% Average Annual Total Returns 1,2 |
Inception Date |
Six Months |
One Year |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Fund at NAV | 10/30/1998 | 8.33% | 17.98% | 6.15% | 5.35% |
Fund at Market Price | — | 23.57 | 34.41 | 9.23 | 6.23 |
Morningstar® LSTA® US Leveraged Loan Index SM |
— | 6.43% | 13.32% | 5.79% | 4.41% |
% Premium/Discount to NAV 3 |
|
As of period end | 1.94% |
Distributions 4 |
|
Total Distributions per share for the period | $0.399 |
Distribution Rate at NAV | 11.83% |
Distribution Rate at Market Price | 11.60 |
% Total Leverage 5 |
|
Auction Preferred Shares (APS) | 23.90% |
Borrowings | 13.98 |
Credit Quality (% of bonds, loans and asset-backed securities) 2 |
1 |
Excludes cash and cash equivalents. |
2 |
Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by S&P. |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (OTC) | |||||||
Currency Purchased |
Currency Sold |
Counterparty |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized (Depreciation) | ||
USD | 3,411,704 | EUR | 3,122,552 | Standard Chartered Bank | 1/3/24 | $ — | $(35,437) |
USD | 3,453,315 | EUR | 3,122,551 | Standard Chartered Bank | 2/2/24 | 2,125 | — |
USD | 1,734 | EUR | 1,572 | Bank of America, N.A. | 2/29/24 | — | (6) |
USD | 832,046 | EUR | 754,000 | Bank of America, N.A. | 2/29/24 | — | (2,203) |
USD | 828,193 | EUR | 750,542 | Bank of America, N.A. | 2/29/24 | — | (2,230) |
USD | 815,919 | EUR | 740,000 | Bank of America, N.A. | 2/29/24 | — | (2,840) |
USD | 833,108 | EUR | 755,000 | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | 2/29/24 | — | (2,248) |
USD | 855,212 | EUR | 775,000 | Standard Chartered Bank | 2/29/24 | — | (2,272) |
USD | 1,219,491 | GBP | 963,007 | Bank of America, N.A. | 2/29/24 | — | (8,372) |
USD | 886 | GBP | 699 | Standard Chartered Bank | 2/29/24 | — | (5) |
USD | 523,434 | EUR | 469,438 | Goldman Sachs International | 3/28/24 | 3,431 | — |
USD | 516,303 | EUR | 463,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 3/28/24 | 3,432 | — |
USD | 529,564 | EUR | 475,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 3/28/24 | 3,400 | — |
USD | 526,106 | EUR | 472,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 3/28/24 | 3,265 | — |
$15,653 |
$(55,613) |
Abbreviations: | |
EURIBOR | – Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
LIBOR | – London Interbank Offered Rate |
OTC | – Over-the-counter |
PIK | – Payment In Kind |
SOFR | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SONIA | – Sterling Overnight Interbank Average |
Currency Abbreviations: | |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
USD | – United States Dollar |
December 31, 2023 | |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $157,735,665) | $152,190,986 |
Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost $3,314,679) | 3,314,679 |
Cash | 2,535,846 |
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost $1,668,897) | 1,674,144 |
Interest receivable | 1,255,437 |
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments | 15,835 |
Receivable for investments sold | 1,850,589 |
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 15,653 |
Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable | 8,242 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 67,914 |
Prepaid expenses | 23,765 |
Total assets |
$162,953,090 |
Liabilities | |
Notes payable | $22,000,000 |
Payable for investments purchased | 4,231,309 |
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 55,613 |
Distributions payable | 963,050 |
Payable to affiliates: | |
Investment adviser fee | 93,960 |
Administration fee | 33,261 |
Trustees' fees | 2,735 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 67,914 |
Accrued expenses | 132,785 |
Total liabilities |
$27,580,627 |
Auction preferred shares (1,504 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends |
$37,627,835 |
Net assets applicable to common shares |
$97,744,628 |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized | $157,907 |
Additional paid-in capital | 128,945,520 |
Accumulated loss | (31,358,799) |
Net assets applicable to common shares |
$97,744,628 |
Net Asset Value Per Common Share | |
Net assets ÷ common shares issued and outstanding |
$6.19 |
Six Months Ended | |
December 31, 2023 | |
Investment Income | |
Dividend income | $214,309 |
Dividend income from affiliated investments | 106,777 |
Interest and other income | 8,296,718 |
Total investment income |
$8,617,804 |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | $576,983 |
Administration fee | 203,163 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 5,455 |
Custodian fee | 37,612 |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | 9,084 |
Legal and accounting services | 80,668 |
Printing and postage | 6,846 |
Interest expense and fees | 672,422 |
Preferred shares service fee | 16,304 |
Miscellaneous | 60,446 |
Total expenses |
$1,668,983 |
Deduct: | |
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $2,992 |
Total expense reductions |
$2,992 |
Net expenses |
$1,665,991 |
Net investment income |
$6,951,813 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss): | |
Investment transactions | $(1,805,823) |
Foreign currency transactions | (7,660) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (100,546) |
Net realized loss |
$(1,914,029) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
Investments | $3,858,689 |
Foreign currency | 45,528 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 124,292 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
$4,028,509 |
Net realized and unrealized gain |
$2,114,480 |
Distributions to preferred shareholders |
$(1,269,238) |
Net increase in net assets from operations |
$7,797,055 |
Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended June 30, 2023 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
From operations: | ||
Net investment income | $6,951,813 | $11,862,098 |
Net realized loss | (1,914,029) | (6,967,701) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 4,028,509 | 7,600,828 |
Distributions to preferred shareholders | (1,269,238) | (1,801,915) |
Net increase in net assets from operations |
$7,797,055 |
$10,693,310 |
Distributions to common shareholders |
$(6,686,146) |
$(9,821,761) |
Capital share transactions: | ||
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders | $35,072 | $— |
Cost of shares repurchased in tender offer (see Note 6) | (10,480,521) | — |
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions |
$(10,445,449) |
$— |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
$(9,334,540) |
$871,549 |
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares | ||
At beginning of period | $107,079,168 | $106,207,619 |
At end of period |
$97,744,628 |
$107,079,168 |
Six Months Ended | |
December 31, 2023 | |
Cash Flows From Operating Activities | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $7,797,055 |
Distributions to preferred shareholders | 1,269,238 |
Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders | $9,066,293 |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | |
Investments purchased | (20,666,673) |
Investments sold and principal repayments | 30,497,704 |
Increase in short-term investments, net | (151,034) |
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount) | (444,226) |
Amortization of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable | 10,724 |
Decrease in interest receivable | 50,735 |
Increase in dividends receivable from affiliated investments | (2,578) |
Increase in Trustees’ deferred compensation plan | (67,914) |
Increase in prepaid expenses | (195) |
Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee | (985) |
Decrease in payable to affiliate for administration fee | (304) |
Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | (15) |
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 67,914 |
Decrease in accrued expenses | (377,023) |
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments | (34,936) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments | (3,858,689) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from forward foreign currency exchange contracts (OTC) | (124,292) |
Net realized loss from investments | 1,805,823 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$15,770,329 |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |
Cash distributions paid to common shareholders | $(5,688,024) |
Cash distributions paid to preferred shareholders | (1,254,628) |
Repurchases of common shares in tender offer | (10,480,521) |
Proceeds from notes payable | 15,000,000 |
Repayments of notes payable | (13,000,000) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
$(15,423,173) |
Net increase in cash* |
$347,156 |
Cash at beginning of period (including foreign currency) |
$3,862,834 |
Cash at end of period (including foreign currency) |
$4,209,990 |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of: | |
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | $35,072 |
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings | 825,518 |
* | Includes net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currency of $2,993. |
Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended June 30, | |||||
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 | ||
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares) | $6.110 | $6.060 | $6.900 | $6.200 | $7.050 | $7.180 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (1) |
$0.411 | $0.676 | $0.361 | $0.406 | $0.394 | $0.410 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.130 | 0.037 | (0.873) | 0.702 | (0.817) | (0.172) |
Distributions to preferred shareholders: From net investm e nt income(1) |
(0.075) | (0.103) | (0.006) | (0.001) | (0.017) | (0.031) |
Discount on redemption and repurchase of auction preferred shares (1) |
— | — | — | — | — | 0.051 |
Total income (loss) from operations |
$0.466 |
$0.610 |
$(0.518) |
$1.107 |
$(0.440) |
$0.258 |
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders | ||||||
From net investment income | $(0.399) | $(0.560) | $(0.375) | $(0.407) | $(0.410) | $(0.388) |
Tax return of capital | — | — | (0.019) | — | — | — |
Total distributions to common shareholders |
$(0.399) |
$(0.560) |
$(0.394) |
$(0.407) |
$(0.410) |
$(0.388) |
Discount on tender offer (see Note 6) (1) |
$0.013 |
$— |
$0.072 |
$— |
$— |
$— |
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares) |
$6.190 |
$6.110 |
$6.060 |
$6.900 |
$6.200 |
$7.050 |
Market value — End of period (Common shares) |
$6.310 |
$5.460 |
$5.460 |
$6.800 |
$5.330 |
$6.230 |
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value (2) |
8.33% (3)(4) |
11.71% |
(6.68)% (5) |
18.65% |
(5.64)% |
4.46% (6) |
Total Investment Return on Market Value (2) |
23.57% (3) |
10.80% |
(14.68)% |
36.01% |
(8.20)% |
3.88% |
Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended June 30, | |||||
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s o mitted) |
$97,745 | $107,079 | $106,208 | $261,425 | $234,657 | $266,926 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares): (7)† |
||||||
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 1.90% (8)(9) |
1.99% (9) |
1.91% | 1.96% | 1.73% | 1.73% |
Interest and fee expense (10) |
1.28% (8) |
1.05% | 0.47% | 0.57% | 1.19% | 1.40% |
Total expenses | 3.18% (8)(9) |
3.04% (9) |
2.38% | 2.53% | 2.92% | 3.13% |
Net investment income | 13.27% (8) |
11.15% | 5.31% | 6.08% | 5.93% | 5.74% |
Portfolio Turnover | 11% (3) |
27% | 43% | 40% | 57% | 26% |
Senior Securities: | ||||||
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s) | $ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable (11) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total preferred shares outstanding | 1,504 | 1,504 | 1,504 | 1,504 | 1,504 | 1,504 |
Asset coverage per preferred share (12) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share (13) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Approximate market value per preferred share (13) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
(1) |
Computed using average common shares outstanding. |
(2) |
Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
(3) |
Not annualized. |
(4) |
The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its common shares at 98% of the Trust’s net asset value per common share. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 8.10%. |
(5) |
The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its common shares at 99% of the Trust’s net asset value per common share. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been (7.90)%. |
(6) |
The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its Auction Preferred Shares at 92% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 3.71%. |
(7) |
Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders. |
(8) |
Annualized. |
(9) |
Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Trust’s investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.01% and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and the year ended June 30, 2023, respectively). |
(10) |
Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable to partially redeem the Trust’s Auction Preferred Shares and/or to fund investments (see Note 8). |
(11) |
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. |
(12) |
Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. |
(13) |
Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. |
† |
Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders. Ratios for periods less than one year are annualized. |
Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended June 30, | |||||
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 | ||
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 1.22% | 1.29% | 1.28% | 1.25% | 1.11% | 1.12% |
Interest and fee expense | 0.83% | 0.68% | 0.32% | 0.36% | 0.76% | 0.91% |
Total expenses | 2.05% | 1.97% | 1.60% | 1.61% | 1.87% | 2.03% |
Net investment income | 8.56% | 7.23% | 3.57% | 3.87% | 3.81% | 3.73% |
APS Issued and Outstanding | |
Series A | 752 |
Series B | 752 |
APS Dividend Rates at December 31, 2023 |
Dividends Accrued to APS Shareholders |
Average APS Dividend Rates |
Dividend Rate Ranges (%) | |
Series A | 6.66% | $633,913 | 6.60% | 6.32-6.67 |
Series B | 6.67 | 635,325 | 6.61 | 6.33-6.67 |
Aggregate cost |
$161,054,611 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $2,009,631 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (7,598,537) |
Net unrealized depreciation |
$(5,588,906) |
Fair Value | ||
Derivative |
Asset Derivative (1) |
Liability Derivative (2) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $15,653 | $(55,613) |
(1) |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(2) |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
Counterparty |
Derivative Assets Subject to Master Netting Agreement |
Derivatives Available for Offset |
Non-cash Collateral Received (a) |
Cash Collateral Received (a) |
Net Amount of Derivative Assets (b) |
Goldman Sachs International | $3,431 | $ — | $ — | $ — | $3,431 |
Standard Chartered Bank | 2,125 | (2,125) | — | — | — |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | 10,097 | — | — | — | 10,097 |
$15,653 |
$(2,125) |
$— |
$— |
$13,528 |
Counterparty |
Derivative Liabilities Subject to Master Netting Agreement |
Derivatives Available for Offset |
Non-cash Collateral Pledged (a) |
Cash Collateral Pledged (a) |
Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities (c) |
Bank of America, N.A. | $(15,651) | $ — | $ — | $ — | $(15,651) |
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | (2,248) | — | — | — | (2,248) |
Standard Chartered Bank | (37,714) | 2,125 | — | — | (35,589) |
$(55,613) |
$2,125 |
$ — |
$ — |
$(53,488) |
(a) |
In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization. |
(b) |
Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
(c) |
Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default. |
Derivative |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income (1) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income (2) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $(100,546) | $124,292 |
(1) |
Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss): Forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(2) |
Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): Forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
Name |
Value, beginning of period |
Purchases |
Sales proceeds |
Net realized gain (loss) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Value, end of period |
Dividend income |
Shares, end of period |
Short-Term Investments | ||||||||
Liquidity Fund | $3,163,645 | $39,680,490 | $(39,529,456) | $ — | $ — | $3,314,679 | $106,777 | 3,314,679 |
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Asset Description |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3* |
Total |
Asset-Backed Securities | $ — | $ 12,094,326 | $ — | $ 12,094,326 |
Closed-End Funds | 3,315,462 | — | — | 3,315,462 |
Common Stocks | 22,080 | 1,096,470 | 17,165 | 1,135,715 |
Corporate Bonds | — | 6,847,118 | — | 6,847,118 |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments) | — | 128,581,577 | 216,788 | 128,798,365 |
Miscellaneous | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Short-Term Investments | 3,314,679 | — | — | 3,314,679 |
Total Investments |
$6,652,221 |
$148,619,491 |
$ 233,953 |
$155,505,665 |
Asset Description (continued) |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3* |
Total |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ — | $ 15,653 | $ — | $ 15,653 |
Total |
$6,652,221 |
$148,635,144 |
$ 233,953 |
$155,521,318 |
Liability Description |
||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ — | $ (55,613) | $ — | $ (55,613) |
Total |
$ — |
$ (55,613) |
$ — |
$ (55,613) |
* | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Trust. |
Number of Shares | ||||
Nominees for Trustee |
For |
Withheld | ||
Cynthia E. Frost | 12,561,569 | 265,229 | ||
Susan J. Sutherland | 12,584,035 | 242,763 |
Number of Shares | ||||
Nominee for Trustee |
For |
Withheld | ||
Valerie A. Mosley | 1,174 | 0 |
Officers | |
Kenneth A. Topping President |
Nicholas S. Di Lorenzo Secretary |
Deidre E. Walsh Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
Laura T. Donovan Chief Compliance Officer |
James F. Kirchner Treasurer |
Trustees |
* | Interested Trustee |
(1) |
Ms. Pachnanda began serving as Trustee effective April 1, 2023. |
Privacy Notice | April 2021 |
FACTS |
WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
Why? |
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
What? |
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:■ Social Security number and income ■ investment experience and risk tolerance ■ checking account number and wire transfer instructions |
How? |
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Reasons we can share your personal information |
Does Eaton Vance share? |
Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes | No |
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you |
Yes | No |
For joint marketing with other financial companies |
No | We don’t share |
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Yes | Yes |
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Yes | No |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness |
No | We don’t share |
For our investment management affiliates to market to you |
Yes | Yes |
For our affiliates to market to you |
No | We don’t share |
For nonaffiliates to market to you |
No | We don’t share |
To limit our sharing |
Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com Please note: new no longer |
Questions? |
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Privacy Notice — continued | April 2021 |
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Who is providing this notice? |
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What we do | |
How does Eaton Vance protect my personal information? |
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information. |
How does Eaton Vance collect my personal information? |
We collect your personal information, for example, when you■ open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account ■ buy securities from us or make a wire transfer ■ give us your contact informationWe also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
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Federal law gives you the right to limit only■ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness ■ affiliates from using your information to market to you ■ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to youState laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law. |
Definitions | |
Investment Management Affiliates |
Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
Affiliates |
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
Nonaffiliates |
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing |
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.■ Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market. |
Other important information | |
Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information. California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
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
Period |
(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased |
(b) Average Price Paid per Share |
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
||||||||||||
July 1 through July 31 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
August 1 through August 31 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
September 1 through September 30 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
October 1 through October 31 |
1,753,886 | 5.9756 | 1,753,886 | 0 | ||||||||||||
November 1 through November 30 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
December 1 through December 31 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total |
1,753,886 | 5.9756 | 1,753,886 | 0 |
The Trust announced on May 12, 2021 that it will conduct cash tender offers in the fourth quarter of each of 2022, 2023 and 2024 (each, a “Conditional Tender Offer”) for up to 10% of the Trust’s then-outstanding common shares if, from January to August of the relevant year, the Trust’s shares trade at an average daily discount to NAV of more than 10%, based upon the Trust’s volume-weighted average market price and NAV on each business day during the period. If triggered, common shares tendered and accepted in a Conditional Tender Offer would be repurchased at a price per share equal to 98% of the Trust’s NAV as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the date such Conditional Tender Offer expires.
On September 26, 2023, the Trust commenced a cash tender offer for up to 1,753,886 of its outstanding common shares. The tender offer expired at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on October 25, 2023. The number of shares properly tendered was 1,753,886. The purchase price of the properly tendered shares was equal to $5.9756 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $10,480,521.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
No activity to report for the registrant’s most recent fiscal year end.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a)(1) | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). | |
(a)(2)(i) | Treasurer’s Section 302 certification. | |
(a)(2)(ii) | President’s Section 302 certification. | |
(b) | Combined Section 906 certification. |
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 Senior Income Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping | |
Kenneth A. Topping | ||
President |
Date: February 27, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ James F. Kirchner | |
James F. Kirchner | ||
Treasurer |
Date: February 27, 2024
By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping | |
Kenneth A. Topping | ||
President |
Date: February 27, 2024