UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-09141

 

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Alan R. Dynner, Esq.
Eaton Vance Management, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(617) 482-8260

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2004

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust

as of August 31, 2004

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 153.4%

 

Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)

 

Security

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cogeneration — 1.3%

 

 

 

2,950

 

Maryland Energy Cogeneration, (AES Warrior Run), (AMT), 7.40%, 9/1/19

 

3,022,216

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,022,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education — 2.7%

 

 

 

2,250

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, Stanford University, Residual Certificates, Variable Rate, 12/1/32 (1) (2)

 

2,660,535

 

3,430

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), 5.45%, 5/15/59

 

3,561,369

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,221,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 8.9%

 

 

 

6,500

 

Brazos River Authority, TX, (Reliant Energy, Inc.), 5.20%, 12/1/18

 

7,092,540

 

2,000

 

Brazos River Authority, TX, PCR (Texas Energy Co.), (AMT), 6.75%, 4/1/38

 

2,235,820

 

3,550

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (System Energy Resources, Inc.), 5.90%, 5/1/22

 

3,586,352

 

7,250

 

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency, (Catawba), 6.50%, 1/1/20

 

8,051,052

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,965,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 7.9%

 

 

 

5,000

 

Bakersfield, CA, (Bakersfield Assisted Living Center), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 4/15/21

 

2,214,550

 

35,000

 

Dawson Ridge, CO, Metropolitan District #1, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 10/1/22

 

14,109,900

 

1,725

 

Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (Place Five and The Greenery), Escrowed to Maturity, 8.625%, 1/1/27

 

2,080,488

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,404,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Obligations — 6.9%

 

 

 

1,500

 

California, 5.25%, 11/1/29

 

1,551,165

 

4,950

 

California, 5.50%, 11/1/33

 

5,239,921

 

2,000

 

Kershaw County, SC, School District, 5.00%, 2/1/18

 

2,133,580

 

1,200

 

New York, NY, Variable Rate, 6/1/28 (1) (2)

 

1,322,964

 

5,000

 

Puerto Rico, Variable Rate, 7/1/29 (2) (3)

 

5,924,200

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,171,830

 

 

1



 

Health Care - Miscellaneous — 1.3%

 

 

 

624

 

Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, Pooled Loan Program, 6.00%, 12/1/36

 

627,812

 

1,647

 

Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, Pooled Loan Program, 6.25%, 12/1/36

 

1,713,176

 

625

 

Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, Pooled Loan Program, 7.75%, 12/1/36

 

627,251

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,968,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital — 21.0%

 

 

 

2,500

 

California Health Facilities Authority, (Cedars Sinai Medical Center), Variable Rate, 12/1/34 (2) (3)

 

2,865,225

 

930

 

Chautauqua County, NY, IDA, (Women’s Christian Association), 6.35%, 11/15/17

 

869,978

 

985

 

Chautauqua County, NY, IDA, (Women’s Christian Association), 6.40%, 11/15/29

 

923,063

 

1,000

 

Halifax, FL, Medical Center, 7.25%, 10/1/24

 

1,070,730

 

6,000

 

Henderson, NV, Health Care Facility, 5.625%, 7/1/24

 

6,067,260

 

2,765

 

Highland County, OH, (Joint Township Hospital District), 6.75%, 12/1/29

 

2,554,584

 

5,000

 

Illinois Health Facility Authority, (Loyola University Health System), 6.00%, 7/1/21

 

5,189,350

 

2,675

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Tuoro Infirmary), 5.625%, 8/15/29

 

2,697,791

 

2,000

 

Martin County, MN, (Fairmont Community Hospital Association), 6.625%, 9/1/22

 

2,042,760

 

1,150

 

Mecosta County, MI, General Hospital, 5.75%, 5/15/09

 

1,178,934

 

2,500

 

Mecosta County, MI, General Hospital, 6.00%, 5/15/18

 

2,452,875

 

4,260

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Capital Health System), 5.25%, 7/1/27

 

4,132,882

 

1,500

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Trinitas Hospital), 7.50%, 7/1/30

 

1,678,635

 

5,000

 

North Central, TX, Health Facility Development Corp., (Baylor Healthcare System), 5.125%, 5/15/29

 

5,037,700

 

1,470

 

Oneonta, AL, Eastern Health Care Facility Financing Authority, (Eastern Health Systems, Inc.), 7.75%, 7/1/21

 

1,629,965

 

7,000

 

Rhode Island HEFA, (St. Joseph Health Services), 5.50%, 10/1/29

 

6,434,190

 

2,425

 

Southwestern Illinois, Development Authority, (Anderson Hospital), 5.625%, 8/15/29

 

2,361,538

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,187,460

 

 

2



 

Housing — 13.3%

 

 

 

990

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Variable Rate, 6/1/09 (2) (3)

 

937,134

 

4,000

 

Charter Mac Equity Trust, TN, 6.00%, 4/30/19

 

4,165,360

 

4,000

 

Charter Mac Equity Trust, TN, (AMT), 6.625%, 6/30/09

 

4,412,120

 

3,185

 

Florida Capital Projects Finance Authority, Student Housing Revenue, (Florida University), 7.75%, 8/15/20

 

3,249,592

 

900

 

Lake Creek, CO, Affordable Housing Corp., Multifamily, 7.00%, 12/1/23

 

817,506

 

4,460

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Eden Point), 6.25%, 3/1/34

 

3,947,011

 

4,000

 

Muni Mae Tax-Exempt Bond, LLC, (AMT), 6.875%, 6/30/09

 

4,382,280

 

3,080

 

North Little Rock, AR, Residential Housing Facilities, (Parkstone Place), 6.50%, 8/1/21

 

2,855,222

 

3,550

 

Oregon Health Authority, (Trillium Affordable Housing), (AMT), 6.75%, 2/15/29

 

3,176,860

 

970

 

Raleigh, NC, Housing Authority, Multifamily, (Cedar Point), 7.00%, 11/1/30 (4)

 

98,213

 

3,300

 

Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of Northern Texas), 6.75%, 7/1/16

 

3,240,435

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,281,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Development Revenue — 7.0%

 

 

 

1,911

 

Abia Development Corp., TX, (Austin Cargoport Development), (AMT), 6.50%, 10/1/24

 

1,747,246

 

1,772

 

Broward County, FL, IDR, (Lynxs Cargoport), (AMT), 6.75%, 6/1/19

 

1,627,375

 

2,500

 

Gulf Coast, TX, Waste Disposal Authority, (Valero Energy Corp.) (AMT), 5.70%, 4/1/32

 

2,503,125

 

2,000

 

Kenton County, KY, Airport, (Delta Airlines), (AMT), 7.125%, 2/1/21

 

1,258,260

 

6,000

 

New Jersey EDA, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 6.25%, 9/15/29

 

4,394,100

 

3,500

 

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (American Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 8.50%, 8/1/28

 

2,627,135

 

2,950

 

Phoenix, AZ, IDA, (America West Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25%, 6/1/19

 

2,237,044

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,394,285

 

 

3



 

Insured-Education — 1.3%

 

 

 

3,000

 

Massachusetts HEFA, (Berklee College of Music), (MBIA), Variable Rate, 10/1/27 (2) (3)

 

3,125,400

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,125,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insured-Electric Utilities — 0.8%

 

 

 

100

 

Los Angeles, CA, Department of Water and Power, (MBIA), Variable Rate, 2/15/24 (1) (2)

 

416,300

 

1,350

 

Wamego, KS, PCR, (MBIA), 5.30%, 6/1/31

 

1,419,903

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,836,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 1.8%

 

 

 

4,250

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, Escrowed to Maturity, (FGIC), 4.75%, 7/1/26

 

4,321,995

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,321,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insured-General Obligations — 13.9%

 

 

 

500

 

California, (FGIC), Variable Rate, 12/1/29 (1) (2)

 

1,441,200

 

3,500

 

California, (FGIC), Variable Rate, 9/1/30 (1) (2)

 

3,862,670

 

2,000

 

Chicago, IL, (MBIA), 5.00%, 1/1/41

 

2,011,460

 

30,160

 

Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (FGIC), 0.00%, 12/1/22

 

12,159,607

 

13,000

 

Illinois Development Finance Authority, (Local Government Program-Elgin School District-U46), (FSA), 0.00%, 1/1/20

 

6,234,800

 

4,000

 

Puerto Rico, (FSA), Variable Rate, 7/1/27 (1) (2)

 

5,158,880

 

1,500

 

Santa Maria, CA, (Joint Union High School District), (FSA), 5.25%, 8/1/25

 

1,600,890

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,469,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insured-Hospital — 9.0%

 

 

 

19,705

 

Kentucky EDA, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), (MBIA), 0.00%, 10/1/25

 

6,713,296

 

23,020

 

Kentucky EDA, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), (MBIA), 0.00%, 10/1/26

 

7,358,113

 

10,000

 

Kentucky EDA, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), (MBIA), 0.00%, 10/1/27

 

3,028,700

 

4,000

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (St. Barnabas Medical Center), (MBIA), Variable Rate, 7/1/28 (1) (2)

 

3,992,280

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,092,389

 

 

4



 

Insured-Other Revenue — 1.1%

 

 

 

2,500

 

Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority, (MBIA), 5.25%, 11/15/40

 

2,556,500

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,556,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insured-Transportation — 23.4%

 

 

 

9,000

 

Central Texas Turnpike Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/21

 

3,902,130

 

3,500

 

Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.375%, 1/1/32

 

3,591,385

 

2,500

 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport, (FGIC), (AMT), 5.50%, 11/1/20

 

2,696,125

 

4,930

 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport, (FGIC), (AMT), 5.75%, 11/1/30

 

5,254,887

 

4,500

 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport, (FGIC), (AMT), 6.125%, 11/1/35

 

4,979,880

 

2,400

 

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Metropolitan Highway System, (MBIA), Variable Rate, 1/1/37 (1) (2)

 

2,453,856

 

4,000

 

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Metropolitan Highway System, (MBIA), 5.00%, 1/1/37

 

4,029,920

 

3,500

 

Miami-Dade County, FL, International Airport, (FGIC), 5.00%, 10/1/37

 

3,552,500

 

7,500

 

Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, Metropolitan Airport Commission, (FGIC), 5.25%, 1/1/32

 

7,787,700

 

5,500

 

Nevada Department of Business and Industry, (Las Vegas Monorail -1st Tier), (AMBAC), 5.375%, 1/1/40

 

5,686,065

 

2,000

 

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (FSA), Variable Rate, 7/1/32 (1) (2)

 

2,154,020

 

7,000

 

San Antonio, TX, Airport System, (Improvements), (FGIC), 5.25%, 7/1/21

 

7,312,340

 

1,500

 

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/1/33

 

1,524,360

 

 

 

 

 

$

54,925,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insured-Water and Sewer — 0.4%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Jupiter, FL, (AMBAC), 4.75%, 10/1/33

 

1,000,330

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,000,330

 

 

5



 

Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 1.9%

 

 

 

1,000

 

New Jersey EDA, (School Facilities), 5.00%, 6/15/26

 

1,023,130

 

3,340

 

New Jersey EDA, (School Facilities), Variable Rate, 6/15/28 (1) (2)

 

3,463,179

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,486,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nursing Home — 3.5%

 

 

 

3,445

 

Ohio HFA, Retirement Rental Housing, (Encore Retirement Partners), 6.75%, 3/1/19

 

2,973,517

 

750

 

Okaloosa County, FL, Retirement Rental Housing, (Encore Retirement Partners), 6.125%, 2/1/14

 

672,308

 

2,000

 

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Westminster Community Care), 6.75%, 4/1/34

 

1,724,000

 

767

 

Tarrant County, TX, Health Facilities Authority, 8.00%, 9/1/25 (4)

 

23,021

 

1,154

 

Tarrant County, TX, Health Facilities Authority, (3927 Foundation), 10.25%, 9/1/19 (4)

 

11,543

 

2,920

 

Wisconsin HEFA, (Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing), 7.00%, 8/1/29

 

2,734,405

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,138,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Revenue — 13.9%

 

 

 

4,000

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (East Valley Tourist Development Authority), 8.25%, 10/1/14

 

4,081,720

 

3,000

 

Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Seminole Tribe Convention), 8.95%, 10/1/33

 

3,483,750

 

4,000

 

Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Seminole Tribe Convention), 10.00%, 10/1/33

 

4,790,480

 

3,160

 

Golden Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, 6.75%, 6/1/39

 

2,954,284

 

2,900

 

Golden Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, Variable Rate, 6/1/31 (2) (3)

 

3,106,074

 

1,500

 

Mohegan Tribe Indians, CT, Gaming Authority, (Public Improvements), 6.25%, 1/1/21

 

1,629,840

 

3,900

 

Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, Variable Rate, 10/1/32 (1) (2) (5)

 

5,480,943

 

3,300

 

Santa Fe, NM, (Crow Hobbs), 8.50%, 9/1/16

 

3,355,869

 

1,290

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, 6.75%, 6/1/39

 

1,202,486

 

3,000

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, Variable Rate, 6/1/39 (2) (3)

 

2,593,020

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,678,466

 

 

6



 

Senior Living / Life Care — 3.5%

 

 

 

1,960

 

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

 

1,580,426

 

95

 

Delaware County, PA, IDA, (Glen Riddle), (AMT), 8.125%, 9/1/05

 

95,983

 

2,000

 

Delaware County, PA, IDA, (Glen Riddle), (AMT), 8.625%, 9/1/25

 

2,082,140

 

3,240

 

Logan County, CO, Industrial Development Revenue, (TLC Care Choices, Inc.), 6.875%, 12/1/23

 

2,925,493

 

1,400

 

Mesquite, TX, Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Retirement Facility), 7.625%, 2/15/28

 

1,469,734

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,153,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue — 3.9%

 

 

 

3,280

 

Bell Mountain Ranch, CO, Metropolitan District, 6.625%, 11/15/25

 

3,362,164

 

3,600

 

Black Hawk, CO, Business Improvement District, 6.50%, 12/1/11

 

3,555,648

 

695

 

Longleaf, FL, Community Development District, 6.20%, 5/1/09

 

674,122

 

1,725

 

Longleaf, FL, Community Development District, 6.65%, 5/1/20

 

1,602,180

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,194,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation — 4.7%

 

 

 

3,750

 

Kent County, MI, Airport Facility, (AMT), Variable Rate, 1/1/25 (2) (3)

 

3,843,975

 

7,000

 

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.25%, 7/15/34

 

7,105,280

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,949,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 153.4%

 

 

 

(identified cost $343,818,566)

 

$

359,546,575

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.5%

 

$

5,867,755

 

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (55.9)%

 

$

(131,075,810

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares— 100.0%

 

$

234,338,520

 

 

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.

FGIC

-

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA

-

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

 

7



 

MBIA

-

Municipal Bond Insurance Association

 

At August 31, 2004, the concentration of the Trust’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

California

 

14.1

%

Colorado

 

10.6

%

Florida

 

10.0

%

Illinois

 

13.5

%

Texas

 

21.4

%

 

 

 

 

Others, representing less than 10% individually

 

83.8

%

 

The Trust 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 August 31, 2004, 33.7% of the securities in the portfolio of investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 4.2% to 14.8% of total investments.

 


(1)

 

Security has been issued as a leveraged inverse floater bond.

 

 

 

(2)

 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2004, the aggregate value of the securities is $54,801,855 or 23.4% of the Trust’s net assets.

 

 

 

(3)

 

Security has been issued as an inverse floater bond.

 

 

 

(4)

 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

(5)

 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.

 

8



 

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust as of August 31, 2004 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of financial instruments at August 31, 2004 is as follows:

 

Futures Contracts

 

Expiration
Date(s)

 

Contracts

 

Position

 

Aggregate
Cost

 

Value

 

Net Unrealized
Depreciation

 

12/04

 

500 U.S Treasury Note

 

Short

 

$

(55,892,405

)

$

(56,156,250

)

$

(263,845

)

12/04

 

400 U.S Treasury Bond

 

Short

 

(44,538,925

)

(44,525,000

)

13,925

 

 

At August 31, 2004, the Trust had entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. whereby the Trust makes bi-annual payments at a fixed rate equal to 5.1225% on the notional amount of $40,000,000.  In exchange, the Trust receives quarterly payments at a rate equal to the USD LIBOR on the same notional amount.  The effective date of the interest rate swap is February 7, 2005.  The value of the contract, which terminates on February 7, 2015, is recorded as a payable for open swap contracts on the Trust of $1,116,445 at August 31, 2004.

 

At August 31, 2004, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

 

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at August 31, 2004 as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

343,317,894

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

25,750,932

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(9,522,251

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

16,228,681

 

 

9



 

Item 2. 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 on this Form N-Q 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 on this Form N-Q 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 fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 



 

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 Municipal Income Trust

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Thomas J. Fetter

 

 

Thomas J. Fetter

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

October 21, 2004

 

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/ Thomas J. Fetter

 

 

Thomas J. Fetter

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 21, 2004

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ James L. O’Connor

 

 

James L. O’Connor

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

October 21, 2004