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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: 811-08134

 

 

Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

January 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

January 31, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


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Eaton Vance

High Yield Municipal Income Fund

Annual Report

January 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

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

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-262-1122. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. 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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


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Annual Report January 31, 2020

Eaton Vance

High Yield Municipal Income Fund

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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

     31  

Federal Tax Information

     32  

Management and Organization

     33  

Important Notices

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Eaton Vance

High Yield Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, was marked by strong performance across the municipal bond market, with the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (the Index),2 a broad measure of the asset class, returning 8.65%. The municipal bond yield curve9 experienced a so-called “bull market flattening”, where rates declined across the curve, but more so toward the long end of the curve. With investors searching for yield in a low-rate environment, lower rated7 bonds generally outperformed higher rated bonds, while longer duration10 issues outperformed shorter duration issues.

As the period opened on February 1, 2019, investors were concerned about a growing U.S.-China trade war. Following its December 19, 2018 federal funds rate hike — the last one on record — the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) lowered its projected number of rate increases for 2019 from three to two, which some investors viewed as indicating weakness in the U.S. economy. The result was a “flight to quality” by investors seeking the relative safety of fixed-income securities over stocks, initiating a bond rally that pushed longer term bond prices up and yields down.

The fixed-income rally continued through the spring and summer of 2019, propelled by lower-than-desired inflation, low European interest rates, on-again/off-again trade-conflict rhetoric, and Fed comments in March that were more dovish than the market had expected — leading many investors to conclude that further rate hikes were off the table for 2019. After holding interest rates steady through the first half of the period, the Fed cut the federal funds rate for the first time in over a decade on July 31, 2019, followed by two more rate cuts in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%.

In the middle and long portions of the yield curve — where rates are influenced more by the market than the Fed — rates bottomed at the beginning of September. From September 3 through the end of December, U.S. and European interest rates trended modestly upward, amid better-than-expected U.S. employment reports and cautious optimism about a U.S.-China trade détente.

Two events in the final month of the period, January 2020, raised investor concerns and led to a renewed “flight to quality” that revived the bond market rally. On January 2, the assassination of Iran’s top military commander by a U.S. drone strike briefly raised the specter of a U.S.-Iran military conflict. More lasting was the effect of the coronavirus outbreak in China, which threatened to slow global economic growth for possibly months.

Within the municipal bond market, technical factors amplified the price rally during the period. The 2017 tax law changes resulted

in a combination of lower supply of new municipal issues and increased demand from high-income investors in high-tax states who had seen their tax bills rise under the revised code.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) returned 10.55% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming the 8.65% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Index.

The Fund primarily invests in high yield municipal obligations — defined as securities rated BBB and below — whereas the Index, reflecting the broad municipal market, had a significantly smaller weight in BBB-rated and below-investment-grade issues throughout the period.

As interest rates declined during the period in an already low-rate environment, high yield municipal bonds experienced increased demand from investors searching for yield. This led to strong inflows into high yield municipal funds and put upward pressure on high yield bond prices. As a result, high yield municipal bonds generally outperformed investment-grade municipal bonds during the period.

The Fund may seek to enhance tax-exempt income through the use of leveraged investments by purchasing residual interest bonds.6 Leverage has the effect of magnifying the Fund’s exposure to its underlying investments in both up and down markets. During this period of strong performance by high yield municipal bonds, leverage contributed to performance relative to the Index, which does not employ leverage.

Additional contributors to performance versus the Index included an overweight position, relative to the Index, in Illinois bonds; security selection and an overweight position in BBB-rated bonds; and security selection and an overweight position in bonds with 17 or more years remaining to maturity, during a period when longer maturity bonds in general outperformed shorter maturity bonds.

In contrast, detractors from Fund performance relative to the Index included an overweight position in prefunded, or escrowed, bonds; security selection in the water and sewer sector; and the Fund’s hedging strategy, which uses Treasury futures to mitigate interest rate volatility. As a risk-management tactic within the Fund’s overall strategy, interest rate hedging is intended to moderate performance in both up and down markets. During a period when the Fund delivered positive returns, the Fund’s hedging strategy mitigated some of that upside performance and, thus, detracted from overall Fund results relative to the unhedged Index.

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Cynthia J. Clemson

 

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

Class A at NAV

     08/07/1995        08/07/1995        10.55      4.81      6.53

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   5.31        3.80        6.02  

Class C at NAV

     06/18/1997        08/07/1995        9.80        4.06        5.75  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   8.80        4.06        5.75  

Class I at NAV

     05/09/2007        08/07/1995        10.81        5.09        6.79  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

                   8.65      3.53      4.47
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  
           0.96      1.71      0.71
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

           3.48      2.72      3.72

Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate

           5.88        4.59        6.28  

SEC 30-day Yield

           1.64        0.98        1.96  

Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield

           2.76        1.66        3.32  
              
% Total Leverage6                                        

Residual Interest Bond (RIB) Financing

                 5.88

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        01/31/2010      $ 17,492       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        01/31/2010      $ 482,353       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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)7,8

 

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2020

 

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 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. 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.

 

4 

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

 

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. The 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 

Fund employs RIB financing. The leverage created by RIB investments provides an opportunity for increased income but, at the same time, creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV). The cost of leverage rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. See “Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held” in the notes to the financial statements for more information about RIB financing. RIB leverage represents the amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding at period end as a percentage of Fund net assets plus Floating Rate Notes.

 

7 

Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above.

 

8 

The chart includes the municipal bonds held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds, consistent with the Portfolio of Investments.

 

9 

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term interest rates fall and/or short-term interest rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term interest rates increase and/or short-term interest rates fall.

 

10 

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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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

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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 (August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020).

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
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,038.30      $ 4.42        0.86

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,035.10      $ 8.26        1.61

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,040.70      $ 3.14        0.61
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.90      $ 4.38        0.86

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.10      $ 8.19        1.61

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.10      $ 3.11        0.61

 

*

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 184/365 (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 July 31, 2019.

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 98.5%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cogeneration — 0.0%(1)  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Northampton Generating), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/23(2)

  $ 567     $ 141,796  
            $ 141,796  
Education — 3.7%  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, (Doral Academy of Nevada), 5.00%, 7/15/39(3)

  $ 1,270     $ 1,420,393  

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Art Center College of Design), 5.00%, 12/1/44

    3,000       3,683,850  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/34

    1,225       1,526,656  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/36

    1,250       1,549,563  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/38

    1,500       1,847,444  

Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc.), 5.375%, 6/15/38(3)

    545       619,365  

Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc.), 5.375%, 6/15/48(3)

    1,020       1,140,340  

District of Columbia, (District of Columbia International School), 5.00%, 7/1/39

    710       876,722  

District of Columbia, (District of Columbia International School), 5.00%, 7/1/49

    700       846,923  

District of Columbia, (KIPP DC), 4.00%, 7/1/39

    280       315,255  

District of Columbia, (KIPP DC), 4.00%, 7/1/44

    270       300,156  

District of Columbia, (KIPP DC), 4.00%, 7/1/49

    385       425,517  

District of Columbia, (Rocketship DC Obligated Group), 5.00%, 6/1/49(3)

    2,100       2,279,277  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/33

    200       236,782  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/34

    240       283,994  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, (Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 7/1/41

    400       465,004  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Jacksonville University), 5.00%, 6/1/48(3)

    750       849,705  

Forest Grove, OR, (Pacific University), 5.00%, 5/1/40

    1,070       1,134,189  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts University), (SPA: U.S. Bank, N.A.), 1.06%, 8/15/48(4)

    2,000       2,000,000  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Wentworth Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 10/1/46

    4,000       4,646,360  

Michigan State University, 5.00%, 2/15/44

    3,750       4,692,038  

Oregon Facilities Authority, (Lewis & Clark College), 5.625%, 10/1/36

    1,325       1,421,460  

Oregon Facilities Authority, (University of Portland), 5.00%, 4/1/35

    1,000       1,172,020  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Education (continued)  

Public Finance Authority, WI, (North Carolina Leadership Academy), 4.00%, 6/15/29(3)

  $ 165     $ 176,464  

Public Finance Authority, WI, (North Carolina Leadership Academy), 5.00%, 6/15/39(3)

    205       222,519  

Public Finance Authority, WI, (North Carolina Leadership Academy), 5.00%, 6/15/49(3)

    260       279,456  

Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/27

    1,000       1,138,600  

Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/29

    1,000       1,131,580  

Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/30

    1,000       1,127,320  

Romeoville, IL, (Lewis University), 5.00%, 10/1/35

    2,000       2,226,380  

University of California, 5.00%, 5/15/38(5)

    10,000       11,244,600  

Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Hmong American Peace Academy, Ltd.), 4.00%, 3/15/40(6)

    750       842,633  

Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Hmong American Peace Academy, Ltd.), 5.00%, 3/15/50(6)

    1,170       1,423,551  
            $ 53,546,116  
Electric Utilities — 3.0%  

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

  $ 3,845     $ 4,048,823  

Arkansas River Power Authority, CO, 5.00%, 10/1/31

    1,500       1,849,470  

Arkansas River Power Authority, CO, 5.00%, 10/1/32

    1,500       1,844,160  

Arkansas River Power Authority, CO, 5.00%, 10/1/38

    2,825       3,417,064  

Burke County Development Authority, GA, (Oglethorpe Power Corp.), 4.125%, 11/1/45

    15,890       17,468,830  

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaiian Electric Co.), 3.20%, 7/1/39

    4,340       4,526,360  

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaiian Electric Co.), (AMT), 4.00%, 3/1/37

    7,500       8,229,600  

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

    1,520       1,617,006  

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 5.25%, 10/1/40

    210       215,074  

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

    210       213,314  
            $ 43,429,701  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.6%  

Dawson Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1, CO, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 10/1/22

  $ 3,500     $ 3,406,620  

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaii Pacific Health Obligated Group), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.50%, 7/1/40

    6,555       6,676,726  

Johnson City Health and Educational Facilities Board, TN, (Mountain States Health Alliance), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 6.00%, 7/1/38

    3,335       3,403,701  
 

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued)  

Martin County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Martin Memorial Medical Center), Prerefunded to 11/15/24, 4.25%, 11/15/41

  $ 3,940     $ 4,528,281  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), Prerefunded to 1/1/21, 6.75%, 1/1/36

    1,205       1,269,299  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), Prerefunded to 1/1/21, 6.75%, 1/1/36

    800       842,688  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.35%, 12/1/30

    150       155,574  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.35%, 12/1/30

    195       202,162  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.45%, 12/1/35

    1,125       1,167,728  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, (Memorial Group, Inc.), Prerefunded to 11/1/23, 7.25%, 11/1/33

    1,455       1,788,122  

Washington, Prerefunded to 2/1/21, 5.25%, 2/1/36(5)

    10,000       10,431,500  

Will County Community Unit School District No. 365-U, IL, (Valley View), Prerefunded to 11/1/21, 5.75%, 11/1/32

    3,855       4,179,437  
            $ 38,051,838  
General Obligations — 5.4%  

California, 5.00%, 4/1/33

  $ 3,000     $ 3,944,040  

Centennial Independent School District No. 12, Circle Pines, MN, 0.00%, 2/1/31

    1,225       896,112  

Centennial Independent School District No. 12, Circle Pines, MN, 0.00%, 2/1/33

    1,500       993,945  

Chicago Board of Education, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/21

    790       834,540  

Chicago Board of Education, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/26

    1,595       1,899,836  

Chicago Board of Education, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/46

    9,935       11,604,577  

Chicago Board of Education, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/46

    1,875       2,038,950  

Chicago, IL, 5.00%, 1/1/40

    2,000       2,373,040  

Detroit, MI, 5.00%, 4/1/30

    1,400       1,634,514  

Detroit, MI, 5.00%, 4/1/31

    865       1,005,519  

Illinois, 4.00%, 6/1/33

    8,000       8,682,080  

Illinois, 5.00%, 11/1/30

    7,200       8,437,392  

Illinois, 5.00%, 5/1/33

    9,480       11,305,090  

Illinois, 5.00%, 5/1/35

    3,500       3,865,995  

Illinois, 5.00%, 5/1/39

    8,165       9,587,098  

Illinois, 5.25%, 7/1/30

    2,800       3,080,280  

New York, NY, (SPA: State Street Bank and Trust Co.), 1.15%, 4/1/36(4)

    50       50,000  

Sherwood School District No. 88J, OR, 0.00%, 6/15/37

    3,630       1,984,630  

Will and Cook Counties Community High School District No. 210, IL, 0.00%, 1/1/27

    60       51,156  

Will and Cook Counties Community High School District No. 210, IL, 3.375%, 1/1/33

    450       453,411  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Will and Cook Counties Community High School District No. 210, IL, 5.00%, 1/1/28

  $ 3,500     $ 3,767,540  
            $ 78,489,745  
Hospital — 12.4%  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, (Phoenix Children’s Hospital), (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.),
1.18%, 2/1/48(4)

  $ 3,430     $ 3,430,000  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Washington Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 2/1/33

    2,200       2,522,960  

Brookhaven Development Authority, GA, (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), 4.00%, 7/1/44

    4,500       5,159,970  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), 5.00%, 11/1/35

    250       280,855  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), 5.00%, 11/1/40

    550       612,739  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (NorthBay Healthcare Group), 5.00%, 11/1/44

    500       554,175  

California Public Finance Authority, (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5.00%, 10/15/37

    1,000       1,160,900  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Methodist Hospital of Southern California), 5.00%, 1/1/48

    2,400       2,845,752  

Camden County Improvement Authority, NJ, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/29

    1,000       1,131,230  

Camden County Improvement Authority, NJ, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/32

    2,000       2,247,500  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (CommonSpirit Health), 4.00%, 8/1/44

    1,810       2,027,996  

Crawford County Hospital Authority, PA, (Meadville Medical Center), 6.00%, 6/1/46

    3,175       3,673,221  

Cuyahoga County, OH, (The MetroHealth System), 5.00%, 2/15/31

    1,500       1,781,025  

Cuyahoga County, OH, (The MetroHealth System), 5.00%, 2/15/32

    1,500       1,777,260  

Decatur Hospital Authority, TX, (Wise Regional Health System), 5.00%, 9/1/34

    1,625       1,816,051  

Decatur Hospital Authority, TX, (Wise Regional Health System), 5.25%, 9/1/29

    1,675       1,910,689  

Decatur Hospital Authority, TX, (Wise Regional Health System), 5.25%, 9/1/44

    8,880       9,826,253  

Doylestown Hospital Authority, PA, (Doylestown Health), 4.00%, 7/1/45

    315       337,066  

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Baptist Health Care Corp. Obligated Group), 4.00%, 8/15/45(6)

    2,610       2,921,060  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Presence Health Network), 3.75%, 2/15/34

    2,965       3,266,570  

Indiana County Hospital Authority, PA, (Indiana Regional Medical Center), 5.50%, 6/1/29

    710       772,892  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

Indiana County Hospital Authority, PA, (Indiana Regional Medical Center), 6.00%, 6/1/39

  $ 3,805     $ 4,171,383  

Jefferson County Civic Facility Development Corp., NY, (Samaritan Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/1/37

    4,385       5,200,259  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Atrius Health), 4.00%, 6/1/49

    14,110       15,318,522  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Atrius Health), 5.00%, 6/1/39

    925       1,136,344  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Wellforce), 4.00%, 7/1/44

    1,500       1,652,130  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Wellforce), 5.00%, 7/1/44

    4,000       4,811,600  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, PA, (Holy Redeemer Health System), 5.00%, 10/1/40

    1,120       1,262,587  

Muskingum County, OH, (Genesis HealthCare System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 2/15/33

    2,775       3,017,369  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/39

    110       127,482  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), 3.00%, 7/1/34

    5,000       5,411,850  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/32(3)

    1,000       1,199,960  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/33(3)

    2,000       2,395,480  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/34(3)

    3,900       4,662,060  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/35(3)

    1,000       1,191,850  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/40(3)

    2,300       2,621,862  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), (SPA: Barclays Bank PLC), 1.15%, 1/1/43(4)

    5,750       5,750,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), (SPA: U.S. Bank, N.A.), 1.13%, 1/1/39(4)

    4,100       4,100,000  

Ohio, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), (SPA: PNC Bank, N.A.), 1.15%, 1/1/52(4)

    6,900       6,900,000  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (OU Medicine), 5.00%, 8/15/38

    1,025       1,238,241  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (OU Medicine), 5.25%, 8/15/43

    14,865       18,042,096  

Oroville, CA, (Oroville Hospital), 5.25%, 4/1/39

    2,500       3,070,650  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group), 3.00%, 8/15/44

    3,250       3,314,025  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (BRRH Corp. Obligated Group), Prerefunded to 12/1/24, 5.00%, 12/1/31

    6,250       7,411,688  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/35

    3,100       3,415,363  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group), 5.75%, 12/1/32

  $ 4,050     $ 4,424,544  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Cook Children’s Medical Center), 5.25%, 12/1/39(5)

    7,000       7,984,410  

Ward County, ND, (Trinity Obligated Group), 5.00%, 6/1/38

    2,500       2,925,425  

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, (West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group), 5.375%, 6/1/38

    2,580       2,875,023  

Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Yavapai Regional Medical Center), 5.25%, 8/1/33

    2,500       2,834,500  
            $ 178,522,867  
Housing — 1.3%  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Student Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/34

  $ 750     $ 846,045  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Student Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/39

    1,250       1,398,462  

Michigan Housing Development Authority, 3.00%, 10/1/39

    980       1,015,672  

Michigan Housing Development Authority, 3.25%, 10/1/44

    1,045       1,088,577  

Michigan Housing Development Authority, 3.35%, 10/1/49

    1,515       1,572,873  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Galveston I, LLC - Texas A&M University), 5.00%, 4/1/34

    3,885       4,096,888  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Galveston I, LLC - Texas A&M University), 5.00%, 4/1/39

    3,500       3,665,235  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, LLC - Tarleton State University), 5.00%, 4/1/30

    800       895,864  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (CHF-Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, LLC - Tarleton State University), 5.00%, 4/1/35

    1,000       1,109,070  

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

    860       860,000  

Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 11.00%, 7/1/31(7)

    2,000       2,000,000  
            $ 18,548,686  
Industrial Development Revenue — 8.5%  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Big River Steel LLC), (AMT), 4.50%, 9/1/49(3)

  $ 4,000     $ 4,319,560  

Clayton County Development Authority, GA, (Delta Air Lines, Inc.), 8.75%, 6/1/29

    1,180       1,208,709  

Denver City and County, CO, (United Airlines), (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/32

    1,890       2,078,546  

Essex County Improvement Authority, NJ, (Covanta), (AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/45(3)

    7,175       7,284,562  

Florida Development Finance Corp., (Waste Pro USA, Inc.), (AMT), 5.00%, 5/1/29(3)

    795       883,698  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Development Revenue (continued)  

Florida Development Finance Corp., (Waste Pro USA, Inc.), (AMT), 5.00% to 8/1/22 (Put Date), 8/1/29(3)

  $ 2,250     $ 2,409,300  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Cleco Power LLC), 4.25%, 12/1/38

    8,750       9,159,588  

Maine Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 5.125% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 8/1/35(3)

    1,880       2,151,472  

Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp., AZ, (El Paso Electric Co.), 4.50%, 8/1/42

    6,500       6,801,405  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., (AFCO Cargo), (AMT), 3.50%, 7/1/24(3)

    1,575       1,633,858  

Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1, TX, (AEP Texas Central Co.), Series 2008-1, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    1,000       1,073,480  

Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1, TX, (AEP Texas Central Co.), Series 2008-2, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    6,155       6,607,269  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Waste Pro USA, Inc.), (AMT), 5.00% to 8/1/22 (Put Date), 2/1/36(3)

    1,500       1,606,200  

National Finance Authority, NH, (Covanta), 4.625%, 11/1/42(3)

    6,335       6,693,371  

National Finance Authority, NH, (Covanta), (AMT), 4.875%, 11/1/42(3)

    6,965       7,415,148  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 2.95%, 4/1/29(3)

    480       487,714  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.25%, 9/15/29

    8,285       9,063,624  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.50%, 6/1/33

    4,375       4,900,963  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), Series 2000A, (AMT), 5.625%, 11/15/30

    760       877,108  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), Series 2000B, (AMT), 5.625%, 11/15/30

    1,285       1,483,006  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Middlesex Water Co.), (AMT), 4.00%, 8/1/59

    1,520       1,678,475  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), (AMT), 2.20%, 10/1/39

    5,100       5,241,627  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 3.125% to 6/1/26 (Put Date), 12/1/44(3)

    5,500       5,722,750  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 4.25%, 1/15/38(3)

    1,000       1,123,110  

Phenix City Industrial Development Board, AL, (MeadWestvaco Coated Board), (AMT), 4.125%, 5/15/35

    13,570       14,012,925  

Public Finance Authority, WI, (Celanese Corp.), (AMT), 4.30%, 11/1/30

    5,000       5,504,800  

Rockdale County Development Authority, GA, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/38(3)

    1,340       1,480,352  

Selma Industrial Development Board, AL, (International Paper Co.), 5.80%, 5/1/34

    4,230       4,275,769  

Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, AL, (Hunt Refining Co.), 4.50%, 5/1/32(3)

    1,440       1,633,046  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Development Revenue (continued)  

Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, AL, (Hunt Refining Co.), 5.25%, 5/1/44(3)

  $ 1,280     $ 1,498,483  

Vermont Economic Development Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.625% to 4/3/28 (Put Date), 4/1/36(3)

    475       545,329  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, (Covanta), (AMT), 5.00% to 7/1/38 (Put Date), 1/1/48(3)

    1,440       1,535,011  
            $ 122,390,258  
Insured – General Obligations — 1.9%  

Atlantic City, NJ, (AGM), 4.00%, 3/1/42

  $ 480     $ 528,547  

Atlantic City, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/42

    1,250       1,475,000  

Chicago Board of Education, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/1/26

    500       604,290  

Irvington Township, NJ, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/15/32

    1,000       1,149,550  

McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12, IL, (Johnsburg), (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/31

    3,175       3,547,745  

McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12, IL, (Johnsburg), (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/32

    1,215       1,357,276  

McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12, IL, (Johnsburg), (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/33

    1,405       1,568,303  

McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12, IL, (Johnsburg), (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/34

    2,810       3,135,061  

North Las Vegas, NV, (AGM), 4.00%, 6/1/36

    5,055       5,738,335  

Oyster Bay, NY, (AGM), 4.00%, 8/1/31

    2,240       2,378,522  

Proviso Township High School District No. 209, IL, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/1/38

    5,000       5,561,100  
            $ 27,043,729  
Insured – Hospital — 0.5%  

Toledo Hospital (The), (AGM), 5.75%, 11/15/38

  $ 6,150     $ 7,361,504  
            $ 7,361,504  
Insured – Other Revenue — 1.9%  

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (AGM), (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34

  $ 12,700     $ 8,102,219  

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/26

    9,395       8,148,190  

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/28

    9,600       7,820,640  

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 11/15/26

    1,115       1,014,360  

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 11/15/28

    400       348,676  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, NY, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 0.00%, 3/1/34

    3,500       2,500,715  
            $ 27,934,800  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 2.1%  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 6/15/25

  $ 750     $ 677,910  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 6/15/26

    2,380       2,098,850  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Professional Sports Franchise Facilities, (AGC), 7.00%, 10/1/39

    14,500       21,287,160  

Tolomato Community Development District, FL, (AGM), 3.75%, 5/1/39

    2,520       2,746,447  

Tolomato Community Development District, FL, (AGM), 3.75%, 5/1/40

    3,005       3,269,230  
            $ 30,079,597  
Insured – Transportation — 5.4%  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AGM), 5.25%, 1/1/32

  $ 1,500     $ 1,681,215  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AGM), 5.25%, 1/1/33

    650       728,331  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AGM), 5.50%, 1/1/43

    1,355       1,518,833  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/33

    15,000       7,134,750  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/34

    20,000       8,988,800  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/37

    6,665       3,351,762  

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, (AGM), 5.625%, (0.00% until 1/15/24), 1/15/32

    1,955       2,220,235  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, MO, (Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/49

    19,800       24,177,384  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (The Goethals Bridge Replacement), (AGM), (AMT), 5.125%, 7/1/42

    1,805       2,023,965  

New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AGM), (AMT), 4.00%, 7/1/37

    3,000       3,286,500  

North Texas Tollway Authority, (AGC), 6.20%, 1/1/42

    10,000       12,290,600  

Ohio, (Portsmouth Gateway Group, LLC), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/27

    1,150       1,357,023  

Ohio, (Portsmouth Gateway Group, LLC), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/28

    1,600       1,882,864  

Texas Turnpike Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/30

    9,440       7,627,992  
            $ 78,270,254  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 0.6%  

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/1/27

  $ 2,155     $ 1,662,884  

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/1/28

    3,965       2,856,109  

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/1/29

    3,035       2,035,908  

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/1/30

    2,580       1,610,720  
            $ 8,165,621  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.2%  

Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp., SC, (Charleston County School District), 5.00%, 12/1/29(5)

  $ 10,875     $ 12,457,530  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, 4.00%, 2/15/44

    4,460       5,069,816  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, 5.75%, 2/15/47

    945       989,604  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, Prerefunded to 2/15/21, 5.75%, 2/15/47

    1,535       1,612,978  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 5.00%, 6/15/43

    10,000       11,878,100  
            $ 32,008,028  
Nursing Home — 0.0%(1)  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Magnolia Healthcare), 7.99%, 7/1/25

  $ 570     $ 578,955  
            $ 578,955  
Other Revenue — 3.0%  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., TX, (Convention Center Hotel), 5.00%, 1/1/31

  $ 500     $ 593,475  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., TX, (Convention Center Hotel), 5.00%, 1/1/32

    500       592,850  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., TX, (Convention Center Hotel), 5.00%, 1/1/33

    600       709,236  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., TX, (Convention Center Hotel), 5.00%, 1/1/34

    500       589,685  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 0.00%, 7/15/32

    250       171,572  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 0.00%, 7/15/33

    3,300       2,181,498  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., NY, (Barclays Center), 0.00%, 7/15/46

    7,700       2,956,030  

Build NYC Resource Corp., NY, (YMCA of Greater New York), 4.00%, 8/1/31

    650       715,741  

Build NYC Resource Corp., NY, (YMCA of Greater New York), 4.00%, 8/1/36

    875       953,269  

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

    6,250       1,125,000  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, OH, (Playhouse Square Foundation), 5.25%, 12/1/38

    430       506,334  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, OH, (Playhouse Square Foundation), 5.50%, 12/1/43

    285       337,443  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, OH, (Playhouse Square Foundation), 5.50%, 12/1/53

    1,490       1,751,599  

Kalispel Tribe of Indians, WA, 5.25%, 1/1/38(3)

    1,260       1,465,947  

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, CA, 5.00%, 10/1/42(3)

    2,040       2,372,663  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, (Building Aid), 5.00%, 7/15/37(5)

    10,000       11,782,000  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/37

    5,105       7,081,503  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Other Revenue (continued)  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. III, Gas Supply Revenue, 5.00%, 12/15/30

  $ 1,860     $ 2,041,387  

White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, MN, 6.375%, 12/1/26(3)

    5,210       5,214,064  

Will and Kankakee Counties Community Unit School District No. 255-U, IL, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    700       764,078  
            $ 43,905,374  
Senior Living / Life Care — 10.8%  

Albemarle County Economic Development Authority, VA, (Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge), 5.00%, 1/1/42

  $ 1,350     $ 1,409,670  

Atlantic Beach, FL, (Fleet Landing), 5.00%, 11/15/37

    7,945       8,717,095  

Atlantic Beach, FL, (Fleet Landing), 5.00%, 11/15/38

    1,000       1,166,320  

Centerville, OH, (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.25%, 11/1/37

    3,250       3,703,407  

Centerville, OH, (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.25%, 11/1/47

    3,190       3,577,043  

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, OR, (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst), 5.00%, 5/15/48

    425       473,692  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Christian Living Neighborhoods), 5.00%, 1/1/38

    1,210       1,395,614  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/33

    5,000       5,429,200  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Frasier Meadows Retirement Community), 5.25%, 5/15/37

    750       868,628  

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Church Home of Hartford, Inc.), 5.00%, 9/1/46(3)

    1,000       1,098,480  

Delaware Economic Development Authority, (ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/15/48

    1,250       1,453,913  

District of Columbia, (Ingleside at Rock Creek), 3.875%, 7/1/24

    1,655       1,655,364  

District of Columbia, (Ingleside at Rock Creek), 5.00%, 7/1/32

    600       658,140  

Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Menno-Haven, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/38

    1,000       1,107,950  

Hanover County Economic Development Authority, VA, (Covenant Woods), 5.00%, 7/1/38

    125       137,658  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc.), 5.75%, 1/1/28

    415       461,115  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc.), 6.375%, 1/1/33

    655       734,569  

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Kahala Senior Living Community, Inc.), 5.125%, 11/15/32

    525       582,330  

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Kahala Senior Living Community, Inc.), 5.25%, 11/15/37

    480       531,322  

Howard County, MD, (Vantage House), 5.00%, 4/1/36

    1,725       1,905,901  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Plymouth Place, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/37

  $ 1,000     $ 1,078,700  

Indiana Finance Authority, (Marquette), 5.00%, 3/1/39

    1,000       1,046,530  

Iowa Finance Authority, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 4.125%, 5/15/38

    1,500       1,610,430  

Iowa Finance Authority, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/43

    3,250       3,692,682  

Iowa Finance Authority, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/55

    2,095       2,367,622  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority, PA, (Brethren Village), 5.25%, 7/1/41

    1,000       1,113,300  

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Edenwald), 5.25%, 1/1/37

    2,500       2,890,350  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Linden Ponds, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/33(3)

    1,550       1,794,838  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Linden Ponds, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/38(3)

    1,010       1,157,702  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/37(3)

    1,000       1,109,020  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/47(3)

    1,280       1,411,046  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/57(3)

    2,410       2,650,108  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Orchard Cove, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/39

    370       423,447  

Mesquite Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Christian Care Centers), 5.00%, 2/15/36

    400       401,584  

Mesquite Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Christian Care Centers), 5.125%, 2/15/30

    25       25,468  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/40

    1,300       1,420,029  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community), 5.25%, 1/1/48

    9,045       9,676,160  

Multnomah County Hospital Facilities Authority, OR, (Mirabella at South Waterfront), 5.125%, 10/1/34

    2,500       2,734,950  

Multnomah County Hospital Facilities Authority, OR, (Mirabella at South Waterfront), 5.40%, 10/1/44

    1,770       1,938,008  

National Finance Authority, NH, (The Vista), 5.25%, 7/1/39(3)

    585       641,932  

National Finance Authority, NH, (The Vista), 5.625%, 7/1/46(3)

    555       614,768  

National Finance Authority, NH, (The Vista), 5.75%, 7/1/54(3)

    1,745       1,936,200  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, (Kendal at Hanover), 5.00%, 10/1/40

    565       636,201  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, (Kendal at Hanover), 5.00%, 10/1/46

    1,000       1,119,700  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Longhorn Village), 5.00%, 1/1/37

    6,320       6,953,959  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (United Methodist Homes of New Jersey), 5.00%, 7/1/29

  $ 1,285     $ 1,402,552  

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, VA, (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, Inc. - Harbor’s Edge), 4.00%, 1/1/25

    1,600       1,600,464  

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, VA, (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, Inc. - Harbor’s Edge), 4.375%, 1/1/39

    1,250       1,346,725  

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, VA, (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, Inc. - Harbor’s Edge), 5.00%, 1/1/49

    2,500       2,727,000  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/37

    1,675       1,982,513  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/53

    2,485       2,811,156  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton), 7.25%, 6/1/34

    75       84,777  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton), 7.25%, 6/1/39

    1,190       1,340,476  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton), 7.50%, 6/1/49

    6,855       7,725,105  

Public Finance Authority, WI, (Church Home of Hartford, Inc.), 5.00%, 9/1/30(3)

    770       845,375  

Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, MO, (Friendship Village of St. Louis), 5.00%, 9/1/38

    1,250       1,416,838  

Savannah Economic Development Authority, GA, (Marshes Skidaway Island Project), 7.00%, 1/1/34

    3,000       3,372,150  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes), 5.00%, 4/1/30

    1,945       2,174,432  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (MRC Stevenson Oaks), 10.00%, 3/15/23(3)

    1,325       1,594,743  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Trinity Terrace), 5.00%, 10/1/34

    2,130       2,353,671  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Trinity Terrace), 5.00%, 10/1/44

    5,370       5,875,961  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Friendship Village of Tempe), 6.00%, 12/1/32

    450       479,075  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Friendship Village of Tempe), 6.25%, 12/1/42

    1,380       1,468,127  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Mirabella at ASU), 6.125%, 10/1/52(3)

    2,850       3,294,742  

Tompkins County Development Corp., NY, (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 4.25%, 7/1/32

    1,270       1,330,770  

Tompkins County Development Corp., NY, (Kendal at Ithaca, Inc.), 4.50%, 7/1/42

    1,270       1,327,036  

Warren County, OH, (Otterbein Homes Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/39

    1,975       2,220,196  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

Warren County, OH, (Otterbein Homes Obligated Group), 5.50%, 7/1/39

  $ 500     $ 561,760  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Bayview Manor Homes), 5.00%, 7/1/36(3)

    1,500       1,643,400  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Bayview Manor Homes), 5.00%, 7/1/46(3)

    1,250       1,353,288  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Horizon House), 5.00%, 1/1/43(3)

    4,000       4,582,040  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Horizon House), 5.00%, 1/1/48(3)

    4,815       5,490,593  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Transforming Age), 5.00%, 1/1/44(3)

    1,385       1,539,109  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Transforming Age), 5.00%, 1/1/49(3)

    695       770,199  

Wayzata, MN, (Folkestone Senior Living Community), 4.00%, 8/1/38

    175       187,126  

Wayzata, MN, (Folkestone Senior Living Community), 4.00%, 8/1/39

    125       133,386  

Wayzata, MN, (Folkestone Senior Living Community), 4.00%, 8/1/44

    815       864,691  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., NY, (Kendal on Hudson), 5.00%, 1/1/34

    2,380       2,580,158  
            $ 155,991,779  
Special Tax Revenue — 5.8%  

Aliso Viejo Community Facilities District No. 2005-01, CA, (Glenwood at Aliso Viejo), 5.00%, 9/1/38

  $ 7,000     $ 7,914,480  

Bridgeville, DE, (Heritage Shores Special Development District), 5.45%, 7/1/35

    4,573       4,575,561  

Irvine Community Facilities District No. 2013-3, CA, (Great Park), 5.00%, 9/1/39

    2,000       2,247,420  

Jurupa Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 9/1/33

    600       701,868  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL, (Villages of Lakewood Ranch South), 5.00%, 5/1/36

    4,515       4,854,528  

Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, TN, (Fifth + Broadway Development Project), 5.125%, 6/1/36(3)

    900       1,022,175  

Michigan Finance Authority, Detroit Financial Recovery Income Tax Revenue, 4.50%, 10/1/29

    4,460       4,978,520  

New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements),
5.00%, 5/1/13(7)

    1,005       10  

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

    470       470,376  

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

    1,230       1,229,877  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 11/1/47

    10,000       11,565,400  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Special Tax Revenue (continued)  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Revenue, (SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 1.18%, 8/1/42(4)

  $ 6,750     $ 6,750,000  

New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 2/15/37(5)

    10,000       11,812,500  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 3/15/47

    8,685       9,978,717  

Reno, NV, Sales Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 6/1/43

    1,250       1,405,950  

River Hall Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.45%, 5/1/36

    2,510       2,524,458  

South Orange County Public Financing Authority, CA, (Ladera Ranch), 5.00%, 8/15/31

    1,500       1,613,595  

South Orange County Public Financing Authority, CA, (Ladera Ranch), 5.00%, 8/15/33

    1,000       1,074,090  

South Orange County Public Financing Authority, CA, (Ladera Ranch), 5.00%, 8/15/34

    450       483,129  

South Village Community Development District, FL, 3.50%, 5/1/32

    805       868,555  

South Village Community Development District, FL, 3.625%, 5/1/35

    500       539,755  

South Village Community Development District, FL, 3.75%, 5/1/38

    1,020       1,099,958  

South Village Community Development District, FL, 4.875%, 5/1/35

    500       527,600  

South Village Community Development District, FL, 5.00%, 5/1/38

    100       105,752  

Southern Hills Plantation I Community Development District, FL, Series A1, 5.80%, 5/1/35

    1,138       1,133,962  

Southern Hills Plantation I Community Development District, FL, Series A2, 5.80%, 5/1/35

    830       757,765  

Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves Community Development District, FL, 4.125%, 5/1/37

    3,405       3,536,807  
            $ 83,772,808  
Student Loan — 0.8%  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMT), 3.625%, 7/1/32

  $ 3,610     $ 3,783,858  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, (AMT), 4.00%, 12/1/30

    4,330       4,746,286  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, (AMT), 4.75%, 12/1/43

    2,765       2,961,232  
            $ 11,491,376  
Transportation — 24.0%  

Austin, TX, Airport System Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 11/15/41

  $ 2,000     $ 2,382,120  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (LINXS Automated People Mover), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/36

    1,740       2,129,360  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (LINXS Automated People Mover), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/37

  $ 760     $ 926,577  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/35

    1,100       1,292,412  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Prerefunded to 1/1/21, 5.75%, 1/1/31

    565       589,623  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Series 2016, 5.00%, 1/1/40

    2,375       2,792,192  

Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, VA, 5.00%, 7/1/46

    4,000       4,684,880  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/35

    2,500       2,991,425  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 4.375%, 1/1/40

    2,500       2,744,600  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/25

    2,555       2,829,867  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/26

    2,170       2,401,496  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/33

    500       607,595  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/38

    1,500       1,799,640  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), Series 2016C, 5.00%, 1/1/38

    5,000       5,943,200  

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, (U.S. 36 and I-25 Managed Lanes), (AMT), 5.75%, 1/1/44

    2,500       2,714,750  

Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), (AMT), 5.25%, 11/1/29

    7,000       7,999,320  

Eagle County Air Terminal Corp., CO, (AMT), 5.00%, 5/1/37

    1,000       1,185,680  

Eagle County Air Terminal Corp., CO, (AMT), 5.00%, 5/1/41

    4,940       5,801,437  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, 5.125%, 10/1/43

    3,025       3,354,422  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 4.00%, 1/1/44(5)

    13,050       15,037,776  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/40(5)

    15,000       17,801,100  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, (Downtown Crossing Project), 0.00%, 7/1/28

    2,690       1,810,693  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, (Downtown Crossing Project), 0.00%, 7/1/29

    1,135       849,990  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, (Downtown Crossing Project), 0.00%, 7/1/30

    500       347,655  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, (Downtown Crossing Project), 0.00%, 7/1/31

    1,150       740,727  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., (Transportation Facilities), 5.00%, 6/1/35

    450       552,848  

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/43

    7,500       9,050,475  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 4.00%, 7/1/49

    5,000       5,696,200  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 0.00%, 11/15/32

    575       433,395  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 0.00%, 11/15/33

  $ 4,400     $ 3,217,412  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/39

    7,815       9,877,535  

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/30

    2,050       2,397,393  

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/35

    5,000       5,790,500  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (The Goethals Bridge Replacement), (AMT), 5.125%, 1/1/34

    5,000       5,621,000  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 5.00%, 6/15/38

    13,000       15,644,330  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 5.00%, 6/15/44

    3,200       3,796,160  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 4.00%, 1/1/48

    10,325       11,923,310  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority,
5.00%, 1/1/48(5)

    5,000       6,201,500  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (North Terminal Project), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/35

    2,000       2,300,640  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (North Terminal Project), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/43

    1,500       1,761,630  

New York Thruway Authority, 3.00%, 1/1/46

    16,000       16,461,440  

New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/41

    7,500       8,563,500  

New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/46

    6,345       7,205,319  

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, NY, (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/28

    470       537,765  

North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/41

    5,250       6,043,537  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Prerefunded to 9/1/21, 5.50%, 9/1/41(5)

    10,000       10,714,400  

Osceola County, FL, (Osceola Parkway), 5.00%, 10/1/44

    2,000       2,479,660  

Osceola County, FL, (Osceola Parkway), 5.00%, 10/1/49

    2,500       3,076,975  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Amtrak), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/41

    5,495       5,921,302  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Prerefunded to 12/1/20, 5.35%, 12/1/30

    215       222,897  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 4.00%, 9/1/43

    3,300       3,801,204  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 4.00%, 9/1/33(5)

    12,080       13,484,783  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 4.00%, 9/15/43

    3,640       4,095,619  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 4.50%, 4/1/37(5)

    10,000       10,666,400  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.00%, 10/15/35

    4,050       4,945,738  

Port of Seattle, WA, (AMT), 4.00%, 4/1/44

    3,250       3,648,190  

San Francisco City and County Airport Commission, CA, (San Francisco International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 5/1/45

    4,000       4,973,480  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, 5.00%, 1/15/44

  $ 10,000     $ 11,492,800  

San Jose, CA, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/24

    2,135       2,228,662  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/32

    2,250       2,574,383  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (LBJ Express Managed Lanes Project), 7.00%, 6/30/34

    3,685       3,771,155  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (LBJ IH-635 Managed Lanes Project), 7.00%, 6/30/40

    4,460       4,560,974  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 4.00%, 12/31/37

    505       589,582  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 4.00%, 12/31/38

    315       366,657  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 4.00%, 12/31/39

    305       353,702  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 5.00%, 12/31/36

    375       478,219  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Segment 3C), (AMT), 5.00%, 6/30/58

    11,865       14,063,940  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 5.00%, 8/15/37

    5,000       5,740,900  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 5.00%, 8/15/42

    11,430       13,063,690  

Texas Transportation Commission, (State Highway System), 0.00%, 8/1/36

    550       308,176  

Texas Transportation Commission, (State Highway System), 0.00%, 8/1/46

    2,500       797,550  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, (Transform 66 P3 Project), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/52

    2,500       2,907,225  
            $ 346,162,689  
Water and Sewer — 2.6%  

Detroit, MI, Sewage Disposal System, 5.00%, 7/1/32

  $ 3,185     $ 3,467,573  

Detroit, MI, Sewage Disposal System, 5.25%, 7/1/39

    3,355       3,671,511  

Detroit, MI, Water Supply System, 5.25%, 7/1/41

    13,100       13,789,191  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), 5.00%, 7/1/33

    1,905       2,187,112  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), 5.00%, 7/1/44

    1,905       2,050,332  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), 4.00%, 6/15/40

    5,000       5,866,850  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), 5.00%, 6/15/37

    4,000       4,976,480  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Water and Sewer (continued)  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), (SPA: State Street Bank and Trust Co.), 1.16%, 6/15/49(4)

  $ 2,100     $ 2,100,000  
            $ 38,109,049  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 98.5%
(identified cost $1,308,122,783)

 

  $ 1,423,996,570  
Taxable Municipal Securities — 4.8%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cogeneration — 0.0%(1)              

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Northampton Generating), 5.00%, 12/31/23(2)

  $ 155     $ 38,686  
            $ 38,686  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.9%              

Chicago, IL, Prerefunded to 1/1/25, 7.75%, 1/1/42

  $ 10,316     $ 13,145,885  
            $ 13,145,885  
General Obligations — 0.9%              

Atlantic City, NJ, 7.50%, 3/1/40

  $ 5,440     $ 8,152,765  

Chicago Board of Education, IL, 5.182%, 12/1/21(8)

    325       332,254  

Chicago, IL, 7.75%, 1/1/42

    4,356       5,004,085  
            $ 13,489,104  
Hospital — 1.0%              

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 6.00%, 12/1/24

  $ 12,750     $ 13,903,493  
            $ 13,903,493  
Insured – General Obligations — 0.6%              

Detroit, MI, (AMBAC), 4.96%, 4/1/20

  $ 297     $ 297,334  

Detroit, MI, (AMBAC), 5.15%, 4/1/25

    7,679       7,681,276  
            $ 7,978,610  
Senior Living / Life Care — 0.5%              

St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Westminster St. Augustine), 5.50% to 8/1/24 (Put Date), 8/1/44

  $ 7,495     $ 7,623,314  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)              

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (MRC Stevenson Oaks), 12.50%, 3/15/23(3)

  $ 235     $ 292,606  
            $ 7,915,920  
Special Tax Revenue — 0.3%              

Ohio County Commission, WV, (Fort Henry Economic Opportunity Development District - The Highlands), 4.80%, 3/1/36

  $ 1,150     $ 1,185,294  

Ohio County Commission, WV, (Fort Henry Economic Opportunity Development District - The Highlands), 5.25%, 3/1/31

    2,570       2,708,600  

St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, MO, (Kiel Opera House Renovation), 5.00%, 10/1/35

    600       606,192  
            $ 4,500,086  
Transportation — 0.6%              

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.754%, 12/15/28(8)

  $ 7,375     $ 8,669,460  
            $ 8,669,460  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 4.8%
(identified cost $61,322,535)

          $ 69,641,244  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.9%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care — 0.4%              

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, 2.532%, 10/1/29

  $ 5,000     $ 5,093,022  
            $ 5,093,022  
Hospital — 0.8%              

Boston Medical Center Corp., 4.581%, 7/1/47

  $ 4,165     $ 4,813,179  

CommonSpirit Health, 3.347%, 10/1/29

    2,955       3,078,313  

Harnett Health System, Inc., 6.50% to 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/32

    4,240       4,291,304  
            $ 12,182,796  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Other — 0.7%              

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, 7.00%, 10/1/39(3)

  $ 7,980     $ 9,688,359  
            $ 9,688,359  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.9% (identified cost $24,340,000)

          $ 26,964,177  

Total Investments — 105.2% (identified cost $1,393,785,318)

          $ 1,520,601,991  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.2)%

          $ (75,597,439

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 1,445,004,552  

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

At January 31, 2020, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

New York      14.2%  
Texas      13.1%  
Illinois      12.3%  
Others, representing less than 10% individually      65.6%  

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. At January 31, 2020, 12.3% 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 6.2% of total investments.

(1) Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(2) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

(3) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $121,065,092 or 8.4% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the same or next business day. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(5) 

Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1H).

 

(6) 

When-issued security.

 

(7) 

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

 

(8) 

Build America Bond. Represents taxable municipal obligation issued pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other legislation providing for the issuance of taxable municipal debt on which the issuer receives federal support.

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
    Value/Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Interest Rate Futures

             
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note      175        Short        3/20/20      $ (23,039,844   $ (347,595
U.S. Long Treasury Bond      112        Short        3/20/20        (18,315,500     (534,225
                                        $ (881,820

Abbreviations:

 

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.
LOC     Letter of Credit
NPFG     National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
SPA     Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    January 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,393,785,318)

   $ 1,520,601,991  

Cash

     14,672,320  

Deposits for derivatives collateral — financial futures contracts

     514,895  

Interest receivable

     14,196,951  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     4,718,892  

Total assets

   $ 1,554,705,049  
Liabilities         

Payable for floating rate notes issued

   $ 90,545,239  

Payable for investments purchased

     8,017,752  

Payable for when-issued securities

     5,164,746  

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     130,155  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     3,629,897  

Distributions payable

     650,056  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     486,861  

Distribution and service fees

     204,811  

Interest expense and fees payable

     398,993  

Accrued expenses

     471,987  

Total liabilities

   $ 109,700,497  

Net Assets

   $ 1,445,004,552  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,367,030,537  

Distributable earnings

     77,974,015  

Net Assets

   $ 1,445,004,552  
Class A Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 427,334,187  

Shares Outstanding

     45,548,227  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 9.38  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

  

(100 ÷ 95.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 9.85  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 139,608,234  

Shares Outstanding

     16,088,942  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 8.68  
Class I Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 878,062,131  

Shares Outstanding

     93,504,549  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 9.39  

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

 

*

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

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income    Year Ended
January 31, 2020
 

Interest and other income

   $ 57,208,285  

Total investment income

   $ 57,208,285  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 5,385,252  

Distribution and service fees

  

Class A

     955,806  

Class B

     1,036  

Class C

     1,345,899  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     65,471  

Custodian fee

     262,921  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     425,238  

Legal and accounting services

     117,229  

Printing and postage

     60,146  

Registration fees

     102,146  

Interest expense and fees

     1,665,594  

Miscellaneous

     141,019  

Total expenses

   $ 10,527,757  

Net investment income

   $ 46,680,528  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (1,125,440

Financial futures contracts

     (4,141,081

Net realized loss

   $ (5,266,521

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 86,258,860  

Financial futures contracts

     566,274  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 86,825,134  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 81,558,613  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 128,239,141  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 46,680,528      $ 44,298,190  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (5,266,521      3,174,054  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     86,825,134        (10,620,045

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 128,239,141      $ 36,852,199  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (15,283,027    $ (11,834,973

Class B

     (3,783      (18,478

Class C

     (4,445,612      (4,943,722

Class I

     (32,430,422      (26,714,886

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (52,162,844    $ (43,512,059

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 103,363,505      $ 72,888,150  

Class B

     20        203  

Class C

     33,713,035        14,794,035  

Class I

     321,908,835        291,027,900  

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

     

Class A

     12,835,339        10,033,376  

Class B

     2,289        14,780  

Class C

     3,560,012        4,089,234  

Class I

     27,425,261        22,596,935  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (72,809,687      (106,414,568

Class B

     (10,727      (82,717

Class C

     (21,468,129      (35,093,214

Class I

     (173,654,812      (335,020,911

Net asset value of shares converted(1)

     

Class A

     10,402,561        31,285,333  

Class B

     (262,764      (729,156

Class C

     (10,139,797      (30,556,177

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

   $ 234,864,941      $ (61,166,797

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 310,941,238      $ (67,826,657
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 1,134,063,314      $ 1,201,889,971  

At end of year

   $ 1,445,004,552      $ 1,134,063,314  

 

(1)  

Includes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the close of business on August 15, 2019 upon the termination of Class B.

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Class A  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 8.830      $ 8.880      $ 8.650      $ 8.970     $ 9.020  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.327      $ 0.345      $ 0.337      $ 0.345     $ 0.367  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.590        (0.059      0.229        (0.315     (0.053

Total income from operations

   $ 0.917      $ 0.286      $ 0.566      $ 0.030     $ 0.314  
Less Distributions

 

From net investment income

   $ (0.367    $ (0.336    $ (0.336    $ (0.350   $ (0.364

Total distributions

   $ (0.367    $ (0.336    $ (0.336    $ (0.350   $ (0.364

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 9.380      $ 8.830      $ 8.880      $ 8.650     $ 8.970  

Total Return(2)

     10.55      3.29      6.63      0.25     3.64
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

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

   $ 427,334      $ 350,923      $ 344,822      $ 374,661     $ 431,777  

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

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

     0.76      0.79      0.78      0.79     0.81

Interest and fee expense(4)

     0.13      0.17      0.14      0.10     0.05

Total expenses(3)

     0.89      0.96      0.92      0.89     0.86

Net investment income

     3.57      3.92      3.81      3.83     4.18

Portfolio Turnover

     23      32      21      35     27

 

(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%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(4) 

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H).

 

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Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class C  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 8.170      $ 8.210      $ 8.010      $ 8.300     $ 8.340  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.239      $ 0.252      $ 0.251      $ 0.256     $ 0.279  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.551        (0.042      0.199        (0.285     (0.043

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.790      $ 0.210      $ 0.450      $ (0.029   $ 0.236  
Less Distributions

 

From net investment income

   $ (0.280    $ (0.250    $ (0.250    $ (0.261   $ (0.276

Total distributions

   $ (0.280    $ (0.250    $ (0.250    $ (0.261   $ (0.276

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 8.680      $ 8.170      $ 8.210      $ 8.010     $ 8.300  

Total Return(2)

     9.80      2.60      5.67      (0.42 )%      2.95
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

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

   $ 139,608      $ 126,049      $ 173,844      $ 191,619     $ 205,556  

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

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

     1.51      1.54      1.53      1.54     1.56

Interest and fee expense(4)

     0.13      0.17      0.14      0.10     0.05

Total expenses(3)

     1.64      1.71      1.67      1.64     1.61

Net investment income

     2.82      3.10      3.06      3.07     3.43

Portfolio Turnover

     23      32      21      35     27

 

(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%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(4) 

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H).

 

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Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 8.840      $ 8.880      $ 8.660      $ 8.980     $ 9.020  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.349      $ 0.364      $ 0.359      $ 0.367     $ 0.388  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.590        (0.046      0.220        (0.314     (0.041

Total income from operations

   $ 0.939      $ 0.318      $ 0.579      $ 0.053     $ 0.347  
Less Distributions

 

From net investment income

   $ (0.389    $ (0.358    $ (0.359    $ (0.373   $ (0.387

Total distributions

   $ (0.389    $ (0.358    $ (0.359    $ (0.373   $ (0.387

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 9.390      $ 8.840      $ 8.880      $ 8.660     $ 8.980  

Total Return(2)

     10.81      3.67      6.77      0.51     4.02
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

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

   $ 878,062      $ 656,830      $ 682,157      $ 542,623     $ 466,822  

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

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

     0.51      0.54      0.53      0.54     0.56

Interest and fee expense(4)

     0.13      0.17      0.14      0.10     0.05

Total expenses(3)

     0.64      0.71      0.67      0.64     0.61

Net investment income

     3.81      4.13      4.04      4.06     4.42

Portfolio Turnover

     23      32      21      35     27

 

(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%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(4) 

Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H).

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund primarily invests in high yield municipal obligations with maturities of ten years or more. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. The Fund previously offered Class B shares, which beginning January 1, 2012, were only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestment of distributions. Class B shares automatically converted to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. At the close of business on August 15, 2019, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and Class B was terminated. 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 are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

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 most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is 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 companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions 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 January 31, 2020, 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  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.

 

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

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

H  Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held — The Fund may invest in residual interest bonds, also referred to as inverse floating rate securities, whereby the Fund may sell a variable or fixed rate bond for cash to a Special-Purpose Vehicle (the SPV), (which is generally organized as a trust), while at the same time, buying a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of the SPV. The bond is deposited into the SPV with the same CUSIP number as the bond sold to the SPV by the Fund, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Fund (the Bond). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (Floating Rate Notes) which are sold to third-parties. The residual interest bond held by the Fund gives the Fund the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to generally tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the Bond held by the SPV transferred to the Fund, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Fund exercise such right, it would generally pay the SPV the par amount due on the Floating Rate Notes and exchange the residual interest bond for the underlying Bond. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities, the Fund accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Bond in its Portfolio of Investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the SPV for redemption at par at each reset date. Accordingly, the fair value of the payable for floating rate notes issued approximates its carrying value. If measured at fair value, the payable for floating rate notes would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at January 31, 2020. Interest expense related to the Fund’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The SPV may be terminated by the Fund, as noted above, or by the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the trust agreement, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying Bond, bankruptcy of or payment failure by the issuer of the underlying Bond, the inability to remarket Floating Rate Notes that have been tendered due to insufficient buyers in the market, or the failure by the SPV to obtain renewal of the liquidity agreement under which liquidity support is provided for the Floating Rate Notes up to one year. At January 31, 2020, the amount of the Fund’s Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the related collateral were $90,545,239 and $139,618,499, respectively. The range of interest rates on the Floating Rate Notes outstanding at January 31, 2020 was 0.97% to 1.09%. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Fund’s average settled Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the average interest rate including fees were $88,155,096 and 1.89%, respectively.

In certain circumstances, the Fund may enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements with brokers by which the Fund agrees to reimburse the broker for the difference between the liquidation value of the Bond held by the SPV and the liquidation value of the Floating Rate Notes, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The Fund had no shortfalls as of January 31, 2020.

The Fund may also purchase residual interest bonds in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. Such transactions are not required to be treated as secured borrowings. Shortfall agreements, if any, related to residual interest bonds purchased in a secondary market transaction are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in residual interest bonds. Such bonds typically offer the potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality and maturity. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising long-term interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates decline. The value and income of residual interest bonds are generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. The Fund’s investment policies do not allow the Fund to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Management believes that the Fund’s restrictions on borrowing money and issuing senior securities (other than as specifically permitted) do not apply to Floating Rate Notes issued by the SPV and included as a liability in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As secured indebtedness issued by an SPV, Floating Rate Notes are distinct from the borrowings and senior securities to which the Fund’s restrictions apply. Residual interest bonds held by the Fund are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

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.

 

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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 cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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 January 31, 2020 and January 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019  

Tax-exempt income

   $ 48,191,611      $ 39,832,090  

Ordinary income

   $ 3,971,233      $ 3,679,969  

As of January 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 2,999,612  

Deferred capital losses

   $ (51,689,146

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 127,313,605  

Distributions payable

   $ (650,056

At January 31, 2020, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $51,689,146 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at January 31, 2020, $12,104,031 are short-term and $39,585,115 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at January 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 1,302,743,147  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 133,168,253  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,854,648

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 127,313,605  

 

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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. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreements between the Fund and BMR, 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

     0.3150      3.1500

$500 million but less than $750 million

     0.2925        2.9250  

$750 million but less than $1 billion

     0.2700        2.9250  

$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion

     0.2700        2.7000  

On average daily net assets of $1.5 billion or more, the rates are further reduced. The fee reductions cannot be terminated without the consent of a majority of the Trustees and a majority of shareholders. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the investment adviser fee amounted to $5,385,252 or 0.42% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM serves as the 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 January 31, 2020, EVM earned $20,659 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 $68,645 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended January 31, 2020. 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 January 31, 2020, 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 of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended January 31, 2020 amounted to $955,806 for Class A shares.

The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class C shares (Class C Plan) and prior to August 16, 2019, Class B shares (Class B Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund paid/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 January 31, 2020, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $777 and $1,009,424 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund also made/makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended January 31, 2020 amounted to $259 and $336,475 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d) and for Class B, were further limited to a 5% maximum sales charge as determined in accordance with such rule.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase and prior to August 16, 2019, on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares was imposed at declining rates that began at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $200 and $11,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively, and no CDSCs paid by Class B shareholders.

 

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6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $517,621,878 and $308,977,672, respectively, for the year ended January 31, 2020.

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 January 31,  
Class A    2020      2019  

Sales

     11,242,820        8,272,949  

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

     1,398,710        1,138,872  

Redemptions

     (7,963,249      (12,086,607

Converted from Class B shares

     29,652        82,938  

Converted from Class C shares

     1,108,666        3,476,243  

Net increase

     5,816,599        884,395  
     Year Ended January 31,  
Class B    2020 (1)      2019  

Sales

     2        23  

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

     254        1,682  

Redemptions

     (1,161      (9,400

Converted to Class A shares

     (28,747      (83,222

Net decrease

     (29,652      (90,917
     Year Ended January 31,  
Class C    2020      2019  

Sales

     3,982,352        1,818,684  

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

     419,548        501,610  

Redemptions

     (2,537,824      (4,307,595

Converted to Class A shares

     (1,198,351      (3,753,548

Net increase (decrease)

     665,725        (5,740,849
     Year Ended January 31,  
Class I    2020      2019  

Sales

     35,183,871        33,033,051  

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

     2,985,028        2,562,373  

Redemptions

     (18,970,764      (38,077,931

Net increase (decrease)

     19,198,135        (2,482,507

 

(1) 

At the close of business on August 15, 2019, Class B shares were converted into Class A and Class B was terminated.

 

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8  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. 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 0.15% 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 January 31, 2020.

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. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at January 31, 2020 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At January 31, 2020, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

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. The Fund enters into U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk at January 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative(1)  

Futures Contracts

   $         —      $ (881,820

 

(1) 

Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts, as applicable.

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 January 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

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

Futures Contracts

   $ (4,141,081    $ 566,274  

 

(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 cost of futures contracts (short) outstanding during the year ended January 31, 2020, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $39,447,000.

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.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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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 January 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $      $ 1,423,996,570      $         —      $ 1,423,996,570  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            69,641,244               69,641,244  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            26,964,177               26,964,177  

Total Investments

   $      $ 1,520,601,991      $      $ 1,520,601,991  

Liability Description

                                   

Futures Contracts

   $ (881,820    $      $      $ (881,820

Total

   $ (881,820    $      $      $ (881,820

11  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II and Shareholders of Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II), including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2020, 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, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2020, and 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.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2021 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. 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 January 31, 2020, the Fund designates 92.39% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.

 

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High Yield Municipal Income Fund

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (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 159 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 159 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. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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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)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. 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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

     Officer
Since
(2)
     Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

    

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

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

 

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

     Officer
Since
(2)
     Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

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

(2) 

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 entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, 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 intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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

 

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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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Annual Report

January 31, 2020

 

 

 

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

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-260-0761. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Funds. 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, the Funds’ 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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


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TABS Municipal Bond Funds

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance and Fund Profile

  
  

TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

     4  

TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund

     6  
  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     8  

Fund Expenses

     9  

Financial Statements

     10  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     37  

Federal Tax Information

     38  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     39  

Management and Organization

     41  

Important Notices

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TABS Municipal Bond Funds

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, was marked by strong performance across the municipal bond market, with the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index,2 a broad measure of the asset class, returning 8.65%. The municipal bond yield curve7 experienced a so-called “bull market flattening”, where rates declined across the curve, but more so toward the long end of the curve. With investors searching for yield in a low-rate environment, lower rated6 bonds generally outperformed higher rated bonds, while longer duration8 issues outperformed shorter duration issues.

As the period opened on February 1, 2019, investors were concerned about a growing U.S.-China trade war. Following its December 19, 2018 federal funds rate hike — the last one on record — the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) lowered its projected number of rate increases for 2019 from three to two, which some investors viewed as indicating weakness in the U.S. economy. The result was a “flight to quality” by investors seeking the relative safety of fixed-income securities over stocks, initiating a bond rally that pushed longer term bond prices up and yields down.

The fixed-income rally continued through the spring and summer of 2019, propelled by lower-than-desired inflation, low European interest rates, on-again/off-again trade-conflict rhetoric, and Fed comments in March that were more dovish than the market had expected — leading many investors to conclude that further rate hikes were off the table for 2019. After holding interest rates steady through the first half of the period, the Fed cut the federal funds rate for the first time in over a decade on July 31, 2019, followed by two more rate cuts in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%.

In the middle and long portions of the yield curve — where rates are influenced more by the market than the Fed — rates bottomed at the beginning of September. From September 3 through the end of December, U.S. and European interest rates trended modestly upward, amid better-than-expected U.S. employment reports and cautious optimism about a U.S.-China trade détente.

Two events in the final month of the period, January 2020, raised investor concerns and led to a renewed “flight to quality” that revived the bond market rally. On January 2, the assassination of Iran’s top military commander by a U.S. drone strike briefly raised the specter of a U.S.-Iran military conflict. More lasting was the effect of the coronavirus outbreak in China, which threatened to slow global economic growth for possibly months.

Within the municipal bond market, technical factors amplified the price rally during the period. The 2017 tax law changes resulted in a combination of lower supply of new municipal issues and increased demand from high-income investors in high-tax states who had seen their tax bills rise under the revised code.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund returned 4.56% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money 1-7 Year Bond Index (the 1-7 Year Index), which returned 4.90%.

For the 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund returned 7.15% for Class A shares at NAV, underperforming its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate 1-17 Year Bond Index (the 1-17 Year Index; and together with the 1-7 Year Index, the Indexes), which returned 8.01%.

The Indexes are unmanaged, and returns do not reflect any applicable sales charges, commissions, or expenses.

The Parametric TABS Short-Term and Intermediate-Term Funds (the Funds) seek after-tax total return. The Funds generally invest in investment-grade municipal securities of limited or intermediate duration, as applicable. Management pursues after-tax total return through relative-value trading, a strategy that seeks to take advantage of price and rate differences among similar securities. With respect to 20% of each Fund’s net assets, management may also strive to add value by crossing over from tax-free municipals to U.S. government bonds or taxable municipal bonds, and vice versa, according to which sector is perceived to be more attractively valued on an after-tax basis.

Fund-Specific Results

For Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, an overweight position in floating-rate notes, which were not represented in the 1-7 Year Index, and which underperformed that benchmark during the period, was the main detractor from relative results.

In contrast, active security selection (management’s work with credit analysts to select sectors, issuers, and individual bonds to invest in), relative-value trading (a strategy that seeks to take advantage of price and rate differences among similar securities), and yield-curve positioning contributed to Fund performance versus the 1-7 Year Index during the period.

With regard to yield-curve positioning, the 1-7 Year Index held only bonds with maturities of 1-7 years, whereas the Fund also held bonds in the longer maturity 8-10 year area of the curve. During the period, longer maturity bonds experienced greater rate declines and price increases — i.e., stronger performance — than shorter maturity issues. As a result, the Fund’s yield-curve positioning, including out-of-Index holdings on the longer part of the curve, contributed to Fund performance versus the 1-7 Year Index.

The Fund’s crossover-trading strategy was employed only minimally during the period and did not have a material impact on performance relative to the 1-7 Year Index.

 

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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TABS Municipal Bond Funds

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Fund-Specific Results — continued

For Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund, duration and yield-curve positioning detracted from Fund performance versus the 1-17 Year Index. The Fund had a shorter average duration than the 1-17 Year Index and, therefore, benefited less when rates fell and bond prices rose during the period.

With regard to yield-curve positioning, the Fund had holdings in bonds with 0-1 year remaining to maturity — an area of the yield curve not represented in the 1-17 Year Index — and an overweight position in bonds with 1-2 years remaining to maturity. As bonds in those maturity ranges underperformed longer maturity bonds during the period, the Fund’s yield-curve positioning detracted from relative results.

In contrast, active security selection, relative-value trading, and credit quality contributed to Fund performance versus the 1-17 Year Index. The Fund’s lower average credit quality helped relative performance during the period, as lower rated bonds generally outperformed higher rated issues. The Fund was overweight in lower quality, better-performing A-rated bonds, and underweight in higher quality AAA- and AA-rated issues, versus the 1-17 Year Index.

Late in the period, the Fund implemented its crossover-trading strategy by changing some of the Fund’s holdings from tax-free municipal bonds to taxable municipal bonds in order to take advantage of lower, more attractive valuations in the taxable municipal market. This strategy offered a modest benefit to relative performance 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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers James H. Evans, CFA, Brian C. Barney, CFA and Devin J. Cooch, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

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

Class A at NAV

     03/27/2009        12/31/1998        4.56      1.48      1.99

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                   2.19        1.01        1.76  

Class C at NAV

     03/27/2009        12/31/1998        3.88        0.72        1.24  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   2.88        0.72        1.24  

Class I at NAV

     03/27/2009        12/31/1998        4.82        1.71        2.25  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money 1–7 Year Bond Index

                   4.90      1.99      2.45

Bloomberg Barclays 5 Year Municipal Bond Index

                   5.77        2.38        3.00  
              
% After-Tax Returns with Maximum Sales Charge    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A After Taxes on Distributions

     03/27/2009        12/31/1998        2.18      0.91      1.62

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   1.90        1.02        1.59  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

     03/27/2009        12/31/1998        2.88        0.63        1.10  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   2.02        0.66        1.04  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

     03/27/2009        12/31/1998        4.80        1.60        2.10  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   3.57        1.63        2.03  
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  
           0.86      1.61      0.61
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

           1.38      0.63      1.63

SEC 30-day Yield

           0.46        –0.27        0.71  

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        01/31/2010      $ 11,309       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        01/31/2010      $ 312,306       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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Fund Profile

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)6

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers James H. Evans, CFA, Brian C. Barney, CFA and Christopher J. Harshman, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

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

Class A at NAV

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        7.15      2.65      4.36

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   2.05        1.66        3.85  

Class C at NAV

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        6.35        1.90        3.59  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   5.35        1.90        3.59  

Class I at NAV

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        7.41        2.90        4.63  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate

                   8.01      3.21      4.00

1–17 Year Bond Index

              

Bloomberg Barclays 7 Year Municipal Bond Index

                   7.29        3.04        4.00  
              
% After-Tax Returns with Maximum Sales Charge    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Since
Inception
 

Class A After Taxes on Distributions

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        1.98      1.64      3.75

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   2.00        1.66        3.41  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        5.28        1.88        3.49  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   3.67        1.72        3.06  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        7.34        2.88        4.53  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   5.32        2.72        4.11  
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Gross

           0.98      1.73      0.73

Net

           0.90        1.65        0.65  
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

           1.61      0.86      1.86

SEC 30-day Yield — Subsidized

           0.60        –0.11        0.87  

SEC 30-day Yield — Unsubsidized

           0.52        –0.19        0.79  

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        02/01/2010      $ 14,236       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        02/01/2010      $ 393,173       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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Fund Profile

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)6

 

 

LOGO

 

 

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 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money 1–7 Year Bond Index is an unmanaged, tax-exempt bond market index that measures the 1–7 year maturity component of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Bond Index. Bloomberg Barclays 5 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 4-6 years. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate 1–17 Year Bond Index is an unmanaged, tax-exempt bond market index that measures the 1–17 year maturity component of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Bond Index. Bloomberg 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 since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. After-tax returns are calculated using certain assumptions, including using the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect at the time of the distributions and do not reflect the impact of state/local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or shares held by nontaxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions may be the same as Return Before Taxes for the same period because no taxable distributions were made during that period. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares.

 

4 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios for Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 5/31/20. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

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. The 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. Subsidized yield reflects the effect of fee waivers and expense reimbursements.

 

6 

Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above.

 

7 

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term interest rates fall and/or short-term interest rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term interest rates increase and/or short-term interest rates fall.

 

8 

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 profiles subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

Effective September 30, 2019, the Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund changed its primary benchmark from Bloomberg Barclays 5 Year Municipal Bond Index to Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money 1–7 Year Bond Index because the investment adviser believes that the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money 1-7 Year Bond Index better reflects the duration and maturity profile of the investments held by the Fund.

Each Fund’s investment adviser, Eaton Vance Management (EVM), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (EVC). Effective January 15, 2020, the Board of Trustees of each Fund approved the delegation of the day-to-day investment management of each Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. On such date, Parametric became the sub-adviser of each Fund. Accordingly, effective January 15, 2020, the names of Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund were changed from Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund, respectively. There has been no change in portfolio management for each Fund. Each Fund’s portfolio managers from EVM became employees of Parametric in connection with these changes.

 

 

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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 (August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020).

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.

Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.80      $ 4.38        0.86

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.90      $ 8.18        1.61

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.00      $ 3.11        0.61
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.90      $ 4.38        0.86

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.10      $ 8.19        1.61

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.10      $ 3.11        0.61

 

*

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 184/365 (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 July 31, 2019.

Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,027.50      $ 4.60 **       0.90

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.60      $ 8.42 **       1.65

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.80      $ 3.32 **       0.65
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.70      $ 4.58 **       0.90

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.90      $ 8.39 **       1.65

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.90      $ 3.31 **       0.65

 

*

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 184/365 (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 July 31, 2019.

 

**

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

 

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TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

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Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 82.8%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Education — 1.1%  

Southwest Higher Education Authority, Inc., TX, (Southern Methodist University), 5.00%, 10/1/23

  $ 225     $ 257,636  

University of Texas, Prerefunded to 2/15/20, 5.00%, 8/15/23

    2,975       2,978,779  
      $ 3,236,415  
Electric Utilities — 0.6%  

Denton, TX, Utility System Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/26

  $ 1,000     $ 1,253,900  

Lakeland, FL, Energy System Revenue, 2.75%, 10/1/28

    500       539,335  
      $ 1,793,235  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 8.2%  

Fairfax County, VA, Prerefunded to 4/1/20, 4.00%, 4/1/23

  $ 500     $ 502,425  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, (Regency Park), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 7/15/23

    5,000       4,811,150  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, (Regency Park), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 7/15/25

    5,750       5,393,040  

Leander Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), Prerefunded to 8/15/24, 0.00%, 8/15/49

    33,580       8,074,983  

St. Mary Hospital Authority, PA, (Catholic Health East), Prerefunded to 5/15/20, 5.00%, 11/15/22

    5,000       5,057,650  
      $ 23,839,248  
General Obligations — 28.8%  

Alexandria, VA, 3.00%, 7/15/35

  $ 1,260     $ 1,387,021  

Beaverton School District No. 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/26

    2,000       2,494,100  

Bergen County, NJ, 3.00%, 12/1/31

    1,000       1,107,610  

Birmingham, AL, 5.00%, 12/1/28

    1,475       1,898,812  

Brown County, WI, 4.00%, 11/1/21

    620       634,496  

California, 1.934%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 12/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/28(1)

    7,500       7,512,600  

Chaffey Joint Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 0.00%, 8/1/22

    155       151,082  

Clark County, NV, 5.00%, 12/1/27

    2,500       3,226,675  

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, OH, 0.00%, 12/1/23

    150       143,366  

College Station, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/24

    230       239,676  

Cuyahoga County, OH, 4.00%, 12/1/37

    2,000       2,038,600  

Denton Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/24

    3,000       2,851,080  

El Dorado Union High School District, CA, 0.00%, 8/1/21

    45       44,349  

Fairfax County, VA, 4.00%, 4/1/23

    500       502,535  

Florida Board of Education, 4.00%, 6/1/26

    3,000       3,221,280  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Florida Board of Education, 5.00%, 6/1/22

  $ 830     $ 841,338  

Glasscock County Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/23

    300       301,023  

Hawaii, 5.00%, 10/1/29

    2,500       3,190,775  

Houston Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 2.20% to 6/1/20 (Put Date), 6/1/39

    2,000       2,007,740  

Hutto Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/1/22

    525       511,093  

Joliet Community College District No. 525, IL, 4.00%, 6/1/26

    2,080       2,248,418  

Katy Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 1.403%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.28%), 8/16/21 (Put Date), 8/15/36(1)

    2,000       2,000,020  

Lake County Community College District No. 532, IL, 4.00%, 6/1/21

    4,230       4,398,862  

Leander Independent School District, TX, 0.00%, 8/15/20

    3,000       2,983,680  

Leander Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/22

    700       681,513  

Manhattan Beach Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 3.00%, 9/1/26

    230       263,886  

Manhattan Beach Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 3.00%, 9/1/27

    270       313,157  

Massachusetts, 5.00%, 12/1/24

    5,000       5,977,000  

Miami-Dade County, FL, 5.00%, 7/1/26

    1,000       1,248,470  

Montgomery County, MD, 5.00%, 12/1/27

    5,000       5,960,250  

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, CA, 0.00%, 8/1/23

    945       913,446  

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, CA, 0.00%, 8/1/24

    900       859,149  

New York, 5.00%, 8/1/26

    1,000       1,254,670  

Ocean City, NJ, 3.00%, 9/15/30

    900       977,580  

Ocean City, NJ, 3.00%, 9/15/31

    900       970,083  

Peralta Community College District, CA, 5.00%, 8/1/23

    140       160,024  

Rose Tree Media School District, PA, 5.00%, 4/1/27

    1,000       1,233,380  

Rutherford Board of Education, NJ, 2.50%, 12/15/30

    1,100       1,155,506  

South Orange-Maplewood School District, NJ, 2.00%, 8/15/27

    950       986,318  

Springfield School District No. 19, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/30

    855       1,024,623  

Sugar Land, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/23

    1,105       1,238,252  

Tennessee, 3.00%, 10/1/26

    275       278,778  

Upper Merion Area School District, PA, 2.30%, 2/15/24

    725       725,710  

Vistancia Community Facilities District, AZ, 5.00%, 7/15/21

    610       621,187  

Vistancia Community Facilities District, AZ, 5.00%, 7/15/25

    1,350       1,374,030  

Weatherford Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 2/15/32

    1,000       781,100  

West Chester Area School District, PA, 4.00%, 5/15/28

    1,365       1,535,475  

West Valley-Mission Community College District, CA, 5.00%, 8/1/25

    300       370,200  

Williamson County, TN, 4.00%, 4/1/28

    1,000       1,175,170  
 

 

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TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Williamson County, TN, 5.00%, 4/1/25

  $ 3,475     $ 4,203,290  

Wilton, CT, 2.00%, 5/1/27

    360       372,924  

Wilton, CT, 2.00%, 5/1/28

    220       226,712  

Wylie Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 2.25% to 8/15/23, 8/15/41(2)

    1,000       1,018,220  
      $ 83,836,334  
Hospital — 10.6%  

Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, MI, (Munson Healthcare), 5.00%, 7/1/20

  $ 445     $ 452,084  

Indiana Finance Authority, (Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana Obligated Group), 5.00%, 9/1/25

    650       784,511  

Indiana Finance Authority, (Indiana University Health), 5.00%, 3/1/20

    6,395       6,414,377  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Banner Health), 1.32%, (SIFMA + 0.38%), 10/18/22 (Put Date), 1/1/35(1)

    975       976,765  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Mercy Health), 5.00%, 6/1/26

    2,500       3,081,800  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Mercy Health), 5.00%, 6/1/27

    3,500       4,408,180  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Mount Sinai Hospital), Prerefunded to 7/1/20, 5.00%, 7/1/22

    1,950       1,982,897  

Utah County, UT, (IHC Health Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/57

    4,000       4,623,760  

Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Advocate Aurora Health Credit Group), 5.00% to 1/31/24 (Put Date), 8/15/54

    6,000       6,917,280  

Yuma Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/1/20

    1,130       1,152,340  
      $ 30,793,994  
Housing — 2.2%  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (Affordable Housing Corp.), 2.65%, 5/1/23

  $ 2,350     $ 2,423,532  

New York Housing Finance Agency, Green Bonds, 2.75%, 11/1/22

    4,000       4,005,320  
      $ 6,428,852  
Insured – General Obligations — 1.1%  

Cypress Hill Municipal Utility District No. 1, TX, (BAM), 3.00%, 9/1/29

  $ 705     $ 740,574  

Cypress Hill Municipal Utility District No. 1, TX, (BAM), 3.00%, 9/1/31

    435       453,605  

Peoria, IL, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/29

    1,000       1,258,980  

Washington, (NPFG), 0.00%, 6/1/21

    620       612,430  
      $ 3,065,589  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Housing — 0.1%  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.35%, 7/1/21

  $ 140     $ 142,184  
      $ 142,184  
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.1%  

Conotton Valley Union Local School District, OH, (MAC), 5.00%, 12/1/26

  $ 300     $ 364,425  
      $ 364,425  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 0.1%  

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 374, TX, (BAM), 3.00%, 9/1/26

  $ 310     $ 335,910  
      $ 335,910  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 6.9%  

Colorado, (Building Excellent Schools Today), 5.00%, 3/15/27

  $ 3,275     $ 4,133,967  

Colorado, (Rural Colorado), 5.00%, 12/15/25

    6,000       7,366,980  

Malibu, CA, 5.00%, 11/1/38

    275       275,828  

Malibu, CA, 5.00%, 11/1/43

    225       225,666  

Malibu, CA, 5.00%, 11/1/48

    375       376,155  

Montgomery County, MD, (Metrorail Garage Projects), 5.00%, 6/1/20

    610       618,149  

Ohio, (Voting System Acquisition Project), 5.00%, 9/1/28

    5,150       6,731,771  

Volusia County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 8/1/21

    325       344,799  
      $ 20,073,315  
Other Revenue — 3.5%  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The J. Paul Getty Trust), 1.707%, (70% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.37%), 4/1/20 (Put Date), 4/1/38(1)

  $ 6,500     $ 6,501,430  

Johnson County Public Building Commission, KS, (Courthouse and Medical Examiner’s Facility), 5.00%, 9/1/25

    3,025       3,702,267  
      $ 10,203,697  
Special Tax Revenue — 4.7%  

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 1.39%, (SIFMA + 0.45%), 11/1/23 (Put Date), 11/1/45(1)

  $ 1,000     $ 1,000,400  

New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/28

    5,770       7,047,305  

North Houston Development Corp., TX, Tax Increment Contract Revenue, 5.00%, 9/1/25

    1,725       2,058,304  

North Houston Development Corp., TX, Tax Increment Contract Revenue, 5.00%, 9/1/26

    700       851,718  

Reno, NV, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/25

    750       891,360  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Special Tax Revenue (continued)  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27

  $ 1,500     $ 1,787,775  
      $ 13,636,862  
Transportation — 11.5%  

Arizona Transportation Board, Highway Revenue, Prerefunded to 7/1/22, 5.00%, 7/1/25

  $ 2,500     $ 2,748,050  

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), 1.887%, (70% of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 4/1/21 (Put Date), 4/1/45(1)

    10,000       10,027,900  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, 1.533%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.42%), 9/1/21 (Put Date), 9/1/39(1)

    5,000       5,000,150  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/27

    3,000       3,748,680  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/28

    3,000       3,826,890  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1.64%, (SIFMA + 0.70%), 12/1/23(1)

    3,000       3,020,160  

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, 1.643%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 10/1/22 (Put Date), 10/1/31(1)

    5,000       5,018,350  
      $ 33,390,180  
Water and Sewer — 3.3%  

Houston, TX, Combined Utility System Revenue, 1.515%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.36%), 8/1/21 (Put Date), 5/15/34(1)

  $ 3,500     $ 3,503,605  

Indianapolis, IN, Water System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/27

    1,500       1,931,490  

Kansas City, MO, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/25

    500       599,355  

San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, CA, Wastewater Revenue, Green Bonds,
2.125% to 10/1/23 (Put Date), 10/1/48

    2,500       2,590,050  

Sanford, NC, Enterprise Systems Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/27

    605       767,793  

Sanford, NC, Enterprise Systems Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    255       336,409  
            $ 9,728,702  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 82.8%
(identified cost $230,460,712)

 

  $ 240,868,942  
Taxable Municipal Securities — 2.6%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Bond Bank — 0.2%  

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., NY, 2.42%, 1/15/23

  $ 530     $ 541,771  
      $ 541,771  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations — 1.4%  

Wisconsin, 2.096%, 5/1/26(3)

  $ 1,000     $ 1,010,330  

Wisconsin, 2.196%, 5/1/27(3)

    3,000       3,035,610  
      $ 4,045,940  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.3%  

Oregon Department of Administrative Services, (Elliott State Forest), 3.169%, 5/1/26

  $ 1,000     $ 1,066,510  
      $ 1,066,510  
Special Tax Revenue — 0.7%  

New York Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, 3.20%, 3/15/22

  $ 900     $ 926,199  

Successor Agency to San Diego Redevelopment Agency, CA, 3.25%, 9/1/22

    600       622,980  

Successor Agency to San Diego Redevelopment Agency, CA, 3.375%, 9/1/23

    450       474,912  
            $ 2,024,091  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 2.6%
(identified cost $7,494,306)

 

  $ 7,678,312  
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 13.6%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, 1/31/25

  $ 7,330     $ 7,349,614  

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.75%, 12/31/24

    12,000       12,243,984  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.25%, 2/15/27

    16,500       17,413,945  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, 3/31/25

    2,475       2,633,458  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 13.6%
(identified cost $39,206,936)

 

  $ 39,641,001  

Total Investments — 99.0%
(identified cost $277,161,954)

 

  $ 288,188,255  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.0%

 

  $ 2,819,537  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 291,007,792  

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

 

 

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At January 31, 2020, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

California      24.5%  
Texas      12.1%  
Others, representing less than 10% individually      62.4%  

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. At January 31, 2020, 1.3% 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 0.5% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(2) 

Multi-step coupon security. Interest rate represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(3) 

When-issued security.

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
MAC     Municipal Assurance Corp.
NPFG     National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SIFMA     Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index
USD     United States Dollar

 

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Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 85.7%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Bond Bank — 1.4%  

Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, 5.00%, 3/1/30

  $ 1,145     $ 1,336,306  

Texas Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/34

    2,445       2,905,907  

Virginia Resources Authority, (Pooled Financing Program), 4.00%, 11/1/38

    2,250       2,653,200  
      $ 6,895,413  
Education — 3.2%  

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Westminster School), 4.00%, 7/1/38

  $ 2,050     $ 2,315,700  

District of Columbia, (Georgetown University), 5.00%, 4/1/31

    2,455       3,035,730  

Nevada System of Higher Education, 5.00%, 7/1/23

    500       568,205  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Princeton University), 4.00%, 7/1/27

    590       669,556  

South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Vocation Education Program), 5.00%, 8/1/27

    1,200       1,447,164  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
1.543%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 12/1/21 (Put Date), 12/1/41(1)

    5,700       5,709,348  

Virginia Commonwealth University, 4.00%, 11/1/32

    1,285       1,526,105  
      $ 15,271,808  
Electric Utilities — 4.7%  

Estes Park, CO, (Power and Communications Enterprise), 5.00%, 11/1/31

  $ 1,540     $ 1,997,287  

Estes Park, CO, (Power and Communications Enterprise), 5.00%, 11/1/32

    1,000       1,291,700  

Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/32

    1,015       1,217,371  

Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/33

    1,055       1,260,968  

Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/34

    375       447,169  

Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/35

    375       445,931  

Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/36

    400       474,120  

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, (Catawba), 5.00%, 1/1/23

    1,485       1,656,057  

Omaha Public Power District, NE, Prerefunded to 2/1/22, 5.00%, 2/1/29

    810       875,740  

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1, WA, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/24

    1,000       1,132,910  

Springfield Electric System Revenue, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/27

    3,000       3,548,910  

Springfield Electric System Revenue, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/28

    3,475       4,095,114  

Springfield Electric System Revenue, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/29

    3,325       3,908,271  
      $ 22,351,548  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.6%  

Edgewood City School District, OH, Prerefunded to 6/1/23, 5.25%, 12/1/33

  $ 4,500     $ 5,141,340  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Escrowed / Prerefunded (continued)  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Prerefunded to 5/15/23, 5.00%, 11/15/32

  $ 1,000     $ 1,138,860  

New York, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 2/15/20

    1,210       1,211,561  

Nixa Public Schools, MO, (Refunding & Improvement - Direct Deposit Program), Prerefunded to 3/1/20, 5.00%, 3/1/31

    505       506,555  

North Olmsted City School District, OH, Prerefunded to 12/1/23, 5.00%, 12/1/32

    1,000       1,156,260  

Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Ministry Health Care), Prerefunded to 8/15/22, 5.00%, 8/15/32

    2,885       3,177,972  
      $ 12,332,548  
General Obligations — 26.0%  

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, CO, 5.00%, 12/15/28

  $ 5,000     $ 6,265,850  

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, CO, 5.00%, 12/15/30

    5,000       6,223,050  

Alvin Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/35

    2,000       2,323,720  

Alvin Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/36

    2,090       2,418,443  

Anchorage, AK, 5.00%, 9/1/28

    1,835       2,220,166  

Batavia, IL, 4.00%, 11/1/24

    755       811,897  

Beaverton School District No. 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/35

    5,000       6,228,800  

Bergen County, NJ, 3.00%, 12/1/32

    4,700       5,161,681  

California, 5.00%, 8/1/28

    2,000       2,641,620  

Cape May County, NJ, 3.00%, 10/1/29

    3,095       3,375,562  

Cape May County, NJ, 3.00%, 10/1/30

    2,670       2,895,829  

Chaffey Joint Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 0.00%, 8/1/36

    1,035       671,229  

Cleveland Municipal School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/1/32

    4,900       5,490,646  

Columbus City School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/1/27

    1,000       1,188,930  

Crystal Lake, IL, 4.00%, 12/15/23

    455       492,952  

Dallas County, TX, 5.00%, 8/15/29

    5,200       6,422,364  

Decatur, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/23

    1,030       1,137,810  

Denton County, TX, 3.00%, 7/15/33

    1,490       1,605,818  

Denton County, TX, 4.00%, 7/15/30

    1,000       1,206,590  

Douglas County School District No. RE-1, CO, 4.00%, 12/15/35

    3,120       3,653,270  

Florida Board of Education, 5.00%, 6/1/28

    5,000       6,028,100  

Gladstone School District No. 115, Clackamas County, OR, 0.00%, 6/15/26

    1,000       914,740  

Glendale Unified School District, CA, 0.00%, 9/1/30

    5,280       3,904,560  

Greensboro, NC, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    1,790       2,238,270  

Homewood, AL, 5.00%, 9/1/32

    1,070       1,312,237  

Katy Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 1.403%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.28%), 8/16/21 (Put Date), 8/15/36(1)

    500       500,005  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

La Grange Park District, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/22

  $ 440     $ 485,232  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/31

    1,860       2,203,337  

Leander Independent School District, TX, 0.00%, 8/15/20

    1,955       1,944,365  

Leander Independent School District, TX, 0.00%, 8/15/23

    1,000       961,160  

Lincoln, MA, 4.00%, 3/1/33

    2,285       2,755,413  

Long Beach Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2008), 0.00%, 8/1/31

    1,675       1,186,888  

Long Beach Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2008), 0.00%, 8/1/32

    1,500       1,015,845  

Macomb County, MI, 4.00%, 5/1/24

    1,000       1,125,740  

Morris Township, NJ, 3.00%, 11/1/29

    185       204,762  

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, CA, 0.00%, 8/1/25

    2,115       1,991,886  

Neshaminy School District, PA, 4.00%, 11/1/26

    660       733,880  

New Hampshire, 4.00%, 12/1/32

    2,085       2,484,674  

North East Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/36

    760       885,993  

North East Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/37

    600       697,140  

Oxnard Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2018), 5.00%, 8/1/35

    1,650       2,019,501  

Pennsylvania, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    2,500       2,664,175  

Plano Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 3.00%, 2/15/30

    2,500       2,720,000  

Port of Seattle, WA, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/28

    4,045       4,738,717  

Rowland Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 0.00%, 8/1/33

    2,735       1,675,187  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, CA, 4.00%, 8/1/33

    1,350       1,542,848  

San Juan Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 4.00%, 8/1/31

    3,250       3,856,060  

South Suburban Park and Recreation District, CO, 5.00%, 12/15/29

    1,255       1,683,972  

South Texas Community College District, 5.00%, 8/15/23

    1,560       1,777,370  

Tennessee, 5.00%, 9/1/29

    1,800       2,127,654  

Township High School District No. 204, IL, 4.25%, 12/15/22

    1,230       1,334,107  

Wylie Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 6.50%, 8/15/26

    700       872,956  

Zeeland Public Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/24

    1,000       1,150,550  
      $ 124,173,551  
Hospital — 7.7%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (El Camino Hospital), 5.00%, 2/1/33

  $ 1,000     $ 1,241,000  

Carroll City-County Hospital Authority, GA, (Tanner Medical Center, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/34

    2,660       3,117,174  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Sanford Health), 5.00%, 11/1/32

  $ 3,025     $ 3,876,174  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Vail Valley Medical Center), 5.00%, 1/15/35

    3,150       3,737,381  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/28

    5,090       5,509,467  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Banner Health), 1.32%, (SIFMA + 0.38%), 10/18/22 (Put Date), 1/1/35(1)

    975       976,765  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    800       910,576  

Monongalia County Building Commission, WV, (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    215       243,376  

Monongalia County Building Commission, WV, (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/27

    2,005       2,282,612  

Ohio, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), 1.34%, (SIFMA + 0.40%), 6/1/23 (Put Date), 1/1/52(1)

    5,500       5,511,220  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania Health System), 4.00%, 8/15/34

    1,360       1,618,658  

Richmond County Hospital Authority, GA, (University Health Services, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/36

    1,100       1,217,205  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, MI, (William Beaumont Hospital), 5.00%, 9/1/24

    520       603,143  

St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, MN, (HealthPartners Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/30

    600       703,728  

University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, 5.00%, 2/1/33

    1,540       1,957,217  

University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, 5.00%, 2/1/34

    1,660       2,105,444  

Yuma Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/1/22

    1,000       1,091,190  
      $ 36,702,330  
Housing — 1.8%  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, 1.45% to 12/1/22 (Put Date), 12/1/49

  $ 1,800     $ 1,809,756  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.05%, 4/1/28

    1,000       1,033,160  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.15%, 4/1/29

    1,390       1,443,265  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.25%, 4/1/30

    1,000       1,031,180  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.35%, 4/1/31

    1,835       1,891,426  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.40%, 10/1/31

    1,130       1,164,906  
      $ 8,373,693  
Insured – Education — 0.1%  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/32

  $ 500     $ 663,710  
      $ 663,710  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – General Obligations — 2.2%  

Grossmont Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2008), (AGM), 0.00%, 8/1/33

  $ 3,535     $ 2,158,330  

San Mateo County Community College District, CA, (Election of 2005), (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/29

    5,000       4,356,250  

Yonkers, NY, (BAM), 4.00%, 5/1/35

    750       892,245  

Yonkers, NY, (BAM), Series 2019A, 4.00%, 5/1/34

    795       949,198  

Yonkers, NY, (BAM), Series 2019B, 4.00%, 5/1/34

    1,855       2,223,959  
      $ 10,579,982  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 0.2%  

Santa Fe, NM, Wastewater Utility System Revenue, Green Bonds, (BAM), 4.00%, 6/1/32

  $ 275     $ 322,155  

Santa Fe, NM, Wastewater Utility System Revenue, Green Bonds, (BAM), 4.00%, 6/1/34

    225       262,334  

Santa Fe, NM, Wastewater Utility System Revenue, Green Bonds, (BAM), 4.00%, 6/1/35

    170       197,720  
      $ 782,209  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 3.4%  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/24

  $ 130     $ 147,490  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/27

    235       279,920  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/28

    225       270,698  

Cincinnati City School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/15/29

    1,305       1,525,336  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, OK, (Deer Creek Public Schools), 5.00%, 12/1/26

    1,410       1,707,468  

Orange County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 8/1/26

    4,300       5,361,369  

Palo Alto, CA, (California Avenue Parking Garage), 5.00%, 11/1/36

    1,295       1,662,832  

Palo Alto, CA, (California Avenue Parking Garage), 5.00%, 11/1/37

    260       332,623  

Palo Alto, CA, (California Avenue Parking Garage), 5.00%, 11/1/38

    420       535,370  

Palo Alto, CA, (California Avenue Parking Garage), 5.00%, 11/1/39

    425       540,370  

South Dakota Building Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/26

    1,000       1,174,380  

South Dakota Building Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/32

    1,500       1,734,360  

Virginia Public Building Authority, 4.00%, 8/1/35

    1,000       1,196,800  
      $ 16,469,016  
Other Revenue — 12.1%  

Bexar County, TX, Motor Vehicle Rental Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 8/15/36

  $ 1,000     $ 1,171,500  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, 4.00% to 12/1/25 (Put Date), 12/1/49

    5,000       5,677,350  

Central Plains Energy Project, NE, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 12/1/49

    5,000       5,677,350  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Other Revenue (continued)  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/30

  $ 1,055     $ 1,275,611  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/31

    965       1,164,958  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/35

    380       453,811  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/36

    450       535,842  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 6/1/25 (Put Date), 12/1/49

    5,000       5,616,700  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 2/1/28 (Put Date), 2/1/50

    2,500       2,918,850  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, (Jefferson Parish), 5.00%, 12/1/33

    2,425       3,095,149  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 9/1/26 (Put Date), 3/1/50

    2,500       2,887,625  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 1.51%, (SIFMA + 0.57%), 8/1/48(1)

    8,000       8,002,800  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 4.00%, 4/1/48

    5,000       5,479,050  

Orange County, FL, Tourist Development Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/32

    5,000       5,758,700  

San Diego Association of Governments, CA, (Mid-Coast Corridor Transit), Green Bonds, 1.80%, 11/15/27

    1,000       1,015,000  

Tennergy Corp., TN, Gas Supply Revenue, 5.00%, 2/1/50

    6,000       6,979,440  
      $ 57,709,736  
Senior Living / Life Care — 0.8%  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), 2.597%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.35%), 5/1/21 (Put Date), 5/1/36(1)

  $ 2,500     $ 2,504,200  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/31

    1,000       1,203,530  
      $ 3,707,730  
Special Tax Revenue — 1.8%  

Contra Costa Transportation Authority, CA, Sales Tax Revenue, 1.497%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 9/1/21 (Put Date), 3/1/34(1)

  $ 1,525     $ 1,527,318  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 5/15/33

    2,000       2,256,520  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Transit System Sales Surtax Revenue, 4.00%, 7/1/36

    1,000       1,125,120  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/31

    3,220       3,580,189  
      $ 8,489,147  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation — 13.0%  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/33

  $ 1,000     $ 1,180,220  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/34

    1,000       1,179,180  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/33

    3,750       4,655,700  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/34

    3,750       4,647,900  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/37

    1,500       1,847,460  

Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), 5.25%, 11/1/32

    4,000       4,591,560  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, 1.533%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.42%), 9/1/21 (Put Date), 9/1/39(1)

    3,000       3,000,090  

Florida Department of Transportation, 5.00%, 7/1/28

    2,455       3,063,398  

Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Federal Highway Trust Fund, 5.00%, 7/15/25

    1,000       1,205,980  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/33

    315       377,512  

Louisiana Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 8/15/30

    1,885       2,129,409  

Louisiana Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 8/15/31

    1,230       1,389,482  

Louisiana Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 8/15/32

    1,090       1,230,119  

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 5.00%, 1/1/31

    1,965       2,545,893  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 2.013%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.82%), 2/1/22 (Put Date), 11/1/26(1)

    6,625       6,653,289  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/27

    3,500       4,348,750  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/35

    1,835       2,312,761  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/36

    1,615       2,030,071  

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, 1.643%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 10/1/22 (Put Date), 10/1/31(1)

    10,000       10,036,700  

Wayne County Airport Authority, MI, (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), 5.00%, 12/1/34

    3,000       3,823,020  
      $ 62,248,494  
Water and Sewer — 4.7%  

East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA, Water System Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/30

  $ 3,870     $ 4,699,341  

Garland, TX, Water and Sewer System Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/31

    1,370       1,625,204  

Hamilton County, OH, Sewer System, 5.00%, 12/1/24

    1,000       1,152,730  

Hamilton County, OH, Sewer System, 5.00%, 12/1/28

    2,210       2,537,655  

Kansas City, MO, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/30

    600       767,340  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), 4.00%, 6/15/36

    6,000       7,130,280  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), Series EE, 5.00%, 6/15/35

    1,155       1,302,655  

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Prerefunded to 5/15/23, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    1,000       1,134,320  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Water and Sewer (continued)  

Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, PA, Water and Sewer Revenue, Prerefunded to 8/15/23, 5.00%, 8/15/31

  $ 1,735     $ 1,982,289  
      $ 22,331,814  

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities — 85.7%
(identified cost $380,257,674)

          $ 409,082,729  
Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.2%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Special Tax Revenue — 0.2%  

Successor Agency to San Diego Redevelopment Agency, CA, 3.625%, 9/1/25

  $ 500     $ 545,325  

Successor Agency to San Diego Redevelopment Agency, CA, 3.75%, 9/1/26

    625       682,188  

Total Taxable Municipal Securities — 0.2%
(identified cost $1,121,938)

          $ 1,227,513  
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 11.6%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, 1/31/25

  $ 4,000     $ 4,010,703  

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, 8/15/29

    11,000       11,118,594  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.25%, 2/15/27

    38,130       40,242,044  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 11.6%
(identified cost $54,461,186)

 

  $ 55,371,341  

Total Investments — 97.5%
(identified cost $435,840,798)

 

  $ 465,681,583  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.5%

 

  $ 11,785,809  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 477,467,392  

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

At January 31, 2020, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

California      19.9%  
Others, representing less than 10% individually      77.6%  
 

 

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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. At January 31, 2020, 2.6% 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 0.5% to 1.2% of total investments.

 

(1) 

Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
Liq     Liquidity Provider
NPFG     National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SIFMA     Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index
USD     United States Dollar

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

     January 31, 2020  
Assets    Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Investments —

 

Identified cost

   $ 277,161,954      $ 435,840,798  

Unrealized appreciation

     11,026,301        29,840,785  

Investments, at value

   $ 288,188,255      $ 465,681,583  

Cash

   $ 4,922,397      $ 7,874,516  

Interest receivable

     2,001,035        3,807,347  

Receivable for investments sold

     7,350,942         

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     579,641        1,242,819  

Receivable from affiliates

            33,671  

Total assets

   $ 303,042,270      $ 478,639,936  
Liabilities

 

        

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 7,350,864      $  

Payable for when-issued securities

     4,000,000         

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     283,210        298,885  

Distributions payable

     89,301        394,944  

Payable to affiliates:

     

Investment adviser and administration fee

     122,996        241,496  

Distribution and service fees

     44,448        29,664  

Accrued expenses

     143,659        207,555  

Total liabilities

   $ 12,034,478      $ 1,172,544  

Net Assets

   $ 291,007,792      $ 477,467,392  
Sources of Net Assets

 

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 279,078,465      $ 445,452,360  

Distributable earnings

     11,929,327        32,015,032  

Net Assets

   $ 291,007,792      $ 477,467,392  
Class A Shares

 

        

Net Assets

   $ 109,209,766      $ 50,696,553  

Shares Outstanding

     10,243,119        3,957,680  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 10.66      $ 12.81  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 97.75 and 95.25, respectively, of net asset value per share)

   $ 10.91      $ 13.45  
Class C Shares

 

        

Net Assets

   $ 24,621,622      $ 22,557,322  

Shares Outstanding

     2,314,774        1,761,370  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 10.64      $ 12.81  
Class I Shares

 

        

Net Assets

   $ 157,176,404      $ 404,213,517  

Shares Outstanding

     14,737,881        31,524,439  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 10.66      $ 12.82  

On sales of $100,000 or more ($50,000 or more for Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund), 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.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
Investment Income    Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Interest

   $ 7,214,514      $ 12,269,191  

Total investment income

   $ 7,214,514      $ 12,269,191  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 1,541,568      $ 2,709,276  

Distribution and service fees

     

Class A

     272,325        118,410  

Class C

     307,688        232,789  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     15,050        23,091  

Custodian fee

     78,372        108,692  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     101,807        254,711  

Legal and accounting services

     55,897        57,911  

Printing and postage

     19,452        30,640  

Registration fees

     51,985        72,475  

Miscellaneous

     19,819        24,934  

Total expenses

   $ 2,463,963      $ 3,632,929  

Deduct —

     

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $      $ 343,817  

Total expense reductions

   $      $ 343,817  

Net expenses

   $ 2,463,963      $ 3,289,112  

Net investment income

   $ 4,750,551      $ 8,980,079  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

     

Investment transactions

   $ 2,944,133      $ 7,656,471  

Net realized gain

   $ 2,944,133      $ 7,656,471  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

     

Investments

   $ 6,096,681      $ 15,203,388  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 6,096,681      $ 15,203,388  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 9,040,814      $ 22,859,859  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 13,791,365      $ 31,839,938  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 4,750,551      $ 8,980,079  

Net realized gain

     2,944,133        7,656,471  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     6,096,681        15,203,388  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 13,791,365      $ 31,839,938  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (1,642,693    $ (1,007,681

Class C

     (235,208      (315,206

Class I

     (2,831,326      (9,026,528

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (4,709,227    $ (10,349,415

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 10,061,715      $ 16,210,550  

Class C

     1,078,726        2,537,868  

Class I

     35,147,630        113,305,274  

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

     

Class A

     1,434,638        610,422  

Class C

     196,336        118,635  

Class I

     1,799,529        3,971,143  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (22,850,228      (11,264,572

Class C

     (9,801,351      (5,489,935

Class I

     (49,306,462      (127,839,848

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     3,597,242        198,281  

Class C

     (3,597,242      (198,281

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (32,239,467    $ (7,840,463

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (23,157,329    $ 13,650,060  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 314,165,121      $ 463,817,332  

At end of year

   $ 291,007,792      $ 477,467,392  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 5,258,523      $ 10,091,677  

Net realized loss

     (1,650,988      (492,750

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,630,490        1,921,475  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 6,238,025      $ 11,520,402  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (1,945,492    $ (861,103

Class C

     (326,194      (322,058

Class I

     (2,962,149      (8,895,783

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (5,233,835    $ (10,078,944

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 10,209,302      $ 4,302,642  

Class C

     1,888,722        1,985,352  

Class I

     70,230,004        141,045,676  

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

     

Class A

     1,675,245        528,823  

Class C

     279,114        144,386  

Class I

     2,060,815        3,477,172  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (49,297,736      (11,801,998

Class C

     (17,405,888      (5,875,657

Class I

     (87,365,549      (162,581,776

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     1,103,425        1,087,728  

Class C

     (1,103,425      (1,087,728

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (67,725,971    $ (28,775,380

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (66,721,781    $ (27,333,922
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 380,886,902      $ 491,151,254  

At end of year

   $ 314,165,121      $ 463,817,332  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

     Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund — Class A  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 10.350      $ 10.300      $ 10.370      $ 10.690      $ 10.740  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                             

Net investment income

   $ 0.160 (1)     $ 0.154 (1)     $ 0.149      $ 0.130      $ 0.134  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.308        0.049        (0.074      (0.254      0.011 (2) 

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.468      $ 0.203      $ 0.075      $ (0.124    $ 0.145  
Less Distributions                                             

From net investment income

   $ (0.158    $ (0.153    $ (0.145    $ (0.128    $ (0.133

From net realized gain

                          (0.068      (0.062

Total distributions

   $ (0.158    $ (0.153    $ (0.145    $ (0.196    $ (0.195

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 10.660      $ 10.350      $ 10.300      $ 10.370      $ 10.690  

Total Return(3)

     4.56      2.00      0.71      (1.18 )%       1.38
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             

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

   $ 109,210      $ 113,654      $ 149,651      $ 199,916      $ 227,242  

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

              

Expenses

     0.88      0.91      0.90      0.90      0.89 %(4) 

Net investment income

     1.52      1.50      1.39      1.21      1.26

Portfolio Turnover

     51      67      54      63      47

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

 

(3) 

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.

 

(4) 

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

 

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     Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund — Class C  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 10.320      $ 10.270      $ 10.340      $ 10.660      $ 10.720  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                             

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.082      $ 0.077      $ 0.067      $ 0.049      $ 0.054  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.317        0.049        (0.071      (0.253      0.001 (2) 

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.399      $ 0.126      $ (0.004    $ (0.204    $ 0.055  
Less Distributions                                             

From net investment income

   $ (0.079    $ (0.076    $ (0.066    $ (0.048    $ (0.053

From net realized gain

                          (0.068      (0.062

Total distributions

   $ (0.079    $ (0.076    $ (0.066    $ (0.116    $ (0.115

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 10.640      $ 10.320      $ 10.270      $ 10.340      $ 10.660  

Total Return(3)

     3.88      1.24      (0.04 )%       (1.92 )%       0.53
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             

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

   $ 24,622      $ 35,832      $ 52,079      $ 69,622      $ 85,043  

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

              

Expenses

     1.63      1.66      1.65      1.65      1.65 %(4) 

Net investment income

     0.78      0.75      0.64      0.46      0.51

Portfolio Turnover

     51      67      54      63      47

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

 

(3) 

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.

 

(4) 

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

 

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     Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund — Class I  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 10.350      $ 10.300      $ 10.370      $ 10.690      $ 10.750  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                             

Net investment income

   $ 0.186      $ 0.181      $ 0.172      $ 0.156      $ 0.161  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.308        0.048        (0.071      (0.253      0.001 (1) 

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.494      $ 0.229      $ 0.101      $ (0.097    $ 0.162  
Less Distributions                                             

From net investment income

   $ (0.184    $ (0.179    $ (0.171    $ (0.155    $ (0.160

From net realized gain

                          (0.068      (0.062

Total distributions

   $ (0.184    $ (0.179    $ (0.171    $ (0.223    $ (0.222

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 10.660      $ 10.350      $ 10.300      $ 10.370      $ 10.690  

Total Return(2)

     4.82      2.25      0.96      (0.93 )%       1.54
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             

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

   $ 157,176      $ 164,679      $ 179,156      $ 204,247      $ 217,956  

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

              

Expenses

     0.63      0.66      0.65      0.65      0.64 %(3) 

Net investment income

     1.77      1.75      1.64      1.46      1.51

Portfolio Turnover

     51      67      54      63      47

 

(1) 

The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

 

(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%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

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     Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund — Class A  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 12.210      $ 12.160      $ 12.070      $ 12.430      $ 12.320  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                             

Net investment income

   $ 0.228      $ 0.235      $ 0.227      $ 0.197      $ 0.199  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.637        0.050        0.090        (0.353      0.110  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.865      $ 0.285      $ 0.317      $ (0.156    $ 0.309  
Less Distributions                                             

From net investment income

   $ (0.228    $ (0.235    $ (0.227    $ (0.196    $ (0.199

From net realized gain

     (0.037                    (0.008       

Total distributions

   $ (0.265    $ (0.235    $ (0.227    $ (0.204    $ (0.199

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.810      $ 12.210      $ 12.160      $ 12.070      $ 12.430  

Total Return(1)(2)

     7.15      2.38      2.62      (1.29 )%       2.57
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             

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

   $ 50,697      $ 42,715      $ 48,494      $ 57,262      $ 61,227  

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

              

Expenses(2)

     0.90      0.90      0.90      0.90      0.90 %(3) 

Net investment income

     1.81      1.95      1.85      1.57      1.65

Portfolio Turnover

     74      86      62      68      62

 

(1) 

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.

 

(2) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.08%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.07% and 0.09% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3) 

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

 

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     Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund — Class C  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 12.210      $ 12.160      $ 12.060      $ 12.430      $ 12.310  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                             

Net investment income

   $ 0.133      $ 0.143      $ 0.134      $ 0.101      $ 0.109  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.638        0.051        0.101        (0.361      0.120  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.771      $ 0.194      $ 0.235      $ (0.260    $ 0.229  
Less Distributions                                             

From net investment income

   $ (0.134    $ (0.144    $ (0.135    $ (0.102    $ (0.109

From net realized gain

     (0.037                    (0.008       

Total distributions

   $ (0.171    $ (0.144    $ (0.135    $ (0.110    $ (0.109

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.810      $ 12.210      $ 12.160      $ 12.060      $ 12.430  

Total Return(1)(2)

     6.35      1.61      1.94      (2.11 )%       1.88
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             

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

   $ 22,557      $ 24,456      $ 29,221      $ 34,920      $ 38,737  

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

              

Expenses(2)

     1.65      1.65      1.65      1.65      1.65 %(3) 

Net investment income

     1.08      1.20      1.10      0.82      0.90

Portfolio Turnover

     74      86      62      68      62

 

(1) 

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.

 

(2) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.08%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.07% and 0.09% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3) 

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

 

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     Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund — Class I  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 12.220      $ 12.180      $ 12.080      $ 12.440      $ 12.330  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                             

Net investment income

   $ 0.260      $ 0.265      $ 0.258      $ 0.227      $ 0.230  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.636        0.040        0.100        (0.352      0.110  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.896      $ 0.305      $ 0.358      $ (0.125    $ 0.340  
Less Distributions                                             

From net investment income

   $ (0.259    $ (0.265    $ (0.258    $ (0.227    $ (0.230

From net realized gain

     (0.037                    (0.008       

Total distributions

   $ (0.296    $ (0.265    $ (0.258    $ (0.235    $ (0.230

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.820      $ 12.220      $ 12.180      $ 12.080      $ 12.440  

Total Return(1)(2)

     7.41      2.63      2.87      (1.04 )%       2.82
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             

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

   $ 404,214      $ 396,647      $ 413,436      $ 434,942      $ 347,631  

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

              

Expenses(2)

     0.65      0.65      0.65      0.65      0.65 %(3) 

Net investment income

     2.07      2.19      2.10      1.82      1.90

Portfolio Turnover

     74      86      62      68      62

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.08%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.07% and 0.09% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3) 

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

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (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 six funds, two of which, each diversified, are included in these financial statements. They include Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund) (Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund) and Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund) (Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund), (each individually referred to as the Fund, and collectively, the Funds). The Funds’ investment objective is to seek after-tax total return. The Funds offer three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. 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 are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

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 most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that a 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 statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions 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 January 31, 2020, 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  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.

 

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

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

H  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 cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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 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 January 31, 2020 and January 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Tax-exempt income

   $ 4,627,395      $ 8,917,386  

Ordinary income

   $ 81,832      $ 47,676  

Long-term capital gains

   $      $ 1,384,353  
     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Tax-exempt income

   $ 5,002,054      $ 10,018,552  

Ordinary income

   $ 231,781      $ 60,392  

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the following amounts were reclassified due to Funds’ use of equalization accounting. Tax equalization accounting allows a 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.

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Change in:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 75,493      $ 211,488  

Distributable earnings

   $ (75,493    $ (211,488

These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.

As of January 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 21,995      $ 380,485  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

   $ 903,724      $ 2,164,006  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 11,092,909      $ 29,865,485  

Distributions payable

   $ (89,301    $ (394,944

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Fund at January 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Aggregate cost

   $ 277,095,346      $ 435,816,098  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 11,093,054      $ 29,865,485  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (145       

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 11,092,909      $ 29,865,485  

 

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3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to each Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.

 

     Annual Asset Rate  
Daily Net Assets    Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Up to $500 million

     0.50 %*       0.60

$500 million up to $1 billion

     0.49 %*       0.60

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

 

*

Pursuant to a fee reduction agreement effective May 1, 2019 between the Trust on behalf of Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and EVM. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and by the vote of a majority of shareholders. Prior to May 1, 2019, the annual investment adviser and administration fee rate for Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund was 0.55% on Daily Net Assets up to $500 million and 0.54% on Daily Net Assets from $500 million up to $1 billion.

For the year ended January 31, 2020, investment adviser and administration fees incurred by the Funds and the effective annual rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Investment Adviser and Administration Fee

   $ 1,541,568      $ 2,709,276  

Effective Annual Rate

     0.51      0.60

Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement effective January 15, 2020, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Funds to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Funds.

For Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund, EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.90%, 1.65% and 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after May 31, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $343,817 in total of Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended January 31, 2020.

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 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 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 January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     

Short-Term

Municipal Bond
Fund

     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

   $ 5,741      $ 3,710  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

   $ 550      $ 6,230  

Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Funds who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended January 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of EVM.

 

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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. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, each Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended January 31, 2020 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

   $ 272,325      $ 118,410  

Each Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Funds. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Class C Distribution Fees

   $ 230,766      $ 174,592  

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Funds also make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to 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 sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended January 31, 2020 amounted to the following:

 

     

Short-Term

Municipal Bond
Fund

     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Class C Service Fees

   $ 76,922      $ 58,197  

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within twelve months of purchase. Class A shares of Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund and, effective December 2, 2019, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, 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. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Class C

   $ 300      $         —  

 

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6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

      Short-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
     Intermediate-Term
Municipal Bond
Fund
 

Purchases:

     

Investments (non-U.S. Government)

   $ 103,200,880      $ 273,503,561  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   $ 47,846,402      $ 54,464,833  

Sales:

     

Investments (non-U.S. Government)

   $ 163,881,760      $ 341,694,849  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   $ 8,823,036      $  

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:

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

                    
     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     957,090        103,234        3,354,024  

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

     136,655        18,764        171,321  

Redemptions

     (2,178,569      (936,091      (4,701,315

Converted from Class C shares

     341,986                

Converted to Class A shares

            (342,697       

Net decrease

     (742,838      (1,156,790      (1,175,970
     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     996,823        184,904        6,856,949  

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

     163,559        27,318        201,173  

Redemptions

     (4,814,522      (1,702,951      (8,538,609

Converted from Class C shares

     106,835                

Converted to Class A shares

            (107,123       

Net decrease

     (3,547,305      (1,597,852      (1,480,487

 

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Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund

                    
     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     1,292,468        202,725        9,036,868  

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

     48,595        9,466        315,935  

Redemptions

     (897,453      (438,549      (10,283,185

Converted from Class C shares

     15,763                

Converted to Class A shares

            (15,764       

Net increase (decrease)

     459,373        (242,122      (930,382
     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     355,900        164,304        11,656,386  

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

     43,777        11,957        287,558  

Redemptions

     (977,358      (486,470      (13,446,326

Converted from Class C shares

     89,315                

Converted to Class A shares

            (89,376       

Net decrease

     (488,366      (399,585      (1,502,382

8  Line of Credit

The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. 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 0.15% 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 January 31, 2020.

9  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

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At January 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds’ investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $         —      $ 240,868,942      $         —      $ 240,868,942  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            7,678,312               7,678,312  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            39,641,001               39,641,001  

Total Investments

   $      $ 288,188,255      $      $ 288,188,255  

 

Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities

   $         —      $ 409,082,729      $         —      $ 409,082,729  

Taxable Municipal Securities

            1,227,513               1,227,513  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            55,371,341               55,371,341  

Total Investments

   $      $ 465,681,583      $      $ 465,681,583  

10  Name Change

Effective January 15, 2020, the names of Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund were changed from Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund, respectively. The name changes were made in connection with Parametric’s becoming sub-adviser to the Funds as disclosed in Note 3.

11  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II and Shareholders of Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund) and Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund) (collectively, the “Funds”) (certain of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II), including the portfolios of investments, as of January 31, 2020, 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, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of January 31, 2020, and 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 five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2021 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. 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 and capital gains dividends.

Exempt-Interest Dividends.  For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, the Funds designate the following percentages of distributions from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends:

 

TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond

    98.26

TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond

    99.47

Capital Gains Dividends.  The Funds hereby designate the following amounts as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended January 31, 2020, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond

  $ 979,219  

TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond

  $ 3,759,846  

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting held on December 10 and 11, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) of the registered investment companies (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (together, “Eaton Vance”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve new investment sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or the “Adviser”) and Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (“PPA”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance, with respect to each of Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (together, the “Funds”), including their respective fee structures (together, the “New Sub-advisory Agreements”).

As of the date of the Meeting, the Board noted that EVM served as the investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to investment advisory and administrative agreements between each Fund and the Adviser (each, an “Advisory Agreement”). The Board also noted that each Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser may employ one or more investment sub-advisers to perform advisory services for the Funds, subject to required approvals, including by the Board. Based on information provided to the Board by Eaton Vance at the Meeting, the Board’s approval of the New Sub-advisory Agreements permits PPA to be appointed as a sub-adviser to each Fund and enables the Funds to continue their respective investment programs. The Board noted that EVM and PPA are each indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent company, Eaton Vance Corp. (“EVC”).

At the Meeting, and prior to voting its approval of the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board received information from Eaton Vance regarding a strategic initiative previously announced by EVC whereby, among other initiates, members of Eaton Vance’s Tax-Advantaged Bond Strategies (“TABS”) division and Quantitative Strategies (“QS”) group would be joining PPA (the “Transition”). The Board considered information from Eaton Vance regarding the Transition, noting that the Transition was intended to strengthen EVC’s leadership positions in rules-based, systematic investment strategies. The Board received information that, in connection with the Transition, EVM would continue providing investment services to the Funds under their respective Advisory Agreements and PPA would provide portfolio management services to the Funds pursuant to the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

In considering the proposal to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board reviewed information furnished for the Meeting, as well as information previously furnished throughout the year at the meetings of the Board and its committees. In this connection, the Board also considered information evaluated by the Board and its Contract Review Committee in determining to approve investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds at the meeting of the Board held on April 24, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Contract Renewal”). As part of this review, the Board considered information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates during the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal relating to the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreements.

The Board was assured that the Transition would not result in, among other things, any changes to the nature or level of services currently being provided by EVM under each Advisory Agreement, which, following the Transition, would be provided collectively by EVM and PPA under each Advisory Agreement and the New Sub-advisory Agreements, respectively. In this regard, the Board considered the investment management related services that PPA will provide, as well as the ongoing services to be provided by EVM, including the background and experience of the portfolio management personnel who would continue to manage the Funds following the Transition. The Board considered that the individuals primarily responsible for providing portfolio management services to the Funds under each Advisory Agreement will continue to serve in substantially the same roles under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board specifically noted that the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements are substantially similar to the terms of the standard form used by Eaton Vance with affiliated sub-advisers for other Eaton Vance Funds in the Eaton Vance complex. Accordingly, in addition to the information considered at the Meeting and at prior meetings of the Board, including in connection with the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal, the Board considered relevant information provided by Eaton Vance in connection with the approval of the Advisory Agreements, as well as approvals of sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance and PPA with respect to other Eaton Vance Funds.

Information considered by the Board relating to the New Sub-advisory Agreements included, among other things, the following (certain information was considered by the Board in connection with the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal):

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

   

The advisory and related fees to be paid by each Fund and the sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Adviser to PPA;

 

   

Comparative information concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to the Funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the portfolio management services to be provided by PPA under the New Sub-advisory Agreements, as well as the investment strategies and policies to be employed;

 

   

Information about PPA’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

Information about the Adviser and PPA

 

   

Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for each Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing, as applicable, other mutual funds and/or investment accounts;

 

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The Code of Ethics of PPA, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such code;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance by PPA, including descriptions of its various compliance programs and its record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA;

 

   

A description of Eaton Vance’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; and

Other Relevant Information

 

   

The terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements, including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by PPA under the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

The Board considered PPA’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board considered the resources available to PPA in fulfilling its duties under the New Sub-advisory Agreements and the abilities and experience of PPA’s investment professionals in implementing the investment strategies of each Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the individuals primarily responsible for providing portfolio management services to each Fund under the Advisory Agreements will continue to serve in substantially the same roles under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal bonds, Treasury securities and other securities backed by the U.S. government or its agencies. The Board also considered the TABS and municipal research groups involved in managing the Funds and other funds and accounts that invest primarily in municipal bonds and employ tax-advantaged bond and laddered strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of PPA as well as other factors, including the reputation and resources of PPA to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of each Fund.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including PPA. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by PPA, taken as a whole, will be appropriate and consistent with the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Performance, Management Fees, Profitability and Economies of Scale

The Board considered the fact that, as part of the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal with respect to each Fund, the Board had concluded that (i) the performance of each Fund was satisfactory, (ii) the management fees payable to the Adviser were reasonable, (iii) the profits being realized by the Adviser and its affiliates were deemed not to be excessive, and (iv) each Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser, and that the structure of each advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow each Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future. In considering whether to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board considered the fact that both the Adviser and PPA are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent company, EVC. The Board also considered that the Transition is not expected to result in any change in the terms of the Advisory Agreements (including the fees payable thereunder), and that the Adviser will be responsible for the payment of all fees to PPA. Accordingly, the Board concluded that the appointment of PPA as a sub-adviser under the New Sub-advisory Agreements is not expected to adversely affect the performance of the Funds, the reasonableness of the management fees payable by the Funds, a portion of which will be paid by the Adviser to PPA, the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA, in managing the Funds or the extent to which the Funds can be expected to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (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 159 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 159 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. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees              

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2011     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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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)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. 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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

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

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

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

(2) 

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 1-800-260-0761.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

Principal Underwriter*

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Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

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Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

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Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

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(800) 260-0761

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

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Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

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*

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

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-260-0761. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

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Performance and Fund Profile

  
  

TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

     4  

TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

     6  
  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     8  

Fund Expenses

     9  

Financial Statements

     11  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     35  

Federal Tax Information

     36  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     37  

Management and Organization

     39  

Important Notices

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, was marked by strong performance across the municipal bond market, with the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index,2 a broad measure of the asset class, returning 8.65%. The municipal bond yield curve7 experienced a so-called “bull market flattening”, where rates declined across the curve, but more so toward the long end of the curve. With investors searching for yield in a low-rate environment, lower rated6 bonds generally outperformed higher rated bonds, while longer duration8 issues outperformed shorter duration issues.

As the period opened on February 1, 2019, investors were concerned about a growing U.S.-China trade war. Following its December 19, 2018 federal funds rate hike — the last one on record — the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) lowered its projected number of rate increases for 2019 from three to two, which some investors viewed as indicating weakness in the U.S. economy. The result was a “flight to quality” by investors seeking the relative safety of fixed-income securities over stocks, initiating a bond rally that pushed longer term bond prices up and yields down.

The fixed-income rally continued through the spring and summer of 2019, propelled by lower-than-desired inflation, low European interest rates, on-again/off-again trade-conflict rhetoric, and Fed comments in March that were more dovish than the market had expected — leading many investors to conclude that further rate hikes were off the table for 2019. After holding interest rates steady through the first half of the period, the Fed cut the federal funds rate for the first time in over a decade on July 31, 2019, followed by two more rate cuts in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%.

In the middle and long portions of the yield curve — where rates are influenced more by the market than the Fed — rates bottomed at the beginning of September. From September 3 through the end of December, U.S. and European interest rates trended modestly upward, amid better-than-expected U.S. employment reports and cautious optimism about a U.S.-China trade détente.

Two events in the final month of the period, January 2020, raised investor concerns and led to a renewed “flight to quality” that revived the bond market rally. On January 2, the assassination of Iran’s top military commander by a U.S. drone strike briefly raised the specter of a U.S.-Iran military conflict. More lasting was the effect of the coronavirus outbreak in China, which threatened to slow global economic growth for possibly months.

Within the municipal bond market, technical factors amplified the price rally during the period. The 2017 tax law changes resulted

in a combination of lower supply of new municipal issues and increased demand from high-income investors in high-tax states who had seen their tax bills rise under the revised code.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund returned 5.23% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Short-Intermediate 1-10 Year Municipal Bond Index, which returned 5.59%.

For the 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund returned 10.97% for Class A shares at NAV, outperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays 15 Year Municipal Bond Index, which returned 10.48%.

The Indexes are unmanaged, and returns do not reflect any applicable sales charges, commissions, or expenses.

Each of the TABS Laddered Municipal Bond Funds provides rules-based, approximately equal-weighted exposure across its respective portion of the yield curve, with the objective of seeking current income exempt from regular federal income tax. Management seeks to add incremental return through active security selection and in-depth credit analysis.

During the period, security selection was the largest contributor to the relative performance of both TABS Laddered Municipal Bond Funds versus their respective benchmarks. Yield-curve positioning detracted from the relative performance of both Funds.

Fund-specific Results

For Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund, yield-curve positioning and duration detracted from Fund performance versus its benchmark during the period. With regard to yield-curve positioning, the Fund had an overweight allocation, relative to its benchmark, in the 0-2 year area of the yield curve. As bonds in that maturity range underperformed longer maturity bonds during the period, the Fund’s yield-curve positioning detracted from relative results.

In addition, the Fund had a shorter duration — or sensitivity to interest rate changes — than its benchmark during the period. This detracted from relative performance because the Fund benefited less than its benchmark from declining interest rates and rising bond prices during the period. In contrast, active security selection — management’s work with credit analysts to pick sectors, issuers, and individual bonds to invest in — contributed to Fund performance versus its benchmark 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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Fund-specific Results — continued

For Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund, security selection and credit quality contributed to Fund performance versus its benchmark. Active selection of sectors, issuers, and individual bonds based on fundamental credit research was the largest single contributor to relative results.

With regard to credit quality, the Fund’s overweight exposure to A- and BBB-rated bonds aided relative performance, during a period when lower rated bonds generally outperformed bonds rated AA and higher.

In contrast, yield-curve positioning detracted from Fund performance relative to its benchmark. The Fund had an overweight exposure to bonds in the 10-13 year area of the yield curve — the shorter end of the maturity range in which the Fund invests. During a period when shorter maturity bonds underperformed longer maturity issues, this positioning hurt relative Fund performance.

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers James H. Evans, CFA, Brian C. Barney, CFA and Christopher J. Harshman, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

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

Class A at NAV

     05/04/2015        05/04/2015        5.23             2.59

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                   2.82               2.10  

Class C at NAV

     05/04/2015        05/04/2015        4.35               1.80  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   3.35               1.80  

Class I at NAV

     05/04/2015        05/04/2015        5.49               2.87  

Bloomberg Barclays Short-Intermediate 1–10 Year Municipal Bond Index

                   5.59      2.36      2.65
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Gross

           0.85      1.60      0.60

Net

           0.65        1.40        0.40  
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

           1.41      0.66      1.66

SEC 30-day Yield — Subsidized

           0.78        0.07        1.05  

SEC 30-day Yield — Unsubsidized

           0.58        –0.14        0.83  

Growth of $10,000

 

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

Class C

   $ 10,000        05/04/2015      $ 10,885       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        05/04/2015      $ 285,886       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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Portfolio Managers James H. Evans, CFA, Brian C. Barney, CFA and Christopher J. Harshman, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

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

Class A at NAV

     05/04/2015        05/04/2015        10.97             5.55

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   5.66               4.47  

Class C at NAV

     05/04/2015        05/04/2015        10.04               4.76  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   9.04               4.76  

Class I at NAV

     05/04/2015        05/04/2015        11.25               5.82  

Bloomberg Barclays 15 Year Municipal Bond Index

                   10.48      4.34      5.00
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Gross

           1.90      2.65      1.65

Net

           0.65        1.40        0.40  
              
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Distribution Rate

           2.14      1.38      2.38

SEC 30-day Yield — Subsidized

           1.22        0.54        1.53  

SEC 30-day Yield — Unsubsidized

           0.50        –0.20        0.79  

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

Class C

   $ 10,000        05/04/2015      $ 12,468       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        05/04/2015      $ 326,988       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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Credit Quality (% of total investments)6

 

 

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

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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.

 

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Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. Bloomberg Barclays Short-Intermediate 1–10 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 1–10 years. Bloomberg Barclays 15 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 12–17 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.

 

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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 charges 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 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. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 5/31/20. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

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. The 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. Subsidized yield reflects the effect of fee waivers and expense reimbursements.

 

6 

Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above.

 

7 

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term interest rates fall and/or short-term interest rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term interest rates increase and/or short-term interest rates fall.

 

8 

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 profiles subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

  

Each Fund’s investment adviser, Eaton Vance Management (EVM), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (EVC). Effective January 15, 2020, the Board of Trustees of each Fund approved the delegation of the day-to-day investment management of each Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. On such date, Parametric became the sub-adviser of each Fund. Accordingly, effective January 15, 2020, the names of Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund and Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund were changed from Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund and Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund, respectively. There has been no change in portfolio management for each Fund. Each Fund’s portfolio managers from EVM became employees of Parametric in connection with these changes.

 

 

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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 (August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020).

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.

Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.30      $ 3.31 **       0.65

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.50      $ 7.11 **       1.40

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.50      $ 2.04 **       0.40
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.90      $ 3.31 **       0.65

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.12 **       1.40

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.20      $ 2.04 **       0.40

 

*

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 184/365 (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 July 31, 2019.

 

**

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

 

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Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,040.10      $ 3.34 **       0.65

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,035.20      $ 7.18 **       1.40

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,041.40      $ 2.06 **       0.40
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.90      $ 3.31 **       0.65

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.12 **       1.40

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.20      $ 2.04 **       0.40

 

*

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 184/365 (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 July 31, 2019.

 

**

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 96.3%

 

Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Education — 3.3%  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/20

    $ 325     $ 333,417  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/21

      150       159,585  

Michigan State University, (SPA: Royal Bank of Canada), 1.03%, 8/15/30(1)

      1,000       1,000,000  

Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (York College of Pennsylvania), 5.00%, 11/1/24

      250       292,182  

UCF Stadium Corp., FL, 5.00%, 3/1/21

      150       156,515  

UCF Stadium Corp., FL, 5.00%, 3/1/23

      250       279,773  

West Clark 2000 School Building Corp., IN, 5.00%, 1/15/23

        100       111,609  
      $ 2,333,081  
Electric Utilities — 2.8%  

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1, WA, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/22

    $ 200     $ 213,362  

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1, WA, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/23

      780       858,265  

Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority, CA, Electric System Revenue, 4.00%, 6/1/23

      175       193,797  

San Antonio, TX, Electric and Gas Systems, 3.00% to 12/1/20 (Put Date), 12/1/45

      250       254,055  

Springfield, IL, Electric System Revenue, 5.00%, 3/1/21

      200       208,290  

Springfield, IL, Electric System Revenue, 5.00%, 3/1/25

        250       296,115  
      $ 2,023,884  
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 1.9%  

Lake County Community Consolidated School District No. 50, IL, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/21

    $ 165     $ 171,074  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Trinity Health Credit Group), Prerefunded to 6/1/22, 5.00%, 12/1/27

      500       547,300  

Revere Local School District, OH, Prerefunded to 6/1/22, 5.00%, 12/1/27

      200       219,162  

Scotts Bluff County School District 0016, NE, (Gering Public Schools), Prerefunded to 5/30/22, 5.00%, 12/1/25

      120       131,339  

Scotts Bluff County School District 0016, NE, (Gering Public Schools), Prerefunded to 5/30/22, 5.00%, 12/1/26

      115       125,866  

Scotts Bluff County School District 0016, NE, (Gering Public Schools), Prerefunded to 5/30/22, 5.00%, 12/1/27

        170       186,063  
      $ 1,380,804  
General Obligations — 28.3%  

Aldine Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/21

    $ 1,060     $ 1,105,262  
Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Boulder Valley School District No. Re-2, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/23

    $ 125     $ 139,705  

Campton Township, IL, 5.00%, 12/15/22

      200       221,434  

Campton Township, IL, 5.00%, 12/15/23

      105       119,992  

Cape May County, NJ, 3.00%, 10/1/30

      1,000       1,084,580  

Channahon, IL, 4.00%, 12/1/20

      220       225,260  

Channahon, IL, 4.00%, 12/1/21

      565       594,730  

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/20

      1,000       1,001,270  

Decatur City Board of Education, AL, 5.00%, 2/1/25

      50       59,427  

Fort Worth, TX, 5.00%, 3/1/20

      825       827,533  

Grand Blanc Community Schools, MI, 4.00%, 5/1/27

      455       484,438  

Honolulu City and County, HI, 3.00%, 9/1/31

      1,000       1,099,760  

Illinois, 5.00%, 2/1/27

      2,000       2,394,160  

Illinois, 5.00%, 1/1/28

      500       581,725  

Katy Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 1.403%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.28%), 8/16/21 (Put Date), 8/15/36(2)

      1,000       1,000,010  

La Grange Park District, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/20

      395       407,676  

La Joya Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/26

      1,000       1,099,950  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/21

      50       53,384  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/22

      100       110,685  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/24

      50       59,238  

Maine, 5.00%, 6/1/25

      500       606,860  

McLean County Public Building Commission, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/22

      250       277,987  

New York, NY, 1.64%, (SIFMA + 0.70%), 2/15/20(2)

      100       100,025  

New York, NY, (LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 0.86%, 9/1/27(1)

      500       500,000  

Northside Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 6/1/29

      1,000       1,069,590  

Tennessee, 3.00%, 10/1/27

      1,000       1,013,170  

Texas, (Texas Water Development Board), 5.00%, 8/1/25

      850       902,190  

Texas, (Texas Water Development Board), 5.00%, 8/1/26

      925       981,656  

Texas, (Texas Water Development Board), 5.00%, 8/1/27

      260       275,764  

Texas, (Texas Water Development Board), Prerefunded to 8/1/21, 5.00%, 8/1/27

      740       783,490  

Vistancia Community Facilities District, AZ, 5.00%, 7/15/20

      30       30,544  

West Virginia, 5.00%, 12/1/30

        820       1,075,979  
      $ 20,287,474  
Hospital — 9.5%  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, (Phoenix Children’s Hospital), 2.79%, (SIFMA + 1.85%), 2/1/23 (Put Date), 2/1/48(2)

    $ 500     $ 515,800  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Vail Valley Medical Center), 4.00%, 1/15/25

      25       28,408  
 

 

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Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Vail Valley Medical Center), 5.00%, 1/15/23

    $ 25     $ 27,787  

Greeneville Health and Educational Facilities Board, TN, (Ballad Health), 5.00%, 7/1/28

      1,000       1,262,170  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Banner Health), 1.32%, (SIFMA + 0.38%), 10/18/22 (Put Date), 1/1/35(2)

      1,460       1,462,643  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Banner Health), 1.51%, (SIFMA + 0.57%), 10/18/24 (Put Date), 1/1/35(2)

      975       977,301  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc.), 4.00%, 7/1/20

      200       202,454  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, PA, (St. Luke’s University Health Network), 5.00%, 8/15/25

      30       35,948  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, PA, (St. Luke’s University Health Network), 5.00%, 8/15/26

      85       104,334  

Ohio, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), 1.34%, (SIFMA + 0.40%), 1/1/52(2)

      1,500       1,503,060  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, MI, (William Beaumont Hospital), 5.00%, 9/1/23

      35       39,937  

San Diego County, CA, (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute), 5.00%, 11/1/25

      35       42,642  

Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (Hanover Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/20

      235       242,442  

Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (Hanover Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/21

      150       160,228  

Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (Hanover Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/22

        200       221,738  
      $ 6,826,892  
Housing — 6.8%  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, 1.45% to 12/1/22 (Put Date), 12/1/49

    $ 700     $ 703,794  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.30%, 7/1/21

      375       380,535  

New York City Housing Development Corp., NY, 1.70%, 11/1/20

      200       201,060  

New York City Housing Development Corp., NY, 1.80%, 11/1/21

      165       167,077  

New York Mortgage Agency, 1.85%, 4/1/26

      1,000       1,028,410  

New York Mortgage Agency, 1.95%, 4/1/27

      1,000       1,032,260  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.05%, 4/1/28

      255       263,456  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.10%, 10/1/28

      350       362,897  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.25%, 4/1/30

      325       335,134  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.30%, 10/1/30

        395       407,458  
      $ 4,882,081  
Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Insured – Education — 1.0%  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/30

      $ 550     $ 736,604  
      $ 736,604  
Insured – General Obligations — 2.3%  

Albertville, AL, (BAM), 4.00%, 6/1/28

    $ 250     $ 266,932  

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 9, TX, (BAM), 3.00%, 4/1/25

      250       265,827  

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 9, TX, (BAM), 3.00%, 4/1/26

      250       265,285  

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 9, TX, (BAM), 3.00%, 4/1/27

      225       237,848  

New Britain, CT, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/25

      50       59,277  

New Britain, CT, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 3/1/23

      105       117,891  

New Britain, CT, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 3/1/25

      5       6,001  

Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, TX, (AGM), 3.00%, 9/1/20

      50       50,549  

Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, TX, (AGM), 3.00%, 9/1/21

      50       51,495  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District, CO, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/28

      125       146,110  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District, CO, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/29

        125       145,635  
      $ 1,612,850  
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.7%  

Highlands County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/20

    $ 250     $ 250,750  

Highlands County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/26

        180       213,494  
      $ 464,244  
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 0.0%(3)  

Successor Agency to Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, CA, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/24

      $ 10     $ 11,923  
      $ 11,923  
Insured – Transportation — 4.4%  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/28

    $ 1,000     $ 1,266,190  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/29

        1,510       1,899,474  
      $ 3,165,664  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 0.0%(3)  

Beaumont, TX, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, (BAM), 3.00%, 9/1/22

      $ 25     $ 26,274  
      $ 26,274  
 

 

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Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.5%  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/23

    $ 120     $ 133,064  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/25

      255       295,203  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/26

      225       264,636  

Georgia Municipal Association, Inc., Certificates of Participation, (Atlanta Public Safety), 5.00%, 12/1/23

      225       259,090  

Miami-Dade County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 2/1/24

      300       345,864  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 5.00%, 9/1/23

      100       104,046  

Palm Beach County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 8/1/21

      125       132,615  

St. Charles County Public Water Supply District No. 2, MO, 3.00%, 12/1/25

        250       263,245  
      $ 1,797,763  
Other Revenue — 12.8%  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The J. Paul Getty Trust), 1.577%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.33%), 10/1/47(2)

    $ 2,000     $ 2,004,800  

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., FL, 5.00%, 6/1/22

      100       107,294  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/27

      330       403,039  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/28

      545       663,908  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/29

      600       726,996  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 1.51%, (SIFMA + 0.57%), 12/1/23 (Put date), 8/1/48(2)

      2,000       2,000,700  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/26

      275       348,959  

Tennergy Corp., TN, Gas Supply Revenue, 5.00% to 10/1/24 (Put Date), 2/1/50

      2,000       2,326,480  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Project Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/22

      300       330,207  

West Virginia School Building Authority, Lottery Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/24

      100       117,364  

West Virginia School Building Authority, Lottery Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/25

        100       121,044  
      $ 9,150,791  
Senior Living / Life Care — 4.1%  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/31

    $ 1,225     $ 1,423,009  

Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., NY, (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/24

      60       68,107  

Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., NY, (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/25

      60       69,565  
Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., NY, (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/29

    $ 830     $ 953,047  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (American Baptist Homes of the West), 5.00%, 10/1/21

      50       53,265  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (American Baptist Homes of the West), 5.00%, 10/1/23

      100       114,039  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/22

      150       164,696  

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Presbyterian Retirement Communities), 4.00%, 8/1/24

        50       56,158  
      $ 2,901,886  
Special Tax Revenue — 2.6%  

Contra Costa Transportation Authority, CA, Sales Tax Revenue, 1.497%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 3/1/34(2)

    $ 500     $ 500,760  

New York Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/26

      100       112,680  

Thornton Development Authority, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/20

      100       102,516  

Troup County Public Facilities Authority, GA, 3.00%, 5/1/21

      1,000       1,026,110  

West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, FL, 5.00%, 3/1/20

        100       100,300  
      $ 1,842,366  
Transportation — 8.4%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), 1.84%, (SIFMA + 0.90%), 5/1/23 (Put Date), 4/1/47(2)

    $ 500     $ 508,340  

Hawaii, Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/28

      500       645,625  

Hawaii, Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/30

      250       329,285  

Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Federal Highway Trust Fund, 5.00%, 7/15/25

      250       301,495  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 2.013%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.82%), 11/1/26(2)

      885       888,779  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/29

      1,000       1,269,720  

North Carolina, (Federal-Aid Highway Projects), 5.00%, 3/1/20

      100       100,305  

North Carolina, (Federal-Aid Highway Projects), 5.00%, 3/1/22

      100       108,414  

Portland, ME, Airport Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/30

      270       352,928  

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, 1.643%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 10/1/22 (Put Date), 10/1/31(2)

        1,490       1,495,468  
      $ 6,000,359  
 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security         

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Water and Sewer — 4.9%  

Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    $ 55     $ 65,437  

Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc., TX, 5.00%, 8/1/24

      500       585,305  

DeKalb County, GA, Water and Sewerage Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/24

      335       397,233  

Glendale, AZ, Water and Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/28

      500       602,165  

North Penn Water Authority, PA,
1.10%, (SIFMA + 0.16%), 11/1/20(2)

      920       920,037  

North Penn Water Authority, PA,
1.20%, (SIFMA + 0.26%), 11/1/21(2)

      500       500,095  

North Penn Water Authority, PA,
1.40%, (SIFMA + 0.46%), 11/1/23(2)

            400       400,068  
                    $ 3,470,340  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 96.3%
(identified cost $66,688,874)

 

  $ 68,915,280  
Short-Term Investments — 2.2%

 

Description          Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.74%(4)

            1,591,526     $ 1,591,685  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,591,681)

                  $ 1,591,685  

Total Investments — 98.5%
(identified cost $68,280,555)

                  $ 70,506,965  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.5%

                  $ 1,060,700  

Net Assets — 100.0%

                  $ 71,567,665  

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

At January 31, 2020, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

Texas      15.1%  
New York      11.3%  
Others, representing less than 10% individually      69.9%  

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. At January 31, 2020, 8.5% 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 3.4% to 5.1% of total investments.

 

(1) 

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, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(2) 

Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(4) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
Liq     Liquidity Provider
LOC     Letter of Credit
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SIFMA     Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index
SPA     Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

Currency Abbreviations:

 

USD     United States Dollar
 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 91.9%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Bond Bank — 3.5%  

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank (Vermont State Colleges System), 3.00%, 10/1/36(1)

      $ 460     $ 492,053  
      $ 492,053  
Education — 3.2%  

Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, (University of Denver), 4.00%, 3/1/35

    $ 100     $ 113,943  

Colorado School of Mines, 4.00%, 12/1/34

        300       344,733  
      $ 458,676  
Electric Utilities — 2.3%  

Lower Colorado River Authority, TX, 5.00%, 5/15/34(1)

    $ 200     $ 263,122  

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, (Prairie State Energy Campus), 4.00%, 12/1/35

        50       56,247  
      $ 319,369  
General Obligations — 21.6%  

Beverly Hills Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2018), 3.00%, 8/1/37

    $ 250     $ 268,137  

California, 4.00%, 9/1/32

      225       262,152  

Cape May County, NJ, 3.00%, 10/1/30

      250       271,145  

Colonial School District, PA, 5.00%, 2/15/36

      100       119,669  

Denton County, TX, 3.00%, 7/15/33

      200       215,546  

Frisco Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/39

      200       234,254  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/29

      100       118,890  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/31

      100       118,459  

Lewis and Thurston Counties Centralia School District No. 401, WA, 5.00%, 12/1/37

      145       176,935  

Los Angeles Community College District, CA, (Election of 2008), 4.00%, 8/1/33

      125       147,080  

Mississippi Development Bank, (Rankin County School District), 4.00%, 6/1/38

      160       180,733  

Monterey Peninsula Community College District, CA, 4.00%, 8/1/33

      100       115,411  

North East Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/37

      155       180,095  

North East Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/39

      120       138,625  

Rowland Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 0.00%, 8/1/34

      400       232,328  

Williamson County, TX, 4.00%, 2/15/29

      150       169,713  

Williamson County, TX, 4.00%, 2/15/30

        100       112,691  
      $ 3,061,863  
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital — 10.9%  

Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, (Southeast Georgia Health System), 4.00%, 8/1/35(1)

    $ 500     $ 583,305  

Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., SC, 4.00%, 11/1/33

      150       170,338  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/31

      50       58,040  

New York Dormitory Authority, (Catholic Health System Obligated Group), 4.00%, 7/1/39

      250       284,625  

Richmond County Hospital Authority, GA, (University Health Services, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/36

      150       165,983  

University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, 4.00%, 2/1/36

      150       173,764  

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, (West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group), 4.00%, 6/1/29

        100       113,188  
      $ 1,549,243  
Housing — 3.2%  

California Housing Finance Agency, 4.00%, 3/20/33

    $ 250     $ 295,295  

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 3.85%, 11/1/33

        137       152,249  
      $ 447,544  
Insured – Education — 4.6%  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/30

    $ 100     $ 133,928  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/31

      100       133,161  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/32

      110       146,016  

Patterson Joint Unified School District, CA, (Election 2018), (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/29

        200       246,508  
      $ 659,613  
Insured – General Obligations — 4.3%  

Grossmont Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2008), (AGM), 0.00%, 8/1/33

    $ 100     $ 61,056  

Grossmont Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2008), (AGM), 0.00%, 8/1/35

      100       55,056  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District, CO, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/30

      125       145,185  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District, CO, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/31

      135       156,531  

Yonkers, NY, (BAM), 5.00%, 5/1/31

        150       196,862  
      $ 614,690  
Insured – Transportation — 3.0%  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/32

    $ 100     $ 123,920  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/33

      100       123,491  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/34

        150       184,885  
      $ 432,296  
 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 3.1%  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 5.00%, 6/15/33

    $ 150     $ 168,557  

Palo Alto, CA, (California Avenue Parking Garage), 5.00%, 11/1/37

      100       127,932  

Palo Alto, CA, (California Avenue Parking Garage), 5.00%, 11/1/38

        115       146,589  
      $ 443,078  
Other Revenue — 6.5%  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/30

    $ 100     $ 120,911  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/36

      250       297,690  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/30

      125       144,544  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/31

      150       173,070  

Wisconsin, Environmental Improvement Fund Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/34

      50       59,769  

Wisconsin, Environmental Improvement Fund Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/35

        100       119,287  
      $ 915,271  
Senior Living / Life Care — 11.7%  

Alexandria Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Goodwin House, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/30

    $ 250     $ 294,572  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/32

      350       405,391  

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Broadmead), 5.00%, 7/1/31

      150       178,794  

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Broadmead), 5.00%, 7/1/32

      220       261,752  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran Senior Services), 5.00%, 2/1/31

      100       116,638  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Presbyterian Retirement Communities), 5.00%, 8/1/35

      150       173,282  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/32

      100       116,448  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., NY, (Kendal on Hudson), 5.00%, 1/1/34

        100       108,410  
      $ 1,655,287  
Special Tax Revenue — 2.3%  

Atlanta Development Authority, GA, (New Downtown Atlanta Stadium), 5.00%, 7/1/34

    $ 225     $ 266,870  

Baltimore, MD, Special Tax Obligation, 5.00%, 6/15/29

        50       57,027  
      $ 323,897  
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation — 10.8%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, (San Francisco Bay Area), 1.84%, (SIFMA + 0.90%), 5/1/23 (Put Date), 4/1/47(2)

    $ 150     $ 152,502  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, 4.00%, 7/1/35

      150       172,155  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/37

      250       303,305  

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, 4.00%, 1/1/38

      100       114,390  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/36

      200       251,402  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 0.00%, 8/1/35

      300       177,393  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 0.00%, 8/1/38

      500       249,055  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 0.00%, 8/1/39

        250       117,860  
      $ 1,538,062  
Water and Sewer — 0.9%  

Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/1/30

    $ 50     $ 59,759  

Tucson, AZ, Water System Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/32

        60       71,632  
      $ 131,391  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 91.9%
(identified cost $12,061,781)

 

  $ 13,042,333  
Short-Term Investments — 16.0%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.74%(3)

        2,276,876     $ 2,277,103  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,276,908)

 

  $ 2,277,103  

Total Investments — 107.9%
(identified cost $14,338,689)

 

  $ 15,319,436  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.9)%

 

  $ (1,120,086

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 14,199,350  

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

At January 31, 2020, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

California      14.9%  
Texas      13.1%  
Others, representing less than 10% individually      63.9%  
 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

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. At January 31, 2020, 11.1% 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 5.5% to 5.6% of total investments.

 

(1) 

When-issued security.

 

(2) 

Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(3) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SIFMA     Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index
 

 

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TABS Laddered Municipal Bond Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

     January 31, 2020  
Assets    1-to-10 Year
Laddered Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered Fund
 

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $66,688,874 and $12,061,781, respectively)

   $ 68,915,280      $ 13,042,333  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $1,591,681 and $2,276,908, respectively)

     1,591,685        2,277,103  

Interest receivable

     568,684        89,448  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     7,779        3,699  

Receivable for investments sold

            173,878  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     630,606         

Receivable from affiliates

     12,620        6,040  

Total assets

   $ 71,726,654      $ 15,592,501  
Liabilities                  

Payable for when-issued securities

   $      $ 1,317,676  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     39,678        1,729  

Distributions payable

     46         

Payable to affiliates:

     

Investment adviser and administration fee

     18,897        3,768  

Distribution and service fees

     7,529        603  

Accrued expenses

     92,839        69,375  

Total liabilities

   $ 158,989      $ 1,393,151  

Net Assets

   $ 71,567,665      $ 14,199,350  
Sources of Net Assets                  

Paid-in capital

   $ 69,533,145      $ 13,131,810  

Distributable earnings

     2,034,520        1,067,540  

Net Assets

   $ 71,567,665      $ 14,199,350  
Class A Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 19,900,659      $ 969,774  

Shares Outstanding

     1,878,278        84,997  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 10.60      $ 11.41  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

     

(100 ÷ 97.75 and 95.25, respectively, of net asset value per share)

   $ 10.84      $ 11.98  
Class C Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 3,874,532      $ 521,100  

Shares Outstanding

     365,742        45,653  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 10.59      $ 11.41  
Class I Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 47,792,474      $ 12,708,476  

Shares Outstanding

     4,506,345        1,113,591  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 10.61      $ 11.41  

On sales of $50,000 ($100,000 for 1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund) 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.

 

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January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
Investment Income    1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Interest

   $ 1,311,613      $ 328,094  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     69,393        20,375  

Total investment income

   $ 1,381,006      $ 348,469  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 193,172      $ 35,549  

Distribution and service fees

     

Class A

     45,337        1,654  

Class C

     39,106        3,780  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     3,578        1,093  

Custodian fee

     24,800        19,023  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     14,259        2,945  

Legal and accounting services

     38,858        34,061  

Printing and postage

     11,920        6,889  

Registration fees

     57,439        42,090  

Miscellaneous

     6,579        6,840  

Total expenses

   $ 435,048      $ 153,924  

Deduct —

     

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 109,140      $ 104,052  

Total expense reductions

   $ 109,140      $ 104,052  

Net expenses

   $ 325,908      $ 49,872  

Net investment income

   $ 1,055,098      $ 298,597  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                  

Net realized gain (loss) —

     

Investment transactions

   $ 491,082      $ 182,957  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     758         

Net realized gain

   $ 491,840      $ 182,957  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

     

Investments

   $ 1,540,361      $ 702,089  

Investments — affiliated investment

     (258      175  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 1,540,103      $ 702,264  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 2,031,943      $ 885,221  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 3,087,041      $ 1,183,818  

 

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TABS Laddered Municipal Bond Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    1-to-10 Year
Laddered Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,055,098      $ 298,597  

Net realized gain

     491,840        182,957  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,540,103        702,264  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 3,087,041      $ 1,183,818  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (297,816    $ (17,654

Class C

     (34,964      (7,227

Class I

     (721,928      (293,087

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (1,054,708    $ (317,968

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 2,473,331      $ 724,382  

Class C

     582,821        239,474  

Class I

     26,755,526        4,283,687  

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

     

Class A

     291,056        17,654  

Class C

     34,906        7,227  

Class I

     721,524        292,938  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (1,458,743      (114,491

Class C

     (823,550      (86,605

Class I

     (12,906,499      (1,074,101

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 15,670,372      $ 4,290,165  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 17,702,705      $ 5,156,015  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 53,864,960      $ 9,043,335  

At end of year

   $ 71,567,665      $ 14,199,350  

 

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     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    1-to-10 Year
Laddered Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,003,738      $ 247,388  

Net realized loss

     (634,002      (76,366

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     959,618        129,129  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 1,329,354      $ 300,151  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (247,716    $ (9,792

Class C

     (29,315      (7,954

Class I

     (726,703      (262,121

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (1,003,734    $ (279,867

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 5,789,653      $ 94,543  

Class C

     1,080,335         

Class I

     20,759,823        399,396  

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

     

Class A

     236,539        9,792  

Class C

     29,285        7,954  

Class I

     724,053        262,007  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (5,052,474      (142,366

Class C

     (828,665      (57,544

Class I

     (31,820,357      (624,783

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (9,081,808    $ (51,001

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (8,756,188    $ (30,717
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 62,621,148      $ 9,074,052  

At end of year

   $ 53,864,960      $ 9,043,335  

 

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     1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund — Class A  
     Year Ended January 31,     Period Ended
January 31, 2016
(1)
 
      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.240      $ 10.170      $ 10.120      $ 10.340     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.172      $ 0.157      $ 0.129      $ 0.120     $ 0.070  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.360        0.070        0.050        (0.220     0.340  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.532      $ 0.227      $ 0.179      $ (0.100   $ 0.410  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.172    $ (0.157    $ (0.129    $ (0.120   $ (0.070

Total distributions

   $ (0.172    $ (0.157    $ (0.129    $ (0.120   $ (0.070

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 10.600      $ 10.240      $ 10.170      $ 10.120     $ 10.340  

Total Return(2)(3)

     5.23      2.26      1.76      (0.99 )%      4.12 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 19,901      $ 17,978      $ 16,877      $ 5,031     $ 1,838  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     0.65      0.65      0.65      0.65     0.65 %(5) 

Net investment income

     1.64      1.56      1.25      1.14     0.89 %(5) 

Portfolio Turnover

     41      91      19      4     0

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.18%, 0.20%, 0.24%, 0.31% and 1.45% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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     1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund — Class C  
     Year Ended January 31,    

Period Ended

January 31,  2016(1)

 
      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.240      $ 10.170      $ 10.120      $ 10.340     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.093      $ 0.081      $ 0.052      $ 0.041     $ 0.015  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.350        0.070        0.050        (0.220     0.340  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.443      $ 0.151      $ 0.102      $ (0.179   $ 0.355  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.093    $ (0.081    $ (0.052    $ (0.041   $ (0.015

Total distributions

   $ (0.093    $ (0.081    $ (0.052    $ (0.041   $ (0.015

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 10.590      $ 10.240      $ 10.170      $ 10.120     $ 10.340  

Total Return(2)(3)

     4.35      1.50      1.00      (1.73 )%      3.55 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 3,875      $ 3,951      $ 3,638      $ 2,665     $ 27  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     1.40      1.40      1.40      1.40     1.40 %(5) 

Net investment income

     0.90      0.80      0.50      0.34     0.19 %(5) 

Portfolio Turnover

     41      91      19      4     0

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.18%, 0.20%, 0.24%, 0.31% and 1.45% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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     1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund — Class I  
     Year Ended January 31,    

Period Ended

January 31,  2016(1)

 
      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.250      $ 10.180      $ 10.130      $ 10.350     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.198      $ 0.182      $ 0.156      $ 0.146     $ 0.090  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.360        0.070        0.050        (0.220     0.350  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.558      $ 0.252      $ 0.206      $ (0.074   $ 0.440  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.198    $ (0.182    $ (0.156    $ (0.146   $ (0.090

Total distributions

   $ (0.198    $ (0.182    $ (0.156    $ (0.146   $ (0.090

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 10.610      $ 10.250      $ 10.180      $ 10.130     $ 10.350  

Total Return(2)(3)

     5.49      2.51      2.03      (0.74 )%      4.42 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 47,792      $ 31,936      $ 42,106      $ 39,070     $ 27,456  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     0.40      0.40      0.40      0.40     0.40 %(5) 

Net investment income

     1.88      1.79      1.51      1.40     1.14 %(5) 

Portfolio Turnover

     41      91      19      4     0

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.18%, 0.20%, 0.24%, 0.31% and 1.45% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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     10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund — Class A  
     Year Ended January 31,    

Period Ended

January 31,  2016(1)

 
      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.560      $ 10.530      $ 10.260      $ 10.610     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.275      $ 0.272      $ 0.255      $ 0.255     $ 0.192  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.870        0.068        0.270        (0.336     0.610  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 1.145      $ 0.340      $ 0.525      $ (0.081   $ 0.802  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.277    $ (0.271    $ (0.255    $ (0.254   $ (0.192

From net realized gain

     (0.018      (0.039             (0.015      

Total distributions

   $ (0.295    $ (0.310    $ (0.255    $ (0.269   $ (0.192

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 11.410      $ 10.560      $ 10.530      $ 10.260     $ 10.610  

Total Return(2)(3)

     10.97      3.30      5.14      (0.82 )%      8.11 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 970      $ 297      $ 336      $ 574     $ 345  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     0.65      0.65      0.65      0.65     0.65 %(5) 

Net investment income

     2.45      2.59      2.44      2.35     2.28 %(5) 

Portfolio Turnover

     33      44      53      16     0

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.94%, 1.25%, 1.42%, 1.50% and 3.35% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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     10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund — Class C  
     Year Ended January 31,     Period Ended
January 31, 2016
(1)
 
      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.570      $ 10.540      $ 10.270      $ 10.620     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.193      $ 0.194      $ 0.176      $ 0.174     $ 0.134  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.859        0.068        0.270        (0.335     0.619  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 1.052      $ 0.262      $ 0.446      $ (0.161   $ 0.753  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.194    $ (0.193    $ (0.176    $ (0.174   $ (0.133

From net realized gain

     (0.018      (0.039             (0.015      

Total distributions

   $ (0.212    $ (0.232    $ (0.176    $ (0.189   $ (0.133

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 11.410      $ 10.570      $ 10.540      $ 10.270     $ 10.620  

Total Return(2)(3)

     10.04      2.53      4.35      (1.56 )%      7.58 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 521      $ 331      $ 380      $ 385     $ 192  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     1.40      1.40      1.40      1.40     1.40 %(5) 

Net investment income

     1.73      1.85      1.66      1.59     1.59 %(5) 

Portfolio Turnover

     33      44      53      16     0

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.94%, 1.25%, 1.42%, 1.50% and 3.35% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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     10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund — Class I  
     Year Ended January 31,     Period Ended
January 31, 2016
(1)
 
      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.560      $ 10.530      $ 10.270      $ 10.610     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.304      $ 0.298      $ 0.281      $ 0.281     $ 0.217  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.869        0.069        0.261        (0.325     0.607  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 1.173      $ 0.367      $ 0.542      $ (0.044   $ 0.824  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.305    $ (0.298    $ (0.282    $ (0.281   $ (0.214

From net realized gain

     (0.018      (0.039             (0.015      

Total distributions

   $ (0.323    $ (0.337    $ (0.282    $ (0.296   $ (0.214

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 11.410      $ 10.560      $ 10.530      $ 10.270     $ 10.610  

Total Return(2)(3)

     11.25      3.56      5.30      (0.47 )%      8.33 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 12,708      $ 8,415      $ 8,358      $ 6,465     $ 5,540  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     0.40      0.40      0.40      0.40     0.40 %(5) 

Net investment income

     2.73      2.85      2.65      2.61     2.81 %(5) 

Portfolio Turnover

     33      44      53      16     0

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.94%, 1.25%, 1.42%, 1.50% and 3.35% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (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 six funds, two of which, each diversified, are included in these financial statements. They include Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) (1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund) and Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) (10-to-20 Year Laddered 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. The Funds offer three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. 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 are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

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

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

B  Investment Transactions 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.

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 municipal obligations, 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 January 31, 2020, 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.

 

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E  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.

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

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

H  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 cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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 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 January 31, 2020 and January 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
      1-to-10 Year
Laddered Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered Fund
 

Tax-exempt income

   $ 984,898      $ 279,457  

Ordinary income

   $ 69,810      $ 13,929  

Long-term capital gains

   $      $ 24,582  
     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Tax-exempt income

   $ 918,541      $ 237,693  

Ordinary income

   $ 85,193      $ 9,703  

Long-term capital gains

   $      $ 32,471  

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the following amounts were reclassified due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for tax treatment of distributions in excess of net tax-exempt income and for the 10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund, its use of equalization accounting. Tax equalization accounting allows the Funds 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.

 

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      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Change in:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 5,239      $ 3,376  

Distributable earnings

   $ (5,239    $ (3,376

As of January 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Undistributed long-term capital gains

   $      $ 78,717  

Deferred capital losses

   $ (211,613    $  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,246,179      $ 988,823  

Distributions payable

   $ (46    $  

At January 31, 2020, the 1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $211,613 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at January 31, 2020, $145,082 are short-term and $66,531 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Fund at January 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Aggregate cost

   $ 68,260,786      $ 14,330,613  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,246,179      $ 988,823  

Gross unrealized depreciation

             

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,246,179      $ 988,823  

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to each Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.

 

     Annual Asset Rate  
Daily Net Assets    1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Up to $1 billion

     0.32      0.32

 

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On average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, the rates are reduced. The Funds invest their cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended January 31, 2020, investment adviser and administration fees incurred by the Funds and the effective annual rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Investment Adviser and Administration Fee

   $ 193,172      $ 35,549  

Effective Annual Rate

     0.32      0.32

Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement effective January 15, 2020, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Funds to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Funds. EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse each Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.65%, 1.40% and 0.40% of each Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. These agreements may be changed or terminated after May 31, 2020. Pursuant to these agreements, EVM and Parametric were allocated $109,140 and $104,052 in total of operating expenses of 1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund and 10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund, respectively, for the year ended January 31, 2020.

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 and Class C shares (see Note 4). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and 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 January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

   $ 1,323      $ 830  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

   $ 990      $ 601  

Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Funds who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended January 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of EVM.

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. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, each Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended January 31, 2020 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

   $ 45,337      $ 1,654  

Each Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the respective Fund. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Class C Distribution Fees

   $ 29,329      $ 2,835  

 

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Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Funds also make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to 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 sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended January 31, 2020 amounted to the following:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered  Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Class C Service Fees

   $ 9,777      $ 945  

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed 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. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Funds were informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

      1-to-10 Year
Laddered Fund
     10-to-20 Year
Laddered  Fund
 

Purchases

   $ 40,474,049      $ 7,031,658  

Sales

   $ 24,050,940      $ 3,411,597  

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:

 

     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     235,649        55,648        2,559,462  

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

     27,850        3,343        68,931  

Redemptions

     (140,091      (78,945      (1,236,423

Net increase (decrease)

     123,408        (19,954      1,391,970  
     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     570,425        106,559        2,044,610  

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

     23,333        2,889        71,394  

Redemptions

     (498,829      (81,650      (3,138,663

Net increase (decrease)

     94,929        27,798        (1,022,659

 

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     Year Ended January 31, 2020  
10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     65,465        21,459        388,382  

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

     1,584        652        26,400  

Redemptions

     (10,205      (7,776      (98,129

Net increase

     56,844        14,335        316,653  
     Year Ended January 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     9,017               38,124  

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

     937        759        25,077  

Redemptions

     (13,714      (5,510      (59,821

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,760      (4,751      3,380  

At January 31, 2020, EVM owned 46.1% of the value of the outstanding shares of 10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund.

8  Line of Credit

The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. 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 0.15% 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 January 31, 2020.

9  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At January 31, 2020, the value of each Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $1,591,685 and $2,277,103 for 1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund and 10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund, respectively, which represents 2.2% and 16.0% of each Fund’s net assets, respectively. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Funds for the year ended January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund

 
Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain
(loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units,
end of
period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 8,198,232     $ 35,521,330     $ (42,128,377   $ 758     $ (258   $ 1,591,685     $ 69,393       1,591,526  

 

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10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund

 
Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain
(loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units,
end of
period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 440,443     $ 8,098,733     $ (6,262,248   $         —     $ 175     $ 2,277,103     $ 20,375       2,276,876  

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.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

At January 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds’ investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

1-to-10 Year Laddered Fund

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

   $         —      $ 68,915,280      $         —      $ 68,915,280  

Short-Term Investments

            1,591,685               1,591,685  

Total Investments

   $      $ 70,506,965      $      $ 70,506,965  

 

10-to-20 Year Laddered Fund

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

   $         —      $ 13,042,333      $         —      $ 13,042,333  

Short-Term Investments

            2,277,103               2,277,103  

Total Investments

   $      $ 15,319,436      $      $ 15,319,436  

11  Name Change

Effective January 15, 2020, the names of Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund and Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund were changed from Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund and Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund, respectively. The name changes were made in connection with Parametric’s becoming sub-adviser to the Funds as disclosed in Note 3.

12  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II and Shareholders of Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund and Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) and Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) (collectively, the “Funds”) (certain of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II), including the portfolios of investments, as of January 31, 2020, 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, the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of January 31, 2020, and 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 four years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, May 4, 2015, to January 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2021 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in a 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 January 31, 2020, the Funds designate the following percentages of distributions from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends:

 

TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

     93.38

TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

     95.34

Capital Gains Dividends.  The TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended January 31, 2020, $106,675 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting held on December 10 and 11, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) of the registered investment companies (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (together, “Eaton Vance”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve new investment sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or the “Adviser”) and Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (“PPA”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance, with respect to each of Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund and Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (together, the “Funds”), including their respective fee structures (together, the “New Sub-advisory Agreements”).

As of the date of the Meeting, the Board noted that EVM served as the investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to investment advisory and administrative agreements between each Fund and the Adviser (each, an “Advisory Agreement”). The Board also noted that each Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser may employ one or more investment sub-advisers to perform advisory services for the Funds, subject to required approvals, including by the Board. Based on information provided to the Board by Eaton Vance at the Meeting, the Board’s approval of the New Sub-advisory Agreements permits PPA to be appointed as a sub-adviser to each Fund and enables the Funds to continue their respective investment programs. The Board noted that EVM and PPA are each indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent company, Eaton Vance Corp. (“EVC”).

At the Meeting, and prior to voting its approval of the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board received information from Eaton Vance regarding a strategic initiative previously announced by EVC whereby, among other initiates, members of Eaton Vance’s Tax-Advantaged Bond Strategies (“TABS”) division and Quantitative Strategies (“QS”) group would be joining PPA (the “Transition”). The Board considered information from Eaton Vance regarding the Transition, noting that the Transition was intended to strengthen EVC’s leadership positions in rules-based, systematic investment strategies. The Board received information that, in connection with the Transition, EVM would continue providing investment services to the Funds under their respective Advisory Agreements and PPA would provide portfolio management services to the Funds pursuant to the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

In considering the proposal to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board reviewed information furnished for the Meeting, as well as information previously furnished throughout the year at the meetings of the Board and its committees. In this connection, the Board also considered information evaluated by the Board and its Contract Review Committee in determining to approve investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds at the meeting of the Board held on April 24, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Contract Renewal”). As part of this review, the Board considered information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates during the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal relating to the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreements.

The Board was assured that the Transition would not result in, among other things, any changes to the nature or level of services currently being provided by EVM under each Advisory Agreement, which, following the Transition, would be provided collectively by EVM and PPA under each Advisory Agreement and the New Sub-advisory Agreements, respectively. In this regard, the Board considered the investment management related services that PPA will provide, as well as the ongoing services to be provided by EVM, including the background and experience of the portfolio management personnel who would continue to manage the Funds following the Transition. The Board considered that the individuals primarily responsible for providing portfolio management services to the Funds under each Advisory Agreement will continue to serve in substantially the same roles under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board specifically noted that the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements are substantially similar to the terms of the standard form used by Eaton Vance with affiliated sub-advisers for other Eaton Vance Funds in the Eaton Vance complex. Accordingly, in addition to the information considered at the Meeting and at prior meetings of the Board, including in connection with the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal, the Board considered relevant information provided by Eaton Vance in connection with the approval of the Advisory Agreements, as well as approvals of sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance and PPA with respect to other Eaton Vance Funds.

Information considered by the Board relating to the New Sub-advisory Agreements included, among other things, the following (certain information was considered by the Board in connection with the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal):

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

   

The advisory and related fees to be paid by each Fund and the sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Adviser to PPA;

 

   

Comparative information concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to the Funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the portfolio management services to be provided by PPA under the New Sub-advisory Agreements, as well as the investment strategies and policies to be employed;

 

   

Information about PPA’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

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Information about the Adviser and PPA

 

   

Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for each Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing, as applicable, other mutual funds and/or investment accounts;

 

   

The Code of Ethics of PPA, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such code;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance by PPA, including descriptions of its various compliance programs and its record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA;

 

   

A description of Eaton Vance’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; and

Other Relevant Information

 

   

The terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements, including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by PPA under the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

The Board considered PPA’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board considered the resources available to PPA in fulfilling its duties under the New Sub-advisory Agreements and the abilities and experience of PPA’s investment professionals in implementing the investment strategies of each Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the individuals primarily responsible for providing portfolio management services to each Fund under the Advisory Agreements will continue to serve in substantially the same roles under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in the TABS and municipal research groups involved in managing the Funds and other funds and accounts that invest primarily in municipal bonds and employ tax-advantaged bond and laddered strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of PPA as well as other factors, including the reputation and resources of PPA to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of each Fund.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including PPA. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by PPA, taken as a whole, will be appropriate and consistent with the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Performance, Management Fees, Profitability and Economies of Scale

The Board considered the fact that, as part of the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal with respect to each Fund, the Board had concluded that (i) the performance of each Fund was satisfactory, (ii) the management fees payable to the Adviser were reasonable, (iii) the profits being realized by the Adviser and its affiliates were deemed not to be excessive, and (iv) each Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser, and that the structure of each advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow each Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future. In considering whether to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board considered the fact that both the Adviser and PPA are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent company, EVC. The Board also considered that the Transition is not expected to result in any change in the terms of the Advisory Agreements (including the fees payable thereunder), and that the Adviser will be responsible for the payment of all fees to PPA. Accordingly, the Board concluded that the appointment of PPA as a sub-adviser under the New Sub-advisory Agreements is not expected to adversely affect the performance of the Funds, the reasonableness of the management fees payable by the Funds, a portion of which will be paid by the Adviser to PPA, the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA, in managing the Funds or the extent to which the Funds can be expected to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (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 159 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 159 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. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees              

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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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)              

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. 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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

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

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

 

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Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

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

(2) 

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 1-800-260-0761.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-260-0761 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

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) 260-0761

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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Annual Report

January 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

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

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-260-0761. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. 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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

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Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     7  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     17 and 37  

Federal Tax Information

     18  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     38  

Management and Organization

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Important Notices

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, was marked by strong performance across the municipal bond market, with the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index,2 a broad measure of the asset class, returning 8.65%. The municipal bond yield curve8 experienced a so-called “bull market flattening”, where rates declined across the curve, but more so toward the long end of the curve. With investors searching for yield in a low-rate environment, lower rated7 bonds generally outperformed higher rated bonds, while longer duration9 issues outperformed shorter duration issues.

As the period opened on February 1, 2019, investors were concerned about a growing U.S.-China trade war. Following its December 19, 2018 federal funds rate hike — the last one on record — the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) lowered its projected number of rate increases for 2019 from three to two, which some investors viewed as indicating weakness in the U.S. economy. The result was a “flight to quality” by investors seeking the relative safety of fixed-income securities over stocks, initiating a bond rally that pushed longer term bond prices up and yields down.

The fixed-income rally continued through the spring and summer of 2019, propelled by lower-than-desired inflation, low European interest rates, on-again/off-again trade-conflict rhetoric, and Fed comments in March that were more dovish than the market had expected — leading many investors to conclude that further rate hikes were off the table for 2019. After holding interest rates steady through the first half of the period, the Fed cut the federal funds rate for the first time in over a decade on July 31, 2019, followed by two more rate cuts in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%.

In the middle and long portions of the yield curve — where rates are influenced more by the market than the Fed — rates bottomed at the beginning of September. From September 3 through the end of December, U.S. and European interest rates trended modestly upward, amid better-than-expected U.S. employment reports and cautious optimism about a U.S.-China trade détente.

Two events in the final month of the period, January 2020, raised investor concerns and led to a renewed “flight to quality” that revived the bond market rally. On January 2, the assassination of Iran’s top military commander by a U.S. drone strike briefly raised the specter of a U.S.-Iran military conflict. More lasting was the effect of the coronavirus outbreak in China, which threatened to slow global economic growth for possibly months.

Within the municipal bond market, technical factors amplified the price rally during the period. The 2017 tax law changes resulted in a combination of lower supply of new municipal issues and increased demand from high-income investors in high-tax states who had seen their tax bills rise under the revised code.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended January 31, 2020, Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) returned 7.56% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays 10 Year Municipal Bond Index (the Index), which returned 8.61%.

The Index is unmanaged and returns do not reflect any applicable sales charges, commissions, or expenses.

The Fund provides rules-based, approximately equal-weighted exposure in each year across the 5-15 year maturity portion of the yield curve, with the objective of seeking current income exempt from regular federal income tax. Management seeks to add incremental return through active security selection and in-depth credit analysis.

During the period, yield-curve positioning and duration detracted from Fund performance versus the Index. While the Index was entirely positioned in the 8-12 year area of the yield curve, the Fund was approximately equally weighted across the yield curve from 5 through 15 years. The Fund’s out-of Index holdings in the 5-7 year area of the curve underperformed the Index holdings in the longer maturity area of the curve and, thus, detracted from results relative to the Index.

In addition, the Fund had a shorter duration, or sensitivity to interest rate changes, than the Index during the period. This detracted from relative performance because the Fund benefited less than the Index from declining interest rates and rising bond prices during the period. The Fund’s duration positioning was a by-product of the Fund’s rules-based, equal-weighted yield-curve positioning.

In contrast, security selection and credit quality contributed to Fund performance versus the Index during the period. Active security selection — management’s work with credit analysts to pick sectors, issuers, and individual bonds to invest in — was the largest contributor to results relative to the Index.

With regard to credit quality, the Fund’s overweight exposure to A- and BBB-rated bonds aided relative performance, as lower rated bonds outperformed higher rated bonds 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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers James H. Evans, CFA, Brian C. Barney, CFA and Christopher J. Harshman, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

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

Class A at NAV

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        7.56      3.14     5.94

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   2.45        2.15       5.43  

Class C at NAV

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        6.68        2.37       5.15  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   5.68        2.37       5.15  

Class I at NAV

     02/01/2010        02/01/2010        7.83        3.40       6.20  

Bloomberg Barclays 10 Year Municipal Bond Index

                   8.61      3.66     4.76

Bloomberg Barclays 15 Year Municipal Bond Index

                   10.48        4.34       5.41  
             
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C     Class I  

Gross

           0.69      1.44     0.44

Net

           0.65        1.40       0.40  
             
% Distribution Rates/Yields5                    Class A      Class C     Class I  

Distribution Rate

           1.69      0.94     1.94

SEC 30-day Yield – Subsidized

           0.81        0.11       1.09  

SEC 30-day Yield – Unsubsidized

           0.79        0.09       1.07  

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        02/01/2010      $ 16,533       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        02/01/2010      $ 456,551       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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Fund Profile6

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments)7

 

 

LOGO

 

 

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 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. Bloomberg Barclays 10 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 8-12 years. Bloomberg Barclays 15 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities ranging from 12-17 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 charges 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 since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

  

Effective April 15, 2015, the Fund changed its investment objective and investment strategy. Performance prior to April 15, 2015 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objective and policies.

 

4 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 5/31/20. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

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. The 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. Subsidized yield reflects the effect of fee waivers and expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The Fund primarily invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund and may also invest directly. Unless otherwise noted, references to investments are to the aggregate holdings of the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

7 

Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest 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” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above.

 

8 

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term interest rates fall and/or short-term interest rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term interest rates increase and/or short-term interest rates fall.

 

9 

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.

Important Notice to Shareholders

The Fund’s investment adviser, Eaton Vance Management (EVM), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (EVC). Effective January 15, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the delegation of the day-to-day investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. On such date, Parametric became the sub-adviser of the Fund. Accordingly, effective January 15, 2020, the name of Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund was changed from Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund. There has been no change in portfolio management for the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio managers from EVM became employees of Parametric in connection with these changes.

 

 

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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 (August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020).

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
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

 

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,027.30      $ 3.32 **       0.65

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.50      $ 7.14 **       1.40

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.60      $ 2.05 **       0.40
 

Hypothetical

 

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.90      $ 3.31 **       0.65

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.12 **       1.40

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.20      $ 2.04 **       0.40

 

*

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 184/365 (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 July 31, 2019. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

**

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    January 31, 2020  

Investment in 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $679,162,806)

   $ 721,807,101  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,698,477  

Receivable from affiliates

     7,528  

Total assets

   $ 724,513,106  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 701,711  

Distributions payable

     232,125  

Payable to affiliates:

 

Distribution and service fees

     53,253  

Accrued expenses

     130,207  

Total liabilities

   $ 1,117,296  

Net Assets

   $ 723,395,810  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 692,964,856  

Distributable earnings

     30,430,954  

Total

   $ 723,395,810  
Class A Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 85,608,310  

Shares Outstanding

     6,637,213  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 12.90  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 95.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 13.54  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 41,688,681  

Shares Outstanding

     3,233,422  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 12.89  
Class I Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 596,098,819  

Shares Outstanding

     46,248,903  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 12.89  

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

 

*

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

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

January 31, 2020

 

Interest allocated from Portfolio

   $ 16,630,309  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (2,306,896

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 14,323,413  
Expenses

 

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

   $ 212,722  

Class C

     431,223  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500  

Custodian fee

     45,495  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     234,076  

Legal and accounting services

     32,782  

Printing and postage

     40,111  

Registration fees

     55,008  

Miscellaneous

     11,205  

Total expenses

   $ 1,063,122  

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 92,084  

Total expense reductions

   $ 92,084  

Net expenses

   $ 971,038  

Net investment income

   $ 13,352,375  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 3,629,939  

Net realized gain

   $ 3,629,939  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ 31,441,339  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 31,441,339  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 35,071,278  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 48,423,653  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 13,352,375      $ 12,742,087  

Net realized gain (loss)

     3,629,939        (8,207,796

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     31,441,339        13,003,732  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 48,423,653      $ 17,538,023  

Distributions to shareholders —

 

Class A

   $ (1,602,941    $ (1,744,865

Class C

     (489,123      (565,341

Class I

     (11,259,743      (10,431,013

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (13,351,807    $ (12,741,219

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Class A

   $ 13,723,494      $ 18,455,738  

Class C

     4,060,270        5,070,229  

Class I

     202,214,275        186,422,803  

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

 

Class A

     1,402,518        1,564,859  

Class C

     364,233        429,822  

Class I

     8,940,271        8,485,187  

Cost of shares redeemed

 

Class A

     (21,640,930      (38,412,479

Class C

     (10,115,553      (15,432,970

Class I

     (115,874,192      (236,218,511

Net asset value of shares converted

 

Class A

     254,761        597,026  

Class C

     (254,761      (597,026

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

   $ 83,074,386      $ (69,635,322

Other capital —

 

Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio

   $ (202,118    $ (305,548

Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio

     200,083        302,533  

Net decrease in net assets from other capital

   $ (2,035    $ (3,015

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 118,144,197      $ (64,841,533
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 605,251,613      $ 670,093,146  

At end of year

   $ 723,395,810      $ 605,251,613  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

     Class A  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 12.220      $ 12.110      $ 11.900      $ 12.220     $ 12.080  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.237      $ 0.225      $ 0.210      $ 0.175     $ 0.240  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.680        0.110        0.210        (0.320     0.140  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.917      $ 0.335      $ 0.420      $ (0.145   $ 0.380  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.237    $ (0.225    $ (0.210    $ (0.175   $ (0.240

Total distributions

   $ (0.237    $ (0.225    $ (0.210    $ (0.175   $ (0.240

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.900      $ 12.220      $ 12.110      $ 11.900     $ 12.220  

Total Return(1)(2)

     7.56      2.80      3.53      (1.21 )%      3.23
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 85,608      $ 87,287      $ 104,397      $ 144,984     $ 51,806  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses(2)

     0.65      0.65      0.65      0.65     0.67 %(4) 

Net investment income

     1.88      1.87      1.72      1.41     1.93

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(5)

     28      78      35      30 %(6)       

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund

                          6 %(6)(7)      41

 

(1)

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.

 

(2)

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser of the Fund and the investment adviser and the sub-adviser of the Portfolio reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.05%, 0.07% and 0.18% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses for the period while the Fund was investing in the Portfolio.

 

(4)

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

 

(5)

Portfolio turnover represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period while the Fund was investing in the Portfolio.

 

(6)

Not annualized.

 

(7)

For the period from February 1, 2016 through March 27, 2016 when the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

 

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Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class C  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 12.220      $ 12.100      $ 11.890      $ 12.210     $ 12.070  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.142      $ 0.134      $ 0.118      $ 0.082     $ 0.152  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.670        0.120        0.210        (0.320     0.138  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.812      $ 0.254      $ 0.328      $ (0.238   $ 0.290  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.142    $ (0.134    $ (0.118    $ (0.082   $ (0.150

Total distributions

   $ (0.142    $ (0.134    $ (0.118    $ (0.082   $ (0.150

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.890      $ 12.220      $ 12.100      $ 11.890     $ 12.210  

Total Return(1)(2)

     6.68      2.12      2.75      (1.96 )%      2.45
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 41,689      $ 45,309      $ 55,476      $ 53,321     $ 18,594  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses(2)

     1.40      1.40      1.40      1.40     1.42 %(4) 

Net investment income

     1.13      1.11      0.96      0.66     1.17

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(5)

     28      78      35      30 %(6)       

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund

                          6 %(6)(7)      41

 

(1)

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.

 

(2)

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser of the Fund and the investment adviser and the sub-adviser of the Portfolio reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.05%, 0.07% and 0.18% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses for the period while the Fund was investing in the Portfolio.

 

(4)

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

 

(5)

Portfolio turnover represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period while the Fund was investing in the Portfolio.

 

(6)

Not annualized.

 

(7)

For the period from February 1, 2016 through March 27, 2016 when the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

 

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Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 12.210      $ 12.100      $ 11.890      $ 12.210     $ 12.070  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income

   $ 0.268      $ 0.255      $ 0.240      $ 0.206     $ 0.270  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.680        0.110        0.210        (0.320     0.140  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.948      $ 0.365      $ 0.450      $ (0.114   $ 0.410  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.268    $ (0.255    $ (0.240    $ (0.206   $ (0.270

Total distributions

   $ (0.268    $ (0.255    $ (0.240    $ (0.206   $ (0.270

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.890      $ 12.210      $ 12.100      $ 11.890     $ 12.210  

Total Return(1)(2)

     7.83      3.06      3.79      (0.97 )%      3.49
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 596,099      $ 472,656      $ 510,220      $ 284,003     $ 94,748  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses(2)

     0.40      0.40      0.40      0.40     0.42 %(4) 

Net investment income

     2.12      2.11      1.94      1.66     2.21

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(5)

     28      78      35      30 %(6)       

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund

                          6 %(6)(7)      41

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser of the Fund and the investment adviser and the sub-adviser of the Portfolio reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.05%, 0.07% and 0.18% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses for the period while the Fund was investing in the Portfolio.

 

(4)

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

 

(5)

Portfolio turnover represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period while the Fund was investing in the Portfolio.

 

(6)

Not annualized.

 

(7)

For the period from February 1, 2016 through March 27, 2016 when the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. 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 and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (99.0% at January 31, 2020). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

C  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its 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 the Portfolio’s investments in municipal obligations, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Portfolio, 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 January 31, 2020, 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  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.

F  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, upon request by the shareholder, 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.

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

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder,

 

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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 January 31, 2020 and January 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
      2020      2019  

Tax-exempt income

   $ 13,351,807      $ 12,741,219  

As of January 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 235,800  

Deferred capital losses

   $ (12,357,506

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 42,784,785  

Distributions payable

   $ (232,125

At January 31, 2020, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $12,357,506 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at January 31, 2020, $10,861,551 are short-term and $1,495,955 are long-term.

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.32% of the Fund’s average daily net assets that are not invested in other investment companies for which EVM or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee (“Direct Assets”) up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On Direct Assets of $1 billion and over, the annual fee is reduced. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Fund incurred no investment adviser fee on Direct Assets. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM also serves as the administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.

Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement effective January 15, 2020, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.65%, 1.40% and 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after May 31, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $92,084 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended January 31, 2020.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended January 31, 2020, EVM earned $5,477 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 $11,160 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended January 31, 2020. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A 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. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and

 

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facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended January 31, 2020 amounted to $212,722 for Class A shares.

The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $323,417 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended January 31, 2020 amounted to $107,806 for Class C shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $7,000 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Investment Transactions

For the year ended January 31, 2020, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $101,024,194 and $33,894,325, respectively. In addition, a Portfolio transaction fee is imposed by the Portfolio on the combined daily inflows or outflows of the Fund and the Portfolio’s other investors as more fully described at Note 1H of the Portfolio’s financial statements included herein. Such fee is allocated to the Fund based on its pro-rata interest in the Portfolio. The amount of the Portfolio transaction fee imposed on the Fund, if any, and the allocation of such fee are presented as Other capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

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 January 31,  
Class A    2020      2019  

Sales

     1,086,749        1,535,167  

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

     111,314        129,793  

Redemptions

     (1,722,523      (3,193,486

Converted from Class C shares

     20,066        48,977  

Net decrease

     (504,394      (1,479,549
     Year Ended January 31,  
Class C    2020      2019  

Sales

     324,004        421,465  

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

     28,948        35,666  

Redemptions

     (808,021      (1,282,992

Converted to Class A shares

     (20,073      (49,033

Net decrease

     (475,142      (874,894

 

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     Year Ended January 31,  
Class I    2020      2019  

Sales

     16,101,873        15,477,973  

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

     709,234        704,377  

Redemptions

     (9,259,871      (19,650,265

Net increase (decrease)

     7,551,236        (3,467,915

8  Name Change

Effective January 15, 2020, the name of Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund was changed from Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund. The name change was made in connection with Parametric’s becoming sub-adviser to the Fund as disclosed in Note 3.

9  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II and Shareholders of Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II), as of January 31, 2020, 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, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2020, and 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.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2021 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. 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 January 31, 2020, the Fund designates 100.00% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 97.2%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Bond Bank — 0.7%  

Vermont Bond Bank, (Vermont State Colleges System), 3.00%, 10/1/35(1)

  $ 500     $ 536,505  

Virginia Resources Authority, (Pooled Financing Program), 4.00%, 11/1/35

    1,325       1,579,731  

Virginia Resources Authority, (Pooled Financing Program), 5.00%, 11/1/28

    2,460       2,827,696  
      $ 4,943,932  
Education — 3.9%  

Brownsburg 1999 School Building Corp., IN, 5.00%, 2/5/25

  $ 200     $ 238,324  

Brownsburg 1999 School Building Corp., IN, 5.00%, 2/5/26

    565       692,504  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    275       321,835  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/25

    275       330,701  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/26

    300       368,850  

California Municipal Finance Authority, (California Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/27

    300       376,023  

Colorado School of Mines, 4.00%, 12/1/34

    890       1,022,708  

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Fairfield University), 5.00%, 7/1/25

    875       1,047,401  

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Fairfield University), 5.00%, 7/1/26

    1,000       1,226,180  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Nova Southeastern University), 5.00%, 4/1/30

    750       886,973  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Tulane University), 5.00%, 12/15/27

    505       623,402  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), (SPA: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.), 1.13%, 8/15/34(2)

    5,000       5,000,000  

Nevada System of Higher Education, 5.00%, 7/1/24

    1,000       1,134,250  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, (Davidson College), 5.00%, 3/1/29

    200       215,750  

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (Rhode Island School of Design), (LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 0.90%, 8/15/36(3)

    5,000       5,000,000  

Saginaw Valley State University, MI, 5.00%, 7/1/26

    750       921,188  

Saginaw Valley State University, MI, 5.00%, 7/1/27

    500       608,755  

Saginaw Valley State University, MI, 5.00%, 7/1/28

    1,000       1,212,530  

University of New Mexico, (SPA: U.S. Bank, N.A.), 0.88%, 6/1/26(3)

    4,500       4,500,000  

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 5.00%, 4/1/33

    1,085       1,248,032  

Virginia Commonwealth University, 4.00%, 11/1/34

    1,145       1,353,550  

Western Michigan University, 5.00%, 11/15/24

    300       355,767  
      $ 28,684,723  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electric Utilities — 2.7%  

Brownsville, TX, Utilities System Revenue, 5.00%, 9/1/29

  $ 1,000     $ 1,193,320  

Energy Northwest, WA, Wind Project Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/25

    365       439,675  

Energy Northwest, WA, Wind Project Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/26

    1,000       1,201,960  

Fayetteville Public Works Commission, NC, 5.00%, 3/1/25

    1,000       1,200,820  

Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 5.00%, 3/1/32

    250       299,907  

Lower Colorado River Authority, TX, 5.00%, 5/15/34(1)

    395       519,666  

Lower Colorado River Authority, TX, (LCRA Transmission Services Corp.), 5.00%, 5/15/24

    100       116,824  

Marquette Board of Light and Power, MI, 5.00%, 7/1/27

    735       897,391  

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1, (Catawba), 5.00%, 1/1/29

    500       614,940  

Orlando Utilities Commission, FL, Utility System Revenue, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 0.95%, 10/1/33(3)

    5,000       5,000,000  

Public Power Generation Agency, NE, (Whelan Energy Center Unit 2), 5.00%, 1/1/25

    500       592,210  

Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority, CA, Electric System Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/24

    300       353,637  

Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority, CA, Electric System Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/26

    250       308,012  

Springfield Electric System Revenue, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/27

    250       295,743  

Springfield Electric System Revenue, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/28

    250       294,613  

Springfield Electric System Revenue, IL, 5.00%, 3/1/29

    250       293,855  

Tallahassee, FL, Energy System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/27

    300       354,375  

Tallahassee, FL, Energy System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    400       471,500  

Tallahassee, FL, Energy System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/29

    1,120       1,315,518  

Tallahassee, FL, Energy System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/30

    1,500       1,756,500  

Tallahassee, FL, Energy System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/31

    1,000       1,168,710  

Tallahassee, FL, Energy System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/33

    300       349,551  

Walnut Energy Center Authority, CA, 5.00%, 1/1/33

    250       291,878  
      $ 19,330,605  
General Obligations — 29.4%  

Abilene Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/32

  $ 700     $ 824,236  

Addison, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/26

    270       303,507  

Alvin Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/34

    2,265       2,641,262  

Anchorage, AK, 5.00%, 9/1/24

    250       296,000  

Anchorage, AK, 5.00%, 9/1/25

    100       121,962  

Anchorage, AK, 5.00%, 9/1/27

    780       946,904  

Austin, TX, 5.00%, 9/1/30

    3,085       4,084,324  

Belding Area Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    250       304,458  

Belding Area Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/30

    250       302,705  

Birmingham, AL, 5.00%, 12/1/25

    1,050       1,285,725  

Birmingham, AL, 5.00%, 12/1/27

    2,460       3,143,265  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Burlington, VT, 5.00%, 11/1/27

  $ 305     $ 389,040  

Burlington, VT, 5.00%, 11/1/29

    235       311,095  

Burlington, VT, 5.00%, 11/1/30

    300       394,230  

Burlington, VT, Series 2016A, 5.00%, 11/1/25

    300       366,438  

Burlington, VT, Series 2016A, 5.00%, 11/1/26

    150       187,716  

Burlington, VT, Series 2019A, 5.00%, 11/1/25

    150       183,219  

Burlington, VT, Series 2019A, 5.00%, 11/1/26

    210       262,802  

California, 4.00%, 9/1/26

    320       383,347  

California, 5.00%, 8/1/24

    1,390       1,645,246  

California, 5.00%, 8/1/26

    2,010       2,453,607  

California, 5.00%, 8/1/28

    2,000       2,641,620  

California, 5.00%, 8/1/32

    1,590       1,973,874  

Cape May County, NJ, 3.00%, 10/1/31

    1,000       1,078,920  

Chaffey Joint Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 0.00%, 8/1/33

    1,000       726,820  

Clark County, NV, 4.00%, 11/1/34

    2,375       2,653,564  

Collin County, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/25

    1,605       1,923,753  

Colonial School District, PA, 5.00%, 2/15/32

    100       120,496  

Colonial School District, PA, 5.00%, 2/15/33

    200       240,498  

Contra Costa Community College District, CA, (Election of 2014), 4.00%, 8/1/32

    650       807,410  

Contra Costa Community College District, CA, (Election of 2014), 4.00%, 8/1/33

    350       433,542  

Cook County School District No. 25, (Arlington Heights), IL, 5.00%, 12/15/32

    630       767,428  

Dallas, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/29

    2,775       3,197,771  

Dallas, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/31

    3,615       4,024,037  

Delaware, 5.00%, 2/1/29

    1,000       1,302,940  

Denton County, TX, 4.00%, 7/15/31

    1,500       1,802,790  

District of Columbia, 5.00%, 6/1/33

    6,690       7,777,593  

Douglas County School District No. Re-1, CO, 4.00%, 12/15/34

    3,000       3,536,250  

Dowagiac Union School District, MI, 4.00%, 5/1/26

    350       411,649  

Dublin City School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/1/29

    500       658,940  

Easton Area School District, PA, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    1,650       2,083,950  

Edinburg, TX, 5.00%, 3/1/25

    310       369,709  

Fayette County School District, GA, 5.25%, 9/1/24

    1,175       1,404,336  

Flower Mound, TX, 5.00%, 3/1/27

    510       629,065  

Franklin County, OH, 4.25%, 12/1/35

    1,250       1,363,437  

Frisco Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/30

    400       452,128  

Georgia, 5.00%, 2/1/32

    1,000       1,252,520  

Granville Exempted Village School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/1/26

    500       615,290  

Harlandale Independent School District, TX, 5.00%, 8/1/29

    845       1,047,868  

Hennepin County, MN, 5.00%, 12/1/33

    1,000       1,242,680  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Homewood, AL, 5.00%, 9/1/28

  $ 2,000     $ 2,478,080  

Homewood, AL, 5.00%, 9/1/29

    2,000       2,468,460  

Honolulu City and County, HI, 3.00%, 9/1/31

    1,510       1,660,638  

Illinois, 5.00%, 10/1/26

    3,650       4,344,339  

Illinois, 5.00%, 2/1/27

    2,730       3,268,028  

Illinois, 5.00%, 1/1/28

    5,655       6,579,310  

Illinois, 5.00%, 3/1/28

    2,000       2,122,180  

Illinois, 5.00%, 4/1/29

    1,190       1,326,065  

Illinois, 5.00%, 3/1/34

    6,000       6,334,740  

Illinois, 5.00%, 3/1/35

    1,000       1,055,110  

Kane, Cook and DuPage Counties School District No. 46, IL, 5.00%, 1/1/29

    1,000       1,139,920  

Kane, McHenry, Cook and DeKalb Counties Community Unit School District No. 300, IL, 5.00%, 1/1/28

    2,370       2,925,528  

La Joya Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/26

    485       533,476  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    635       759,917  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    1,500       1,789,245  

Lakeland, FL, 5.00%, 10/1/30

    1,000       1,186,030  

Leander Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 8/15/31

    600       411,354  

Lewisville Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/27

    1,600       1,855,232  

Maine, 5.00%, 6/1/25

    2,500       3,034,300  

McLean County Public Building Commission, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/28

    200       237,204  

Miami-Dade County School District, FL, 5.00%, 3/15/28

    300       357,873  

Miami-Dade County, FL, 5.00%, 7/1/29

    1,000       1,205,860  

Milpitas Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2012), 4.00%, 8/1/32

    560       626,226  

Minneapolis, MN, Green Bonds, 3.00%, 12/1/31

    2,180       2,362,575  

Morris Township, NJ, 3.00%, 11/1/27

    440       492,536  

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, CA, 0.00%, 8/1/27

    175       158,431  

Navasota Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/28

    195       231,407  

Navasota Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/29

    340       403,012  

Navasota Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/30

    725       857,936  

Navasota Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/31

    885       1,046,433  

Navasota Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/32

    720       850,363  

New Hampshire, 4.00%, 12/1/33

    2,285       2,714,854  

New York, NY, 5.00%, 8/1/25

    2,000       2,440,200  

Oregon, 2.20%, 6/1/24

    815       856,402  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Oregon, 2.25%, 12/1/24

  $ 1,000     $ 1,056,930  

Oregon, 2.35%, 6/1/25

    165       176,147  

Oregon, 2.40%, 12/1/25

    1,050       1,129,873  

Oregon, 2.50%, 6/1/26

    1,070       1,152,326  

Oregon, 2.55%, 12/1/26

    430       465,737  

Oregon, (SPA: U.S. Bank, N.A.),
0.88%, 12/1/36(3)

    5,000       5,000,000  

Pasadena, TX, 4.00%, 2/15/28

    500       566,110  

Pasadena, TX, 4.00%, 2/15/29

    150       169,322  

Pasadena, TX, 4.00%, 2/15/30

    500       561,645  

Pasadena, TX, 4.00%, 2/15/31

    650       727,525  

Pendleton School District No. 16R, Umatilla County, OR, 0.00%, 6/15/27

    1,060       952,230  

Pennsylvania, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    5,000       5,328,350  

Pennsylvania, 4.00%, 6/15/31

    235       258,166  

Pennsylvania, 5.00%, 7/1/24

    490       576,941  

Philadelphia, PA, 5.00%, 2/1/24

    1,050       1,212,750  

Philadelphia, PA, 5.00%, 2/1/26

    1,150       1,408,405  

Philadelphia, PA, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    2,250       2,908,305  

Pittsburg Unified School District, CA, 5.00%, 8/1/28

    920       1,182,485  

Plano Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 3.00%, 2/15/30

    2,500       2,720,000  

Port of Seattle, WA, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/28

    2,000       2,343,000  

Ravenswood City School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/24

    465       549,258  

Ravenswood City School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/25

    485       590,880  

Ravenswood City School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/26

    505       632,886  

Ravenswood City School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/27

    530       666,258  

Ravenswood City School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/28

    555       696,081  

Ravenswood City School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/29

    575       720,107  

Romeo Community Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/30

    700       847,574  

Romulus, MI, 4.00%, 11/1/31

    250       282,900  

Romulus, MI, 4.00%, 11/1/32

    200       225,494  

Romulus, MI, 4.00%, 11/1/33

    250       280,983  

Round Rock Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 3.00%, 8/1/33

    1,500       1,647,255  

SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. for Pickens School District, SC, 5.00%, 12/1/26

    1,650       1,974,868  

School District 27J, Adams and Weld Counties and City and County of Broomfield, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/30

    450       516,182  

Seguin Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/29

    300       342,894  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
General Obligations (continued)  

Seward County Unified School District No. 480, KS, 5.00%, 9/1/29

  $ 2,000     $ 2,405,680  

South Texas College District, 5.00%, 8/15/30

    1,295       1,469,644  

Southfield Public Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    1,100       1,316,601  

Southfield Public Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/27

    1,000       1,255,650  

St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J, CO, 5.00%, 12/15/28

    1,700       2,138,056  

St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J, CO, 5.00%, 12/15/29

    1,000       1,252,860  

Stamford, CT, 4.00%, 8/1/27

    650       755,378  

Sun Valley, ID, 5.00%, 9/15/25

    755       925,615  

Sun Valley, ID, 5.00%, 9/15/26

    695       875,693  

Texas, (SPA: State Street Bank and Trust Co.), 1.01%, 12/1/42(3)

    7,040       7,040,000  

Torrance Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2014), 5.00%, 8/1/30

    515       640,820  

Torrance Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2014), 5.00%, 8/1/31

    450       555,741  

Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/27

    510       587,500  

Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/28

    530       607,809  

Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/29

    545       622,924  

Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/30

    570       649,441  

Virginia Resources Authority, (Pooled Financing Program), 5.00%, 11/1/25

    600       737,766  

Washington, 5.00%, 8/1/28

    1,485       1,851,899  

Washington, 5.00%, 8/1/29

    1,400       1,739,374  

Weatherford Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 0.00%, 2/15/25

    265       250,049  

West Virginia, 5.00%, 12/1/30

    10,000       13,121,700  

Will and Kendall Counties Community Consolidated School District No. 202, IL, 4.00%, 1/1/27

    2,825       3,282,424  

Will County Community Unit School District No. 365-U, IL, 4.00%, 1/1/30

    750       838,050  

Williamson County, TX, 5.00%, 2/15/28

    300       348,222  

York County, PA, 5.00%, 6/1/27

    1,225       1,461,155  
      $ 214,085,148  
Hospital — 11.2%  

Berks County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Tower Health), 4.00%, 11/1/33

  $ 200     $ 220,792  

Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., NY, (Catholic Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/25

    250       300,128  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Adventist Health System/West), 4.00%, 3/1/27

    100       108,345  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (El Camino Hospital), 5.00%, 2/1/29

  $ 750     $ 953,273  

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, NC, 5.125%, 1/15/37

    40       41,466  

Clarke County Hospital Authority, GA, (Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/30

    335       411,303  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (CommonSpirit Health), 5.00%, 8/1/34

    2,000       2,507,280  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (CommonSpirit Health), 5.00%, 8/1/35

    3,000       3,750,570  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (CommonSpirit Health), 5.00% to 8/1/26 (Put Date), 8/1/49

    5,000       5,987,900  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (NCMC, Inc.), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 5/15/25

    150       181,041  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Sanford Health), 5.00%, 11/1/32

    3,000       3,844,140  

Duluth Economic Development Authority, MN, (Essentia Health Obligated Group), 5.00%, 2/15/33

    1,000       1,241,280  

Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, GA, (Southeast Georgia Health System), 4.00%, 8/1/35(1)

    1,000       1,166,610  

Greeneville Health and Educational Facilities Board, TN, (Ballad Health), 5.00%, 7/1/32

    1,815       2,045,614  

Greeneville Health and Educational Facilities Board, TN, (Ballad Health), 5.00%, 7/1/33

    4,000       4,484,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Riverside Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/27

    500       612,145  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Rush University Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/31

    1,000       1,175,160  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Rush University Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/32

    1,000       1,171,240  

Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, TN, (University Health System, Inc.), 5.00%, 9/1/30

    1,000       1,182,110  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), 5.00%, 5/15/25

    250       298,580  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), 5.00%, 5/15/26

    250       298,353  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), 5.00%, 5/15/27

    250       297,700  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/30

    2,000       2,425,980  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/31

    1,500       1,811,460  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/32

    2,000       2,405,540  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Banner Health), 1.51%, (SIFMA + 0.57%), 10/18/24 (Put Date), 1/1/35(4)

    4,865       4,876,481  

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (MedStar Health, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/15/31

    1,000       1,167,130  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/25

  $ 595     $ 676,104  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (South Shore Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    550       636,988  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (South Shore Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/26

    500       610,335  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (South Shore Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/28

    245       295,406  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Beaumont Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 8/1/28

    1,315       1,531,462  

Michigan Finance Authority, (Sparrow Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/15/24

    500       589,105  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (CoxHealth), 5.00%, 11/15/31

    490       579,136  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Saint Luke’s Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/31

    1,000       1,213,440  

Monongalia County Building Commission, WV, (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/23

    500       552,920  

Monongalia County Building Commission, WV, (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/24

    500       565,990  

Monongalia County Building Commission, WV, (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/28

    1,340       1,518,743  

Monongalia County Building Commission, WV, (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/29

    775       877,378  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group), 5.00%, 8/1/25

    400       480,196  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group), 5.00%, 8/1/28

    500       630,795  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group), 5.00%, 8/1/29

    500       627,130  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/25

    1,000       1,208,680  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/27

    700       868,224  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/28

    700       864,661  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/30

    520       640,962  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/31

    700       862,106  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, (Presbyterian Healthcare Services), 5.00%, 8/1/24

    100       117,205  

Norman Regional Hospital Authority, OK, 5.00%, 9/1/25

    1,000       1,196,190  

Norman Regional Hospital Authority, OK, 5.00%, 9/1/29

    1,000       1,205,510  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (North Carolina Baptist Hospital), 5.00%, 6/1/34

    1,140       1,154,250  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Wake Forest Baptist Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/33

    2,930       3,214,913  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hospital (continued)  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania Health System), 5.00%, 8/15/33

  $ 2,600     $ 3,368,482  

Richmond County Hospital Authority, GA, (University Health Services, Inc.), 5.00%, 1/1/28

    1,000       1,229,670  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, MI, (William Beaumont Hospital), 5.00%, 9/1/29

    250       286,653  

Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (Hanover Hospital, Inc.), 4.00%, 12/1/30

    150       166,026  

Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (Hanover Hospital, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/24

    300       355,029  

St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, MN, (Fairview Health Services), 5.00%, 11/15/25

    500       608,930  

St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, MN, (HealthPartners Obligated Group), 5.00%, 7/1/30

    625       733,050  

University of Kansas Hospital Authority, (KU Health System), 5.00%, 9/1/27

    1,655       1,989,244  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/24

    350       413,658  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/25

    335       407,879  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/26

    300       368,523  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/27

    205       250,338  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/28

    500       608,560  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/30

    400       482,972  

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (University of Vermont Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/31

    300       361,416  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Overlake Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/1/27

    1,575       1,984,657  

Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Agnesian HealthCare, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/26

    400       491,024  
      $ 81,789,561  
Housing — 3.1%  

California Housing Finance Agency, 4.00%, 3/20/33

  $ 4,744     $ 5,610,596  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 3.60%, 11/15/30

    145       155,102  

Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, 3.65%, 12/1/32

    1,000       1,095,930  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.30%, 7/1/21

    950       964,022  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2019 Series A, 4.00%, 8/1/33

    655       776,031  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2019 Series A, 4.00%, 8/1/34

    295       347,277  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Housing (continued)  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2019 Series A, 4.00%, 8/1/35

  $ 440     $ 515,671  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2019 Series C, 4.00%, 8/1/33

    525       622,010  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2019 Series C, 4.00%, 8/1/34

    240       282,530  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2019 Series C, 4.00%, 8/1/35

    285       334,014  

New York City Housing Development Corp., NY, 2.65%, 11/1/27

    870       929,595  

New York City Housing Development Corp., NY, 2.80%, 5/1/29

    795       849,426  

New York City Housing Development Corp., NY, 2.85%, 11/1/29

    300       320,703  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.20%, 5/1/25

    190       198,723  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.25%, 11/1/25

    225       236,801  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.40%, 11/1/26

    225       241,414  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.50%, 11/1/27

    140       150,210  

New York Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 2.60%, 5/1/28

    110       118,103  

New York Mortgage Agency, 2.30%, 10/1/30

    1,000       1,031,540  

New York Mortgage Agency, 3.65%, 4/1/32

    1,000       1,103,810  

Seattle Housing Authority, WA, 2.625%, 12/1/23

    110       115,900  

Seattle Housing Authority, WA, 2.75%, 12/1/24

    480       513,907  

Seattle Housing Authority, WA, 2.875%, 12/1/25

    900       981,369  

Seattle Housing Authority, WA, 3.00%, 12/1/26

    920       1,018,992  

Tennessee Housing Development Agency, 2.80%, 7/1/26

    250       270,440  

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 3.85%, 11/1/33

    1,758       1,953,683  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, 2.55%, 5/1/27

    630       664,505  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, 3.80%, 12/1/35

    785       873,964  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, 2.25%, 6/1/25

    105       111,103  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, 2.30%, 12/1/25

    130       138,171  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, 2.40%, 6/1/26

    105       111,692  
      $ 22,637,234  
Insured – Education — 0.6%  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/31

  $ 1,100     $ 1,464,771  

Northern Arizona University, (BAM), 5.00%, 6/1/32

    500       663,710  

Patterson Joint Unified School District, CA, (Election 2018), (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/28

    1,065       1,318,332  

Patterson Joint Unified School District, CA, (Election 2018), (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/29

    1,000       1,232,540  
      $ 4,679,353  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.0%(5)  

New Britain, CT, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 3/1/25

  $ 100     $ 120,294  
      $ 120,294  
Insured – General Obligations — 1.1%  

Albertville, AL, (BAM), 4.00%, 6/1/28

  $ 1,130     $ 1,206,535  

Albertville, AL, (BAM), Series A, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    1,505       1,601,681  

Albertville, AL, (BAM), Series C, 4.00%, 6/1/30

    610       649,186  

New Britain, CT, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/25

    135       160,048  

New Britain, CT, (BAM), Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 3/1/25

    5       6,001  

Ogle and Winnebago Counties Community Unit School District No. 223, IL, (BAM), 4.00%, 12/1/25

    470       523,091  

Ogle and Winnebago Counties Community Unit School District No. 223, IL, (BAM), 5.00%, 12/1/24

    325       377,962  

Pocono Mountain School District, PA, (AGM), 4.00%, 9/1/27

    690       808,963  

Yonkers, NY, (BAM), Series 2019A, 5.00%, 5/1/31

    1,000       1,312,410  

Yonkers, NY, (BAM), Series 2019B, 5.00%, 5/1/31

    1,200       1,573,620  
      $ 8,219,497  
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 0.9%  

Biloxi Public School District, MS, (BAM), 5.00%, 4/1/25

  $ 1,350     $ 1,598,427  

Biloxi Public School District, MS, (BAM), 5.00%, 4/1/29

    1,235       1,482,494  

Clermont County Port Authority, OH, (West Clermont Local School District), (BAM), 5.00%, 12/1/26

    250       301,187  

Clermont County Port Authority, OH, (West Clermont Local School District), (BAM), 5.00%, 12/1/29

    100       119,611  

Highlands County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/26

    400       474,432  

Highlands County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 3/1/27

    200       236,568  

Pasco County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/24

    410       481,131  

Pasco County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/25

    305       368,672  

Pasco County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/26

    355       439,607  

Pasco County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/27

    605       745,100  

Pasco County School Board, FL, (BAM), 5.00%, 8/1/29

    310       378,414  
      $ 6,625,643  
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 0.1%  

Successor Agency to Yuba City Redevelopment Agency, CA, (AGM), 5.00%, 9/1/24

  $ 115     $ 136,330  

Successor Agency to Yuba City Redevelopment Agency, CA, (AGM), 5.00%, 9/1/25

    420       514,034  
      $ 650,364  
Insured – Transportation — 1.8%  

New Brunswick Parking Authority, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 9/1/24

  $ 350     $ 412,846  

New Brunswick Parking Authority, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 9/1/25

    500       608,600  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insured – Transportation (continued)  

New Brunswick Parking Authority, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 9/1/26

  $ 320     $ 389,114  

New Brunswick Parking Authority, NJ, (BAM), 5.00%, 9/1/27

    375       455,085  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/30

    1,000       1,249,900  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/31

    1,250       1,553,975  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/32

    1,650       2,044,680  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/33

    2,450       3,025,530  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, (AGM), 5.00%, 1/1/34

    2,485       3,062,936  
      $ 12,802,666  
Insured – Water and Sewer — 0.1%  

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, TX, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/24

  $ 150     $ 175,472  

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, TX, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/30

    250       300,707  
      $ 476,179  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 6.3%  

Adams County, CO, Certificates of Participation, 4.00%, 12/1/28

  $ 1,000     $ 1,146,710  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/29

    150       182,093  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/30

    235       281,723  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/31

    250       297,212  

Aspen Fire Protection District, CO, 4.00%, 12/1/32

    205       242,283  

Broward County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 7/1/25

    500       605,220  

Broward County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 7/1/27

    500       617,720  

Broward County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 7/1/29

    500       612,985  

Broward County School Board, FL, Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/24

    1,250       1,467,637  

California Public Works Board, 5.00%, 11/1/29

    1,000       1,249,960  

Canadian County Educational Facilities Authority, OK, (Mustang Public Schools), 5.00%, 9/1/26

    500       618,240  

Colorado Department of Transportation, 5.00%, 6/15/30

    350       426,867  

Colorado Department of Transportation, 5.00%, 6/15/31

    310       376,892  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/25

    500       596,225  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    3,000       3,793,230  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/30

    3,000       3,768,090  

Eagle County, CO, Certificates of Participation, 5.00%, 12/1/26

    200       244,212  

Fountain Valley Public Financing Authority, CA, 4.00%, 11/1/23

    135       151,712  

Fountain Valley Public Financing Authority, CA, 4.00%, 11/1/24

    550       636,251  

Fountain Valley Public Financing Authority, CA, 4.00%, 11/1/25

    570       675,712  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation (continued)  

Fountain Valley Public Financing Authority, CA, 4.00%, 11/1/26

  $ 595     $ 707,604  

Fountain Valley Public Financing Authority, CA, 4.00%, 11/1/27

    620       730,056  

Fountain Valley Public Financing Authority, CA, 4.00%, 11/1/28

    645       756,837  

Georgia Municipal Association, Inc., Certificates of Participation, (Atlanta Public Safety), 5.00%, 12/1/28

    410       522,488  

Kentucky Property and Buildings Commission, 5.00%, 4/1/27

    1,710       2,123,495  

Kentucky Property and Buildings Commission, 5.00%, 11/1/27

    2,350       2,895,153  

Lee County School Board, FL, Certificates of Participation, 5.00%, 8/1/32

    1,495       1,816,261  

Medina City School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/1/24

    300       353,328  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, OK, (Deer Creek Public Schools), 5.00%, 12/1/25

    1,405       1,712,456  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, OK, (Deer Creek Public Schools), 5.00%, 12/1/26

    2,000       2,421,940  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, OK, (Midwest City-Del City Public Schools), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    850       1,001,937  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, OK, (Midwest City-Del City Public Schools), 5.00%, 10/1/25

    1,000       1,213,510  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, OK, (Midwest City-Del City Public Schools), 5.00%, 10/1/26

    1,000       1,241,720  

Orange County School Board, FL, 5.00%, 8/1/32

    1,935       2,309,655  

Pennington County, SD, Certificates of Participation, 5.00%, 6/1/27

    1,300       1,556,464  

Plymouth Intermediate District No. 287, MN, Certificates of Participation, 5.00%, 2/1/30

    385       475,656  

Public Finance Authority, WI, (KU Campus Development Corp.), 5.00%, 3/1/29

    500       615,070  

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 11/1/27

    850       1,037,178  

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, CA, 5.00%, 11/1/28

    950       1,155,656  

South Dakota Building Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/26

    500       620,835  

South Dakota Building Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/27

    635       743,191  

South Dakota Building Authority, 5.00%, 6/1/28

    210       251,719  

South Dakota Building Authority, Series 2015B, 5.00%, 6/1/30

    200       238,178  

St. Charles County Public Water Supply District No. 2, MO, 3.00%, 12/1/24

    360       379,001  

Virginia Public Building Authority, 4.00%, 8/1/35

    1,140       1,364,352  
      $ 46,234,714  
Other Revenue — 12.2%  

Bexar County, TX, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, 4.00%, 6/15/34

  $ 905     $ 1,053,103  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Other Revenue (continued)  

Bexar County, TX, Motor Vehicle Rental Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 8/15/33

  $ 690     $ 814,462  

Bexar County, TX, Motor Vehicle Rental Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 8/15/34

    810       954,010  

Bexar County, TX, Motor Vehicle Rental Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 8/15/35

    760       892,780  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (The J. Paul Getty Trust), 1.447%, (70% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.20%), 4/1/21 (Put Date), 10/1/47(4)

    2,500       2,502,875  

Central Plains Energy Project, NE, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 12/1/49

    5,000       5,677,350  

District of Columbia, (National Public Radio, Inc.), 5.00%, 4/1/28

    1,000       1,211,390  

District of Columbia, (National Public Radio, Inc.), 5.00%, 4/1/29

    1,000       1,208,230  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/32

    825       992,813  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/33

    640       767,821  

Fort Myers, FL, Capital Improvement Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/34

    510       610,552  

Hyland Hills Park & Recreation District, CO, 5.00%, 12/15/26

    150       186,797  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00%, 7/1/24

    5,000       5,584,050  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 6/1/25 (Put Date), 12/1/49

    5,000       5,616,700  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 2/1/28 (Put Date), 2/1/50

    7,500       8,756,550  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/30

    400       462,540  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/31

    250       288,450  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/32

    365       420,498  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/33

    300       345,117  

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV, 5.00%, 7/1/34

    475       545,799  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/32

    2,355       3,014,588  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/34

    2,425       3,083,436  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, (Jefferson Parish), 5.00%, 4/1/27

    500       619,380  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, (Jefferson Parish), 5.00%, 4/1/29

    275       338,825  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Other Revenue (continued)  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 12/2/24 (Put Date), 8/1/49

  $ 2,500     $ 2,818,975  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.00% to 9/1/26 (Put Date), 3/1/50

    5,000       5,775,250  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 4.00% to 9/1/23 (Put Date), 4/1/48

    1,000       1,095,810  

Mississippi Development Bank, Special Obligation Bond, (East Mississippi Correctional Facility), 5.00%, 8/1/25

    1,000       1,195,790  

Mississippi Development Bank, Special Obligation Bond, (Jackson Public School District), 5.00%, 4/1/25

    1,270       1,512,087  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/27

    200       260,048  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/28

    250       332,755  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/29

    325       441,506  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/31

    250       337,653  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/32

    550       739,755  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/33

    300       402,207  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/34

    300       400,860  

New York City Cultural Resources Trust, NY, (Carnegie Hall), 5.00%, 12/1/35

    700       931,735  

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (Barrington), 5.00%, 5/15/28

    1,060       1,347,514  

San Diego Association of Governments, CA, (Mid-Coast Corridor Transit), Green Bonds, 1.80%, 11/15/27

    1,000       1,015,000  

Spartanburg County School District No. 7, SC, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/1/24

    350       416,017  

Tennergy Corp., TN, Gas Supply Revenue, 5.00% to 10/1/24 (Put Date), 2/1/50

    12,000       13,958,880  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Project Revenue, 4.00% to 11/1/25 (Put Date), 11/1/49

    5,000       5,666,800  

Wisconsin, Environmental Improvement Fund Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/31

    2,500       3,010,400  

Wisconsin, Environmental Improvement Fund Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/32

    1,000       1,201,440  
      $ 88,808,598  
Senior Living / Life Care — 2.9%  

Atlantic Beach, FL, (Fleet Landing), 3.00%, 11/15/23

  $ 2,500     $ 2,510,000  

Atlantic Beach, FL, (Fleet Landing), 5.00%, 11/15/24

    160       184,722  

Atlantic Beach, FL, (Fleet Landing), 5.00%, 11/15/28

    1,480       1,765,418  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/30

  $ 1,655     $ 1,933,156  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/32

    350       405,391  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/33

    600       691,914  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/34

    685       787,127  

Baltimore County, MD, (Riderwood Village, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/1/35

    615       704,464  

Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, (Army Retirement Residence Foundation), 5.00%, 7/15/33

    875       1,001,402  

Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., NY, (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/28

    50       57,558  

Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., NY, (Orchard Park CCRC, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/30

    910       1,041,186  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (American Baptist Homes of the West), 5.00%, 10/1/25

    100       119,893  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, PA, (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries), 2.50%, 1/1/26

    640       659,130  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, PA, (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries), 5.00%, 1/1/27

    1,035       1,204,585  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Willow Valley Communities), 5.00%, 12/1/21

    250       267,905  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Willow Valley Communities), 5.00%, 12/1/31

    250       295,485  

Illinois Finance Authority, (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), 5.00%, 5/1/22

    225       242,919  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran Senior Services), 3.00%, 2/1/27

    1,000       1,063,830  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran Senior Services), 5.00%, 2/1/23

    600       660,594  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran Senior Services), 5.00%, 2/1/29

    600       705,618  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran Senior Services), 5.00%, 2/1/30

    200       233,884  

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran Senior Services), 5.00%, 2/1/31

    250       291,595  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/24

    150       173,718  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/25

    100       115,732  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/26

    1,100       1,269,488  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/27

    50       57,477  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/29

    125       143,330  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Senior Living / Life Care (continued)  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), 5.00%, 10/1/32

  $ 225     $ 256,099  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), Series 2016A, 5.00%, 10/1/30

    200       238,696  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), Series 2016A, 5.00%, 10/1/31

    675       802,521  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (United Methodist Retirement Homes), Series 2017A, 5.00%, 10/1/30

    250       285,770  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/32

    400       465,792  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 5/15/33

    500       580,875  
      $ 21,217,274  
Special Tax Revenue — 3.2%  

Atlanta Development Authority, GA, (New Downtown Atlanta Stadium), 5.00%, 7/1/26

  $ 100     $ 120,838  

Irving, TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/25

    130       154,856  

Irving, TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/26

    135       164,294  

Irving, TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    100       123,745  

Irving, TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/28

    125       156,896  

Irving, TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/30

    150       188,660  

Irving, TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/31

    100       124,979  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CA, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/31

    1,000       1,244,720  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CA, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/32

    500       621,065  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/25

    250       300,713  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/26

    1,025       1,268,765  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/29

    900       1,099,872  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/30

    950       1,158,097  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/31

    895       1,089,063  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/32

    735       891,165  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Special Obligation Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/32

    1,200       1,320,300  

Mississippi Development Bank, Special Obligation Bonds, (Hinds County School District), 4.00%, 3/1/25

    470       535,137  

New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/32

    1,800       2,177,190  

New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/34

    5,000       6,188,700  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Special Tax Revenue (continued)  

New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/1/33

  $ 1,190     $ 1,390,194  

Oregon Department of Transportation, Highway User Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    1,300       1,538,550  

Successor Agency to San Mateo Redevelopment Agency, CA, 5.00%, 8/1/26

    100       120,279  

Successor Agency to San Mateo Redevelopment Agency, CA, 5.00%, 8/1/29

    140       167,220  

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District, OR, Payroll Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 9/1/32

    1,000       1,241,290  
      $ 23,386,588  
Transportation — 13.1%  

Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, (Pittsburgh International Airport), Prerefunded to 1/1/22, 4.00%, 1/1/31

  $ 1,000     $ 1,057,930  

Arizona Transportation Board, Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/27

    2,755       3,432,537  

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), 2.95% to 4/1/26 (Put Date), 4/1/47

    1,800       1,984,518  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, 4.00%, 7/1/35

    3,350       3,844,795  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/26

    1,000       1,221,760  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/28

    150       177,584  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/29

    150       177,348  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/30

    500       590,635  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/31

    1,000       1,180,220  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/33

    125       147,528  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/28

    2,905       3,656,785  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/29

    3,060       3,841,126  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/30

    1,000       1,250,390  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/31

    1,000       1,245,920  

Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), 5.25%, 1/1/32

    2,565       3,190,527  

Clark County, NV, Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/33

    3,000       3,465,060  

Commonwealth Transportation Board, VA, 5.00%, 9/15/30

    1,240       1,544,966  

Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), 5.00%, 11/1/30

    2,545       2,620,586  

Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/24

    650       773,844  

Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    1,450       1,786,124  

Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/32

    2,100       2,580,585  

Fort Bend County, TX, Toll Road Revenue, 5.00%, 3/1/28

    500       595,990  

Fort Bend County, TX, Toll Road Revenue, 5.00%, 3/1/29

    1,000       1,190,550  

Fort Bend County, TX, Toll Road Revenue, 5.00%, 3/1/30

    750       890,212  

Hawaii, Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/31

    805       1,053,157  
 

 

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Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Federal Highway Trust Fund, 5.00%, 7/15/25

  $ 650     $ 783,887  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.00%, 1/1/29

    175       211,761  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/32

    350       419,314  

Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission, 2015 Federal Highway Trust Fund, 5.00%, 9/1/24

    250       293,787  

Kentucky Turnpike Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/33

    500       561,040  

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 5.00%, 1/1/30

    4,860       6,344,001  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/27

    1,500       1,863,750  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    415       457,571  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 2.013%, (67% of 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.82%), 2/1/22 (Put Date), 11/1/26(4)

    6,625       6,653,289  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/29

    2,435       3,091,768  

New Orleans Aviation Board, LA, 5.00%, 1/1/28

    150       185,792  

North Carolina, Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds, 5.00%, 3/1/26

    3,000       3,713,520  

North Carolina, Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds, 5.00%, 3/1/29

    550       650,034  

North Carolina, Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds, 5.00%, 3/1/30

    400       471,108  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1.64%, (SIFMA + 0.70%), 12/1/23(4)

    5,000       5,033,600  

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.00%, 9/1/34

    3,595       4,736,269  

Port of Seattle, WA, 5.00%, 3/1/25

    150       176,409  

Port of Seattle, WA, 5.00%, 3/1/27

    250       292,822  

Port of Seattle, WA, 5.00%, 3/1/29

    250       291,605  

Portland, ME, Airport Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/29

    225       289,458  

Portland, ME, Airport Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/31

    370       480,885  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/28

    1,370       1,728,214  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/31

    300       381,819  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/32

    660       837,745  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/33

    600       759,648  

Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/34

    450       568,561  

Texas Transportation Commission, 5.00%, 4/1/33

    50       57,733  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 0.00%, 8/1/34

    1,000       630,760  

Texas Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System), 0.00%, 8/1/35

    500       295,655  

Wayne County Airport Authority, MI, (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), 5.00%, 12/1/31

    2,920       3,754,770  

Wayne County Airport Authority, MI, (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), 5.00%, 12/1/34

    1,005       1,280,712  
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Wisconsin, Transportation Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/31

  $ 3,450     $ 4,022,458  

Wisconsin, Transportation Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/32

    700       815,234  
      $ 95,635,656  
Water and Sewer — 3.9%  

Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/1/25

  $ 300     $ 365,784  

Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/1/29

    115       137,805  

Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, 5.00%, 7/1/30

    100       119,518  

Glendale, AZ, Water and Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/28

    1,500       1,806,495  

King County, WA, Sewer Revenue, 4.00%, 7/1/33

    4,880       5,395,328  

Marin Public Financing Authority, CA, (Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District), 4.00%, 4/1/32

    575       677,856  

McAllen, TX, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, 4.00%, 2/1/27

    1,000       1,151,890  

Memphis, TN, Sanitary Sewerage System Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/32

    1,895       2,194,220  

Mesa, AZ, Utility Systems Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/27

    600       746,292  

Mesa, AZ, Utility Systems Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/29

    500       617,135  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), (SPA: Barclays Bank PLC),
1.18%, 6/15/50(2)

    5,000       5,000,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System), (SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 1.18%, 6/15/50(2)

    5,000       5,000,000  

Rapid City, SD, Water Revenue, 4.00%, 11/1/29

    600       686,214  

Rapid City, SD, Water Revenue, 4.00%, 11/1/30

    670       763,438  

Rapid City, SD, Water Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/26

    1,000       1,219,680  

Rapid City, SD, Water Revenue, 5.00%, 11/1/27

    515       623,773  

St. Joseph Industrial Development Authority, MO, (Sewerage System Improvements), 5.00%, 4/1/26

    500       598,150  

Wyoming, MI, Water Supply System Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/27

    505       614,747  

Wyoming, MI, Water Supply System Revenue, 5.00%, 6/1/28

    550       664,867  
      $ 28,383,192  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 97.2%
(identified cost $665,473,178)

 

  $ 708,711,221  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.8%

 

  $ 20,661,318  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 729,372,539  

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

At January 31, 2020, the concentration of the Portfolio’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is less than 10% individually.

 

 

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The Portfolio 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. At January 31, 2020, 4.7% 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 1.8% to 2.9% of total investments.

 

(1)

When-issued security.

 

(2)

Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the same or next business day. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(3)

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, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(4)

Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at January 31, 2020.

 

(5)

Amount is less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations:

 

AGM     Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM     Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
Liq     Liquidity Provider
LOC     Letter of Credit
PSF     Permanent School Fund
SIFMA     Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index
SPA     Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

Currency Abbreviations:

 

USD     United States Dollar
 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    January 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $665,473,178)

   $ 708,711,221  

Cash

     16,764,506  

Interest receivable

     6,445,606  

Receivable from affiliates

     5,379  

Total assets

   $ 731,926,712  
Liabilities

 

Payable for when-issued securities

   $ 2,185,788  

Payable to affiliate:

  

Investment adviser fee

     195,725  

Accrued expenses

     172,660  

Total liabilities

   $ 2,554,173  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 729,372,539  

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

January 31, 2020

 

Interest

   $ 16,816,363  

Total investment income

   $ 16,816,363  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 2,132,713  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     33,904  

Custodian fee

     147,812  

Legal and accounting services

     54,034  

Miscellaneous

     18,126  

Total expenses

   $ 2,386,589  

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 54,130  

Total expense reductions

   $ 54,130  

Net expenses

   $ 2,332,459  

Net investment income

   $ 14,483,904  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 3,670,755  

Net realized gain

   $ 3,670,755  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ 31,795,434  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 31,795,434  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 35,466,189  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 49,950,093  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 14,483,904      $ 13,949,745  

Net realized gain (loss)

     3,670,755        (8,296,867

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     31,795,434        13,159,193  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 49,950,093      $ 18,812,071  

Capital transactions —

 

Contributions

   $ 100,910,579      $ 60,489,911  

Withdrawals

     (34,118,862      (143,479,290

Portfolio transaction fee

     202,332        305,881  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

   $ 66,994,049      $ (82,683,498

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 116,944,142      $ (63,871,427
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 612,428,397      $ 676,299,824  

At end of year

   $ 729,372,539      $ 612,428,397  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended January 31,     

Period Ended

January 31,  2017(1)

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2020      2019      2018  
         

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

           

Expenses(2)

     0.35      0.35      0.35      0.35 %(3) 

Net investment income

     2.17      2.16      2.01      1.71 %(3) 

Portfolio Turnover

     28      78      35      30 %(4) 

Total Return(2)

     7.88      3.11      3.83      (0.80 )%(4)  

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

   $ 729,373      $ 612,428      $ 676,300      $ 502,104  

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, March 28, 2016, to January 31, 2017.

 

(2)

The investment adviser and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01% and 0.02% of average daily net assets for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and the period ended January 31, 2017, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(3)

Annualized.

 

(4)

Not annualized.

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At January 31, 2020, Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) and Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond NextShares held an interest of 99.0% and 1.0%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

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

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

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

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable 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 statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

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

As of January 31, 2020, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  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.

F  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

G  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Portfolio may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Portfolio maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will

 

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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.

H  Capital Transactions — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.32% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and at reduced rates on average daily net assets of $1 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $2,132,713 or 0.32% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, BMR pays Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. Pursuant to a voluntary expense reimbursement, BMR and Parametric were allocated $54,130 in total of the Portfolio’s operating expenses for the year ended January 31, 2020.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended January 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $266,132,417 and $183,615,370, respectively, for the year ended January 31, 2020.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at January 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 665,472,000  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 43,239,221  

Gross unrealized depreciation

      

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 43,239,221  

5  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

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6  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

At January 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

   $      $ 708,711,221      $      $ 708,711,221  

Total Investments

   $         —      $ 708,711,221      $         —      $ 708,711,221  

7  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio

January 31, 2020

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2020, 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, the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, March 28, 2016, to January 31, 2017, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of January 31, 2020, and 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 three years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, March 28, 2016, to January 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting held on December 10 and 11, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) of the registered investment companies (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (together, “Eaton Vance”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve new investment sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) and Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (“PPA”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance, with respect to Eaton Vance 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”), and between Boston Management and Research (“BMR”) and PPA with respect to 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which the Fund invests, including their respective fee structures (together, the “New Sub-advisory Agreements”). EVM, with respect to the Fund, and BMR, with respect to the Portfolio, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser” as the context requires.

As of the date of the Meeting, the Board noted that EVM served as the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administrative agreement, and that BMR served as the investment adviser to the Portfolio pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”). The Board also noted that each Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser may employ one or more investment sub-advisers to perform advisory services for the Fund and the Portfolio, as applicable, subject to required approvals, including by the Board. Based on information provided to the Board by Eaton Vance at the Meeting, the Board’s approval of the New Sub-advisory Agreements permits PPA to be appointed as a sub-adviser to both the Fund and the Portfolio, and enables the Fund and the Portfolio to continue their respective investment programs. The Board noted that EVM, BMR and PPA are each indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent company, Eaton Vance Corp. (“EVC”).

At the Meeting, and prior to voting its approval of the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board received information from Eaton Vance regarding a strategic initiative previously announced by EVC whereby, among other initiates, members of Eaton Vance’s Tax-Advantaged Bond Strategies (“TABS”) division and Quantitative Strategies (“QS”) group would be joining PPA (the “Transition”). The Board considered information from Eaton Vance regarding the Transition, noting that the Transition was intended to strengthen EVC’s leadership positions in rules-based, systematic investment strategies. The Board received information that, in connection with the Transition, the Advisers would continue providing investment services to the Fund and the Portfolio, as applicable, pursuant to the Advisory Agreements, and PPA would provide portfolio management services to the Fund and the Portfolio pursuant to the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

In considering the proposal to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board reviewed information furnished for the Meeting, as well as information previously furnished throughout the year at the meetings of the Board and its committees. In this connection, the Board also considered information evaluated by the Board and its Contract Review Committee in determining to approve investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds at the meeting of the Board held on April 24, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Contract Renewal”). As part of this review, the Board considered information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates during the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal relating to the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreements.

The Board was assured that the Transition would not result in, among other things, any changes to the nature or level of services currently being provided by the Adviser under each Advisory Agreement, which, following the Transition, would be provided collectively by the Adviser and PPA under each Advisory Agreement and the New Sub-advisory Agreements, respectively. In this regard, the Board considered the investment management related services that PPA will provide, as well as the ongoing services to be provided by each Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio management personnel who would continue to manage both the Fund and the Portfolio following the Transition. The Board considered that the individuals primarily responsible for providing portfolio management services to the Fund and the Portfolio, as applicable, under the Advisory Agreements will continue to serve in substantially the same roles, respectively, under each New Sub-advisory Agreement. The Board specifically noted that the terms of each New Sub-advisory Agreement are substantially similar to the terms of the standard form used by Eaton Vance with affiliated sub-advisers for other Eaton Vance Funds in the Eaton Vance complex. Accordingly, in addition to the information considered at the Meeting and at prior meetings of the Board, including in connection with the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal, the Board considered relevant information provided by Eaton Vance in connection with the approval of the Advisory Agreements, as well as approvals of sub-advisory agreements between each Adviser and PPA with respect to other Eaton Vance Funds.

Information considered by the Board relating to the New Sub-advisory Agreements included, among other things, the following (certain information was considered by the Board in connection with the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal):

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

   

The advisory and related fees to be paid by the Fund and the Portfolio and the sub-advisory fees to be paid by each Adviser to PPA;

 

   

Comparative information concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to the Fund and the Portfolio;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the portfolio management services to be provided by PPA under the New Sub-advisory Agreements, as well as the investment strategies and policies to be employed;

 

   

Information about PPA’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

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Information about each Adviser and PPA

 

   

Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Fund and the Portfolio, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing, as applicable, other mutual funds and/or investment accounts;

 

   

The Code of Ethics of PPA, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such code;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance by PPA, including descriptions of its various compliance programs and its record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA;

 

   

A description of Eaton Vance’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; and

Other Relevant Information

 

   

The terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements, including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by PPA under the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

The Board considered PPA’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services under the New Sub-advisory Agreements. The Board considered the resources available to PPA in fulfilling its duties under the New Sub-advisory Agreements and the abilities and experience of PPA’s investment professionals in implementing the investment strategies of the Fund and the Porfolio. In this regard, the Board noted that the individuals primarily responsible for providing portfolio management services to the Fund and the Portfolio, as applicable, under the Advisory Agreements will continue to serve in substantially the same roles under each New Sub-advisory Agreement. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in the TABS and municipal research groups involved in managing the Fund and the Portfolio and other funds and accounts that invest primarily in municipal bonds and employ tax-advantaged bond and laddered strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of PPA as well as other factors, including the reputation and resources of PPA to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund and the Portfolio.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including PPA. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by PPA, taken as a whole, will be appropriate and consistent with the terms of the New Sub-advisory Agreements.

Performance, Management Fees, Profitability and Economies of Scale

The Board considered the fact that, as part of the 2019 Annual Contract Renewal with respect to the Fund and the Portfolio, the Board had concluded that (i) the performance of the Fund was satisfactory, (ii) the management fees payable to the Adviser were reasonable, (iii) the profits being realized by the Adviser and its affiliates were deemed not to be excessive, and (iv) the Fund and the Portfolio currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser, and that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future. In considering whether to approve the New Sub-advisory Agreements, the Board considered the fact that EVM, BMR and PPA are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent company, EVC. The Board also considered that the Transition is not expected to result in any change in the terms of the Advisory Agreements (including the fees payable thereunder), and that the Adviser will be responsible for the payment of all fees to PPA. Accordingly, the Board concluded that the appointment of PPA as a sub-adviser under each New Sub-advisory Agreement is not expected to adversely affect the performance of the Fund or the Portfolio, the reasonableness of the management fees payable by the Fund and the Portfolio, a portion of which will be paid by each Adviser to PPA, the profits to be realized by each Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA, in managing the Fund and the Portfolio, or the extent to which the Fund and the Portfolio can be expected to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (the Trust) and 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio 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 and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, 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, the Portfolio’s placement agent 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 159 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 and the
Portfolio

    

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 159 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 and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust and the
Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. 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).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)
with the
Trust and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

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

 

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)
with the
Trust and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

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

(2) 

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 the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-260-0761.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-260-0761 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser of 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Adviser and Administrator of Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

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. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief


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Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund, Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund), Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund), Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund), Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) and Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 6 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Funds’ annual reports.

(a)-(d)

The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s fiscal years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2020 by the registrant’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 such periods.

Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 80,570      $ 82,500  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 15,860      $ 15,498  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 96,430      $ 97,998  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund)

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 40,370      $ 41,600  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,451      $ 8,993  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 49,821      $ 50,593  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund)

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 15,000      $ 15,800  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,451      $ 8,993  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 24,451      $ 24,793  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund)

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 40,040      $ 41,500  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,451      $ 8,993  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 49,491      $ 50,493  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund)

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 29,975      $ 29,650  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,636      $ 9,181  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 39,611      $ 38,831  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund)

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 24,250      $ 24,550  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 10,936      $ 9,181  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 35,186      $ 33,731  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

(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 January 31, 2020, and have the same fiscal year end (January 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

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 230,205      $ 235,600  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 64,785      $ 60,839  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 294,990      $ 296,439  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval


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responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   1/31/19      1/31/20  

Registrant(1)

   $ 64,785      $ 60,839  

Eaton Vance(2)

   $ 126,485      $ 59,903  

 

(1)

Includes all of the Series of the Trust.

(2)

The investment adviser to the Series, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Series, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrant

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.


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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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

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


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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 Municipals Trust II

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   March 24, 2020

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:   March 24, 2020

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   March 24, 2020

EATON VANCE MUNICIPALS TRUST II

FORM N-CSR

Exhibit 13(a)(2)(i)

CERTIFICATION

I, James F. Kirchner, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 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; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  March 24, 2020      

/s/ James F. Kirchner

      James F. Kirchner
      Treasurer


EATON VANCE MUNICIPALS TRUST II

FORM N-CSR

Exhibit 13(a)(2)(ii)

CERTIFICATION

I, Payson F. Swaffield, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 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; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  March 24, 2020      

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

      Payson F. Swaffield
      President

Form N-CSR Item 13(b) Exhibit

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned hereby certify in their capacity as Treasurer and President, respectively, of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (the “Trust”) that:

 

  (a)

the Annual Report of the Trust on Form N-CSR for the period ended January 31, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (b)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Trust for such period.

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to the Trust and will be retained by the Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II

Date: March 24, 2020

 

/s/ James F. Kirchner

James F. Kirchner
Treasurer

Date: March 24, 2020

 

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

Payson F. Swaffield
President