Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21574
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
May 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
November 30, 2008
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
Signatures
EX-99.Cert Section 302 Certifications
EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certifications


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IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
 
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
 
For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
 
 
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
 
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
 
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
 
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
INVESTMENT UPDATE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

(PHOTO OF RALPH H. HINCKLEY)
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr., CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
During the six months ended November 30, 2008, credit markets experienced unprecedented volatility, and the bank loan market and high-yield bond market were no exception. The subprime crisis of 2007 expanded in 2008 to include nearly all credit instruments, which in turn, caused the world economy to slip into recession. The period was a roller-coaster for the credit markets and for the Trust. The total return for the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index) through the first three months of the period was -0.64%, disappointing, but, given the environment, not especially bad compared to other markets. However, September 2008 brought a series of events that rattled the markets more deeply: the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the rescue of American International Group, Inc. and a litany of unprecedented steps by the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to stabilize the credit markets. In the Trust’s second fiscal quarter, the Index declined -25.52%, by far its worst quarterly showing ever. The average loan price in the Trust was 65.2% of par at November 30, 2008. Although statistics vary with respect to the recovery rates of loans in default, the historical rate has been approximately 70% of par. As such, bank loan prices at year-end were approaching levels that implied near universal default. At year-end, 1.2% of the loan investments of the Trust were in default versus 2.0% for the Index.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Trust shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
  While there is little doubt that a recession would bring higher default rates, it is difficult to reconcile recent trading levels with market fundamentals. A range of credit statistics and criteria used to monitor creditworthiness suggested that overall credit quality appeared to be in line with historical patterns. Despite this, bank loans traded below historical recovery levels, thus implying a near 100% default rate. The most compelling, albeit obvious, explanation for the market’s depressed trading level was that there were more sellers of bank loans than buyers, especially during the Trust’s second quarter. Some selling was forced, especially by hedge funds and structured investment vehicles unable to meet margin requirements. Some selling was voluntary, as redemptions from mutual funds were significant throughout the year. In addition, many hard-pressed banks and investment banks that typically make markets in bank loans were hesitant to own loans and bonds, making trading more volatile. Later in the period, there were signs that many institutional investors were attracted to the asset class by record low loan prices. However, selling clearly outweighed buying, pushing prices lower.
Management Discussion
  The Trust is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EFT”. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, it may also seek preservation of capital to the extent
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
Total Return Performance 5/31/08 – 11/30/08
             
NYSE Symbol       EFT
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)1
        -43.24 %
At Share Price1
        -44.76 %
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index2
        -25.96 %
 
Premium/Discount to NAV as of 11/30/08
        -9.57 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $ 0.582  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     13.12 %
 
  At Share Price     14.51 %
Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.
 
1   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
2   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Trust’s most recent monthly distribution per share (annualized ) divided by the Trust’s NAV or share price at the end of the period. The Trust’s monthly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
INVESTMENT UPDATE
    consistent with its primary goal of high current income. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (“senior loans”). In managing the Trust, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The Trust may also invest in second lien loans and high yield bonds, and, as discussed below, may employ leverage, which may increase risk.
 
  The Trust’s performance for the six months ended November 30, 2008 was negatively affected by the issues that influenced the broader market. The effect of leverage was the primary factor contributing to the Trust’s underperformance relative to the Index. In addition, the Trust had approximately 9% of its assets invested in European loans, and loan prices in Europe have underperformed relative to their U.S. counterparts.
 
  At November 30, 2008, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 411 borrowers spanning 38 industries, with an average loan size of 0.24% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 10% of total investments. Healthcare, business equipment and services, publishing, leisure goods/activities/ movies and cable and satellite television were the top industry weightings.
 
  The Trust continues to have less than 1% exposure to home builders. The Trust did not have any exposure to subprime or prime mortgage lenders during the six months ended November 30, 2008.
 
  As of November 30, 2008, the Trust had outstanding leverage of approximately 48.9% of its total net assets.1 The Trust’s leverage consists of auction preferred shares issued by the Trust (“APS”) and borrowings under a revolving credit and security agreement with conduit lenders and a bank. Pursuant to applicable law and provisions of the Trust’s governing documents relating to the use of leverage, the Trust may not declare dividends or other distributions on common shares if it does not maintain asset coverage in certain prescribed amounts. As a result of the sharp declines in the value of the Trust’s investments in recent months, the Trust sold investments to reduce outstanding leverage and maintain the required asset coverage. During the six months ended November 30, 2008, the Trust’s outstanding borrowings were reduced by $121.5 million for this reason. If credit markets remain volatile, additional actions may be required to maintain the Trust’s asset coverage, including additional sales of investments and possibly a reduction in dividend payment rates. In the event of an improvement in asset coverage, the Trust has the ability to increase borrowings under the revolving credit and security agreement.
The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
 
1   In the event of a rise in long-term interest rates or a decline in bank loan prices due to market conditions, the value of the Trust’s investment portfolio could decline, which would reduce the asset coverage for its Auction Preferred Shares and borrowings.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
TRUST PERFORMANCE
Portfolio Composition
Top Ten Holdings1
By total investments
         
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
    1.1 %
HCA, Inc.
    1.0  
NRG Energy, Inc.
    0.9  
Health Management Association, Inc.
    0.9  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
    0.9  
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    0.8  
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    0.8  
Rite Aid Corp.
    0.8  
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC
    0.7  
Alltel Communications
    0.7  
 
1   Reflects the Trust’s investments as of 11/30/08. Holdings are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments.
Top Five Industries2
By total investments
         
Healthcare
    9.9 %
Business Equipment and Services
    7.3  
Publishing
    6.4  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    6.1  
Cable and Satellite Television
    6.0  
 
2   Reflects the Trust’s investments as of 11/30/08. Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments.
Credit Quality Ratings for Total Loan Investments3
By total loan investments
         
Baa
    1.3 %
Ba
    46.4  
B
    36.0  
Caa
    4.3  
Non-Rated4
    12.0  
 
3   Credit Quality Ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects the Trust’s total loan investments as of 11/30/08. Although the investment adviser considers ratings when making investment decisions, it performs its own credit and investment analysis and does not rely primarily on the ratings assigned by the rating services. Credit quality can change from time to time, and recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular security or the issuer’s current financial condition.
 
4   Certain loans in which the Trust invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.
Trust Performance 5
New York Stock Exchange Symbol     
         
Average Annual Total Return (by share price, NYSE)   EFT
 
Six Months
    -44.76 %
One Year
    -44.10  
Life of Trust (6/29/04)
    -11.16  
         
Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value)        
 
Six Months
    -43.24 %
One Year
    -44.54  
Life of Trust (6/29/04)
    -9.12  
 
5   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, the returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 171.2%(1)
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 3.7%
 
CACI International, Inc.
  2,113,556     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing May 3, 2011   $ 1,907,484      
Colt Defense, LLC
  981,420     Term Loan, 6.10%, Maturing July 9, 2014     780,229      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  459,575     Term Loan, 6.28%, Maturing July 31, 2014     273,447      
  454,194     Term Loan, 7.17%, Maturing July 31, 2014     270,245      
Evergreen International Aviation
  1,468,273     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing October 31, 2011     954,377      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  208,002     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing March 26, 2014     112,767      
  3,551,294     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing March 26, 2014     1,925,309      
Hexcel Corp.
  371,124     Term Loan, 5.39%, Maturing March 1, 2012     324,733      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  970,694     Term Loan, 9.06%, Maturing December 30, 2012     611,537      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  1,275,772     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing December 31, 2011     1,078,027      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,800,000     Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,395,000      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  1,273,412     Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing December 17, 2011     993,261      
  748,238     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     594,849      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  1,264,250     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing September 29, 2013     992,436      
 
 
            $ 12,213,701      
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.7%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  1,333,125     Term Loan — Second Lien, 5.83%, Maturing April 30, 2014   $ 683,893      
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
  2,100,786     DIP Loan, 3.54%, Maturing August 21, 2009     1,560,884      
 
 
            $ 2,244,777      
 
 
 
Automotive — 7.3%
 
Accuride Corp.
  1,797,212     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing January 31, 2012   $ 1,217,611      
Adesa, Inc.
  4,402,722     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing October 18, 2013     2,689,328      
Affina Group, Inc.
  1,210,323     Term Loan, 6.42%, Maturing November 30, 2011     756,452      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  4,236,339     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2014     2,590,220      
AxleTech International Holding, Inc.
  1,950,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 10.39%, Maturing April 21, 2013     1,530,750      
Chrysler Financial
  3,184,449     Term Loan, 6.82%, Maturing August 1, 2014     1,740,833      
CSA Acquisition Corp.
  259,203     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing December 23, 2011     120,530      
  647,643     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing December 23, 2011     301,154      
  486,250     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing December 23, 2012     218,812      
Dayco Products, LLC
  1,920,501     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 21, 2011     585,753      
Delphi Corp.
  138,644     DIP Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 31, 2008     37,665      
  1,361,357     DIP Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 31, 2008     369,836      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  1,668,411     Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing December 27, 2014     870,355      
  2,286,664     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing December 27, 2015     1,192,877      
Ford Motor Co.
  1,940,438     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing December 15, 2013     793,154      
General Motors Corp.
  5,561,361     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing November 29, 2013     2,219,912      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  2,675,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 3.15%, Maturing April 30, 2010     1,722,031      
HLI Operating Co., Inc.
EUR 87,273     Term Loan, 4.32%, Maturing May 30, 2014     74,750      
EUR 1,490,036     Term Loan, 6.42%, Maturing May 30, 2014     1,139,151      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  1,432,388     Term Loan, 5.35%, Maturing January 12, 2012     787,813      
LKQ Corp.
  1,136,733     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing October 12, 2014     858,234      
TriMas Corp.
  262,500     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing August 2, 2011     165,375      
  2,109,674     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing August 2, 2013     1,329,095      
United Components, Inc.
  1,180,271     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing June 30, 2010     861,598      
 
 
            $ 24,173,289      
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.4%
 
Culligan International Co.
EUR 1,075,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.49%, Maturing May 31, 2013   $ 272,813      
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
  239,191     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing May 31, 2012     206,103      
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco (continued)
 
                     
Van Houtte, Inc.
  871,183     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing July 11, 2014     607,650      
  118,798     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing July 11, 2014     82,861      
 
 
            $ 1,169,427      
 
 
 
Building and Development — 4.6%
 
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  1,249,500     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing September 30, 2013   $ 812,175      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  780,557     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing January 23, 2014     480,042      
Capital Automotive (REIT)
  1,372,138     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 16, 2010     628,439      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  1,564,000     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing November 23, 2010     1,470,160      
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.
  1,700,000     Revolving Loan, 5.42%, Maturing December 1, 2010(2)     1,504,500      
  1,700,000     Term Loan, 5.42%, Maturing December 1, 2010     1,504,500      
Hovstone Holdings, LLC
  961,912     Term Loan, 6.09%, Maturing February 28, 2009     580,514      
LNR Property Corp.
  1,430,000     Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing July 3, 2011     718,575      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 12.00%, Maturing January 2, 2009     75,000      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  1,421,690     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 24, 2014     1,037,834      
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
  373,123     Term Loan, 4.12%, Maturing June 18, 2010     317,154      
November 2005 Land Investors
  304,148     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing May 9, 2011     190,093      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  1,039,225     Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing September 30, 2012     831,380      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  785,111     Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing December 17, 2012     553,503      
  492,679     Term Loan, 10.76%, Maturing December 17, 2012     347,338      
South Edge, LLC
  843,750     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing October 31, 2009(4)     126,562      
TRU 2005 RE Holding Co.
  5,075,000     Term Loan, 5.85%, Maturing December 9, 2008     3,057,687      
United Subcontractors, Inc.
  930,451     Term Loan — Second Lien, 12.42%, Maturing June 27, 2013(3)     353,571      
Wintergames Acquisition ULC
  971,182     Term Loan, 8.94%, Maturing April 24, 2009     636,124      
 
 
            $ 15,225,151      
 
 
                     
 
Business Equipment and Services — 13.1%
 
ACCO Brands Corp.
  1,063,950     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing August 17, 2012   $ 641,030      
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  1,729,835     Term Loan, 6.07%, Maturing May 1, 2013     1,089,796      
  955,890     Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing May 1, 2013     602,211      
Acxiom Corp.
  1,357,125     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing September 15, 2012     922,845      
Affiliated Computer Services
  899,562     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing March 20, 2013     749,207      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  2,619,470     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing October 17, 2012     1,920,944      
Allied Barton Security Service
  1,100,000     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing February 21, 2015     973,500      
Education Management, LLC
  3,851,494     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing June 1, 2013     2,592,537      
Info USA, Inc.
  656,556     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing February 14, 2012     508,831      
Intergraph Corp.
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.20%, Maturing November 29, 2014     782,500      
iPayment, Inc.
  2,735,460     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing May 10, 2013     1,983,208      
ista International GmbH
EUR 1,188,822     Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing May 14, 2015     897,555      
EUR 236,178     Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing May 14, 2015     178,313      
Kronos, Inc.
  1,225,446     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing June 11, 2014     821,049      
Language Line, Inc.
  3,376,443     Term Loan, 7.02%, Maturing June 11, 2011     2,886,859      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  992,443     Term Loan, 5.81%, Maturing March 28, 2014     791,474      
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.06%, Maturing March 28, 2015     600,000      
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC
  2,586,654     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing May 22, 2014     1,849,458      
Protection One, Inc.
  2,217,826     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing March 31, 2012     1,685,548      
Quantum Corp.
  296,875     Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing July 12, 2014     237,500      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  1,875,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.77%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,218,750      
Sabre, Inc.
  7,377,363     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing September 30, 2014     3,016,522      
Serena Software, Inc.
  1,003,768     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing March 10, 2013     677,543      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  1,957,921     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,174,753      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 837,061     Term Loan, 6.70%, Maturing May 15, 2014   $ 796,610      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  8,629,333     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 11, 2013     6,122,779      
TDS Investor Corp.
  994,962     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing August 23, 2013     513,649      
  1,500,739     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing August 23, 2013     724,642      
  301,124     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing August 23, 2013     145,400      
EUR 1,054,228     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing August 23, 2013     827,708      
Valassis Communications, Inc.
  340,774     Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing March 2, 2014     201,909      
  1,475,829     Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing March 2, 2014     874,429      
VWR International, Inc.
  1,825,000     Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,209,062      
WAM Acquisition, S.A.
EUR 276,689     Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing May 4, 2014     168,451      
EUR 167,556     Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing May 4, 2014     102,010      
EUR 276,689     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing May 4, 2015     168,451      
EUR 167,556     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing May 4, 2015     102,010      
West Corp.
  3,224,911     Term Loan, 4.21%, Maturing October 24, 2013     2,044,797      
 
 
            $ 42,803,840      
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 10.8%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  3,910,458     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing February 10, 2011   $ 3,558,516      
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  2,098,788     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,825,945      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  550,000     Term Loan, 6.06%, Maturing March 29, 2014     419,833      
  1,325,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.60%, Maturing March 29, 2014     993,750      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  1,491,171     Term Loan, 6.16%, Maturing November 5, 2013     1,007,783      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  2,197,501     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing April 28, 2013     1,492,011      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  3,856,133     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,220,943      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  693,000     Term Loan, 7.01%, Maturing February 15, 2015     519,750      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  725,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     482,125      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  3,999,375     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing April 6, 2014     3,156,651      
Kabel BW GmbH and Co.
EUR 500,000     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing June 9, 2013     406,048      
EUR 500,000     Term Loan, 6.95%, Maturing June 9, 2014     406,048      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  1,012,500     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing March 31, 2010     888,469      
Mediacom Broadband Group
  3,891,077     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing January 31, 2015     2,789,902      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  4,026,408     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing January 31, 2015     2,805,065      
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 1,800,000     Term Loan, Maturing March 30, 2012(8)     2,092,223      
GBP 515,211     Term Loan, 9.63%, Maturing March 30, 2012     598,853      
GBP 261,972     Term Loan, 9.63%, Maturing March 30, 2012     304,502      
Orion Cable GmbH
EUR 706,774     Term Loan, 7.69%, Maturing October 31, 2014     549,866      
EUR 706,774     Term Loan, 8.41%, Maturing October 31, 2015     549,866      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 409,546     Term Loan, 7.53%, Maturing March 2, 2015     62,794      
EUR 11,076     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing June 26, 2015     6,857      
EUR 272,924     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing June 26, 2015     168,951      
EUR 409,546     Term Loan, 7.78%, Maturing March 2, 2016     62,794      
EUR 565,165     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.90%, Maturing September 2, 2016     50,200      
EUR 398,985     Term Loan, 12.15%, Maturing March 2, 2017     35,439      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
EUR 4,500,000     Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing October 16, 2011     3,871,534      
  2,175,000     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,568,175      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 541,621     Term Loan, 5.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     369,932      
EUR 209,021     Term Loan, 5.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     142,763      
EUR 249,358     Term Loan, 5.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     170,314      
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing July 28, 2015     689,330      
 
 
            $ 35,267,232      
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 9.7%
 
Arizona Chemical, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 6.94%, Maturing February 28, 2014   $ 281,250      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  432,000     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing December 23, 2013     313,200      
  1,768,000     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,281,800      
  1,600,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.79%, Maturing December 23, 2015     1,024,000      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  4,629,500     Term Loan, 5.55%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,564,715      
Cognis GmbH
EUR 823,361     Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing September 15, 2013     680,140      
EUR 201,639     Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing September 15, 2013     166,565      
First Chemical Holding
EUR 965,273     Term Loan, 8.16%, Maturing December 18, 2014     812,473      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
Foamex, L.P.
  1,528,766     Term Loan, 7.72%, Maturing February 12, 2013     550,356      
Georgia Gulf Corp.
  735,421     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing October 3, 2013     554,936      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  493,750     Term Loan, 6.06%, Maturing May 5, 2012     237,000      
  1,051,915     Term Loan, 6.06%, Maturing May 5, 2013     573,294      
  4,842,435     Term Loan, 6.19%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,639,127      
INEOS Group
EUR 750,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.46%, Maturing December 14, 2012     256,952      
  2,519,053     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing December 14, 2013     1,245,357      
  2,423,038     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing December 14, 2014     1,223,634      
Innophos, Inc.
  1,829,955     Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing August 10, 2010     1,573,761      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  2,962,500     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing June 4, 2014     2,226,813      
Kleopatra
  900,000     Term Loan, 6.82%, Maturing January 3, 2016     472,500      
EUR 625,000     Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing January 3, 2016     395,871      
Kranton Polymers, LLC
  2,413,257     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing May 12, 2013     1,488,176      
Lucite International Group Holdings
  651,418     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 7, 2013     559,405      
  230,668     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 7, 2013     200,681      
MacDermid, Inc.
  601,927     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing April 12, 2014     389,748      
EUR 801,817     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing April 12, 2014     643,522      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  397,000     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing April 30, 2014     244,155      
  1,075,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.51%, Maturing October 31, 2014     483,750      
Momentive Performance Material
  1,807,374     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,245,582      
Propex Fabrics, Inc.
  983,333     Term Loan, 4.13%, Maturing January 23, 2009(2)     796,500      
  881,154     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing July 31, 2012     242,317      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  4,248,375     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing December 10, 2012     3,448,266      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding
EUR 221,709     Term Loan, 8.40%, Maturing November 16, 2015     184,269      
EUR 206,030     Term Loan, 8.40%, Maturing November 16, 2015     171,238      
EUR 72,261     Term Loan, 8.40%, Maturing November 16, 2015     60,059      
Solo Cup Co.
  1,695,742     Term Loan, 5.98%, Maturing February 27, 2011     1,403,934      
Wellman, Inc.
  728,333     Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing February 10, 2009(3)(4)   $ 345,230      
 
 
            $ 31,980,576      
 
 
 
Clothing/Textiles — 1.0%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  1,394,643     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing September 5, 2013   $ 1,124,867      
  950,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.27%, Maturing March 5, 2014     737,834      
St. John Knits International, Inc.
  594,167     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing March 23, 2012     430,771      
The William Carter Co.
  1,059,633     Term Loan, 3.85%, Maturing July 14, 2012     895,390      
 
 
            $ 3,188,862      
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 5.1%
 
Amsted Industries, Inc.
  1,886,629     Term Loan, 6.56%, Maturing October 15, 2010   $ 1,273,474      
Blount, Inc.
  276,658     Term Loan, 3.37%, Maturing August 9, 2010     239,309      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  473,032     Term Loan, 3.95%, Maturing July 13, 2015     335,064      
  473,032     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing July 13, 2015     335,064      
GBP 550,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.01%, Maturing January 13, 2016     443,072      
GenTek, Inc.
  559,130     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing February 25, 2011     493,432      
Jarden Corp.
  2,386,077     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing January 24, 2012     1,887,387      
  941,686     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing January 24, 2012     744,874      
  992,464     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing January 24, 2012     799,429      
Johnson Diversey, Inc.
  1,814,531     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing December 16, 2011     1,442,553      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  2,575,053     Term Loan, 5.73%, Maturing November 22, 2012     1,969,916      
RBS Global, Inc.
  343,875     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing July 19, 2013     268,222      
  2,425,000     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing July 19, 2013     1,940,000      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  148,184     Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing April 30, 2014     89,898      
  2,963,679     Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,797,966      
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
  1,400,000     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing August 21, 2014     1,010,800      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  1,573,596     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,073,979      
Vertrue, Inc.
  940,500     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing August 16, 2014     705,375      
 
 
            $ 16,849,814      
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 4.9%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  1,909,899     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 1,281,223      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Containers and Glass Products (continued)
 
                     
Consolidated Container Co.
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.48%, Maturing September 28, 2014     225,000      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  679,000     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing November 15, 2012     585,637      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  5,146,568     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing October 7, 2011     3,957,346      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  2,568,225     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,924,564      
  1,478,179     Term Loan, 6.78%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,155,444      
JSG Acquisitions
  2,055,000     Term Loan, 6.16%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,318,626      
  2,055,000     Term Loan, 6.41%, Maturing December 13, 2014     1,318,626      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  1,723,500     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing June 14, 2013     1,393,881      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  717,807     Term Loan, 3.83%, Maturing November 1, 2011     543,141      
  1,566,747     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing November 1, 2011     1,181,915      
  804,789     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing November 1, 2011     608,957      
  690,806     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing November 1, 2011     521,127      
 
 
            $ 16,015,487      
 
 
 
Cosmetics/Toiletries — 0.9%
 
American Safety Razor Co.
  491,806     Term Loan, 5.65%, Maturing July 31, 2013   $ 390,986      
  1,050,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.69%, Maturing July 31, 2014     761,250      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  1,075,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.54%, Maturing November 30, 2014     302,792      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  1,829,198     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing April 7, 2011     1,481,650      
 
 
            $ 2,936,678      
 
 
 
Drugs — 1.5%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  937,783     Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 618,937      
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 10.26%, Maturing May 3, 2013     370,000      
  275,000     Term Loan, 12.01%, Maturing November 3, 2013     68,750      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  438,099     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing January 30, 2012     361,432      
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
  713,546     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 28, 2013     556,566      
  932,896     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 28, 2013     727,659      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  701,921     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing January 18, 2012     598,388      
  1,870,743     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing January 18, 2012     1,594,809      
 
 
            $ 4,896,541      
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.6%
 
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
  872,180     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing January 15, 2012   $ 845,703      
  623,389     Term Loan, 3.14%, Maturing January 15, 2012     604,465      
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing April 1, 2015     988,156      
Cory Environmental Holdings
GBP 500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.88%, Maturing September 30, 2014     514,041      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 1,500,000     Term Loan, 10.16%, Maturing October 13, 2013     1,559,385      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  718,723     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing December 17, 2010     628,882      
 
 
            $ 5,140,632      
 
 
 
Electronics/Electrical — 4.8%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  1,255,000     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 953,800      
  2,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.19%, Maturing July 11, 2013     1,100,000      
FCI International S.A.S.
  241,266     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing November 1, 2013     188,791      
  232,273     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing November 1, 2013     181,753      
  232,273     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing November 1, 2013     181,753      
  241,266     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing November 1, 2013     188,791      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  940,750     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 1, 2013     549,457      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  1,492,443     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing July 28, 2012     828,306      
  3,206,332     Term Loan, 7.52%, Maturing July 28, 2012     1,787,530      
  1,672,870     Term Loan, 7.52%, Maturing July 28, 2012     932,625      
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.26%, Maturing March 2, 2014     90,625      
  183,333     Term Loan — Second Lien, 10.01%, Maturing March 2, 2014     33,229      
  316,667     Term Loan — Second Lien, 10.01%, Maturing March 2, 2014     62,937      
Network Solutions, LLC
  758,727     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing March 7, 2014     398,332      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  2,934,479     Term Loan, 5.96%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,027,068      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  3,825,021     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,258,675      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Electronics/Electrical (continued)
 
                     
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  64,767     Term Loan, 2.70%, Maturing March 30, 2013     39,249      
  1,767,616     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing March 30, 2013     1,071,175      
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
  772,840     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing November 23, 2012     575,766      
VeriFone, Inc.
  786,250     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing October 31, 2013     668,312      
Vertafore, Inc.
  2,957,132     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing January 31, 2012     2,232,635      
  950,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.16%, Maturing January 31, 2013     513,000      
 
 
            $ 15,863,809      
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.9%
 
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  2,020,230     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.25%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 939,407      
The Hertz Corp.
  444,444     Term Loan, 3.20%, Maturing December 21, 2012     296,543      
  2,445,659     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing December 21, 2012     1,631,797      
 
 
            $ 2,867,747      
 
 
 
Farming/Agriculture — 0.3%
 
Central Garden & Pet Co.
  1,274,509     Term Loan, 2.92%, Maturing February 28, 2014   $ 857,107      
 
 
            $ 857,107      
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 3.0%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  3,190,118     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 2,193,206      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,496,683     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 5, 2013     898,010      
INVESTools, Inc.
  426,667     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing August 13, 2012     358,400      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 462,299     Term Loan, 5.86%, Maturing June 30, 2015     414,098      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  4,421,275     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing December 18, 2014     3,404,382      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  1,741,250     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing November 2, 2014     824,605      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  902,907     Term Loan, 5.58%, Maturing May 24, 2014     487,570      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  1,017,237     Term Loan, 4.96%, Maturing July 31, 2014(3)     732,411      
Travelex America Holdings, Inc.
  375,000     Term Loan, 5.93%, Maturing October 31, 2013     241,250      
  375,000     Term Loan, 6.43%, Maturing October 31, 2014     241,250      
 
 
            $ 9,795,182      
 
 
 
Food Products — 5.6%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  3,276,462     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 2,268,950      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  2,363,961     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing March 29, 2013     1,572,034      
Black Lion Beverages III B.V.
EUR 147,059     Term Loan, 5.85%, Maturing December 31, 2013     125,770      
EUR 852,941     Term Loan, 6.44%, Maturing December 31, 2014     729,468      
Dean Foods Co.
  4,784,693     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,877,310      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  321,508     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing April 12, 2013     230,682      
  181,395     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing April 12, 2013     130,151      
  1,197,844     Term Loan, 5.17%, Maturing April 12, 2013     859,453      
Michael Foods, Inc.
  474,778     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing November 21, 2010     422,552      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  5,115,275     Term Loan, 6.42%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,512,490      
Provimi Group SA
  270,433     Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     207,557      
  219,753     Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     168,660      
EUR 489,842     Term Loan, 5.64%, Maturing June 28, 2015     477,047      
EUR 284,233     Term Loan, 5.64%, Maturing June 28, 2015     276,810      
EUR 470,091     Term Loan, 5.64%, Maturing June 28, 2015     457,813      
EUR 640,786     Term Loan, 5.64%, Maturing June 28, 2015     624,050      
EUR 29,018     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.64%, Maturing June 28, 2015     24,854      
  338,551     Term Loan — Second Lien, 2.99%, Maturing December 28, 2016(2)     228,522      
EUR 836,935     Term Loan — Second Lien, 3.63%, Maturing December 28, 2016(2)     716,841      
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.
  2,190,000     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing August 9, 2012     1,374,225      
 
 
            $ 18,285,239      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 2.8%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  546,817     Term Loan, 6.06%, Maturing May 23, 2009   $ 426,517      
Aramark Corp.
  58,703     Term Loan, 4.49%, Maturing January 26, 2014     47,021      
  920,440     Term Loan, 5.64%, Maturing January 26, 2014     737,273      
GBP 1,228,125     Term Loan, 8.38%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,540,576      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Food Service (continued)
 
                     
Buffets, Inc.
  1,108,550     DIP Loan, 12.25%, Maturing January 22, 2009     1,080,837      
  503,308     Term Loan, 8.69%, Maturing January 22, 2009     156,026      
  50,144     Term Loan, 8.69%, Maturing January 22, 2009     15,545      
  155,610     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing May 1, 2013     49,536      
  1,046,925     Term Loan, 8.69%, Maturing November 1, 2013     333,271      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  1,938,556     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 27, 2013     1,360,221      
Denny’s, Inc.
  135,667     Term Loan, 3.70%, Maturing March 31, 2012     101,072      
  501,058     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing March 31, 2012     373,288      
NPC International, Inc.
  412,656     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing May 3, 2013     284,733      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  154,525     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing May 9, 2013     70,000      
  1,881,599     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 9, 2014     852,364      
QCE Finance, LLC
  1,225,559     Term Loan, 6.06%, Maturing May 5, 2013     697,343      
  1,050,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.51%, Maturing November 5, 2013     517,125      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  381,335     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     138,234      
Selecta
EUR 741,246     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.12%, Maturing December 28, 2015     505,555      
 
 
            $ 9,286,537      
 
 
 
Food/Drug Retailers — 3.5%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  2,755,930     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 1,860,252      
Iceland Foods Group, Ltd.
GBP 1,625,000     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing May 2, 2014     2,067,096      
GBP 1,625,000     Term Loan, 6.12%, Maturing May 2, 2015     2,067,096      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
 
  874,360     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing May 15, 2014     598,937      
  251,715     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing May 15, 2014     172,424      
Rite Aid Corp.
  5,273,500     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing June 1, 2014     3,625,531      
  1,200,000     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     834,000      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  334,191     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing November 3, 2011   $ 247,719      
 
 
            $ 11,473,055      
 
 
 
Forest Products — 2.6%
 
Appleton Papers, Inc.
  1,481,250     Term Loan, 5.28%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 1,114,641      
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  6,711,149     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing December 20, 2012     5,198,342      
Newpage Corp.
  1,662,438     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 5, 2014     1,241,633      
Xerium Technologies, Inc.
  1,323,101     Term Loan, 9.26%, Maturing May 18, 2012     959,248      
 
 
            $ 8,513,864      
 
 
 
Healthcare — 17.0%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  2,336,683     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 1,565,578      
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
  1,485,232     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing April 2, 2014     1,006,245      
Alliance Imaging, Inc.
  456,772     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing December 29, 2011     381,404      
American Medical Systems
  1,194,148     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 20, 2012     988,157      
AMN Healthcare, Inc.
  310,112     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing November 2, 2011     266,697      
Biomet, Inc.
  1,970,000     Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,615,707      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  1,072,313     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 15, 2015     786,362      
Capio AB
EUR 169,803     Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing April 24, 2015     163,662      
EUR 204,134     Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing April 24, 2015     196,752      
EUR 169,803     Term Loan, 7.29%, Maturing April 16, 2016     163,662      
EUR 152,245     Term Loan, 7.29%, Maturing April 24, 2016     146,739      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  2,419,375     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing April 10, 2014     1,506,061      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  3,517,376     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing April 30, 2013     2,324,985      
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.97%, Maturing October 30, 2013     188,125      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  1,300,000     Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing March 23, 2015     743,167      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  330,764     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 25, 2014(2)     244,249      
  6,464,605     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing July 25, 2014     4,773,710      
Concentra, Inc.
  700,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.27%, Maturing June 25, 2015     262,500      
ConMed Corp.
  515,333     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing April 13, 2013     391,653      
Convatec Cidron Healthcare B
EUR 750,000     Term Loan, 9.39%, Maturing July 30, 2016     881,886      
CRC Health Corp.
  539,000     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing February 6, 2013     338,222      
  536,305     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing February 6, 2013     336,531      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Healthcare (continued)
 
                     
Dako EQT Project Delphi
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.63%, Maturing December 12, 2016     175,000      
DaVita, Inc.
  622,425     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing October 5, 2012     532,173      
DJO Finance, LLC
  893,250     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing May 15, 2014     685,569      
Fenwal, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.45%, Maturing August 28, 2014     225,000      
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings
  2,873,814     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing March 31, 2013     2,397,839      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  800,128     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing May 30, 2013     642,103      
HCA, Inc.
  6,868,750     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing November 18, 2013     5,166,591      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  8,429,055     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing February 28, 2014     5,731,757      
HealthSouth Corp.
  2,967,235     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing March 10, 2013     2,357,302      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  154,022     Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing March 14, 2014     116,768      
  576,139     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing March 14, 2014     436,786      
  1,665,038     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing March 14, 2014     1,262,307      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  592,495     Term Loan, 5.67%, Maturing March 28, 2013     444,372      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  992,462     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing June 26, 2014     709,611      
  700,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     476,000      
Invacare Corp.
  724,500     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing February 12, 2013     619,447      
inVentiv Health, Inc.
  933,271     Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing July 6, 2014     739,617      
Leiner Health Products, Inc.
  86,243     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing May 27, 2011(3)(4)     81,931      
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
  2,296,933     Term Loan, 3.82%, Maturing April 15, 2012     1,920,236      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  1,609,966     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,191,375      
  1,145,509     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 12, 2013     847,677      
Mylan, Inc.
  645,125     Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing October 2, 2014     522,282      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  68,600     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing June 29, 2013     57,967      
  1,130,381     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing June 29, 2013     955,172      
National Rental Institutes, Inc.
  906,199     Term Loan, 6.06%, Maturing March 31, 2013     566,374      
Nyco Holdings
EUR 484,850     Term Loan, 7.42%, Maturing December 29, 2014     356,318      
EUR 484,850     Term Loan, 8.17%, Maturing December 29, 2015     356,318      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  843,129     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     495,338      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  614,066     Term Loan, 7.06%, Maturing November 15, 2012     475,901      
 
  650,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 11.81%, Maturing November 15, 2013     406,250      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  2,758,060     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing November 16, 2013     1,999,594      
Renal Advantage, Inc.
  934     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing October 5, 2012     654      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  2,281,037     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing February 24, 2012     1,714,580      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
  429,058     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing May 13, 2010     307,806      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  1,324,305     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing September 23, 2011     1,095,863      
Viant Holdings, Inc.
  592,500     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing June 25, 2014     322,912      
 
 
            $ 55,664,844      
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 1.6%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  484,111     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 271,102      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  1,091,188     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing June 23, 2013     717,456      
 
  755,652     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing June 23, 2013     496,841      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  1,483,674     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing August 31, 2011     870,423      
 
  2,050,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.00%, Maturing August 31, 2012     927,625      
Simmons Co.
  3,107,786     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 19, 2011   $ 2,004,522      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.35%, Maturing February 15, 2012     40,000      
 
 
            $ 5,327,969      
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 4.2%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  891,000     Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 686,070      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  1,170,707     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing January 4, 2014     747,301      
 
  2,258,500     Term Loan, 5.05%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,441,675      
 
  846,843     Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing January 4, 2014     540,568      
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  151,977     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing July 13, 2014     94,985      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)
 
                     
 
  1,061,156     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing July 13, 2014     663,223      
 
  850,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.75%, Maturing July 13, 2015     417,563      
FR Brand Acquisition Corp.
  738,750     Term Loan, 5.96%, Maturing February 7, 2014     513,431      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  1,909,161     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing November 7, 2013     1,172,225      
 
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 10.15%, Maturing April 7, 2014     175,000      
Gleason Corp.
  145,941     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing June 30, 2013     113,105      
 
  633,988     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing June 30, 2013     491,341      
Jason, Inc.
  485,294     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 30, 2010     376,103      
John Maneely Co.
  3,014,317     Term Loan, 7.63%, Maturing December 8, 2013     1,956,292      
KION Group GmbH
  250,000     Term Loan, 3.43%, Maturing December 23, 2014     139,250      
 
  250,000     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 23, 2015     139,250      
Polypore, Inc.
  3,838,229     Term Loan, 5.14%, Maturing July 3, 2014     2,590,805      
Sequa Corp.
  795,043     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing November 30, 2014     556,530      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  1,960,000     Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing August 11, 2013     1,029,000      
 
 
            $ 13,843,717      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.7%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  846,250     Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 550,063      
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  994,962     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 646,725      
 
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 6.93%, Maturing June 8, 2014     275,000      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  1,422,955     Term Loan, 6.23%, Maturing September 26, 2013     1,173,938      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  1,640,954     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,271,739      
Conseco, Inc.
  3,852,694     Term Loan, 3.77%, Maturing October 10, 2013     2,533,147      
Crawford & Company
  1,352,929     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing October 31, 2013     1,149,989      
Crump Group, Inc.
  1,092,425     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing August 4, 2014     764,697      
Getty Images, Inc.
  1,300,000     Term Loan, 8.05%, Maturing July 2, 2015     1,122,875      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  439,482     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing June 13, 2014     273,577      
 
  1,955,832     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing June 13, 2014     1,217,505      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  1,900,937     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,083,534      
 
 
            $ 12,062,789      
 
 
 
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies — 10.9%
 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
  826,009     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing June 8, 2012   $ 541,036      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  3,037,135     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing January 26, 2013     2,349,224      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  1,200,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.07%, Maturing December 8, 2013     240,000      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  2,027,848     Term Loan, 6.08%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,333,310      
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.
  311,780     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing June 22, 2013     227,599      
 
  311,880     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing June 22, 2014     227,673      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  1,581,902     Term Loan, 6.47%, Maturing May 19, 2012     1,182,472      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  2,305,912     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing August 30, 2012     1,600,303      
Cinemark, Inc.
  3,993,500     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing October 5, 2013     3,063,586      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  62,008     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing January 28, 2011     37,205      
 
  1,187,655     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing January 28, 2011     712,593      
 
  114,510     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing January 28, 2011     68,706      
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.
  1,346,151     Term Loan, 5.29%, Maturing March 16, 2012   $ 969,229      
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
  660,535     Term Loan, 5.17%, Maturing June 9, 2014     412,834      
 
  333,612     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing June 9, 2014     208,508      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  10,000     DIP Loan, 18.50%, Maturing October 31, 2008(2)(3)     10,000      
Mega Blocks, Inc.
  1,765,687     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing July 26, 2012     534,120      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  8,736,540     Term Loan, 7.01%, Maturing April 8, 2012     4,046,888      
National CineMedia, LLC
  2,850,000     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing February 13, 2015     1,860,642      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  5,404,924     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing November 10, 2010     4,098,732      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies (continued)
 
                     
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  1,165,186     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing December 21, 2014     803,978      
 
  900,000     Term Loan, 8.44%, Maturing June 21, 2015     292,500      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  2,456,250     Term Loan, 4.34%, Maturing April 30, 2015     1,532,086      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing December 22, 2010     1,550,000      
Ticketmaster
  1,950,000     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing July 22, 2014     1,560,000      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  1,924,945     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing June 9, 2011     1,645,828      
WMG Acquisition Corp.
  5,226,360     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing February 28, 2011     4,146,244      
Zuffa, LLC
  987,500     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing June 20, 2016     622,125      
 
 
            $ 35,877,421      
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 3.6%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  1,191,313     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 762,440      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  995,000     Term Loan, 5.85%, Maturing January 28, 2015     586,740      
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
  1,466,728     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing November 30, 2013     932,594      
 
  442,246     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing November 30, 2013     281,195      
 
  586,692     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing November 30, 2013     373,038      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  2,853,861     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing April 4, 2014     1,526,815      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  1,116,563     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing June 30, 2014     523,389      
 
  225,000     Term Loan, 6.55%, Maturing June 30, 2014     105,469      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  4,056,750     Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing October 3, 2012   $ 3,350,624      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  957,600     Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing May 14, 2014     477,736      
  3,792,000     Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing May 23, 2014     1,891,787      
VML US Finance, LLC
  225,402     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing May 25, 2012     129,913      
 
  524,598     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing May 25, 2013     302,360      
Wimar OpCo, LLC
  1,954,381     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing January 3, 2012     568,725      
 
 
            $ 11,812,825      
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals/Minerals — 1.9%
 
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC
  909,188     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing October 26, 2012   $ 768,263      
Euramax International, Inc.
  649,548     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 28, 2012     316,655      
 
  501,316     Term Loan — Second Lien, 11.75%, Maturing June 28, 2013     187,993      
 
  248,684     Term Loan — Second Lien, 11.75%, Maturing June 28, 2013     93,257      
Murray Energy Corp.
  943,250     Term Loan, 6.94%, Maturing January 28, 2010     820,628      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  1,341,618     Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing May 18, 2014     811,679      
Novelis, Inc.
  702,051     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing June 28, 2014     445,802      
 
  1,544,512     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing June 28, 2014     980,765      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  226,753     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing May 8, 2014     159,105      
  2,532,830     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing May 8, 2014     1,777,203      
 
 
            $ 6,361,350      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 2.8%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  1,700,000     Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 1,334,500      
Big West Oil, LLC
  453,750     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 1, 2014     272,250      
 
  360,938     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 1, 2014     216,563      
Dresser, Inc.
  1,577,187     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,094,174      
 
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.99%, Maturing May 4, 2015     593,750      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  2,310,134     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing April 2, 2013     1,727,788      
 
  188,344     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing April 2, 2013   $ 140,866      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  1,325,000     Term Loan, 5.64%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,096,438      
Niska Gas Storage
  58,471     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing May 13, 2011     46,338      
 
  82,341     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing May 13, 2011     65,255      
 
  121,556     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing May 13, 2011     96,333      
 
  752,710     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing May 12, 2013     596,523      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  1,410,000     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing October 31, 2012     1,028,125      
  1,065,308     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing October 31, 2012     776,788      
 
 
            $ 9,085,691      
 
 
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Publishing — 11.5%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  1,953,871     Term Loan, 7.56%, Maturing January 31, 2013   $ 1,162,553      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  850,000     Term Loan, 6.13%, Maturing September 27, 2013     401,625      
CanWest MediaWorks, Ltd.
  886,500     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing July 10, 2014     523,035      
Dex Media West, LLC
  2,490,000     Term Loan, 7.54%, Maturing October 24, 2014     1,269,900      
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  1,525,000     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing August 28, 2014     388,875      
 
  650,000     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing August 28, 2014     165,750      
 
  750,000     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing August 28, 2014     191,250      
Idearc, Inc.
  11,036,285     Term Loan, 5.67%, Maturing November 17, 2014     3,712,926      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  505,875     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing August 17, 2014     326,289      
 
  3,380,510     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing August 17, 2014     2,180,429      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  1,870,313     Term Loan, 7.77%, Maturing April 23, 2015     1,424,555      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  1,136,802     Term Loan, 5.82%, Maturing August 25, 2010     554,191      
 
  777,090     Term Loan, 7.07%, Maturing August 2, 2013     365,232      
Mediannuaire Holding
EUR 500,000     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing October 24, 2013     369,567      
 
EUR 704,593     Term Loan, 6.20%, Maturing October 10, 2014     366,564      
 
EUR 704,593     Term Loan, 6.70%, Maturing October 10, 2015     366,564      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  5,331,173     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing February 9, 2009     3,411,951      
Nebraska Book Co., Inc.
  1,414,770     Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing March 4, 2011     848,862      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  495,000     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing July 5, 2014   $ 358,875      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  5,520,990     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing August 9, 2013     3,707,693      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  778,884     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 29, 2013     218,088      
R.H. Donnelley Corp.
  6,672,158     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing June 30, 2010     4,092,255      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)
  4,580,250     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,717,594      
SGS International, Inc.
  701,455     Term Loan, 6.27%, Maturing December 30, 2011     487,511      
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
  1,989,924     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 1, 2014     1,283,501      
Source Media, Inc.
  1,195,304     Term Loan, 8.77%, Maturing November 8, 2011     657,417      
Trader Media Corp.
GBP 2,528,500     Term Loan, 8.26%, Maturing March 23, 2015     1,447,672      
Tribune Co.
  2,479,203     Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing May 17, 2009     1,038,166      
 
  1,989,950     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014     419,879      
 
  2,256,326     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014     656,214      
Xsys, Inc.
  1,988,834     Term Loan, 6.13%, Maturing September 27, 2013     939,724      
 
  2,031,126     Term Loan, 6.13%, Maturing September 27, 2014     959,707      
Yell Group, PLC
  2,900,000     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,660,250      
 
 
            $ 37,674,664      
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 7.2%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  923,875     Term Loan, 5.27%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 706,764      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  1,800,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.69%, Maturing May 5, 2014     1,017,000      
 
  4,190,328     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.13%, Maturing May 5, 2014     2,309,918      
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing June 12, 2014     390,000      
CMP KC, LLC
  966,188     Term Loan, 7.34%, Maturing May 5, 2013     556,621      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  2,475,412     Term Loan, 3.64%, Maturing May 5, 2013     798,320      
Emmis Operating Co.
  858,748     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing November 2, 2013     429,374      
Gray Television, Inc.
  1,251,291     Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing January 19, 2015     553,696      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  969,945     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing March 20, 2012   $ 504,371      
NEP II, Inc.
  689,494     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing February 16, 2014     482,645      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  1,981,915     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,189,149      
 
  1,875,519     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,125,311      
NextMedia Operating, Inc.
  162,260     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing November 15, 2012     94,516      
 
  72,114     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing November 15, 2012     42,007      
PanAmSat Corp.
  1,561,091     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,211,797      
 
  1,560,619     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,211,431      
 
  1,560,619     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,211,431      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Radio and Television (continued)
 
                     
Paxson Communications Corp.
  2,775,000     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing January 15, 2012     1,248,750      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  1,125,000     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing June 25, 2014     928,125      
SFX Entertainment
  1,195,067     Term Loan, 7.02%, Maturing June 21, 2013     962,029      
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.
  495,000     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing December 19, 2012     304,425      
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
  972,292     Term Loan, 5.52%, Maturing June 10, 2012     371,902      
Tyrol Acquisition 2 SAS
EUR 875,000     Term Loan, 5.39%, Maturing January 19, 2015     673,859      
 
EUR 875,000     Term Loan, 7.40%, Maturing January 19, 2016     673,859      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  4,332,413     Term Loan — Second Lien, 3.94%, Maturing March 29, 2009     3,574,240      
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
  975,000     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing November 3, 2012     546,975      
  788,513     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing November 3, 2012     442,356      
 
 
            $ 23,560,871      
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 1.0%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  2,199,375     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 1,821,815      
Rail America, Inc.
  104,880     Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing August 14, 2009     87,575      
  1,620,120     Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing August 13, 2010     1,352,800      
 
 
            $ 3,262,190      
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 4.6%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  1,126,602     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 1,002,675      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  566,375     Term Loan, 4.81%, Maturing May 25, 2013     417,702      
Claire’s Stores, Inc.
  395,000     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing May 24, 2014     167,505      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  1,706,889     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,425,252      
Educate, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 6.01%, Maturing June 14, 2014     262,500      
FTD, Inc.
  1,625,000     Term Loan, 7.52%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,446,250      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  1,807,309     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 15, 2010     1,084,386      
Josten’s Corp.
  2,102,724     Term Loan, 5.17%, Maturing October 4, 2011     1,634,868      
Mapco Express, Inc.
  538,436     Term Loan, 3.94%, Maturing April 28, 2011     282,679      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  2,296,825     Term Loan, 5.74%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,025,916      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  1,225,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 7.44%, Maturing January 31, 2013     500,208      
 
  1,763,253     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing July 31, 2013     1,010,931      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  751,732     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing November 15, 2012     575,075      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  2,407,125     Term Loan, 5.53%, Maturing October 26, 2013     1,641,659      
Savers, Inc.
  380,558     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 11, 2012     304,447      
 
  416,328     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 11, 2012     333,062      
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
  2,269,495     Term Loan, 5.73%, Maturing February 6, 2014     1,242,549      
Vivarte
EUR 750,000     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 29, 2015     407,390      
EUR 750,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing May 29, 2016     407,390      
 
 
            $ 15,172,444      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.4%
 
Algoma Acquisition Corp.
  1,078,789     Term Loan, 5.35%, Maturing June 20, 2013   $ 809,092      
Niagara Corp.
  1,135,625     Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing June 29, 2014     624,594      
 
 
            $ 1,433,686      
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.7%
 
Gainey Corp.
  1,288,011     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 20, 2012(4)   $ 161,001      
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  1,913,500     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing December 6, 2013     1,224,640      
Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC
  484,666     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing August 9, 2012     375,616      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  1,115,116     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing May 10, 2014     505,519      
 
 
            $ 2,266,776      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 7.1%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  1,099,807     Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 868,298      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Telecommunications (continued)
 
                     
Alltell Communication
  1,488,722     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,417,801      
 
  3,227,450     Term Loan, 4.12%, Maturing May 16, 2015     3,093,310      
Asurion Corp.
  3,175,000     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing July 13, 2012     2,166,938      
 
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 8.06%, Maturing January 13, 2013     627,500      
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC
  4,594,820     Term Loan, 5.39%, Maturing February 9, 2011     4,358,513      
CommScope, Inc.
  3,270,954     Term Loan, 5.88%, Maturing November 19, 2014     2,436,861      
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
  2,725,000     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 31, 2015     1,741,275      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  1,078,000     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing July 3, 2013     894,740      
IPC Systems, Inc.
  1,111,967     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing May 31, 2014     569,883      
 
  500,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 9.01%, Maturing May 31, 2015     150,000      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 827,948     Term Loan, 5.27%, Maturing December 26, 2014     989,359      
NTelos, Inc.
  1,291,458     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing August 24, 2011     1,102,583      
Palm, Inc.
  915,750     Term Loan, 7.27%, Maturing April 24, 2014     473,901      
Stratos Global Corp.
  1,104,500     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing February 13, 2012     900,168      
Trilogy International Partners
  950,000     Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing June 29, 2012     403,750      
Windstream Corp.
  1,394,326     Term Loan, 6.05%, Maturing July 17, 2013     1,167,748      
 
 
            $ 23,362,628      
 
 
                     
 
Utilities — 4.2%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  301,657     Revolving Loan, 6.76%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 193,061      
 
  2,175,381     Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing March 30, 2014     1,261,721      
Astoria Generating Co.
  1,000,000     Term Loan — Second Lien, 6.96%, Maturing August 23, 2013     711,667      
BRSP, LLC
  1,902,915     Term Loan, 5.86%, Maturing July 13, 2009     1,234,992      
Covanta Energy Corp.
  626,804     Term Loan, 3.95%, Maturing February 9, 2014     512,935      
 
  1,254,098     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing February 9, 2014     1,026,270      
Electricinvest Holding Co.
EUR 476,616     Term Loan, 7.93%, Maturing October 24, 2012     471,727      
 
GBP 480,000     Term Loan, 7.69%, Maturing October 24, 2012     575,112      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  2,118,560     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing June 1, 2014     1,774,294      
 
  4,296,134     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing June 1, 2014     3,598,012      
Pike Electric, Inc.
  1,136,438     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing July 1, 2012     1,034,159      
 
  308,512     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing December 10, 2012     280,746      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  479,975     Term Loan, 5.28%, Maturing October 10, 2014     326,683      
  1,373,462     Term Loan, 5.55%, Maturing October 10, 2014     936,530      
 
 
            $ 13,937,909      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests 
   
(identified cost $856,643,703)
  $ 561,756,321      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 12.1%
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%
 
Alion Science and Technologies Corp.
  155     10.25%, 2/1/15   $ 86,025      
Bombardier, Inc.
  145     8.00%, 11/15/14(5)     122,525      
DRS Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  90     7.625%, 2/1/18     89,775      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  165     9.75%, 4/1/17     54,450      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  95     8.00%, 7/15/11   $ 66,025      
 
 
            $ 418,800      
 
 
Automotive — 0.3%
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  130     11.00%, 11/1/15(5)   $ 64,350      
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  375     9.00%, 12/1/11     339,375      
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
  150     7.875%, 3/1/17     38,250      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     8.00%, 7/1/13     69,850      
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  495     5.70%, 1/15/10     287,096      
General Motors Corp., Sr. Notes
  85     7.20%, 1/15/11     23,162      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Automotive (continued)
 
                     
Tenneco, Inc., Sr. Notes
  50     8.125%, 11/15/15     21,750      
 
 
            $ 843,833      
 
 
 
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.0%
 
Warner Music Group, Sr. Sub. Notes
  90     7.375%, 4/15/14   $ 54,450      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  235     13.00%, 8/1/13(5)     61,100      
 
 
            $ 115,550      
 
 
 
Brokers/Dealers/Investment Houses — 0.0%
 
Nuveen Investments, Inc., Sr. Notes
  135     10.50%, 11/15/15(5)   $ 42,019      
 
 
            $ 42,019      
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.5%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 2,000     8.193%, 1/15/14   $ 1,256,211      
Panolam Industries International, Sr. Sub. Notes
  470     10.75%, 10/1/13     213,850      
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  275     11.75%, 6/15/13(5)     164,312      
Texas Industries Inc., Sr. Notes
  135     7.25%, 7/15/13(5)     103,275      
 
 
            $ 1,737,648      
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.7%
 
Affinion Group, Inc.
  110     10.125%, 10/15/13   $ 75,900      
 
  235     11.50%, 10/15/15     138,650      
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Notes
  305     11.25%, 11/15/15(5)   $ 160,887      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  475     8.75%, 6/1/14     346,750      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  655     10.25%, 6/1/16     458,500      
Hertz Corp.
  25     8.875%, 1/1/14     13,031      
 
  425     10.50%, 1/1/16     172,125      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  180     11.375%, 11/15/14(5)     141,300      
Rental Service Corp.
  475     9.50%, 12/1/14     235,125      
Ticketmaster, Sr. Notes
  220     10.75%, 8/1/16(5)     111,100      
Travelport, LLC
  420     9.875%, 9/1/14     149,100      
 
  34     11.875%, 9/1/16     8,330      
West Corp.
  425     9.50%, 10/15/14     227,375      
 
 
            $ 2,238,173      
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.5%
 
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, Series B
  160     8.00%, 4/15/12   $ 132,000      
CCH II Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  75     10.25%, 10/1/13     34,500      
 
  60     10.25%, 10/1/13(5)     25,800      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,785     8.75%, 11/15/13     1,026,375      
Charter Communications Holdings, Sr. Notes
  30     8.375%, 4/30/14     20,550      
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes
  205     10.875%, 9/15/14(5)     148,112      
Kabel Deutschland GmbH
  220     10.625%, 7/1/14     177,375      
Mediacom Broadband Group Corp., LLC, Sr. Notes
  140     8.50%, 10/15/15     100,100      
National Cable PLC
  40     8.75%, 4/15/14     29,100      
 
 
            $ 1,693,912      
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.2%
 
CII Carbon, LLC
  195     11.125%, 11/15/15(5)   $ 153,075      
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  345     8.50%, 2/15/16(5)   $ 62,962      
Nova Chemicals Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  215     5.72%, 11/15/13     116,100      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  500     9.00%, 8/15/14(5)     342,500      
 
 
            $ 674,637      
 
 
 
Clothing/Textiles — 0.5%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes
  615     9.75%, 1/15/15   $ 372,075      
 
  85     8.875%, 4/1/16     48,025      
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Clothing/Textiles (continued)
 
                     
Oxford Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,355     8.875%, 6/1/11     968,825      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  400     8.875%, 9/15/13     230,000      
 
 
            $ 1,618,925      
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 0.1%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  195     9.50%, 8/1/14   $ 137,475      
  175     11.75%, 8/1/16     102,375      
 
 
            $ 239,850      
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.5%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  1,000     9.503%, 2/15/15   $ 745,000      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  865     8.50%, 8/1/14     661,725      
Pliant Corp. (PIK)
  271     11.625%, 6/15/09     107,078      
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Sr. Notes
  375     8.00%, 3/15/17     101,250      
Solo Cup Co.
  25     8.50%, 2/15/14     15,625      
Stone Container Corp., Sr. Notes
  45     8.375%, 7/1/12     12,825      
 
 
            $ 1,643,503      
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%
 
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  570     9.50%, 4/15/14   $ 436,050      
 
 
            $ 436,050      
 
 
                     
 
Electronic/Electric — 0.5%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr. Notes
  230     7.75%, 11/1/12   $ 143,175      
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  50     7.125%, 3/15/11     36,437      
  50     7.75%, 5/15/13     30,187      
  225     9.25%, 6/1/16     132,750      
Avago Technologies Finance
  195     10.125%, 12/1/13     159,169      
 
  240     11.875%, 12/1/15     186,300      
First Data Corp.
  15     9.875%, 9/24/15     8,700      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  875     7.503%, 10/15/13     219,844      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  880     10.625%, 5/15/15(5)     682,000      
 
 
            $ 1,598,562      
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.2%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co.
  380     7.375%, 10/28/09   $ 232,052      
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  465     7.875%, 6/15/10     237,093      
 
  20     9.875%, 8/10/11     9,405      
General Motors Acceptance Corp., Variable Rate
  125     3.399%, 5/15/09     81,406      
 
 
            $ 559,956      
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.2%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  580     11.50%, 11/1/11   $ 498,800      
 
 
            $ 498,800      
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.2%
 
Aramark Services, Inc.
  160     8.50%, 2/1/15   $ 133,600      
El Pollo Loco, Inc.
  410     11.75%, 11/15/13     305,450      
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  385     9.50%, 5/1/14     263,725      
 
 
            $ 702,775      
 
 
 
Food/Drug Retailers — 0.3%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate (PIK)
  755     7.584%, 3/15/14   $ 437,900      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  430     10.75%, 3/15/15     249,400      
Rite Aid Corp.
  30     10.375%, 7/15/16     20,250      
  515     7.50%, 3/1/17     296,125      
 
 
            $ 1,003,675      
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.2%
 
Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Sr. Notes
  105     8.25%, 10/1/12   $ 29,925      
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Forest Products (continued)
 
                     
 
  85     7.50%, 6/1/13     25,075      
NewPage Corp.
  610     10.00%, 5/1/12     332,450      
 
  385     12.00%, 5/1/13     134,750      
NewPage Corp., Variable Rate
  155     9.443%, 5/1/12     82,150      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  305     11.375%, 8/1/16     114,375      
 
 
            $ 718,725      
 
 
 
Healthcare — 1.6%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  320     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 225,600      
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  80     7.50%, 5/1/17     44,400      
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  355     10.00%, 2/15/15     331,925      
Biomet, Inc.
  760     11.625%, 10/15/17     573,800      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  180     8.875%, 7/15/15     145,350      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  220     10.875%, 11/15/14     161,700      
HCA, Inc.
  291     8.75%, 9/1/10     270,630      
 
  34     7.875%, 2/1/11     29,410      
 
  150     9.125%, 11/15/14     122,250      
 
  465     9.25%, 11/15/16     378,975      
MultiPlan Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  540     10.375%, 4/15/16(5)     450,900      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  355     11.25%, 7/1/14     296,425      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  220     7.75%, 10/15/13   $ 199,100      
US Oncology, Inc.
  440     9.00%, 8/15/12     368,500      
  1,940     10.75%, 8/15/14     1,464,700      
 
 
            $ 5,063,665      
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.0%
 
Interline Brands, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  125     8.125%, 6/15/14   $ 94,375      
 
 
            $ 94,375      
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.1%
 
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  215     9.125%, 10/15/15   $ 156,950      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  160     8.625%, 12/15/13(5)     124,000      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  160     6.694%, 12/15/13(5)     104,800      
 
 
            $ 385,750      
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.1%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  115     11.00%, 5/1/15(5)   $ 82,513      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  140     9.00%, 12/15/14(5)     93,275      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  115     6.024%, 11/15/14(5)     47,869      
 
 
            $ 223,657      
 
 
 
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies — 0.4%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  760     11.00%, 2/1/16   $ 543,400      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  220     12.50%, 4/1/13(4)(5)     42,900      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp., Variable Rate
  405     0.00%, 4/1/12(4)(5)     180,225      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  515     9.505%, 8/15/14     293,550      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  105     7.00%, 6/15/13     63,525      
 
  40     6.875%, 12/1/13     24,200      
 
  25     7.25%, 6/15/16     14,375      
 
  50     7.25%, 3/15/18     28,750      
Universal City Development Partners, Sr. Notes
  280     11.75%, 4/1/10   $ 182,700      
 
 
            $ 1,373,625      
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 1.0%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  535     9.375%, 12/15/14(5)   $ 173,875      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  370     8.00%, 8/1/13(5)     209,050      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  310     6.095%, 11/15/12(5)     144,150      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  525     10.25%, 6/15/15(5)     70,875      
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)
 
                     
Galaxy Entertainment Finance
  320     9.875%, 12/15/12(5)     120,000      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  110     10.75%, 12/1/13(4)(5)     23,100      
Host Hotels and Resorts, LP, Sr. Notes
  280     6.75%, 6/1/16     187,600      
Indianapolis Downs, LLC & Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  150     11.00%, 11/1/12(5)     72,000      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  565     12.00%, 11/15/10     189,275      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  150     12.50%, 10/15/11(5)     938      
MGM Mirage, Inc.
  20     7.50%, 6/1/16     10,400      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  165     8.00%, 4/1/12     104,775      
 
  240     7.125%, 8/15/14     136,800      
 
  260     6.875%, 2/15/15     140,400      
OED Corp./Diamond Jo, LLC
  125     8.75%, 4/15/12     86,875      
Park Place Entertainment
  805     7.875%, 3/15/10     422,625      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  25     8.25%, 3/15/12     18,375      
  155     7.50%, 6/15/15     86,025      
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  112     10.375%, 6/15/14(5)     95,200      
San Pasqual Casino
  125     8.00%, 9/15/13(5)     93,125      
Scientific Games Corp.
  65     7.875%, 6/15/16(5)     47,125      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  195     5.319%, 3/15/14(5)     104,325      
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
  55     8.50%, 6/1/15(4)   $ 8,250      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  345     9.00%, 11/15/15(5)     293,250      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  347     8.625%, 9/15/14(5)     237,176      
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC
  435     6.625%, 12/1/14     309,938      
 
 
            $ 3,385,527      
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals/Minerals — 0.2%
 
Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Notes (PIK)
  560     9.00%, 12/15/14   $ 36,400      
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  785     10.625%, 9/1/16(5)     447,450      
Freeport-McMoran C and G, Sr. Notes
  220     8.375%, 4/1/17     156,408      
 
 
            $ 640,258      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 1.1%
 
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  445     9.00%, 1/15/14   $ 262,550      
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Notes
  135     7.125%, 5/1/17     105,975      
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
  205     7.75%, 8/1/13     124,025      
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  410     7.625%, 12/1/13     170,150      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  55     7.50%, 12/15/15     37,950      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  245     9.625%, 5/15/12     215,458      
Encore Acquisition Co., Sr. Sub. Notes
  175     7.25%, 12/1/17     114,625      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  350     11.00%, 2/15/15     229,250      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     7.875%, 12/15/14     42,350      
 
  200     8.25%, 12/15/14     79,000      
Parker Drilling Co., Sr. Notes
  110     9.625%, 10/1/13     91,300      
Petrohawk Energy Corp., Sr. Notes
  890     9.125%, 7/15/13     685,300      
 
  140     7.875%, 6/1/15(5)     99,400      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  135     12.00%, 2/15/18     93,150      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  510     7.00%, 5/1/17(5)   $ 318,750      
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
  195     7.00%, 3/15/17     131,625      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  25     8.25%, 8/1/15     16,250      
 
  320     7.125%, 4/1/16     185,600      
Sandridge Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  335     8.00%, 6/1/18(5)     216,075      
SemGroup L.P., Sr. Notes
  605     8.75%, 11/15/15(4)(5)     15,125      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  65     6.875%, 6/1/14     45,825      
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Oil and Gas (continued)
 
                     
Stewart & Stevenson, LLC, Sr. Notes
  465     10.00%, 7/15/14     290,625      
VeraSun Energy Corp.
  115     9.875%, 12/15/12     66,700      
 
 
            $ 3,637,058      
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.4%
 
Dex Media West/Finance, Series B
  90     9.875%, 8/15/13   $ 20,025      
Harland Clarke Holdings
  40     9.50%, 5/15/15     17,800      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  100     10.00%, 8/15/15(5)     65,500      
Laureate Education, Inc. (PIK)
  1,059     10.25%, 8/15/15(5)     574,281      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  100     11.00%, 12/1/17     47,500      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  705     10.00%, 8/1/14     511,125      
 
  165     12.50%, (0% until 8/1/11), 8/1/16     61,875      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Sr. Sub. Notes
  505     9.00%, 2/15/17     119,306      
 
 
            $ 1,417,412      
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 0.1%
 
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Debs.
$ 335     10.375%, 9/1/14(5)   $ 291,450      
 
 
            $ 291,450      
 
 
                     
 
Rail Industries — 0.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  195     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 141,375      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  315     7.625%, 12/1/13   $ 239,400      
 
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     74,000      
  220     8.00%, 6/1/15     165,000      
 
 
            $ 619,775      
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.5%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  455     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 266,175      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  830     9.00%, 10/15/15     356,900      
 
  1,080     10.375%, 10/15/15     410,400      
Sally Holdings, LLC
  35     9.25%, 11/15/14     26,600      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  505     10.50%, 11/15/16     295,425      
Toys ‘‘R” Us
  245     7.375%, 10/15/18     101,675      
Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B
  595     8.50%, 2/15/15     279,650      
 
 
            $ 1,736,825      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.1%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  495     11.25%, 2/15/14   $ 304,425      
Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Notes
  225     7.375%, 11/1/12     167,625      
 
 
            $ 472,050      
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.1%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes
  230     10.00%, 9/1/14(5)   $ 173,650      
 
 
            $ 173,650      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.9%
 
Centennial Cellular Operating Co./Centennial Communication Corp., Sr. Notes
  250     10.125%, 6/15/13   $ 247,813      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  310     9.25%, 9/1/12(5)     230,950      
 
  235     8.875%, 1/15/15(5)     122,200      
 
  754     9.125%, 1/15/15(5)     373,230      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.
  850     11.25%, 6/15/16     688,500      
Nortel Networks, Ltd.
  150     10.75%, 7/15/16   $ 44,250      
 
  450     10.75%, 7/15/16(5)     132,750      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  1,025     6.069%, 6/15/13     722,625      
Windstream Corp., Sr. Notes
  215     8.125%, 8/1/13     178,450      
  65     8.625%, 8/1/16     51,025      
 
 
            $ 2,791,793      
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.2%
 
AES Corp.
  55     8.00%, 10/15/17   $ 38,225      
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Utilities (continued)
 
                     
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  20     7.75%, 6/1/19     13,400      
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Notes
  25     7.50%, 6/15/13     20,500      
NGC Corp.
  430     7.625%, 10/15/26     191,350      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  175     7.25%, 2/1/14     143,063      
 
  390     7.375%, 1/15/17     315,900      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  20     7.625%, 6/15/14     15,400      
 
 
            $ 737,838      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $65,358,186)
  $ 39,830,101      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
Asset Backed Securities — 0.5%
Principal Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
  607     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 11.86%, 12/15/20(5)(6)     368,449      
 
  760     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 4.103%, 2/24/19(5)(6)     179,208      
 
  1,000     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 6.703%, 4/15/19(5)(6)     197,900      
 
  1,000     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 6.803%, 1/15/19(5)(6)     210,500      
 
  1,000     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 8.315%, 3/8/17(5)     287,300      
 
  750     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 9.30%, 7/17/19(5)(6)     155,475      
 
  750     Comstock Funding Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class D, 6.453%, 5/30/20(5)(6)   $ 138,825      
 
  1,000     First CLO, Ltd., Series 2004- 1A1, Class C, 5.835%, 7/27/16(5)(6)     250,500      
 
 
     
Total Asset Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $6,642,920)
  $ 1,788,157      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.0%
 
  479     Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25% (PIK)   $ 16,047      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $22,753)
  $ 16,047      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
Closed-End Investment Companies — 2.5%
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  173,420     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.   $ 1,543,438      
 
  20,864     BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust Fund     170,250      
 
  2,933     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund     19,563      
 
  345,089     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     2,381,114      
 
  521,233     ING Prime Rate Trust     1,704,432      
 
  173,333     LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.     1,055,598      
 
  50,753     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     266,453      
 
  8,502     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund     43,105      
 
  23,445     Nuveen Senior Income Fund     78,541      
 
  136     PIMCO Floating Rate Income Fund     898      
 
  1,620     PIMCO Floating Rate Strategy Fund     9,590      
 
  293     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     2,022      
 
  268,136     Van Kampen Senior Income Trust     791,001      
 
 
     
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
   
(identified cost $18,598,351)
  $ 8,066,005      
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 0.9%
Interest
               
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$   2,790     Cash Management Portfolio, 0.99%(7)   $ 2,790,014      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $2,790,014)
  $ 2,790,014      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 187.2%
   
(identified cost $950,055,927)
  $ 614,246,645      
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan
Commitments — (0.9)%
  $ (2,958,225 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 186.3%
   
(identified cost $947,097,702)
  $ 611,288,420      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (42.1)%
  $ (138,223,622 )    
 
 
             
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (44.2)%
  $ (145,113,395 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 327,951,403      
 
 
 
 
DIP - Debtor in Possession
 
PIK - Payment In Kind.
 
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(3) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(4) Defaulted security. Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(5) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $10,044,956 or 3.1% of the Trust’s net assets.
 
(6) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at November 30, 2008.
 
(7) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of November 30, 2008.
 
(8) This Senior Loan will settle after November 30, 2008, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of November 30, 2008          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $944,307,688)
  $ 608,498,406      
Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $2,790,014)
    2,790,014      
Cash
    1,000,000      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $69,819)
    67,681      
Receivable for investments sold
    20,644,356      
Dividends and interest receivable
    9,007,406      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    3,572      
Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts
    1,049,353      
Receivable for closed swap contracts
    1,551      
Prepaid expenses
    2,581,031      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 645,643,370      
 
 
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 168,500,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    2,541,049      
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    298,025      
Payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    7,227      
Accrued expenses
    1,232,271      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 172,588,017      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (5,800 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 145,113,395      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 327,951,403      
 
 
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 37,356,040 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 373,560      
Additional paid-in capital
    710,626,038      
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost)
    (47,924,563 )    
Accumulated net investment loss
    (804,604 )    
Net unrealized depreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)
    (334,319,028 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 327,951,403      
 
 
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($327,951,403 ¸ 37,356,040 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 8.78      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For The Six Months Ended
         
November 30, 2008          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 33,375,352      
Dividends
    611,762      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment
    141,782      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (30,780 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 34,098,116      
 
 
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,478,820      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    17,996      
Preferred shares service fee
    182,237      
Legal and accounting services
    204,205      
Custodian fee
    117,508      
Printing and postage
    144,011      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    14,562      
Interest expense and fees
    5,969,336      
Miscellaneous
    43,974      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 10,172,649      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of investment adviser fee
  $ 947,779      
Reduction of custodian fee
    648      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 948,427      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 9,224,222      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 24,873,894      
 
 
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (36,111,452 )    
Swap contracts
    3,999      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    12,025,315      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (24,082,138 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (258,296,880 )    
Swap contracts
    (11,285 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    1,721,693      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (256,586,472 )    
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (280,668,610 )    
 
 
             
Distributions to preferred shareholders
           
 
 
From net investment income
  $ (2,822,374 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
    (258,617,090 )    
 
 
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  November 30, 2008
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     May 31, 2008           
 
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 24,873,894     $ 74,779,522      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, swap contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    (24,082,138 )     (14,034,759 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (256,586,472 )     (86,744,499 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders from net investment income
    (2,822,374 )     (21,490,060 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (258,617,090 )   $ (47,489,796 )    
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (21,741,215 )   $ (52,919,931 )    
Tax return of capital
          (347,281 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (21,741,215 )   $ (53,267,212 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $     $ 291,781      
 
 
Total increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $     $ 291,781      
 
 
                     
Net decrease in net assets
  $ (280,358,305 )   $ (100,465,227 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shares
 
At beginning of period
  $ 608,309,708     $ 708,774,935      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 327,951,403     $ 608,309,708      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated net investment
loss included in net assets
applicable to common shares
 
At end of period
  $ (804,604 )   $ (1,114,909 )    
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    Six Months Ended
     
    November 30, 2008
     
Cash Flows From Operating Activities   (Unaudited)      
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (258,617,090 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    2,822,374      
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ (255,794,716 )    
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (58,024,022 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    186,402,658      
Decrease in short-term investments, net
    4,372,602      
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (1,137,610 )    
Amortization of structuring fee on notes payable
    290,635      
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (18,499,444 )    
Increase in dividends and interest receivable
    (226,610 )    
Decrease in interest receivable from affiliated investment
    16,455      
Decrease in receivable for open swap contracts
    11,285      
Increase in receivable for closed swap contracts
    (1,551 )    
Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts
    (1,049,353 )    
Decrease in prepaid expenses
    19,742      
Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    (182,016 )    
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    7,227      
Decrease in payable for investments purchased
    (4,549,723 )    
Decrease in payable for open forward foreign currency contracts
    (213,478 )    
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments
    (2,963,796 )    
Increase in accrued expenses
    364,425      
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
    258,296,880      
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
    36,111,452      
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 143,251,042      
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Cash distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (21,741,215 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    (2,766,629 )    
Repayments of notes payable
    (121,500,000 )    
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (146,007,844 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in cash
  $ (2,756,802 )    
 
 
Cash at beginning of period(1)
  $ 3,824,483      
 
 
             
Cash at end of period(1)
  $ 1,067,681      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of
cash flow information:
 
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
  $ 5,223,583      
 
 
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value.
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                             
    Six Months Ended
                             
    November 30, 2008
    Year Ended May 31,     Period Ended
     
    (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     May 31, 2005(1)      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)
  $ 16.280     $ 18.980     $ 18.910     $ 18.840     $ 19.100(3 )    
 
 
                                             
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
Net investment income(2)
  $ 0.666     $ 2.002     $ 2.174     $ 1.833     $ 1.101      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (7.508 )     (2.701 )     0.114       0.087       (0.055 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders from net investment income(2)
    (0.076 )     (0.575 )     (0.601 )     (0.463 )     (0.209 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (6.918 )   $ (1.274 )   $ 1.687     $ 1.457     $ 0.837      
 
 
                                             
 
Less distributions to common shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.582 )   $ (1.417 )   $ (1.617 )   $ (1.387 )   $ (0.952 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.009 )                      
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.582 )   $ (1.426 )   $ (1.617 )   $ (1.387 )   $ (0.952 )    
 
 
                                             
Preferred and Common shares offering costs charged to paid-in capital(2)
  $     $     $     $     $ (0.027 )    
 
 
                                             
Preferred shares underwriting discounts(2)
  $     $     $     $     $ (0.118 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 8.780     $ 16.280     $ 18.980     $ 18.910     $ 18.840      
 
 
                                             
Market value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 7.940     $ 15.130     $ 19.480     $ 17.950     $ 18.070      
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4)
    (43.24 )%(14)     (6.31 )%     9.45 %     8.50 %     3.72 %(5)(14)    
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Market Value(4)
    (44.76 )%(14)     (15.15 )%     18.34 %     7.38 %     (0.52 )%(5)(14)    
 
 
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
 
                                             
    Six Months Ended
                             
    November 30, 2008
    Year Ended May 31,     Period Ended
     
    (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     May 31, 2005(1)      
 
                                             
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 327,951     $ 608,310     $ 708,775     $ 705,175     $ 702,725      
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(6)
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees(7)
    1.24 %(8)     1.22 %     1.14 %     1.15 %     1.04 %(8)    
Interest and fee expense(12)
    2.26 %(8)     0.12 %                      
Total expenses
    3.50 %(8)     1.34 %     1.14 %     1.15 %     1.04 %(8)    
Net investment income
    9.42 %(8)     11.68 %     11.50 %     9.67 %     6.26 %(8)    
Portfolio Turnover
    6 %     36 %     58 %     51 %     100 %(14)    
 
 
The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable solely to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares, are as follows:
                                           
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares and preferred shares):(6)
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees(7)
    0.98 %(8)     0.74 %     0.71 %     0.71 %     0.70 %(8)    
Interest and fee expense(12)
    1.77 %(8)     0.07 %                      
Total expenses
    2.75 %(8)     0.81 %     0.71 %     0.71 %     0.70 %(8)    
Net investment income
    7.39 %(8)     7.05 %     7.11 %     5.99 %     4.24 %(8)    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                           
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 168,500     $ 290,000     $     $     $      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(9)
  $ 3,808     $ 3,598     $     $     $      
Total preferred shares outstanding
    5,800       5,800       17,400       17,400       17,400      
Asset coverage per preferred share
  $ 51,183 (10)   $ 59,955 (10)   $ 65,741 (13)   $ 65,535 (13)   $ 65,396 (13)    
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(11)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(11)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) For the period from the start of business, June 29, 2004, to May 31, 2005.
 
(2) Computed using average common shares outstanding.
 
(3) Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.
 
(4) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(5) Total investment return on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested. Total investment return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested.
 
(6) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
 
(7) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(8) Annualized.
 
(9) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.
 
(10) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and preferred shares, multiplied by the per share liquidation value of a preferred share. Such amount equates to 205% at November 30, 2008 and 240% at May 31, 2008.
 
(11) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.
 
(12) Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable incurred to partially redeem the Trust’s APS (see Note 9).
 
(13) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.
 
(14) Not annualized.
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 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’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust may, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income.
 
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.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the following valuation techniques: (i) a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan relative to yields on other loan interests issued by companies of comparable credit quality; (ii) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (iii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iv) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Trust based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Trust. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Trust. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of market quotations provided by independent pricing services. The pricing services consider various factors relating to bonds and/or market transactions to determine market value. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service.
 
Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued using prices supplied by a pricing vendor or dealers. Credit default swaps are valued by a broker-dealer (usually the counterparty to the agreement). Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. The independent service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.
 
The Trust may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, pursuant to which Cash Management must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Management may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a pricing service.
 
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investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
 
D  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 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.
 
At May 31, 2008, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $10,344,879 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on May 31, 2013 ($1,477,364), May 31, 2014 ($5,274,046), May 31, 2015 ($431,997) and May 31, 2016 ($3,161,472).
 
Additionally, at May 31, 2008, the Trust had a net currency loss of $1,667,365 and a net capital loss of $12,131,492 attributable to currency and security transactions, respectively, incurred after October 31, 2007. These losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s taxable year ending May 31, 2009.
 
As of November 30, 2008, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Trust’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended May 31, 2008 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Trust. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Trust maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Trust’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.
 
I  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Trust may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
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against default on an individual issuer or a basket of issuers of bonds. When the Trust is a buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Trust is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract in the event of default by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, on the debt obligation. In return, the Trust pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, the Trust would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Trust is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay upon default of the referenced debt obligations. As the seller, the Trust effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Trust is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Trust also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Up-front payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to the aggregate market value of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
L  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
M  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to November 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Trust’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2   Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on September 16, 2004 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset weekly for Series A, Series B and Series C, and approximately monthly for Series D and Series E by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (See Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is the greater of 1) 125% of LIBOR at the date of the auction or 2) LIBOR at the date of the auction plus 1.25%.
 
The number of APS issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2008 is as follows:
 
         
    APS Issued
   
    and Outstanding    
 
Series A
  1,160    
Series B
  1,160    
Series C
  1,160    
Series D
  1,160    
Series E
  1,160    
 
 
 
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee equivalent to 0.25% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker-dealers as a service fee.
3   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to

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preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for APS at November 30, 2008, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the six months then ended were as follows:
 
                     
    APS Dividend
               
    Rates at
  Dividends Paid to
  Average APS
  Dividend Rate
   
    November 30, 2008   APS Shareholders   Dividend Rates   Ranges    
 
Series A
  2.38%   $551,813   3.80%   2.09% - 5.50%    
Series B
  2.42%   $553,531   3.81%   2.09% - 5.77%    
Series C
  2.42%   $552,153   3.80%   2.10% - 6.01%    
Series D
  2.79%   $582,053   4.00%   2.79% - 5.84%    
Series E
  2.87%   $582,824   4.01%   2.87% - 5.84%    
 
Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rate. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of November 30, 2008.
 
The Trust distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.
4   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Trust’s investment of cash therein is credited against the Trust’s adviser fee. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the Trust’s adviser fee totaled $3,505,371 of which $26,551 was allocated from Cash Management and $3,478,820 was paid or accrued directly by the Trust. EVM also serves as the administrator of the Trust, but receives no compensation.
 
In addition, EVM has contractually agreed to reimburse the Trust for fees and other expenses at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets during the first five full years of the Trust’s operations, 0.15% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $919,639 of its adviser fee for the six months ended November 30, 2008.
 
EVM has further agreed to waive its adviser fee to the extent that the cost of the committed financing to partially redeem the APS is greater than the dividends and preferred shares service fee that would have been incurred had the APS not been redeemed, hereafter referred to as “incremental cost”. Such waiver is calculated as the lesser of 50% of the Trust’s adviser fee on assets attributable to the committed financing or the incremental cost and will remain in effect until October 31, 2009. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $28,140 of its adviser fee for the six months ended November 30, 2008.
 
Except for Trustees of the Trust who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees 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 six months ended November 30, 2008, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.
5   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $58,024,022 and $186,402,658, respectively, for the six months ended November 30, 2008.
6   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares for the six months ended November 30, 2008. Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the year ended May 31, 2008 were 15,487.
7   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at November 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 947,484,848      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 503,977      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (336,700,405 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (336,196,428 )    
 
 
 
8   Financial Instruments
 
The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and credit default swaps and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial

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statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at November 30, 2008 is as follows:
 
                 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
   
Sales              
   
            Net
 
Settlement
      In
  Unrealized
 
Date   Deliver   Exchange For   Appreciation  
   
12/31/08
  British Pound Sterling
9,749,701
  United States Dollar
15,101,311
  $ 139,059  
 
 
12/31/08
  Euro
24,060,410
  United States Dollar
31,431,317
    910,294  
 
 
            $ 1,049,353  
 
 
 
At November 30, 2008, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
9   Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
 
Effective April 11, 2008, the Trust entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, as amended (the Agreement) with conduit lenders and a bank to borrow up to an initial limit of $290,000,000 for a period of five years, the proceeds of which were used to partially redeem the Trust’s APS. The Agreement provides for a renewable 364-day backstop financing arrangement, which ensures that alternate financing will continue to be available to the Trust should the conduits be unable to place their commercial paper. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits’ commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust pays a monthly program fee of 1.25% per annum (0.60% per annum prior to October 31, 2008) on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a monthly liquidity fee of 1.25% per annum (0.40% per annum prior to October 31, 2008) on the borrowing limit under the Agreement. The Trust also paid a structuring fee of $2,900,000, which is being amortized to interest expense over a period of five years. The unamortized balance at November 30, 2008 is approximately $2,535,000 and is included in prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At November 30, 2008, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $168,500,000 at an interest rate of 3.19%. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate (annualized) were $262,978,142 and 3.01%, respectively.
10   Risk Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
11   Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to a greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.
12   Fair Value Measurements
 
The Trust adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, effective June 1, 2008. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, 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

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  •  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)
 
The inputs or methology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At November 30, 2008, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                         
        Investments in
    Other Financial
     
    Valuation Inputs   Securities     Instruments*      
 
Level 1
  Quoted Prices   $ 8,082,052     $      
Level 2
  Other Significant Observable Inputs     601,683,225       1,049,353      
Level 3
  Significant Unobservable Inputs     1,523,143            
 
 
Total
      $ 611,288,420     $ 1,049,353      
 
 
 
*   Other financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
         
    Investments in Securities  
   
Balance as of May 31, 2008
  $ 462,500  
Realized gains (losses)
     
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (114,380 )
Net purchases (sales)
    4,731  
Accrued discount (premium)
    720  
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
    1,169,572  
 
 
Balance as of November 30, 2008
  $ 1,523,143  
 
 
13   Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities“. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative instruments. FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Trust’s financial statement disclosures.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Trust. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the net asset value 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 net asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the Plan 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 your shares be re-registered in your name with the Trust’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or you will not be able to participate.
 
The Plan Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Each participant 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 Plan 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 Plan Agent to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan 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 Plan Agent.
 
Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, at 1-866-439-6787.

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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 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
 
This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
 
Number of Employees
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
As of November 30, 2008, our records indicate that there are 150 registered shareholders and approximately 22,895 shareholders owning the Trust shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our reports directly, which contain important information about the Trust, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EFT.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
  •  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of 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 process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior secured floating-rate loans. The Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
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.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing 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 and the Fund’s total expense ratio are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed 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 with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund.
 
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 reasonable.
 
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 the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of November 30, 2008
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
     
Officers
Scott H. Page
President

Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Trustee and Vice President

Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.
Vice President

Michael W. Weilheimer
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.

 


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Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust    
 
       
By:
  /s/Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date: 
  January 12, 2009    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
       
Date: January 12, 2009    
 
       
By:
  /s/Scott H. Page    
 
       
 
  Scott H. Page    
 
  President    
 
       
Date: January 12, 2009