Annual Report November 30, 2022
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance†
Economic and Market Conditions
The volatile 12-month period starting December 1, 2021,
encompassed the worst six-month start to a calendar year for municipal bond returns in four decades as well as the best one-month performance in 36 years.
In the opening month of the period, U.S. Treasury rates rose
against the backdrop of inflationary concerns and anticipation that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin raising interest rates in 2022. Municipal bond rates, however, were nearly unchanged in December 2021.
But as the new year began, municipal rates rose as investors
appeared to reevaluate the twin threats of persistent inflation and potential future interest rate hikes. In February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves through markets worldwide, exacerbating inflationary pressures on energy and
food prices. In March, the Fed ended a two-year period of near-zero-percent interest rates with a 0.25% increase, its first hike since 2018.
As markets recognized the potential for the Fed to raise
interest rates at every policy meeting in 2022 to combat inflation, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the Index), a broad measure of the municipal bond market, declined 8.98% during the first six months of 2022 -- its worst first-half performance
since the 1980s. Municipal bond mutual funds, which had reported net inflows for all but one week in 2021, recorded their worst outflow cycle on record.
In July 2022, however, municipal bond performance briefly
turned positive. Helped by a light supply of new issues and increased demand from the reinvestment of maturing debt and coupon payments, municipal mutual funds experienced their first net inflows since January. Heightened fears of recession also
benefited the asset class, spurring a “flight to quality” that drove investors toward U.S. Treasurys and municipal securities.
From August through October 2022, municipal performance turned
negative again and fund outflows resumed, as investors reacted to statements from Fed officials that they were not done with rate hikes and fighting inflation remained the central bank’s top priority. After the Fed’s third straight 0.75%
rate hike, the Index fell 3.84% in September, its worst one-month performance in 14 years.
In the final month of the period, municipal performance made
another U-turn. Despite the Fed announcing a fourth 0.75% rate hike, investors seemed to view the prior three-month municipal bond sell-off as a buying opportunity. The Index rose 4.68% in November 2022 -- its best one-month performance since 1986.
The rally was driven by multiple factors, including Fed signals that future rate hikes might be smaller, lower supplies of new issues, growing investor demand, and positive inflows into separately managed accounts and ETFs.
For the period as a whole, the Index returned -8.64% as
interest rates rose and bond prices declined across the municipal bond yield curve. Municipal bonds outperformed U.S. Treasurys in the short and medium areas of the yield curve -- maturities of 10 years and below -- but underperformed Treasurys at
the 30-year end of the curve.
Fund Performance
For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2022, Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust (the Fund) returned -16.96% at net asset value of its common shares (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the Index), which returned -8.64%.
The Fund employed leverage during the period in the form of
residual interest bond financing to seek to enhance the Fund’s tax-exempt income potential. In general, the use of leverage has the effect of achieving additional exposure to the municipal market, thus magnifying the Fund’s exposure to
its underlying investments in both up and down market environments.
During the period, the Fund’s use of leverage amplified
the negative effect of rising municipal bond rates on bond prices, and leverage was the largest single detractor from Fund performance versus the Index.
Security selections and an overweight position in bonds rated
BBB and below detracted from relative performance as well, during a period when BBB-rated bonds were the worst-performing credit-rating category within the investment-grade Index. An overweight position in bonds with 17 years or more remaining to
maturity also hurt relative returns, as longer maturity bonds generally underperformed shorter maturity bonds during the period.
In contrast, contributors to Fund performance relative to the
Index included an overweight position in prerefunded, or escrowed, bonds; an underweight position in bonds with coupons lower than 4%, excluding zero-coupon bonds; and security selections and an overweight position in the water & sewer
sector.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are
historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend
Reinvestment Plan. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations
in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates,
and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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
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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Performance
Portfolio Manager(s) Cynthia J.
Clemson and William J. Delahunty, CFA
%
Average Annual Total Returns1,2 |
Inception
Date |
One
Year |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
Fund
at NAV |
01/29/1999
|
(16.96)%
|
1.44%
|
4.02%
|
Fund
at Market Price |
—
|
(21.41)
|
1.06
|
2.35
|
|
Bloomberg
Municipal Bond Index |
—
|
(8.64)%
|
1.40%
|
1.97%
|
%
Premium/Discount to NAV3 |
|
|
(8.89)%
|
Distributions
4 |
|
Total
Distributions per share for the period |
$0.559
|
Distribution
Rate at NAV |
4.37%
|
Taxable-Equivalent
Distribution Rate at NAV |
7.39
|
Distribution
Rate at Market Price |
4.80
|
Taxable-Equivalent
Distribution Rate at Market Price |
8.11
|
%
Total Leverage5 |
|
Residual
Interest Bond (RIB) Financing |
33.91%
|
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical
investment of $10,000 in the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are
historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend
Reinvestment Plan. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations
in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates,
and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, 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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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Credit
Quality (% of total investments)1,2 |
Footnotes:
1 |
For
purposes of the Fund’s rating restrictions, 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. |
2 |
The
chart includes the municipal bonds held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds, consistent with the Portfolio of Investments. |
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
The Fund's Investment
Objectives, Principal Strategies and Principal Risks‡
Investment
Objectives. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax.
Principal
Strategies. During normal market conditions, substantially all of the Fund’s total assets (at least 80%) will be invested in debt obligations issued
by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States, and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax
(“municipal obligations”). At least 65% of the Fund’s total assets will normally be invested in municipal obligations rated at least investment grade at the time of investment (which are those rated Baa or higher by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or BBB or higher by either S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”)), or, if unrated, determined by Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) to be
of at least investment grade quality. From time to time, the Fund may hold a significant amount of municipal obligations not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“Rating Agency”). When the Fund invests in
unrated municipal obligations, it may be more dependent on EVM’s research capabilities than when it invests in rated municipal obligations.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in municipal
obligations rated below investment grade by each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch (but no more than 30% of total assets may be rated lower than B by each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch) and unrated municipal obligations considered to be of
comparable quality by EVM. For purposes of rating restrictions, if an instrument is rated differently by the Rating Agencies, the higher rating is used. The Fund will not purchase securities that are in default at the time of purchase.
The Fund may purchase and sell derivative instruments, which
derive their value from another instrument, security or index, including financial futures contracts and related options based on various debt securities and securities indices, as well as interest rates swaps and forward rate contracts, to seek to
hedge against changes in interest rates, as a substitute for the purchase of securities or for other risk management purposes. The Fund also may invest in residual interest bonds of a trust (the “trust”) that holds municipal securities.
The trust will also issue floating-rate notes to third parties that may be senior to the Fund’s residual interest.
Except for certain fundamental investment restrictions set
forth in the Fund’s registration statement and the 80% requirement set forth above, the investment objective and policies of the Fund may be changed by the Board without shareholder action.
The Fund employs leverage to seek opportunities for additional
income. Leverage may amplify any increase or decrease in the value of investments held by the Fund. The Fund generally will not use leverage if the investment adviser anticipates that it would result in a lower return to shareholders for any
significant amount of time. There can be no assurance that the use of leverage will be successful.
Principal Risks
Market Discount Risk. As with
any security, the market value of the common shares may increase or decrease from the amount initially paid for the common shares. The Fund’s common shares have traded both at a premium and at a discount relative to NAV. The shares of
closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their NAV. This is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund’s NAV may decrease.
Market Risk. The value of
investments held by the Fund may increase or decrease in response to social, economic, political, financial, public health crises or other disruptive events (whether real, expected or perceived) in the U.S. and global markets and include events such
as war, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, terrorism, conflicts and social unrest. These events may negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations and may exacerbate pre-existing risks to the Fund. The frequency and
magnitude of resulting changes in the value of the Fund’s investments cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by the Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in
reaction to changing market conditions. Monetary and/or fiscal actions taken by U.S. or foreign governments to stimulate or stabilize the global economy may not be effective and could lead to high market volatility. No active trading market may
exist for certain investments held by the Fund, which may impair the ability of the Fund to sell or to realize the current valuation of such investments in the event of the need to liquidate such assets.
Municipal Obligations Risk. The
amount of public information available about municipal obligations is generally less than for corporate equities or bonds, meaning that the investment performance of municipal obligations may be more dependent on the analytical abilities of the
investment adviser than stock or corporate bond investments. The secondary market for municipal obligations also tends to be less well-developed and less liquid than many other securities markets, which may limit the Fund’s ability to sell its
municipal obligations at attractive prices. The differences between the price at which an obligation can be purchased and the price at which it can be sold may widen during periods of market distress. Less liquid obligations can become more
difficult to value and be subject to erratic price movements. The increased presence of nontraditional participants (such as proprietary trading desks of investment banks and hedge funds) or the absence of traditional participants (such as
individuals, insurance companies, banks and life insurance companies) in the municipal markets may lead to greater volatility in the markets because non-traditional participants may trade more frequently or in greater volume.
Interest Rate Risk. In general,
the value of debt instruments will fluctuate based on changes in interest rates. The value of these securities is likely to increase when interest rates fall and decline when interest rates rise. Duration measures the time-weighted expected cash
flows of a fixed income security, while maturity refers to the amount of time until a fixed income security matures. Generally, securities with longer durations or maturities are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities with
shorter durations or maturities, causing them to be more volatile. Conversely, fixed-income securities with shorter durations or maturities will be less volatile but may provide lower returns than fixed-income securities with longer durations or
maturities. Because the Fund is managed toward an income objective, it may hold more longer-duration or maturity obligations and thereby be more exposed to interest rate risk than municipal income funds that are managed with a greater emphasis on
total return. The impact of interest rate changes is significantly less for
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
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floating-rate instruments that have relatively short periodic rate resets
(e.g., ninety days or less). In a rising interest rate environment, the durations or maturities of income securities that have the ability to be prepaid or called by the issuer may be extended. In a declining interest rate environment, the proceeds
from prepaid or maturing instruments may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate. Certain instruments held by the Fund may pay an interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is the average offered
rate for various maturities of short-term loans between certain major international banks. LIBOR is used throughout global banking and financial industries to determine interest rates for a variety of financial instruments (such as debt instruments
and derivatives) and borrowing arrangements. The ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publishing certain LIBOR settings on December 31, 2021, and is expected to cease publishing the remaining LIBOR settings on
June 30, 2023. Although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well defined, the impact on certain debt securities, derivatives and other financial instruments that utilize LIBOR remains uncertain. The phase-out of LIBOR may
result in, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments based on LIBOR and changes in the value of such instruments.
Credit Risk. Investments in
municipal obligations and other debt obligations (referred to below as “debt instruments”) are subject to the risk of non-payment of scheduled principal and interest. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the
capacity of the party obligated to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. Such non-payments and defaults may reduce the value of Fund shares and income distributions. The value of debt instruments also may
decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability to make principal and interest payments. In addition, the credit ratings of debt instruments may be lowered if the financial condition of the party obligated to make payments with respect
to such instruments deteriorates. In order to enforce its rights in the event of a default, bankruptcy or similar situation, the Fund may be required to retain legal or similar counsel, which may increase the Fund’s operating expenses and
adversely affect net asset value. Municipal obligations may be insured as to principal and interest payments. If the claims-paying ability or other rating of the insurer is downgraded by a rating agency, the value of such obligations may be
negatively affected.
Lower Rated Investment Risk. Investments rated below investment grade and comparable unrated investments (sometimes referred to as “junk”) have speculative characteristics because of the credit risk associated with their issuers.
Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances typically have a greater effect on the ability of issuers of lower rated investments to make principal and interest payments than they do on issuers of higher rated investments. An economic
downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a lower rated investment may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments typically are subject to greater price volatility and illiquidity than higher rated
investments.
Leverage Risk. Certain Fund transactions may give rise to leverage. Leverage can result from a non-cash exposure to an underlying reference instrument. Leverage can also result from borrowings, issuance of preferred shares or
participation in residual interest bond transactions. Leverage can increase both the risk and return potential of the Fund. The Fund may be required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover the Fund’s obligation created by a transaction
that may give rise to leverage. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements. Leverage may cause the Fund’s NAV
to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged, as certain types of leverage may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the Fund’s portfolio securities. The loss on leveraged investments may substantially exceed the
initial investment.
Risk of Residual Interest Bonds. The Fund may enter into residual interest bond transactions, which expose the Fund to leverage and greater risk than an investment in a fixed-rate municipal bond. The interest payments that the Fund receives on the
residual interest bonds acquired in such transactions vary inversely with short-term interest rates, normally decreasing when short-term rates increase. The value and market for residual interest bonds are volatile and such bonds may have limited
liquidity. As required by applicable accounting standards, the Fund records interest expense on its liability with respect to floating-rate notes and also records offsetting interest income in an amount equal to this expense.
Restricted Securities Risk.
Unless registered for sale to the public under applicable federal securities law, restricted securities can be sold only in private transactions to qualified purchasers pursuant to an exemption from registration.
The sale price realized from a private transaction could be less than the Fund’s purchase price for the restricted security. It may be difficult to identify a qualified purchaser for a restricted security held by the Fund and such security
could be deemed illiquid. It may also be more difficult to value such securities.
Derivatives Risk. The
Fund’s exposure to derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other investments. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in
the price or value of the security, instrument, index, currency, commodity, economic indicator or event underlying a derivative (“reference instrument”), due to failure of a counterparty or due to tax or regulatory constraints.
Derivatives may create leverage in the Fund, which represents a non-cash exposure to the underlying reference instrument. Leverage can increase both the risk and return potential of the Fund. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives
are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. Use of derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be
unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Changes in the value of a derivative (including one used for hedging) may not correlate perfectly with the underlying reference instrument. Derivative instruments
traded in over-the-counter markets may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying reference instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to
honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in (or be unable to achieve) the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially
exceed the initial investment, particularly when there is no stated limit on the Fund’s use of derivatives. A derivative investment also involves the risks relating to the reference instrument underlying the investment.
See Endnotes and
Additional Disclosures in this report.
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Liquidity Risk. The Fund is
exposed to liquidity risk when trading volume, lack of a market maker or trading partner, large position size, market conditions, or legal restrictions impair its ability to sell particular investments or to sell them at advantageous market prices.
Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell an investment or continue to hold it or keep the position open, sell other investments to raise cash or abandon an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on
the Fund’s performance. These effects may be exacerbated during times of financial or political stress.
Sector and Geographic Risk.
Because the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in obligations issued in a particular state and/or U.S. territories and in certain types of municipal or other obligations and/or in certain sectors, the value of Fund shares may be
affected by events that adversely affect that state, U.S. territory, sector or type of obligation and may fluctuate more than that of a fund that invests more broadly. General obligation bonds issued by municipalities are adversely affected by
economic downturns and any resulting decline in tax revenues.
Recent Market Conditions. An
outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to 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 has resulted in a substantial economic downturn, which may
continue for an extended period of time. Health crises caused by outbreaks of disease, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The
impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and industries, and could continue to affect the market in significant and unforeseen ways. Other epidemics and pandemics that
may arise in the future may have similar effects. For example, a global pandemic or other widespread health crisis could cause substantial market volatility and exchange trading suspensions and closures. In addition, the increasing
interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers. The coronavirus outbreak and public and private
sector responses thereto have led to large portions of the populations of many countries working from home for indefinite periods of time, temporary or permanent layoffs, disruptions in supply chains, and lack of availability of certain goods. The
impact of such responses could adversely affect the information technology and operational systems upon which the Fund and the Fund’s service providers rely, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of the employees of the Fund’s service
providers to perform critical tasks relating to the Fund. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests and may lead to losses on your investment in the
Fund.
Risks Associated with Active Management. The success of the Fund’s investment strategy depends on portfolio management’s successful application of analytical skills and investment judgment. Active management involves subjective decisions and there
is no guarantee that such decisions will produce the desired results or expected returns. For Funds that are both actively managed and use quantitative investment techniques, the portfolio manager also uses (OR portfolio managers also use)
quantitative investment techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund. For Funds that are both actively managed and use portfolio optimization, the portfolio manager also uses (OR portfolio managers also use) quantitative
portfolio optimization and risk management techniques in making investment decisions for the Fund. There can be no assurance that these techniques will achieve the desired results.
Tax Risk. Income from
tax-exempt municipal obligations could be declared taxable because of changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the relevant taxing authority or the non-compliant conduct of the issuer of an obligation.
Tax-Sensitive Investing Risk.
The Fund may hold a security in order to achieve more favorable tax-treatment or to sell a security in order to create tax losses. The Fund’s utilization of various tax-management techniques may be curtailed or eliminated by tax legislation,
regulation or interpretations. The Fund may not be able to minimize taxable distributions to shareholders and a portion of the Fund’s distributions may be taxable.
Cybersecurity Risk. With the
increased use of technologies by Fund service providers to conduct business, such as the Internet, the Fund is susceptible to operational, information security and related risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or
unintentional events. Cybersecurity failures by or breaches of the Fund’s investment adviser or administrator and other service providers (including, but not limited to, the custodian or transfer agent), and the issuers of securities in which
the Fund invests, may disrupt and otherwise adversely affect their business operations. This may result in financial losses to the Fund, impede Fund trading, interfere with the Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, interfere with
Fund shareholders’ ability to transact business or cause violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs.
General Fund Investing Risks.
The Fund is not a complete investment program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
As a diversified global financial services firm, Morgan
Stanley, the parent company of the investment adviser, engages in a broad spectrum of activities where Morgan Stanley’s interests or the interests of its clients may conflict with the interests of the Fund. Morgan Stanley advises clients and
sponsors, manages or advises other investment funds and investment programs, accounts and businesses (collectively, together with any new or successor Morgan Stanley funds, programs, accounts or businesses, (other than funds, programs, accounts or
businesses sponsored, managed, or advised by former direct or indirect subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance Investment Accounts”)), the “MS Investment Accounts,” and, together with the Eaton Vance
See Endnotes and
Additional Disclosures in this report.
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Investment Accounts, the ‘‘Affiliated Investment
Accounts’’) with a wide variety of investment objectives that in some instances may overlap or conflict with a Fund’s investment objectives and present conflicts of interest. There is no assurance that conflicts of interest will be
resolved in favor of Fund shareholders and, in fact, they may not be. Conflicts of interest not described below may also exist.
Material Non-public Information. It is expected that confidential or material non-public information regarding an investment or potential investment opportunity may become available to the investment adviser. If such information becomes available, the
investment adviser may be precluded (including by applicable law or internal policies or procedures) from pursuing an investment or disposition opportunity with respect to such investment or investment opportunity. Morgan Stanley has established
certain information barriers and other policies to address the sharing of information between different businesses within Morgan Stanley.
Investments by Morgan Stanley and its Affiliated Investment
Accounts. In serving in multiple capacities to Affiliated Investment Accounts, Morgan Stanley, including the investment adviser and its investment teams, may have obligations to other clients or investors in
Affiliated Investment Accounts, the fulfillment of which may not be in the best interests of a Fund or its shareholders. A Fund’s investment objectives may overlap with the investment objectives of certain Affiliated Investment Accounts. As a
result, the members of an investment team may face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among a Fund and other investment funds, programs, accounts and businesses advised by or affiliated with the investment adviser. Certain
Affiliated Investment Accounts may provide for higher management or incentive fees or greater expense reimbursements or overhead allocations, all of which may contribute to this conflict of interest and create an incentive for the investment adviser
to favor such other accounts. To seek to reduce potential conflicts of interest and to attempt to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner, the investment adviser has implemented allocation policies and procedures. These
policies and procedures are intended to give all clients of the investment adviser, including the Fund(s), fair access to investment opportunities, consistent with the requirements of organizational documents, investment strategies, applicable laws
and regulations, and the fiduciary duties of the investment adviser.
Investments by Separate Investment Departments. The entities and individuals that provide investment-related services for the Fund and certain other Eaton Vance Investment Accounts (the “Eaton Vance Investment Department”) may be different from the
entities and individuals that provide investment-related services to MS Investment Accounts (the “MS Investment Department” and, together with the Eaton Vance Investment Department, the “Investment Departments”). Although
Morgan Stanley has implemented information barriers between the Investment Departments in accordance with internal policies and procedures, each Investment Department may engage in discussions and share information and resources with the other
Investment Department on certain investment-related matters. A MS Investment Account could trade in advance of a Fund (and vice versa), might complete trades more quickly and efficiently than a Fund, and/or achieve different execution than a Fund on
the same or similar investments made contemporaneously.
Morgan Stanley Trading and Principal Investing Activities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Morgan Stanley will generally conduct its sales and trading businesses, publish research and analysis, and render investment advice without regard for a Fund’s
holdings, although these activities could have an adverse impact on the value of one or more of the Fund’s investments, or could cause Morgan Stanley to have an interest in one or more portfolio investments that is different from, and
potentially adverse to, that of a Fund.
Morgan
Stanley’s Investment Banking and Other Commercial Activities. Morgan Stanley advises clients on a variety of mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, bankruptcy and financing transactions. Morgan Stanley may act
as an advisor to clients, including other investment funds that may compete with a Fund and with respect to investments that a Fund may hold. Morgan Stanley may give advice and take action with respect to any of its clients or proprietary accounts
that may differ from the advice given, or may involve an action of a different timing or nature than the action taken, by a Fund.
General Process for Potential Conflicts. All of the transactions described above involve the potential for conflicts of interest between the investment adviser, related persons of the investment adviser and/or their clients. The Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended (the “Advisers Act”), the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (“ERISA”) impose certain requirements designed to
decrease the possibility of conflicts of interest between an investment adviser and its clients. In some cases, transactions may be permitted subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. Certain other transactions may be prohibited. In addition,
the investment adviser has instituted policies and procedures designed to prevent conflicts of interest from arising and, when they do arise, to ensure that it effects transactions for clients in a manner that is consistent with its fiduciary duty
to its clients and in accordance with applicable law.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
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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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The information contained
herein is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Fund shares. Common shares of the Fund are available for purchase and sale only at current market prices in secondary market
trading. |
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1 |
Bloomberg 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. |
2 |
Performance
results reflect the effects of leverage. Included in the average annual total return at NAV for the ten year period is the impact of the 2016 tender and repurchase of a portion of the Fund’s Auction Preferred Shares (APS) at 94.5% of the
Fund’s APS per share liquidation preference. Had this transaction not occurred, the total return at NAV would be lower for the Fund. |
3 |
The
shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. The discount or premium may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to
https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-prices.php. |
4 |
The Distribution Rate is
based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal
income tax purposes as 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. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please
refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return
potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. As portfolio and market conditions
change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Taxable- equivalent performance is based on the highest combined federal and state income tax rates, as applicable. Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent
performance. Actual tax rate(s) will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rates do not include local taxes. |
5 |
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 price volatility). 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. |
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Fund profile subject to
change due to active management. |
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Additional Information
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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. |
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Hospital
— 1.1% |
Boston
Medical Center Corp., 4.581%, 7/1/47 |
$
|
835
|
$
690,428 |
Montefiore
Obligated Group, 4.287%, 9/1/50 |
|
6,945
|
4,311,159
|
|
|
|
$ 5,001,587
|
Insured
- Hospital — 0.5% |
Toledo
Hospital, (AGM), 5.75%, 11/15/38 |
$
|
2,410
|
$
2,312,256 |
|
|
|
$ 2,312,256
|
Other
— 0.9% |
Morongo
Band of Mission Indians, 7.00%, 10/1/39(1) |
$
|
3,470
|
$
3,716,058 |
|
|
|
$ 3,716,058
|
Total
Corporate Bonds (identified cost $14,549,080) |
|
|
$ 11,029,901
|
Tax-Exempt
Municipal Obligations — 140.8% |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Bond
Bank — 2.2% |
Delaware
Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, 5.75%, 7/1/32 |
$
|
1,000
|
$
1,204,490 |
Rickenbacker
Port Authority, OH, (OASBO Expanded Asset Pooled Financing Program), 5.375%, 1/1/32 |
|
350
|
396,319
|
Texas
Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/37(2) |
|
8,125
|
8,324,387
|
|
|
|
$ 9,925,196
|
Cogeneration
— 0.0%(3) |
Northampton
County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Northampton Generating), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/23(4) |
$
|
630
|
$
113,437 |
|
|
|
$ 113,437
|
Education
— 10.8% |
Arizona
Industrial Development Authority, (Doral Academy of Nevada), 5.00%, 7/15/49(1) |
$
|
1,115
|
$
996,085 |
Arizona
Industrial Development Authority, (Pinecrest Academy of Nevada), 4.00%, 7/15/50(1) |
|
430
|
326,791
|
California
State University, 5.00%, 11/1/41(2) |
|
13,000
|
13,599,430
|
Capital
Trust Agency, FL, (Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc.): |
|
|
|
5.375%,
6/15/38(1) |
|
350
|
335,237 |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Education
(continued) |
Capital
Trust Agency, FL, (Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc.): (continued) |
|
|
|
5.375%,
6/15/48(1) |
$
|
655
|
$
596,273 |
Capital
Trust Agency, FL, (Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Inc.), 5.00%, 8/1/55 |
|
325
|
318,039
|
District
of Columbia, (District of Columbia International School), 5.00%, 7/1/49 |
|
390
|
385,437
|
District
of Columbia, (KIPP DC): |
|
|
|
4.00%,
7/1/44 |
|
235
|
209,028
|
4.00%,
7/1/49 |
|
335
|
288,649
|
District
of Columbia, (Rocketship DC Obligated Group), 5.00%, 6/1/56(1) |
|
2,165
|
1,963,460
|
Florida
Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority, (Jacksonville University), 5.00%, 6/1/48(1) |
|
250
|
216,685
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Boston College), 5.00%, 7/1/42(2) |
|
950
|
1,002,003
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), 6.00%, 5/15/59 |
|
5,580
|
6,557,393
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 3/1/33 |
|
770
|
778,778
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Wentworth Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 10/1/37 |
|
1,000
|
1,022,900
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Williams College), 5.00%, 7/1/46(2) |
|
3,000
|
3,137,640
|
Massachusetts
Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Boston College), 5.50%, 6/1/35 |
|
1,640
|
1,964,244
|
Pennsylvania
State University, 5.00%, 9/1/42(2) |
|
3,250
|
3,443,928
|
Public
Finance Authority, WI, (Roseman University of Health Sciences): |
|
|
|
4.00%,
4/1/52(1) |
|
250
|
181,095
|
5.00%,
4/1/40(1) |
|
755
|
711,089
|
5.00%,
4/1/50(1) |
|
380
|
338,926
|
Swarthmore
Borough Authority, PA, (Swarthmore College), 5.00%, 9/15/46(2) |
|
2,525
|
2,732,959
|
Tennessee
State School Bond Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/52(2) |
|
5,000
|
5,537,150
|
University
of Michigan, 5.00%, 4/1/48(2) |
|
1,500
|
1,613,310
|
|
|
|
$ 48,256,529
|
Electric
Utilities — 1.9% |
Hawaii
Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaiian Electric Co.), 3.20%, 7/1/39 |
$
|
4,040
|
$
3,293,448 |
Lower
Colorado River Authority, TX, (LCRA Transmission Services Corp.), 6.00%, 5/15/52 |
|
2,000
|
2,304,480
|
New
York Power Authority, 4.00%, 11/15/60 |
|
3,000
|
2,802,780
|
|
|
|
$ 8,400,708
|
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Escrowed/Prerefunded
— 8.9% |
California
Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Sutter Health Obligation Group), Prerefunded to 8/15/23, 5.00%, 8/15/52(2) |
$
|
10,000
|
$
10,185,000 |
East
Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Student Services, Inc.), Prerefunded to 7/1/24, 5.00%, 7/1/39 |
|
175
|
181,013
|
Lancaster
Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Garden Spot Village), Prerefunded to 5/1/23, 5.375%, 5/1/28 |
|
100
|
101,180
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Atrius Health), Prerefunded to 6/1/29, 4.00%, 6/1/49 |
|
735
|
789,096
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Children's Hospital), Prerefunded to 10/1/24, 5.00%, 10/1/46(2) |
|
10,000
|
10,431,100
|
Massachusetts
Water Resources Authority, Green Bonds, Prerefunded to 8/1/26, 5.00%, 8/1/40(2) |
|
3,000
|
3,246,270
|
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Palisades Medical Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/23, 5.25%, 7/1/31 |
|
205
|
208,208
|
Savannah
Economic Development Authority, GA, (Marshes Skidaway), Prerefunded to 1/1/24, 7.125%, 1/1/38 |
|
4,960
|
5,189,797
|
Upper
Arlington City School District, OH, Prerefunded to 12/1/27, 5.00%, 12/1/48(2) |
|
2,775
|
3,076,698
|
Walled
Lake Consolidated School District, MI, Prerefunded to 11/1/23, 5.00%, 5/1/34 |
|
365
|
372,917
|
Will
County, IL, Prerefunded to 11/15/25, 5.00%, 11/15/45(2) |
|
5,625
|
5,996,081
|
|
|
|
$ 39,777,360
|
General
Obligations — 17.1% |
Allegheny
County, PA, 5.00%, 11/1/43(2) |
$
|
2,875
|
$
3,080,793 |
Chicago
Board of Education, IL, 5.00%, 12/1/42 |
|
8,160
|
7,798,838
|
Chicago,
IL: |
|
|
|
5.00%,
1/1/44 |
|
1,000
|
982,030
|
5.75%,
1/1/33 |
|
1,500
|
1,539,765
|
Cleveland,
OH, 5.00%, 12/1/43(2) |
|
2,775
|
2,959,649
|
Detroit,
MI: |
|
|
|
5.50%,
4/1/33 |
|
470
|
503,943
|
5.50%,
4/1/34 |
|
330
|
351,628
|
5.50%,
4/1/37 |
|
465
|
488,320
|
5.50%,
4/1/39 |
|
645
|
672,883
|
Forest
Hills Local School District, OH, 5.00%, 12/1/46(2) |
|
2,775
|
2,853,061
|
Illinois:
|
|
|
|
5.00%,
11/1/23 |
|
1,000
|
1,014,360
|
5.00%,
5/1/33 |
|
5,000
|
5,055,500
|
5.00%,
5/1/35 |
|
1,415
|
1,426,249
|
5.00%,
12/1/42 |
|
3,020
|
3,044,311 |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
General
Obligations (continued) |
Illinois:
(continued) |
|
|
|
5.50%,
5/1/39 |
$
|
290
|
$
306,115 |
5.75%,
5/1/45 |
|
295
|
311,051
|
Jackson
Public Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/48(2) |
|
2,850
|
3,045,168
|
Leander
Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), Prerefunded to 8/15/24, 0.00%, 8/15/39 |
|
17,900
|
8,332,629
|
Massachusetts,
5.00%, 9/1/38(2) |
|
14,500
|
15,716,550
|
Ohio,
5.00%, 2/1/37(2) |
|
2,775
|
2,923,296
|
Pennsylvania,
5.00%, 3/1/32(2) |
|
2,250
|
2,478,848
|
Peters
Township School District, PA, 5.00%, 9/1/40(2) |
|
2,750
|
3,001,763
|
State
College Area School District, PA, 5.00%, 5/15/44(2) |
|
3,100
|
3,341,707
|
Township
High School District No. 203, IL, 2.00%, 12/15/34 |
|
2,480
|
2,036,551
|
Trenton
Public Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/42(2) |
|
2,850
|
3,069,393
|
|
|
|
$ 76,334,401
|
Health
Care - Miscellaneous — 0.5% |
Washington
Health Care Facilities Authority, (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance), 5.00%, 9/1/55 |
$
|
2,100
|
$
2,142,336 |
|
|
|
$ 2,142,336
|
Hospital
— 8.2% |
Allen
County, OH, (Mercy Health), 4.00%, 8/1/47(2) |
$
|
1,000
|
$
921,100 |
Camden
County Improvement Authority, NJ, (Cooper Health System), 5.75%, 2/15/42 |
|
1,985
|
1,991,550
|
Chattanooga
Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, TN, (CommonSpirit Health), 4.00%, 8/1/44 |
|
1,185
|
1,029,244
|
Chester
County Health and Education Facilities Authority, PA, (Main Line Health System), 4.00%, 9/1/50 |
|
2,125
|
1,957,762
|
Colorado
Health Facilities Authority, (CommonSpirit Health Obligations), 5.50%, 11/1/47 |
|
1,500
|
1,604,190
|
Franklin
County, OH, (Trinity Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 12/1/47(2) |
|
2,800
|
2,842,196
|
Hamilton
County, OH, (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 5/15/34 |
|
250
|
254,995
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/47(2) |
|
3,550
|
3,610,492
|
Michigan
Finance Authority, (Trinity Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 12/1/42(2) |
|
2,850
|
2,920,908
|
Muskingum
County, OH, (Genesis HealthCare System Obligated Group), 5.00%, 2/15/48 |
|
1,495
|
1,382,860
|
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (AHS Hospital Corp.), 5.00%, 7/1/27 |
|
100
|
100,124
|
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Palisades Medical Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/23, 5.25%, 7/1/31 |
|
45
|
45,652 |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Hospital
(continued) |
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Princeton HealthCare System), 5.00%, 7/1/39(2) |
$
|
3,425
|
$
3,567,959 |
New
York Dormitory Authority, (Northwell Health Obligated Group), 5.00%, 5/1/52 |
|
5,000
|
5,215,100
|
New
York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 12/1/36(1) |
|
800
|
803,824
|
Ohio
Higher Educational Facility Commission, (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.): |
|
|
|
5.00%,
1/15/27 |
|
565
|
566,040
|
5.00%,
1/15/29 |
|
165
|
165,243
|
Pennsylvania
Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (University of Pennsylvania Health System), 4.00%, 8/15/42 |
|
5,250
|
5,179,755
|
Southeastern
Ohio Port Authority, OH, (Memorial Health System Obligated Group): |
|
|
|
5.00%,
12/1/43 |
|
875
|
812,385
|
5.50%,
12/1/43 |
|
750
|
751,778
|
West
Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, (West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group), Prerefunded to 6/1/23, 5.375%, 6/1/38 |
|
1,000
|
1,013,640
|
|
|
|
$ 36,736,797
|
Housing
— 1.0% |
CSCDA
Community Improvement Authority, CA, (City of Orange Portfolio), Essential Housing Revenue, Social Bonds, 3.00%, 3/1/57(1) |
$
|
4,725
|
$
3,092,371 |
Maryland
Economic Development Corp., (Morgan State University), Student Housing Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/50 |
|
725
|
715,350
|
Ohio
Housing Finance Agency, (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC), 3.80%, 9/1/38 |
|
320
|
311,107
|
Texas
Student Housing Corp., (University of Northern Texas), 6.85%, 7/1/31 |
|
180
|
176,400
|
|
|
|
$ 4,295,228
|
Industrial
Development Revenue — 7.5% |
Cleveland,
OH, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 5.375%, 9/15/27 |
$
|
555
|
$
555,144 |
Henderson,
KY, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 4.70%, 1/1/52(1) |
|
1,500
|
1,328,760
|
Houston,
TX, (United Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 4.00%, 7/15/41 |
|
3,100
|
2,605,302
|
Maine
Finance Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 5.125% to 8/1/25 (Put Date), 8/1/35(1) |
|
1,075
|
1,083,826
|
National
Finance Authority, NH, (Covanta): |
|
|
|
4.625%,
11/1/42(1) |
|
1,580
|
1,405,110
|
(AMT),
4.875%, 11/1/42(1) |
|
1,740
|
1,599,425 |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Industrial
Development Revenue (continued) |
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines): |
|
|
|
(AMT),
5.125%, 9/15/23 |
$
|
15
|
$
15,038 |
(AMT),
5.25%, 9/15/29 |
|
4,815
|
4,831,034
|
(AMT),
5.50%, 6/1/33 |
|
750
|
752,618
|
(AMT),
5.625%, 11/15/30 |
|
4,535
|
4,563,616
|
New
York Transportation Development Corp., (Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment), (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/40 |
|
10,140
|
10,139,290
|
Pennsylvania
Economic Development Financing Authority, (Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co.), (AMT), 5.375%, 3/1/31 |
|
1,000
|
1,136,130
|
Phenix
City Industrial Development Board, AL, (MeadWestvaco Coated Board), (AMT), 4.125%, 5/15/35 |
|
2,000
|
1,962,700
|
Rockdale
County Development Authority, GA, (Pratt Paper, LLC), (AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/38(1) |
|
1,525
|
1,381,330
|
Vermont
Economic Development Authority, (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), (AMT), 4.625% to 4/3/28 (Put Date), 4/1/36(1) |
|
300
|
290,808
|
|
|
|
$ 33,650,131
|
Insured
- Education — 0.6% |
Massachusetts
College Building Authority, (AGC), 5.50%, 5/1/39 |
$
|
1,000
|
$
1,195,170 |
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (College of the Holy Cross), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 9/1/32(2) |
|
1,365
|
1,613,321
|
|
|
|
$ 2,808,491
|
Insured
- Electric Utilities — 2.8% |
Cleveland,
OH, Public Power System Revenue: |
|
|
|
(NPFG),
0.00%, 11/15/27 |
$
|
710
|
$
601,058 |
(NPFG),
0.00%, 11/15/38 |
|
2,000
|
997,560
|
Ohio
Municipal Electric Generation Agency: |
|
|
|
(NPFG),
0.00%, 2/15/25 |
|
815
|
758,732
|
(NPFG),
0.00%, 2/15/26 |
|
3,000
|
2,697,180
|
Puerto
Rico Electric Power Authority: |
|
|
|
(NPFG),
5.25%, 7/1/29 |
|
1,515
|
1,522,817
|
(NPFG),
5.25%, 7/1/32 |
|
250
|
249,745
|
(NPFG),
5.25%, 7/1/34 |
|
1,445
|
1,436,258
|
South
Carolina Public Service Authority, (AGM), 5.75%, 12/1/52 |
|
4,000
|
4,400,520
|
|
|
|
$ 12,663,870
|
Insured
- Escrowed/Prerefunded — 0.4% |
Bay
City Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, MI, (BAM), Prerefunded to 10/1/23, 5.375%, 10/1/38 |
$
|
500
|
$
511,425 |
12
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Insured
- Escrowed/Prerefunded (continued) |
Livonia
Public Schools, MI, (AGM), Prerefunded to 5/1/23, 5.00%, 5/1/43 |
$
|
910
|
$
919,155 |
Westland
Tax Increment Finance Authority, MI, (BAM), Prerefunded to 4/1/23, 5.25%, 4/1/34 |
|
500
|
504,520
|
|
|
|
$ 1,935,100
|
Insured
- General Obligations — 0.8% |
Canal
Winchester Local School District, OH, (NPFG), 0.00%, 12/1/30 |
$
|
2,455
|
$
1,871,643 |
Detroit
School District, MI, (AGM), 5.25%, 5/1/32 |
|
300
|
343,437
|
Massachusetts,
(AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/1/30 |
|
1,000
|
1,188,970
|
|
|
|
$ 3,404,050
|
Insured
- Hospital — 0.1% |
Allegheny
County Hospital Development Authority, PA, (UPMC Health System), (NPFG), 6.00%, 7/1/24 |
$
|
250
|
$
262,152 |
|
|
|
$ 262,152
|
Insured
- Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 0.4% |
Kentucky
State University, (BAM), 4.00%, 11/1/46 |
$
|
440
|
$
418,062 |
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), (NPFG), 5.50%, 9/1/28 |
|
1,000
|
1,118,460
|
|
|
|
$ 1,536,522
|
Insured
- Other Revenue — 1.0% |
Harris
County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (AGM), (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34 |
$
|
4,210
|
$
2,356,589 |
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (WGBH Educational Foundation), (AMBAC), 5.75%, 1/1/42 |
|
590
|
733,323
|
New
York City Industrial Development Agency, NY, (Queens Baseball Stadium), (AGM), 3.00%, 1/1/46 |
|
1,690
|
1,261,822
|
|
|
|
$ 4,351,734
|
Insured
- Special Tax Revenue — 4.9% |
Garden
State Preservation Trust, NJ, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/1/25 |
$
|
5,250
|
$
4,791,412 |
Massachusetts,
Dedicated Tax Revenue, (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/29 |
|
1,000
|
1,133,860
|
Metropolitan
Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (McCormick Place), (BAM), 4.00%, 12/15/42 |
|
4,000
|
3,676,440
|
Miami-Dade
County, FL, Professional Sports Franchise Facilities, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/1/37 |
|
20,700
|
9,942,003
|
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Motor Vehicle Surcharges): |
|
|
|
(AGC),
0.00%, 7/1/26 |
|
760
|
667,174 |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Insured
- Special Tax Revenue (continued) |
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Motor Vehicle Surcharges): (continued) |
|
|
|
(AGC),
0.00%, 7/1/27 |
$
|
2,020
|
$
1,702,456 |
|
|
|
$ 21,913,345
|
Insured
- Transportation — 5.3% |
Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority, CA, (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/33 |
$
|
12,425
|
$
8,209,446 |
Chicago,
IL, (O'Hare International Airport), (AGM), 5.50%, 1/1/43 |
|
935
|
935,785
|
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (The Goethals Bridge Replacement): |
|
|
|
(AGM),
(AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/31 |
|
850
|
853,596
|
(AGM),
(AMT), 5.125%, 1/1/39 |
|
1,500
|
1,503,120
|
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/28 |
|
2,400
|
1,887,552
|
New
York Thruway Authority, (AGM), 3.00%, 1/1/46 |
|
2,555
|
1,997,831
|
Ohio
Turnpike Commission: |
|
|
|
(NPFG),
5.50%, 2/15/24 |
|
685
|
699,152
|
(NPFG),
5.50%, 2/15/26 |
|
1,000
|
1,073,370
|
Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission, (AGM), 6.375%, 12/1/38 |
|
2,500
|
2,867,550
|
Philadelphia
Parking Authority, PA, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 2/15/29 |
|
1,005
|
1,007,322
|
Puerto
Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AGC), 5.25%, 7/1/41 |
|
2,610
|
2,583,613
|
|
|
|
$ 23,618,337
|
Insured
- Water and Sewer — 7.2% |
DeKalb
County, GA, Water and Sewerage Revenue, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/35(2) |
$
|
17,985
|
$
19,159,420 |
Jefferson
County, AL, Sewer Revenue: |
|
|
|
(AGM),
0.00%, 10/1/34 |
|
6,000
|
2,985,360
|
(AGM),
0.00%, 10/1/35 |
|
6,680
|
3,113,214
|
(AGM),
0.00%, 10/1/36 |
|
7,000
|
3,055,990
|
(AGM),
5.00%, 10/1/44 |
|
3,750
|
3,861,113
|
|
|
|
$ 32,175,097
|
Lease
Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 2.6% |
Baltimore,
MD, (Harbor Point), 4.875%, 6/1/42 |
$
|
555
|
$
516,333 |
Michigan
State Building Authority, 5.00%, 10/15/51(2) |
|
2,850
|
2,933,619
|
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), 5.00%, 6/15/48 |
|
8,000
|
8,126,320
|
|
|
|
$ 11,576,272
|
13
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Other
Revenue — 1.8% |
Buckeye
Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, 5.00%, 6/1/55 |
$
|
5,110
|
$
4,689,038 |
Central
Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(5) |
|
1,925
|
346,500
|
Kalispel
Tribe of Indians, WA, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/38(1) |
|
485
|
508,688
|
Mercer
County Improvement Authority, NJ, 4.00%, 3/15/40 |
|
700
|
707,329
|
Military
Installation Development Authority, UT, 4.00%, 6/1/41 |
|
500
|
399,685
|
Morongo
Band of Mission Indians, CA, 5.00%, 10/1/42(1) |
|
890
|
892,652
|
Riversouth
Authority, OH, (Lazarus Building Redevelopment), 5.75%, 12/1/27 |
|
580
|
579,948
|
|
|
|
$ 8,123,840
|
Senior
Living/Life Care — 6.2% |
California
Public Finance Authority, (Enso Village), Green Bonds, 3.125%, 5/15/29(1) |
$
|
230
|
$
200,999 |
Clackamas
County Hospital Facility Authority, OR, (Rose Villa), 5.25%, 11/15/50 |
|
215
|
190,881
|
Colorado
Health Facilities Authority, (Aberdeen Ridge), 5.00%, 5/15/58 |
|
1,510
|
1,154,033
|
District
of Columbia, (Ingleside at Rock Creek), 5.00%, 7/1/32 |
|
265
|
251,623
|
Franklin
County, OH, (Friendship Village of Dublin), 5.00%, 11/15/44 |
|
650
|
652,379
|
Lancaster
County Hospital Authority, PA, (Brethren Village), 5.00%, 7/1/32 |
|
725
|
689,946
|
Lee
County Industrial Development Authority, FL, (Shell Point/Alliance Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/15/44 |
|
1,750
|
1,751,978
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (Linden Ponds, Inc.): |
|
|
|
5.00%,
11/15/33(1) |
|
775
|
808,914
|
5.00%,
11/15/38(1) |
|
545
|
559,066
|
Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 5.00%, 10/1/57(1) |
|
310
|
314,222
|
Montgomery
County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community), 5.00%, 1/1/38 |
|
3,715
|
3,486,230
|
Multnomah
County Hospital Facilities Authority, OR, (Mirabella at South Waterfront), 5.40%, 10/1/44 |
|
1,480
|
1,446,493
|
Multnomah
County Hospital Facilities Authority, OR, (Terwilliger Plaza), 4.00%, 12/1/51 |
|
2,710
|
2,038,408
|
National
Finance Authority, NH, (The Vista): |
|
|
|
5.25%,
7/1/39(1) |
|
780
|
713,677
|
5.625%,
7/1/46(1) |
|
465
|
430,441
|
5.75%,
7/1/54(1) |
|
1,270
|
1,171,435 |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Senior
Living/Life Care (continued) |
New
Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, (Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group): |
|
|
|
5.00%,
7/1/32 |
$
|
200
|
$
185,438 |
5.00%,
7/1/33 |
|
125
|
114,754
|
5.00%,
7/1/34 |
|
130
|
118,340
|
Palm
Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Green Cay Life Plan Village), 11.50%, 7/1/27(1) |
|
1,200
|
1,166,724
|
Palm
Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences of Boca Raton), 4.00%, 6/1/41 |
|
1,845
|
1,453,509
|
Public
Finance Authority, WI, (Penick Village), 5.00%, 9/1/39(1) |
|
775
|
659,455
|
South
Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (Kiawah Life Plan Village, Inc.), 8.75%, 7/1/25(1) |
|
145
|
149,681
|
Tarrant
County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (MRC Stevenson Oaks), 6.625%, 11/15/41 |
|
2,665
|
2,560,852
|
Tarrant
County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Trinity Terrace), 5.00%, 10/1/44 |
|
4,250
|
4,257,777
|
Warren
County, OH, (Otterbein Homes Obligated Group), 5.75%, 7/1/33 |
|
275
|
280,011
|
Washington
Housing Finance Commission, (Transforming Age), 5.00%, 1/1/39(1) |
|
750
|
647,498
|
|
|
|
$ 27,454,764
|
Special
Tax Revenue — 20.0% |
Cleveland,
OH, Income Tax Revenue: |
|
|
|
5.00%,
10/1/39(2) |
$
|
550
|
$
589,980 |
5.00%,
10/1/43(2) |
|
2,200
|
2,344,452
|
Franklin
County, OH, Sales Tax Revenue: |
|
|
|
5.00%,
6/1/38(2) |
|
1,400
|
1,520,190
|
5.00%,
6/1/43(2) |
|
1,400
|
1,501,808
|
Maryland
Economic Development Corp., (Port Covington), 4.00%, 9/1/50 |
|
275
|
217,940
|
Massachusetts
School Building Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/46(2) |
|
4,100
|
4,289,954
|
New
River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements): |
|
|
|
5.00%,
5/1/13(5) |
|
90
|
0
|
5.35%,
5/1/38(5) |
|
35
|
0
|
5.75%,
5/1/38 |
|
125
|
126,015
|
New
York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Revenue: |
|
|
|
4.00%,
5/1/39 |
|
1,750
|
1,741,093
|
4.00%,
8/1/39(2) |
|
6,500
|
6,466,460
|
5.00%,
8/1/39(2) |
|
12,400
|
12,684,332
|
New
York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/34(2) |
|
10,000
|
10,425,700 |
14
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Special
Tax Revenue (continued) |
New
York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/43(2) |
$
|
14,100
|
$
14,893,689 |
New
York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 3/15/45(2) |
|
5,600
|
5,329,744
|
Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue, 5.25%, 12/1/44(2) |
|
3,250
|
3,466,515
|
Puerto
Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.: |
|
|
|
0.00%,
7/1/24 |
|
126
|
117,151
|
0.00%,
7/1/27 |
|
251
|
202,301
|
0.00%,
7/1/29 |
|
246
|
178,965
|
0.00%,
7/1/31 |
|
316
|
205,223
|
0.00%,
7/1/33 |
|
357
|
206,196
|
0.00%,
7/1/46 |
|
3,403
|
857,624
|
0.00%,
7/1/51 |
|
2,773
|
521,768
|
4.50%,
7/1/34 |
|
286
|
269,995
|
4.536%,
7/1/53 |
|
36
|
31,409
|
5.00%,
7/1/58 |
|
4,297
|
4,077,037
|
Southern
Hills Plantation I Community Development District, FL: |
|
|
|
Series
A1, 5.80%, 5/1/35 |
|
203
|
181,612
|
Series
A2, 5.80%, 5/1/35 |
|
165
|
110,512
|
Sterling
Hill Community Development District, FL, 6.20%, 5/1/35 |
|
552
|
297,958
|
Texas
Transportation Commission, Prerefunded to 4/1/24, 5.00%, 4/1/33(2) |
|
10,000
|
10,318,000
|
Tolomato
Community Development District, FL, 3.25%, 5/1/40 |
|
1,900
|
1,409,097
|
Triborough
Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 5.25%, 5/15/47(2) |
|
4,275
|
4,740,376
|
|
|
|
$ 89,323,096
|
Student
Loan — 0.2% |
New
Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, (AMT), 4.75%, 12/1/43 |
$
|
740
|
$
740,133 |
|
|
|
$ 740,133
|
Transportation
— 16.2% |
Chicago,
IL, (O'Hare International Airport), (AMT), 5.50%, 1/1/55(2) |
$
|
4,500
|
$
4,737,735 |
Dallas
and Fort Worth, TX, (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), 5.25%, 11/1/30 |
|
1,000
|
1,020,100
|
Delaware
River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: |
|
|
|
5.00%,
7/1/37(2) |
|
1,825
|
1,954,009
|
5.00%,
7/1/47(2) |
|
6,525
|
6,748,938
|
Denver
City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, (AMT), 5.75%, 11/15/45 |
|
2,500
|
2,769,650 |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Transportation
(continued) |
Florida
Development Finance Corp., (Brightline Florida Passenger Rail), Green Bonds, (AMT), 7.375%, 1/1/49(1) |
$
|
1,825
|
$
1,627,389 |
Massachusetts,
(Rail Enhancement and Accelerated Bridge Programs), 5.00%, 6/1/47(2) |
|
3,000
|
3,157,890
|
Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 5.25%, 11/15/55 |
|
3,000
|
3,030,030
|
Minneapolis-St.
Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, MN, 4.25%, 1/1/52 |
|
1,500
|
1,426,500
|
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC), (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/47 |
|
750
|
737,378
|
New
Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Portal North Bridge Project), 5.00%, 11/1/52 |
|
3,500
|
3,583,545
|
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program): |
|
|
|
4.00%,
6/15/39 |
|
1,100
|
1,055,857
|
5.25%,
6/15/43 |
|
2,730
|
2,836,688
|
New
York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment): |
|
|
|
(AMT),
5.00%, 12/1/39 |
|
1,060
|
1,064,759
|
(AMT),
5.00%, 7/1/46 |
|
2,485
|
2,468,574
|
(AMT),
5.25%, 1/1/50 |
|
1,055
|
1,058,355
|
New
York Transportation Development Corp., (Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/38 |
|
4,550
|
4,585,490
|
Philadelphia,
PA, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/47 |
|
5,000
|
5,053,100
|
Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey: |
|
|
|
5.00%,
10/15/42(2) |
|
6,250
|
6,546,687
|
(AMT),
4.00%, 9/1/33(2) |
|
7,200
|
7,237,368
|
South
Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 5.25%, 11/1/52 |
|
1,500
|
1,565,250
|
Texas
Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 5.00%, 12/31/35 |
|
205
|
215,316
|
Texas
Transportation Commission, 0.00%, 8/1/37 |
|
725
|
338,952
|
Texas
Transportation Commission, (Central Texas Turnpike System): |
|
|
|
0.00%,
8/1/39 |
|
750
|
310,515
|
5.00%,
8/15/42 |
|
640
|
647,667
|
Virginia
Small Business Financing Authority, (95 Express Lanes, LLC), (AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/39 |
|
1,250
|
1,131,938
|
Virginia
Small Business Financing Authority, (Elizabeth River Crossings Opco, LLC), (AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/38 |
|
4,750
|
4,447,093
|
Virginia
Small Business Financing Authority, (Transform 66 P3), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/52 |
|
1,000
|
998,410
|
|
|
|
$ 72,355,183
|
15
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Water
and Sewer — 12.2% |
Atlanta,
GA, Water and Wastewater Revenue: |
|
|
|
5.00%,
11/1/40(2) |
$
|
10,000
|
$
10,391,000 |
5.00%,
11/1/43(2) |
|
6,250
|
6,619,625
|
5.00%,
11/1/47(2) |
|
14,100
|
14,859,003
|
Dallas,
TX, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/43(2) |
|
9,550
|
9,597,463
|
Grand
Rapids, MI, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/48(2) |
|
2,500
|
2,653,225
|
Michigan
Finance Authority, (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), 5.00%, 7/1/34 |
|
4,130
|
4,231,928
|
Sussex
County Municipal Utilities Authority, NJ, 0.00%, 12/1/36 |
|
1,250
|
703,413
|
Texas
Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/47(2) |
|
5,500
|
5,382,355
|
|
|
|
$ 54,438,012
|
Total
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations (identified cost $632,248,045) |
|
|
$ 628,312,121
|
Taxable
Municipal Obligations — 5.5% |
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Cogeneration
— 0.0%(3) |
Northampton
County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Northampton Generating), 5.00%, 12/31/23(4) |
$
|
255
|
$
45,938 |
|
|
|
$ 45,938
|
Escrowed/Prerefunded
— 0.6% |
Chicago,
IL, Prerefunded to 1/1/25, 7.75%, 1/1/42 |
$
|
2,394
|
$
2,530,817 |
|
|
|
$ 2,530,817
|
General
Obligations — 2.3% |
Atlantic
City, NJ, 7.50%, 3/1/40 |
$
|
6,880
|
$
7,913,032 |
Chicago,
IL, 7.75%, 1/1/42 |
|
2,424
|
2,458,906
|
|
|
|
$ 10,371,938
|
Hospital
— 1.4% |
California
Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 6.00%, 12/1/24 |
$
|
6,000
|
$
6,117,660 |
|
|
|
$ 6,117,660
|
Security
|
Principal
Amount (000's omitted) |
Value
|
Insured
- Education — 0.4% |
Onondaga
Civic Development Corp., NY, (Upstate Properties Development, Inc.), (BAM), 3.158%, 12/1/41 |
$
|
2,745
|
$
2,039,425 |
|
|
|
$ 2,039,425
|
Insured
- Transportation — 0.3% |
Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority, CA: |
|
|
|
(AMBAC),
0.00%, 10/1/32 |
$
|
1,285
|
$
728,595 |
(AMBAC),
0.00%, 10/1/33 |
|
1,000
|
530,260
|
|
|
|
$ 1,258,855
|
Special
Tax Revenue — 0.3% |
American
Samoa Economic Development Authority: |
|
|
|
2.47%,
9/1/24(1) |
$
|
475
|
$
447,179 |
3.72%,
9/1/27(1) |
|
1,115
|
992,696
|
|
|
|
$ 1,439,875
|
Student
Loan — 0.0%(3) |
Massachusetts
Educational Financing Authority, 4.70%, 1/1/30 |
$
|
90
|
$
89,888 |
|
|
|
$ 89,888
|
Transportation
— 0.2% |
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.754%, 12/15/28(6) |
$
|
750
|
$
760,193 |
|
|
|
$ 760,193
|
Total
Taxable Municipal Obligations (identified cost $24,322,625) |
|
|
$ 24,654,589
|
Total
Investments — 148.8% (identified cost $671,119,750) |
|
|
$ 663,996,611
|
Other
Assets, Less Liabilities — (48.8)% |
|
|
$
(217,687,371) |
Net
Assets — 100.0% |
|
|
$ 446,309,240
|
The
percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
(1) |
Security
exempt from registration under Rule 144A of 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 November 30,
2022, the aggregate value of these securities is $31,657,869 or 7.1% of the Trust's net assets. |
(2) |
Security
represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1G). |
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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of
Investments — continued
(3) |
Amount is
less than 0.05%. |
(4) |
Represents
a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion. |
(5) |
Defaulted
security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal or has filed bankruptcy. |
(6) |
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.
|
At
November 30, 2022, the concentration of the Trust’s investments in the various states and territories, determined as a percentage of total investments, is as follows: |
New
York |
16.0%
|
Others,
representing less than 10% individually |
82.3%
|
The
Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. At November 30, 2022,
16.7% 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 1.1% to 8.5% of total investments. |
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. |
FHLMC
|
– Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
FNMA
|
– Federal
National Mortgage Association |
GNMA
|
– Government
National Mortgage Association |
NPFG
|
– National
Public Finance Guarantee Corp. |
PSF
|
– Permanent
School Fund |
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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
|
November 30,
2022 |
Assets
|
|
Investments,
at value (identified cost $671,119,750) |
$
663,996,611 |
Cash
|
4,852,900
|
Interest receivable
|
7,921,691
|
Receivable
for investments sold |
3,989,621
|
Total
assets |
$680,760,823
|
Liabilities
|
|
Payable
for floating rate notes issued |
$
228,999,128 |
Payable
for investments purchased |
3,629,090
|
Payable
to affiliates: |
|
Investment
adviser fee |
216,494
|
Administration
fee |
108,247
|
Trustees'
fees |
9,021
|
Interest
expense and fees payable |
1,242,761
|
Accrued
expenses |
246,842
|
Total
liabilities |
$234,451,583
|
Net
Assets |
$446,309,240
|
Sources
of Net Assets |
|
Common
shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized |
$
396,672 |
Additional
paid-in capital |
478,589,158
|
Accumulated
loss |
(32,676,590)
|
Net
Assets |
$446,309,240
|
Common
Shares Issued and Outstanding |
39,667,163
|
Net
Asset Value Per Common Share |
|
Net
assets ÷ common shares issued and outstanding |
$
11.25 |
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
|
Year
Ended |
|
November
30, 2022 |
Investment
Income |
|
Interest
income |
$
29,612,493 |
Total
investment income |
$
29,612,493 |
Expenses
|
|
Investment
adviser fee |
$
3,050,157 |
Administration
fee |
1,525,079
|
Trustees’
fees and expenses |
50,782
|
Custodian
fee |
109,833
|
Transfer
and dividend disbursing agent fees |
18,816
|
Legal
and accounting services |
123,118
|
Printing
and postage |
105,057
|
Interest
expense and fees |
3,922,908
|
Miscellaneous
|
102,813
|
Total
expenses |
$
9,008,563 |
Net
investment income |
$
20,603,930 |
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
Net
realized gain (loss): |
|
Investment
transactions |
$
(22,781,359) |
Net
realized loss |
$
(22,781,359) |
Change
in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): |
|
Investments
|
$
(93,763,672) |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
$
(93,763,672) |
Net
realized and unrealized loss |
$(116,545,031)
|
Net
decrease in net assets from operations |
$
(95,941,101) |
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Statements of Changes
in Net Assets
|
Year
Ended November 30, |
|
2022
|
2021
|
Increase
(Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
From
operations: |
|
|
Net
investment income |
$
20,603,930 |
$
24,285,077 |
Net
realized loss |
(22,781,359)
|
(1,181,996)
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(93,763,672)
|
3,724,512
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets from operations |
$
(95,941,101) |
$
26,827,593 |
Distributions
to common shareholders |
$
(22,173,944) |
$
(22,705,484) |
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets |
$(118,115,045)
|
$
4,122,109 |
Net
Assets |
|
|
At
beginning of year |
$
564,424,285 |
$
560,302,176 |
At
end of year |
$
446,309,240 |
$564,424,285
|
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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
|
Year
Ended |
|
November
30, 2022 |
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities |
|
Net
decrease in net assets from operations |
$
(95,941,101) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
Investments
purchased |
(177,132,126)
|
Investments
sold |
232,555,147
|
Net
amortization/accretion of premium (discount) |
2,010,184
|
Decrease
in interest receivable |
744,419
|
Decrease
in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee |
(63,298)
|
Decrease
in payable to affiliate for administration fee |
(31,649)
|
Increase
in payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees |
2,256
|
Increase
in interest expense and fees payable |
814,730
|
Decrease
in accrued expenses |
(6,371)
|
Net
change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments |
93,763,672
|
Net
realized loss from investments |
22,781,359
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities |
$
79,497,222 |
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities |
|
Cash
distributions paid to common shareholders |
$
(22,173,944) |
Proceeds
from secured borrowings |
16,460,000
|
Repayment
of secured borrowings |
(78,980,000)
|
Net
cash used in financing activities |
$
(84,693,944) |
Net
decrease in cash |
$
(5,196,722) |
Cash
at beginning of year |
$
10,049,622 |
Cash
at end of year |
$
4,852,900 |
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
Cash
paid for interest and fees |
$
3,108,178 |
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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Selected data for a
common share outstanding during the periods stated
|
Year
Ended November 30, |
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
Net
asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares) |
$
14.230 |
$
14.130 |
$
13.790 |
$
12.700 |
$
13.250 |
Income
(Loss) From Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income(1) |
$
0.519 |
$
0.612 |
$
0.574 |
$
0.542 |
$
0.611 |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(2.940)
|
0.060
|
0.327
|
1.117
|
(0.528)
|
Distributions
to APS shareholders: From net investment income(1) |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.004)
|
Total
income (loss) from operations |
$
(2.421) |
$
0.672 |
$
0.901 |
$
1.659 |
$
0.079 |
Less
Distributions to Common Shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
From
net investment income |
$
(0.559) |
$
(0.572) |
$
(0.561) |
$
(0.569) |
$
(0.629) |
Total
distributions to common shareholders |
$
(0.559) |
$
(0.572) |
$
(0.561) |
$
(0.569) |
$
(0.629) |
Net
asset value — End of year (Common shares) |
$
11.250 |
$
14.230 |
$
14.130 |
$
13.790 |
$
12.700 |
Market
value — End of year (Common shares) |
$
10.250 |
$
13.700 |
$
13.250 |
$
12.880 |
$
11.050 |
Total
Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2) |
(16.96)%
|
4.95%
|
7.15%
|
13.83%
|
1.04%
|
Total
Investment Return on Market Value(2) |
(21.41)%
|
7.75%
|
7.57%
|
22.10%
|
(5.22)%
|
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted) |
$446,309
|
$564,424
|
$560,302
|
$546,984
|
$302,013
|
Ratios
(as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses excluding interest and fees
|
1.04%
|
0.98%
|
1.05%
|
1.19%
|
1.29%
|
Interest
and fee expense(4) |
0.81%
|
0.29%
|
0.71%
|
1.27%
|
1.61%
|
Total
expenses |
1.85%
|
1.27%
|
1.76%
|
2.46%
|
2.90%
|
Net
investment income |
4.23%
|
4.28%
|
4.18%
|
4.02%
|
4.71%
|
Portfolio
Turnover |
23%
|
7%
|
12%
|
17%
|
32%
|
(1) |
Computed
using average common shares outstanding. |
(2) |
Returns
are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan.
|
(3) |
Ratios
do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to APS shareholders, if any. |
(4) |
Interest
and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1G) and/or iMTP Shares issued to redeem a portion of the Trust’s APS. As of November 30, 2018, the Trust
had no APS and iMTP Shares outstanding. |
APS
|
– Auction
Preferred Shares |
iMTP
Shares |
–
Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares |
22
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Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial
Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (the Trust) is a
Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income
tax.
The following is a summary of significant accounting
policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment
Valuation—The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of
investments.
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. In connection
with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, which became effective September 8, 2022, the Trustees have designated the Trust’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or
are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect the security’s "fair value", which is the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the
security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based 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 Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its 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 Trust 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 Trust, 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 November 30, 2022, the Trust
had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Trust files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal
Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
D 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.
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 Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal
liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the
shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss
or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is
unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial
Statements — continued
G Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with
Securities Held—The Trust may invest in residual interest bonds, also referred to as inverse floating
rate securities, whereby the Trust 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 Trust, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Trust (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 Trust gives the Trust 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 Trust, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Trust 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 Trust 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 6) at November 30, 2022. Interest expense related to the Trust's liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred.
The SPV may be terminated by the Trust, 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. Structuring fees paid to the liquidity provider upon the creation of an SPV, if any, are recorded as debt issuance costs and are being amortized as interest expense to the expected maturity of the
related trust. Unamortized structuring fees related to a terminated SPV are recorded as a realized loss on extinguishment of debt. At November 30, 2022, the amount of the Trust's Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the related collateral were
$228,999,128 and $310,821,697, respectively. The range of interest rates on the Floating Rate Notes outstanding at November 30, 2022 was 1.90% to 2.20%. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Trust’s average settled Floating Rate Notes
outstanding and the average interest rate including fees were $277,126,740 and 1.42%, respectively.
In certain circumstances, the Trust may enter into shortfall
and forbearance agreements with brokers by which the Trust 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 Trust had no shortfalls as of November 30, 2022.
The Trust 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 Trust'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 Trust's investment policies do not allow the Trust to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Effective August 19, 2022, the Trust began operating under Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which, among other things,
governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. As of the date of this report, consistent with Rule 18f-4, the Trust has elected to comply with the asset coverage requirements of
Section 18 with respect to its investments in residual interest bonds (as opposed to treating such interests as derivatives transactions). The Trust may change this election (and elect to treat these investments and other similar financing
transactions as derivatives transactions) at any time. Residual interest bonds held by the Trust are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
H When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery
Transactions—The Trust may purchase securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and
delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Trust maintains cash and/or security positions for these
commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Such
security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax
Information
The Trust intends to make monthly
distributions of net investment income to common shareholders. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial
Statements — continued
The
tax character of distributions declared for the years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 was as follows:
|
Year
Ended November 30, |
|
2022
|
2021
|
Tax-exempt
income |
$20,259,107
|
$20,715,212
|
Ordinary
income |
$
1,914,837 |
$
1,990,272 |
As of November 30, 2022, the components of distributable
earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed
tax-exempt income |
$
786,149 |
Deferred
capital losses |
(27,500,097)
|
Net
unrealized depreciation |
(5,962,642)
|
Accumulated
loss |
$(32,676,590)
|
At November 30, 2022, the Trust, for
federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $27,500,097 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 Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the
Trust’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at November 30, 2022, $8,610,522 are short-term and $18,889,575 are long-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments of the Trust at November 30, 2022, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate
cost |
$
440,960,125 |
Gross
unrealized appreciation |
$
16,303,822 |
Gross
unrealized depreciation |
(22,266,464)
|
Net
unrealized depreciation |
$
(5,962,642) |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions
with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by
Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The investment adviser fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.40% of the Trust’s
average weekly gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets are calculated by deducting accrued liabilities of the Trust except (i) the principal amount of any indebtedness for money borrowed, including debt securities issued by the Trust and
the amount of floating-rate notes included as a liability in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities of up to $289,500,000, and (ii) the amount of any outstanding preferred shares issued by the Trust. The administration fee is earned
by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Trust and is computed at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the investment adviser fee and administration fee were
$3,050,157 and $1,525,079, respectively.
Trustees and
officers of the Trust who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt
of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended November 30, 2022, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the
Trust are officers of EVM.
4 Purchases
and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of
investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $174,284,858 and $234,718,865, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 2022.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial
Statements — continued
5 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Shelf
Offering
The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to
its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Trust for the years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021.
In November 2013, the Board of Trustees initially approved a
share repurchase program for the Trust. Pursuant to the reauthorization of the share repurchase program by the Board of Trustees in March 2019, the Trust is authorized to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of
the prior calendar year at market prices when shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Trust to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the
Trust for the years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021.
Pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC, the
Trust is authorized to issue up to an additional 2,610,553 common shares through an equity shelf offering program (the "shelf offering"). Under the shelf offering, the Trust, subject to market conditions, may raise additional capital from time to
time and in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Trust’s net asset value per common share. During the years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, there were no shares sold by the Trust pursuant to its
shelf offering.
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 November 30, 2022, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing
the Trust's investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
Asset
Description |
Level
1 |
Level
2 |
Level
3 |
Total
|
Corporate
Bonds |
$
— |
$
11,029,901 |
$
— |
$
11,029,901 |
Tax-Exempt
Municipal Obligations |
—
|
628,312,121
|
—
|
628,312,121
|
Taxable
Municipal Obligations |
—
|
24,654,589
|
—
|
24,654,589
|
Total
Investments |
$ —
|
$663,996,611
|
$ —
|
$663,996,611
|
7 Risks and
Uncertainties
Pandemic Risk
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel
coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines,
cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks of disease, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and
economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and industries, and could continue to affect the market
in significant and unforeseen ways. Other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future may have similar effects. Any such impact could adversely affect the Trust's performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Trust
invests.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial
Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of
assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of November 30, 2022, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of
changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust as of November 30, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Trust's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The
Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks
of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2022, 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
January 25, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or
more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Federal Tax
Information (Unaudited)
The
Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2023 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2022. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their
investment in the Trust. 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 November 30, 2022, the Trust designates 91.36% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Dividend Reinvestment
Plan
The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant
to which shareholders automatically have distributions reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Trust unless they elect otherwise through their investment dealer. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV per Share is equal to or less than the
market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on
the open market by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the Plan agent (Agent). Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not Shares are reinvested.
If your Shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or
other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that the Trust’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be
able to participate.
The Agent’s service fee for
handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Plan participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.
Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by
writing to the Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive Shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Agent to sell part or all
of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.
If you wish to participate in the Plan and your Shares are held
in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Application for
Participation in Dividend Reinvestment Plan
This form is for shareholders who hold
their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in
the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.
The following authorization and appointment
is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.
|
Please
print exact name on account |
|
|
Shareholder
signature |
Date
|
|
Shareholder
signature |
Date
|
Please
sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign. |
YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO
RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
This authorization form, when signed, should
be mailed to the following address:
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
c/o
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Board of
Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s
board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting held on June 8, 2022, the Boards of
Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) that oversee the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a
majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory
agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of
its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton
Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between April and June 2022. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board
and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory
agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information
applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying
portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• A report from an independent
data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);
• A report from an independent
data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;
• A report from an independent
data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices,
over various time periods;
• In certain instances, data
regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board (a committee exclusively comprised of Independent
Trustees);
• Comparative
information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment
strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund(s), if any;
• Profitability analyses with
respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• Descriptions of the investment
management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;
• The procedures and processes
used to determine the value of fund assets, including, when necessary, the determination of “fair value” and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Information about the policies
and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;
• Information about the
allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client
commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;
• Data relating to the portfolio
turnover rate of each fund and related information regarding active management in the context of particular strategies;
Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser
• Reports detailing the
financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;
1 Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly,
references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report. Following the “Overview” section,
further information regarding the Board’s evaluation of a fund’s contractual arrangements is included under the “Results of the Contract Review Process” section
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Board of
Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
• Information regarding the
individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities
with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable;
• Information regarding the
adviser’s and its parent company’s (Morgan Stanley’s) efforts to retain and attract talented investment professionals, including in the context of a particularly competitive marketplace for talent, as well as the ongoing unique
environment presented by hybrid, remote and other alternative work arrangements;
• The Code of Ethics of the
adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;
• Policies and procedures
relating to proxy voting, including regular reporting with respect to fund proxy voting activities;
• Information regarding the
handling of corporate actions and class actions, as well as information regarding litigation and other regulatory matters;
• Information concerning the
resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;
• Information concerning the
business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any;
• A description of Eaton Vance
Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;
Other Relevant Information
• Information regarding
ongoing initiatives to further integrate and harmonize, where applicable, the investment management and other departments of the adviser and its affiliates with the overall investment management infrastructure of Morgan Stanley, in light of Morgan
Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance on March 1, 2021;
• Information concerning the
nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
• Information concerning
oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians, fund accountants, and other third-party service providers by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;
• Information concerning efforts
to implement policies and procedures with respect to various new regulations applicable to the funds, including Rule 12d1-4 (the Fund-of-Funds Rule), Rule 18f-4 (the Derivatives Rule) and Rule 2a-5 (the Fair Valuation Rule);
• For an Eaton Vance Fund
structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices (including as compared to the closed-end fund’s net
asset value (NAV)), trading volume data, continued use of auction preferred shares (where applicable), distribution rates and other relevant matters;
• The risks which the adviser
and/or its affiliates incur in connection with the management and operation of the funds, including, among others, litigation, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and other business risks (and the associated costs of such risks); and
• The terms of each investment
advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
During the
various meetings of the Board and its committees over the course of the year leading up to the June 8, 2022 meeting, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the
funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques
employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and
received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the
Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the
contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material
factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory
agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with
respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the
Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Board of
Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other
information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (the
“Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the
Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory
agreement for the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management
capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and
similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and
special considerations relevant to investing in municipal bonds. The Board considered the Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into
account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory
and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff
in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in
managing the Fund. The Board considered the deep experience of the Adviser and its affiliates with managing and operating funds organized as exchange-listed closed-end funds, such as the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered, among other
things, the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ experience with implementing leverage arrangements, monitoring and assessing trading price discounts and premiums and adhering to the requirements of securities exchanges.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and
relevant affiliates thereof. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the
allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered other
administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund
complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the
Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to
that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index, and assessed the Fund’s performance on the basis of total return and current income return. The Board’s
review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance
of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to
generate competitive levels of tax-exempt current income over time through investments that focus on higher quality municipal bonds that often have longer maturities. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund
for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended December 31,
2021, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to
comparable funds. Additionally, the Board took into account the financial resources committed by the Adviser in structuring the Fund at the time of its initial public offering and the waiver of fees provided by the Adviser for the first five years
of the Fund’s life. The Board also considered that, following discussions with the Contract Review Committee, the Adviser had implemented a series of permanent reductions in management fees beginning in May 2010, which had been fully
implemented as of December 31, 2021.
After considering
the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Board of
Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the
Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other
payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and
the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.
The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits
received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund
and other investment advisory clients.
Economies of
Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the
Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the
difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the
Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or
decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously
offered in the same manner as an open-end fund and that, notwithstanding that the Fund is authorized to issue additional common shares through a shelf offering, the Fund’s assets are not expected to increase materially in the foreseeable
future. Accordingly, the Board did not find that the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is warranted at this time.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Management and
Organization
Fund
Management. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the affairs of the Fund. The Board members and officers of the Fund 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. Each Trustee holds office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her
successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Under the terms of the Fund’s current Trustee retirement policy, an Independent Trustee must retire and resign as a Trustee on
the earlier of: (i) the first day of July following his or her 74th birthday; or (ii), with limited exception, December 31st of the 20th year in which he or she has served as a Trustee. However, if such retirement and resignation would cause the
Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16 of the 1940 Act or any other regulations or guidance of the Securities and Exchange Commission, then such retirement and resignation will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for
the Fund to be in compliance therewith. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Board
member and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to EV LLC,
“EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EV is the trustee of each of EVM and BMR. Effective March 1, 2021, each of EVM, BMR, EVD and EV are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries
of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with EVM may hold a position with other EVM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 132 funds in the Eaton Vance fund complex (including both funds
and portfolios in a hub and spoke structure).
Name
and Year of Birth |
Fund
Position(s) |
Length
of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s) and Other Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Interested Trustee
|
Thomas
E. Faust Jr. 1958 |
Class
II Trustee |
Until
2025. 3 years. Since 2007. |
Chairman
of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM), member of the Board of Managers and President of EV (since 2021), Chief Executive Officer of EVM and BMR. Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2021) and President (2006-2021) of EVC
and Director of EVD (2007-2022). Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with MSIM, BMR, EVM and EV, which are affiliates of the Fund. Other Directorships. Formerly, Director of EVC
(2007-2021) and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm) (2012-2021). |
Noninterested Trustees
|
Alan
C. Bowser(1) 1962 |
Class
III Trustee |
Until
2023. 3 years. Since 2023. |
Chief
Diversity Officer, Partner and a member of the Operating Committee, and formerly served as Senior Advisor on Diversity and Inclusion for the firm’s chief executive officer, Co-Head of the Americas Region, and Senior Client Advisor of
Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm (2011- present). Other Directorships. None. |
Mark
R. Fetting 1954 |
Class
II Trustee |
Until
2025. 3 years. Since 2016. |
Private investor.
Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President
(2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000). Other Directorships. None. |
Cynthia
E. Frost 1961 |
Class
I Trustee |
Until
2024. 3 years. Since 2014. |
Private investor.
Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
(investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985). Other
Directorships. None. |
George
J. Gorman 1952 |
Chairperson
of the Board and Class I Trustee |
Until
2024. 3 years. Chairperson of the Board since 2021 and Trustee since 2014. |
Principal
at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009). Other Directorships. None. |
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Management and
Organization — continued
Name
and Year of Birth |
Fund
Position(s) |
Length
of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s) and Other Directorships During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
Noninterested Trustees
(continued) |
Valerie
A. Mosley 1960 |
Class
I Trustee |
Until
2024. 3 years. Since 2014. |
Chairwoman
and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUp, a fintech platform. Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at
Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990). Other Directorships. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and
financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020) and Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (2020-2022). |
Keith
Quinton 1958 |
Class
III Trustee |
Until
2023. 3 years. Since 2018. |
Private investor,
researcher and lecturer. Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm)
(2001-2014). Other Directorships. Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank. |
Marcus
L. Smith 1966 |
Class
III Trustee |
Until
2023. 3 years. Since 2018. |
Private investor
and independent corporate director. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Canada (2012-2017), Chief Investment Officer, Asia (2010-2012), Director of Asian Research (2004-2010) and portfolio manager (2001-2017) at MFS Investment Management
(investment management firm). Other Directorships. Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support
tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018). |
Susan
J. Sutherland 1957 |
Class
I Trustee |
Until
2024. 3 years. Since 2015. |
Private investor.
Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance) (2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015).
Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013). Other Directorships. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition
company) (since 2021). |
Scott
E. Wennerholm 1959 |
Class
II Trustee |
Until
2025. 3 years. Since 2016. |
Private investor.
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. None. |
Nancy
A. Wiser(2) 1967 |
Class
III Trustee |
Until
2023. 3 years. Since 2022. |
Formerly,
Executive Vice President and the Global Head of Operations at Wells Fargo Asset Management (2011-2021). Other Directorships. None. |
Name
and Year of Birth |
Fund
Position(s) |
Length
of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Principal
Officers who are not Trustees |
Eric
A. Stein 1980 |
President
|
Since
2020 |
Vice
President and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of EVM and BMR. Prior to November 1, 2020, Mr. Stein was a co-Director of Eaton Vance’s Global Income Investments. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).
|
Deidre
E. Walsh 1971 |
Vice
President and Chief Legal Officer |
Since
2009 |
Vice
President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
James
F. Kirchner 1967 |
Treasurer
|
Since
2007 |
Vice
President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
November 30, 2022
Management and
Organization — continued
Name
and Year of Birth |
Fund
Position(s) |
Length
of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Principal
Officers who are not Trustees (continued) |
Nicholas
Di Lorenzo 1987 |
Secretary
|
Since
2022 |
Formerly,
associate (2012-2021) and counsel (2022) at Dechert LLP. |
Richard
F. Froio 1968 |
Chief
Compliance Officer |
Since
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).
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(1) Mr. Bowser began serving as a Trustee effective January 4, 2023.
(2) Ms. Wiser began serving as a Trustee effective April 4, 2022.
Privacy
Notice |
April 2021
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FACTS
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WHAT
DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
Why?
|
Financial
companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read
this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
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What?
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The
types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:■ Social Security number and income ■ investment
experience and risk tolerance ■ checking account number and wire transfer instructions |
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How?
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All
financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance
chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons
we can share your personal information |
Does
Eaton Vance share? |
Can
you limit this sharing? |
For
our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes
|
No
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For
our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you |
Yes
|
No
|
For
joint marketing with other financial companies |
No
|
We
don’t share |
For
our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness |
Yes
|
Yes
|
For
our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences |
Yes
|
No
|
For
our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness |
No
|
We
don’t share |
For
our investment management affiliates to market to you |
Yes
|
Yes
|
For
our affiliates to market to you |
No
|
We
don’t share |
For
nonaffiliates to market to you |
No
|
We
don’t share |
To
limit our sharing |
Call
toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.comPlease note:If you are a new customer,
we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact
us at any time to limit our sharing. |
Questions?
|
Call
toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com |
Privacy
Notice — continued |
April 2021
|
Who
we are |
Who
is providing this notice? |
Eaton
Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate
Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below)
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What
we do |
How
does Eaton Vance protect my personal information? |
To
protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of
customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information. |
How
does Eaton Vance collect my personal information? |
We
collect your personal information, for example, when you■ open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account ■ buy securities from us or make a wire transfer
■ give us your contact informationWe also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
Why
can’t I limit all sharing? |
Federal
law gives you the right to limit only■ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness ■ affiliates from using your information
to market to you ■ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to youState laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
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Definitions
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Investment
Management Affiliates |
Eaton
Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth
Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
Affiliates
|
Companies
related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial
companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
Nonaffiliates
|
Companies
not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to
you. |
Joint
marketing |
A
formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.■ Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market.
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Other
important information |
Vermont:
Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such
information.California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing
such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us. |
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and
shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents
indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or 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 AST 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. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy
Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying
Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or
Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Share Repurchase
Program. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares
outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund's repurchase activity,
including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund's annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.
Additional Notice to Shareholders. If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or
rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.
Closed-End Fund Information. Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly
after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted
to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Closed-End Funds & Term Trusts.”
Investment Adviser and Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110