellaneous

                    $ 13,452,225       $ 21,367,801   

Total Restricted Securities

                    $ 18,591,190       $ 28,288,886   

6  Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap 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 Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2016 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

 

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In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:

Credit Risk:  The Portfolio enters into credit default swap contracts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit which it may otherwise invest, or to enhance return.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Portfolio 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 Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Portfolio enters into swap contracts (other than centrally cleared swap contracts) and 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 Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Portfolio’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Portfolio fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Portfolio 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 Portfolio and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to brokers at April 30, 2016 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, such liability would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 9) at April 30, 2016.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

        Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Credit

 

Swap contracts

  $ 1,244,668 (1)     $         —   

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    2,065 (2)       —   

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 1,246,733       $ —   

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open swap contracts; Premium paid on open swap contracts.

 

(2) 

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

The Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following table presents the Portfolio’s derivative assets by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Portfolio for such assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

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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)

 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 237,250       $         —       $         —       $(237,250)    $ —   

Credit Suisse International

    145,551         —         —       (145,551)      —   

Deutsche Bank AG

    478,756         —         —       (478,756)      —   

Goldman Sachs International

    383,111         —         —       (383,111)      —   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    2,065         —         —       —      2,065   
    $ 1,246,733       $ —       $ —       $(1,244,668)    $ 2,065   

 

(a) 

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

 

(b) 

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

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

Risk   Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
(2)
 

Credit

 

Swap contracts

   $ 764,546       $ (730,945 ) 

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (209,330 )       15,299   

Total

       $ 555,216       $ (715,646 ) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

The average notional amounts of derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2016, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were as follows:

 

Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
 

Swap

Contracts

 
$3,330,000   $ 36,500,000   

7  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 2, 2016. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2016.

8  Credit Risk

The Portfolio primarily invests in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield securities. These investments have different risks than investments in debt securities rated investment grade. Risk of loss upon default by the borrower is significantly greater with respect to such debt than with other debt

 

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securities because these securities are generally unsecured and are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates, than are investment grade issuers.

9  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

•  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

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

At April 30, 2016, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $ —       $ 5,276,472,177       $ —       $ 5,276,472,177   

Senior Floating-Rate Loans

    —         319,327,844         —         319,327,844   

Convertible Bonds

    —         47,724,259         —         47,724,259   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    —         13,555,623         —         13,555,623   

Common Stocks

    4,763,733         —         6,921,085         11,684,818   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    —         30,106,447         —         30,106,447   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    5,240,625         —         —         5,240,625   

Miscellaneous

    54,466         116,262         21,367,801         21,538,529   

Warrants

    —         —         0         0   

Short-Term Investments

    —         445,963,273         —         445,963,273   

Total Investments

  $ 10,058,824       $ 6,133,265,885       $ 28,288,886       $ 6,171,613,595   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ —       $ 2,065       $ —       $ 2,065   

Swap Contracts

    —         1,244,668         —         1,244,668   

Total

  $ 10,058,824       $ 6,134,512,618       $ 28,288,886       $ 6,172,860,328   

 

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

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 is not presented. At April 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

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

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

•  

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

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Other Relevant Information

 

•  

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

 

•  

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

 

•  

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

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

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

Results of the Process

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in high-yield debt. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

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, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and 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, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.

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

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

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

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

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Income Fund of Boston

April 30, 2016

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston

 

 

Michael W. Weilheimer

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Officers of Boston Income Portfolio

 

 

Michael W. Weilheimer

President

Payson F. Swaffield

Vice President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston and Boston Income Portfolio

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairperson

William H. Park

Vice-Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

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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:

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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

 

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

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

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

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

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

 

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Investment Adviser of Boston Income Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
* FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

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

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


Item 12. 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 Series Trust II

 

By:  

/s/ Michael W. Weilheimer

  Michael W. Weilheimer
  President
Date:   June 16, 2016

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

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   June 16, 2016
By:  

/s/ Michael W. Weilheimer

  Michael W. Weilheimer
  President
Date:   June 16, 2016