N-CSR 1 d918594dncsr.htm EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST Eaton Vance Investment Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04443

 

 

Eaton Vance Investment Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

March 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

March 31, 2015

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal

Income Fund

Annual Report

March 31, 2015

 

 

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

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

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.


Annual Report March 31, 2015

Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2   

Performance

     3   

Fund Profile

     4   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5   

Fund Expenses

     6   

Financial Statements

     7   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     20   

Federal Tax Information

     21   

Management and Organization

     22   

Important Notices

     25   


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

As the fiscal year began on April 1, 2014, municipal bonds were three months into a rally that lasted for most of the 12-month period ended March 31, 2015. But in the final two months of the period, municipal returns turned slightly negative, as a flood of new issuance put downward pressure on bond prices. For the period as a whole, however, municipal issues delivered strong performance.

Initial investor expectations of rising interest rates during the period were overwhelmed by economic events overseas. While the U.S. economy continued to experience moderate but below-trend growth and low inflation, fixed-income investors became increasingly concerned about declining growth and inflation expectations in the Eurozone, Japan and China.

As overseas central banks put downward pressure on interest rates, culminating with the European Central Bank’s initiation of an asset purchase program in mid-January 2015, historically low U.S. interest rates looked attractive by comparison. The result was strong worldwide demand for U.S. Treasurys that pushed Treasury rates down, with municipal rates following, albeit at a slower pace. Further downward pressure on U.S. rates came from the Fed’s surprisingly dovish stance at its March 2015 meeting, regarding when it would finally begin raising the fed funds rate. As a result, at the end of the 12-month period the consensus view on the timing of the expected rate hike had moved from June to September 2015 or beyond.

As investors searched for yield in a low-interest-rate environment, longer dated and lower credit quality6 municipal bonds were the best performers. For the one-year period as a whole, the

municipal yield curve flattened. Maturities shorter than five years saw a slight rise in interest rates, while rates declined and prices rose through the rest of the curve, with longer maturities showing the strongest performance.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2015, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) had a total return of 0.62% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming the 0.57% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index2 (the Index).

The Fund invests primarily in municipal floating-rate obligations, as management believes this strategy could provide a potential hedge against rising short-term municipal interest rates. Management may also employ relative value trading as it seeks to add to Fund performance. In general, municipal floating-rate obligations tend to realize relatively moderate price movement compared with fixed-rate municipal bonds. For that reason, more of the Fund’s total return could come from floating-rate coupon payments rather than changes in NAV.

For the fiscal year, contributors to the Fund’s relative performance versus the Index included overweights in A-rated and BBB-rated bonds, security selection in electric utility bonds, and an overweight and security selection in the hospitals sector, which benefited from investors’ preference for lower-quality, higher-yielding securities during the period. In contrast, an underweight in Puerto Rico bonds and security selection in the industrial development revenue sector detracted from the Fund’s performance versus the Index during the period.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or 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 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Craig R. Brandon, CFA and Adam A. Weigold, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     06/27/1996         05/29/1992         0.62      2.37      2.80

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –1.66         1.91         2.56   

Class I at NAV

     08/03/2010         05/29/1992         0.77         2.50         2.86   

Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index

                     0.57      0.98      2.22

Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index

                     5.13         4.72         4.88   
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                            Class A      Class I  

Gross

              0.83      0.68

Net

              0.65         0.50   
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                            Class A      Class I  

Distribution Rate

              0.41      0.49

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate

              0.72         0.87   

SEC 30-day Yield

              0.15         0.21   

Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield

              0.26         0.37   

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV     With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class I

   $ 250,000         03/31/2005       $ 331,623        N.A.   

 

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 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Fund Profile

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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

 

2

Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 1-2 years. Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 6-8 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3

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 I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

   Effective August 19, 2013, the Fund changed its investment objective and polices. Prior to August 19, 2013, the Fund employed a strategy of investing in fixed-rate bonds with a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of between three and nine years. Performance prior to August 19, 2013 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objective and policies.
4

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 7/31/15. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, performance would have been lower.

 

5

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099- DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, where applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rates will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ. Yield reflects the effect of fee waivers and expense reimbursements.

 

6

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

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

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 (October 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015).

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
(10/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(3/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(10/1/14 – 3/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
              

Actual

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,001.70         $ 3.24 **       0.65

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,002.40         $ 2.50 **       0.50
                                        
              

Hypothetical

  

            

(5% return per year before expenses)

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.70         $ 3.28 **       0.65

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.40         $ 2.52 **       0.50

 

* 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 182/365 (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 September 30, 2014.

 

** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, expenses would be higher.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 100.0%   
   
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
   

Education — 4.3%

  

Bethlehem, PA, Area School District, 0.555%, 1/1/18 (Put Date), 1/1/30(1)

  $ 3,000      $ 3,043,530   

West Virginia University, 0.55%, 10/1/19 (Put Date), 10/1/41(1)

    4,500        4,502,745   
                 
    $ 7,546,275   
                 

Electric Utilities — 11.5%

  

Beaver County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Generation LLC), 3.50% to 6/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/41

  $ 1,000      $ 1,042,390   

Beaver County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC), 3.50% to 6/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/35

    4,050        4,213,498   

Energy Northwest Electric Revenue, WA, (Columbia Station), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    690        728,937   

Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue, 0.775%, 11/1/18 (Put Date), 5/1/33(1)

    8,000        8,007,600   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Generation, LLC), 3.10% to 3/1/19 (Put Date), 3/1/23

    1,000        1,030,360   

Ohio Water Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC), 3.00%, 5/15/19

    1,500        1,539,315   

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, 0.82%, 8/1/18 (Put Date), 1/1/23(1)

    1,680        1,681,042   

Trimble County, KY, (Louisville Gas and Electric Co.), (AMT), 1.35% to 5/1/18 (Put Date), 11/1/27

    2,000        1,995,600   
                 
    $ 20,238,742   
                 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.2%

  

Energy Northwest Electric Revenue, WA, (Columbia Station), Prerefunded to 7/1/16, 5.00%, 7/1/24

  $ 310      $ 327,983   
                 
    $ 327,983   
                 

General Obligations — 11.4%

  

California, 0.77%, 5/1/17(1)

  $ 1,100      $ 1,107,887   

Connecticut, 1.04%, 8/15/20(1)

    3,000        3,071,460   

Connecticut, 1.37%, 3/1/18 (Put Date), 3/1/19(1)

    1,000        1,000,080   

Illinois, 5.00%, 8/1/17

    1,000        1,083,690   

Illinois, 5.00%, 1/1/18

    1,000        1,088,270   

Katy Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.669%, 8/15/19 (Put Date), 8/15/36(1)(2)

    2,000        2,001,280   

Leander, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/17

    250        245,003   

Manheim Township, PA, School District, 0.517%, 5/1/18 (Put Date), 5/1/25(1)

    1,610        1,612,656   

Massachusetts, 0.45%, 1/1/18(1)

    2,500        2,501,175   
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
   

General Obligations (continued)

  

Massachusetts, 0.631%, 11/1/18(1)

  $ 1,500      $ 1,505,955   

Mississippi, 0.55%, 9/1/17(1)

    2,825        2,826,695   

New York, NY, 0.60%, 8/1/27(1)

    2,000        1,994,540   
                 
    $ 20,038,691   
                 

Hospital — 23.6%

  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 0.97%, 5/1/17 (Put Date), 4/1/52(1)

  $ 4,000      $ 4,039,520   

Connecticut Health & Educational Facility Authority, (Yale New Haven Health), 0.665%, 7/1/19 (Put Date), 7/1/49(1)

    1,435        1,441,658   

Fredericksburg, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Mary Washington Healthcare), 1.92%, 2/1/17 (Put Date), 8/1/38(1)

    7,160        7,307,639   

Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, GA, (Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.), 0.97%, 2/18/20 (Put Date), 8/15/35(1)

    8,000        8,011,120   

Geisinger Authority, PA, (Geisinger Health System Foundation), 1.191%, 6/1/24 (Put Date), 6/1/28(1)

    2,000        2,011,300   

Gregg County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Good Shepherd Health System Obligated Group), 4.02%, 3/1/17 (Put Date), 10/1/29(1)(3)

    1,400        1,422,666   

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Memorial Hermann Health System), 0.60%, 12/1/19 (Put Date), 12/1/42(1)

    3,000        3,000,960   

Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/20

    1,000        1,029,550   

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Johns Hopkins Health System), 1.265%, 11/15/16 (Put Date), 5/15/42(1)

    3,000        3,031,470   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 0.50%, 1/29/20 (Put Date), 7/1/50(1)

    2,000        1,998,160   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 0.57%, 1/30/18 (Put Date), 7/1/38(1)

    1,990        1,989,921   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Baystate Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/1/15 (Put Date), 7/1/39

    1,365        1,380,766   

New York Dormitory Authority, (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group), 0.901%, 5/1/18(1)

    1,020        1,020,490   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Wake Forest Baptist System), 0.76%, 12/1/17 (Put Date), 12/1/33(1)

    2,310        2,304,294   

Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services), 0.90%, 10/1/17 (Put Date), 10/1/20(1)

    1,500        1,505,415   
                 
    $ 41,494,929   
                 

Industrial Development Revenue — 9.8%

  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Industrial Development Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), 2.125% to 11/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/41

  $ 2,000      $ 1,998,660   
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
   

Industrial Development Revenue (continued)

  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00% to 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/29(3)

  $ 165      $ 167,309   

Oregon, (LOC: Georgia-Pacific LLC), (AMT), 0.23%, 12/1/25(4)

    6,600        6,600,000   

Sussex County, VA, Industrial Development Authority, (Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.), (AMT), 2.375% to 5/1/19 (Put Date), 6/1/28

    1,500        1,517,430   

Whiting, IN, (BP Products North America, Inc.), (AMT), 0.77%, 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1)

    7,000        6,970,320   
                 
    $ 17,253,719   
                 

Insured – Education — 0.6%

  

Texas University Systems Financing Revenue, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/15/21

  $ 1,000      $ 1,045,670   
                 
    $ 1,045,670   
                 

Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.3%

  

New York, NY, (AGM), Prerefunded to 4/1/16, 5.00% , 4/1/22

  $ 425      $ 444,996   
                 
    $ 444,996   
                 

Insured – General Obligations — 1.9%

  

New York, NY, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/18

  $ 2,035      $ 2,296,660   

Philadelphia, PA, (AGC), 5.50%, 7/15/16

    1,000        1,063,440   
                 
    $ 3,360,100   
                 

Insured – Transportation — 1.3%

  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, NY, (AGM), 0.46%, 1/1/19(1)

  $ 2,200      $ 2,201,342   
                 
    $ 2,201,342   
                 

Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.7%

  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 0.75%, 2/1/17(1)

  $ 2,725      $ 2,728,406   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 1.57%, 9/1/27(1)

    2,000        1,971,300   
                 
    $ 4,699,706   
                 

Other Revenue — 8.4%

  

Lancaster, OH, Port Authority, 0.835%, 8/1/19 (Put Date), 5/1/38(1)

  $ 4,105      $ 4,136,978   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 0.92%, 2/1/17(1)

    2,230        2,232,743   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 0.865%, 8/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/39(1)

    7,000        7,031,360   
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
   

Other Revenue (continued)

  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp., 0.49%, 9/15/17(1)

  $ 1,455      $ 1,455,116   
                 
    $ 14,856,197   
                 

Senior Living / Life Care — 0.2%

  

North Miami, FL, HealthCare Facilities Authority, (Imperial Club),
6.125%, 1/1/42(5)

  $ 590      $ 410,038   
                 
    $ 410,038   
                 

Special Tax Revenue — 1.6%

  

Covington Park Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/21

  $ 50      $ 50,074   

Louisiana, Gasoline and Fuels Tax Revenue, 0.595%, 5/1/17 (Put Date), 5/1/43(1)

    2,500        2,515,250   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(6)

    35        0   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-1, 5.75%, 5/1/38

    25        25,085   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, 5/1/38

    60        58,722   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-1, 5.00%, 5/1/15

    40        39,965   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-2, 5.00%, 5/1/18

    45        43,783   

Poinciana West, FL, West Community Development District, 5.875%, 5/1/22

    100        103,123   

Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(6)

    20        3,200   

Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(6)

    100        60,000   
                 
    $ 2,899,202   
                 

Student Loan — 0.9%

  

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/16

  $ 1,500      $ 1,576,395   
                 
    $ 1,576,395   
                 

Transportation — 19.6%

  

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), 0.62%, 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/34(1)

  $ 5,000      $ 5,002,550   

Kansas Department of Transportation, 0.515%, 9/1/19(1)

    2,000        1,996,520   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 0.595%, 11/1/18 (Put Date), 11/1/26(1)

    1,500        1,493,205   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 0.60%, 6/1/20 (Put Date), 11/15/39(1)

    3,000        3,000,000   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
   

Transportation (continued)

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 0.945%, 11/1/17(1)

  $ 1,700      $ 1,712,529   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 1.02%, 12/15/19 (Put Date), 6/15/34(1)

    9,500        9,504,275   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 0.685%, 1/1/18 (Put Date), 1/1/24(1)

    1,000        1,002,120   

North Texas Tollway Authority, 0.69%, 1/1/20 (Put Date), 1/1/38(1)

    8,000        7,966,320   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 0.90%, 12/1/20(1)

    215        217,210   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1.29%, 12/1/20(1)(7)

    2,450        2,504,536   
                 
    $ 34,399,265   
                 

Water and Sewer — 1.7%

  

North Penn Water Authority, PA, 0.615%, 11/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/24(1)

  $ 3,000      $ 3,015,930   
                 
    $ 3,015,930   
                 

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 100.0%
(identified cost $175,255,667)

   

  $ 175,809,180   
                 
Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.1%   
   
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Hospital — 1.1%

  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 2.75%, 12/1/16

  $ 2,000      $ 2,004,480   
                 

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.1%
(identified cost $2,000,000)

   

  $ 2,004,480   
                 

Total Investments — 101.1%
(identified cost $177,255,667)

   

  $ 177,813,660   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.1)%

  

  $ (2,018,537
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 175,795,123   
                 

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

AGC     Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC     AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
AMT     Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
LOC     Letter of Credit
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SPA     Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

At March 31, 2015, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states and territories, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

New York      12.6%   
New Jersey      10.8%   
Pennsylvania      10.7%   
Others, representing less than 10% individually      67.0%   

The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2015, 4.0% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.6% to 2.1% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Floating-rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2015.

 

(2) 

When-issued security.

 

(3) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,589,975 or 0.9% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the lesser of 5 business days or 7 calendar days. The stated interest rate, which generally resets weekly, represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2015.

 

(5) 

Security is in default and making only partial interest payments.

 

(6) 

Defaulted matured bond.

 

(7) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover payable for when-issued securities.

 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets   March 31, 2015  

Investments, at value (identified cost, $177,255,667)

  $ 177,813,660   

Cash

    20,593   

Interest receivable

    406,772   

Receivable for investments sold

    2,005,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    96,259   

Receivable from affiliate

    8,038   

Total assets

  $ 180,350,322   
Liabilities        

Demand note payable

  $ 1,000,000   

Payable for when-issued securities

    2,000,000   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,399,170   

Distributions payable

    26,594   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    51,392   

Distribution and service fees

    18,561   

Accrued expenses

    59,482   

Total liabilities

  $ 4,555,199   

Net Assets

  $ 175,795,123   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 175,179,550   

Accumulated net realized gain

    71,141   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (13,561

Net unrealized appreciation

    557,993   

Net Assets

  $ 175,795,123   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 141,537,132   

Shares Outstanding

    14,294,718   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.90   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share)

  $ 10.13   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 34,257,991   

Shares Outstanding

    3,458,400   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.91   

On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 

Interest

  $ 1,328,810   

Total investment income

  $ 1,328,810   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 418,797   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    148,114   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    7,068   

Custodian fee

    43,735   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    27,397   

Legal and accounting services

    41,694   

Printing and postage

    18,863   

Registration fees

    66,296   

Miscellaneous

    22,636   

Total expenses

  $ 794,600   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 523   

Allocation of expenses to affiliate

    9,231   

Total expense reductions

  $ 9,754   

Net expenses

  $ 784,846   

Net investment income

  $ 543,964   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 29,947   

Net realized gain

  $ 29,947   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 65,775   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 65,775   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 95,722   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 639,686   

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended March 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   2015     2014  

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 543,964      $ 1,071,896   

Net realized gain from investment transactions and financial futures contracts

    29,947        2,461,942   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts

    65,775        (5,987,399

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ 639,686      $ (2,453,561

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (379,144   $ (854,284

Class C

           (159,582

Class I

    (147,817     (80,977

From net realized gain

   

Class A

    (278,696       

Class I

    (81,161       

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (886,818   $ (1,094,843

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 111,555,859      $ 15,345,992   

Class C

           1,857,907   

Class I

    82,154,798        5,852,032   

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

   

Class A

    380,331        786,690   

Class C

           135,885   

Class I

    186,232        57,229   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (25,890,127     (22,656,049

Class C

           (4,596,145

Class I

    (53,623,787     (4,271,466

Net asset value of shares merged*

   

Class A

           14,159,721   

Class C

           (14,159,721

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 114,763,306      $ (7,487,925

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 114,516,174      $ (11,036,329
Net Assets                

At beginning of year

  $ 61,278,949      $ 72,315,278   

At end of year

  $ 175,795,123      $ 61,278,949   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of year

  $ (13,561   $ (9,527

 

* At the close of business on November 8, 2013, Class C shares were merged into Class A shares.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 9.900      $ 10.420      $ 10.270      $ 9.730      $ 9.940   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.039      $ 0.166      $ 0.314      $ 0.341      $ 0.342   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.022        (0.511     0.144        0.535        (0.213

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.061      $ (0.345   $ 0.458      $ 0.876      $ 0.129   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.041   $ (0.175   $ (0.308   $ (0.336   $ (0.339

From net realized gain

    (0.020                            

Total distributions

  $ (0.061   $ (0.175   $ (0.308   $ (0.336   $ (0.339

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 9.900      $ 9.900      $ 10.420      $ 10.270      $ 9.730   

Total Return(2)

    0.62     (3.33 )%      4.49     9.13     1.25
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 141,537      $ 55,713      $ 50,528      $ 48,354      $ 50,692   

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

         

Expenses (3)

    0.65 %(4)      0.72 %(4)      0.86     0.89     0.87

Net investment income

    0.40     1.66     3.01     3.37     3.41

Portfolio Turnover

    103     115     32     12     11

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% and 0.11% of average daily net assets for the years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended March 31,     Period Ended
March 31, 2011
(1)
 
    2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.910      $ 10.430      $ 10.270      $ 9.730      $ 10.160   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income

  $ 0.052 (2)    $ 0.183 (2)    $ 0.323 (2)    $ 0.351 (2)    $ 0.235   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.024        (0.512     0.161        0.540        (0.430

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.076      $ (0.329   $ 0.484      $ 0.891      $ (0.195
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.056   $ (0.191   $ (0.324   $ (0.351   $ (0.235

From net realized gain

    (0.020                            

Total distributions

  $ (0.076   $ (0.191   $ (0.324   $ (0.351   $ (0.235

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.910      $ 9.910      $ 10.430      $ 10.270      $ 9.730   

Total Return(3)

    0.77     (3.17 )%      4.74     9.29     (2.11 )%(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 34,258      $ 5,566      $ 4,148      $ 1,026      $ 78   

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

         

Expenses(5)

    0.50 %(7)      0.57 %(7)      0.71     0.73     0.72 %(6) 

Net investment income

    0.53     1.82     3.09     3.44     3.76 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    103     115     32     12     11 %(8) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

 

(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) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% and 0.11% of average daily net assets for the years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(8) 

For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (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’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. The Fund previously offered Class C shares. Such offering was discontinued during the year ended March 31, 2014. At the close of business on November 8, 2013, the Fund’s Class C shares were merged into Class A shares. 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

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 — 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.

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 Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund 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 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 entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

C  Federal Taxes — 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 taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. The Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in non-taxable municipal securities, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Fund, as exempt-interest dividends.

As of March 31, 2015, 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 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.

F  Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.

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.

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

H  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the 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.

I  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund 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 Fund maintains 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.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. 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.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended March 31,  
     2015      2014  

Distributions declared from:

    

Tax-exempt income

  $ 515,665       $ 1,062,129   

Ordinary income

  $ 11,296       $ 32,714   

Long-term capital gains

  $ 359,857       $   

During the year ended March 31, 2015, accumulated net realized gain was decreased by $325,148, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $21,037 and paid-in capital was increased by $346,185 due to the Fund’s use of equalization accounting and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for premium amortization and accretion of market discount. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of March 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 13,316   

Undistributed tax-exempt income

  $ 21,533   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

  $ 1,885   

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 605,433   

Other temporary differences

  $ (26,594

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to defaulted bond interest, premium amortization, accretion of market discount, wash sales, expenditures on defaulted bonds and the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders.

 

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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at March 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 177,208,227   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 955,586   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (350,153

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 605,433   

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.

 

Daily Net Assets   Annual Asset
Rate
     Daily Income
Rate
 

Up to $500 million

    0.300      3.00

$500 million up to $1 billion

    0.275         2.75   

On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are further reduced.

For the year ended March 31, 2015, the investment adviser fee amounted to $418,797 or 0.33% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. BMR has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.65% and 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after July 31, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement, BMR was allocated $9,231 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2015.

EVM serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended March 31, 2015, EVM earned $1,172 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 $4,957 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended March 31, 2015. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A 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. Trustees of the Fund 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 year ended March 31, 2015, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund 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 not exceeding 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. The Trustees approved distribution and service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended March 31, 2015 amounted to $148,114 for Class A shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (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

 

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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $400 of CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $246,566,999 and $130,022,562, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2015.

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:

 

    Year Ended March 31,  
Class A   2015     2014  

Sales

    11,242,851        1,534,277   

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

    38,372        77,831   

Redemptions

    (2,611,950     (2,267,115

Merger from Class C shares

           1,431,707   

Net increase

    8,669,273        776,700   
   
Class C          Year Ended
March 31, 2014
(1)
 

Sales

      195,577   

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

      14,126   

Redemptions

      (486,015

Merger to Class A Shares

            (1,515,706

Net decrease

            (1,792,018
   
    Year Ended March 31,  
Class I   2015     2014  

Sales

    8,284,472        586,463   

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

    18,783        5,672   

Redemptions

    (5,406,520     (428,196

Net increase

    2,896,735        163,939   

 

(1) 

At the close of business on November 8, 2013, the Fund’s Class C shares were merged into Class A shares.

8  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 7, 2015. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. At March 31, 2015, the Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to the line of credit of $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.12%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the line of credit and variable interest rate, the carrying value of the borrowings

 

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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

approximated its fair value at March 31, 2015. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the line of credit would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 9) at March 31, 2015. The Fund’s average borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended March 31, 2015 were not significant.

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.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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 March 31, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

  $         —      $ 175,809,180      $         —      $ 175,809,180   

Taxable Municipal Securities

           2,004,480               2,004,480   

Total Investments

  $      $ 177,813,660      $      $ 177,813,660   

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At March 31, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Investment Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund as of March 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

May 20, 2015

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2016 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2015. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends and capital gains dividends.

Exempt-Interest Dividends.  For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Fund designates 97.86% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.

Capital Gains Dividends.  The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended March 31, 2015, $3,950 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 178 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 178 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc.

            

Noninterested Trustees

Scott E. Eston

1956

   Trustee      2011     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Cynthia E. Frost(3)

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012); Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000); Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (1989-1995); Consultant, Bain and Company (1987-1989); Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman(3)

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the Bank of America Money Market Funds Series Trust (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

William H. Park

1947

   Trustee      2003     

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

Ronald A. Pearlman

1940

   Trustee      2003     

Lawyer and consultant. Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (1999-2014). Formerly, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP (law firm) (1991-2000). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

Susan J. Sutherland(4)

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (since 2013).

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

   Trustee      2011     

Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011).

Ralph F. Verni

1943

  

Chairman of the Board

and Trustee

    

2007 (Chairman)

2005 (Trustee)

    

Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

            

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Paul M. O’Neil

1953

   Chief Compliance Officer      2004      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Mmes. Frost and Sutherland and Mr. Gorman) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and

 

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Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

  terminated in 2014); eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust II: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). However, Ms. Mosley did not serve as a Board member of eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014).
(3) 

Ms. Frost and Mr. Gorman began serving as Trustees effective May 29, 2014.

(4) 

Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015.

(5) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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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:

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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

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

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

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

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

 

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Investment Adviser

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

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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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

Annual Report

March 31, 2015

 

 

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

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

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.


Annual Report March 31, 2015

Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2   

Performance

     3   

Fund Profile

     4   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5   

Fund Expenses

     6   

Financial Statements

     7   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     29   

Federal Tax Information

     30   

Management and Organization

     31   

Important Notices

     34   


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

As the fiscal year began on April 1, 2014, municipal bonds were three months into a rally that lasted for most of the 12-month period ended March 31, 2015. But in the final two months of the period, municipal returns turned slightly negative, as a flood of new issuance put downward pressure on bond prices. For the period as a whole, however, municipal issues delivered strong performance.

Initial investor expectations of rising interest rates during the period were overwhelmed by economic events overseas. While the U.S. economy continued to experience moderate but below-trend growth and low inflation, fixed-income investors became increasingly concerned about declining growth and inflation expectations in the Eurozone, Japan and China.

As overseas central banks put downward pressure on interest rates, culminating with the European Central Bank’s initiation of an asset purchase program in mid-January 2015, historically low U.S. interest rates looked attractive by comparison. The result was strong worldwide demand for U.S. Treasurys that pushed Treasury rates down, with municipal rates following, albeit at a slower pace. Further downward pressure on U.S. rates came from the Fed’s surprisingly dovish stance at its March 2015 meeting, regarding when it would finally begin raising the fed funds rate. As a result, at the end of the 12-month period the consensus view on the timing of the expected rate hike had moved from June to September 2015 or beyond.

As investors searched for yield in a low-interest-rate environment, longer dated and lower credit quality6 municipal bonds were the best performers. For the one-year period as a whole, the municipal yield curve flattened. Maturities shorter than five years saw a slight rise in interest rates, while rates declined and prices rose through the rest of the curve, with longer maturities showing the strongest performance.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2015, Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) had a total return of 4.98% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming the 5.13% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index2 (the Index).

The Fund’s overall strategy is to invest in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund seeks to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration7 between three and nine years to attempt to capture potentially more attractive yields compared with shorter-maturity bonds, but seeks to avoid the potentially higher interest-rate risk and volatility of longer-duration bonds.

While the Index includes only bonds with maturities of six to eight years, the Fund may invest in individual municipal obligations of any maturity and own some longer-maturity bonds in order to capture their potentially higher yields and greater tax-exempt income.

The Fund hedges to various degrees against the greater potential risk of volatility in the area of the yield curve beyond eight years by shorting Treasury futures in seeking to provide some downside protection. This hedging strategy is intended to moderate performance and volatility on both the upside and the downside. So in a period when the municipal and Treasury markets delivered positive performance, the Fund’s hedging strategy detracted modestly from Fund performance versus the Index and, as intended, reduced the Fund’s volatility during the 12-month period.

An overweight in pre-refunded bonds also detracted from Fund performance versus the Index during the period. The Fund’s exposure to bonds with maturities of less than six years, which are not represented in the Index, detracted from results versus the Index as well, because shorter-maturity bonds underperformed longer-maturity issues during the period.

In contrast, the Fund’s strategy of overweighting longer-maturity bonds, relative to the Index, helped the Fund’s performance versus the Index during a period when longer-maturity bonds outperformed. An overweight and security selection in the hospital sector, which benefited from investors’ preference for lower-quality, higher-yielding securities during the period, aided results relative to the Index as well. Additional contributors to Fund performance versus the Index included an overweight in bonds rated BBB and below and an overweight in zero coupon bonds, which were the best-performing coupon structure during the period.

 

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or 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 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.

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

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Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA

 

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

Class A at NAV

     06/27/1996         05/22/1992         4.98      3.85      3.75

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                     2.62         3.38         3.51   

Class B at NAV

     05/22/1992         05/22/1992         4.30         3.07         2.97   

Class B with 3% Maximum Sales Charge

                     1.30         3.07         2.97   

Class C at NAV

     12/08/1993         05/22/1992         4.21         3.07         2.97   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                     3.21         3.07         2.97   

Class I at NAV

     10/01/2009         05/22/1992         5.24         4.03         3.83   

Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index

                     5.13      4.72      4.88
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4            Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  
        0.68      1.43      1.43      0.53
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5            Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

        2.79      2.03      2.03      2.95

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate

        4.93         3.59         3.59         5.21   

SEC 30-day Yield

        1.09         0.38         0.38         1.27   

Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield

        1.93         0.67         0.67         2.24   

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV      With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class B

   $ 10,000         03/31/2005       $ 13,400         N.A.   

Class C

   $ 10,000         03/31/2005       $ 13,397         N.A.   

Class I

   $ 250,000         03/31/2005       $ 364,022         N.A.   

 

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 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.

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

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Fund Profile

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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

 

2 

Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 6-8 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

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 I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

4 

Source: Fund prospectus.

 

5 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV at the

  end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, where applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rates will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ.

 

6 

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

 

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Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond — in percentage terms — given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

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 (October 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015).

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
(10/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(3/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(10/1/14 – 3/31/15)
       Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
                

Actual

  

              

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,016.00         $ 3.42           0.68

Class B

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,012.30         $ 7.17           1.43

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,012.30         $ 7.17           1.43

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,016.80         $ 2.66           0.53
                                          
                

Hypothetical

  

              

(5% return per year before expenses)

  

              

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.50         $ 3.43           0.68

Class B

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.80         $ 7.19           1.43

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.80         $ 7.19           1.43

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.30         $ 2.67           0.53

 

* 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 182/365 (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 September 30, 2014.

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 97.1%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Bond Bank — 2.6%

  

Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority, (Garfield Heights), 5.25%, 5/15/23

  $ 150      $ 150,716   

Idaho Board Bank Authority, 5.00%, 9/15/21

    1,120        1,264,782   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25

    3,000        3,802,170   

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Water Revenue-Sub-Revolving), 5.00%, 6/15/22

    3,130        3,825,611   

Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, (Water Quality), 5.25%, 6/1/20

    280        334,264   

Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency, Water Pollution Control, 4.00%, 10/1/20

    1,850        2,097,456   

Virginia State Resources Authority, Clean Water Revenue, (Revolving Fund), 5.50%, 10/1/19

    5,000        5,940,250   
                 
  $ 17,415,249   
                 

Cogeneration — 0.0%(1)

  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMT), 5.125%, 12/1/15

  $ 125      $ 126,798   
                 
  $ 126,798   
                 

Education — 4.2%

  

Allegheny County, PA, Higher Education Building Authority, (Duquesne University), 5.00%, 3/1/25

  $ 100      $ 117,843   

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Claremont McKenna College), 5.00%, 1/1/27

    500        552,815   

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University), 5.00%, 10/1/25

    500        568,720   

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, (St. John’s School), 5.00%, 9/1/25

    1,000        1,151,210   

Missouri State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (St. Louis University), 5.50%, 10/1/16

    2,555        2,749,870   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey), Prerefunded to 6/1/19, 7.125%, 12/1/23

    2,750        3,408,103   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Third Generation Resolution), 5.00%, 5/15/26

    3,400        4,036,140   

Ohio State University, General Receipts, 5.00%, 12/1/23

    225        255,663   

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania), 5.00%, 9/1/27

    1,000        1,171,370   

Pennsylvania State University, 5.00%, 3/1/24

    1,000        1,129,480   

Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/21

    500        575,050   

Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/22

    500        578,065   

Rutgers State University, NJ, Series F, 5.00%, 5/1/23

    1,000        1,139,810   

Union County, PA, Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Bucknell University), 5.00%, 4/1/28

    530        617,010   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Education (continued)

  

University of California, 5.00%, 5/15/21

  $ 500      $ 552,085   

University of Illinois, 0.00%, 4/1/15

    1,700        1,700,000   

University of Illinois, 0.00%, 4/1/16

    1,000        992,990   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/22

    1,750        2,133,933   

University of Pittsburgh, 5.50%, 9/15/23

    750        875,040   

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/23

    1,235        1,411,148   

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    675        763,850   

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (St. Michael’s College), 5.00%, 10/1/26

    575        643,120   

Washington County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (Washington & Jefferson College), 5.00%, 11/1/23

    1,000        1,138,610   
                 
  $ 28,261,925   
                 

Electric Utilities — 8.4%

  

American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., (Meldahl Hydroelectric Project), 5.00%, 2/15/21

  $ 4,235      $ 4,948,386   

Apache County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.50%, 3/1/30

    2,390        2,572,142   

Beaver County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC), 3.50% to 6/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/35

    2,000        2,080,740   

Chesterfield County, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Virginia Electric and Power Co.), 5.00%, 5/1/23

    2,000        2,295,160   

Escambia County, FL, (Gulf Power Co.), 2.10% to 4/11/19 (Put Date), 7/1/22

    2,250        2,283,255   

Mason County, WV, (Appalachian Power Co.), 1.625% to 10/1/18 (Put Date), 10/1/22

    2,950        2,961,977   

Michigan Strategic Fund, Limited Obligation Revenue, (Detroit Edison Co.), 5.625%, 7/1/20

    3,000        3,552,510   

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, 5.25%, 1/1/21

    2,000        2,382,480   

Navajo County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp., 5.75% to 6/1/16 (Put Date), 6/1/34

    3,500        3,702,055   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Generation, LLC), 5.625%, 6/1/18

    3,645        4,064,539   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Generation, LLC), 3.10% to 3/1/19 (Put Date), 3/1/23

    1,000        1,030,360   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Generation, LLC), 3.75% to 12/3/18 (Put Date), 12/1/23

    5,000        5,288,750   

Ohio Water Development Authority, (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC), 3.625% to 4/1/20 (Put Date), 10/1/33

    1,000        1,054,980   

Pima County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.00%, 9/1/29

    2,685        2,804,670   

Pima County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 4.95%, 10/1/20

    5,045        5,848,114   
 

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

  

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

  $ 8,500      $ 9,586,130   
                 
  $ 56,456,248   
                 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 4.9%

  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Catholic Healthcare), 5.125%, 7/1/22

  $ 3,690      $ 3,735,424   

Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp., SC, (Charleston County School District), Prerefunded to 12/1/16, 5.00%, 12/1/20

    5,265        5,661,033   

Chemeketa, OR, Community College District, Prerefunded to 6/15/18, 5.50%, 6/15/22

    1,000        1,145,110   

Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority, Prerefunded to 4/1/17, 5.00%, 4/1/18

    695        756,146   

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, (Our Lady of Good Counsel High School), Prerefunded to 5/1/15, 5.50%, 5/1/20

    280        281,221   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/42

    3,200        3,786,240   

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20

    2,245        2,485,574   

New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/17, 5.25%, 7/1/24

    1,495        1,614,182   

Newberry, SC, Investing In Children’s Education, (Newberry County School District), Prerefunded to 12/1/15, 5.25%, 12/1/24

    1,755        1,813,775   

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Escrowed to Maturity, 4.00%, 1/1/18

    1,195        1,275,029   

Ohio State University, General Receipts, Prerefunded to 12/1/18, 5.00%, 12/1/23

    25        28,602   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, Escrowed to Maturity,
5.50%, 1/1/17(2)

    2,270        2,385,316   

Virginia State Resources Authority, Clean Water Revenue, (Revolving Fund), Prerefunded to 10/1/17, 5.00%, 10/1/19

    7,500        8,285,925   
                 
  $ 33,253,577   
                 

General Obligations — 13.7%

  

Beaverton School District 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/22

  $ 4,000      $ 4,885,480   

Bergen County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (County Administration Complex), 5.00%, 11/15/24

    1,100        1,393,040   

Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, Joint School District No. 93, 5.00%, 9/15/25

    630        754,822   

Bucks County, PA, 5.125%, 5/1/21

    500        571,615   

California, 5.00%, 12/1/21

    6,000        7,277,520   

California, 5.00%, 10/1/23

    4,000        4,930,200   

Chester County, PA, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    1,530        1,764,916   

Daniel Boone Area School District, PA, 5.00%, 8/15/19

    1,000        1,120,810   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

General Obligations (continued)

  

Florida Board of Education, 5.00%, 6/1/23

  $ 7,000      $ 8,637,790   

Franklin Township, NJ, School District, 5.00%, 8/15/22

    1,000        1,212,030   

Gwinnett County, GA, School District, 5.00%, 2/1/26

    2,220        2,794,625   

Hamilton, OH, School District, 6.15%, 12/1/15

    500        519,620   

Illinois, 5.00%, 5/1/22

    6,000        6,786,600   

Kentwood, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/21

    465        525,427   

Kentwood, MI, Public Schools, 4.00%, 5/1/23

    950        1,079,039   

Laredo, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/1/21

    1,750        1,570,625   

Leander, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/19

    1,385        1,308,299   

Madison, AL, 4.00%, 4/1/24

    850        938,851   

Maryland State and Local Facilities, Prerefunded to 8/1/17, 5.00%, 8/1/18

    7,500        8,252,925   

Massachusetts, 5.00%, 8/1/23

    7,500        9,277,425   

Michigan, 6.00%, 11/1/22

    2,985        3,483,226   

Millcreek Township, PA, School District, 5.00%, 9/15/21

    3,730        4,363,652   

Millcreek Township, PA, School District, 5.00%, 9/15/25

    500        597,105   

Mount Lebanon, PA, School District, 5.00%, 2/15/28

    1,280        1,449,843   

New York, NY, 5.00%, 8/1/24

    2,000        2,437,420   

Palo Alto, CA, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/28

    1,250        1,457,412   

Pittsburgh, PA, 5.00%, 9/1/26

    1,000        1,167,280   

Salem-Keizer, OR, School District No. 24J, 0.00%, 6/15/23(2)

    13,860        11,588,623   
                 
  $ 92,146,220   
                 

Health Care – Miscellaneous — 0.0%(1)

  

Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 6.00%, 12/1/36(3)

  $ 83      $ 85,132   
                 
  $ 85,132   
                 

Hospital — 8.4%

  

Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00%, 6/15/18

  $ 500      $ 560,555   

Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00%, 9/1/18

    500        563,825   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 7/1/18

    500        560,630   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 4/1/19

    500        575,265   

Dauphin County, PA, General Authority, (Pinnacle Health System), 5.75%, 6/1/20

    6,500        7,617,350   

Delaware Health Facilities Authority, (Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    1,000        1,107,380   

Florence County, SC, (McLeod Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/22

    640        772,621   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Hospital (continued)

  

Hamilton County, OH, (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/24

  $ 1,250      $ 1,518,537   

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaii Pacific Health Group), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    460        538,320   

Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/16

    1,205        1,292,591   

Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.125%, 11/15/20

    1,860        2,001,211   

Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.125%, 11/15/22

    2,835        3,044,563   

Illinois Finance Authority, (Rush University Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/22

    500        597,795   

Illinois Finance Authority, (Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers), 5.00%, 8/15/20(4)

    1,000        1,133,690   

Lancaster County, PA, Hospital Authority, (Lancaster General Hospital), 5.00%, 3/15/22

    635        683,844   

Lebanon County, PA, Health Facility Authority, (Good Samaritan Hospital), 5.50%, 11/15/18

    200        200,178   

Lexington County, SC, (Health Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/15

    1,000        1,027,720   

Lycoming County Authority, PA, (Susquehanna Health System), 5.10%, 7/1/20

    750        833,423   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25

    2,715        2,885,746   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22

    1,250        1,420,625   

Michigan Finance Authority, (Beaumont Health), 5.00%, 8/1/22

    1,500        1,794,105   

Monroe County, PA, Hospital Authority, (Pocono Medical Center), 5.00%, 1/1/17

    675        721,649   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Virtua Health, Inc.), 5.25%, 7/1/17

    1,000        1,099,140   

New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospitals Center), 5.00%, 7/1/21

    1,000        1,191,950   

Norfolk, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Bon Secours Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/27

    2,500        2,866,325   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (St. John Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/26

    5,000        5,760,800   

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., NY, (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 4.625%, 7/1/22

    1,000        1,076,350   

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/26

    955        1,074,060   

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.375%, 10/1/23

    970        1,117,780   

Oregon Facilities Authority, (Providence Health and Services Group), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    1,000        1,182,390   

Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, PA, (The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), 5.00%, 7/1/32

    925        1,048,275   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Hospital (continued)

  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/17

  $ 490      $ 519,831   

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/18

    490        526,946   

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/19

    350        379,782   

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/20

    375        408,311   

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/22

    500        542,670   

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/23

    250        270,238   

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/24

    285        307,649   

University of California, (Regents Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/22

    890        1,079,454   

University of Kansas Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 9/1/16

    1,000        1,063,290   

Washington Township, CA, Health Care District, 5.50%, 7/1/19

    250        284,653   

Washington Township, CA, Health Care District, 5.75%, 7/1/24

    1,750        2,011,432   

Yuma, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/1/25

    1,230        1,438,104   
                 
  $ 56,701,053   
                 

Housing — 0.2%

  

Allegheny County, PA, Residential Finance Authority, SFMR, (AMT), 4.80%, 11/1/22

  $ 640      $ 653,415   

Sandoval County, NM, MFMR, 6.00%, 5/1/32(3)

    580        580,191   

Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/06(5)

    95        69,346   
                 
  $ 1,302,952   
                 

Industrial Development Revenue — 4.2%

  

Amelia County, VA, Industrial Development Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 4/1/20
(Put Date), 4/1/27(4)

  $ 1,870      $ 1,870,000   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 5.125%, 11/1/23(3)

    6,600        6,846,576   

Cleveland, OH, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.70%, 12/1/19

    785        787,473   

Maine Finance Authority, Solid Waste Disposal, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25% to 2/1/17
(Put Date), 1/1/25(3)

    2,415        2,484,528   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 12/1/15 (Put Date), 12/1/29

    500        505,200   

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00% to 10/1/19 (Put Date), 4/1/29(3)

    800        811,192   
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Industrial Development Revenue (continued)

  

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

  $ 1,780      $ 2,012,183   

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44

    1,750        1,768,253   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.), (AMT), 6.75%, 10/1/18

    500        585,810   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), 1.75% to 12/1/15 (Put Date), 12/1/33

    750        756,795   

Richland County, SC, (International Paper Co.), (AMT), 3.875%, 4/1/23

    6,000        6,499,740   

Toledo-Lucas County, OH, Port Authority, (Cargill, Inc.), 4.50%, 12/1/15

    3,325        3,404,201   
                 
  $ 28,331,951   
                 

Insured – Cogeneration — 0.2%

  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Colver), (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.625%, 12/1/18

  $ 1,300      $ 1,329,952   
                 
  $ 1,329,952   
                 

Insured – Education — 1.6%

  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (San Diego University), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/1/15

  $ 375      $ 373,999   

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Santa Clara University), (NPFG), 5.00%, 9/1/23

    500        608,780   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Ramapo College), (AMBAC), 4.50%, 7/1/21

    1,000        1,078,310   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21

    2,025        2,303,276   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/22

    5,150        6,212,599   
                 
  $ 10,576,964   
                 

Insured – Electric Utilities — 1.1%

  

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply, (NPFG), 5.25%, 2/1/16

  $ 3,000      $ 3,122,790   

Louisiana Energy & Power Authority, (AGM), 5.25%, 6/1/25

    1,125        1,369,541   

Northern California Power Agency, (Hydroelectric), (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    500        562,525   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/20

    100        102,425   

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

    615        626,734   

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

    500        507,235   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (XLCA), 5.375%, 7/1/18

    1,000        980,710   
                 
  $ 7,271,960   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.6%

  

Louisiana Public Facility Authority, (Hurricane Recovery), (AMBAC), Prerefunded to 6/1/17, 5.00%, 6/1/19

  $ 5,000      $ 5,476,450   

North Hudson, NJ, Sewer Authority, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 8/1/22

    1,000        1,236,680   

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Xavier University), (AGC), Prerefunded to 5/1/16, 5.00%, 5/1/22

    350        368,032   

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), (AGC), 5.00%, 11/1/24

    700        796,488   

Pittsburgh, PA, School District, (AGM), Prerefunded to 9/1/20, 5.00%, 9/1/22

    15        17,857   

Waco Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Hillcrest Health System), (NPFG), Prerefunded to 8/1/16, 5.00%, 8/1/19

    3,405        3,620,605   

Waco Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Hillcrest Health System), (NPFG), Prerefunded to 8/1/16, 5.00%, 8/1/20

    3,745        3,982,133   

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

    1,900        1,794,360   
                 
  $ 17,292,605   
                 

Insured – General Obligations — 12.0%

  

Bethlehem, PA, Area School District, (AGM), 5.25%, 1/15/25

  $ 1,250      $ 1,439,137   

Bolingbrook, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/23

    1,000        1,180,510   

Boston, MA, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22

    8,000        7,023,040   

Cambria County, PA, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/21

    2,380        2,776,008   

Cambria County, PA, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/22

    3,535        4,144,399   

Cornwall-Lebanon School District, PA, (AGM), 0.00%, 3/15/16

    1,020        1,015,461   

Delaware Valley, PA, Regional Finance Authority, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/1/18

    750        841,605   

Freehold, NJ, Regional High School District, (NPFG), 5.00%, 3/1/18

    100        111,095   

Glendale, AZ, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/22

    2,000        2,368,960   

Hillsborough Township, NJ, School District, (AGM), 5.375%, 10/1/18

    970        1,104,985   

Jackson Township, NJ, Board of Education of Ocean County, (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/23

    6,000        7,274,760   

Linn County, OR, Community School District No. 9, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/21

    1,055        1,277,637   

Linn County, OR, Community School District No. 9, (Lebanon), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/22

    625        768,194   

Livonia Public Schools School District, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/22

    1,675        1,999,682   

McHenry County, IL, Community Unit School District No. 12, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/23

    940        1,089,526   

McHenry County, IL, Community Unit School District No. 12, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/24

    1,075        1,251,924   

Miami, FL, (Homeland Defense), (NPFG), 5.00%, 1/1/19

    7,500        7,985,175   

New Haven, CT, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/1/22

    5,000        5,954,450   

New Orleans, LA, (NPFG), 5.25%, 12/1/15

    5,105        5,269,789   
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Insured – General Obligations (continued)

  

Pennsylvania, (NPFG), 5.375%, 7/1/19

  $ 1,000      $ 1,166,130   

Philadelphia, PA, (AGC), 5.25%, 7/15/15

    1,935        1,962,148   

Philadelphia, PA, School District, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21

    1,000        1,194,250   

Pocono Mountain School District, PA, (AGM), 5.00%, 9/1/28

    1,000        1,042,590   

Rockland County, NY, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/21

    3,000        3,489,330   

Rockland, NY, (AGM), 4.00%, 5/1/21

    1,820        2,000,544   

San Mateo County, CA, Community College District, (Election of 2005), (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/22

    3,000        2,577,270   

Washington, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/1/22

    10,000        8,527,600   

West Virginia, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/1/21

    4,275        3,793,036   
                 
  $ 80,629,235   
                 

Insured – Hospital — 0.3%

  

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

  $ 250      $ 316,885   

Oregon Health and Science University, (NPFG), 0.00%, 7/1/21

    1,815        1,565,546   
                 
  $ 1,882,431   
                 

Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.3%

  

Hudson County, NJ, (NPFG), 6.25%, 6/1/15

  $ 1,000      $ 1,008,980   

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue, PA, (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22

    1,000        1,066,800   
                 
  $ 2,075,780   
                 

Insured – Other Revenue — 0.0%(1)

  

Cleveland, OH, Parking Facilities, (AGM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 9/15/20

  $ 160      $ 192,581   
                 
  $ 192,581   
                 

Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 3.1%

  

Denver, CO, City and County, Excise Tax Revenue, (AGC), 6.00%, 9/1/23

  $ 5,000      $ 5,984,450   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 6/15/22

    7,000        5,427,940   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21

    5,000        6,156,950   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Registration Fee Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 7/15/22

    1,000        1,203,960   

San Mateo County, CA, Transportation District, (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/1/17

    500        550,215   

Successor Agency to Burbank Redevelopment Agency, CA, (BAM), 5.00%, 12/1/22(4)

    1,305        1,589,360   
                 
  $ 20,912,875   
                 

Insured – Student Loan — 0.4%

  

Maine Educational Loan Authority, (AGC), 5.625%, 12/1/27

  $ 2,310      $ 2,582,349   
                 
  $ 2,582,349   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Insured – Transportation — 3.2%

  

Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (Grant and Revenue Anticipation Bonds Federal Highway Trust Fund), (AGC), 5.25%, 7/15/21

  $ 1,045      $ 1,173,044   

Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (Grant and Revenue Anticipation Bonds Federal Highway Trust Fund), (AGC), 5.25%, 7/15/25

    1,000        1,111,270   

Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.25%, 10/1/15

    8,125        8,332,431   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (NPFG), 5.50%, 12/15/20

    5,000        5,858,900   

New Orleans, LA, Aviation Board, (AGC), 6.00%, 1/1/23

    1,040        1,206,702   

Ohio Turnpike Commission, (NPFG), 5.50%, 2/15/18

    1,750        1,980,527   

Port of Oakland, CA, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/21

    665        727,217   

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/1/17

    300        269,187   

San Jose, CA, Airport Revenue, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 3/1/18

    675        759,544   
                 
  $ 21,418,822   
                 

Insured – Water and Sewer — 1.9%

  

Allegheny County, PA, Sanitation Authority, (AGM), 5.00%, 6/1/24

  $ 500      $ 583,270   

Allegheny County, PA, Sanitation Authority, (BHAC), (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22

    500        515,670   

Altoona City Authority, PA, Water Revenue, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/1/19

    1,355        1,558,440   

Kansas City, MO, Water Revenue, (BHAC), 5.00%, 12/1/23

    3,125        3,562,969   

Michigan Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    5,000        5,851,400   

Passaic Valley, NJ, Water Commission, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/17

    1,020        1,128,140   
                 
  $ 13,199,889   
                 

Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.6%

  

California Public Works, (University of California), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 6/1/20

  $ 500      $ 601,445   

California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 11/1/26

    2,725        3,250,189   

Lexington One School Facilities Corp., SC, (Lexington County School District No. 1), 5.00%, 12/1/20

    2,240        2,409,277   

Lexington One School Facilities Corp., SC, (Lexington County School District No. 1), 5.00%, 12/1/22

    1,945        2,091,984   

Michigan Strategic Fund, Limited Obligation Revenue, (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), 5.00%, 3/1/21

    500        591,795   

Saint Johns County, FL, School Board, 5.00%, 7/1/21

    1,500        1,776,690   
                 
  $ 10,721,380   
                 
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Other Revenue — 2.1%

  

Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(6)

  $ 1,200      $ 300,636   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 0.865%, 8/1/19 (Put Date), 11/1/39(7)

    400        401,792   

Non-Profit Preferred Funding Trust, Various States, 4.47%, 9/15/37(3)

    4,500        4,128,165   

Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.75%, 4/1/18

    325        318,321   

Philadelphia, PA, Redevelopment Authority, (Transformation Initiative), 5.00%, 4/15/24

    750        858,413   

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

    300        324,756   

Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.50%, 10/1/24(3)

    1,825        1,961,948   

Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.75%, 10/1/22(3)

    5,250        5,675,617   
                 
  $ 13,969,648   
                 

Senior Living / Life Care — 1.6%

  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Senior Living-Presbyterian Homes), 4.50%, 11/15/16(3)

  $ 725      $ 756,023   

Cliff House Trust, (AMT), 6.625%, 6/1/27(5)

    390        149,167   

Hawaii State Department of Budget and Finance, Special Purpose Senior Living Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/27

    1,775        1,960,470   

Lancaster, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (Garden Spot Village), 5.00%, 5/1/23

    340        367,061   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.00%, 11/15/17(3)

    851        851,349   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.50%, 11/15/18(3)

    1,540        1,541,555   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Volunteers of America), 5.00%, 11/1/17(3)

    280        289,022   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cranes Mill Project), 5.50%, 7/1/18

    255        268,160   

North Miami, FL, HealthCare Facilities Authority, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42

    495        344,015   

Palm Beach County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton), 6.00%, 6/1/21

    1,675        1,838,145   

St. Joseph County, IN, (Holy Cross Village), 5.55%, 5/15/19

    460        460,966   

Tempe, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Friendship Village of Tempe), 6.00%, 12/1/27

    2,140        2,380,215   
                 
  $ 11,206,148   
                 

Special Tax Revenue — 4.9%

  

Covington Park Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/21

  $ 125      $ 125,185   

Detroit, MI, Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment, 0.00%, 7/1/21

    2,000        1,370,500   

Jurupa Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 9/1/21

    600        704,586   

Louisiana Highway Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 6/15/25

    750        925,463   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Special Tax Revenue (continued)

  

Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/23

  $ 600      $ 708,768   

Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/26

    1,100        1,299,408   

Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/28

    2,000        2,345,340   

Michigan Trunk Line, 5.00%, 11/15/29

    1,500        1,746,525   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(5)

    280        0   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-1, 5.75%, 5/1/38

    145        145,496   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, 5/1/38

    390        381,689   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-1, 5.00%, 5/1/15

    195        194,828   

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-2, 5.00%, 5/1/18

    310        301,618   

New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 2/15/22

    3,000        3,628,170   

New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/24

    4,000        4,923,720   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax, 5.00%, 12/1/25

    6,350        7,600,378   

Poinciana West, FL, West Community Development District, 5.875%, 5/1/22

    830        855,921   

Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/22

    350        388,150   

Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/23

    310        342,569   

Saint Clair County, IL, Highway Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/24

    360        393,836   

South Orange County, CA, Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 8/15/24

    1,000        1,171,500   

Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.10%, 5/1/11(5)

    275        43,997   

Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.50%, 11/1/10(5)

    300        180,000   

Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, LA, (Public Improvement Sales Tax), 5.00%, 7/1/25

    2,815        3,279,588   
                 
  $ 33,057,235   
                 

Student Loan — 0.2%

  

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, 5.25%, 6/1/21

  $ 1,000      $ 1,113,570   
                 
  $ 1,113,570   
                 

Transportation — 12.2%

  

Allegheny County, PA, Airport Authority, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26

  $ 840      $ 949,595   

Allegheny County, PA, Airport Authority, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/28

    520        578,396   

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), Prerefunded to 4/1/19, 5.00%, 4/1/22

    500        578,230   
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Transportation (continued)

  

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/20(4)

  $ 2,455      $ 2,820,279   

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/21(4)

    3,755        4,366,990   

Chicago, IL, Midway International Airport, (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/21

    500        579,310   

Delaware River Port Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27

    1,105        1,255,545   

Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority, (Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds), 5.00%, 6/1/21

    3,000        3,436,080   

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL, (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/21

    4,750        5,640,007   

Hawaii Airports System, 5.25%, 7/1/28

    3,650        4,249,220   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, 0.00%, 7/1/21

    550        444,692   

Long Beach, CA, Harbor Revenue, 5.00%, 5/15/23

    500        585,615   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/21

    3,000        3,585,900   

Metropolitan Washington, DC Airport Authority System, 5.00%, 10/1/22

    5,000        5,898,800   

Metropolitan Washington, DC Airport Authority System, (AMT), 5.50%, 10/1/19

    5,000        5,699,600   

Metropolitan Washington, DC Area Transit Authority, (Gross Revenue), 5.25%, 7/1/21

    7,500        8,676,000   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 1.22%, Variable to 12/15/21 (Put Date), 6/15/34(7)

    4,000        4,001,720   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/20

    1,500        1,703,640   

North Texas Tollway Authority, (Dallas North Tollway System Revenue), 6.00%, 1/1/23

    5,000        5,795,500   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/25

    1,000        1,132,060   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (National Railroad Passenger), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/26

    890        1,001,339   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Series 2009D, 5.00%, 12/1/22

    500        575,895   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Series 2013C, 5.00%, 12/1/22

    1,000        1,203,680   

Philadelphia, PA, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 6/15/23

    1,000        1,147,300   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/23

    8,500        9,447,835   

South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/22

    325        371,547   

South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.00%, 11/1/24

    1,175        1,347,102   

Virginia Transportation Board, 4.00%, 3/15/25

    4,645        5,159,945   
                 
  $ 82,231,822   
                 

Water and Sewer — 1.2%

  

Chicago, IL, Water Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/22

  $ 1,000      $ 1,184,580   

Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority, 5.00%, 4/1/18

    4,305        4,688,877   

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/22

    1,000        1,130,560   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Water and Sewer (continued)

  

New Jersey Economic Environmental Infrastructure Trust, 5.00%, 9/1/20

  $ 1,000      $ 1,188,860   
   
    $ 8,192,877   
   

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 97.1%
(identified cost $607,789,088)

   

  $ 653,939,228   
   
Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.8%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Hospital — 0.2%

  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 2.75%, 12/1/16

  $ 1,500      $ 1,503,360   
                 
  $ 1,503,360   
                 

Insured – General Obligations — 0.6%

  

Detroit, MI, (AMBAC), 4.53%, 4/1/15

  $ 985      $ 985,495   

Detroit, MI, (AMBAC), 4.96%, 4/1/20

    2,806        2,701,153   
                 
    $ 3,686,648   
   

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.8%
(identified cost $4,991,627)

   

  $ 5,190,008   
   

Total Investments — 97.9%
(identified cost $612,780,715)

   

  $ 659,129,236   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.1%

  

  $ 13,931,595   
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 673,060,831   
   

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

 

AGC     Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC     AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
AMT     Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BHAC     Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
FGIC     Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
MFMR     Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SFMR     Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SPA     Standby Bond Purchase Agreement
XLCA     XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

At March 31, 2015, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states and territories, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

Pennsylvania      11.0%   
Others, representing less than 10% individually      86.9%   

The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2015, 27.8% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.1% to 11.1% of total investments.

 

(1)

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(2)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover payable for when-issued securities.

 

(3)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $26,011,298 or 3.9% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4)

When-issued security.

 

(5)

Defaulted security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal.

 

(6)

Security is in default and making only partial interest payments.

 

(7)

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2015.

 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets   March 31, 2015  

Investments, at value (identified cost, $612,780,715)

  $ 659,129,236   

Cash

    20,872,309   

Interest receivable

    7,756,993   

Receivable for investments sold

    240,469   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    990,853   

Total assets

  $ 688,989,860   
Liabilities        

Payable for when-issued securities

  $ 11,723,348   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    3,117,622   

Distributions payable

    591,538   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    226,087   

Distribution and service fees

    135,933   

Accrued expenses

    134,501   

Total liabilities

  $ 15,929,029   

Net Assets

  $ 673,060,831   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 678,734,378   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (52,041,539

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    19,471   

Net unrealized appreciation

    46,348,521   

Net Assets

  $ 673,060,831   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 307,561,557   

Shares Outstanding

    30,204,518   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.18   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share)

  $ 10.41   
Class B Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 1,341,522   

Shares Outstanding

    131,683   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.19   
Class C Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 124,646,642   

Shares Outstanding

    13,049,594   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.55   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 239,511,110   

Shares Outstanding

    23,513,153   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.19   

On sales of $100,000 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.

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income  

Year Ended

March 31, 2015

 

Interest

  $ 23,183,092   

Total investment income

  $ 23,183,092   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 2,495,892   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    454,425   

Class B

    15,490   

Class C

    1,124,029   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    29,626   

Custodian fee

    149,145   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    199,921   

Legal and accounting services

    82,161   

Printing and postage

    56,400   

Registration fees

    211,289   

Miscellaneous

    64,266   

Total expenses

  $ 4,882,644   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 3,015   

Total expense reductions

  $ 3,015   

Net expenses

  $ 4,879,629   

Net investment income

  $ 18,303,463   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 14,077   

Financial futures contracts

    (895,351

Net realized loss

  $ (881,274

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 10,775,346   

Financial futures contracts

    113,117   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 10,888,463   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 10,007,189   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 28,310,652   

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended March 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   2015     2014  

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 18,303,463      $ 18,781,869   

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and financial futures contracts

    (881,274     4,417,432   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts

    10,888,463        (34,463,922

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ 28,310,652      $ (11,264,621

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (9,329,675   $ (10,144,055

Class B

    (40,506     (74,034

Class C

    (2,909,208     (3,283,695

Class I

    (5,937,440     (5,260,314

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (18,216,829   $ (18,762,098

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 44,760,122      $ 77,152,234   

Class B

    167,407        370,266   

Class C

    10,260,274        18,991,466   

Class I

    155,963,514        106,483,024   

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

   

Class A

    7,735,755        8,696,162   

Class B

    34,985        63,987   

Class C

    2,111,481        2,473,878   

Class I

    1,909,226        1,458,004   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (65,867,541     (135,124,917

Class B

    (359,393     (639,576

Class C

    (21,172,509     (45,792,208

Class I

    (54,175,660     (193,266,107

Issued in connection with tax-free reorganization (See Note 11)

   

Class A

    32,190,486          

Class C

    16,170,413          

Class I

    1,792,005          

Net asset value of shares exchanged

   

Class A

    901,316        863,477   

Class B

    (901,316     (863,477

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 131,520,565      $ (159,133,787

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 141,614,388      $ (189,160,506
Net Assets                

At beginning of year

  $ 531,446,443      $ 720,606,949   

At end of year

  $ 673,060,831      $ 531,446,443   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of year

  $ 19,471      $ 36,239   

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended March 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 10.000      $ 10.380      $ 10.230      $ 9.750      $ 10.010   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.314      $ 0.335      $ 0.336      $ 0.364      $ 0.382   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.179        (0.381     0.152        0.482        (0.263

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.493      $ (0.046   $ 0.488      $ 0.846      $ 0.119   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.313   $ (0.334   $ (0.338   $ (0.366   $ (0.379

Total distributions

  $ (0.313   $ (0.334   $ (0.338   $ (0.366   $ (0.379

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 10.180      $ 10.000      $ 10.380      $ 10.230      $ 9.750   

Total Return(2)

    4.98     (0.39 )%      4.88     8.69     1.17
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 307,562      $ 282,612      $ 343,994      $ 351,754      $ 339,380   

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

         

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

    0.69     0.68     0.66     0.68     0.69

Interest and fee expense(4)

                         0.00 %(5)      0.01

Total expenses(3)

    0.69     0.68     0.66     0.68     0.70

Net investment income

    3.09     3.34     3.22     3.61     3.82

Portfolio Turnover

    7     18     14     16     21

 

(1)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2)

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.

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions.

 

(5)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class B  
    Year Ended March 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 10.000      $ 10.390      $ 10.230      $ 9.760      $ 10.020   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.241      $ 0.259      $ 0.258      $ 0.289      $ 0.307   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.186        (0.390     0.162        0.471        (0.263

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.427      $ (0.131   $ 0.420      $ 0.760      $ 0.044   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.237   $ (0.259   $ (0.260   $ (0.290   $ (0.304

Total distributions

  $ (0.237   $ (0.259   $ (0.260   $ (0.290   $ (0.304

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 10.190      $ 10.000      $ 10.390      $ 10.230      $ 9.760   

Total Return(2)

    4.30     (1.23 )%      4.10     7.88     0.42
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 1,342      $ 2,360      $ 3,553      $ 4,768      $ 4,955   

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

         

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

    1.44     1.43     1.41     1.43     1.44

Interest and fee expense(4)

                         0.00 %(5)      0.01

Total expenses(3)

    1.44     1.43     1.41     1.43     1.45

Net investment income

    2.38     2.59     2.48     2.86     3.06

Portfolio Turnover

    7     18     14     16     21

 

(1)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2)

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.

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions.

 

(5)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended March 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 9.380      $ 9.740      $ 9.590      $ 9.150      $ 9.390   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.223      $ 0.244      $ 0.241      $ 0.271      $ 0.287   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.169        (0.361     0.152        0.441        (0.242

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.392      $ (0.117   $ 0.393      $ 0.712      $ 0.045   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.222   $ (0.243   $ (0.243   $ (0.272   $ (0.285

Total distributions

  $ (0.222   $ (0.243   $ (0.243   $ (0.272   $ (0.285

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 9.550      $ 9.380      $ 9.740      $ 9.590      $ 9.150   

Total Return(2)

    4.21     (1.17 )%      4.10     7.87     0.46
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 124,647      $ 115,091      $ 144,911      $ 138,971      $ 133,071   

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

         

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

    1.44     1.43     1.41     1.43     1.44

Interest and fee expense(4)

                         0.00 %(5)      0.01

Total expenses(3)

    1.44     1.43     1.41     1.43     1.45

Net investment income

    2.34     2.59     2.47     2.86     3.06

Portfolio Turnover

    7     18     14     16     21

 

(1)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2)

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions.

 

(5)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended March 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 10.000      $ 10.380      $ 10.230      $ 9.760      $ 10.010   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.328      $ 0.347      $ 0.351      $ 0.378      $ 0.395   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.191        (0.377     0.152        0.473        (0.251

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.519      $ (0.030   $ 0.503      $ 0.851      $ 0.144   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.329   $ (0.350   $ (0.353   $ (0.381   $ (0.394

Total distributions

  $ (0.329   $ (0.350   $ (0.353   $ (0.381   $ (0.394

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 10.190      $ 10.000      $ 10.380      $ 10.230      $ 9.760   

Total Return(2)

    5.24     (0.24 )%      5.04     8.74     1.43
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 239,511      $ 131,384      $ 228,148      $ 229,815      $ 175,007   

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

         

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

    0.54     0.53     0.51     0.53     0.54

Interest and fee expense(4)

                         0.00 %(5)      0.01

Total expenses(3)

    0.54     0.53     0.51     0.53     0.55

Net investment income

    3.23     3.45     3.37     3.75     3.95

Portfolio Turnover

    7     18     14     16     21

 

(1)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions.

 

(5)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (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’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and limited principal fluctuation. The Fund offers four 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 shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class B shares held for the longer of (i) four years or (ii) the time at which the contingent deferred sales charge applicable to such shares expires will automatically convert to Class A shares 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

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 — 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund 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 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 entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

C  Federal Taxes — 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 taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. The Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in non-taxable municipal securities, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Fund, as exempt-interest dividends. The portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, may be considered a tax preference item to shareholders.

As of March 31, 2015, 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 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

F  Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.

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

H  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the 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.

I  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

J  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund 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 Fund maintains 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.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards) are made at least annually. 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.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended March 31,  
     2015      2014  

Distributions declared from:

    

Tax-exempt income

  $ 18,100,038       $ 18,746,806   

Ordinary income

  $ 116,791       $ 15,292   

During the year ended March 31, 2015, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $1,129,381, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $103,402 and paid-in capital was decreased by $1,025,979 due to expired capital loss carryforwards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for premium amortization, accretion of market discount, defaulted bond interest and expenditures on defaulted bonds. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

As of March 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

  $ 684,233   

Capital loss carryforwards and deferred capital losses

  $ (52,518,338

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 46,752,096   

Other temporary differences

  $ (591,538

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders, expenditures on defaulted bonds, defaulted bond interest, premium amortization and accretion of market discount.

At March 31, 2015, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $40,014,474 and deferred capital losses of $12,503,864 which will 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 will 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 March 31, 2016 ($7,403,573), March 31, 2017 ($13,217,282), March 31, 2018 ($12,920,477) and March 31, 2019 ($6,473,142) 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 March 31, 2015, $10,680,702 are short-term and $1,823,162 are long-term.

Included in the amounts above are capital loss carryforwards of $1,643,055 as a result of the reorganization on June 27, 2014 (see Note 11) and capital loss caryforwards of $9,617,370 as a result of the reorganizations which occurred in prior years. Utilization of these capital loss carryforwards may be limited in accordance with certain income tax regulations.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at March 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 612,377,140   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 49,082,415   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (2,330,319

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 46,752,096   

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.

 

Daily Net Assets   Annual Asset
Rate
     Daily Income
Rate
 

Up to $500 million

    0.300      3.00

$500 million up to $1 billion

    0.275         2.75   

On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are further reduced.

For the year ended March 31, 2015, the investment adviser fee amounted to $2,495,892 or 0.41% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended March 31, 2015, EVM earned $8,790 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. EVM serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors,

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $12,702 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended March 31, 2015. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C 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. Trustees of the Fund 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 year ended March 31, 2015, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund 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 not exceeding 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. The Trustees approved distribution and service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended March 31, 2015 amounted to $454,425 for Class A shares.

The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C 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 year ended March 31, 2015, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $12,908 and $936,691 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. The Trustees approved service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the Class B and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended March 31, 2015 amounted to $2,582 and $187,338 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

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 3% 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 four 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 eighteen 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 3% in the case of redemptions in the first year after purchase, declining half a percentage point in the second and third year and one percentage point in the fourth year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $2,000, $1,400 and $2,500 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $121,366,277 and $41,077,443, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2015.

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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:

 

    Year Ended March 31,  
Class A   2015      2014  

Sales

    4,401,697         7,732,705   

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

    760,471         868,075   

Redemptions

    (6,488,452      (13,555,686

Issued in connection with tax-free reorganization (see Note 11)

    3,177,079           

Exchange from Class B shares

    88,775         86,167   

Net increase (decrease)

    1,939,570         (4,868,739
    
    Year Ended March 31,  
Class B   2015      2014  

Sales

    16,411         37,300   

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

    3,440         6,385   

Redemptions

    (35,371      (63,737

Exchange to Class A shares

    (88,742      (86,102

Net decrease

    (104,262      (106,154
    
    Year Ended March 31,  
Class C   2015      2014  

Sales

    1,075,954         2,024,571   

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

    221,264         263,351   

Redemptions

    (2,219,804      (4,896,789

Issued in connection with tax-free reorganization (see Note 11)

    1,701,361           

Net increase (decrease)

    778,775         (2,608,867
    
    Year Ended March 31,  
Class I   2015      2014  

Sales

    15,339,263         10,657,058   

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

    187,506         145,534   

Redemptions

    (5,325,934      (19,643,359

Issued in connection with tax-free reorganization (see Note 11)

    176,805           

Net increase (decrease)

    10,377,640         (8,840,767

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

8  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 7, 2015. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended March 31, 2015.

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. At March 31, 2015, there were no obligations outstanding under these financial instruments.

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Fund holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the Fund entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended March 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

     Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Futures Contracts

  $ (895,351 )(1)     $ 113,117 (2) 

 

(1)

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts.

 

(2)

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts.

The average notional amount of futures contracts - short outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2015, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $7,905,000.

10  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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 March 31, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

  $         —       $ 653,939,228       $         —       $ 653,939,228   

Taxable Municipal Securities

            5,190,008                 5,190,008   

Total Investments

  $       $ 659,129,236       $       $ 659,129,236   

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of March 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At March 31, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.

11  Reorganization

As of the close of business on June 27, 2014, the Fund acquired the net assets of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (Pennsylvania Limited Fund) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the shareholders of Pennsylvania Limited Fund. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds managed by BMR with substantially similar investment objectives and policies. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 3,177,079 shares of Class A of the Fund (valued at $32,190,486) for the 3,212,985 shares of Class A of Pennsylvania Limited Fund, 1,701,361 shares of Class C of the Fund (valued at $16,170,413) for the 1,701,743 shares of Class C of Pennsylvania Limited Fund, and 176,805 shares of Class I of the Fund (valued at $1,792,005) for the 178,923 shares of Class I of Pennsylvania Limited Fund, each outstanding on June 27, 2014.

The investment portfolio of Pennsylvania Limited Fund, with a fair value of $46,092,075 and identified cost of $42,947,450 was the principal asset acquired by the Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the identified cost of the investments received from the Pennsylvania Limited Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $548,740,791. The net assets of Pennsylvania Limited Fund at that date of $50,152,904, including $2,942,140 of accumulated net realized losses and $3,144,625 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with those of the Fund, resulting in combined net assets of $598,893,695.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on April 1, 2014, the beginning of the Fund’s annual reporting period, the Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

Net investment income

  $ 18,662,463   

Net realized loss

  $ (1,033,327

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 29,001,305   

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of Pennsylvania Limited Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since June 27, 2014.

 

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Eaton Vance

National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Investment Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund as of March 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

May 20, 2015

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2016 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2015. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends.

Exempt-Interest Dividends.  For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Fund designates 99.36% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 178 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 178 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc.

            

Noninterested Trustees

Scott E. Eston

1956

   Trustee      2011     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Cynthia E. Frost(3)

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012); Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000); Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (1989-1995); Consultant, Bain and Company (1987-1989); Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman(3)

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the Bank of America Money Market Funds Series Trust (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

William H. Park

1947

   Trustee      2003     

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

Ronald A. Pearlman

1940

   Trustee      2003     

Lawyer and consultant. Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (1999-2014). Formerly, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP (law firm) (1991-2000). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

Susan J. Sutherland(4)

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (since 2013).

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

   Trustee      2011     

Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011).

Ralph F. Verni

1943

  

Chairman of the Board and

Trustee

    

2007 (Chairman)

2005 (Trustee)

    

Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

            

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Paul M. O’Neil

1953

   Chief Compliance Officer      2004      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Mmes. Frost and Sutherland and Mr. Gorman) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and

 

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National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

  terminated in 2014); eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust II: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). However, Ms. Mosley did not serve as a Board member of eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014).
(3) 

Ms. Frost and Mr. Gorman began serving as Trustees effective May 29, 2014.

(4) 

Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015.

(5) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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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’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

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

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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Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal

Income Funds

Annual Report

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

Massachusetts    •    New York

 

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

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

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.


Annual Report March 31, 2015

Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2   

Performance and Fund Profile

  

Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

     3   

New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

     5   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     7   

Fund Expenses

     8   

Financial Statements

     10   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     35   

Federal Tax Information

     36   

Management and Organization

     37   

Important Notices

     40   


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

As the fiscal year began on April 1, 2014, municipal bonds were three months into a rally that lasted for most of the 12-month period ended March 31, 2015. But in the final two months of the period, municipal returns turned slightly negative, as a flood of new issuance put downward pressure on bond prices. For the period as a whole, however, municipal issues delivered strong performance.

Initial investor expectations of rising interest rates during the period were overwhelmed by economic events overseas. While the U.S. economy continued to experience moderate but below-trend growth and low inflation, fixed-income investors became increasingly concerned about declining growth and inflation expectations in the Eurozone, Japan and China.

As overseas central banks put downward pressure on interest rates, culminating with the European Central Bank’s initiation of an asset purchase program in mid- January 2015, historically low U.S. interest rates looked attractive by comparison. The result was strong worldwide demand for U.S. Treasurys that pushed Treasury rates down, with municipal rates following, albeit at a slower pace. Further downward pressure on U.S. rates came from the Fed’s surprisingly dovish stance at its March 2015 meeting, regarding when it would finally begin raising the fed funds rate. As a result, at the end of the 12-month period the consensus view on the timing of the expected rate hike had moved from June to September 2015 or beyond.

As investors searched for yield in a low-interest-rate environment, longer dated and lower credit quality6 municipal bonds were the best performers. For the one-year period as a whole, the municipal yield curve flattened. Maturities shorter than five years saw a slight rise in interest rates, while rates declined and prices rose through the rest of the curve, with longer maturities showing the strongest performance.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2015, the Massachusetts and New York Funds’ shares at net asset value (NAV) underperformed the 5.13% return of the Funds’ benchmark, the Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index2 (the Index).

The Funds’ overall strategy is to invest in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax. The Funds seek to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration7 between three and nine years to attempt to capture potentially more attractive yields compared with shorter-maturity bonds, but seek to avoid the potentially higher interest-rate risk and volatility of longer-duration bonds.

While the Index includes only bonds with maturities of six to eight years, the Funds may invest in individual municipal obligations of any maturity and own some longer-maturity bonds in order to capture their potentially higher yields and greater tax-exempt income. The Funds may hedge to various degrees against the greater potential risk of volatility in the area of the yield curve beyond eight years by shorting Treasury futures in seeking to provide some downside protection.

For the 12-month period, the Funds’ strategy of overweighting longer-maturity bonds contributed to Fund performance versus the Index, because longer-maturity bonds outperformed shorter-maturity issues during the period. Specifically, performance of both Funds was helped by an overweighting in bonds with maturities longer than eight years, which are not held by the Index.

State-specific Results

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund’s Class A shares at NAV had a total return of 4.06%, underperforming the 5.13% return of the Index. Detractors from the Fund’s performance versus the Index included an overweight in pre-refunded bonds, security selection in zero-coupon bonds, an underweight in the transportation sector, and the Fund’s hedging strategy. Hedging interest rate volatility through the use of Treasury futures, a risk management strategy, is intended to moderate performance and volatility on both the upside and the downside. So in a period when the municipal and Treasury markets delivered positive performance, the Fund’s hedging strategy detracted modestly from Fund performance versus the Index and, as intended, reduced the Fund’s volatility during the period.

In contrast, an overweight in longer-maturity issues, as mentioned earlier, helped Fund performance versus the Index, as did security selection in Puerto Rico bonds and an overweight in the hospital sector, which benefited from investors’ preference for lower-quality, higher-yielding securities during the period.

Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund’s Class A shares at NAV had a total return of 3.74%, trailing the 5.13% return of the Index. Security selection in the water and sewer sector, security selection in the special tax sector, an underweight in zero-coupon bonds, and an overweight in bonds with less than six years remaining to maturity all detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to the Index. In contrast, Fund performance versus the Index was helped by security selection in Puerto Rico bonds, an overweight in the hospital sector, and an overweight in bonds with maturities longer than eight years. The Fund did not employ a hedging strategy during the period.

 

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or 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 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.

 

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Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     06/27/1996         06/01/1992         4.06      3.05      3.23

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                     1.70         2.58         3.00   

Class C at NAV

     12/08/1993         06/01/1992         3.34         2.28         2.47   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                     2.34         2.28         2.47   

Class I at NAV

     08/03/2010         06/01/1992         4.21         3.16         3.28   

Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index

                     5.13      4.72      4.88
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  
           0.78      1.53      0.63
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

           2.51      1.75      2.67

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate

           4.68         3.26         4.97   

SEC 30-day Yield

           0.94         0.23         1.11   

Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield

           1.76         0.42         2.07   

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV     With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

   $ 10,000         03/31/2005       $ 12,762        N.A.   

Class I

   $ 250,000         03/31/2005       $ 345,418        N.A.   

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or 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 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

 

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Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)6

 

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Adam A. Weigold, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     06/27/1996         05/29/1992         3.74      3.08      3.11

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                     1.41         2.62         2.88   

Class B at NAV

     05/29/1992         05/29/1992         2.97         2.30         2.34   

Class B with 3% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –0.03         2.30         2.34   

Class C at NAV

     12/08/1993         05/29/1992         2.90         2.29         2.34   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                     1.90         2.29         2.34   

Class I at NAV

     08/03/2010         05/29/1992         3.89         3.21         3.18   

Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index

                     5.13      4.72      4.88
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4            Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  
        0.76      1.51      1.51      0.61
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5            Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

        2.74      1.97      1.98      2.90

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate

        5.31         3.82         3.84         5.62   

SEC 30-day Yield

        1.10         0.39         0.39         1.28   

Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield

        2.14         0.76         0.75         2.47   

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV     With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class B

   $ 10,000         03/31/2005       $ 12,601        N.A.   

Class C

   $ 10,000         03/31/2005       $ 12,599        N.A.   

Class I

   $ 250,000         03/31/2005       $ 342,001        N.A.   

 

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 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)6

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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

 

2 

Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 6-8 years. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

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 I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

4 

Source: Fund prospectus.

5 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099- DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, where applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rates will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ.

 

6 

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

 

7 

Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond— in percentage terms—given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

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 (October 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of each 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 each 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 each 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 each 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.

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(10/1/14)
     Ending
Account Value
(3/31/15)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(10/1/14 – 3/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual

  

        

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.20       $ 3.86         0.77

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,010.50       $ 7.62         1.52

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,014.00       $ 3.11         0.62
                                     
           

Hypothetical

  

        

(5% return per year before expenses)

  

        

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.10       $ 3.88         0.77

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.40       $ 7.65         1.52

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.80       $ 3.13         0.62

 

* 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 182/365 (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 September 30, 2014.

 

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Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Fund Expenses — continued

 

 

Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(10/1/14)
     Ending
Account Value
(3/31/15)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(10/1/14 – 3/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual

  

        

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,012.30       $ 3.91         0.78

Class B

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,007.50       $ 7.66         1.53

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,007.30       $ 7.66         1.53

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,012.00       $ 3.16         0.63
                                     
           

Hypothetical

  

        

(5% return per year before expenses)

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.00       $ 3.93         0.78

Class B

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.30       $ 7.70         1.53

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.30       $ 7.70         1.53

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.80       $ 3.18         0.63

 

* 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 182/365 (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 September 30, 2014.

 

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Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 95.5%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Bond Bank — 3.7%

  

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/21

  $ 1,000      $ 1,209,410   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.00%, 8/1/25

    1,000        1,267,390   
   
    $ 2,476,800   
   

Education — 15.9%

  

Massachusetts College Building Authority, 5.00%, 5/1/24

  $ 750      $ 917,160   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    150        182,349   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (MCPHS University), 4.00%, 7/1/22

    155        176,105   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (MCPHS University), 4.00%, 7/1/23

    200        227,834   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (MCPHS University), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    125        153,091   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/27

    500        578,065   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (College of the Holy Cross), 5.00%, 9/1/20

    1,000        1,129,240   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.50%, 11/15/36

    1,030        1,191,937   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.375%, 7/1/17

    1,000        1,107,260   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.50%, 7/1/22

    1,645        2,080,579   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    500        599,650   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.00%, 8/15/18

    100        113,143   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.25%, 8/15/19

    200        228,654   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.25%, 8/15/20

    150        171,168   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.50%, 8/15/15

    750        764,940   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 5.00%, 5/1/20

    1,000        1,140,400   
   
    $ 10,761,575   
   

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 7.3%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.75%, 12/1/42

  $ 1,000      $ 1,183,200   

Massachusetts State Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Notes, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 6/15/15

    2,000        1,999,000   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued)

  

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20

  $ 1,575      $ 1,743,777   
   
    $ 4,925,977   
   

General Obligations — 25.1%

  

Andover, 4.00%, 1/15/23

  $ 1,025      $ 1,192,721   

Barnstable, 4.00%, 2/15/23

    1,460        1,697,965   

Braintree, 5.00%, 5/15/23

    500        614,965   

Brookline, 4.00%, 5/15/22

    1,195        1,384,013   

Burlington, 5.00%, 2/1/16

    500        519,920   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.00%, 10/1/28

    815        884,104   

Duxbury, 4.00%, 9/1/22

    500        578,045   

Manchester Essex Regional School District, 5.00%, 1/15/20

    1,000        1,110,060   

Medfield, 4.00%, 3/15/22

    625        717,769   

Melrose, 2.00%, 11/1/22

    315        314,625   

Natick, 4.00%, 6/15/20

    1,045        1,186,660   

Southborough, 3.00%, 6/1/21

    1,060        1,153,927   

Wellesley, 5.00%, 6/1/16

    1,100        1,160,918   

Wellesley, 5.00%, 6/1/17

    1,150        1,259,538   

Westwood, 3.00%, 6/1/21

    1,320        1,432,094   

Weymouth, 4.00%, 9/15/23

    660        752,387   

Wilmington, 4.00%, 3/15/28

    1,000        1,081,780   
   
    $ 17,041,491   
   

Hospital — 8.8%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Health System), 5.00%, 10/1/24

  $ 250      $ 283,988   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Milford Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/15/21

    185        204,817   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), 5.50%, 1/1/22

    500        579,415   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Baystate Medical Center), 5.00% to 7/1/15 (Put Date), 7/1/39

    500        505,775   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), 5.25%, 12/1/24

    1,000        1,136,030   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Jordan Hospital), 6.75%, 10/1/33

    545        547,136   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 4.75%, 7/1/25

    710        754,652   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/1/18

    750        822,698   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/1/22

    1,000        1,136,500   
   
    $ 5,971,011   
   
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Industrial Development Revenue — 1.5%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Covanta Energy), (AMT), 4.875%, 11/1/27(1)

  $ 500      $ 515,950   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 2.125% to 12/1/15 (Put Date), 12/1/29

    500        505,200   
   
    $ 1,021,150   
   

Insured – Electric Utilities — 2.5%

  

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

  $ 1,640      $ 1,663,731   
   
    $ 1,663,731   
   

Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 1.1%

  

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, (FGIC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.125%, 1/1/23

  $ 635      $ 764,604   
   
    $ 764,604   
   

Insured – General Obligations — 5.8%

  

Boston, (NPFG), 0.125%, 3/1/22

  $ 3,105      $ 2,725,817   

Massachusetts, (NPFG), 5.25%, 8/1/22

    1,000        1,238,780   
   
    $ 3,964,597   
   

Insured – Hospital — 2.5%

  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Cape Cod Healthcare), (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/21

  $ 500      $ 577,770   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (CareGroup Healthcare System), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/21

    1,000        1,119,380   
   
    $ 1,697,150   
   

Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 7.1%

  

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, (BAM), 4.00%, 5/1/22

  $ 1,470      $ 1,670,934   

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/23

    425        517,021   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation, (AGM), 5.50%, 6/1/21

    1,600        1,970,224   

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

    500        641,270   
   
    $ 4,799,449   
   

Insured – Transportation — 0.9%

               

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Metropolitan Highway System, (NPFG), 0.00%, 1/1/22

  $ 710      $ 622,627   
   
    $ 622,627   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Insured – Water and Sewer — 1.9%

  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, (AGM), 5.50%, 8/1/22

  $ 1,000      $ 1,260,610   
   
    $ 1,260,610   
   

Other Revenue — 2.5%

  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), 5.00%, 5/1/23

  $ 1,000      $ 1,140,810   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Woods Hole Oceanographic), 5.25%, 6/1/18

    500        567,325   
   
    $ 1,708,135   
   

Senior Living / Life Care — 1.5%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement), 5.60%, 7/1/19

  $ 340      $ 341,323   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Carleton-Willard Village), 5.25%, 12/1/25

    275        308,762   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.00%, 11/15/17(1)

    100        100,041   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (North Hill Communities), 4.50%, 11/15/18(1)

    120        120,121   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Volunteers of America), 5.00%, 11/1/17(1)

    120        123,866   
   
    $ 994,113   
   

Special Tax Revenue — 4.0%

  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 7/1/26

  $ 1,280      $ 1,638,502   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax, 5.25%, 7/1/16

    1,000        1,062,750   
   
    $ 2,701,252   
   

Student Loan — 0.8%

  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/20

  $ 500      $ 559,445   
   
    $ 559,445   
   

Transportation — 2.6%

  

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, (Metropolitan Highway System Revenue), 5.00%, 1/1/20

  $ 500      $ 580,180   

Massachusetts Port Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/26

    1,000        1,199,270   
   
    $ 1,779,450   
   

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal
Securities — 95.5%
(identified cost $59,752,563)

    $ 64,713,167   
                 
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.6%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Education — 1.6%

  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 2.108%, 11/1/19

  $ 1,100      $ 1,126,026   
                 

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 1.6%
(identified cost $1,107,514)

    $ 1,126,026   
                 

Total Investments — 97.1%
(identified cost $60,860,077)

    $ 65,839,193   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.9%

    $ 1,942,789   
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 67,781,982   
                 

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

 

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

The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by Massachusetts municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2015, 22.4% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.9% to 12.2% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $859,978 or 1.3% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 93.7%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Bond Bank — 1.2%

               

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Clean Water and Drinking Water, (Municipal Water Finance), 5.00%, 6/15/20

  $ 1,000      $ 1,057,580   
                 
    $ 1,057,580   
                 

Cogeneration — 0.6%

  

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

  $ 515      $ 515,134   
                 
    $ 515,134   
                 

Education — 6.8%

  

Hempstead Local Development Corp., (Hofstra University), 5.00%, 7/1/23

  $ 200      $ 239,204   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    1,500        1,769,070   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    350        401,089   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Hamilton College), 5.00%, 7/1/21

    455        542,333   

New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), 5.00%, 7/1/20

    1,500        1,697,880   

New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), 5.25%, 5/15/15

    215        216,342   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Third Generation Resolution), 5.00%, 5/15/26

    375        445,162   

Oneida County Local Development Corp., (Hamilton College), 5.00%, 7/1/25

    180        215,206   

Troy Industrial Development Authority, (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), 5.50%, 9/1/15

    625        627,769   
                 
    $ 6,154,055   
                 

Electric Utilities — 1.4%

  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/26

  $ 1,000      $ 1,227,260   
                 
    $ 1,227,260   
                 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 3.0%

  

New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/17, 5.25%, 7/1/24

  $ 300      $ 323,916   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20

    1,170        1,324,007   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Prerefunded to 1/1/16, 5.375%, 1/1/19

    1,000        1,038,880   
                 
    $ 2,686,803   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

General Obligations — 8.9%

  

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, 4.50%, 5/1/26

  $ 1,010      $ 1,147,996   

Livingston County, 4.50%, 5/1/23

    500        584,400   

New Rochelle, 5.00%, 3/15/24

    1,500        1,781,700   

New York, 5.00%, 3/1/24

    1,000        1,230,160   

New York City, 5.00%, 8/1/24

    1,600        1,862,832   

Niskayuna Central School District, 4.00%, 4/15/22

    1,000        1,156,640   

Saratoga Springs, 5.00%, 2/15/22

    200        243,304   
                 
    $ 8,007,032   
                 

Health Care – Miscellaneous — 0.1%

  

Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), 7.50%, 9/1/15

  $ 100      $ 101,312   
                 
    $ 101,312   
                 

Hospital — 7.1%

  

Albany Capital Resource Corp., (Albany College of Pharmacy), 4.00%, 12/1/21

  $ 200      $ 221,450   

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Rochester General Hospital), 4.00%, 12/1/22

    820        904,452   

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance and Financing Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/22

    1,000        1,156,960   

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., (Catholic Health Services of Long Island), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    500        593,885   

New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/19

    1,000        1,128,050   

New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.00%, 7/1/20

    740        862,751   

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5.00%, 7/1/17

    750        791,588   

Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency, (Saratoga Hospital), 5.00%, 12/1/17

    710        754,829   
                 
    $ 6,413,965   
                 

Housing — 1.2%

  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (Affordable Housing), (AMT), 5.05%, 11/1/22

  $ 1,000      $ 1,045,820   
                 
    $ 1,045,820   
                 

Industrial Development Revenue — 1.2%

  

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.75% to 12/2/19 (Put Date), 12/1/44(1)

  $ 500      $ 505,215   

Niagara Area Development Corp., (Covanta Energy), 4.00%, 11/1/24(1)

    550        561,160   
                 
    $ 1,066,375   
                 
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Insured – Education — 10.7%

  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Canisius College), (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/16

  $ 1,000      $ 1,008,470   

New York Dormitory Authority, (City University), (AMBAC), 5.625%, 7/1/16

    725        753,572   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Educational Housing Services), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/20

    1,420        1,602,030   

New York Dormitory Authority, (New York University), (AMBAC), 5.50%, 7/1/19

    1,000        1,165,200   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Rochester Institute of Technology), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/21

    1,085        1,291,551   

New York Dormitory Authority, (St. John’s University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/21

    1,455        1,742,392   

New York Dormitory Authority, (State University Educational Facilities), (AGM), 5.75%, 5/15/17

    1,000        1,107,330   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Student Housing), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/15

    1,000        1,003,890   
                 
    $ 9,674,435   
                 

Insured – Electric Utilities — 4.0%

  

Long Island Power Authority, Electric Systems Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 6/1/15

  $ 500      $ 499,775   

Long Island Power Authority, Electric Systems Revenue, (NPFG), 5.00%, 12/1/22

    1,000        1,066,800   

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

    2,050        2,079,663   
                 
    $ 3,646,238   
                 

Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.2%

  

Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, (Niagara University), (AMBAC), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.25%, 10/1/18

  $ 205      $ 221,755   
                 
    $ 221,755   
                 

Insured – General Obligations — 3.4%

  

Albany City School District, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/15/23

  $ 100      $ 121,584   

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., (Monroe Community College Association, Inc.), (AGM), 5.00%, 1/15/21

    1,040        1,184,883   

Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 4.50%, 8/15/23

    500        563,630   

Mount Vernon School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/24

    735        869,953   

Rockland County, (AGM), 5.00%, 3/1/23

    250        297,410   
                 
    $ 3,037,460   
                 

Insured – Hospital — 2.0%

  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), (NPFG), 5.50%, 7/1/17

  $ 1,600      $ 1,768,848   
                 
    $ 1,768,848   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.2%

  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Master BOCES Program-Oneida Herkimer Madison), (AGM), 5.25%, 8/15/20

  $ 1,000      $ 1,125,590   
                 
    $ 1,125,590   
                 

Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 5.6%

  

New York Thruway Authority, Miscellaneous Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 4/1/20

  $ 2,235      $ 2,678,424   

New York Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 3/15/19

    2,000        2,327,940   
                 
    $ 5,006,364   
                 

Insured – Transportation — 2.5%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 11/15/18

  $ 1,000      $ 1,154,660   

Monroe County Airport Authority, (NPFG), (AMT), 5.875%, 1/1/17

    1,000        1,064,310   
                 
    $ 2,218,970   
                 

Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.6%

  

New York Urban Development Corp., 5.00%, 1/1/18

  $ 500      $ 555,985   
                 
    $ 555,985   
                 

Other Revenue — 5.4%

  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., (Brooklyn Center), 5.75%, 7/15/16

  $ 750      $ 792,517   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 5.25%, 1/15/27

    1,000        1,139,760   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 6.00%, 7/15/33

    540        622,204   

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, (Museum of Modern Art), 5.00%, 4/1/26

    2,030        2,302,467   
                 
    $ 4,856,948   
                 

Senior Living / Life Care — 3.3%

  

Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency, (Wartburg Senior Housing, Inc.), 6.15%, 6/1/19

  $ 230      $ 230,508   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    750        821,482   

Tompkins County Development Corp., (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 3.25%, 7/1/22

    750        736,883   

Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal on Hudson), 3.00%, 1/1/20

    625        651,013   

Westchester County Local Development Corp., (Kendal on Hudson), 4.00%, 1/1/23

    500        545,125   
                 
    $ 2,985,011   
                 
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

March 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Solid Waste — 2.5%

  

Babylon Industrial Development Agency, (Covanta Babylon, Inc.), 5.00%, 1/1/19

  $ 2,000      $ 2,258,180   
                 
    $ 2,258,180   
                 

Special Tax Revenue — 5.5%

  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Future Tax), 5.00%, 5/1/24

  $ 980      $ 1,127,588   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (Future Tax), Prerefunded to 5/1/19, 5.00%, 5/1/24

    920        1,061,487   

New York Dormitory Authority, (Sales Tax), 5.00%, 3/15/22

    1,000        1,219,050   

New York Local Government Assistance Corp., 5.25%, 4/1/16

    1,540        1,576,498   
                 
    $ 4,984,623   
                 

Transportation — 11.0%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/21

  $ 1,000      $ 1,109,530   

New York Bridge Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/25

    530        631,945   

New York Bridge Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/26

    1,000        1,186,780   

New York Thruway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/24

    1,000        1,223,060   

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, 5.00%, 10/1/21

    275        331,092   

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/21

    1,280        1,457,306   

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/24

    795        921,977   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/23

    1,000        1,111,510   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/21

    1,575        1,908,412   
                 
    $ 9,881,612   
                 

Water and Sewer — 4.3%

  

Erie County Water Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/18

  $ 1,000      $ 1,133,190   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, 5.00%, 6/15/21

    2,430        2,751,197   
                 
    $ 3,884,387   
                 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 93.7%
(identified cost $78,473,811)

    $ 84,381,742   
   
Miscellaneous — 0.5%   
   
Security   Units     Value  
   

Real Estate — 0.5%

  

CMS Liquidating Trust(1)(2)(3)

    150      $ 433,500   
                 

Total Miscellaneous — 0.5%
(identified cost $480,000)

   

  $ 433,500   
                 

Total Investments — 94.2%
(identified cost $78,953,811)

   

  $ 84,815,242   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 5.8%

    $ 5,189,441   
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 90,004,683   
   

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

 

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

The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by New York municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at March 31, 2015, 31.5% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.1% to 13.2% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,499,875 or 1.7% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(2) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(3) 

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

 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

    March 31, 2015  
Assets   Massachusetts
Limited Fund
    New York
Limited Fund
 

Investments —

   

Identified cost

  $ 60,860,077      $ 78,953,811   

Unrealized appreciation

    4,979,116        5,861,431   

Investments, at value

  $ 65,839,193      $ 84,815,242   

Cash

  $ 1,245,290      $ 2,544,900   

Interest receivable

    684,868        1,094,296   

Receivable for investments sold

           1,460,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    179,082        338,739   

Total assets

  $ 67,948,433      $ 90,253,177   
Liabilities   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

  $ 37,559      $ 95,445   

Distributions payable

    37,767        33,867   

Payable to affiliates:

   

Investment adviser fee

    22,851        30,782   

Distribution and service fees

    13,887        26,388   

Accrued expenses

    54,387        62,012   

Total liabilities

  $ 166,451      $ 248,494   

Net Assets

  $ 67,781,982      $ 90,004,683   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 66,996,914      $ 91,691,419   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (4,182,217     (7,520,901

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (11,831     (27,266

Net unrealized appreciation

    4,979,116        5,861,431   

Net Assets

  $ 67,781,982      $ 90,004,683   
Class A Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 43,069,080      $ 51,457,819   

Shares Outstanding

    4,293,176        5,092,240   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

   

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.03      $ 10.11   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

   

(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share)

  $ 10.26      $ 10.34   
Class B Shares   

Net Assets

  $      $ 103,978   

Shares Outstanding

           10,297   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

   

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $      $ 10.10   
Class C Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 11,036,362      $ 26,342,343   

Shares Outstanding

    1,148,535        2,741,688   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

   

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.61      $ 9.61   
Class I Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 13,676,540      $ 12,100,543   

Shares Outstanding

    1,363,407        1,197,269   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

   

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.03      $ 10.11   

On sales of $100,000 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.

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

    Year Ended March 31, 2015  
Investment Income   Massachusetts
Limited Fund
    New York
Limited Fund
 

Interest

  $ 2,245,330      $ 3,195,699   

Total investment income

  $ 2,245,330      $ 3,195,699   
Expenses   

Investment adviser fee

  $ 260,419      $ 355,661   

Distribution and service fees

   

Class A

    62,197        77,537   

Class B

           1,953   

Class C

    100,842        232,814   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    3,491        4,520   

Custodian fee

    29,781        34,431   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    24,110        37,149   

Legal and accounting services

    42,996        58,973   

Printing and postage

    15,146        19,177   

Registration fees

    9,112        9,957   

Miscellaneous

    17,220        19,690   

Total expenses

  $ 565,314      $ 851,862   

Deduct —

   

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 392      $ 295   

Total expense reductions

  $ 392      $ 295   

Net expenses

  $ 564,922      $ 851,567   

Net investment income

  $ 1,680,408      $ 2,344,132   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

   

Investment transactions

  $ 20,799      $ (466,658

Financial futures contracts

    (305,042       

Net realized loss

  $ (284,243   $ (466,658

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

   

Investments

  $ 1,057,868      $ 1,078,180   

Financial futures contracts

    30,304          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 1,088,172      $ 1,078,180   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 803,929      $ 611,522   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 2,484,337      $ 2,955,654   

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended March 31, 2015  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Massachusetts
Limited Fund
    New York
Limited Fund
 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 1,680,408      $ 2,344,132   

Net realized loss from investment transactions and financial futures contracts

    (284,243     (466,658

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts

    1,088,172        1,078,180   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 2,484,337      $ 2,955,654   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (1,110,821   $ (1,490,318

Class B

           (4,647

Class C

    (216,425     (551,240

Class I

    (335,441     (274,137

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (1,662,687   $ (2,320,342

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 7,307,954      $ 6,187,974   

Class B

           40,799   

Class C

    1,381,327        4,476,739   

Class I

    4,831,574        7,397,089   

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

   

Class A

    995,859        1,327,570   

Class B

           3,023   

Class C

    172,259        430,490   

Class I

    37,355        177,370   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (5,370,381     (8,881,801

Class B

           (106,560

Class C

    (1,819,160     (4,539,936

Class I

    (1,559,435     (1,726,431

Net asset value of shares exchanged

   

Class A

           69,694   

Class B

           (69,694

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 5,977,352      $ 4,786,326   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 6,799,002      $ 5,421,638   
Net Assets   

At beginning of year

  $ 60,982,980      $ 84,583,045   

At end of year

  $ 67,781,982      $ 90,004,683   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

included in net assets

  

  

At end of year

  $ (11,831   $ (27,266

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

    Year Ended March 31, 2014  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Massachusetts
Limited Fund
    New York
Limited Fund
 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 1,739,727      $ 2,461,167   

Net realized loss from investment transactions and financial futures contracts

    (585,179     (665,625

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts

    (1,892,776     (2,874,413

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (738,228   $ (1,078,871

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (1,151,278   $ (1,648,170

Class B

           (12,813

Class C

    (246,498     (609,265

Class I

    (328,262     (173,285

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (1,726,038   $ (2,443,533

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 6,585,090      $ 9,087,326   

Class B

           2,293   

Class C

    1,602,965        4,996,801   

Class I

    5,846,627        5,534,004   

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

   

Class A

    1,046,779        1,560,627   

Class B

           9,540   

Class C

    200,554        522,107   

Class I

    30,508        154,327   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (8,661,763     (15,492,240

Class B

           (304,174

Class C

    (3,035,224     (6,816,370

Class I

    (5,808,395     (6,919,178

Net asset value of shares exchanged

   

Class A

           278,220   

Class B

           (278,220

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (2,192,859   $ (7,664,937

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (4,657,125   $ (11,187,341
Net Assets   

At beginning of year

  $ 65,640,105      $ 95,770,386   

At end of year

  $ 60,982,980      $ 84,583,045   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

included in net assets

  

  

At end of year

  $ (11,831   $ (27,269

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Massachusetts Limited Fund — Class A  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 9.900      $ 10.270      $ 10.240      $ 9.850      $ 10.040   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.271      $ 0.289      $ 0.290      $ 0.331      $ 0.340   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.128        (0.372     0.028        0.390        (0.191

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.399      $ (0.083   $ 0.318      $ 0.721      $ 0.149   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.269   $ (0.287   $ (0.288   $ (0.331   $ (0.339

Total distributions

  $ (0.269   $ (0.287   $ (0.288   $ (0.331   $ (0.339

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 10.030      $ 9.900      $ 10.270      $ 10.240      $ 9.850   

Total Return(2)

    4.06     (0.77 )%      3.13     7.43     1.46
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 43,069      $ 39,604      $ 42,208      $ 43,283      $ 44,351   

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

         

Expenses(3)

    0.77     0.78     0.79     0.82     0.81

Net investment income

    2.71     2.91     2.80     3.27     3.37

Portfolio Turnover

    4     8     7     19     2

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Massachusetts Limited Fund — Class C  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 9.480      $ 9.840      $ 9.810      $ 9.430      $ 9.620   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.188      $ 0.206      $ 0.204      $ 0.245      $ 0.253   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.127        (0.362     0.028        0.379        (0.191

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.315      $ (0.156   $ 0.232      $ 0.624      $ 0.062   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.185   $ (0.204   $ (0.202   $ (0.244   $ (0.252

Total distributions

  $ (0.185   $ (0.204   $ (0.202   $ (0.244   $ (0.252

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 9.610      $ 9.480      $ 9.840      $ 9.810      $ 9.430   

Total Return(2)

    3.34     (1.57 )%      2.37     6.71     0.62
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 11,036      $ 11,152      $ 12,845      $ 12,647      $ 13,403   

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

         

Expenses(3)

    1.52     1.53     1.54     1.57     1.56

Net investment income

    1.96     2.16     2.05     2.52     2.62

Portfolio Turnover

    4     8     7     19     2

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Massachusetts Limited Fund — Class I  
    Year Ended March 31,     Period Ended
March 31, 2011
(1)
 
    2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.900      $ 10.270      $ 10.240      $ 9.850      $ 10.210   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income

  $ 0.286 (2)    $ 0.304 (2)    $ 0.305      $ 0.346      $ 0.235   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.128        (0.372     0.029        0.390        (0.360

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.414      $ (0.068   $ 0.334      $ 0.736      $ (0.125
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.284   $ (0.302   $ (0.304   $ (0.346   $ (0.235

Total distributions

  $ (0.284   $ (0.302   $ (0.304   $ (0.346   $ (0.235

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.030      $ 9.900      $ 10.270      $ 10.240      $ 9.850   

Total Return(3)

    4.21     (0.62 )%      3.28     7.59     (1.39 )%(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 13,677      $ 10,227      $ 10,587      $ 6,050      $ 31   

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

         

Expenses(5)

    0.62     0.63     0.64     0.66     0.67 %(6) 

Net investment income

    2.85     3.07     2.93     3.02     3.26 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    4     8     7     19     2 %(7) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

 

(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) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011.

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    New York Limited Fund — Class A  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 10.030      $ 10.410      $ 10.350      $ 9.980      $ 10.190   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.295      $ 0.307      $ 0.316      $ 0.344      $ 0.358   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.077        (0.382     0.058        0.372        (0.210

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.372      $ (0.075   $ 0.374      $ 0.716      $ 0.148   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.292   $ (0.305   $ (0.314   $ (0.346   $ (0.358

Total distributions

  $ (0.292   $ (0.305   $ (0.314   $ (0.346   $ (0.358

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 10.110      $ 10.030      $ 10.410      $ 10.350      $ 9.980   

Total Return(2)

    3.74     (0.69 )%      3.65     7.30     1.42
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 51,458      $ 52,346      $ 59,142      $ 56,993      $ 61,099   

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

         

Expenses(3)

    0.77     0.76     0.77     0.78     0.78

Net investment income

    2.91     3.05     3.02     3.36     3.50

Portfolio Turnover

    8     15     9     12     8

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    New York Limited Fund — Class B  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 10.020      $ 10.400      $ 10.350      $ 9.970      $ 10.180   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.220      $ 0.231      $ 0.238      $ 0.267      $ 0.281   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.076        (0.383     0.048        0.382        (0.210

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.296      $ (0.152   $ 0.286      $ 0.649      $ 0.071   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.216   $ (0.228   $ (0.236   $ (0.269   $ (0.281

Total distributions

  $ (0.216   $ (0.228   $ (0.236   $ (0.269   $ (0.281

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 10.100      $ 10.020      $ 10.400      $ 10.350      $ 9.970   

Total Return(2)

    2.97     (1.44 )%      2.78     6.60     0.66
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 104      $ 234      $ 838      $ 1,314      $ 1,428   

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

         

Expenses(3)

    1.52     1.51     1.52     1.53     1.53

Net investment income

    2.18     2.29     2.28     2.61     2.75

Portfolio Turnover

    8     15     9     12     8

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    New York Limited Fund — Class C  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 9.540      $ 9.900      $ 9.840      $ 9.490      $ 9.690   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.208      $ 0.220      $ 0.226      $ 0.254      $ 0.267   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.067        (0.362     0.058        0.352        (0.200

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.275      $ (0.142   $ 0.284      $ 0.606      $ 0.067   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.205   $ (0.218   $ (0.224   $ (0.256   $ (0.267

Total distributions

  $ (0.205   $ (0.218   $ (0.224   $ (0.256   $ (0.267

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 9.610      $ 9.540      $ 9.900      $ 9.840      $ 9.490   

Total Return(2)

    2.90     (1.42 )%      2.91     6.47     0.66
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 26,342      $ 25,778      $ 28,137      $ 25,823      $ 25,473   

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

         

Expenses(3)

    1.52     1.51     1.52     1.53     1.53

Net investment income

    2.16     2.29     2.27     2.61     2.75

Portfolio Turnover

    8     15     9     12     8

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

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

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    New York Limited Fund — Class I  
    Year Ended March 31,    

Period Ended

March 31, 2011(1)

 
    2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.030      $ 10.410      $ 10.350      $ 9.970      $ 10.330   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income

  $ 0.308 (2)    $ 0.323 (2)    $ 0.331      $ 0.364      $ 0.250   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.079        (0.383     0.059        0.378        (0.360

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.387      $ (0.060   $ 0.390      $ 0.742      $ (0.110
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.307   $ (0.320   $ (0.330   $ (0.362   $ (0.250

Total distributions

  $ (0.307   $ (0.320   $ (0.330   $ (0.362   $ (0.250

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.110      $ 10.030      $ 10.410      $ 10.350      $ 9.970   

Total Return(3)

    3.89     (0.54 )%      3.80     7.56     (1.26 )%(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 12,101      $ 6,225      $ 7,653      $ 4,342      $ 101   

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

         

Expenses(5)

    0.62     0.61     0.62     0.63     0.63 %(6) 

Net investment income

    3.04     3.20     3.16     3.41     3.68 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    8     15     9     12     8 %(7) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations on August 3, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

 

(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) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

For the Fund’s year ended March 31, 2011.

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Investment 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 Trust presently consists of four funds, two of which, each non-diversified, are included in these financial statements. They include Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (Massachusetts Limited Fund) and Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (New York Limited Fund), (each individually referred to as the Fund, and collectively, the Funds). The Funds’ investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and from particular state or local income or other taxes, as applicable, and limited principal fluctuation. The Massachusetts Limited Fund offers three classes of shares. The New York Limited Fund offers four 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 shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class B shares held for the longer of (i) four years or (ii) the time at which the contingent deferred sales charge applicable to such shares expires will automatically convert to Class A shares as described in the Funds’ 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Each 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 — 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of a Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund 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 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 entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

C  Federal Taxes — Each 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 taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in non-taxable municipal securities, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by each Fund, as exempt-interest dividends. The portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, may be considered a tax preference item to shareholders.

As of March 31, 2015, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each 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 Funds. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce each Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

  27  


Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

F  Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.

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

H  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. 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, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.

I  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

J  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Funds 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 Funds maintain 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.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The net investment income of each Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of a 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.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended March 31, 2015  
     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Distributions declared from:

    

Tax-exempt income

  $ 1,654,610       $ 2,320,342   

Ordinary income

  $ 8,077       $   
    

 

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    Year Ended March 31, 2014  
     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Distributions declared from:

    

Tax-exempt income

  $ 1,725,370       $ 2,442,750   

Ordinary income

  $ 668       $ 783   

During the year ended March 31, 2015, the following amounts were reclassified due to expired capital loss carryforwards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for accretion of market discount, premium amortization and investments in partnerships.

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Change in:

    

Paid-in capital

  $       $ (97,859

Accumulated net realized loss

  $ 17,721       $ 121,646   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

  $ (17,721    $ (23,787

These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.

As of March 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

  $ 25,937       $ 6,601   

Capital loss carryforwards and deferred capital losses

  $ (4,228,771    $ (7,610,828

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,025,669       $ 5,951,358   

Other temporary differences

  $ (37,767    $ (33,867

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to accretion of market discount, premium amortization, investments in partnerships and the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders.

At March 31, 2015, the following Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards and deferred capital losses which will reduce the respective Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and are treated as arising on the first day of a 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

 

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loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. The amounts and expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards, whose character is short-term, and the amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:

 

Expiration Date   Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

March 31, 2016

  $ 103,860       $ 394,181   

March 31, 2017

    1,158,951         718,716   

March 31, 2018

    869,381         2,585,819   

March 31, 2019

    435,325         1,022,603   

Total capital loss carryforwards

  $ 2,567,517       $ 4,721,319   

Deferred capital losses

    

Short-term

  $ 860,006       $ 1,403,916   

Long-term

  $ 801,248       $ 1,485,593   

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Fund at March 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Aggregate cost

  $ 60,813,524       $ 78,863,884   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,044,438       $ 6,034,991   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (18,769      (83,633

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,025,669       $ 5,951,358   

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to each Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) and is payable monthly. The annual asset rate and daily income rate are 0.30% and 3.00%, respectively, on average daily net assets of up to $500 million and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $500 million or more.

For the year ended March 31, 2015, investment adviser fees incurred by the Funds and the effective annual rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Investment Adviser Fee

  $ 260,419       $ 355,661   

Effective Annual Rate

    0.40      0.41

EVM serves as administrator of each Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and

 

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dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statements of Operations, and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD for the year ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

  $ 1,847       $ 3,629   

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

  $ 2,736       $ 3,406   

Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Funds 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 year ended March 31, 2015, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

Each Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that each Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Trustees approved distribution and service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended March 31, 2015 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

  $ 62,197       $ 77,537   

Each Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and/or Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, each 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 respective Funds. For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Class B Distribution Fees

  $       $ 1,627   

Class C Distribution Fees

  $ 84,035       $ 194,012   

The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Funds to make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to that class. The Trustees approved service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the Class B and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended March 31, 2015 amounted to the following:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Class B Service Fees

  $       $ 326   

Class C Service Fees

  $ 16,807       $ 38,802   

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 3% maximum sales charge as determined in accordance with such rule.

 

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5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within four 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 eighteen 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 3% in the case of redemptions in the first year after purchase, declining half a percentage point in the second and third year and one percentage point in the fourth year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Class A

  $       $ 200   

Class B

  $       $ 1,000   

Class C

  $ 60       $ 1,000   

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
     New York
Limited Fund
 

Purchases

  $ 8,818,686       $ 8,454,686   

Sales

  $ 2,537,896       $ 6,478,551   

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

Each 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 Funds) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Massachusetts Limited Fund

     
    Year Ended March 31, 2015  
     Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

    729,234         144,106         482,275   

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

    99,263         17,930         3,721   

Redemptions

    (536,421      (189,761      (155,858

Net increase (decrease)

    292,076         (27,725      330,138   
       
    Year Ended March 31, 2014  
     Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

    664,236         169,365         588,144   

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

    105,562         21,116         3,071   

Redemptions

    (877,569      (319,719      (588,710

Net increase (decrease)

    (107,771      (129,238      2,505   

 

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New York Limited Fund

                          
    Year Ended March 31, 2015  
     Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  

Sales

    611,885         4,039         465,208         729,591   

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

    131,030         299         44,684         17,500   

Redemptions

    (876,924      (10,511      (471,562      (170,401

Exchange from Class B shares

    6,885                           

Exchange to Class A shares

            (6,892                

Net increase (decrease)

    (127,124      (13,065      38,330         576,690   
          
    Year Ended March 31, 2014  
     Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  

Sales

    900,075         227         521,841         551,248   

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

    154,959         946         54,545         15,318   

Redemptions

    (1,544,063      (30,524      (715,400      (681,048

Exchange from Class B shares

    27,839                           

Exchange to Class A shares

            (27,861                

Net decrease

    (461,190      (57,212      (139,014      (114,482

8  Line of Credit

The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 7, 2015. Borrowings are made by the Funds solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Funds, a Fund may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Funds did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended March 31, 2015.

9  Financial Instruments

The Funds may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment a Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

At March 31, 2015, there were no obligations outstanding under these financial instruments.

Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Funds hold fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the Massachusetts Limited Fund entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.

 

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The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended March 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

     Massachusetts
Limited Fund
 

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

  $ (305,042 )(1) 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

  $ 30,304 (2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts.

The average notional amount of futures contracts (short) outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2015, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $2,572,000 for Massachusetts Limited Fund.

10  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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 March 31, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds’ investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Massachusetts Limited Fund

                          
Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

  $         —       $ 64,713,167       $         —       $ 64,713,167   

Taxable Municipal Securities

            1,126,026                 1,126,026   

Total Investments

  $       $ 65,839,193       $       $ 65,839,193   

New York Limited Fund

                          
Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

  $         —       $ 84,381,742       $       $ 84,381,742   

Miscellaneous

                    433,500         433,500   

Total Investments

  $       $ 84,381,742       $ 433,500       $ 84,815,242   

 

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

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended March 31, 2015 is not presented.

At March 31, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”) (certain of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Investment Trust), including the portfolios of investments, as of March 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund as of March 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

May 20, 2015

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2016 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2015. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding exempt-interest dividends.

Exempt-Interest Dividends.  For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Funds designate the following percentages of distributions from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends:

 

Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

    99.51

New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

    100.00

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “Interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Funds’ principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 178 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 178 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc.

            

Noninterested Trustees

Scott E. Eston

1956

   Trustee      2011     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Cynthia E. Frost(3)

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012); Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000); Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (1989-1995); Consultant, Bain and Company (1987-1989); Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman(3)

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the Bank of America Money Market Funds Series Trust (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

William H. Park

1947

   Trustee      2003     

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

Ronald A. Pearlman

1940

   Trustee      2003     

Lawyer and consultant. Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (1999-2014). Formerly, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP (law firm) (1991-2000). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

Susan J. Sutherland(4)

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (since 2013).

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

   Trustee      2011     

Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011).

Ralph F. Verni

1943

  

Chairman of the Board and

Trustee

    

2007 (Chairman)

2005 (Trustee)

    

Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

            

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

     Officer
Since
(5)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Paul M. O’Neil

1953

   Chief Compliance Officer      2004      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Mmes. Frost and Sutherland and Mr. Gorman) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and

 

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Eaton Vance

Limited Maturity Municipal Income Funds

March 31, 2015

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

  terminated in 2014); eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust II: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). However, Ms. Mosley did not serve as a Board member of eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014).
(3) 

Ms. Frost and Mr. Gorman began serving as Trustees effective May 29, 2014.

(4) 

Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015.

(5) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Funds includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Funds and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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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’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

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

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

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a)-(d)

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund(s)”) are the series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 4 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company.

The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s respective fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 by the Fund’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during those periods.

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   03/31/14      03/31/15  

Audit Fees

   $ 30,450       $ 31,200   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,490       $ 10,800   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 38,940    $ 42,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   03/31/14      03/31/15  

Audit Fees

   $ 31,730       $ 33,030   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,490       $ 9,050   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 40,220    $ 42,080   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   03/31/14      03/31/15  

Audit Fees

   $ 50,600       $ 54,950   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 3,075       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 10,840       $ 11,480   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 64,515    $ 66,430   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   03/31/14      03/31/15  

Audit Fees

   $ 35,080       $ 36,580   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,690       $ 9,250   

All Other Fees(3)

     0         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 43,770    $ 45,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. Includes consent fee for N-14 registration statements related to fund mergers.
(2)  Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.


(3)  All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

The Funds comprised all of the series of the Trust at 3/31/2015, and have the same fiscal year end (March 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   03/31/14      03/31/15  

Audit Fees

   $ 177,760       $ 155,760   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 6,150       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 45,000       $ 40,580   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 228,910    $ 196,340   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. Includes consent fee for N-14 registration statements related to fund mergers.
(2)  Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
(3)  All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The Trust’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the Trust’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the Trust’s audit committee at least annually. The Trust’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the Trust’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Funds in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Fund; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Fund.


Fiscal Years Ended

   03/31/14      03/31/15  

Registrant(1)

   $ 51,150       $ 40,580   

Eaton Vance(2)

   $ 394,075       $ 76,000   

 

(1)  Includes all of the Funds of the Trust.
(2) The investment adviser to the Funds, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Funds, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.

(h) The Trust’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the Trust’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

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.

(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 Investment Trust

 

By:

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

Payson F. Swaffield
President

Date: May 18, 2015

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: May 18, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

Payson F. Swaffield
President

Date: May 18, 2015