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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: 811-04015
Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Deidre E. Walsh
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
September 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
September 30, 2024
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
(a)
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class A | $101 | 0.95% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the Index):
↑ An overweight position in bonds rated BBB and below contributed to returns relative to the Index as lower-credit-quality bonds generally outperformed higher-credit-quality bonds during the period
↑ An overweight position in bonds with more than 22 years remaining to maturity contributed to returns relative to the Index as longer-maturity bonds generally outperformed shorter-maturity bonds during the period
↑ An overweight position in bonds with coupon rates of 4% and below, including zero-coupon bonds, contributed to Fund performance relative to the Index
↓ Security selections in bonds with 12-17 years remaining to maturity detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
↓ Security selections in the housing sector detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
↓ Security selections in A-rated bonds detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class A with Maximum Sales Charge | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $9,675 | $10,000 |
10/14 | $9,718 | $10,069 |
11/14 | $9,708 | $10,086 |
12/14 | $9,792 | $10,137 |
1/15 | $9,962 | $10,317 |
2/15 | $9,837 | $10,210 |
3/15 | $9,870 | $10,240 |
4/15 | $9,818 | $10,186 |
5/15 | $9,798 | $10,158 |
6/15 | $9,777 | $10,148 |
7/15 | $9,831 | $10,222 |
8/15 | $9,875 | $10,242 |
9/15 | $9,919 | $10,316 |
10/15 | $9,984 | $10,357 |
11/15 | $10,050 | $10,398 |
12/15 | $10,160 | $10,472 |
1/16 | $10,247 | $10,596 |
2/16 | $10,224 | $10,613 |
3/16 | $10,290 | $10,647 |
4/16 | $10,388 | $10,725 |
5/16 | $10,431 | $10,754 |
6/16 | $10,596 | $10,925 |
7/16 | $10,573 | $10,932 |
8/16 | $10,616 | $10,947 |
9/16 | $10,547 | $10,892 |
10/16 | $10,445 | $10,778 |
11/16 | $10,073 | $10,376 |
12/16 | $10,174 | $10,497 |
1/17 | $10,209 | $10,567 |
2/17 | $10,267 | $10,640 |
3/17 | $10,278 | $10,663 |
4/17 | $10,347 | $10,741 |
5/17 | $10,494 | $10,911 |
6/17 | $10,470 | $10,872 |
7/17 | $10,538 | $10,960 |
8/17 | $10,629 | $11,043 |
9/17 | $10,615 | $10,987 |
10/17 | $10,600 | $11,014 |
11/17 | $10,563 | $10,955 |
12/17 | $10,666 | $11,069 |
1/18 | $10,570 | $10,939 |
2/18 | $10,557 | $10,906 |
3/18 | $10,590 | $10,947 |
4/18 | $10,575 | $10,908 |
5/18 | $10,679 | $11,033 |
6/18 | $10,699 | $11,042 |
7/18 | $10,734 | $11,069 |
8/18 | $10,730 | $11,097 |
9/18 | $10,703 | $11,025 |
10/18 | $10,628 | $10,957 |
11/18 | $10,709 | $11,079 |
12/18 | $10,789 | $11,211 |
1/19 | $10,858 | $11,296 |
2/19 | $10,940 | $11,357 |
3/19 | $11,108 | $11,536 |
4/19 | $11,165 | $11,579 |
5/19 | $11,321 | $11,739 |
6/19 | $11,366 | $11,782 |
7/19 | $11,460 | $11,877 |
8/19 | $11,654 | $12,065 |
9/19 | $11,561 | $11,968 |
10/19 | $11,554 | $11,989 |
11/19 | $11,586 | $12,019 |
12/19 | $11,605 | $12,056 |
1/20 | $11,838 | $12,273 |
2/20 | $12,033 | $12,431 |
3/20 | $11,630 | $11,980 |
4/20 | $11,304 | $11,830 |
5/20 | $11,677 | $12,206 |
6/20 | $11,821 | $12,307 |
7/20 | $12,030 | $12,514 |
8/20 | $11,970 | $12,455 |
9/20 | $11,922 | $12,458 |
10/20 | $11,887 | $12,420 |
11/20 | $12,111 | $12,608 |
12/20 | $12,204 | $12,685 |
1/21 | $12,284 | $12,765 |
2/21 | $12,013 | $12,563 |
3/21 | $12,106 | $12,640 |
4/21 | $12,264 | $12,746 |
5/21 | $12,328 | $12,784 |
6/21 | $12,367 | $12,819 |
7/21 | $12,484 | $12,926 |
8/21 | $12,416 | $12,878 |
9/21 | $12,297 | $12,785 |
10/21 | $12,269 | $12,748 |
11/21 | $12,400 | $12,856 |
12/21 | $12,424 | $12,877 |
1/22 | $12,021 | $12,525 |
2/22 | $11,940 | $12,480 |
3/22 | $11,537 | $12,075 |
4/22 | $11,147 | $11,741 |
5/22 | $11,268 | $11,916 |
6/22 | $11,027 | $11,720 |
7/22 | $11,310 | $12,030 |
8/22 | $11,053 | $11,766 |
9/22 | $10,594 | $11,315 |
10/22 | $10,420 | $11,221 |
11/22 | $10,996 | $11,746 |
12/22 | $10,944 | $11,779 |
1/23 | $11,305 | $12,118 |
2/23 | $10,993 | $11,844 |
3/23 | $11,260 | $12,106 |
4/23 | $11,264 | $12,079 |
5/23 | $11,186 | $11,974 |
6/23 | $11,302 | $12,094 |
7/23 | $11,321 | $12,142 |
8/23 | $11,145 | $11,967 |
9/23 | $10,730 | $11,616 |
10/23 | $10,539 | $11,517 |
11/23 | $11,406 | $12,249 |
12/23 | $11,723 | $12,533 |
1/24 | $11,700 | $12,469 |
2/24 | $11,691 | $12,485 |
3/24 | $11,683 | $12,485 |
4/24 | $11,531 | $12,330 |
5/24 | $11,522 | $12,294 |
6/24 | $11,717 | $12,482 |
7/24 | $11,810 | $12,596 |
8/24 | $11,905 | $12,696 |
9/24 | $12,062 | $12,821 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
---|
Class A | 12.36% | 0.84% | 2.22% |
Class A with 3.25% Maximum Sales Charge | 8.66% | 0.18% | 1.89% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index | 10.37% | 1.38% | 2.51% |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $200,602,193 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 104 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 74% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $921,632 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Sector Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
---|
OtherFootnote Reference* | 5.0% |
Housing | 3.3% |
Senior Living/Life Care | 3.4% |
Water and Sewer | 3.6% |
Other Revenue | 3.6% |
Electric Utilities | 4.1% |
Lease Rev./Cert. of Participation | 7.3% |
Hospital | 9.0% |
Transportation | 18.2% |
Special Tax Revenue | 19.0% |
General Obligations | 23.5% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote* | Sectors less than 3% each |
Credit Quality (% of total investments)Footnote Referencea ,Footnote Referenceb
Value | Value |
---|
Not Rated | 5.6% |
BB | 4.0% |
BBB | 7.2% |
A | 23.7% |
AA | 45.9% |
AAA | 13.6% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P and Fitch scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
Footnoteb | The chart includes the municipal bonds held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class C | $180 | 1.70% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the Index):
↑ An overweight position in bonds rated BBB and below contributed to returns relative to the Index as lower-credit-quality bonds generally outperformed higher-credit-quality bonds during the period
↑ An overweight position in bonds with more than 22 years remaining to maturity contributed to returns relative to the Index as longer-maturity bonds generally outperformed shorter-maturity bonds during the period
↑ An overweight position in bonds with coupon rates of 4% and below, including zero-coupon bonds, contributed to Fund performance relative to the Index
↓ Security selections in bonds with 12-17 years remaining to maturity detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
↓ Security selections in the housing sector detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
↓ Security selections in A-rated bonds detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class C | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
10/14 | $10,038 | $10,069 |
11/14 | $10,011 | $10,086 |
12/14 | $10,102 | $10,137 |
1/15 | $10,272 | $10,317 |
2/15 | $10,136 | $10,210 |
3/15 | $10,164 | $10,240 |
4/15 | $10,103 | $10,186 |
5/15 | $10,076 | $10,158 |
6/15 | $10,047 | $10,148 |
7/15 | $10,097 | $10,222 |
8/15 | $10,136 | $10,242 |
9/15 | $10,175 | $10,316 |
10/15 | $10,235 | $10,357 |
11/15 | $10,297 | $10,398 |
12/15 | $10,403 | $10,472 |
1/16 | $10,486 | $10,596 |
2/16 | $10,456 | $10,613 |
3/16 | $10,517 | $10,647 |
4/16 | $10,600 | $10,725 |
5/16 | $10,649 | $10,754 |
6/16 | $10,811 | $10,925 |
7/16 | $10,769 | $10,932 |
8/16 | $10,806 | $10,947 |
9/16 | $10,740 | $10,892 |
10/16 | $10,629 | $10,778 |
11/16 | $10,242 | $10,376 |
12/16 | $10,338 | $10,497 |
1/17 | $10,367 | $10,567 |
2/17 | $10,420 | $10,640 |
3/17 | $10,425 | $10,663 |
4/17 | $10,488 | $10,741 |
5/17 | $10,631 | $10,911 |
6/17 | $10,600 | $10,872 |
7/17 | $10,662 | $10,960 |
8/17 | $10,736 | $11,043 |
9/17 | $10,727 | $10,987 |
10/17 | $10,705 | $11,014 |
11/17 | $10,660 | $10,955 |
12/17 | $10,758 | $11,069 |
1/18 | $10,654 | $10,939 |
2/18 | $10,634 | $10,906 |
3/18 | $10,660 | $10,947 |
4/18 | $10,638 | $10,908 |
5/18 | $10,736 | $11,033 |
6/18 | $10,750 | $11,042 |
7/18 | $10,778 | $11,069 |
8/18 | $10,780 | $11,097 |
9/18 | $10,733 | $11,025 |
10/18 | $10,650 | $10,957 |
11/18 | $10,725 | $11,079 |
12/18 | $10,811 | $11,211 |
1/19 | $10,861 | $11,296 |
2/19 | $10,938 | $11,357 |
3/19 | $11,099 | $11,536 |
4/19 | $11,150 | $11,579 |
5/19 | $11,299 | $11,739 |
6/19 | $11,337 | $11,782 |
7/19 | $11,412 | $11,877 |
8/19 | $11,598 | $12,065 |
9/19 | $11,510 | $11,968 |
10/19 | $11,497 | $11,989 |
11/19 | $11,509 | $12,019 |
12/19 | $11,533 | $12,056 |
1/20 | $11,757 | $12,273 |
2/20 | $11,933 | $12,431 |
3/20 | $11,523 | $11,980 |
4/20 | $11,191 | $11,830 |
5/20 | $11,567 | $12,206 |
6/20 | $11,703 | $12,307 |
7/20 | $11,904 | $12,514 |
8/20 | $11,837 | $12,455 |
9/20 | $11,782 | $12,458 |
10/20 | $11,740 | $12,420 |
11/20 | $11,941 | $12,608 |
12/20 | $12,026 | $12,685 |
1/21 | $12,098 | $12,765 |
2/21 | $11,835 | $12,563 |
3/21 | $11,920 | $12,640 |
4/21 | $12,056 | $12,746 |
5/21 | $12,125 | $12,784 |
6/21 | $12,155 | $12,819 |
7/21 | $12,250 | $12,926 |
8/21 | $12,188 | $12,878 |
9/21 | $12,063 | $12,785 |
10/21 | $12,014 | $12,748 |
11/21 | $12,149 | $12,856 |
12/21 | $12,164 | $12,877 |
1/22 | $11,760 | $12,525 |
2/22 | $11,674 | $12,480 |
3/22 | $11,270 | $12,075 |
4/22 | $10,880 | $11,741 |
5/22 | $11,005 | $11,916 |
6/22 | $10,748 | $11,720 |
7/22 | $11,032 | $12,030 |
8/22 | $10,773 | $11,766 |
9/22 | $10,304 | $11,315 |
10/22 | $10,139 | $11,221 |
11/22 | $10,683 | $11,746 |
12/22 | $10,625 | $11,779 |
1/23 | $10,971 | $12,118 |
2/23 | $10,674 | $11,844 |
3/23 | $10,926 | $12,106 |
4/23 | $10,924 | $12,079 |
5/23 | $10,827 | $11,974 |
6/23 | $10,933 | $12,094 |
7/23 | $10,945 | $12,142 |
8/23 | $10,766 | $11,967 |
9/23 | $10,356 | $11,616 |
10/23 | $10,177 | $11,517 |
11/23 | $10,999 | $12,249 |
12/23 | $11,313 | $12,533 |
1/24 | $11,269 | $12,469 |
2/24 | $11,254 | $12,485 |
3/24 | $11,239 | $12,485 |
4/24 | $11,085 | $12,330 |
5/24 | $11,083 | $12,294 |
6/24 | $11,264 | $12,482 |
7/24 | $11,347 | $12,596 |
8/24 | $11,431 | $12,696 |
9/24 | $11,726 | $12,821 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
---|
Class C | 11.58% | 0.08% | 1.60% |
Class C with 1% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge | 10.58% | 0.08% | 1.60% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index | 10.37% | 1.38% | 2.51% |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $200,602,193 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 104 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 74% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $921,632 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Sector Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
---|
OtherFootnote Reference* | 5.0% |
Housing | 3.3% |
Senior Living/Life Care | 3.4% |
Water and Sewer | 3.6% |
Other Revenue | 3.6% |
Electric Utilities | 4.1% |
Lease Rev./Cert. of Participation | 7.3% |
Hospital | 9.0% |
Transportation | 18.2% |
Special Tax Revenue | 19.0% |
General Obligations | 23.5% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote* | Sectors less than 3% each |
Credit Quality (% of total investments)Footnote Referencea ,Footnote Referenceb
Value | Value |
---|
Not Rated | 5.6% |
BB | 4.0% |
BBB | 7.2% |
A | 23.7% |
AA | 45.9% |
AAA | 13.6% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P and Fitch scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
Footnoteb | The chart includes the municipal bonds held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class I | $74 | 0.70% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the Index):
↑ An overweight position in bonds rated BBB and below contributed to returns relative to the Index as lower-credit-quality bonds generally outperformed higher-credit-quality bonds during the period
↑ An overweight position in bonds with more than 22 years remaining to maturity contributed to returns relative to the Index as longer-maturity bonds generally outperformed shorter-maturity bonds during the period
↑ An overweight position in bonds with coupon rates of 4% and below, including zero-coupon bonds, contributed to Fund performance relative to the Index
↓ Security selections in bonds with 12-17 years remaining to maturity detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
↓ Security selections in the housing sector detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
↓ Security selections in A-rated bonds detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index during the period
Comparison of the change in value of a $1,000,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class I | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
10/14 | $1,004,514 | $1,006,857 |
11/14 | $1,003,115 | $1,008,598 |
12/14 | $1,012,594 | $1,013,687 |
1/15 | $1,030,124 | $1,031,654 |
2/15 | $1,016,828 | $1,021,012 |
3/15 | $1,021,459 | $1,023,960 |
4/15 | $1,015,999 | $1,018,588 |
5/15 | $1,013,545 | $1,015,774 |
6/15 | $1,012,038 | $1,014,848 |
7/15 | $1,017,722 | $1,022,199 |
8/15 | $1,022,371 | $1,024,207 |
9/15 | $1,027,003 | $1,031,626 |
10/15 | $1,033,718 | $1,035,727 |
11/15 | $1,041,543 | $1,039,845 |
12/15 | $1,053,473 | $1,047,151 |
1/16 | $1,062,251 | $1,059,645 |
2/16 | $1,059,551 | $1,061,312 |
3/16 | $1,067,316 | $1,064,674 |
4/16 | $1,077,129 | $1,072,502 |
5/16 | $1,081,724 | $1,075,403 |
6/16 | $1,098,964 | $1,092,511 |
7/16 | $1,096,248 | $1,093,178 |
8/16 | $1,100,777 | $1,094,653 |
9/16 | $1,094,729 | $1,089,190 |
10/16 | $1,084,482 | $1,077,763 |
11/16 | $1,046,464 | $1,037,568 |
12/16 | $1,056,514 | $1,049,749 |
1/17 | $1,060,402 | $1,056,669 |
2/17 | $1,066,405 | $1,064,007 |
3/17 | $1,068,062 | $1,066,317 |
4/17 | $1,075,071 | $1,074,054 |
5/17 | $1,090,732 | $1,091,100 |
6/17 | $1,088,891 | $1,087,187 |
7/17 | $1,095,880 | $1,095,983 |
8/17 | $1,105,104 | $1,104,323 |
9/17 | $1,104,279 | $1,098,708 |
10/17 | $1,103,446 | $1,101,390 |
11/17 | $1,100,385 | $1,095,493 |
12/17 | $1,110,777 | $1,106,943 |
1/18 | $1,101,015 | $1,093,911 |
2/18 | $1,099,124 | $1,090,642 |
3/18 | $1,102,782 | $1,094,668 |
4/18 | $1,101,853 | $1,090,761 |
5/18 | $1,113,438 | $1,103,252 |
6/18 | $1,115,937 | $1,104,193 |
7/18 | $1,119,763 | $1,106,873 |
8/18 | $1,119,925 | $1,109,715 |
9/18 | $1,115,548 | $1,102,531 |
10/18 | $1,108,858 | $1,095,742 |
11/18 | $1,117,090 | $1,107,870 |
12/18 | $1,126,467 | $1,121,135 |
1/19 | $1,133,559 | $1,129,609 |
2/19 | $1,141,969 | $1,135,658 |
3/19 | $1,159,720 | $1,153,610 |
4/19 | $1,166,894 | $1,157,945 |
5/19 | $1,183,480 | $1,173,909 |
6/19 | $1,187,127 | $1,178,244 |
7/19 | $1,197,888 | $1,187,739 |
8/19 | $1,218,151 | $1,206,474 |
9/19 | $1,208,581 | $1,196,803 |
10/19 | $1,208,460 | $1,198,948 |
11/19 | $1,212,040 | $1,201,946 |
12/19 | $1,214,410 | $1,205,616 |
1/20 | $1,239,602 | $1,227,277 |
2/20 | $1,258,832 | $1,243,103 |
3/20 | $1,217,064 | $1,198,012 |
4/20 | $1,182,673 | $1,182,977 |
5/20 | $1,223,794 | $1,220,609 |
6/20 | $1,238,105 | $1,230,655 |
7/20 | $1,261,177 | $1,251,382 |
8/20 | $1,254,707 | $1,245,511 |
9/20 | $1,250,661 | $1,245,775 |
10/20 | $1,246,570 | $1,242,033 |
11/20 | $1,269,783 | $1,260,776 |
12/20 | $1,279,255 | $1,268,456 |
1/21 | $1,288,683 | $1,276,540 |
2/21 | $1,260,686 | $1,256,257 |
3/21 | $1,270,131 | $1,264,005 |
4/21 | $1,287,053 | $1,274,607 |
5/21 | $1,294,977 | $1,278,410 |
6/21 | $1,299,167 | $1,281,920 |
7/21 | $1,310,951 | $1,292,552 |
8/21 | $1,304,951 | $1,287,808 |
9/21 | $1,292,712 | $1,278,514 |
10/21 | $1,289,226 | $1,274,776 |
11/21 | $1,303,591 | $1,285,628 |
12/21 | $1,306,338 | $1,287,702 |
1/22 | $1,264,240 | $1,252,454 |
2/22 | $1,256,883 | $1,247,967 |
3/22 | $1,213,361 | $1,207,512 |
4/22 | $1,172,430 | $1,174,113 |
5/22 | $1,185,897 | $1,191,554 |
6/22 | $1,160,537 | $1,172,038 |
7/22 | $1,190,959 | $1,203,006 |
8/22 | $1,165,342 | $1,176,640 |
9/22 | $1,116,337 | $1,131,480 |
10/22 | $1,098,696 | $1,122,070 |
11/22 | $1,158,778 | $1,174,553 |
12/22 | $1,152,887 | $1,177,916 |
1/23 | $1,192,232 | $1,211,751 |
2/23 | $1,160,020 | $1,184,351 |
3/23 | $1,187,608 | $1,210,629 |
4/23 | $1,188,575 | $1,207,864 |
5/23 | $1,180,192 | $1,197,397 |
6/23 | $1,191,994 | $1,209,391 |
7/23 | $1,194,372 | $1,214,176 |
8/23 | $1,176,503 | $1,196,696 |
9/23 | $1,132,929 | $1,161,622 |
10/23 | $1,113,574 | $1,151,737 |
11/23 | $1,204,831 | $1,224,851 |
12/23 | $1,238,804 | $1,253,319 |
1/24 | $1,235,736 | $1,246,918 |
2/24 | $1,235,474 | $1,248,519 |
3/24 | $1,235,219 | $1,248,480 |
4/24 | $1,219,671 | $1,233,018 |
5/24 | $1,219,396 | $1,229,401 |
6/24 | $1,240,176 | $1,248,245 |
7/24 | $1,249,867 | $1,259,622 |
8/24 | $1,261,065 | $1,269,557 |
9/24 | $1,276,417 | $1,282,104 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
---|
Class I | 12.66% | 1.10% | 2.47% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index | 10.37% | 1.38% | 2.51% |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $200,602,193 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 104 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 74% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $921,632 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Sector Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
---|
OtherFootnote Reference* | 5.0% |
Housing | 3.3% |
Senior Living/Life Care | 3.4% |
Water and Sewer | 3.6% |
Other Revenue | 3.6% |
Electric Utilities | 4.1% |
Lease Rev./Cert. of Participation | 7.3% |
Hospital | 9.0% |
Transportation | 18.2% |
Special Tax Revenue | 19.0% |
General Obligations | 23.5% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote* | Sectors less than 3% each |
Credit Quality (% of total investments)Footnote Referencea ,Footnote Referenceb
Value | Value |
---|
Not Rated | 5.6% |
BB | 4.0% |
BBB | 7.2% |
A | 23.7% |
AA | 45.9% |
AAA | 13.6% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P and Fitch scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
Footnoteb | The chart includes the municipal bonds held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class A | $78 | 0.73% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index):
↑ Security selections in investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ Out-of-Index positions in high yield bonds ― which outperformed investment-grade bonds during the period ― and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, along with an underweight position in U.S. Treasurys, and an overweight position in CMBS contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ The Fund’s out-of-Index use of derivatives for duration management ― by investing in U.S. Treasury futures and options on U.S. Treasury futures ― contributed to returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ The Fund’s out-of-Index allocation to bank loans and an overweight position in ABS detracted from returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ Duration positioning ― which was shorter than that of the Index ― detracted from returns relative to the Index during a period when interest rates declined
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class A with Maximum Sales Charge | Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $9,675 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
10/14 | $9,750 | $10,098 | $10,098 |
11/14 | $9,850 | $10,152 | $10,170 |
12/14 | $9,931 | $10,134 | $10,179 |
1/15 | $10,135 | $10,327 | $10,393 |
2/15 | $10,017 | $10,267 | $10,295 |
3/15 | $10,064 | $10,309 | $10,343 |
4/15 | $10,010 | $10,297 | $10,306 |
5/15 | $10,009 | $10,279 | $10,281 |
6/15 | $9,863 | $10,164 | $10,169 |
7/15 | $9,809 | $10,224 | $10,240 |
8/15 | $9,590 | $10,194 | $10,225 |
9/15 | $9,404 | $10,233 | $10,294 |
10/15 | $9,637 | $10,266 | $10,296 |
11/15 | $9,551 | $10,229 | $10,269 |
12/15 | $9,315 | $10,178 | $10,235 |
1/16 | $9,164 | $10,290 | $10,376 |
2/16 | $9,179 | $10,363 | $10,450 |
3/16 | $9,664 | $10,490 | $10,546 |
4/16 | $9,990 | $10,562 | $10,586 |
5/16 | $9,857 | $10,570 | $10,589 |
6/16 | $10,104 | $10,756 | $10,779 |
7/16 | $10,304 | $10,844 | $10,847 |
8/16 | $10,424 | $10,856 | $10,835 |
9/16 | $10,459 | $10,859 | $10,829 |
10/16 | $10,457 | $10,787 | $10,746 |
11/16 | $10,286 | $10,544 | $10,492 |
12/16 | $10,377 | $10,576 | $10,506 |
1/17 | $10,563 | $10,613 | $10,527 |
2/17 | $10,653 | $10,695 | $10,598 |
3/17 | $10,697 | $10,691 | $10,592 |
4/17 | $10,793 | $10,780 | $10,674 |
5/17 | $10,829 | $10,863 | $10,756 |
6/17 | $10,861 | $10,854 | $10,745 |
7/17 | $10,975 | $10,908 | $10,792 |
8/17 | $11,041 | $11,002 | $10,888 |
9/17 | $11,088 | $10,963 | $10,836 |
10/17 | $11,090 | $10,976 | $10,843 |
11/17 | $11,103 | $10,960 | $10,829 |
12/17 | $11,148 | $11,008 | $10,879 |
1/18 | $11,224 | $10,902 | $10,753 |
2/18 | $11,120 | $10,799 | $10,651 |
3/18 | $11,136 | $10,853 | $10,720 |
4/18 | $11,087 | $10,781 | $10,640 |
5/18 | $11,054 | $10,840 | $10,716 |
6/18 | $11,025 | $10,824 | $10,703 |
7/18 | $11,149 | $10,847 | $10,705 |
8/18 | $11,109 | $10,900 | $10,774 |
9/18 | $11,143 | $10,853 | $10,705 |
10/18 | $11,035 | $10,763 | $10,620 |
11/18 | $11,027 | $10,811 | $10,683 |
12/18 | $11,027 | $10,980 | $10,880 |
1/19 | $11,286 | $11,132 | $10,995 |
2/19 | $11,380 | $11,144 | $10,989 |
3/19 | $11,528 | $11,345 | $11,200 |
4/19 | $11,607 | $11,361 | $11,203 |
5/19 | $11,647 | $11,535 | $11,402 |
6/19 | $11,864 | $11,698 | $11,545 |
7/19 | $11,951 | $11,733 | $11,570 |
8/19 | $12,004 | $11,998 | $11,870 |
9/19 | $12,008 | $11,946 | $11,807 |
10/19 | $12,100 | $11,985 | $11,842 |
11/19 | $12,105 | $11,982 | $11,836 |
12/19 | $12,188 | $12,000 | $11,828 |
1/20 | $12,393 | $12,216 | $12,056 |
2/20 | $12,417 | $12,399 | $12,273 |
3/20 | $10,897 | $12,156 | $12,200 |
4/20 | $11,260 | $12,400 | $12,417 |
5/20 | $11,482 | $12,516 | $12,475 |
6/20 | $11,833 | $12,620 | $12,554 |
7/20 | $12,115 | $12,842 | $12,741 |
8/20 | $12,247 | $12,768 | $12,638 |
9/20 | $12,273 | $12,745 | $12,632 |
10/20 | $12,256 | $12,699 | $12,575 |
11/20 | $12,677 | $12,865 | $12,698 |
12/20 | $12,871 | $12,909 | $12,716 |
1/21 | $12,952 | $12,828 | $12,625 |
2/21 | $12,933 | $12,663 | $12,443 |
3/21 | $12,848 | $12,515 | $12,287 |
4/21 | $12,921 | $12,621 | $12,384 |
5/21 | $13,018 | $12,669 | $12,425 |
6/21 | $13,143 | $12,761 | $12,512 |
7/21 | $13,265 | $12,889 | $12,652 |
8/21 | $13,282 | $12,881 | $12,628 |
9/21 | $13,221 | $12,771 | $12,518 |
10/21 | $13,234 | $12,760 | $12,515 |
11/21 | $13,250 | $12,776 | $12,552 |
12/21 | $13,224 | $12,767 | $12,520 |
1/22 | $13,013 | $12,487 | $12,250 |
2/22 | $12,837 | $12,317 | $12,114 |
3/22 | $12,497 | $11,986 | $11,777 |
4/22 | $12,103 | $11,539 | $11,330 |
5/22 | $12,062 | $11,603 | $11,403 |
6/22 | $11,789 | $11,371 | $11,224 |
7/22 | $12,056 | $11,657 | $11,498 |
8/22 | $11,830 | $11,354 | $11,174 |
9/22 | $11,357 | $10,865 | $10,691 |
10/22 | $11,196 | $10,745 | $10,552 |
11/22 | $11,539 | $11,146 | $10,940 |
12/22 | $11,493 | $11,108 | $10,891 |
1/23 | $11,920 | $11,453 | $11,226 |
2/23 | $11,684 | $11,171 | $10,936 |
3/23 | $11,824 | $11,434 | $11,214 |
4/23 | $11,827 | $11,503 | $11,282 |
5/23 | $11,719 | $11,384 | $11,159 |
6/23 | $11,745 | $11,366 | $11,119 |
7/23 | $11,773 | $11,378 | $11,111 |
8/23 | $11,735 | $11,309 | $11,040 |
9/23 | $11,474 | $11,040 | $10,760 |
10/23 | $11,294 | $10,874 | $10,590 |
11/23 | $11,819 | $11,363 | $11,069 |
12/23 | $12,263 | $11,794 | $11,493 |
1/24 | $12,328 | $11,766 | $11,462 |
2/24 | $12,205 | $11,625 | $11,300 |
3/24 | $12,343 | $11,739 | $11,404 |
4/24 | $12,085 | $11,465 | $11,116 |
5/24 | $12,309 | $11,655 | $11,304 |
6/24 | $12,429 | $11,761 | $11,411 |
7/24 | $12,716 | $12,028 | $11,678 |
8/24 | $12,906 | $12,205 | $11,846 |
9/24 | $13,079 | $12,373 | $12,004 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)Footnote Reference1
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
---|
Class A | 14.03% | 1.73% | 3.06% |
Class A with 3.25% Maximum Sales Charge | 10.33% | 1.06% | 2.72% |
Bloomberg U.S. Universal IndexFootnote Reference2 | 12.08% | 0.70% | 2.15% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 11.57% | 0.33% | 1.84% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote1 | Effective May 1, 2015, the Fund changed its investment objective and policies. Performance prior to May 1, 2015 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objectives and policies. Please see the Fund's prospectus for further information. |
Footnote2 | In accordance with regulatory changes requiring the Fund’s primary benchmark to represent the overall applicable market, the Fund’s primary prospectus benchmark changed to the indicated benchmark effective May 1, 2024. |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $2,286,452,902 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 417 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 372% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $4,902,840 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Asset Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
---|
OtherFootnote Reference† | 0.9% |
Affiliated Investment Funds | 1.2% |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans | 1.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 3.0% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4.5% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 9.5% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 17.8% |
Short-Term Investments | 18.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 19.7% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 23.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote† | Investment types less than 1% each |
Credit Quality (% of net assets)Footnote Referencea
Value | Value |
---|
Cash & Equivalents | (8.8%) |
Not Rated | 6.6% |
CCC or Lower | 1.1% |
B | 3.8% |
BB | 7.4% |
BBB | 26.8% |
A | 4.6% |
AA | 1.7% |
AAA | 56.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“Kroll”) for securitized debt instruments only (such as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P, Fitch and Kroll scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class C | $158 | 1.48% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index):
↑ Security selections in investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ Out-of-Index positions in high yield bonds ― which outperformed investment-grade bonds during the period ― and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, along with an underweight position in U.S. Treasurys, and an overweight position in CMBS contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ The Fund’s out-of-Index use of derivatives for duration management ― by investing in U.S. Treasury futures and options on U.S. Treasury futures ― contributed to returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ The Fund’s out-of-Index allocation to bank loans and an overweight position in ABS detracted from returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ Duration positioning ― which was shorter than that of the Index ― detracted from returns relative to the Index during a period when interest rates declined
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class C | Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
10/14 | $10,071 | $10,098 | $10,098 |
11/14 | $10,177 | $10,152 | $10,170 |
12/14 | $10,246 | $10,134 | $10,179 |
1/15 | $10,450 | $10,327 | $10,393 |
2/15 | $10,330 | $10,267 | $10,295 |
3/15 | $10,372 | $10,309 | $10,343 |
4/15 | $10,310 | $10,297 | $10,306 |
5/15 | $10,294 | $10,279 | $10,281 |
6/15 | $10,146 | $10,164 | $10,169 |
7/15 | $10,084 | $10,224 | $10,240 |
8/15 | $9,844 | $10,194 | $10,225 |
9/15 | $9,656 | $10,233 | $10,294 |
10/15 | $9,889 | $10,266 | $10,296 |
11/15 | $9,794 | $10,229 | $10,269 |
12/15 | $9,546 | $10,178 | $10,235 |
1/16 | $9,386 | $10,290 | $10,376 |
2/16 | $9,395 | $10,363 | $10,450 |
3/16 | $9,876 | $10,490 | $10,546 |
4/16 | $10,204 | $10,562 | $10,586 |
5/16 | $10,061 | $10,570 | $10,589 |
6/16 | $10,316 | $10,756 | $10,779 |
7/16 | $10,514 | $10,844 | $10,847 |
8/16 | $10,630 | $10,856 | $10,835 |
9/16 | $10,650 | $10,859 | $10,829 |
10/16 | $10,651 | $10,787 | $10,746 |
11/16 | $10,469 | $10,544 | $10,492 |
12/16 | $10,555 | $10,576 | $10,506 |
1/17 | $10,728 | $10,613 | $10,527 |
2/17 | $10,823 | $10,695 | $10,598 |
3/17 | $10,861 | $10,691 | $10,592 |
4/17 | $10,952 | $10,780 | $10,674 |
5/17 | $10,982 | $10,863 | $10,756 |
6/17 | $10,998 | $10,854 | $10,745 |
7/17 | $11,116 | $10,908 | $10,792 |
8/17 | $11,176 | $11,002 | $10,888 |
9/17 | $11,207 | $10,963 | $10,836 |
10/17 | $11,211 | $10,976 | $10,843 |
11/17 | $11,217 | $10,960 | $10,829 |
12/17 | $11,256 | $11,008 | $10,879 |
1/18 | $11,325 | $10,902 | $10,753 |
2/18 | $11,214 | $10,799 | $10,651 |
3/18 | $11,223 | $10,853 | $10,720 |
4/18 | $11,167 | $10,781 | $10,640 |
5/18 | $11,127 | $10,840 | $10,716 |
6/18 | $11,081 | $10,824 | $10,703 |
7/18 | $11,208 | $10,847 | $10,705 |
8/18 | $11,161 | $10,900 | $10,774 |
9/18 | $11,179 | $10,853 | $10,705 |
10/18 | $11,063 | $10,763 | $10,620 |
11/18 | $11,057 | $10,811 | $10,683 |
12/18 | $11,051 | $10,980 | $10,880 |
1/19 | $11,294 | $11,132 | $10,995 |
2/19 | $11,381 | $11,144 | $10,989 |
3/19 | $11,522 | $11,345 | $11,200 |
4/19 | $11,594 | $11,361 | $11,203 |
5/19 | $11,636 | $11,535 | $11,402 |
6/19 | $11,836 | $11,698 | $11,545 |
7/19 | $11,915 | $11,733 | $11,570 |
8/19 | $11,961 | $11,998 | $11,870 |
9/19 | $11,967 | $11,946 | $11,807 |
10/19 | $12,041 | $11,985 | $11,842 |
11/19 | $12,038 | $11,982 | $11,836 |
12/19 | $12,124 | $12,000 | $11,828 |
1/20 | $12,310 | $12,216 | $12,056 |
2/20 | $12,337 | $12,399 | $12,273 |
3/20 | $10,809 | $12,156 | $12,200 |
4/20 | $11,163 | $12,400 | $12,417 |
5/20 | $11,386 | $12,516 | $12,475 |
6/20 | $11,727 | $12,620 | $12,554 |
7/20 | $11,989 | $12,842 | $12,741 |
8/20 | $12,121 | $12,768 | $12,638 |
9/20 | $12,140 | $12,745 | $12,632 |
10/20 | $12,105 | $12,699 | $12,575 |
11/20 | $12,514 | $12,865 | $12,698 |
12/20 | $12,697 | $12,909 | $12,716 |
1/21 | $12,780 | $12,828 | $12,625 |
2/21 | $12,742 | $12,663 | $12,443 |
3/21 | $12,651 | $12,515 | $12,287 |
4/21 | $12,715 | $12,621 | $12,384 |
5/21 | $12,802 | $12,669 | $12,425 |
6/21 | $12,917 | $12,761 | $12,512 |
7/21 | $13,040 | $12,889 | $12,652 |
8/21 | $13,037 | $12,881 | $12,628 |
9/21 | $12,969 | $12,771 | $12,518 |
10/21 | $12,975 | $12,760 | $12,515 |
11/21 | $12,981 | $12,776 | $12,552 |
12/21 | $12,948 | $12,767 | $12,520 |
1/22 | $12,733 | $12,487 | $12,250 |
2/22 | $12,554 | $12,317 | $12,114 |
3/22 | $12,224 | $11,986 | $11,777 |
4/22 | $11,831 | $11,539 | $11,330 |
5/22 | $11,783 | $11,603 | $11,403 |
6/22 | $11,509 | $11,371 | $11,224 |
7/22 | $11,752 | $11,657 | $11,498 |
8/22 | $11,524 | $11,354 | $11,174 |
9/22 | $11,067 | $10,865 | $10,691 |
10/22 | $10,902 | $10,745 | $10,552 |
11/22 | $11,219 | $11,146 | $10,940 |
12/22 | $11,178 | $11,108 | $10,891 |
1/23 | $11,574 | $11,453 | $11,226 |
2/23 | $11,339 | $11,171 | $10,936 |
3/23 | $11,478 | $11,434 | $11,214 |
4/23 | $11,474 | $11,503 | $11,282 |
5/23 | $11,351 | $11,384 | $11,159 |
6/23 | $11,370 | $11,366 | $11,119 |
7/23 | $11,390 | $11,378 | $11,111 |
8/23 | $11,345 | $11,309 | $11,040 |
9/23 | $11,086 | $11,040 | $10,760 |
10/23 | $10,916 | $10,874 | $10,590 |
11/23 | $11,405 | $11,363 | $11,069 |
12/23 | $11,838 | $11,794 | $11,493 |
1/24 | $11,881 | $11,766 | $11,462 |
2/24 | $11,756 | $11,625 | $11,300 |
3/24 | $11,882 | $11,739 | $11,404 |
4/24 | $11,637 | $11,465 | $11,116 |
5/24 | $11,834 | $11,655 | $11,304 |
6/24 | $11,942 | $11,761 | $11,411 |
7/24 | $12,222 | $12,028 | $11,678 |
8/24 | $12,385 | $12,205 | $11,846 |
9/24 | $12,749 | $12,373 | $12,004 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)Footnote Reference1
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
---|
Class C | 13.19% | 0.95% | 2.46% |
Class C with 1% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge | 12.19% | 0.95% | 2.46% |
Bloomberg U.S. Universal IndexFootnote Reference2 | 12.08% | 0.70% | 2.15% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 11.57% | 0.33% | 1.84% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote1 | Effective May 1, 2015, the Fund changed its investment objective and policies. Performance prior to May 1, 2015 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objectives and policies. Please see the Fund's prospectus for further information. |
Footnote2 | In accordance with regulatory changes requiring the Fund’s primary benchmark to represent the overall applicable market, the Fund’s primary prospectus benchmark changed to the indicated benchmark effective May 1, 2024. |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $2,286,452,902 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 417 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 372% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $4,902,840 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Asset Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
---|
OtherFootnote Reference† | 0.9% |
Affiliated Investment Funds | 1.2% |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans | 1.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 3.0% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4.5% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 9.5% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 17.8% |
Short-Term Investments | 18.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 19.7% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 23.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote† | Investment types less than 1% each |
Credit Quality (% of net assets)Footnote Referencea
Value | Value |
---|
Cash & Equivalents | (8.8%) |
Not Rated | 6.6% |
CCC or Lower | 1.1% |
B | 3.8% |
BB | 7.4% |
BBB | 26.8% |
A | 4.6% |
AA | 1.7% |
AAA | 56.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“Kroll”) for securitized debt instruments only (such as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P, Fitch and Kroll scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class I | $51 | 0.48% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index):
↑ Security selections in investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ Out-of-Index positions in high yield bonds ― which outperformed investment-grade bonds during the period ― and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, along with an underweight position in U.S. Treasurys, and an overweight position in CMBS contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ The Fund’s out-of-Index use of derivatives for duration management ― by investing in U.S. Treasury futures and options on U.S. Treasury futures ― contributed to returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ The Fund’s out-of-Index allocation to bank loans and an overweight position in ABS detracted from returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ Duration positioning ― which was shorter than that of the Index ― detracted from returns relative to the Index during a period when interest rates declined
Comparison of the change in value of a $1,000,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class I | Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
10/14 | $1,007,997 | $1,009,792 | $1,009,828 |
11/14 | $1,019,411 | $1,015,242 | $1,016,991 |
12/14 | $1,027,156 | $1,013,408 | $1,017,942 |
1/15 | $1,048,500 | $1,032,698 | $1,039,288 |
2/15 | $1,037,280 | $1,026,679 | $1,029,516 |
3/15 | $1,042,298 | $1,030,917 | $1,034,297 |
4/15 | $1,037,009 | $1,029,721 | $1,030,585 |
5/15 | $1,036,260 | $1,027,919 | $1,028,104 |
6/15 | $1,022,169 | $1,016,447 | $1,016,893 |
7/15 | $1,016,772 | $1,022,366 | $1,023,962 |
8/15 | $993,446 | $1,019,354 | $1,022,492 |
9/15 | $975,272 | $1,023,344 | $1,029,408 |
10/15 | $998,738 | $1,026,615 | $1,029,579 |
11/15 | $990,035 | $1,022,871 | $1,026,859 |
12/15 | $965,709 | $1,017,761 | $1,023,541 |
1/16 | $950,274 | $1,028,996 | $1,037,626 |
2/16 | $951,967 | $1,036,306 | $1,044,987 |
3/16 | $1,002,498 | $1,049,006 | $1,054,574 |
4/16 | $1,036,623 | $1,056,153 | $1,058,622 |
5/16 | $1,022,982 | $1,056,978 | $1,058,894 |
6/16 | $1,049,757 | $1,075,586 | $1,077,920 |
7/16 | $1,070,806 | $1,084,449 | $1,084,735 |
8/16 | $1,083,510 | $1,085,619 | $1,083,494 |
9/16 | $1,086,440 | $1,085,877 | $1,082,859 |
10/16 | $1,086,463 | $1,078,673 | $1,074,577 |
11/16 | $1,068,833 | $1,054,427 | $1,049,159 |
12/16 | $1,078,513 | $1,057,560 | $1,050,639 |
1/17 | $1,098,073 | $1,061,291 | $1,052,700 |
2/17 | $1,107,693 | $1,069,479 | $1,059,775 |
3/17 | $1,113,446 | $1,069,121 | $1,059,220 |
4/17 | $1,122,748 | $1,077,992 | $1,067,394 |
5/17 | $1,127,741 | $1,086,309 | $1,075,610 |
6/17 | $1,130,307 | $1,085,388 | $1,074,527 |
7/17 | $1,142,383 | $1,090,794 | $1,079,151 |
8/17 | $1,149,565 | $1,100,205 | $1,088,831 |
9/17 | $1,154,685 | $1,096,333 | $1,083,645 |
10/17 | $1,156,107 | $1,097,650 | $1,084,272 |
11/17 | $1,157,654 | $1,095,989 | $1,082,881 |
12/17 | $1,161,648 | $1,100,820 | $1,087,851 |
1/18 | $1,170,783 | $1,090,227 | $1,075,322 |
2/18 | $1,159,191 | $1,079,889 | $1,065,128 |
3/18 | $1,161,117 | $1,085,336 | $1,071,959 |
4/18 | $1,157,255 | $1,078,094 | $1,063,986 |
5/18 | $1,154,062 | $1,083,973 | $1,071,580 |
6/18 | $1,150,227 | $1,082,401 | $1,070,262 |
7/18 | $1,164,448 | $1,084,667 | $1,070,516 |
8/18 | $1,159,526 | $1,090,010 | $1,077,405 |
9/18 | $1,163,306 | $1,085,340 | $1,070,467 |
10/18 | $1,152,267 | $1,076,261 | $1,062,007 |
11/18 | $1,151,590 | $1,081,101 | $1,068,347 |
12/18 | $1,151,873 | $1,098,015 | $1,087,974 |
1/19 | $1,179,232 | $1,113,155 | $1,099,528 |
2/19 | $1,189,246 | $1,114,368 | $1,098,891 |
3/19 | $1,204,966 | $1,134,491 | $1,119,992 |
4/19 | $1,212,472 | $1,136,079 | $1,120,278 |
5/19 | $1,217,928 | $1,153,482 | $1,140,165 |
6/19 | $1,240,960 | $1,169,797 | $1,154,483 |
7/19 | $1,250,271 | $1,173,279 | $1,157,023 |
8/19 | $1,256,137 | $1,199,827 | $1,187,003 |
9/19 | $1,257,801 | $1,194,629 | $1,180,681 |
10/19 | $1,266,652 | $1,198,489 | $1,184,238 |
11/19 | $1,267,401 | $1,198,249 | $1,183,635 |
12/19 | $1,276,436 | $1,200,035 | $1,182,810 |
1/20 | $1,298,158 | $1,221,573 | $1,205,572 |
2/20 | $1,300,973 | $1,239,864 | $1,227,271 |
3/20 | $1,141,843 | $1,215,645 | $1,220,049 |
4/20 | $1,180,132 | $1,239,996 | $1,241,736 |
5/20 | $1,203,651 | $1,251,577 | $1,247,518 |
6/20 | $1,240,758 | $1,262,020 | $1,255,376 |
7/20 | $1,270,631 | $1,284,189 | $1,274,128 |
8/20 | $1,284,682 | $1,276,784 | $1,263,843 |
9/20 | $1,287,684 | $1,274,483 | $1,263,150 |
10/20 | $1,286,152 | $1,269,928 | $1,257,510 |
11/20 | $1,330,684 | $1,286,499 | $1,269,849 |
12/20 | $1,351,298 | $1,290,942 | $1,271,599 |
1/21 | $1,360,164 | $1,282,828 | $1,262,482 |
2/21 | $1,358,340 | $1,266,275 | $1,244,251 |
3/21 | $1,349,765 | $1,251,539 | $1,228,714 |
4/21 | $1,357,636 | $1,262,063 | $1,238,421 |
5/21 | $1,368,134 | $1,266,877 | $1,242,467 |
6/21 | $1,381,544 | $1,276,113 | $1,251,197 |
7/21 | $1,394,746 | $1,288,927 | $1,265,186 |
8/21 | $1,396,784 | $1,288,066 | $1,262,777 |
9/21 | $1,390,655 | $1,277,067 | $1,251,844 |
10/21 | $1,392,381 | $1,276,023 | $1,251,499 |
11/21 | $1,394,258 | $1,277,564 | $1,255,202 |
12/21 | $1,391,861 | $1,276,703 | $1,251,990 |
1/22 | $1,369,896 | $1,248,712 | $1,225,017 |
2/22 | $1,351,641 | $1,231,687 | $1,211,350 |
3/22 | $1,317,232 | $1,198,643 | $1,177,697 |
4/22 | $1,274,853 | $1,153,936 | $1,133,006 |
5/22 | $1,270,757 | $1,160,286 | $1,140,311 |
6/22 | $1,243,399 | $1,137,100 | $1,122,422 |
7/22 | $1,270,654 | $1,165,689 | $1,149,848 |
8/22 | $1,247,072 | $1,135,386 | $1,117,357 |
9/22 | $1,197,444 | $1,086,469 | $1,069,080 |
10/22 | $1,180,645 | $1,074,548 | $1,055,233 |
11/22 | $1,217,078 | $1,114,614 | $1,094,040 |
12/22 | $1,212,484 | $1,110,828 | $1,089,105 |
1/23 | $1,257,815 | $1,145,286 | $1,122,610 |
2/23 | $1,233,199 | $1,117,145 | $1,093,584 |
3/23 | $1,248,170 | $1,143,352 | $1,121,364 |
4/23 | $1,249,992 | $1,150,337 | $1,128,160 |
5/23 | $1,237,599 | $1,138,410 | $1,115,876 |
6/23 | $1,240,646 | $1,136,641 | $1,111,896 |
7/23 | $1,243,892 | $1,137,771 | $1,111,121 |
8/23 | $1,240,060 | $1,130,920 | $1,104,024 |
9/23 | $1,212,743 | $1,103,953 | $1,075,969 |
10/23 | $1,193,940 | $1,087,351 | $1,058,989 |
11/23 | $1,249,686 | $1,136,287 | $1,106,947 |
12/23 | $1,298,191 | $1,179,403 | $1,149,319 |
1/24 | $1,304,072 | $1,176,580 | $1,146,163 |
2/24 | $1,291,328 | $1,162,474 | $1,129,970 |
3/24 | $1,306,229 | $1,173,887 | $1,140,404 |
4/24 | $1,280,413 | $1,146,456 | $1,111,599 |
5/24 | $1,303,168 | $1,165,459 | $1,130,444 |
6/24 | $1,316,113 | $1,176,114 | $1,141,147 |
7/24 | $1,346,857 | $1,202,809 | $1,167,800 |
8/24 | $1,367,210 | $1,220,515 | $1,184,582 |
9/24 | $1,386,430 | $1,237,255 | $1,200,442 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)Footnote Reference1
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
---|
Class I | 14.32% | 1.96% | 3.32% |
Bloomberg U.S. Universal IndexFootnote Reference2 | 12.08% | 0.70% | 2.15% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 11.57% | 0.33% | 1.84% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote1 | Effective May 1, 2015, the Fund changed its investment objective and policies. Performance prior to May 1, 2015 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objectives and policies. Please see the Fund's prospectus for further information. |
Footnote2 | In accordance with regulatory changes requiring the Fund’s primary benchmark to represent the overall applicable market, the Fund’s primary prospectus benchmark changed to the indicated benchmark effective May 1, 2024. |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $2,286,452,902 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 417 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 372% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $4,902,840 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Asset Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
---|
OtherFootnote Reference† | 0.9% |
Affiliated Investment Funds | 1.2% |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans | 1.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 3.0% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4.5% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 9.5% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 17.8% |
Short-Term Investments | 18.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 19.7% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 23.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote† | Investment types less than 1% each |
Credit Quality (% of net assets)Footnote Referencea
Value | Value |
---|
Cash & Equivalents | (8.8%) |
Not Rated | 6.6% |
CCC or Lower | 1.1% |
B | 3.8% |
BB | 7.4% |
BBB | 26.8% |
A | 4.6% |
AA | 1.7% |
AAA | 56.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“Kroll”) for securitized debt instruments only (such as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P, Fitch and Kroll scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-262-1122.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
---|
Class R6 | $45 | 0.42% |
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
Key contributors to (↑) and detractors from (↓) performance, relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index):
↑ Security selections in investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ Out-of-Index positions in high yield bonds ― which outperformed investment-grade bonds during the period ― and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, along with an underweight position in U.S. Treasurys, and an overweight position in CMBS contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period
↑ The Fund’s out-of-Index use of derivatives for duration management ― by investing in U.S. Treasury futures and options on U.S. Treasury futures ― contributed to returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ The Fund’s out-of-Index allocation to bank loans and an overweight position in ABS detracted from returns relative to the Index during the period
↓ Duration positioning ― which was shorter than that of the Index ― detracted from returns relative to the Index during a period when interest rates declined
Comparison of the change in value of a $5,000,000 investment for the period indicated.
| Class R6 | Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
---|
9/14 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
10/14 | $5,039,986 | $5,048,962 | $5,049,138 |
11/14 | $5,097,054 | $5,076,209 | $5,084,956 |
12/14 | $5,135,778 | $5,067,038 | $5,089,712 |
1/15 | $5,242,500 | $5,163,490 | $5,196,439 |
2/15 | $5,186,398 | $5,133,397 | $5,147,580 |
3/15 | $5,211,491 | $5,154,585 | $5,171,483 |
4/15 | $5,185,043 | $5,148,604 | $5,152,927 |
5/15 | $5,181,301 | $5,139,597 | $5,140,518 |
6/15 | $5,110,845 | $5,082,236 | $5,084,467 |
7/15 | $5,083,862 | $5,111,830 | $5,119,810 |
8/15 | $4,967,229 | $5,096,768 | $5,112,458 |
9/15 | $4,876,358 | $5,116,718 | $5,147,040 |
10/15 | $4,993,688 | $5,133,074 | $5,147,895 |
11/15 | $4,950,175 | $5,114,355 | $5,134,295 |
12/15 | $4,828,547 | $5,088,805 | $5,117,703 |
1/16 | $4,751,371 | $5,144,980 | $5,188,129 |
2/16 | $4,759,834 | $5,181,528 | $5,224,933 |
3/16 | $5,012,492 | $5,245,029 | $5,272,871 |
4/16 | $5,183,116 | $5,280,765 | $5,293,111 |
5/16 | $5,114,912 | $5,284,889 | $5,294,468 |
6/16 | $5,248,783 | $5,377,929 | $5,389,599 |
7/16 | $5,354,031 | $5,422,245 | $5,423,673 |
8/16 | $5,417,552 | $5,428,094 | $5,417,471 |
9/16 | $5,432,200 | $5,429,384 | $5,414,297 |
10/16 | $5,432,317 | $5,393,365 | $5,372,883 |
11/16 | $5,344,164 | $5,272,137 | $5,245,795 |
12/16 | $5,392,565 | $5,287,798 | $5,253,193 |
1/17 | $5,490,366 | $5,306,454 | $5,263,501 |
2/17 | $5,538,464 | $5,347,397 | $5,298,877 |
3/17 | $5,567,231 | $5,345,606 | $5,296,098 |
4/17 | $5,613,739 | $5,389,960 | $5,336,968 |
5/17 | $5,638,706 | $5,431,545 | $5,378,048 |
6/17 | $5,651,534 | $5,426,940 | $5,372,635 |
7/17 | $5,711,916 | $5,453,971 | $5,395,754 |
8/17 | $5,747,826 | $5,501,026 | $5,444,153 |
9/17 | $5,773,423 | $5,481,666 | $5,418,223 |
10/17 | $5,780,533 | $5,488,248 | $5,421,362 |
11/17 | $5,788,269 | $5,479,943 | $5,414,403 |
12/17 | $5,808,242 | $5,504,100 | $5,439,253 |
1/18 | $5,853,915 | $5,451,135 | $5,376,610 |
2/18 | $5,795,955 | $5,399,447 | $5,325,642 |
3/18 | $5,805,584 | $5,426,680 | $5,359,795 |
4/18 | $5,786,273 | $5,390,471 | $5,319,932 |
5/18 | $5,770,312 | $5,419,867 | $5,357,900 |
6/18 | $5,751,136 | $5,412,007 | $5,351,310 |
7/18 | $5,822,241 | $5,423,333 | $5,352,582 |
8/18 | $5,797,632 | $5,450,052 | $5,387,024 |
9/18 | $5,816,528 | $5,426,699 | $5,352,334 |
10/18 | $5,761,337 | $5,381,303 | $5,310,037 |
11/18 | $5,757,948 | $5,405,504 | $5,341,736 |
12/18 | $5,759,365 | $5,490,077 | $5,439,871 |
1/19 | $5,896,162 | $5,565,773 | $5,497,639 |
2/19 | $5,946,232 | $5,571,839 | $5,494,454 |
3/19 | $6,024,831 | $5,672,454 | $5,599,958 |
4/19 | $6,062,362 | $5,680,394 | $5,601,391 |
5/19 | $6,089,641 | $5,767,409 | $5,700,825 |
6/19 | $6,204,801 | $5,848,985 | $5,772,417 |
7/19 | $6,251,355 | $5,866,395 | $5,785,114 |
8/19 | $6,280,684 | $5,999,137 | $5,935,016 |
9/19 | $6,289,007 | $5,973,146 | $5,903,406 |
10/19 | $6,333,260 | $5,992,444 | $5,921,188 |
11/19 | $6,337,005 | $5,991,246 | $5,918,173 |
12/19 | $6,382,181 | $6,000,174 | $5,914,048 |
1/20 | $6,490,792 | $6,107,865 | $6,027,861 |
2/20 | $6,504,867 | $6,199,319 | $6,136,354 |
3/20 | $5,709,215 | $6,078,224 | $6,100,243 |
4/20 | $5,900,660 | $6,199,980 | $6,208,682 |
5/20 | $6,018,257 | $6,257,887 | $6,237,589 |
6/20 | $6,203,790 | $6,310,102 | $6,276,880 |
7/20 | $6,353,153 | $6,420,945 | $6,370,638 |
8/20 | $6,423,409 | $6,383,919 | $6,319,215 |
9/20 | $6,438,419 | $6,372,414 | $6,315,751 |
10/20 | $6,430,758 | $6,349,638 | $6,287,550 |
11/20 | $6,653,422 | $6,432,497 | $6,349,245 |
12/20 | $6,756,490 | $6,454,709 | $6,357,994 |
1/21 | $6,800,819 | $6,414,139 | $6,312,408 |
2/21 | $6,791,698 | $6,331,377 | $6,221,254 |
3/21 | $6,748,826 | $6,257,696 | $6,143,571 |
4/21 | $6,788,180 | $6,310,316 | $6,192,105 |
5/21 | $6,840,671 | $6,334,386 | $6,212,335 |
6/21 | $6,907,718 | $6,380,565 | $6,255,983 |
7/21 | $6,973,728 | $6,444,633 | $6,325,931 |
8/21 | $6,983,919 | $6,440,332 | $6,313,887 |
9/21 | $6,953,277 | $6,385,334 | $6,259,222 |
10/21 | $6,961,903 | $6,380,115 | $6,257,496 |
11/21 | $6,971,290 | $6,387,822 | $6,276,009 |
12/21 | $6,959,307 | $6,383,515 | $6,259,950 |
1/22 | $6,849,481 | $6,243,562 | $6,125,085 |
2/22 | $6,758,205 | $6,158,437 | $6,056,752 |
3/22 | $6,586,160 | $5,993,214 | $5,888,485 |
4/22 | $6,374,263 | $5,769,682 | $5,665,028 |
5/22 | $6,353,787 | $5,801,428 | $5,701,554 |
6/22 | $6,216,997 | $5,685,501 | $5,612,108 |
7/22 | $6,353,271 | $5,828,446 | $5,749,238 |
8/22 | $6,235,362 | $5,676,928 | $5,586,784 |
9/22 | $5,987,220 | $5,432,344 | $5,345,399 |
10/22 | $5,903,223 | $5,372,739 | $5,276,164 |
11/22 | $6,085,388 | $5,573,070 | $5,470,198 |
12/22 | $6,062,421 | $5,554,141 | $5,445,523 |
1/23 | $6,289,076 | $5,726,432 | $5,613,049 |
2/23 | $6,165,996 | $5,585,724 | $5,467,922 |
3/23 | $6,240,852 | $5,716,761 | $5,606,821 |
4/23 | $6,249,962 | $5,751,684 | $5,640,802 |
5/23 | $6,187,994 | $5,692,052 | $5,579,381 |
6/23 | $6,203,229 | $5,683,206 | $5,559,482 |
7/23 | $6,213,671 | $5,688,856 | $5,555,606 |
8/23 | $6,200,939 | $5,654,598 | $5,520,121 |
9/23 | $6,064,653 | $5,519,764 | $5,379,845 |
10/23 | $5,970,969 | $5,436,756 | $5,294,945 |
11/23 | $6,243,869 | $5,681,437 | $5,534,733 |
12/23 | $6,486,782 | $5,897,014 | $5,746,597 |
1/24 | $6,522,791 | $5,882,902 | $5,730,816 |
2/24 | $6,459,329 | $5,812,368 | $5,649,850 |
3/24 | $6,534,163 | $5,869,437 | $5,702,020 |
4/24 | $6,398,958 | $5,732,278 | $5,557,996 |
5/24 | $6,513,092 | $5,827,297 | $5,652,222 |
6/24 | $6,578,170 | $5,880,568 | $5,705,733 |
7/24 | $6,738,755 | $6,014,044 | $5,839,002 |
8/24 | $6,840,920 | $6,102,576 | $5,922,908 |
9/24 | $6,937,113 | $6,186,276 | $6,002,211 |
Average Annual Total Returns (%)Footnote Reference1 ,Footnote Reference2
Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
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Class R6 | 14.39% | 1.98% | 3.33% |
Bloomberg U.S. Universal IndexFootnote Reference3 | 12.08% | 0.70% | 2.15% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 11.57% | 0.33% | 1.84% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote1 | Effective May 1, 2015, the Fund changed its investment objective and policies. Performance prior to May 1, 2015 reflects the Fund’s performance under its former investment objectives and policies. Please see the Fund's prospectus for further information. |
Footnote2 | Class R6 performance prior to 6/30/23 is linked to Class I. This linked performance is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
Footnote3 | In accordance with regulatory changes requiring the Fund’s primary benchmark to represent the overall applicable market, the Fund’s primary prospectus benchmark changed to the indicated benchmark effective May 1, 2024. |
Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, were reinvested. For more recent performance information, visit www.eatonvance.com/performance.php.
THE FUND'S PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Total Net Assets | $2,286,452,902 |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 417 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 372% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid | $4,902,840 |
What did the Fund invest in?
The following tables reflect what the Fund invested in as of the report date.
Asset Allocation (% of total investments)
Value | Value |
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OtherFootnote Reference† | 0.9% |
Affiliated Investment Funds | 1.2% |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans | 1.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 3.0% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4.5% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 9.5% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 17.8% |
Short-Term Investments | 18.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 19.7% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 23.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnote† | Investment types less than 1% each |
Credit Quality (% of net assets)Footnote Referencea
Value | Value |
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Cash & Equivalents | (8.8%) |
Not Rated | 6.6% |
CCC or Lower | 1.1% |
B | 3.8% |
BB | 7.4% |
BBB | 26.8% |
A | 4.6% |
AA | 1.7% |
AAA | 56.8% |
Footnote | Description |
Footnotea | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“Kroll”) for securitized debt instruments only (such as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities). If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Moody's ratings are converted to the S&P, Fitch and Kroll scale with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest. Ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment-grade quality. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including the prospectus, statement of additional information, financial statements and holdings, please scan the QR code or visit www.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. For proxy information, please visit www.eatonvance.com/proxyvoting.
The Funds may deliver a single copy of certain required shareholder documents (including prospectuses, shareholder reports, and proxy materials) to investors with the same last name and the same address. Your participation will continue indefinitely unless you instruct otherwise by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by contacting your financial intermediary. Your instruction will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Annual Shareholder Report September 30, 2024
(b) Not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant (sometimes referred to as the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated George J. Gorman and Scott E. Wennerholm, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Wennerholm is a private investor. Previously, Mr. Wennerholm served as a Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution), as a Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm), Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm), and Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund and Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 31 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Funds’ annual reports.
(a)-(d)
The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for each Fund’s fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Funds’ annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during those periods.
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
Fiscal Years Ended | | 9/30/23 | | | 9/30/24 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 56,000 | | | $ | 58,400 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 56,000 | | | $ | 58,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund
| | | | | | | | |
Fiscal Years Ended | | 9/30/23 | | | 9/30/24 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 61,600 | | | $ | 73,367 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 61,600 | | | $ | 73,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. |
(2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters. |
(3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
The various Series comprising the Trust have varying fiscal year ends (January 31, February 28/29, September 30, November 30, or December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fiscal Years Ended | | 10/31/22 | | | 11/30/22 | | | 12/31/22 | | | 1/31/23 | | | 2/28/23 | | | 9/30/23 | | | 10/31/23 | | | 12/31/23 | | | 1/31/24 | | | 2/29/24 | | | 9/30/24 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 816,633 | | | $ | 41,150 | | | $ | 130,600 | | | $ | 172,250 | | | $ | 27,150 | | | $ | 117,600 | | | $ | 828,300 | | | $ | 142,400 | | | $ | 166,600 | | | $ | 27,600 | | | $ | 131,767 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 44,100 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 16,150 | | | $ | 14,695 | | | $ | 1,650 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,566 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 860,733 | | | $ | 41,150 | | | $ | 146,750 | | | $ | 186,945 | | | $ | 28,800 | | | $ | 117,600 | | | $ | 833,866 | | | $ | 142,400 | | | $ | 166,600 | | | $ | 27,600 | | | $ | 131,767 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. |
(2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters. |
(3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last 2 fiscal years of each Series.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 10/31/22 | | | 11/30/22 | | | 12/31/22 | | | 1/31/23 | | | 2/28/23 | | | 9/30/23 | | | 10/31/23 | | | 12/31/23 | | | 1/31/24 | | | 2/29/24 | | | 9/30/24 | |
Registrant(1) | | $ | 44,100 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 16,150 | | | $ | 14,695 | | | $ | 1,650 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,566 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Eaton Vance(2) | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 18,490 | |
(1) | Includes all of the Series of the Trust. During the fiscal years reported above, certain of the Funds were “feeder” funds in a “master-feeder” fund structure or funds of funds. |
(2) | Various subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series and/or their respective “master” funds (if applicable). |
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
(a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
Annual Financial Statements and
Additional Information
September 30, 2024
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the prospectus and/or statement of additional information, which can be obtained by calling 1-800-262-1122 or from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Affiliated Investment Funds — 1.6% |
Security | | Shares | Value |
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund, Class R6 | | 4,215,382 | $ 35,324,903 |
Total Affiliated Investment Funds (identified cost $35,500,000) | | | $ 35,324,903 |
Asset-Backed Securities — 12.4% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Aaset Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 4.458%, 10/16/39(1) | $ | 3,084 | $ 1,865,814 |
ACHV ABS Trust: | | | |
Series 2023-3PL, Class B, 7.17%, 8/19/30(1) | | 838 | 841,257 |
Series 2023-4CP, Class B, 7.24%, 11/25/30(1) | | 799 | 802,362 |
AMSR Trust, Series 2021-SFR2, Class F1, 3.275%, 8/17/38(1) | | 500 | 473,345 |
Avant Loans Funding Trust, Series 2021-REV1, Class D, 4.30%, 7/15/30(1) | | 5,213 | 5,106,865 |
Barings CLO Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class D2R, 9.901%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.60%), 7/15/37(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,504,783 |
Battalion CLO 18 Ltd., Series 2024-25A, Class D, 9.622%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.35%), 3/13/37(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,071,775 |
Benefit Street Partners CLO XV Ltd., Series 2018-15A, Class D2R, 9.808%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%), 7/15/37(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,001,281 |
Benefit Street Partners CLO XXV Ltd., Series 2021-25A, Class B, 7.263%, (3 mo. SOFR + 1.962%), 1/15/35(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,004,539 |
Bridge Trust, Series 2022-SFR1, Class E2, 6.30%, 11/17/37(1) | | 8,000 | 7,844,319 |
Brookhaven Park CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D, 8.894%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.60%), 4/19/37(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,534,813 |
Bryant Park Funding Ltd., Series 2024-22A, Class D, 9.613%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.30%), 4/15/37(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,006,438 |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.967%, 4/15/39(1) | | 7,201 | 6,597,696 |
Coinstar Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 5.216%, 4/25/47(1) | | 3,159 | 2,812,127 |
Cologix Canadian Issuer LP, Series 2022-1CAN, Class C, 7.74%, 1/25/52(1)(3) | | 2,800 | 1,973,281 |
Cologix Data Centers U.S. Issuer LLC: | | | |
Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.79%, 12/26/51(1) | | 4,300 | 4,076,045 |
Series 2021-1A, Class C, 5.99%, 12/26/51(1) | | 2,900 | 2,722,940 |
Conn's Receivables Funding LLC: | | | |
Series 2022-A, Class C, 0.00%, 12/15/26(1) | | 1,927 | 1,814,144 |
Series 2023-A, Class B, 10.00%, 1/17/28(1) | | 2,477 | 2,426,108 |
Diamond Infrastructure Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 3.475%, 4/15/49(1) | | 992 | 922,146 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Diamond Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.701%, 11/20/51(1) | $ | 1,000 | $ 917,442 |
Driven Brands Funding LLC: | | | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 4.641%, 4/20/49(1) | | 1,902 | 1,885,732 |
Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 3.981%, 10/20/49(1) | | 4,086 | 3,994,960 |
Dryden 77 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-77A, Class BR, 7.04%, (3 mo. SOFR + 1.912%), 5/20/34(1)(2) | | 1,200 | 1,202,014 |
Elmwood CLO 32 Ltd., Series 2024-8A, Class D1, 7.647%, (3 mo. SOFR + 2.85%), 10/18/37(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,507,430 |
Elmwood CLO VI Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class D2RR, 9.689%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.35%), 7/18/37(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,002,936 |
Elmwood CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class DR, 9.082%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.80%), 4/20/37(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,561,038 |
Empower CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D1, 9.061%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%), 4/25/37(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,016,437 |
Falcon Aerospace Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.597%, 9/15/39(1) | | 1,360 | 1,275,993 |
Series 2019-1, Class B, 4.791%, 9/15/39(1) | | 4,067 | 3,364,345 |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 6.656%, 9/15/39(1) | | 3,391 | 2,086,207 |
FirstKey Homes Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class F2, 3.452%, 8/17/38(1) | | 3,093 | 2,915,257 |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class F3, 3.686%, 8/17/38(1) | | 3,615 | 3,401,377 |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class G, 3.835%, 8/17/38(1) | | 4,949 | 4,586,060 |
Series 2021-SFR2, Class G, 3.406%, 9/17/38(1) | | 4,000 | 3,712,854 |
Series 2021-SFR3, Class G, 3.981%, 12/17/38(1) | | 4,000 | 3,694,842 |
FMC GMSR Issuer Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-GT1, Class A, 3.62%, 7/25/26(1)(4) | | 2,285 | 2,141,795 |
Series 2021-GT2, Class A, 3.85%, 10/25/26(1)(4) | | 1,690 | 1,595,011 |
Series 2022-GT2, Class A, 7.90%, 7/25/27(1) | | 6,197 | 6,395,392 |
FOCUS Brands Funding LLC: | | | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 5.093%, 4/30/47(1) | | 2,319 | 2,312,637 |
Series 2022-1, Class A2, 7.206%, 7/30/52(1) | | 1,965 | 2,028,694 |
GAIA Aviation Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.967%, to 15/12/26, 12/15/44(1)(5) | | 621 | 583,110 |
Galaxy 33 CLO Ltd., Series 2024-33A, Class D1, 8.875%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.55%), 4/20/37(1)(2) | | 1,500 | 1,506,062 |
Goddard Funding LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class A2, 6.834%, 10/30/54(1) | | 6,641 | 6,797,835 |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 72 B Ltd., Series 2024-72A, Class D, 9.296%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%), 4/25/37(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,062,043 |
Harvest U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2024-2A, Class D1, 8.059%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%), 10/15/37(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,501,140 |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class D, 3.98%, 12/26/25(1) | | 2,500 | 2,488,402 |
Home Partners of America Trust, Series 2021-2, Class F, 3.799%, 12/17/26(1) | | 6,726 | 6,304,693 |
Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.721%, 7/15/39(1) | | 1,360 | 1,279,701 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Horizon Aircraft Finance IV Ltd., Series 2024-1, Class A, 5.375%, 9/15/49(1) | $ | 7,500 | $ 7,502,378 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA: | | | |
Series 2021-3, Class D, 1.009%, 2/26/29(1) | | 118 | 116,647 |
Series 2021-3, Class E, 2.102%, 2/26/29(1) | | 69 | 68,787 |
Loanpal Solar Loan Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2020-2GF, Class C, 3.50%, 7/20/47(1) | | 4,797 | 3,126,600 |
Series 2020-3GS, Class C, 3.50%, 12/20/47(1) | | 3,969 | 2,542,774 |
Series 2021-1GS, Class C, 3.50%, 1/20/48(1) | | 1,467 | 980,797 |
Lunar Aircraft Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2020-1A, Class B, 4.335%, 2/15/45(1) | | 425 | 404,857 |
Series 2020-1A, Class C, 6.413%, 2/15/45(1) | | 295 | 277,986 |
Lunar Structured Aircraft Portfolio Notes, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.636%, 10/15/46(1) | | 5,708 | 5,235,505 |
Madison Park Funding LV Ltd., Series 2022-55A, Class D1R, 8.429%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.15%), 7/18/37(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,506,660 |
Magnetite XXII Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2019-22A, Class DJ, 9.426%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.15%), 7/15/36(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,001,042 |
Series 2019-22A, Class DRR, 8.176%, (3 mo. SOFR + 2.90%), 7/15/36(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,002,774 |
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.28%, 9/20/40(1) | | 1,328 | 1,208,699 |
MVW LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 1.74%, 10/20/37(1) | | 128 | 123,393 |
Navigator Aviation Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2024-1, Class A, 5.40%, 8/15/49(1) | | 5,449 | 5,454,841 |
Series 2024-1, Class B, 6.09%, 8/15/49(1) | | 3,285 | 3,302,565 |
Neighborly Issuer LLC: | | | |
Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.584%, 4/30/51(1) | | 2,424 | 2,250,057 |
Series 2023-1A, Class A2, 7.308%, 1/30/53(1) | | 5,058 | 5,215,779 |
NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes: | | | |
Series 2021-FHT1, Class A, 3.104%, 7/25/26(1) | | 210 | 202,784 |
Series 2021-GNT1, Class A, 3.474%, 11/25/26(1) | | 1,441 | 1,385,527 |
Oaktree CLO Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class D2RR, 9.982%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.70%), 7/20/37(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,004,690 |
OCP CLO Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2022-24A, Class D2R, 9.599%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.40%), 10/20/37(1)(2) | | 1,500 | 1,501,722 |
Series 2023-27A, Class DR, 8.674%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.35%), 7/16/35(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,015,734 |
Series 2024-32A, Class D1, 9.076%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%), 4/23/37(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,045,024 |
Octane Receivables Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A2, 4.18%, 3/20/28(1) | | 402 | 400,863 |
Oportun Issuance Trust, Series 2021-B, Class A, 1.47%, 5/8/31(1) | | 5,139 | 4,989,848 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-2, 3.00%, 1/25/29(1) | $ | 187 | $ 184,594 |
Series 2021-3, Class C, 3.27%, 5/15/29(1) | | 1,948 | 1,863,548 |
Series 2021-5, Class C, 3.93%, 8/15/29(1) | | 4,319 | 4,192,038 |
Pagaya AI Technology in Housing Trust, Series 2023-1, Class F, 3.60%, 10/25/40(1) | | 1,323 | 1,056,571 |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class CR, 9.179%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.90%), 4/18/37(1)(2) | | 3,000 | 3,040,095 |
Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC: | | | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.858%, 12/5/49(1) | | 2,324 | 2,189,408 |
Series 2024-1A, Class A2I, 5.765%, 6/5/54(1) | | 6,100 | 6,255,352 |
PMT Issuer Trust - FMSR, Series 2021-FT1, Class A, 7.97%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.115%), 3/25/26(1)(2) | | 390 | 391,985 |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust: | | | |
Series 2022-GT1, Class A, 9.53%, (30-day SOFR Average + 4.25%), 5/25/27(1)(2) | | 2,157 | 2,192,210 |
Series 2024-GT1, Class A, 8.055%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.20%), 3/25/29(1)(2) | | 2,800 | 2,837,795 |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2022-SFR1, Class H, 5.25%, 2/17/41(1) | | 2,693 | 2,369,262 |
Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2023-1A, Class A, 7.06%, 7/16/29(1) | | 865 | 868,820 |
Raptor Aircraft Finance I LLC, Series 2019-1, Class A, 4.213%, 8/23/44(1) | | 1,249 | 1,060,501 |
Retained Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2023-1A, Class A2B, 5.25%, 9/15/48(1) | | 4,877 | 3,584,284 |
ServiceMaster Funding LLC: | | | |
Series 2020-1, Class A2I, 2.841%, 1/30/51(1) | | 632 | 584,473 |
Series 2020-1, Class A2II, 3.337%, 1/30/51(1) | | 739 | 655,174 |
SERVPRO Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.882%, 10/25/49(1) | | 4,648 | 4,539,832 |
Sonic Capital LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2I, 3.845%, 1/20/50(1) | | 3,754 | 3,648,497 |
Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 1.893%, 8/25/45(1) | | 1,096 | 1,064,054 |
STAR Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class G, 8.412%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.314%), 4/17/38(1)(2) | | 4,844 | 4,736,568 |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class H, 9.662%, (1 mo. SOFR + 4.564%), 4/17/38(1)(2) | | 1,600 | 1,513,951 |
Series 2024-SFR4, Class D, 7.911%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.95%), 10/17/41(1)(2) | | 2,405 | 2,410,488 |
Subway Funding LLC, Series 2024-3A, Class A2I, 5.246%, 7/30/54(1) | | 4,523 | 4,532,964 |
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC: | | | |
Series 2019-AA, Class C, 5.32%, 6/20/46(1) | | 908 | 770,593 |
Series 2021-B, Class B, 2.01%, 7/20/48(1) | | 2,182 | 1,850,880 |
Sunnova Helios IV Issuer LLC, Series 2020-AA, Class B, 7.25%, 6/20/47(1) | | 1,615 | 1,303,010 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Sunnova Helios V Issuer LLC, Series 2021-A, Class B, 3.15%, 2/20/48(1) | $ | 2,643 | $ 1,533,059 |
Sunnova Helios X Issuer LLC, Series 2022-C, Class B, 5.60%, 11/22/49(1) | | 3,507 | 3,320,813 |
Sunnova Sol Issuer LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class B, 5.54%, 2/1/55(1) | | 7,878 | 6,503,988 |
Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 2.165%, 10/15/46(1) | | 3,858 | 3,662,525 |
Vantage Data Centers LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class A2, 1.992%, 9/15/45(1) | | 3,088 | 2,835,367 |
VB-S1 Issuer LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class F, 8.871%, 5/15/54(1) | | 2,581 | 2,680,491 |
VINE Trust, Series 2023-SFR1, Class E1, 4.75%, 12/17/40(1) | | 5,000 | 4,652,922 |
Willis Engine Structured Trust V: | | | |
Series 2020-A, Class B, 4.212%, 3/15/45(1) | | 1,380 | 1,275,091 |
Series 2020-A, Class C, 6.657%, 3/15/45(1) | | 389 | 366,097 |
Willis Engine Structured Trust VII, Series 2023-A, Class A, 8.00%, 10/15/48(1) | | 1,902 | 2,028,529 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (identified cost $285,586,479) | | | $ 283,947,679 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.9% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-HB10, Class M2, 3.25%, 11/25/35(1)(4) | $ | 2,000 | $ 1,922,559 |
Cascade MH Asset Trust, Series 2022-MH1, Class A, 4.25% to 7/25/27, 8/25/54(1)(5) | | 1,896 | 1,780,326 |
CFMT LLC: | | | |
Series 2023-HB11, Class M2, 4.00%, 2/25/37(1)(4) | | 2,500 | 2,355,199 |
Series 2024-HB13, Class M2, 3.00%, 5/25/34(1)(4) | | 500 | 449,782 |
Series 2024-HB13, Class M3, 3.00%, 5/25/34(1)(4) | | 700 | 599,135 |
Champs Trust: | | | |
Series 2024-1, Class A, 8.39%, 7/25/59(1) | | 5,143 | 5,359,091 |
Series 2024-2, Class A, 14.782%, 11/25/59(1) | | 3,732 | 3,906,691 |
Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2021-2, Class M1B, 7.33%, (30-day SOFR Average + 2.05%), 4/25/34(1)(2) | | 275 | 275,224 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: | | | |
Series 5324, Class MZ, 6.00%, 7/25/53 | | 248 | 261,920 |
Series 5402, Class BZ, 6.00%, 4/25/54 | | 1,175 | 1,261,444 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-DNA2, Class B1, 8.68%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.40%), 8/25/33(1)(2) | $ | 2,165 | $ 2,442,473 |
Series 2021-DNA2, Class B2, 11.28%, (30-day SOFR Average + 6.00%), 8/25/33(1)(2) | | 4,490 | 5,309,013 |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities: | | | |
Series 2019-R01, Class 2B1, 9.745%, (30-day SOFR Average + 4.464%), 7/25/31(1)(2) | | 1,364 | 1,479,101 |
Series 2019-R03, Class 1B1, 9.495%, (30-day SOFR Average + 4.214%), 9/25/31(1)(2) | | 954 | 1,018,887 |
Series 2019-R06, Class 2B1, 9.145%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.864%), 9/25/39(1)(2) | | 7,310 | 7,636,443 |
Series 2019-R07, Class 1B1, 8.795%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.514%), 10/25/39(1)(2) | | 2,828 | 2,943,106 |
Series 2020-R02, Class 2B1, 8.395%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.114%), 1/25/40(1)(2) | | 1,612 | 1,657,369 |
Series 2021-R01, Class 1B2, 11.28%, (30-day SOFR Average + 6.00%), 10/25/41(1)(2) | | 1,995 | 2,119,201 |
Series 2021-R02, Class 2B1, 8.58%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.30%), 11/25/41(1)(2) | | 584 | 604,067 |
Finance of America HECM Buyout, Series 2022-HB2, Class M5, 6.00%, 8/1/32(1)(4) | | 1,000 | 730,472 |
Government National Mortgage Association: | | | |
Series 2023-84, Class DL, 6.00%, 6/20/53 | | 1,002 | 1,061,298 |
Series 2023-84, Class MW, 6.00%, 6/20/53 | | 1,051 | 1,114,827 |
Series 2023-98, Class BW, 6.00%, 7/20/53 | | 1,190 | 1,261,382 |
Series 2023-99, Class AL, 6.00%, 7/20/53 | | 1,190 | 1,261,242 |
Series 2023-102, Class SG, 2.626%, (22.546% - 30-day SOFR Average x 3.727), 7/20/53(6) | | 1,544 | 1,666,509 |
Series 2023-116, Class CY, 6.00%, 8/20/53 | | 2,770 | 2,906,719 |
Series 2023-133, Class S, 5.564%, (21.60% - 30-day SOFR Average x 3.00), 9/20/53(6) | | 3,386 | 3,660,706 |
Series 2023-164, Class EL, 6.00%, 11/20/53 | | 1,580 | 1,638,750 |
Series 2023-173, Class AX, 6.00%, 11/20/53 | | 2,750 | 2,868,568 |
Series 2023-182, Class EL, 6.00%, 12/20/53 | | 3,000 | 3,139,798 |
Series 2024-46, Class AL, 6.00%, 3/20/54 | | 1,605 | 1,712,557 |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2021-2, Class B1, 9.43%, (30-day SOFR Average + 4.15%), 1/25/34(1)(2) | | 3,670 | 3,739,503 |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-HE2, Class A1, 7.045%, (30-day SOFR Average + 1.70%), 3/25/54(1)(2) | | 3,034 | 3,061,690 |
JPM Lending Facility, 11.96%, (SOFR + 7.00%), 7/15/29(2) | | 1,650 | 1,646,438 |
LHOME Mortgage Trust: | | | |
Series 2023-RTL2, Class A1, 8.00% to 1/25/26, 6/25/28(1)(5) | | 2,550 | 2,595,296 |
Series 2023-RTL3, Class A1, 8.00% to 3/25/26, 8/25/28(1)(5) | | 1,624 | 1,662,035 |
Series 2023-RTL4, Class A1, 7.628% to 8/25/25, 11/25/28(1)(5) | | 2,759 | 2,825,826 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
LHOME Mortgage Trust: (continued) | | | |
Series 2024-RTL1, Class A1, 7.017% to 8/25/26, 1/25/29(1)(5) | $ | 2,135 | $ 2,171,288 |
MFA Trust, Series 2023-NQM1, Class A2, 5.75% to 1/25/26, 11/25/67(1)(5) | | 1,312 | 1,320,894 |
NYMT Loan Trust, Series 2024-BPL1, Class A1, 7.154% to 7/25/26, 2/25/29(1)(5) | | 3,425 | 3,476,001 |
Oaktown Re VI Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class M1B, 7.33%, (30-day SOFR Average + 2.05%), 10/25/33(1)(2) | | 80 | 79,839 |
RMF Buyout Issuance Trust, Series 2020-HB1, Class M5, 6.00%, 10/25/50(1) | | 1,265 | 928,988 |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (identified cost $86,768,365) | | | $ 89,911,657 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.9% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | |
Series 2019-BPR, Class ENM, 3.843%, 11/5/32(1)(4) | $ | 7,255 | $ 2,938,538 |
Series 2019-BPR, Class FNM, 3.843%, 11/5/32(1)(4) | | 7,215 | 1,591,182 |
BAMLL Trust: | | | |
Series 2024-BHP, Class A, 7.447%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.35%), 8/15/39(1)(2) | | 5,864 | 5,898,223 |
Series 2024-BHP, Class C, 8.697%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.60%), 8/15/39(1)(2) | | 1,700 | 1,711,643 |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C1, Class D, 3.697%, 2/15/50(1)(4) | | 3,500 | 2,603,481 |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class C, 6.311%, (1 mo. SOFR + 1.214%), 9/15/36(1)(2) | | 6,379 | 6,316,328 |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class D, 6.861%, (1 mo. SOFR + 1.764%), 9/15/36(1)(2) | | 474 | 469,759 |
Series 2022-CSMO, Class B, 8.237%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.141%), 6/15/27(1)(2) | | 4,135 | 4,163,044 |
Series 2022-CSMO, Class C, 8.985%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.889%), 6/15/27(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,015,835 |
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | |
Series 2016-C3, Class D, 3.052%, 1/10/48(1)(4) | | 1,500 | 1,339,117 |
Series 2016-C7, Class D, 4.51%, 12/10/54(1)(4) | | 1,725 | 1,404,066 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-P1, Class D, 3.225%, 9/15/48(1) | | 4,000 | 3,435,488 |
COMM Mortgage Trust: | | | |
Series 2013-CR11, Class D, 4.612%, 8/10/50(1)(4) | | 2,970 | 2,745,981 |
Series 2013-CR13, Class C, 5.113%, 11/10/46(4) | | 237 | 226,648 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
COMM Mortgage Trust: (continued) | | | |
Series 2015-CR22, Class D, 4.199%, 3/10/48(1)(4) | $ | 2,324 | $ 1,745,620 |
CSMC Trust: | | | |
Series 2016-NXSR, Class D, 4.57%, 12/15/49(1)(4) | | 2,000 | 1,512,767 |
Series 2021-BPNY, Class A, 8.926%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.829%), 8/15/26(1)(2) | | 5,213 | 4,772,547 |
Series 2022-CNTR, Class A, 9.041%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.944%), 1/9/25(1)(2) | | 3,745 | 3,197,294 |
Extended Stay America Trust: | | | |
Series 2021-ESH, Class C, 6.912%, (1 mo. SOFR + 1.814%), 7/15/38(1)(2) | | 2,830 | 2,827,183 |
Series 2021-ESH, Class D, 7.462%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.364%), 7/15/38(1)(2) | | 8,411 | 8,439,821 |
Federal National Mortgage Association Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust: | | | |
Series 2019-01, Class M10, 8.645%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.364%), 10/25/49(1)(2) | | 2,777 | 2,797,323 |
Series 2020-01, Class M10, 9.145%, (30-day SOFR Average + 3.864%), 3/25/50(1)(2) | | 7,008 | 7,108,944 |
FS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-4SZN, Class A, 7.066%, 11/10/39(1) | | 2,143 | 2,250,497 |
GWT Trust, Series 2024-WLF2, Class D, 8.036%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.939%), 5/15/41(1)(2) | | 5,387 | 5,417,248 |
HLTN Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | |
Series 2024-DPLO, Class C, 7.637%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.54%), 6/15/41(1)(2) | | 2,095 | 2,100,349 |
Series 2024-DPLO, Class D, 8.436%, (1 mo. SOFR + 3.339%), 6/15/41(1)(2) | | 2,720 | 2,735,497 |
HYT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-RGCY, Class B, 7.437%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.341%), 9/15/41(1)(2) | | 4,370 | 4,375,518 |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | |
Series 2014-C22, Class D, 4.649%, 9/15/47(1)(4) | | 515 | 311,597 |
Series 2014-C23, Class D, 4.214%, 9/15/47(1)(4) | | 3,000 | 2,603,313 |
Series 2014-C25, Class D, 4.123%, 11/15/47(1)(4) | | 2,600 | 1,275,147 |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | |
Series 2013-C16, Class D, 5.05%, 12/15/46(1)(4) | | 1,119 | 989,067 |
Series 2014-DSTY, Class B, 3.771%, 6/10/27(1) | | 1,384 | 174,273 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust: | | | |
Series 2016-C29, Class C, 4.873%, 5/15/49(4)(7) | | 4,199 | 3,964,000 |
Series 2016-C29, Class D, 3.00%, 5/15/49(1)(7) | | 3,048 | 2,603,378 |
Series 2016-C32, Class D, 3.396%, 12/15/49(1)(4)(7) | | 5,000 | 3,521,904 |
Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 8.50%, (U.S. (Fed) Prime Rate), 6/15/35(1)(2) | | 3,219 | 1,431,680 |
ORL Trust, Series 2023-GLKS, Class A, 7.447%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.35%), 10/19/36(1)(2) | | 2,011 | 2,022,931 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
SHR Trust, Series 2024-LXRY, Class A, (1 mo. SOFR + 1.95%), 10/15/41(1)(8) | $ | 7,500 | $ 7,515,966 |
Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-DPM, Class A, 7.283%, (1 mo. SOFR + 2.186%), 5/15/37(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,011,136 |
TX Trust, Series 2024-HOU, Class E, 9.484%, (1 mo. SOFR + 4.387%), 6/15/39(1)(2) | | 5,596 | 5,574,627 |
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C6, Class D, 4.061%, 4/10/46(1)(4) | | 1,699 | 1,476,348 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | |
Series 2015-C31, Class D, 3.852%, 11/15/48 | | 5,598 | 4,764,565 |
Series 2015-NXS1, Class C, 3.848%, 5/15/48(4) | | 1,000 | 964,979 |
Series 2016-C35, Class D, 3.142%, 7/15/48(1) | | 2,150 | 1,843,800 |
Series 2016-C36, Class D, 2.942%, 11/15/59(1) | | 6,000 | 4,406,365 |
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C24, Class D, 3.692%, 11/15/47(1) | | 4,150 | 2,311,135 |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (identified cost $150,948,283) | | | $ 135,906,152 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.0%(9) |
Ford Motor Co., 0.00%, 3/15/26 | $ | 500 | $ 491,250 |
| | | $ 491,250 |
Banks — 0.0%(9) |
Barclays Bank PLC, 1.00%, 2/16/29 | $ | 500 | $ 521,590 |
| | | $ 521,590 |
Biotechnology — 0.0%(9) |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.25%, 5/15/27 | $ | 600 | $ 572,550 |
| | | $ 572,550 |
Commercial Services — 0.0%(9) |
Global Payments, Inc., 1.50%, 3/1/31(1) | $ | 600 | $ 576,000 |
| | | $ 576,000 |
Healthcare Products — 0.1% |
Exact Sciences Corp., 1.75%, 4/15/31(1) | $ | 600 | $ 609,807 |
| | | $ 609,807 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Media — 0.1% |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, 2.25%, 8/15/27 | $ | 600 | $ 662,345 |
| | | $ 662,345 |
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(9) |
NextEra Energy Partners LP, 2.50%, 6/15/26(1) | $ | 500 | $ 471,854 |
| | | $ 471,854 |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%(9) |
Jazz Investments I Ltd., 2.00%, 6/15/26 | $ | 500 | $ 500,125 |
| | | $ 500,125 |
Semiconductors — 0.0%(9) |
ON Semiconductor Corp., 0.50%, 3/1/29 | $ | 600 | $ 608,850 |
| | | $ 608,850 |
Software — 0.0%(9) |
Akamai Technologies, Inc., 1.125%, 2/15/29 | $ | 200 | $ 203,700 |
| | | $ 203,700 |
Total Convertible Bonds (identified cost $5,200,193) | | | $ 5,218,071 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Advertising — 0.2% |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 4/1/30(1) | $ | 3,775 | $ 3,950,673 |
| | | $ 3,950,673 |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4% |
Boeing Co., 6.528%, 5/1/34(1) | $ | 8,743 | $ 9,386,855 |
| | | $ 9,386,855 |
Airlines — 0.4% |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | $ | 1,531 | $ 1,528,138 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Airlines (continued) |
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2012-2, Class A, 4.00%, 4/29/26 | $ | 3,278 | $ 3,274,233 |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista Management Holding, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/30(1) | | 4,970 | 4,274,299 |
| | | $ 9,076,670 |
Apparel — 0.2% |
Tapestry, Inc.: | | | |
7.00%, 11/27/26 | $ | 418 | $ 432,630 |
7.35%, 11/27/28 | | 4,579 | 4,813,866 |
| | | $ 5,246,496 |
Auto Manufacturers — 1.1% |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | |
5.125%, 6/16/25 | $ | 3,639 | $ 3,638,427 |
5.303%, 9/6/29 | | 2,908 | 2,895,835 |
7.122%, 11/7/33 | | 3,691 | 3,991,666 |
7.20%, 6/10/30 | | 2,303 | 2,482,435 |
7.35%, 3/6/30 | | 5,097 | 5,521,769 |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.95%, 4/4/34 | | 3,533 | 3,657,820 |
Hyundai Capital America: | | | |
5.40%, 6/24/31(1) | | 547 | 567,555 |
5.70%, 6/26/30(1) | | 2,036 | 2,140,285 |
6.20%, 9/21/30(1) | | 975 | 1,052,070 |
| | | $ 25,947,862 |
Banks — 6.0% |
African Export-Import Bank, 3.994%, 9/21/29(10) | $ | 2,200 | $ 2,047,650 |
Banco Santander SA: | | | |
6.35%, 3/14/34 | | 7,200 | 7,713,256 |
9.625% to 11/21/28(11)(12) | | 3,000 | 3,341,406 |
Bank of America Corp., 5.468% to 1/23/34, 1/23/35(12) | | 11,906 | 12,524,971 |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 5.601% to 3/20/29, 3/20/30(1)(12) | | 2,900 | 3,011,215 |
Bank of Nova Scotia, 8.00% to 1/27/29, 1/27/84(12) | | 7,660 | 8,225,751 |
Barclays PLC, 5.088% to 6/20/29, 6/20/30(12) | | 3,250 | 3,261,504 |
BBVA Bancomer SA: | | | |
5.125% to 1/18/28, 1/18/33(1)(12) | | 7,145 | 6,801,397 |
8.125% to 1/8/34, 1/8/39(1)(12) | | 4,440 | 4,709,455 |
8.45% to 6/29/33, 6/29/38(1)(12) | | 2,261 | 2,467,049 |
BNP Paribas SA, 7.75% to 8/16/29(1)(11)(12) | | 8,000 | 8,447,528 |
Brookfield Finance, Inc., 5.675%, 1/15/35 | | 7,277 | 7,641,587 |
CaixaBank SA: | | | |
5.673% to 3/15/29, 3/15/30(1)(12) | | 1,389 | 1,442,907 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Banks (continued) |
CaixaBank SA: (continued) | | | |
6.84% to 9/13/33, 9/13/34(1)(12) | $ | 4,481 | $ 5,002,265 |
Credit Agricole SA, 6.251% to 1/10/34, 1/10/35(1)(12) | | 7,183 | 7,669,058 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 8.248% to 11/21/32, 11/21/33(1)(12) | | 4,683 | 5,440,220 |
KeyBank NA, 5.00%, 1/26/33 | | 2,443 | 2,421,704 |
KeyCorp, 6.277%, (SOFR + 1.25%), 5/23/25(2) | | 1,630 | 1,632,673 |
Societe Generale SA: | | | |
5.634% to 1/19/29, 1/19/30(1)(12) | | 7,442 | 7,628,988 |
8.50% to 3/25/34(1)(11)(12) | | 5,261 | 5,368,298 |
Synchrony Bank, 5.40%, 8/22/25 | | 1,200 | 1,202,848 |
Synovus Bank/Columbus, GA, 5.625%, 2/15/28 | | 4,724 | 4,751,197 |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 4.00% to 5/6/26, 5/6/31(12) | | 3,393 | 3,222,524 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.125% to 10/31/27, 10/31/82(12) | | 4,577 | 4,921,703 |
U.S. Bancorp, 5.678% to 1/23/34, 1/23/35(12) | | 3,834 | 4,065,654 |
UBS Group AG: | | | |
4.375% to 2/10/31(1)(11)(12) | | 3,315 | 2,894,631 |
9.25% to 11/13/28(1)(11)(12) | | 4,910 | 5,440,776 |
UniCredit SpA, 5.861% to 6/19/27, 6/19/32(1)(12) | | 5,038 | 5,070,584 |
| | | $ 138,368,799 |
Chemicals — 0.2% |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/28(1) | $ | 4,410 | $ 4,712,125 |
| | | $ 4,712,125 |
Commercial Services — 0.5% |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | $ | 4,910 | $ 4,620,621 |
Ashtead Capital, Inc.: | | | |
4.25%, 11/1/29(1) | | 1,785 | 1,737,706 |
5.95%, 10/15/33(1) | | 3,750 | 3,952,256 |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/26(1) | | 2,340 | 2,329,417 |
| | | $ 12,640,000 |
Computers — 0.7% |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
3.15%, 10/15/31 | $ | 2,991 | $ 2,629,843 |
6.35%, 2/20/34 | | 7,070 | 7,561,380 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Computers (continued) |
McAfee Corp., 7.375%, 2/15/30(1) | $ | 3,000 | $ 2,929,013 |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 9.625%, 12/1/32 | | 3,020 | 3,509,134 |
| | | $ 16,629,370 |
Diversified Financial Services — 5.2% |
Aircastle Ltd./Aircastle Ireland DAC, 5.75%, 10/1/31(1) | $ | 4,899 | $ 5,039,606 |
Ally Financial, Inc.: | | | |
2.20%, 11/2/28 | | 6,745 | 6,071,510 |
Series B, 4.70% to 5/15/26(11)(12) | | 11,460 | 10,022,518 |
6.848% to 1/3/29, 1/3/30(12) | | 1,151 | 1,215,855 |
Alpha Holding SA de CV, 9.00%, 2/10/25(1)(13) | | 2,946 | 16,115 |
American AgCredit Corp., Series A, 5.25% to 6/15/26(1)(11)(12) | | 1,431 | 1,395,225 |
Antares Holdings LP, 6.50%, 2/8/29(1) | | 3,770 | 3,831,792 |
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC: | | | |
6.70%, 7/29/31(1) | | 4,533 | 4,671,900 |
6.90%, 4/13/29(1) | | 5,273 | 5,483,506 |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 6.25%, 1/25/31(1) | | 3,645 | 3,746,554 |
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., 6.65%, 3/15/31 | | 5,075 | 5,186,065 |
CI Financial Corp., 3.20%, 12/17/30 | | 7,789 | 6,602,985 |
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 5/28/29 | | 9,825 | 10,206,651 |
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 7/1/34(1) | | 16,200 | 16,590,465 |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., 6.20%, 4/14/34 | | 8,823 | 9,449,035 |
LPL Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
4.00%, 3/15/29(1) | | 7,336 | 7,025,485 |
6.00%, 5/20/34 | | 2,312 | 2,417,844 |
Nuveen LLC, 5.85%, 4/15/34(1) | | 4,063 | 4,304,808 |
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund, 8.40%, 11/14/28(1) | | 5,745 | 6,217,743 |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co.-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 3/1/31(1) | | 2,900 | 2,672,699 |
Synchrony Financial, 4.875%, 6/13/25 | | 563 | 561,949 |
TPG Operating Group II LP, 5.875%, 3/5/34 | | 6,590 | 7,032,199 |
| | | $ 119,762,509 |
Electric — 0.3% |
Cometa Energia SA de CV, 6.375%, 4/24/35(10) | $ | 1,835 | $ 1,864,068 |
Edison International, Series B, 5.00% to 12/15/26(11)(12) | | 2,996 | 2,934,853 |
Minejesa Capital BV, 4.625%, 8/10/30(10) | | 1,805 | 1,782,738 |
| | | $ 6,581,659 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Energy - Alternate Sources — 0.2% |
Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/26(1)(13) | $ | 3,339 | $ 144,829 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 1/15/30(1) | | 4,319 | 4,137,248 |
| | | $ 4,282,077 |
Engineering and Construction — 0.2% |
Artera Services LLC, 8.50%, 2/15/31(1) | $ | 4,050 | $ 4,013,160 |
| | | $ 4,013,160 |
Entertainment — 0.6% |
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 4.279%, 3/15/32 | $ | 16,707 | $ 14,846,839 |
| | | $ 14,846,839 |
Environmental Control — 0.2% |
Reworld Holding Corp., 4.875%, 12/1/29(1) | $ | 3,760 | $ 3,542,598 |
| | | $ 3,542,598 |
Foods — 0.5% |
Kroger Co.: | | | |
4.90%, 9/15/31 | $ | 4,590 | $ 4,621,224 |
5.00%, 9/15/34 | | 2,493 | 2,514,767 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc., 5.20%, 4/1/29(1) | | 4,300 | 4,316,490 |
| | | $ 11,452,481 |
Healthcare Services — 0.4% |
Centene Corp.: | | | |
2.50%, 3/1/31 | $ | 3,824 | $ 3,290,076 |
3.375%, 2/15/30 | | 990 | 913,049 |
LifePoint Health, Inc., 10.00%, 6/1/32(1) | | 3,600 | 3,962,221 |
| | | $ 8,165,346 |
Holding Company - Diversified — 0.1% |
Inversiones La Construccion SA, 4.75%, 2/7/32(10) | $ | 2,250 | $ 2,082,375 |
| | | $ 2,082,375 |
Insurance — 2.2% |
American National Group, Inc.: | | | |
5.75%, 10/1/29(14) | $ | 4,290 | $ 4,317,725 |
6.144%, 6/13/32(1) | | 3,300 | 3,284,799 |
ASR Nederland NV, 7.00% to 9/7/33, 12/7/43(10)(12) | | 2,860 | 3,754,373 |
Athene Global Funding, 2.646%, 10/4/31(1) | | 1,826 | 1,568,128 |
Essent Group Ltd., 6.25%, 7/1/29 | | 8,639 | 9,016,842 |
Global Atlantic Fin Co.: | | | |
3.125%, 6/15/31(1) | | 5,247 | 4,613,592 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Insurance (continued) |
Global Atlantic Fin Co.: (continued) | | | |
6.75%, 3/15/54(1) | $ | 7,800 | $ 8,307,087 |
7.95% to 7/15/29, 10/15/54(1)(12) | | 5,684 | 5,947,351 |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.125% to 9/15/26, 12/15/51(1)(12) | | 11,269 | 10,663,524 |
| | | $ 51,473,421 |
Leisure Time — 0.1% |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | $ | 2,550 | $ 2,551,751 |
NCL Finance Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/28(1) | | 800 | 816,567 |
| | | $ 3,368,318 |
Lodging — 0.2% |
Las Vegas Sands Corp., 6.00%, 8/15/29 | $ | 3,596 | $ 3,738,792 |
| | | $ 3,738,792 |
Media — 0.7% |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.80%, 3/1/50 | $ | 13,334 | $ 10,214,747 |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., 8.00%, 8/1/29(1) | | 5,200 | 5,222,968 |
| | | $ 15,437,715 |
Mining — 0.3% |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27(1) | $ | 3,250 | $ 3,237,525 |
Nexa Resources SA, 6.75%, 4/9/34(1) | | 2,687 | 2,856,748 |
| | | $ 6,094,273 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.2% |
Calderys Financing LLC, 11.25%, 6/1/28(1) | $ | 3,970 | $ 4,272,780 |
| | | $ 4,272,780 |
Oil and Gas — 0.7% |
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/26(1) | $ | 2,740 | $ 2,774,088 |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.84%, 1/23/30 | | 8,155 | 7,557,004 |
Raizen Fuels Finance SA: | | | |
5.70%, 1/17/35(1) | | 1,964 | 1,967,437 |
6.45%, 3/5/34(1) | | 1,639 | 1,735,768 |
6.95%, 3/5/54(1) | | 1,060 | 1,132,037 |
| | | $ 15,166,334 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Packaging & Containers — 0.1% |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26(1) | $ | 2,874 | $ 2,865,333 |
| | | $ 2,865,333 |
Pipelines — 0.3% |
Enbridge, Inc., Series NC5, 8.25% to 10/15/28, 1/15/84(12) | $ | 5,500 | $ 5,839,807 |
| | | $ 5,839,807 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4% |
American Assets Trust LP, 3.375%, 2/1/31 | $ | 3,290 | $ 2,862,660 |
COPT Defense Properties LP, 2.90%, 12/1/33 | | 3,876 | 3,248,467 |
EPR Properties: | | | |
3.60%, 11/15/31 | | 2,705 | 2,413,726 |
3.75%, 8/15/29 | | 2,990 | 2,797,615 |
4.50%, 6/1/27 | | 805 | 793,471 |
4.95%, 4/15/28 | | 3,759 | 3,726,964 |
Kite Realty Group LP, 5.50%, 3/1/34 | | 2,624 | 2,704,985 |
Newmark Group, Inc., 7.50%, 1/12/29 | | 6,625 | 7,162,615 |
VICI Properties LP, 5.75%, 4/1/34 | | 5,255 | 5,508,112 |
| | | $ 31,218,615 |
Retail — 0.8% |
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/29(1) | $ | 2,958 | $ 2,770,522 |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/31(1) | | 2,811 | 2,617,824 |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | | 5,300 | 5,086,135 |
7.75%, 2/15/29(1) | | 2,200 | 2,173,909 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/29(1) | | 5,505 | 5,172,968 |
| | | $ 17,821,358 |
Software — 0.8% |
Cloud Software Group, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/29(1) | $ | 5,200 | $ 5,296,045 |
Concentrix Corp., 6.60%, 8/2/28 | | 8,433 | 8,801,519 |
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29(1) | | 5,450 | 5,006,350 |
| | | $ 19,103,914 |
Telecommunications — 0.1% |
SES GLOBAL Americas Holdings, Inc., 5.30%, 3/25/44(1) | $ | 1,360 | $ 1,094,381 |
SES SA, 5.30%, 4/4/43(1) | | 810 | 625,475 |
| | | $ 1,719,856 |
Transportation — 0.4% |
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28(1) | $ | 4,590 | $ 4,404,849 |
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Transportation (continued) |
Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29(1) | $ | 4,657 | $ 4,439,701 |
| | | $ 8,844,550 |
Total Corporate Bonds (identified cost $571,401,942) | | | $ 587,652,960 |
Security | Shares | Value |
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2% |
Brookfield Property Partners LP: | | | |
Series A, 5.75% | | 187,034 | $ 2,768,103 |
Series A2, 6.375% | | 74,772 | 1,218,784 |
| | | $ 3,986,887 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%(9) |
U.S. Cellular Corp., 5.50% | | 16,450 | $ 366,341 |
| | | $ 366,341 |
Total Preferred Stocks (identified cost $6,956,400) | | | $ 4,353,228 |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 2.0%(15) |
Borrower/Description | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1% |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Term Loan, 8.345%, (SOFR + 3.50%), 8/24/28 | $ | 2,513 | $ 2,518,196 |
Term Loan, 8.345%, (SOFR + 3.50%), 8/24/28 | | 969 | 970,952 |
| | | $ 3,489,148 |
Building Products — 0.0%(9) |
Standard Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 6.92%, (SOFR + 2.00%), 9/22/28 | $ | 1,174 | $ 1,178,270 |
| | | $ 1,178,270 |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1% |
Covanta Holding Corp.: | | | |
Term Loan, 11/30/28(16) | $ | 1,659 | $ 1,662,826 |
Term Loan, 11/30/28(16) | | 91 | 90,865 |
Borrower/Description | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued) |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, Term Loan, 7.445%, (SOFR + 2.25%), 10/13/30 | $ | 1,446 | $ 1,446,540 |
| | | $ 3,200,231 |
Engineering & Construction — 0.1% |
APi Group DE, Inc., Term Loan, 6.845%, (SOFR + 2.00%), 1/3/29 | $ | 1,750 | $ 1,751,407 |
| | | $ 1,751,407 |
Financial Services — 0.1% |
CPI Holdco B LLC, Term Loan, 6.845%, (SOFR + 2.00%), 5/19/31 | $ | 1,750 | $ 1,743,437 |
| | | $ 1,743,437 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1% |
Medline Borrower LP, Term Loan, 7.595%, (SOFR + 2.75%), 10/23/28 | $ | 3,483 | $ 3,487,689 |
| | | $ 3,487,689 |
Insurance — 0.5% |
AmWINS Group, Inc., Term Loan, 2/19/28(16) | $ | 3,482 | $ 3,480,471 |
HUB International Ltd., Term Loan, 8.225%, (SOFR + 3.00%), 6/20/30 | | 3,483 | 3,481,436 |
USI, Inc., Term Loan, 7.354%, (SOFR + 2.75%), 11/22/29 | | 3,483 | 3,476,280 |
| | | $ 10,438,187 |
IT Services — 0.3% |
Informatica LLC, Term Loan, 10/27/28(16) | $ | 3,500 | $ 3,499,272 |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Term Loan, 8.252%, (SOFR + 3.00%), 7/31/31 | | 2,992 | 2,990,554 |
| | | $ 6,489,826 |
Machinery — 0.1% |
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., Term Loan, 8.588%, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4/30/30 | $ | 1,746 | $ 1,751,686 |
| | | $ 1,751,686 |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1% |
Enviva Partners LP/Fin C: | | | |
DIP Loan, 7.713%, (SOFR + 8.00%), 12/13/24(17) | $ | 584 | $ 598,219 |
DIP Loan, 13.016%, (SOFR + 8.00%), 12/13/24 | | 233 | 276,251 |
Term Loan, 13.301%, (SOFR + 8.00%), 12/13/24 | | 350 | 414,376 |
| | | $ 1,288,846 |
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Borrower/Description | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Professional Services — 0.1% |
Trans Union LLC, Term Loan, 12/1/28(16) | $ | 1,746 | $ 1,746,824 |
| | | $ 1,746,824 |
Software — 0.3% |
Epicor Software Corp.: | | | |
Term Loan, 5/30/31(16) | $ | 1,566 | $ 1,569,010 |
Term Loan, 5/30/31(16) | | 184 | 184,089 |
McAfee LLC, Term Loan, 8.451%, (SOFR + 3.25%), 3/1/29 | | 998 | 995,084 |
Open Text Corp., Term Loan, 7.095%, (SOFR + 2.25%), 1/31/30 | | 3,472 | 3,488,416 |
| | | $ 6,236,599 |
Specialty Retail — 0.1% |
Les Schwab Tire Centers, Term Loan, 4/23/31(16) | $ | 1,750 | $ 1,752,733 |
| | | $ 1,752,733 |
Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans (identified cost $44,631,840) | | | $ 44,554,883 |
Sovereign Government Bonds — 0.8% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Dominican Republic — 0.1% |
Dominican Republic International Bonds: | | | |
11.25%, 9/15/35(10) | DOP | 166,000 | $ 3,037,799 |
13.625%, 2/3/33(10) | DOP | 16,600 | 335,526 |
| | | $ 3,373,325 |
Mexico — 0.4% |
Mexico Bonos, 7.00%, 9/3/26 | MXN | 93,200 | $ 4,529,406 |
Mexico Udibonos, 4.00%, 11/30/28 | MXN | 86,524 | 4,255,557 |
| | | $ 8,784,963 |
South Africa — 0.1% |
Republic of South Africa Government International Bonds, 5.875%, 4/20/32 | USD | 3,118 | $ 3,113,440 |
| | | $ 3,113,440 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Uruguay — 0.2% |
Uruguay Government International Bonds, 9.75%, 7/20/33 | UYU | 148,900 | $ 3,531,501 |
| | | $ 3,531,501 |
Total Sovereign Government Bonds (identified cost $19,661,572) | | | $ 18,803,229 |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 31.1% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.00%, 4/1/51 | $ | 976 | $ 824,359 |
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security: | | | |
4.50%, 30-Year, TBA(18) | | 17,053 | 16,769,603 |
5.00%, 30-Year, TBA(18) | | 320,619 | 320,418,451 |
5.50%, 30-Year, TBA(18) | | 369,057 | 373,425,140 |
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (identified cost $714,166,132) | | $ 711,437,553 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 23.3% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
U.S. Treasury Bonds: | | | |
2.375%, 2/15/42 | $ | 7,264 | $ 5,659,933 |
2.875%, 5/15/43 | | 9,503 | 7,892,687 |
2.875%, 5/15/52 | | 5,953 | 4,663,803 |
3.625%, 5/15/53 | | 8,400 | 7,646,625 |
3.875%, 2/15/43 | | 4,455 | 4,299,075 |
3.875%, 5/15/43 | | 3,760 | 3,621,203 |
4.00%, 11/15/52 | | 6,082 | 5,919,972 |
4.25%, 2/15/54 | | 8,950 | 9,123,406 |
4.75%, 11/15/43 | | 3,380 | 3,647,099 |
5.375%, 2/15/31 | | 9,075 | 9,999,161 |
6.25%, 5/15/30 | | 5,520 | 6,260,672 |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | | | |
0.375%, 12/31/25 | | 49,330 | 47,270,087 |
0.50%, 2/28/26 | | 8,180 | 7,814,297 |
1.375%, 10/31/28 | | 4,000 | 3,667,578 |
3.50%, 1/31/28 | | 7,543 | 7,527,531 |
3.50%, 4/30/28 | | 15,393 | 15,358,426 |
3.625%, 3/31/28 | | 5,750 | 5,762,578 |
4.00%, 2/29/28 | | 6,228 | 6,314,000 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
U.S. Treasury Notes: (continued) | | | |
4.00%, 1/31/29 | $ | 69,094 | $ 70,273,456 |
4.00%, 1/31/31 | | 3,000 | 3,059,766 |
4.00%, 2/15/34 | | 29,225 | 29,734,154 |
4.125%, 7/31/28 | | 9,050 | 9,227,465 |
4.125%, 3/31/29 | | 60,298 | 61,678,259 |
4.125%, 3/31/31 | | 9,800 | 10,068,160 |
4.25%, 1/31/26 | | 80,320 | 80,760,819 |
4.25%, 2/28/29 | | 7,450 | 7,658,367 |
4.50%, 3/31/26 | | 62,995 | 63,664,322 |
4.50%, 5/31/29 | | 2,700 | 2,808,475 |
4.50%, 11/15/33 | | 12,203 | 12,889,895 |
4.625%, 9/15/26 | | 11,412 | 11,618,397 |
4.875%, 5/31/26 | | 6,500 | 6,620,225 |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (identified cost $522,944,803) | | | $ 532,509,893 |
Short-Term Investments — 23.7% |
Security | Shares | Value |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 4.83%(19) | | 313,416,827 | $ 313,416,827 |
Total Affiliated Fund (identified cost $313,416,827) | | | $ 313,416,827 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations –10.0% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
U.S. Treasury Bills: | | | |
0.00%, 11/7/24 | $ | 114,194 | $ 113,644,697 |
0.00%, 11/14/24 | | 114,411 | 113,762,302 |
0.00%, 12/5/24 | | 487 | 482,537 |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (identified cost $227,784,515) | | | $ 227,889,536 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Total Short-Term Investments (identified cost $541,201,342) | | | $ 541,306,363 |
Total Investments — 130.8% (identified cost $2,984,967,351) | | | $2,990,926,571 |
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.0)%(9) | | | $ (350,177) |
Net Investments — 130.8% (identified cost $2,984,617,174) | | | $2,990,576,394 |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (30.8)% | | | $ (704,123,492) |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $2,286,452,902 |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
(1) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2024, the aggregate value of these securities is $774,234,269 or 33.9% of the Fund's net assets. |
(2) | Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(3) | Principal Amount is denominated in Canadian dollars. |
(4) | Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at September 30, 2024. |
(5) | Step coupon security. Interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(6) | Inverse floating-rate security whose coupon varies inversely with changes in the interest rate index. The stated interest rate represents the coupon rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(7) | Represents an investment in an issuer that may be deemed to be an affiliate (see Note 10). |
(8) | When-issued, variable rate security whose interest rate will be determined after September 30, 2024 |
(9) | Amount is less than 0.05% or (0.05)%, as applicable. |
(10) | Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2024, the aggregate value of these securities is $14,904,529 or 0.7% of the Fund's net assets. |
(11) | Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer. |
(12) | Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period. |
(13) | Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments and is non-income producing. |
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(14) | When-issued security. |
(15) | Senior floating-rate loans (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 typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate. Rates for SOFR are generally 1 or 3-month tenors and may also be subject to a credit spread adjustment. Senior Loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before they can be bought or sold. |
(16) | This Senior Loan will settle after September 30, 2024, at which time the interest rate will be determined. |
(17) | Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. At September 30, 2024, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $358,931. See Note 1G for description. |
(18) | TBA (To Be Announced) securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. The actual principal amount, which is not expected to differ significantly from the commitment amount, and maturity date are determined upon settlement. |
(19) | May be deemed to be an affiliated investment company. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of September 30, 2024. |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (OTC) |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized (Depreciation) |
BRL | 43,473,357 | USD | 7,852,095 | BNP Paribas | 10/22/24 | $109,803 | $ — |
USD | 5,205,865 | CAD | 7,139,531 | UBS AG | 10/22/24 | — | (75,701) |
USD | 3,178,056 | EUR | 2,907,464 | UBS AG | 10/22/24 | — | (61,051) |
| | | | | | $109,803 | $(136,752) |
Futures Contracts |
Description | Number of Contracts | Position | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Value/Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Interest Rate Futures | | | | | |
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note | 2,210 | Long | 12/31/24 | $460,215,235 | $ 746,587 |
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note | 2,910 | Long | 12/31/24 | 319,758,986 | 113,377 |
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | 65 | Long | 12/19/24 | 7,428,281 | 14,901 |
U.S. Long Treasury Bond | 974 | Long | 12/19/24 | 120,958,625 | (548,494) |
U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note | 186 | Long | 12/19/24 | 22,003,219 | (103,293) |
U.S. Ultra-Long Treasury Bond | 275 | Long | 12/19/24 | 36,600,781 | (202,212) |
| | | | | $20,866 |
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Credit Default Swaps - Sell Protection (OTC) |
Reference Entity | Counterparty | Notional Amount* (000's omitted) | Contract Annual Fixed Rate** | Current Market Annual Fixed Rate*** | Termination Date | Value | Unamortized Upfront Receipts (Payments) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
U.S. Single Family Rental | Goldman Sachs International | $670 | 7.85% (pays annually) | 7.78% | 3/18/28 | $4,544 | $ — | $4,544 |
Total | | $670 | | | | $4,544 | $ — | $4,544 |
* | If the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At September 30, 2024, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller was $670,000. |
** | The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Fund (as a seller of protection) or paid by the Fund (as a buyer of protection) on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract. |
*** | Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity. |
Abbreviations: |
DIP | – Debtor In Possession |
OTC | – Over-the-counter |
SOFR | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
STACR | – Structured Agency Credit Risk |
TBA | – To Be Announced |
Currency Abbreviations: |
BRL | – Brazilian Real |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
DOP | – Dominican Peso |
EUR | – Euro |
MXN | – Mexican Peso |
USD | – United States Dollar |
UYU | – Uruguayan Peso |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| September 30, 2024 |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $2,624,441,348) | $2,631,745,382 |
Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost $360,175,826) | 358,831,012 |
Cash | 852,176 |
Deposits for forward purchase commitments | 1,210,000 |
Deposits for derivatives collateral: | |
Futures contracts | 12,054,400 |
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost $6,900) | 6,929 |
Interest and dividends receivable | 16,410,302 |
Interest and dividends receivable from affiliated investments | 1,058,329 |
Receivable for investments sold | 85,050,567 |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 6,389,640 |
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 109,803 |
Receivable for open swap contracts | 4,544 |
Tax reclaims receivable | 36,265 |
Receivable from affiliates | 554,812 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 21,940 |
Total assets | $3,114,336,101 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | $45,851,180 |
Payable for when-issued securities/forward purchase commitments | 772,272,734 |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 5,127,685 |
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts | 2,935,913 |
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 136,752 |
Distributions payable | 25,575 |
Payable to affiliates: | |
Investment adviser fee | 760,684 |
Distribution and service fees | 54,863 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 21,940 |
Accrued expenses | 695,873 |
Total liabilities | $827,883,199 |
Net Assets | $2,286,452,902 |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | $2,342,160,207 |
Accumulated loss | (55,707,305) |
Net Assets | $2,286,452,902 |
Class A Shares | |
Net Assets | $120,364,975 |
Shares Outstanding | 11,334,702 |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $10.62 |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (100 ÷ 96.75 of net asset value per share) | $10.98 |
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | $39,297,060 |
Shares Outstanding | 3,702,607 |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $10.61 |
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| September 30, 2024 |
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | $2,021,617,229 |
Shares Outstanding | 190,527,069 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $10.61 |
Class R6 Shares | |
Net Assets | $105,173,638 |
Shares Outstanding | 9,916,873 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $10.61 |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. |
* | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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| Year Ended |
| September 30, 2024 |
Investment Income | |
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $42,368) | $517,524 |
Dividend income from affiliated investments | 6,121,730 |
Interest income | 84,920,034 |
Interest income from affiliated investments | 846,874 |
Other income | 114,251 |
Total investment income | $92,520,413 |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | $6,756,135 |
Distribution and service fees: | |
Class A | 244,741 |
Class C | 328,903 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 94,824 |
Custodian fee | 372,299 |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | 1,117,826 |
Legal and accounting services | 215,702 |
Printing and postage | 128,030 |
Registration fees | 247,547 |
Miscellaneous | 231,188 |
Total expenses | $9,737,195 |
Deduct: | |
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $1,853,295 |
Total expense reductions | $1,853,295 |
Net expenses | $7,883,900 |
Net investment income | $84,636,513 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss): | |
Investment transactions | $10,870,759 |
Investment transactions - affiliated investments | (201,161) |
Futures contracts | 11,520,746 |
Swap contracts | (4,297) |
Foreign currency transactions | 157,079 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (1,259,172) |
Net realized gain | $21,083,954 |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
Investments | $95,919,938 |
Investments - affiliated investments | 839,492 |
Futures contracts | 1,841,582 |
Swap contracts | 4,544 |
Foreign currency | 7,278 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 177,292 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $98,790,126 |
Net realized and unrealized gain | $119,874,080 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $204,510,593 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
From operations: | | |
Net investment income | $84,636,513 | $43,226,016 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 21,083,954 | (59,601,652) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 98,790,126 | 15,913,131 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $204,510,593 | $(462,505) |
Distributions to shareholders: | | |
Class A | $(5,302,124) | $(4,282,150) |
Class C | (1,534,389) | (1,256,979) |
Class I | (76,657,891) | (39,402,038) |
Class R6 | (2,453,069) | (713)(1) |
Total distributions to shareholders | $(85,947,473) | $(44,941,880) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest: | | |
Class A | $25,876,463 | $3,949,587 |
Class C | 7,319,904 | 41,155 |
Class I | 950,784,874 | 483,872,938 |
Class R6 | 101,717,947 | 50,713(1) |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | $1,085,699,188 | $487,914,393 |
Net increase in net assets | $1,204,262,308 | $442,510,008 |
Net Assets | | |
At beginning of year | $1,082,190,594 | $639,680,586 |
At end of year | $2,286,452,902 | $1,082,190,594 |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations, June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023. |
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| Class A |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $9.83 | $10.23 | $12.34 | $11.82 | $11.99 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.54 | $0.48 | $0.33 | $0.33 | $0.40 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.80 | (0.38) | (2.02) | 0.57 | (0.15) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.34 | $0.10 | $(1.69) | $0.90 | $0.25 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.55) | $(0.50) | $(0.35) | $(0.32) | $(0.41) |
From net realized gain | — | — | (0.07) | (0.06) | (0.01) |
Total distributions | $(0.55) | $(0.50) | $(0.42) | $(0.38) | $(0.42) |
Net asset value — End of year | $10.62 | $9.83 | $10.23 | $12.34 | $11.82 |
Total Return(2) | 14.03% | 1.03% | (14.10)% | 7.72% | 2.21% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $120,365 | $86,929 | $86,430 | $107,380 | $136,688 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3) | | | | | |
Total expenses | 0.85% | 0.86% | 0.84% | 0.82% | 0.85% |
Net expenses | 0.73%(4) | 0.74%(4) | 0.74%(4) | 0.74% | 0.74% |
Net investment income | 5.32% | 4.73% | 2.84% | 2.70% | 3.38% |
Portfolio Turnover | 372%(5) | 190%(5) | 118%(5) | 85%(5) | 89% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended September 30, 2024 and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022). |
(5) | Includes the effect of To-Be-Announced (TBA) transactions. |
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| Class C |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $9.82 | $10.22 | $12.33 | $11.82 | $11.99 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.47 | $0.41 | $0.24 | $0.24 | $0.31 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.80 | (0.38) | (2.02) | 0.56 | (0.14) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.27 | $0.03 | $(1.78) | $0.80 | $0.17 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.48) | $(0.43) | $(0.26) | $(0.23) | $(0.33) |
From net realized gain | — | — | (0.07) | (0.06) | (0.01) |
Total distributions | $(0.48) | $(0.43) | $(0.33) | $(0.29) | $(0.34) |
Net asset value — End of year | $10.61 | $9.82 | $10.22 | $12.33 | $11.82 |
Total Return(2) | 13.19% | 0.17% | (14.67)% | 6.83% | 1.45% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $39,297 | $29,457 | $30,639 | $48,423 | $54,189 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3) | | | | | |
Total expenses | 1.60% | 1.61% | 1.59% | 1.57% | 1.60% |
Net expenses | 1.48%(4) | 1.49%(4) | 1.49%(4) | 1.49% | 1.49% |
Net investment income | 4.58% | 3.97% | 2.05% | 1.95% | 2.63% |
Portfolio Turnover | 372%(5) | 190%(5) | 118%(5) | 85%(5) | 89% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended September 30, 2024 and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022). |
(5) | Includes the effect of To-Be-Announced (TBA) transactions. |
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| Class I |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $9.82 | $10.22 | $12.33 | $11.81 | $11.99 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.57 | $0.52 | $0.35 | $0.36 | $0.42 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.80 | (0.39) | (2.02) | 0.57 | (0.15) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.37 | $0.13 | $(1.67) | $0.93 | $0.27 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.58) | $(0.53) | $(0.37) | $(0.35) | $(0.44) |
From net realized gain | — | — | (0.07) | (0.06) | (0.01) |
Total distributions | $(0.58) | $(0.53) | $(0.44) | $(0.41) | $(0.45) |
Net asset value — End of year | $10.61 | $9.82 | $10.22 | $12.33 | $11.81 |
Total Return(2) | 14.32% | 1.28% | (13.89)% | 8.00% | 2.37% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $2,021,617 | $965,756 | $522,611 | $630,403 | $531,191 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3) | | | | | |
Total expenses | 0.60% | 0.61% | 0.59% | 0.57% | 0.60% |
Net expenses | 0.48%(4) | 0.49%(4) | 0.49%(4) | 0.49% | 0.49% |
Net investment income | 5.55% | 5.04% | 3.07% | 2.92% | 3.62% |
Portfolio Turnover | 372%(5) | 190%(5) | 118%(5) | 85%(5) | 89% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(3) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended September 30, 2024 and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022). |
(5) | Includes the effect of To-Be-Announced (TBA) transactions. |
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| Class R6 |
| Year Ended September 30, 2024 | Period Ended September 30, 2023(1) |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | $9.82 | $10.19 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | |
Net investment income(2) | $0.57 | $0.12 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.80 | (0.34) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.37 | $(0.22) |
Less Distributions | | |
From net investment income | $(0.58) | $(0.15) |
Total distributions | $(0.58) | $(0.15) |
Net asset value — End of period | $10.61 | $9.82 |
Total Return(3) | 14.39% | (2.23)%(4) |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $105,174 | $49 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5) | | |
Total expenses | 0.54% | 0.55%(6) |
Net expenses | 0.42%(7) | 0.43%(6)(7) |
Net investment income | 5.50% | 4.92%(6) |
Portfolio Turnover | 372%(8) | 190%(4)(8)(9) |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations, June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(4) | Not annualized. |
(5) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(6) | Annualized. |
(7) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended September 30, 2024 and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the period ended September 30, 2023). |
(8) | Includes the effect of To-Be-Announced (TBA) transactions. |
(9) | For the year ended September 30, 2023. |
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Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. The Fund offers four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective November 5, 2020, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I and Class R6
shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Sub-accounting, recordkeeping and similar administrative fees payable to financial intermediaries, which are a component of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations, are not allocated to Class R6 shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation—The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System 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 ask prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.
Senior Floating-Rate Loans. 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 a third party pricing service.
Derivatives. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract, and in the case of credit default swaps, based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers.
Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.
Other. Investments in management investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.
Fair Valuation. In connection with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, the Trustees have designated the Fund’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities,
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quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions—Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income—Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees in connection with investments in senior floating-rate loans may include amendment fees, consent fees and prepayment fees, which are recorded to income as earned and included in Other income on the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note.
D Federal and Other Taxes—The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its 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.
In addition to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund may also be subject to local taxes on the recognition of capital gains in certain countries. In determining the daily net asset value, the Fund estimates the accrual for such taxes, if any, based on the unrealized appreciation on certain portfolio securities and the related tax rates. Taxes attributable to unrealized appreciation are included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. Capital gains taxes on securities sold are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments.
As of September 30, 2024, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
E Expenses—The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
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 Fund may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower's discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At September 30, 2024, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.
H Use of Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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 Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
J Futures Contracts—Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the
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anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
K Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—The Fund 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 forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. 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.
L Purchased Options—Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.
Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. An option on a futures contract gives the holder the right to enter into a specified futures contract. As the purchaser of an index option, the Fund has the right to receive a cash payment equal to any depreciation in the value of the index below the exercise price of the option (in the case of a put) or equal to any appreciation in the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) as of the valuation date of the option. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid. Purchased options traded over-the-counter involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations.
M Credit Default Swaps—When the Fund is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Fund 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 if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Fund may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund 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 Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments and receipts, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. Those upfront payments or receipts for non-centrally cleared swaps are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments or receipts, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.
N When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions—The Fund may purchase securities on a delayed delivery, when-issued or forward commitment basis, including TBA (To Be Announced) securities. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery, when-issued or forward commitment basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Such security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. A forward purchase commitment may also be closed by entering into an offsetting commitment. If an offsetting commitment is entered into, the Fund will realize a gain or loss on investments based on the price established when the Fund entered into the commitment.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
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The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was as follows:
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Ordinary income | $85,947,473 | $44,941,880 |
During the year ended September 30, 2024, accumulated loss was decreased by $668,961 and paid-in capital was decreased by $668,961 due to differences between book and tax accounting. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of September 30, 2024, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Deferred capital losses | $(56,847,287) |
Late year ordinary losses | (1,336,053) |
Net unrealized appreciation | 2,501,610 |
Distributions payable | (25,575) |
Accumulated loss | $(55,707,305) |
At September 30, 2024, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $56,847,287 which would reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, can be carried forward for an unlimited period, and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at September 30, 2024, $30,920,391 are short-term and $25,926,896 are long-term.
Additionally, at September 30, 2024, the Fund had a late year ordinary loss of $1,336,053 which it has elected to defer to the following taxable year pursuant to income tax regulations. Late year ordinary losses represent certain specified losses realized in that portion of a taxable year after October 31 that are treated as ordinary for tax purposes plus ordinary losses attributable to that portion of a taxable year after December 31.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at September 30, 2024, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | $2,988,074,324 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $45,170,556 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (42,668,486) |
Net unrealized appreciation | $2,502,070 |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets as follows and is payable monthly:
Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Fee Rate |
Up to $1 billion | 0.450% |
$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion | 0.425% |
$2.5 billion but less than $5 billion | 0.410% |
Over $5 billion | 0.400% |
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For the year ended September 30, 2024, the investment adviser fee amounted to $6,756,135 or 0.44% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Fund may invest in a money market fund, the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and in other affiliated funds. The investment adviser fee paid by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to its pro rata share of the advisory and administration fees/advisory fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the investment adviser fee paid was reduced by $276,504 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds.
Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an affiliate of BMR and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding expenses such as brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds, borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.74%, 1.49%, 0.49% and 0.43% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R6, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after February 1, 2025. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived and/or reimbursed $1,576,791 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended September 30, 2024.
EVM serves as the administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended September 30, 2024, EVM earned $10,169 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $28,113 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2024. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR's organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
4 Distribution Plans
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended September 30, 2024 amounted to $244,741 for Class A shares.
The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $246,677 for Class C shares.
Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended September 30, 2024 amounted to $82,226 for Class C shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within 12 months of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 0.75% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund was informed that EVD received $1,693 and $4,499 of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.
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6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns, TBA transactions, and principal repayments on Senior Loans, for the year ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales |
Investments (non-U.S. Government) | $1,649,420,362 | $1,251,743,215 |
U.S. Government and Agency Securities | 5,660,245,901 | 4,823,653,134 |
| $7,309,666,263 | $6,075,396,349 |
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares, including direct exchanges pursuant to share class conversions, were as follows:
| Year Ended September 30, 2024 | | Year Ended September 30, 2023(1) |
| Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
Class A | | | | | |
Sales | 4,481,746 | $ 46,160,619 | | 2,335,544 | $ 23,857,818 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 504,133 | 5,164,011 | | 410,809 | 4,199,476 |
Redemptions | (2,493,912) | (25,448,167) | | (2,356,311) | (24,107,707) |
Net increase | 2,491,967 | $ 25,876,463 | | 390,042 | $ 3,949,587 |
Class C | | | | | |
Sales | 1,542,628 | $ 15,890,780 | | 872,744 | $ 8,980,066 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 149,817 | 1,533,035 | | 122,982 | 1,255,899 |
Redemptions | (988,050) | (10,103,911) | | (995,642) | (10,194,810) |
Net increase | 704,395 | $ 7,319,904 | | 84 | $ 41,155 |
Class I | | | | | |
Sales | 132,704,474 | $1,362,527,056 | | 72,454,658 | $742,501,585 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 7,466,773 | 76,593,137 | | 3,859,269 | 39,351,769 |
Redemptions | (47,966,057) | (488,335,319) | | (29,144,875) | (297,980,416) |
Net increase | 92,205,190 | $ 950,784,874 | | 47,169,052 | $483,872,938 |
Class R6 | | | | | |
Sales | 10,334,376 | $ 106,066,854 | | 4,907 | $ 50,000 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 237,361 | 2,453,049 | | 71 | 713 |
Redemptions | (659,842) | (6,801,956) | | — | — |
Net increase | 9,911,895 | $ 101,717,947 | | 4,978 | $ 50,713 |
(1) | For Class R6, for the period from the commencement of operations, June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023. |
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
8 Financial Instruments
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at September 30, 2024 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At September 30, 2024, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Credit Risk: The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts to manage certain investment risks and/or to enhance total return or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities.
Interest Rate Risk: The Fund enters into interest rate futures contracts and options on futures contracts to seek to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates and/or to change the effective duration of its portfolio.
Foreign Exchange Risk: The Fund engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.
The Fund enters into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At September 30, 2024, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $136,752. At September 30, 2024, there were no assets pledged by the Fund for such liability.
The OTC derivatives in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to it.
The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at September 30, 2024 was as follows:
| Fair Value |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption | Credit | Foreign Exchange | Interest Rate | Total |
Accumulated loss* | $ — | $ — | $874,865 | $874,865 |
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | — | 109,803 | — | 109,803 |
Receivable for open swap contracts | 4,544 | — | — | 4,544 |
Total Asset Derivatives | $4,544 | $109,803 | $874,865 | $989,212 |
Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements | $ — | $ — | $874,865 | $874,865 |
Total Asset Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements | $4,544 | $109,803 | $ — | $114,347 |
Accumulated loss* | $ — | $ — | $(853,999) | $(853,999) |
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | — | (136,752) | — | (136,752) |
Total Liability Derivatives | $ — | $(136,752) | $(853,999) | $(990,751) |
Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements | $ — | $ — | $(853,999) | $(853,999) |
Total Liability Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements | $ — | $(136,752) | $ — | $(136,752) |
* | Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts, as applicable. |
The Fund's derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for such assets and pledged by the Fund for such liabilities as of September 30, 2024.
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) |
BNP Paribas | $109,803 | $ — | $(109,803) | $ — | $ — |
Goldman Sachs International | 4,544 | — | — | — | 4,544 |
| $114,347 | $— | $(109,803) | $— | $4,544 |
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) |
UBS AG | $(136,752) | $ — | $ — | $ — | $(136,752) |
(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. |
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:
Statement of Operations Caption | Credit | Foreign Exchange | Interest Rate | Total |
Net realized gain (loss): | | | | |
Investment transactions(1) | $ — | $ — | $(169,514) | $(169,514) |
Futures contracts | — | — | 11,520,746 | 11,520,746 |
Swap contracts | (4,297) | — | — | (4,297) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | — | (1,259,172) | — | (1,259,172) |
Total | $(4,297) | $(1,259,172) | $11,351,232 | $10,087,763 |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | | | | |
Investments(1) | $ — | $ — | $(3,069) | $(3,069) |
Futures contracts | — | — | 1,841,582 | 1,841,582 |
Swap contracts | 4,544 | — | — | 4,544 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | — | 177,292 | — | 177,292 |
Total | $4,544 | $177,292 | $1,838,513 | $2,020,349 |
(1) | Relates to purchased options. |
The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended September 30, 2024, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:
Futures Contracts — Long | Futures Contracts — Short | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | Swap Contracts |
$546,271,000 | $736,000 | $17,541,000 | $898,000 |
* | The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold. |
The average number of purchased options contracts outstanding during the year ended September 30, 2024, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was 67 contracts.
9 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $650 million unsecured revolving line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 22, 2024. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 24, 2023, the borrowing limit was decreased from $725 million. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings generally at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2023, an arrangement fee of $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended September 30, 2024. Effective October 22, 2024, the Fund renewed its line of credit agreement, which expires October 21, 2025, at substantially the same terms.
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
10 Affiliated Investments
At September 30, 2024, the value of the Fund's investment in issuers and funds that may be deemed to be affiliated was $358,831,012, which represents 15.7% of the Fund's net assets. Transactions in such investments by the Fund for the year ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
Name | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales proceeds | Net realized gain (loss) | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period | Interest/ Dividend income | Principal amount/ Shares, end of period |
Affiliated Investment Funds |
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund, Class I | $ — | $ 15,951,337 | $(15,569,217) | $(382,120) | $ — | $ — | $579,696 | — |
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund, Class R6 | — | 35,500,000 | — | — | (175,097) | 35,324,903 | 1,026,550 | 4,215,382 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-C29, Class C, 4.873%, 5/15/49 | 3,633,419 | — | — | — | 330,581 | 3,964,000 | 201,356 | 4,198,800 |
Series 2016-C29, Class D, 3.00%, 5/15/49 | 2,189,292 | — | — | — | 397,634 | 2,603,378 | 107,881 | 3,047,635 |
Series 2016-C32, Class D, 3.396%, 12/15/49 | 3,303,944 | — | — | — | 185,375 | 3,521,904 | 202,385 | 5,000,000 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-BPR, Class B, 8.018%, (1 mo. SOFR+2.692%), 5/15/36 | 3,787,158 | — | (3,960,000) | 138,136 | 27,552 | — | 207,485 | — |
Series 2019-BPR, Class C, 8.968%, (1 mo. SOFR+3.642%), 5/15/36 | 2,100,512 | — | (2,219,000) | 42,823 | 73,447 | — | 127,767 | — |
Short-Term Investments |
Liquidity Fund | 7,241,977 | 1,237,308,666 | (931,133,816) | — | — | 313,416,827 | 4,515,484 | 313,416,827 |
Total | | | | $(201,161) | $839,492 | $358,831,012 | $6,968,604 | |
11 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
At September 30, 2024, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund's investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Affiliated Investment Funds | $ 35,324,903 | $ — | $ — | $ 35,324,903 |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 283,947,679 | — | 283,947,679 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 89,911,657 | — | 89,911,657 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 135,906,152 | — | 135,906,152 |
Convertible Bonds | — | 5,218,071 | — | 5,218,071 |
Corporate Bonds | — | 587,652,960 | — | 587,652,960 |
Preferred Stocks | 4,353,228 | — | — | 4,353,228 |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments) | — | 44,204,706 | — | 44,204,706 |
Sovereign Government Bonds | — | 18,803,229 | — | 18,803,229 |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 711,437,553 | — | 711,437,553 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 532,509,893 | — | 532,509,893 |
Short-Term Investments: | | | | |
Affiliated Fund | 313,416,827 | — | — | 313,416,827 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 227,889,536 | — | 227,889,536 |
Total Investments | $353,094,958 | $2,637,481,436 | $ — | $2,990,576,394 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ — | $ 109,803 | $ — | $ 109,803 |
Futures Contracts | 874,865 | — | — | 874,865 |
Swap Contracts | — | 4,544 | — | 4,544 |
Total | $353,969,823 | $2,637,595,783 | $ — | $2,991,565,606 |
Liability Description | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ — | $ (136,752) | $ — | $ (136,752) |
Futures Contracts | (853,999) | — | — | (853,999) |
Total | $ (853,999) | $ (136,752) | $ — | $ (990,751) |
12 Risks and Uncertainties
Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Foreign investments can be adversely affected by political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country, and by acts of terrorism and war. There may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers because they may not be subject to reporting practices, requirements or regulations comparable to those to which United States companies are subject. Foreign markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States. Trading in foreign markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Economic data as reported by sovereign entities may be delayed, inaccurate or fraudulent. In the event of a default by a sovereign entity, there are typically no assets to be seized or cash flows to be attached. Furthermore, the willingness or ability of a sovereign entity to restructure defaulted debt may be limited. Therefore, losses on sovereign defaults may far exceed the losses from the default of a similarly rated U.S. debt issuer.
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of September 30, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2024, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of September 30, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 20, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2025 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2024. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and 163(j) interest dividends.
Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund designates approximately $58,173, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.
163(j) Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund designates 91.56% of distributions from net investment income as a 163(j) interest dividend.
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting held on June 6, 2024, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) that oversee the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings held between April and June 2024, as well as certain additional information provided in response to specific requests from the Independent Trustees as members of the Contract Review Committee. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (each “Eaton Vance Fund” is referred to below as a “fund”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);
• A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;
• A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios, and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;
• In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board (a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees);
• Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund in managing other accounts (which may include other funds, collective investment trusts and institutional accounts) with the same or substantially similar investment objective as the fund and with a significant overlap in holdings based on criteria set by the Board, if any;
• Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;
• The procedures and processes used by the adviser to determine the value of fund assets, including, when necessary, the determination of “fair value” by the adviser in its role as each funds’ valuation designee and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;
• Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;
• Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund and related information regarding active management in the context of particular strategies;
Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;
1 Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report. Eaton Vance Management and Boston Management and Research are referred to collectively as the “adviser.”
Eaton Vance
Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
• Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other funds and investment accounts, as applicable;
• Information regarding the adviser’s and its parent company’s (Morgan Stanley’s) efforts to retain and attract talented investment professionals, including in the context of a competitive marketplace for talent;
• Information regarding the adviser’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage;
• The personal trading codes of ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;
• Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, including regular reporting with respect to fund proxy voting activities;
• Information regarding the handling of corporate actions and class actions, as well as information regarding litigation and other regulatory matters;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance and remediation;
• Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund;
• A description of the adviser’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;
Other Relevant Information
• Information regarding ongoing initiatives to further integrate and harmonize, where applicable, the investment management and other departments of the adviser and its affiliates with the overall investment management infrastructure of Morgan Stanley, in light of Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. on March 1, 2021;
• Information concerning the nature, cost, and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by the adviser and its affiliates;
• Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians, fund accountants, and other third-party service providers by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;
• Information concerning efforts to implement policies and procedures with respect to various regulations applicable to the funds, including Rule 12d1-4 (the Fund-of-Funds Rule), Rule 18f-4 (the Derivatives Rule), and Rule 2a-5 (the Fair Valuation Rule);
• For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices (including as compared to the closed-end fund’s net asset value (NAV)), trading volume data, continued use of auction preferred shares (where applicable), distribution rates, and other relevant matters;
• The risks that the adviser and/or its affiliates incur in connection with the management and operation of the funds, including, among others, litigation, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and other business risks (and the associated costs of such risks); and
• The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
During the various meetings of the Board and its committees over the course of the year leading up to the June 6, 2024 meeting, the Board and its committees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the adviser and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Board and its committees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance, and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the adviser and sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular video or telephone conferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.
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Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vane Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) and Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement for the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education and experience of the investment professionals who provide services to the Fund. The Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk and special considerations relevant to investing in income securities. The Board considered the Adviser’s in-house research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2023. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group and custom peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended December 31, 2023, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are not excessive.
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Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2024
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. To assist in the evaluation of the sharing of any economies of scale, the Board received data showing for recent years, asset levels, Adviser profitability and total expense ratios. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Funds
Annual Financial Statements and
Additional Information
September 30, 2024
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the prospectus and/or statement of additional information, which can be obtained by calling 1-800-262-1122 or from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information September 30, 2024
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Funds
Eaton Vance
AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.5% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Housing — 0.5% |
California Housing Finance Agency, Municipal Certificates, Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35 | $ | 999 | $ 977,967 |
Total Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities (identified cost $948,910) | | | $ 977,967 |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations — 102.1% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Education — 1.5% |
District of Columbia, (KIPP DC), 4.00%, 7/1/44 | $ | 105 | $ 101,843 |
Florida Development Finance Corp., (River City Science Academy), 4.00%, 7/1/45 | | 25 | 23,301 |
Georgia Private Colleges and Universities Authority, (Savannah College of Art and Design): | | | |
4.00%, 4/1/40 | | 1,400 | 1,418,522 |
4.00%, 4/1/44 | | 1,500 | 1,490,265 |
| | | $ 3,033,931 |
Electric Utilities — 3.0% |
Douglas County Public Utility District No. 1, WA, 3.00%, 9/1/52 | $ | 1,355 | $ 1,085,165 |
Gainesville, FL, Utilities System Revenue, (SPA: Truist Bank), 4.05%, 10/1/42(1) | | 825 | 825,000 |
New York Power Authority, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/34(2) | | 2,000 | 2,413,840 |
Philadelphia, PA, Gas Works Revenue, 5.25%, 8/1/49 | | 750 | 834,120 |
South Carolina Public Service Authority, 5.25%, 12/1/54 | | 800 | 879,760 |
| | | $ 6,037,885 |
Escrowed/Prerefunded — 1.6% |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), Prerefunded to 12/15/28, 5.00%, 6/15/37 | $ | 3,000 | $ 3,322,140 |
| | | $ 3,322,140 |
General Obligations — 21.1% |
Baldwin County, AL, 4.00%, 4/1/54 | $ | 1,400 | $ 1,382,416 |
Beverly Hills Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2018), 3.25%, 8/1/42 | | 1,110 | 1,081,684 |
California, 4.00%, 8/1/44 | | 2,140 | 2,216,441 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
General Obligations (continued) |
Chicago Board of Education, IL: | | | |
5.00%, 12/1/42 | $ | 390 | $ 389,980 |
5.00%, 12/1/44 | | 2,000 | 2,022,720 |
Chicago, IL: | | | |
5.00%, 1/1/39 | | 1,400 | 1,459,976 |
5.00%, 1/1/45 | | 1,000 | 1,051,030 |
District of Columbia, 5.00%, 8/1/49(2) | | 1,500 | 1,669,890 |
Falls Church, VA, 3.00%, 7/15/42 | | 1,445 | 1,295,168 |
Houston, TX, 4.125%, 3/1/51 | | 1,510 | 1,510,181 |
Hutto Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 8/1/53 | | 3,000 | 3,253,110 |
Illinois: | | | |
4.00%, 11/1/40 | | 1,000 | 999,360 |
5.00%, 5/1/35 | | 2,000 | 2,008,960 |
5.50%, 5/1/39 | | 205 | 225,461 |
5.50%, 3/1/42 | | 2,300 | 2,568,663 |
5.75%, 5/1/45 | | 210 | 230,908 |
New York, NY: | | | |
4.00%, 9/1/46 | | 2,000 | 1,995,640 |
4.00%, 4/1/50 | | 2,000 | 1,981,660 |
Northwest Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/47 | | 3,000 | 3,007,290 |
Palo Alto Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2018), 3.25%, 8/1/42 | | 945 | 919,457 |
Prosper Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/54 | | 2,000 | 1,956,960 |
Spring Branch Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.50%, 2/1/47 | | 8,750 | 9,017,837 |
| | | $ 42,244,792 |
Hospital — 9.2% |
Brevard County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Health First Obligated Group): | | | |
5.00%, 4/1/47 | $ | 2,500 | $ 2,685,375 |
5.00%, 4/1/52 | | 2,500 | 2,662,125 |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 5.25%, 12/1/34 | | 3,000 | 3,006,840 |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (CommonSpirit Health), 5.25%, 11/1/52 | | 1,000 | 1,093,250 |
Delaware Health Facilities Authority, (Beebe Medical Center): | | | |
5.00%, 6/1/36 | | 3,730 | 3,885,466 |
5.00%, 6/1/37 | | 1,000 | 1,039,770 |
Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Inova Health System), 4.00%, 5/15/48 | | 550 | 544,060 |
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AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Portfolio of Investments — continued
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Hospital (continued) |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Northwell Health Obligated Group), 5.00%, 5/1/52 | $ | 1,010 | $ 1,080,730 |
Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.), 4.00%, 1/15/39 | | 1,110 | 1,116,849 |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (McLeod Health), 4.25%, 11/1/54 | | 1,450 | 1,446,651 |
| | | $ 18,561,116 |
Housing — 2.9% |
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH, Social Bonds, 2.00%, 12/1/31 | $ | 1,250 | $ 1,076,725 |
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), Social Bonds, 4.95%, 12/1/53 | | 2,495 | 2,571,372 |
Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Downtown Phoenix Student Housing, LLC - Arizona State University): | | | |
5.00%, 7/1/37 | | 500 | 516,745 |
5.00%, 7/1/42 | | 1,250 | 1,280,500 |
Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/06(3) | | 285 | 285,000 |
| | | $ 5,730,342 |
Industrial Development Revenue — 1.0% |
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Chevron USA, Inc.), 3.90%, 11/1/35(1) | $ | 2,000 | $ 2,000,000 |
| | | $ 2,000,000 |
Insured - Education — 1.0% |
Virginia College Building Authority, (Washington and Lee University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 1/1/31 | $ | 1,750 | $ 1,943,760 |
| | | $ 1,943,760 |
Insured - Electric Utilities — 1.2% |
Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency, (NPFG), 0.00%, 2/15/29 | $ | 2,865 | $ 2,493,782 |
| | | $ 2,493,782 |
Insured - General Obligations — 3.1% |
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 55, TX, (AGC), 4.00%, 2/1/37 | $ | 1,300 | $ 1,314,807 |
McCamey Independent School District, TX, (AGM), 4.00%, 2/15/53 | | 3,500 | 3,367,700 |
Proviso Township High School District No. 209, IL, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/1/38 | | 1,500 | 1,518,105 |
| | | $ 6,200,612 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Insured - Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 3.5% |
Anaheim Public Financing Authority, CA, (Anaheim Public Improvements), (AGM), 0.00%, 9/1/31 | $ | 8,680 | $ 7,053,976 |
| | | $ 7,053,976 |
Insured - Other Revenue — 0.6% |
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, (AGM), 4.00%, 2/15/47 | $ | 1,155 | $ 1,144,120 |
| | | $ 1,144,120 |
Insured - Special Tax Revenue — 8.0% |
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (AGM), (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34 | $ | 10,600 | $ 6,696,444 |
Massachusetts, Dedicated Tax Revenue: | | | |
(NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/27 | | 6,000 | 6,404,160 |
(NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/30 | | 2,565 | 2,922,715 |
| | | $ 16,023,319 |
Insured - Transportation — 9.5% |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/39 | $ | 7,120 | $ 3,433,691 |
North Texas Tollway Authority, (AGC), 0.00%, 1/1/35 | | 5,000 | 3,547,250 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, (AGM), 6.375%, 12/1/38 | | 11,000 | 12,080,200 |
| | | $ 19,061,141 |
Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 4.0% |
National Finance Authority, NH, (Centurion BioSquare, Inc.), 5.88%, 12/15/38 | $ | 1,000 | $ 1,053,420 |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Portal North Bridge), 5.25%, 11/1/47 | | 4,000 | 4,412,200 |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program), 5.00%, 6/15/50 | | 2,500 | 2,597,150 |
| | | $ 8,062,770 |
Other Revenue — 3.1% |
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, 5.00%, 6/1/55 | $ | 1,600 | $ 1,507,904 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority, Clean Energy Project Revenue: | | | |
Green Bonds, 5.00% to 8/1/29 (Put Date), 12/1/53 | | 750 | 802,943 |
Green Bonds, 5.25% to 4/1/30 (Put Date), 11/1/54 | | 1,660 | 1,807,889 |
Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(4) | | 1,200 | 480,000 |
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue, 5.00% to 12/1/30 (Put Date), 5/1/54 | | 1,500 | 1,603,200 |
| | | $ 6,201,936 |
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AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Portfolio of Investments — continued
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Senior Living/Life Care — 3.5% |
California Public Finance Authority, (Enso Village), Green Bonds, 2.375%, 11/15/28(5) | $ | 80 | $ 79,145 |
Manhattan, KS, (Meadowlark Hills), 4.00%, 6/1/46 | | 1,180 | 1,042,011 |
National Finance Authority, NH, (The Vista): | | | |
5.25%, 7/1/39(5) | | 265 | 267,128 |
5.625%, 7/1/46(5) | | 360 | 363,531 |
5.75%, 7/1/54(5) | | 775 | 781,665 |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (The Outlook at Windhaven), 6.75%, 10/1/52 | | 1,000 | 1,006,740 |
Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, MO, (St. Andrew's Resources for Seniors Obligated Group), 5.00%, 12/1/35 | | 1,700 | 1,706,953 |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Horizon House), 5.00%, 1/1/30(5) | | 1,730 | 1,744,307 |
| | | $ 6,991,480 |
Special Tax Revenue — 11.5% |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, TX, Sales Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 12/1/51 | $ | 2,275 | $ 2,226,156 |
Detroit Downtown Development Authority, MI, (Catalyst Development), 5.00%, 7/1/48 | | 2,500 | 2,665,850 |
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (McCormick Place Expansion), 4.00%, 6/15/50 | | 5,000 | 4,776,700 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 5/1/39 | | 1,000 | 1,032,380 |
4.00%, 5/1/45 | | 1,380 | 1,384,154 |
5.00%, 11/1/46(6) | | 2,000 | 2,179,460 |
New York State Thruway Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 3/15/44 | | 1,000 | 1,006,470 |
New York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 4.00%, 3/15/50 | | 1,635 | 1,613,467 |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.: | | | |
0.00%, 7/1/51 | | 4,500 | 1,109,835 |
5.00%, 7/1/58 | | 2,817 | 2,846,156 |
Tampa, FL, (Central and Lower Basin Stormwater Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/46 | | 2,000 | 2,164,580 |
| | | $ 23,005,208 |
Transportation — 9.2% |
Atlanta, GA, Airport Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/48 | $ | 2,000 | $ 2,198,320 |
Charlotte, NC, (Charlotte Douglas International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/48(6) | | 2,000 | 2,203,040 |
Chicago, IL, (O'Hare International Airport), 5.00%, 1/1/48 | | 1,010 | 1,107,495 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Transportation (continued) |
Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue, 5.25%, 11/15/53 | $ | 2,000 | $ 2,218,220 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 4.75%, 11/15/45 | | 225 | 233,325 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, MN, 4.00%, 1/1/54 | | 2,500 | 2,472,825 |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 5.25%, 1/1/52 | | 1,000 | 1,120,370 |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport), 4.00%, 12/1/42 | | 2,400 | 2,391,720 |
South Jersey Transportation Authority, NJ, 4.625%, 11/1/47 | | 1,500 | 1,546,425 |
Texas Transportation Commission, 0.00%, 8/1/40 | | 1,000 | 485,300 |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, 4.00%, 11/15/54 | | 2,500 | 2,455,375 |
| | | $ 18,432,415 |
Water and Sewer — 3.6% |
Charleston, SC, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/44(2) | $ | 2,000 | $ 2,291,820 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System): | | | |
4.00%, 6/15/41 | | 1,900 | 1,927,987 |
4.00%, 6/15/51 | | 2,000 | 1,991,280 |
5.25%, 6/15/52(6) | | 1,000 | 1,104,170 |
| | | $ 7,315,257 |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations (identified cost $195,173,035) | | | $ 204,859,982 |
Total Investments — 102.6% (identified cost $196,121,945) | | | $ 205,837,949 |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.6)% | | | $ (5,235,756) |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ 200,602,193 |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
(1) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the same or next business day. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(2) | When-issued security. |
(3) | Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments or has declared bankruptcy and is non-income producing. |
(4) | Security is in default and making only partial interest payments. |
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AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Portfolio of Investments — continued
(5) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2024, the aggregate value of these securities is $3,235,776 or 1.6% of the Fund's net assets. |
(6) | Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1H). |
At September 30, 2024, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states and territories, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows: |
Texas | 18.8% |
New York | 12.9% |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | 70.9% |
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. At September 30, 2024, 26.2% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 2.4% to 15.5% of total investments. |
Abbreviations: |
AGC | – Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | – Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
FHLMC | – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
FNMA | – Federal National Mortgage Association |
GNMA | – Government National Mortgage Association |
NPFG | – National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. |
PSF | – Permanent School Fund |
SPA | – Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
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National Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Education — 0.4% |
Grand Canyon University, 4.125%, 10/1/24 | $ | 20,000 | $ 20,000,000 |
| | | $ 20,000,000 |
Hospital — 0.5% |
Sutter Health, 5.164%, 8/15/33 | $ | 14,000 | $ 14,504,895 |
UPMC, 1.803%, 4/15/26 | | 7,650 | 7,344,830 |
| | | $ 21,849,725 |
Total Corporate Bonds (identified cost $40,956,604) | | | $ 41,849,725 |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations — 100.6% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Bond Bank — 1.8% |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, (LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.20%, 11/1/55(1) | $ | 19,500 | $ 19,500,000 |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (State Revolving Fund), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/15/47(2) | | 10,000 | 11,026,700 |
Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 12/1/54(3) | | 25,000 | 25,000,000 |
Oklahoma Water Resources Board, 4.00%, 10/1/54(4) | | 4,000 | 3,963,000 |
Rickenbacker Port Authority, OH, (OASBO Expanded Asset Pooled Financing Program), 5.375%, 1/1/32 | | 9,265 | 10,431,649 |
Texas Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/49 | | 12,500 | 12,228,375 |
| | | $ 82,149,724 |
Cogeneration — 0.1% |
Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Northampton Generating), (AMT), 5.00%, 6/30/27(5) | $ | 14,652 | $ 6,447,019 |
| | | $ 6,447,019 |
Education — 5.3% |
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, (Idea Public Schools), (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/49 | $ | 3,500 | $ 3,458,175 |
Florida Development Finance Corp., (River City Science Academy), 4.00%, 7/1/45 | | 45 | 41,943 |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University): | | | |
5.00%, 10/1/46 | | 11,855 | 12,285,929 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Education (continued) |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University): (continued) | | | |
(LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.95%, 10/1/42(3) | $ | 6,000 | $ 6,000,000 |
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, TN, (Vanderbilt University), 5.00%, 10/1/49 | | 5,125 | 5,714,067 |
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, (University of St. Thomas), 5.00%, 10/1/49 | | 2,750 | 2,966,013 |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.50%, 7/1/54 | | 10,000 | 11,573,600 |
New York Dormitory Authority, (New York University), 5.00%, 7/1/49 | | 14,360 | 15,272,578 |
Ohio State University, 5.25%, 12/1/46 | | 14,315 | 16,247,668 |
Oregon State University: | | | |
4.00%, 4/1/44 | | 4,500 | 4,573,530 |
5.00%, 4/1/45(4) | | 8,000 | 8,671,760 |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Villanova University), 4.00%, 8/1/54 | | 5,860 | 5,769,170 |
Pennsylvania State University, 4.00%, 9/1/50 | | 5,920 | 5,809,770 |
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, PA, (Temple University), 5.00%, 4/1/45 | | 5,000 | 5,022,500 |
San Antonio Education Facilities Corp., TX, (University of the Incarnate Word), 4.00%, 4/1/54 | | 3,500 | 2,891,210 |
Texas A&M University, 4.00%, 5/15/49 | | 5,000 | 4,884,600 |
Texas State University System, 4.00%, 3/15/49 | | 4,750 | 4,694,330 |
University of Alabama: | | | |
4.00%, 7/1/43 | | 5,000 | 5,056,100 |
4.00%, 7/1/44 | | 8,340 | 8,403,467 |
4.00%, 7/1/54 | | 13,875 | 13,524,240 |
University of California Medical Center, 5.00%, 5/15/47 | | 28,170 | 31,167,288 |
University of Delaware, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 11/1/37(3) | | 10,680 | 10,680,000 |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/52 | | 20,000 | 21,348,200 |
University of Oregon: | | | |
5.00%, 4/1/48 | | 12,470 | 12,980,148 |
5.00%, 4/1/50 | | 12,500 | 13,238,875 |
University of Texas, 4.00%, 7/1/42 | | 3,080 | 3,157,770 |
Utah Board of Higher Education, (Dixie State University), 4.00%, 6/1/44 | | 6,000 | 6,102,480 |
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, (Middlebury College), 4.00%, 11/1/50 | | 5,000 | 5,015,850 |
| | | $ 246,551,261 |
Electric Utilities — 5.2% |
Austin, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/48 | $ | 10,000 | $ 10,938,000 |
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September 30, 2024
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Electric Utilities (continued) |
Clark County Public Utility District No. 1, WA, Electric System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 1/1/42(4) | $ | 500 | $ 561,840 |
5.00%, 1/1/44(4) | | 450 | 501,917 |
5.00%, 1/1/45(4) | | 750 | 830,820 |
Douglas County Public Utility District No. 1, WA, 3.00%, 9/1/52 | | 16,020 | 12,829,777 |
Fayetteville, NC, Public Works Commission Revenue: | | | |
4.50%, 3/1/49 | | 15,710 | 16,507,125 |
5.00%, 3/1/46 | | 5,000 | 5,532,950 |
Gainesville, FL, Utilities System Revenue, (SPA: Truist Bank), 4.05%, 10/1/42(3) | | 17,965 | 17,965,000 |
JEA, FL, Electric System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 10/1/36(4) | | 1,750 | 2,041,095 |
5.00%, 10/1/37(4) | | 2,310 | 2,668,027 |
Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 9/1/44 | | 5,000 | 5,658,250 |
5.00%, 9/1/49 | | 12,500 | 13,818,000 |
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/48 | | 5,000 | 5,492,750 |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, CA, Power System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 7/1/40 | | 2,150 | 2,515,414 |
5.00%, 7/1/41 | | 3,400 | 3,942,640 |
5.00%, 7/1/42 | | 2,600 | 2,993,016 |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 3.10%, 7/1/48(3) | | 12,500 | 12,500,000 |
New York Power Authority, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/35(4) | | 2,500 | 3,001,325 |
Omaha Public Power District, NE: | | | |
5.00%, 2/1/47 | | 20,000 | 21,965,400 |
5.25%, 2/1/48 | | 10,000 | 11,228,400 |
Orlando Utilities Commission, FL: | | | |
5.00%, 10/1/39 | | 3,000 | 3,474,510 |
5.00%, 10/1/40 | | 2,500 | 2,875,100 |
Philadelphia, PA, Gas Works Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 8/1/42 | | 2,000 | 2,234,040 |
5.25%, 8/1/49 | | 5,325 | 5,922,252 |
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, AZ: | | | |
5.00%, 1/1/42(4) | | 1,750 | 2,018,432 |
5.00%, 1/1/43(4) | | 500 | 573,670 |
5.00%, 1/1/44(4) | | 750 | 853,898 |
San Antonio, TX, Electric and Gas Systems Revenue, 5.25%, 2/1/49 | | 11,000 | 12,317,360 |
Seattle, WA, Municipal Light and Power Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 10/1/46 | | 7,585 | 8,500,661 |
5.00%, 10/1/47 | | 7,965 | 8,901,923 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Electric Utilities (continued) |
Seattle, WA, Municipal Light and Power Revenue: (continued) | | | |
5.00%, 10/1/54 | $ | 7,155 | $ 7,899,120 |
South Carolina Public Service Authority: | | | |
5.00%, 12/1/46 | | 12,600 | 12,613,104 |
5.25%, 12/1/54 | | 9,010 | 9,908,297 |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, NY, 5.00%, 12/15/40 | | 5,000 | 5,853,800 |
| | | $ 237,437,913 |
Escrowed/Prerefunded — 0.5% |
Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, (Los Angeles International Airport), (AMT), Prerefunded to 11/15/31, 5.00%, 5/15/46 | $ | 65 | $ 73,181 |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction): | | | |
Prerefunded to 12/15/28, 5.00%, 6/15/34 | | 8,460 | 9,368,435 |
Prerefunded to 12/15/28, 5.00%, 6/15/35 | | 13,300 | 14,728,154 |
| | | $ 24,169,770 |
General Obligations — 21.2% |
Alamo Community College District, TX, 4.50%, 8/15/47 | $ | 4,000 | $ 4,123,160 |
Aldine Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/54 | | 3,425 | 3,368,488 |
Azle Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed): | | | |
4.00%, 2/15/49 | | 5,525 | 5,445,164 |
4.00%, 2/15/54 | | 4,985 | 4,852,848 |
Banquete Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/49 | | 7,000 | 6,895,980 |
Bastrop, TX: | | | |
4.00%, 8/1/42 | | 1,760 | 1,761,654 |
4.00%, 8/1/45 | | 5,715 | 5,669,166 |
5.00%, 8/1/41 | | 1,675 | 1,863,086 |
Beaverton School District No. 48J, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/52 | | 15,000 | 16,287,300 |
Bethel Park School District, PA, 5.25%, 8/1/42 | | 5,185 | 5,891,612 |
California: | | | |
4.00%, 8/1/44 | | 9,520 | 9,860,054 |
5.00%, 11/1/42 | | 25,000 | 28,321,750 |
Charlotte Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/54 | | 2,500 | 2,460,550 |
Chicago Board of Education, IL: | | | |
5.00%, 12/1/30 | | 9,000 | 9,287,640 |
5.00%, 12/1/42 | | 23,400 | 23,398,830 |
5.00%, 12/1/44 | | 20,515 | 20,748,050 |
5.875%, 12/1/47 | | 6,500 | 7,190,950 |
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September 30, 2024
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
General Obligations (continued) |
Chicago, IL: | | | |
5.00%, 1/1/44 | $ | 12,350 | $ 12,728,774 |
5.25%, 1/1/38 | | 6,750 | 7,400,430 |
5.50%, 1/1/39 | | 5,000 | 5,525,050 |
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed): | | | |
5.00%, 2/15/43 | | 5,000 | 5,581,900 |
5.00%, 2/15/43(4) | | 3,750 | 4,224,938 |
5.00%, 2/15/44 | | 5,150 | 5,727,676 |
Denton County, TX, 4.00%, 7/15/49 | | 10,000 | 9,761,800 |
District of Columbia: | | | |
5.00%, 8/1/41(4) | | 3,500 | 4,024,510 |
5.00%, 8/1/42(4) | | 4,280 | 4,903,211 |
5.00%, 8/1/43(4) | | 5,500 | 6,263,895 |
5.00%, 8/1/49(4) | | 5,000 | 5,566,300 |
Fayetteville School District No. 1, AR, 4.00%, 2/1/46 | | 12,000 | 11,908,920 |
Fort Bend Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/49 | | 3,850 | 3,780,354 |
Galena Park Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed): | | | |
5.00%, 8/15/42(4) | | 1,730 | 1,959,381 |
5.00%, 8/15/43(4) | | 2,000 | 2,253,680 |
5.00%, 8/15/44(4) | | 2,000 | 2,243,960 |
Galveston Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/1/47 | | 13,150 | 13,040,855 |
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.00%, 8/1/47 | | 8,265 | 9,069,019 |
Harris County Flood Control District, TX: | | | |
Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 9/15/48 | | 10,000 | 9,965,300 |
Sustainability Bonds, 4.25%, 10/1/47 | | 10,940 | 11,133,419 |
Hays Consolidated Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/48 | | 10,855 | 11,784,948 |
Houston, TX, 4.125%, 3/1/51(2) | | 8,845 | 8,846,061 |
Humble Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed): | | | |
4.00%, 2/15/54 | | 4,400 | 4,305,312 |
5.00%, 2/15/47 | | 10,250 | 11,138,265 |
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/50 | | 14,040 | 13,867,589 |
Illinois: | | | |
4.00%, 7/1/37 | | 15,000 | 15,245,700 |
4.00%, 10/1/42(4) | | 25,000 | 24,746,750 |
4.25%, 5/1/46 | | 12,000 | 12,019,200 |
5.00%, 11/1/24 | | 11,295 | 11,309,232 |
5.00%, 2/1/27 | | 18,500 | 18,585,470 |
5.00%, 2/1/29 | | 15,000 | 15,704,850 |
5.00%, 2/1/39(4) | | 5,000 | 5,594,950 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
General Obligations (continued) |
Illinois: (continued) | | | |
5.00%, 5/1/39 | $ | 10,000 | $ 10,044,800 |
5.50%, 5/1/39 | | 870 | 956,835 |
5.50%, 3/1/42 | | 11,700 | 13,066,677 |
5.75%, 5/1/45 | | 890 | 978,608 |
Irion County Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 8/15/49(4) | | 6,120 | 6,715,598 |
King County, WA, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.95%, 1/1/46(3) | | 18,610 | 18,610,000 |
Klein Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/48 | | 4,875 | 4,862,130 |
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/49 | | 6,800 | 7,494,552 |
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/38(4) | | 9,150 | 10,891,336 |
Mabank Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/49 | | 7,115 | 7,051,961 |
Martin County West Independent School District No. 2448, MN: | | | |
5.00%, 2/1/37 | | 3,670 | 4,272,798 |
5.00%, 2/1/39 | | 4,045 | 4,658,505 |
5.00%, 2/1/40 | | 4,250 | 4,862,085 |
Massachusetts: | | | |
3.00%, 4/1/49 | | 10,000 | 8,272,200 |
5.00%, 5/1/48 | | 10,000 | 10,998,900 |
5.00%, 8/1/51 | | 15,000 | 16,581,450 |
5.00%, 8/1/53 | | 15,000 | 16,499,850 |
Melissa Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/1/49 | | 4,900 | 4,844,973 |
Midland Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/47 | | 15,000 | 16,426,800 |
Milpitas Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2018), 4.00%, 8/1/41 | | 4,390 | 4,636,674 |
Montgomery County, MD, 2.00%, 8/1/39 | | 4,000 | 3,111,160 |
Mountain View Whisman School District, CA, (Election of 2020): | | | |
4.00%, 9/1/44 | | 1,710 | 1,784,163 |
4.00%, 9/1/45 | | 3,200 | 3,324,704 |
New Orleans, LA, 5.00%, 12/1/47 | | 8,590 | 9,416,358 |
New York, 5.00%, 3/15/40 | | 4,865 | 5,617,421 |
New York, NY: | | | |
4.00%, 9/1/46 | | 10,000 | 9,978,200 |
5.00%, 9/1/40 | | 5,250 | 6,012,773 |
5.00%, 3/1/50 | | 12,350 | 13,209,683 |
5.25%, 5/1/42 | | 3,335 | 3,747,439 |
5.25%, 3/1/47 | | 10,000 | 11,265,400 |
5.25%, 10/1/47 | | 5,000 | 5,550,900 |
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September 30, 2024
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
General Obligations (continued) |
New York, NY: (continued) | | | |
(LOC: U.S. Bank, N.A.), 3.90%, 4/1/38(3) | $ | 15,000 | $ 15,000,000 |
(SPA: Barclays Bank PLC), 4.15%, 6/1/44(3) | | 12,000 | 12,000,000 |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.05%, 6/1/44(3) | | 15,000 | 15,000,000 |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.05%, 8/1/44(3) | | 10,000 | 10,000,000 |
Northwest Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/48 | | 20,000 | 21,700,000 |
Norwood, MA, 4.00%, 9/15/47 | | 11,065 | 11,016,203 |
Oregon City School District No. 62, OR, 5.00%, 6/15/49 | | 6,500 | 6,809,790 |
Pasadena Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/48 | | 5,000 | 5,464,650 |
Prosper Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/54 | | 15,000 | 14,677,200 |
Puerto Rico: | | | |
4.00%, 7/1/41 | | 7,551 | 7,305,362 |
5.625%, 7/1/29 | | 10,762 | 11,627,645 |
5.75%, 7/1/31 | | 12,303 | 13,691,115 |
Royse City Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/15/48(2) | | 12,000 | 13,120,440 |
San Diego Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2022), Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 7/1/53 | | 8,500 | 8,544,795 |
San Luis Coastal Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2022), 4.00%, 8/1/46 | | 11,230 | 11,346,006 |
Santa Clarita Community College District, CA, (Election of 2016), 5.25%, 8/1/48 | | 10,000 | 11,293,900 |
Spring Branch Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.50%, 2/1/47 | | 8,750 | 9,017,837 |
Temple Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.25%, 2/1/47 | | 13,000 | 13,162,760 |
Texas: | | | |
5.00%, 10/1/43(4) | | 3,000 | 3,417,390 |
5.00%, 10/1/44(4) | | 2,000 | 2,268,340 |
Waco Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.125%, 8/15/47 | | 6,000 | 6,029,100 |
Washington: | | | |
5.00%, 6/1/40 | | 5,350 | 5,672,231 |
5.00%, 6/1/41 | | 5,465 | 5,782,298 |
5.00%, 6/1/42 | | 5,950 | 6,282,069 |
Waxahachie Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/49 | | 6,750 | 6,652,462 |
Wisconsin, 4.00%, 5/1/41 | | 7,090 | 7,223,150 |
Wylie Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed): | | | |
4.00%, 2/15/49 | | 9,380 | 9,272,974 |
4.25%, 2/15/54 | | 5,000 | 5,120,700 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
General Obligations (continued) |
Ysleta Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed): | | | |
4.25%, 8/15/56 | $ | 11,000 | $ 11,059,400 |
5.00%, 8/15/56 | | 5,000 | 5,371,250 |
| | | $ 978,311,981 |
Hospital — 11.8% |
Brevard County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Health First Obligated Group): | | | |
5.00%, 4/1/47 | $ | 10,000 | $ 10,741,500 |
5.00%, 4/1/52 | | 10,000 | 10,648,500 |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.25%, 12/1/44 | | 2,750 | 3,056,845 |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Health System), 5.00%, 8/15/51 | | 13,845 | 15,043,977 |
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (Adventist Health Energy), 5.25%, 7/1/54 | | 12,000 | 12,903,600 |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (AdventHealth Obligated Group): | | | |
3.00%, 11/15/51 | | 10,000 | 7,969,000 |
4.00%, 11/15/50 | | 7,350 | 7,209,909 |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Intermountain Healthcare): | | | |
4.00%, 5/15/52 | | 11,955 | 11,589,775 |
(SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 5/15/64(3) | | 8,000 | 8,000,000 |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Trinity Health Corp.), 5.00%, 12/1/41 | | 5,295 | 5,392,852 |
Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, VA, (Inova Health System): | | | |
4.00%, 5/15/48 | | 2,770 | 2,740,084 |
4.125%, 5/15/54 | | 14,175 | 14,076,625 |
5.00%, 5/15/51 | | 16,000 | 17,507,680 |
Geisinger Authority, PA, (Geisinger Health System): | | | |
4.00%, 6/1/41 | | 8,000 | 7,990,160 |
4.00%, 2/15/47 | | 9,105 | 8,966,513 |
Greenville Health System, SC, 5.00%, 5/1/39 | | 2,500 | 2,501,400 |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Texas Children's Hospital), 4.00%, 10/1/47 | | 10,805 | 10,551,191 |
Illinois Finance Authority, (Northwestern Memorial HealthCare), 4.00%, 7/15/47 | | 12,500 | 12,166,625 |
Illinois Finance Authority, (University of Chicago Medical Center), (LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 8/1/43(3) | | 15,000 | 15,000,000 |
Indiana Finance Authority, (Franciscan Alliance, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/41 | | 5,000 | 5,059,950 |
Lancaster County Hospital Authority, PA, (Penn State Health), 5.00%, 11/1/46 | | 10,500 | 10,994,550 |
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Hospital (continued) |
Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, PA, (Lehigh Valley Health Network), 4.00%, 7/1/49 | $ | 5,000 | $ 4,715,500 |
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Banner Health): | | | |
4.00%, 1/1/44 | | 15,000 | 15,054,150 |
Series 2019-E, 4.00%, 1/1/45 | | 8,650 | 8,666,694 |
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (MedStar Health), 5.00%, 8/15/42 | | 11,900 | 11,940,460 |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston Children's Hospital), 4.00%, 3/1/54 | | 7,000 | 6,855,590 |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Mass General Brigham, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/54 | | 5,000 | 5,430,000 |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Partners HealthCare System), 4.00%, 7/1/41 | | 8,500 | 8,519,295 |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Beaumont Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 11/1/44 | | 11,000 | 11,096,470 |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 4.00%, 11/15/50 | | 11,795 | 11,012,638 |
Michigan Finance Authority, (Trinity Health Credit Group): | | | |
4.00%, 12/1/49 | | 5,645 | 5,418,466 |
5.00%, 12/1/41 | | 5,395 | 5,687,733 |
5.00%, 12/1/45 | | 10,000 | 10,142,400 |
Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board, (HealthPartners Obligated Group), 4.00%, 1/1/49 | | 15,000 | 14,819,550 |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (BJC Health System): | | | |
4.00%, 1/1/45 | | 5,975 | 5,974,641 |
5.00%, 1/1/44 | | 6,000 | 6,003,420 |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Children's Mercy Hospital), 4.00%, 5/15/48 | | 18,120 | 17,434,883 |
Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (CoxHealth): | | | |
4.00%, 11/15/49 | | 10,750 | 10,384,070 |
5.00%, 11/15/38 | | 4,340 | 4,343,385 |
New York Dormitory Authority, (Northwell Health Obligated Group), 5.00%, 5/1/52 | | 8,090 | 8,656,543 |
Norfolk Economic Development Authority, VA, (Sentara Healthcare), 4.00%, 11/1/48 | | 1,025 | 1,011,593 |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (Novant Health Obligated Group), 4.00%, 11/1/49 | | 1,960 | 1,938,362 |
Oregon Facilities Authority, (PeaceHealth), (LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 8/1/34(3) | | 4,000 | 4,000,000 |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (UPMC), 4.00%, 11/15/42 | | 3,660 | 3,654,107 |
Salem Hospital Facility Authority, OR, (Salem Health), 5.00%, 5/15/44 | | 11,620 | 12,190,891 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Hospital (continued) |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (Anmed Health), 4.25%, 2/1/48 | $ | 7,240 | $ 7,328,690 |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.), 4.00%, 12/1/44 | | 5,520 | 5,519,006 |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (McLeod Health), 4.25%, 11/1/54 | | 14,060 | 14,027,521 |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (Prisma Health Obligated Group), (LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 5/1/48(3) | | 2,300 | 2,300,000 |
South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Sanford Health), 5.00%, 11/1/44 | | 10,000 | 10,007,500 |
Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, (WellSpan Health Obligated Group), 4.00%, 6/1/49 | | 5,000 | 4,873,600 |
St. Cloud, MN, (CentraCare Health System), 4.00%, 5/1/50(4) | | 5,000 | 4,909,800 |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Baylor Scott & White Health), 5.00%, 11/15/45 | | 8,000 | 8,112,480 |
University of Colorado Hospital Authority, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 11/15/39(3) | | 13,000 | 13,000,000 |
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority: | | | |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.00%, 4/1/48(3) | | 16,000 | 16,000,000 |
Green Bonds, 4.25%, 4/1/52 | | 3,000 | 2,987,490 |
Utah County, UT, (IHC Health Services, Inc.), 4.00%, 5/15/47 | | 8,565 | 8,304,538 |
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority, 4.00%, 7/1/54 | | 19,950 | 19,445,664 |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Seattle Children's Hospital), 4.00%, 10/1/45 | | 5,000 | 4,973,800 |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Ascension Senior Credit Group), 4.00%, 11/15/46 | | 8,600 | 8,165,356 |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc.), 4.00%, 8/15/42 | | 11,015 | 11,020,618 |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Thedacare, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/15/44 | | 5,650 | 5,653,277 |
Yuma Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), 5.25%, 8/1/49(4) | | 4,000 | 4,444,440 |
| | | $ 546,135,357 |
Housing — 3.0% |
California Community Housing Agency, (Summit at Sausalito Apartments), 3.00%, 2/1/57(6) | $ | 3,000 | $ 2,220,600 |
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, CA, (City of Orange Portfolio), Essential Housing Revenue, Social Bonds, 3.00%, 3/1/57(6) | | 25,275 | 18,875,117 |
Delaware Housing Authority, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.60%, 7/1/44 | | 2,000 | 2,054,300 |
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Housing (continued) |
Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, 3.65%, 6/1/44 | $ | 7,670 | $ 7,361,513 |
Illinois Housing Development Authority, Social Bonds, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.55%, 10/1/44 | | 4,000 | 4,073,680 |
Indiana Finance Authority, (CHF-Tippecanoe, LLC - Student Housing), 5.00%, 6/1/53 | | 2,300 | 2,397,934 |
Maryland Economic Development Corp., (Morgan State University), Student Housing Revenue, 5.75%, 7/1/53 | | 2,000 | 2,204,120 |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Merrimack College Student Housing), 5.00%, 7/1/54(6) | | 1,200 | 1,241,100 |
Missouri Housing Development Commission, SFMR: | | | |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 3.30%, 12/1/47 | | 1,281 | 1,192,398 |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 3.40%, 11/1/46 | | 2,156 | 2,050,083 |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.60%, 11/1/49 | | 995 | 1,009,786 |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), Series 2024-A, 4.45%, 11/1/44 | | 1,245 | 1,262,206 |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), Series 2024-E, 4.45%, 11/1/44 | | 12,205 | 12,373,673 |
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Social Bonds, (FHLMC), (FNMA), GNMA), 4.50%, 9/1/44 | | 16,830 | 17,140,513 |
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage Program, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.45%, 9/1/48 | | 1,490 | 1,500,177 |
New York City Housing Development Corp., NY, Sustainable Development Bonds, 2.60%, 11/1/46 | | 1,500 | 1,134,360 |
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency: | | | |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.00%, 7/1/39(4) | | 1,375 | 1,399,887 |
(FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.35%, 1/1/44(4) | | 3,200 | 3,235,616 |
Social Bonds, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 4.35%, 7/1/43 | | 2,725 | 2,760,343 |
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, SFMR: | | | |
Social Bonds, 4.75%, 10/1/49 | | 11,330 | 11,657,437 |
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/50 | | 7,335 | 7,655,173 |
Social Bonds, 5.45%, 4/1/51 | | 5,000 | 5,325,200 |
South Carolina Housing Finance and Development Authority, 4.375%, 7/1/44 | | 2,500 | 2,521,450 |
Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of Northern Texas), 6.85%, 7/1/31(7) | | 10,640 | 10,640,000 |
Utah State University, 4.00%, 4/1/48 | | 10,875 | 10,716,769 |
Virginia Housing Development Authority: | | | |
5.125%, 11/1/43 | | 2,650 | 2,813,902 |
5.25%, 11/1/48 | | 2,250 | 2,366,685 |
| | | $ 139,184,022 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Industrial Development Revenue — 1.9% |
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Constellation Energy Generation, LLC), 4.10% to 4/3/28 (Put Date), 4/1/53 | $ | 250 | $ 257,070 |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment): | | | |
(AMT), 4.375%, 10/1/45 | | 25,000 | 24,511,500 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/40 | | 41,585 | 43,172,299 |
(AMT), 6.00%, 4/1/35 | | 7,360 | 8,328,944 |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (International Paper Co.), (AMT), 4.00% to 4/1/26 (Put Date), 4/1/33 | | 10,000 | 10,101,600 |
Valparaiso, IN, (Pratt Paper IN, LLC), (AMT), 4.875%, 1/1/44(6) | | 2,000 | 2,102,460 |
| | | $ 88,473,873 |
Insured - Education — 0.2% |
Florida, (Florida State University Athletics Association), (BAM), 4.25%, 10/1/53(2) | $ | 7,725 | $ 7,754,509 |
| | | $ 7,754,509 |
Insured - Electric Utilities — 0.5% |
Brownsville, TX, Utility System Revenue, (BAM), 5.00%, 9/1/51 | $ | 1,195 | $ 1,255,622 |
Garland, TX, Electric Utility System Revenue, (AGM), 4.25%, 3/1/48 | | 1,750 | 1,766,713 |
Greenville, TX, Electric System Revenue: | | | |
(BAM), 5.00%, 2/15/41 | | 1,125 | 1,237,770 |
(BAM), 5.00%, 2/15/42 | | 200 | 219,230 |
Lower Colorado River Authority, TX, (LCRA Transmission Services Corp.): | | | |
(AGC), 5.00%, 5/15/49 | | 13,000 | 14,225,120 |
(AGM), 5.00%, 5/15/49 | | 3,500 | 3,795,505 |
| | | $ 22,499,960 |
Insured - Escrowed/Prerefunded — 0.8% |
North Texas Tollway Authority, (AGC), Prerefunded to 1/1/25, 6.20%, 1/1/42 | $ | 37,070 | $ 37,330,602 |
| | | $ 37,330,602 |
Insured - General Obligations — 1.0% |
Clark County School District, NV, (AGM), 4.25%, 6/15/41 | $ | 5,000 | $ 5,212,800 |
Generation Park Management District, TX: | | | |
(AGC), 3.50%, 9/1/43(4) | | 4,075 | 3,760,451 |
(AGC), 3.75%, 9/1/47(4) | | 4,820 | 4,510,170 |
Little Rock School District, AR, (BAM), 4.00%, 2/1/49 | | 1,835 | 1,829,385 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Insured - General Obligations (continued) |
Lumberton Municipal Utility District, TX, (AGM), 3.00%, 8/15/52 | $ | 5,045 | $ 3,903,014 |
Nassau County, NY, (AGM), 5.00%, 4/1/49 | | 10,335 | 11,067,234 |
Sienna Parks and Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, TX, (BAM), 3.75%, 9/1/48 | | 10,450 | 9,517,024 |
Waller Independent School District, TX, (BAM), 4.00%, 2/15/48 | | 7,590 | 7,351,067 |
| | | $ 47,151,145 |
Insured - Hospital — 0.5% |
Northampton County General Purpose Authority, PA, (St. Luke's University Health Network), (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/49 | $ | 12,510 | $ 13,879,345 |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc.), (BAM), 4.50%, 2/15/54 | | 3,500 | 3,506,860 |
Yuma Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Yuma Regional Medical Center), (AGC), 4.00%, 8/1/54(4) | | 3,900 | 3,813,264 |
| | | $ 21,199,469 |
Insured - Housing — 0.0%(8) |
Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, TN, (University of Tennessee), (BAM), 5.50%, 7/1/54 | $ | 1,250 | $ 1,379,088 |
| | | $ 1,379,088 |
Insured - Special Tax Revenue — 1.4% |
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, TX, (AGM), (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34 | $ | 58,155 | $ 36,738,840 |
Massachusetts, Dedicated Tax Revenue: | | | |
(NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/29 | | 11,000 | 12,300,200 |
(NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/30 | | 3,080 | 3,509,537 |
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (McCormick Place), (BAM), 4.00%, 12/15/42 | | 10,440 | 10,513,289 |
St. Clair County Board of Education, AL, (BAM), 4.125%, 2/1/49 | | 650 | 650,227 |
| | | $ 63,712,093 |
Insured - Transportation — 1.4% |
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AGM), (AMT), 4.25%, 7/1/43 | $ | 1,465 | $ 1,485,847 |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/37 | | 13,335 | 7,137,425 |
Houston, TX, Airport System Revenue, (AGM), (AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/53 | | 12,000 | 13,021,080 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Insured - Transportation (continued) |
Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, MO, (Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/49 | $ | 10,000 | $ 10,335,400 |
Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., TX, (AGM), (AMT), 4.00%, 11/1/37 | | 3,285 | 3,330,990 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, (BAM), 4.00%, 11/15/48 | | 8,000 | 7,942,720 |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (John F. Kennedy International Airport New Terminal One): | | | |
Green Bonds, (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 6/30/49 | | 8,650 | 9,031,811 |
Green Bonds, (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 6/30/54 | | 10,000 | 10,465,400 |
| | | $ 62,750,673 |
Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 2.3% |
Battery Park City Authority, NY, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/1/53 | $ | 12,000 | $ 13,298,520 |
Maryland Stadium Authority, Built to Learn Revenue, 4.00%, 6/1/47 | | 4,830 | 4,808,748 |
National Finance Authority, NH, (Centurion BioSquare, Inc.), 5.88%, 12/15/38 | | 9,185 | 9,675,663 |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Portal North Bridge), 5.25%, 11/1/47 | | 12,700 | 14,008,735 |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation Program): | | | |
4.25%, 6/15/44 | | 3,600 | 3,685,428 |
5.00%, 6/15/46 | | 6,000 | 6,601,080 |
5.00%, 6/15/50 | | 20,500 | 21,296,630 |
2019 Series AA, 5.25%, 6/15/43 | | 10,000 | 10,687,500 |
2020 Series AA, 4.00%, 6/15/50 | | 15,000 | 14,914,200 |
2022 Series CC, 5.25%, 6/15/43 | | 5,750 | 6,471,970 |
| | | $ 105,448,474 |
Nursing Home — 0.0%(8) |
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Magnolia Healthcare), 7.99%, 7/1/25 | $ | 1,145 | $ 1,147,794 |
| | | $ 1,147,794 |
Other Revenue — 3.0% |
Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, 5.25% to 10/1/30 (Put Date), 1/1/54 | $ | 11,250 | $ 12,214,125 |
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, 5.00%, 6/1/55 | | 37,890 | 35,709,052 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority, Clean Energy Project Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.50% to 11/1/30 (Put Date), 10/1/54 | | 10,270 | 11,496,238 |
Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., RI, 7.25%, 7/15/35(7) | | 250 | 100,000 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Other Revenue (continued) |
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue: | | | |
5.00% to 12/1/30 (Put Date), 5/1/54 | $ | 11,750 | $ 12,558,400 |
5.00% to 6/1/31 (Put Date), 12/1/53 | | 12,500 | 13,620,000 |
5.00% to 9/1/30 (Put Date), 9/1/53 | | 10,000 | 10,807,700 |
Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency, (Liq: Royal Bank of Canada), 4.243%, (67% of SOFR + 1.00%), 12/1/52(9) | | 12,500 | 12,536,750 |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, SC, Gas Supply Revenue, 5.25% to 8/1/31 (Put Date), 10/1/54 | | 10,750 | 11,679,337 |
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. I, Gas Supply Revenue, 6.25%, 12/15/26 | | 10,000 | 10,343,000 |
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. II, Gas Supply Revenue, 4.117%, (66% of 3 mo. SOFR + 0.863%), 9/15/27(9) | | 3,075 | 3,076,876 |
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, 5.25%, 6/1/46 | | 5,270 | 5,475,846 |
| | | $ 139,617,324 |
Senior Living/Life Care — 0.7% |
California Public Finance Authority, (Enso Village), Green Bonds, 2.375%, 11/15/28(6) | $ | 560 | $ 554,014 |
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Presbyterian Retirement Communities Obligated Group), 5.00%, 8/1/54 | | 4,930 | 5,208,249 |
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, FL, (Green Cay Life Plan Village), 11.50%, 7/1/27(6) | | 5,570 | 7,040,758 |
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, (Seafields Kiawah Island Project), 5.25%, 11/15/28 | | 10,000 | 10,056,500 |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (MRC Stevenson Oaks): | | | |
6.625%, 11/15/41 | | 730 | 723,664 |
6.875%, 11/15/55 | | 200 | 194,850 |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, (Trinity Terrace), 5.00%, 10/1/49 | | 1,800 | 1,928,754 |
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Three Pillars Senior Living Communities), 4.20%, 8/15/28 | | 4,000 | 4,033,960 |
| | | $ 29,740,749 |
Special Tax Revenue — 8.8% |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Sales and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue: | | | |
Green Bonds, 4.00%, 11/1/46 | $ | 11,825 | $ 11,861,185 |
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/1/41 | | 13,840 | 14,311,667 |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, TX, Sales Tax Revenue: | | | |
3.00%, 12/1/47 | | 7,825 | 6,478,239 |
4.00%, 12/1/51 | | 3,485 | 3,410,177 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Special Tax Revenue (continued) |
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, VA, 5.00%, 7/1/48 | $ | 10,790 | $ 11,266,271 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 7/1/48 | | 5,405 | 5,401,162 |
4.00%, 7/1/51 | | 12,310 | 12,169,789 |
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (McCormick Place Expansion): | | | |
4.00%, 6/15/50 | | 12,060 | 11,521,400 |
5.00%, 6/15/50 | | 4,465 | 4,649,672 |
5.00%, 6/15/53 | | 3,500 | 3,797,570 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Green Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/51 | | 5,000 | 4,934,550 |
Michigan Trunk Line Fund: | | | |
4.00%, 11/15/45 | | 9,925 | 9,954,378 |
5.00%, 11/15/46 | | 18,000 | 20,114,820 |
New River Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements): | | | |
5.00%, 5/1/13(10) | | 230 | 0 |
5.35%, 5/1/38(10) | | 80 | 0 |
5.75%, 5/1/38 | | 310 | 312,784 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 5/1/45 | | 10,000 | 10,030,100 |
4.00%, 8/1/48 | | 5,705 | 5,698,668 |
5.00%, 11/1/39 | | 9,000 | 10,382,940 |
5.00%, 11/1/40 | | 4,500 | 5,146,470 |
5.00%, 5/1/42(4) | | 10,000 | 11,304,300 |
5.00%, 11/1/46(2) | | 13,000 | 14,166,490 |
5.00%, 5/1/53 | | 10,000 | 10,831,300 |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.05%, 8/1/39(3) | | 12,000 | 12,000,000 |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.05%, 8/1/42(3) | | 10,000 | 10,000,000 |
New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 2/15/47 | | 15,020 | 14,913,809 |
5.25%, 3/15/52 | | 5,000 | 5,604,250 |
New York Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 3/15/49 | | 5,000 | 4,949,050 |
5.00%, 3/15/39 | | 10,000 | 10,654,300 |
New York State Thruway Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 3/15/44 | | 5,000 | 5,032,350 |
New York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 3/15/49 | | 25,000 | 27,204,000 |
Green Bonds, 4.00%, 3/15/50 | | 16,825 | 16,603,415 |
New York State Urban Development Corp., Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 3/15/49 | | 10,000 | 10,975,300 |
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Special Tax Revenue (continued) |
Pasco County, FL, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/49 | $ | 9,245 | $ 10,177,173 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 12/1/51 | | 5,000 | 4,924,800 |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.: | | | |
0.00%, 7/1/46 | | 19,385 | 6,578,881 |
5.00%, 7/1/58 | | 38,291 | 38,687,312 |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 6/1/47 | | 13,000 | 14,420,900 |
Southern Hills Plantation I Community Development District, FL: | | | |
Series A1, 5.80%, 5/1/35 | | 355 | 341,524 |
Series A2, 5.80%, 5/1/35 | | 295 | 205,774 |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, 6.20%, 5/1/35 | | 1,532 | 704,558 |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, Payroll Mobility Tax: | | | |
Series 2021A, 5.00%, 5/15/51 | | 6,500 | 6,975,475 |
Green Bonds, 5.25%, 5/15/47 | | 8,065 | 8,988,926 |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, Sales Tax Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 5/15/48 | | 5,000 | 4,983,650 |
5.00%, 5/15/54 | | 5,000 | 5,478,050 |
| | | $ 408,147,429 |
Student Loan — 0.0%(8) |
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Series 2015-1A, (AMT), 4.00%, 12/1/28 | $ | 1,730 | $ 1,728,253 |
| | | $ 1,728,253 |
Transportation — 21.2% |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, (Pittsburgh International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/51 | $ | 12,775 | $ 13,330,840 |
Atlanta, GA, Airport Revenue: | | | |
(AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/49 | | 5,000 | 5,500,300 |
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/44 | | 7,000 | 7,793,170 |
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/49 | | 17,000 | 18,809,140 |
Green Bonds, (AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/41 | | 5,820 | 6,484,178 |
Austin, TX, Airport System Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 11/15/38 | | 6,175 | 6,545,994 |
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, (San Francisco Bay Area), (LOC: Barclays Bank PLC), 3.40%, 4/1/55(3) | | 11,465 | 11,465,000 |
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, CA, (AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/42 | | 3,000 | 3,365,340 |
Charleston County Airport District, SC, 5.25%, 7/1/54(4) | | 4,000 | 4,459,640 |
Charlotte, NC, (Charlotte Douglas International Airport), 5.00%, 7/1/48(2) | | 4,000 | 4,406,080 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Transportation (continued) |
Chicago, IL, (Midway International Airport): | | | |
5.00%, 1/1/41 | $ | 6,000 | $ 6,077,220 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/39 | | 4,000 | 4,317,960 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/40 | | 4,000 | 4,293,000 |
Chicago, IL, (O'Hare International Airport): | | | |
4.00%, 1/1/44 | | 9,500 | 9,429,320 |
5.00%, 1/1/48 | | 16,160 | 17,719,925 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/34 | | 12,500 | 12,531,625 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/47 | | 22,085 | 22,435,489 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 1/1/53 | | 14,370 | 14,703,959 |
(AMT), 5.25%, 1/1/53 | | 11,500 | 12,168,035 |
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport): | | | |
4.00%, 11/1/45 | | 10,000 | 9,975,600 |
4.00%, 11/1/49 | | 6,900 | 6,835,278 |
Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 5.00%, 1/1/40 | | 5,000 | 5,020,050 |
Denver City and County, CO, Airport System Revenue: | | | |
(AMT), 4.00%, 12/1/43 | | 5,000 | 4,874,800 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/35 | | 5,000 | 5,264,650 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/38 | | 10,000 | 10,456,400 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 11/15/42 | | 9,575 | 10,255,878 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 11/15/53 | | 5,835 | 6,172,555 |
Harris County, TX, Toll Road Revenue, 5.25%, 8/15/49 | | 5,000 | 5,605,150 |
Hawaii, Airports System Revenue: | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/43 | | 3,900 | 4,017,741 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/45 | | 13,705 | 13,773,388 |
Illinois Toll Highway Authority, 5.25%, 1/1/43 | | 16,835 | 19,104,526 |
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, IN, (Indianapolis Airport Authority), (AMT), 5.25%, 1/1/40 | | 5,000 | 5,464,600 |
Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, MO, (Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization): | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/38 | | 13,500 | 14,098,050 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/46 | | 6,965 | 7,217,063 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/54 | | 4,835 | 4,994,458 |
Lee County, FL, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/46 | | 6,775 | 7,102,910 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, (Los Angeles International Airport): | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 5/15/46 | | 19,935 | 21,254,498 |
Green Bonds, (AMT), 5.00%, 5/15/47 | | 17,855 | 18,997,363 |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Public-Private Partnership), (AMT), 5.50%, 9/1/59 | | 10,625 | 11,654,138 |
Massachusetts Port Authority, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/43 | | 8,000 | 8,110,240 |
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Transportation (continued) |
Massachusetts, (Rail Enhancement and Accelerated Bridge Program), 5.00%, 6/1/47 | $ | 18,000 | $ 18,620,640 |
Massachusetts, (Rail Enhancement Program), Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/53(2) | | 16,500 | 18,099,345 |
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, TN, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/49 | | 10,500 | 10,946,355 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY: | | | |
(LOC: Barclays Bank PLC), 4.15%, 11/15/50(3) | | 19,500 | 19,500,000 |
Green Bonds, 4.75%, 11/15/45 | | 3,050 | 3,162,850 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, D.C., (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/44 | | 15,750 | 16,409,767 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, MN: | | | |
4.00%, 1/1/54 | | 5,000 | 4,945,650 |
5.00%, 1/1/52 | | 11,000 | 11,992,200 |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority: | | | |
4.50%, 1/1/48 | | 8,000 | 8,324,880 |
5.25%, 1/1/49 | | 5,000 | 5,695,250 |
New York State Thruway Authority, 4.00%, 1/1/44 | | 10,000 | 10,024,300 |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (John F. Kennedy International Airport New Terminal One): | | | |
Green Bonds, (AMT), 5.50%, 6/30/54 | | 6,750 | 7,266,713 |
Green Bonds, (AMT), 6.00%, 6/30/54 | | 5,765 | 6,303,739 |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/46 | | 35,865 | 35,865,359 |
New York Transportation Development Corp., (Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/29 | | 10,000 | 10,772,400 |
North Texas Tollway Authority: | | | |
4.125%, 1/1/39 | | 10,215 | 10,603,783 |
5.00%, 1/1/48 | | 10,000 | 10,167,000 |
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, 5.50%, 1/1/53 | | 12,500 | 13,912,500 |
Oregon Department of Transportation, 4.00%, 11/15/42 | | 9,380 | 9,560,377 |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (PennDOT Major Bridges Package One): | | | |
(AMT), 5.25%, 6/30/53 | | 21,630 | 22,888,866 |
(AMT), 5.75%, 6/30/48 | | 2,030 | 2,265,297 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission: | | | |
4.25%, 12/1/44 | | 3,000 | 3,078,720 |
5.00%, 12/1/46 | | 5,000 | 5,096,600 |
5.00%, 12/1/48 | | 10,000 | 11,072,500 |
Philadelphia, PA, Airport Revenue, (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/47 | | 4,595 | 4,683,316 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., AZ, Airport Revenue: | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/42 | | 6,250 | 6,408,125 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/49 | | 10,400 | 10,745,280 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Transportation (continued) |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: | | | |
5.00%, 9/1/36(4) | $ | 9,000 | $ 10,658,070 |
5.00%, 9/1/37(4) | | 6,000 | 7,082,700 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/44 | | 4,500 | 4,876,155 |
Series 213, 5.00%, 9/1/38 | | 6,130 | 6,646,943 |
Series 245, 5.00%, 9/1/38(4) | | 2,500 | 2,934,125 |
Port of Portland, OR, (Portland International Airport): | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/44 | | 8,000 | 8,294,880 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/45 | | 12,260 | 12,782,889 |
Green Bonds, (AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/43 | | 17,000 | 18,791,290 |
Port of Seattle, WA: | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 5/1/43 | | 11,595 | 11,873,280 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 4/1/44 | | 9,870 | 10,234,302 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 8/1/46 | | 11,915 | 12,586,291 |
Sacramento County, CA, Airport System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 7/1/37(4) | | 5,850 | 6,907,739 |
5.25%, 7/1/54(4) | | 4,000 | 4,511,520 |
Salt Lake City, UT, (Salt Lake City International Airport): | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/42 | | 17,330 | 17,745,747 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/43 | | 3,165 | 3,260,551 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/46 | | 15,975 | 16,819,119 |
(AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/47 | | 6,500 | 6,624,930 |
(AMT), 5.25%, 7/1/48 | | 16,260 | 16,854,466 |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, CA, (San Diego International Airport), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/48 | | 15,000 | 16,103,700 |
San Francisco City and County Airport Commission, CA, (San Francisco International Airport): | | | |
(AMT), 5.00%, 5/1/49 | | 5,000 | 5,177,700 |
(AMT), 5.50%, 5/1/43 | | 7,200 | 8,133,480 |
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Project), (AMT), 5.50%, 12/31/58 | | 9,940 | 10,934,497 |
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY: | | | |
4.00%, 11/15/54 | | 16,500 | 16,205,475 |
5.00%, 11/15/40 | | 7,000 | 8,080,520 |
5.00%, 11/15/41 | | 5,000 | 5,735,550 |
5.00%, 11/15/42 | | 3,000 | 3,420,030 |
5.00%, 11/15/43 | | 3,230 | 3,660,171 |
(LOC: Barclays Bank PLC), 4.15%, 1/1/32(3) | | 10,030 | 10,030,000 |
(LOC: TD Bank, N.A.), 3.80%, 1/1/32(3) | | 12,500 | 12,500,000 |
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, (95 Express Lanes, LLC): | | | |
(AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/39 | | 9,070 | 8,929,778 |
(AMT), 4.00%, 1/1/48 | | 5,565 | 5,208,506 |
| | | $ 978,101,767 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Water and Sewer — 8.0% |
Austin, TX, Water and Wastewater System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 11/15/47 | $ | 4,000 | $ 4,374,880 |
5.00%, 11/15/49 | | 5,250 | 5,812,380 |
Charleston, SC, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue: | | | |
5.00%, 1/1/42(4) | | 2,500 | 2,888,025 |
5.00%, 1/1/45(4) | | 3,000 | 3,423,330 |
Series 2022, 5.00%, 1/1/47 | | 5,000 | 5,515,850 |
Series 2024-A, 5.00%, 1/1/47(4) | | 2,500 | 2,833,700 |
Corpus Christi, TX, Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 7/15/48 | | 4,530 | 4,429,570 |
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 4.00%, 10/1/51 | | 10,935 | 10,845,770 |
Dorchester County, SC, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/54(4) | | 7,500 | 8,285,325 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Water & Sewer Revenue, 5.50%, 9/1/48 | | 11,000 | 12,613,810 |
Gilbert Water Resources Municipal Property Corp., AZ, Green Bonds, 4.00%, 7/15/47 | | 3,000 | 3,012,180 |
Greenville County Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict, SC, 4.00%, 6/1/54 | | 2,430 | 2,411,702 |
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA, 5.00%, 7/1/54 | | 11,000 | 12,166,990 |
Houston, TX, Combined Utility System Revenue, 5.25%, 11/15/49 | | 8,000 | 9,009,840 |
JEA, FL, Water and Sewer System Revenue, 5.25%, 10/1/49 | | 7,800 | 8,731,164 |
Johnston County, NC, Water and Sewer System Revenue: | | | |
4.00%, 4/1/54 | | 1,835 | 1,840,248 |
5.00%, 4/1/49 | | 5,000 | 5,554,850 |
Kansas City, MO, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 4.00%, 1/1/48 | | 4,000 | 3,982,800 |
Kansas Development Finance Authority, 5.00%, 5/1/38(4) | | 15,595 | 18,241,784 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System): | | | |
4.00%, 6/15/49 | | 10,000 | 9,852,200 |
4.00%, 6/15/54(4) | | 5,500 | 5,454,790 |
5.00%, 6/15/47(2) | | 8,000 | 8,771,600 |
5.00%, 6/15/50 | | 5,000 | 5,313,300 |
5.25%, 6/15/47 | | 20,000 | 22,549,200 |
5.25%, 6/15/48 | | 13,500 | 15,170,220 |
5.25%, 6/15/53(4) | | 12,300 | 13,826,184 |
(SPA: Barclays Bank PLC), 4.15%, 6/15/50(3) | | 11,500 | 11,500,000 |
(SPA: Barclays Bank PLC), 4.15%, 6/15/53(3) | | 10,000 | 10,000,000 |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.05%, 6/15/43(3) | | 10,000 | 10,000,000 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Water and Sewer (continued) |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, (Water and Sewer System): (continued) | | | |
(SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 4.05%, 6/15/44(3) | $ | 10,000 | $ 10,000,000 |
Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority, FL, 4.00%, 10/1/54(4) | | 6,000 | 5,903,520 |
Philadelphia, PA, Water and Wastewater Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/43 | | 5,000 | 5,279,350 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., AZ, Wastewater System Revenue, 5.25%, 7/1/47 | | 17,200 | 19,410,028 |
San Mateo-Foster City Public Financing Authority, CA, (Clean Water Program), 5.00%, 8/1/49 | | 9,000 | 9,646,470 |
Santa Clara Valley Water District, CA, 5.00%, 6/1/43 | | 5,385 | 6,233,245 |
Sarasota County, FL, Utility System Revenue, 5.25%, 10/1/52 | | 15,000 | 16,639,050 |
Seattle, WA, Water System Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/52 | | 8,610 | 9,371,727 |
Tacoma, WA, Sewer Revenue, 4.00%, 12/1/48 | | 4,315 | 4,320,221 |
Tarrant Regional Water District, TX, Water Revenue, 4.00%, 3/1/54 | | 10,000 | 9,773,600 |
Texas Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/41(4) | | 4,000 | 4,116,600 |
Tualatin Valley Water District, OR: | | | |
5.00%, 6/1/48 | | 3,400 | 3,781,310 |
5.00%, 6/1/49 | | 4,120 | 4,573,035 |
Washington Suburban Sanitary District, MD, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 4.15%, 6/1/27(3) | | 13,850 | 13,850,000 |
Westminster, CO, Water and Wastewater Utility Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/54 | | 7,500 | 8,317,125 |
| | | $ 369,626,973 |
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations (identified cost $4,472,828,289) | | | $4,646,197,222 |
Taxable Municipal Obligations — 4.1% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Cogeneration — 0.0%(8) |
Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Northampton Generating), 5.00%, 6/30/27(5) | $ | 8,071 | $ 1,452,793 |
| | | $ 1,452,793 |
Education — 0.0%(8) |
San Antonio Education Facilities Corp., TX, (University of the Incarnate Word), 3.15%, 4/1/37 | $ | 1,750 | $ 1,406,545 |
| | | $ 1,406,545 |
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Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
General Obligations — 0.1% |
Puerto Rico, GO Contingent Value Instrument, 0.00%, 11/1/43 | $ | 6,667 | $ 4,300,450 |
| | | $ 4,300,450 |
Hospital — 0.8% |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Loma Linda University Medical Center), 6.00%, 12/1/24 | $ | 34,250 | $ 34,239,725 |
| | | $ 34,239,725 |
Housing — 0.9% |
Maine Housing Authority, (SPA: Barclays Bank PLC), 4.86%, 11/15/52(1) | $ | 20,000 | $ 20,000,000 |
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 4.88%, 1/1/47(1) | | 22,420 | 22,420,000 |
| | | $ 42,420,000 |
Insured - Transportation — 1.0% |
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, CA: | | | |
(AGM), 0.00%, 10/1/43 | $ | 14,295 | $ 4,840,859 |
(AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/1/26 | | 14,395 | 13,239,513 |
(AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/1/27 | | 22,355 | 19,710,180 |
(AMBAC), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 10/1/26 | | 8,105 | 7,519,414 |
| | | $ 45,309,966 |
Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 0.0%(8) |
National Finance Authority, NH, (Centurion BioSquare, Inc.), 9.58%, 12/15/38 | $ | 615 | $ 632,042 |
National Finance Authority, NH, (Centurion Foundation), 11.00%, 12/15/38 | | 300 | 307,860 |
| | | $ 939,902 |
Other Revenue — 0.5% |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, 3.714%, 6/1/41 | $ | 28,000 | $ 22,324,680 |
| | | $ 22,324,680 |
Transportation — 0.4% |
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, 4.094%, 1/15/49 | $ | 20,856 | $ 18,147,223 |
| | | $ 18,147,223 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Water and Sewer — 0.4% |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, (SPA: TD Bank, N.A.), 4.85%, 7/1/37(1) | $ | 20,000 | $ 20,000,000 |
| | | $ 20,000,000 |
Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (identified cost $196,290,111) | | | $ 190,541,284 |
Total Investments — 105.6% (identified cost $4,710,075,004) | | | $4,878,588,231 |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.6)% | | | $ (260,390,570) |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $4,618,197,661 |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
(1) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the lesser of 5 business days or 7 calendar days. The stated interest rate, which generally resets weekly, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(2) | Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1H). |
(3) | Variable rate demand obligation that may be tendered at par on any day for payment the same or next business day. The stated interest rate, which generally resets daily, is determined by the remarketing agent and represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(4) | When-issued security. |
(5) | Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion. |
(6) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2024, the aggregate value of these securities is $32,034,049 or 0.7% of the Fund's net assets. |
(7) | Security is in default and making only partial interest payments. |
(8) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
(9) | Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at September 30, 2024. |
(10) | Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments or has declared bankruptcy and is non-income producing. |
At September 30, 2024, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states and territories, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows: |
New York | 18.2% |
Texas | 14.7% |
California | 10.2% |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | 61.6% |
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The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. At September 30, 2024, 6.3% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.8% to 2.6% of total investments. |
Abbreviations: |
AGC | – Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | – Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMBAC | – AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. |
AMT | – Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. |
BAM | – Build America Mutual Assurance Co. |
FHLMC | – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
FNMA | – Federal National Mortgage Association |
GNMA | – Government National Mortgage Association |
Liq | – Liquidity Provider |
LOC | – Letter of Credit |
NPFG | – National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. |
PSF | – Permanent School Fund |
SFMR | – Single Family Mortgage Revenue |
SOFR | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SPA | – Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
| September 30, 2024 |
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Assets | | |
Investments: | | |
Identified cost | $196,121,945 | $4,710,075,004 |
Unrealized appreciation | 9,716,004 | 168,513,227 |
Investments, at value | $205,837,949 | $4,878,588,231 |
Cash | $731,733 | $544,582 |
Interest receivable | 2,186,957 | 51,900,270 |
Receivable for investments sold | 2,675,304 | 46,724,691 |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 239,760 | 7,114,029 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 112,141 | 424,232 |
Total assets | $211,783,844 | $4,985,296,035 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for floating rate notes issued | $4,008,780 | $62,007,658 |
Payable for when-issued securities | 6,339,420 | 277,234,414 |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 302,013 | 22,275,062 |
Distributions payable | 94,153 | 1,927,473 |
Payable to affiliates: | | |
Investment adviser fee | 70,809 | 1,185,516 |
Distribution and service fees | 23,316 | 280,159 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 112,141 | 424,232 |
Interest expense and fees payable | 51,317 | 593,755 |
Accrued expenses | 179,702 | 1,170,105 |
Total liabilities | $11,181,651 | $367,098,374 |
Net Assets | $200,602,193 | $4,618,197,661 |
Sources of Net Assets | | |
Paid-in capital | $240,338,415 | $4,883,239,003 |
Accumulated loss | (39,736,222) | (265,041,342) |
Net Assets | $200,602,193 | $4,618,197,661 |
Class A Shares | | |
Net Assets | $104,232,772 | $1,198,847,496 |
Shares Outstanding | 12,623,704 | 127,312,944 |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $8.26 | $9.42 |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (100 ÷ 96.75 of net asset value per share) | $8.54 | $9.74 |
Class C Shares | | |
Net Assets | $2,565,439 | $42,141,232 |
Shares Outstanding | 312,547 | 4,475,796 |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share* (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $8.21 | $9.42 |
Class I Shares | | |
Net Assets | $93,803,982 | $3,377,208,933 |
Shares Outstanding | 10,403,791 | 358,700,784 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $9.02 | $9.42 |
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. |
* | Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
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| Year Ended September 30, 2024 |
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Investment Income | | |
Interest income | $9,731,821 | $186,141,322 |
Total investment income | $9,731,821 | $186,141,322 |
Expenses | | |
Investment adviser fee | $921,632 | $13,359,012 |
Distribution and service fees: | | |
Class A | 262,706 | 2,933,263 |
Class C | 30,403 | 443,244 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 14,045 | 108,500 |
Custodian fee | 59,307 | 716,783 |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | 69,933 | 1,566,694 |
Legal and accounting services | 86,381 | 263,462 |
Printing and postage | 7,574 | 134,248 |
Registration fees | 62,282 | 290,530 |
Interest expense and fees | 192,793 | 2,253,425 |
Miscellaneous | 66,360 | 278,201 |
Total expenses | $1,773,416 | $22,347,362 |
Net investment income | $7,958,405 | $163,793,960 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss): | | |
Investment transactions | $249,913 | $(5,878,476) |
Futures contracts | — | 1,196,126 |
Net realized gain (loss) | $249,913 | $(4,682,350) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | | |
Investments | $16,717,804 | $292,497,578 |
Futures contracts | — | (4,363,160) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $16,717,804 | $288,134,418 |
Net realized and unrealized gain | $16,967,717 | $283,452,068 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $24,926,122 | $447,246,028 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended September 30, 2024 |
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
From operations: | | |
Net investment income | $7,958,405 | $163,793,960 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 249,913 | (4,682,350) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 16,717,804 | 288,134,418 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $24,926,122 | $447,246,028 |
Distributions to shareholders: | | |
Class A | $(3,783,054) | $(44,667,007) |
Class C | (86,620) | (1,354,682) |
Class I | (4,009,714) | (118,137,744) |
Total distributions to shareholders | $(7,879,388) | $(164,159,433) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest: | | |
Class A | $(4,761,576) | $(11,782,201) |
Class C | (938,223) | (6,744,532) |
Class I | (31,185,537) | 670,507,014 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | $(36,885,336) | $651,980,281 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | $(19,838,602) | $935,066,876 |
Net Assets | | |
At beginning of year | $220,440,795 | $3,683,130,785 |
At end of year | $200,602,193 | $4,618,197,661 |
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| Year Ended September 30, 2023 |
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
From operations: | | |
Net investment income | $8,754,263 | $133,637,938 |
Net realized loss | (5,868,207) | (49,314,855) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,277,150 | 4,443,142 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $4,163,206 | $88,766,225 |
Distributions to shareholders: | | |
Class A | $(3,899,645) | $(43,200,549) |
Class C | (114,999) | (1,519,512) |
Class I | (4,682,937) | (86,466,621) |
Total distributions to shareholders | $(8,697,581) | $(131,186,682) |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest: | | |
Class A | $(11,277,440) | $(49,788,169) |
Class C | (1,635,102) | (10,052,301) |
Class I | (418,520) | 658,700,475 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | $(13,331,062) | $598,860,005 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | $(17,865,437) | $556,439,548 |
Net Assets | | |
At beginning of year | $238,306,232 | $3,126,691,237 |
At end of year | $220,440,795 | $3,683,130,785 |
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| AMT-Free Fund — Class A |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $7.62 | $7.79 | $9.29 | $9.25 | $9.25 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.29 | $0.28 | $0.23 | $0.24 | $0.28 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.64 | (0.17) | (1.50) | 0.05 | 0.01(2) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $0.93 | $0.11 | $(1.27) | $0.29 | $0.29 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.29) | $(0.28) | $(0.23) | $(0.25) | $(0.29) |
Total distributions | $(0.29) | $(0.28) | $(0.23) | $(0.25) | $(0.29) |
Net asset value — End of year | $8.26 | $7.62 | $7.79 | $9.29 | $9.25 |
Total Return(3) | 12.36% | 1.29% | (13.85)% | 3.14% | 3.12% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $104,233 | $100,835 | $113,933 | $157,981 | $158,729 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4) | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 0.86% | 0.83% | 0.79% | 0.76% | 0.78% |
Interest and fee expense(5) | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.14% |
Total expenses | 0.95% | 1.00% | 0.86% | 0.80% | 0.92% |
Net expenses | 0.95% | 1.00% | 0.86% | 0.80% | 0.92% |
Net investment income | 3.64% | 3.50% | 2.61% | 2.53% | 2.97% |
Portfolio Turnover | 74% | 53% | 60% | 32% | 58% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of Fund share transactions and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(4) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(5) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H). |
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| AMT-Free Fund — Class C |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $7.58 | $7.74 | $9.24 | $9.20 | $9.20 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.23 | $0.22 | $0.16 | $0.17 | $0.21 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.63 | (0.16) | (1.49) | 0.05 | 0.01(2) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $0.86 | $0.06 | $(1.33) | $0.22 | $0.22 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.23) | $(0.22) | $(0.17) | $(0.18) | $(0.22) |
Total distributions | $(0.23) | $(0.22) | $(0.17) | $(0.18) | $(0.22) |
Net asset value — End of year | $8.21 | $7.58 | $7.74 | $9.24 | $9.20 |
Total Return(3) | 11.58% | 0.51% | (14.59)% | 2.38% | 2.36% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $2,565 | $3,258 | $4,906 | $9,017 | $15,094 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4) | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 1.61% | 1.58% | 1.54% | 1.51% | 1.53% |
Interest and fee expense(5) | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.14% |
Total expenses | 1.70% | 1.75% | 1.61% | 1.55% | 1.67% |
Net expenses | 1.70% | 1.75% | 1.61% | 1.55% | 1.67% |
Net investment income | 2.89% | 2.74% | 1.83% | 1.80% | 2.23% |
Portfolio Turnover | 74% | 53% | 60% | 32% | 58% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of Fund share transactions and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(4) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(5) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H). |
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Municipal Income Funds
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| AMT-Free Fund — Class I |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $8.32 | $8.50 | $10.15 | $10.11 | $10.10 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.34 | $0.33 | $0.27 | $0.28 | $0.33 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.70 | (0.18) | (1.64) | 0.06 | 0.02(2) |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.04 | $0.15 | $(1.37) | $0.34 | $0.35 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.34) | $(0.33) | $(0.28) | $(0.30) | $(0.34) |
Total distributions | $(0.34) | $(0.33) | $(0.28) | $(0.30) | $(0.34) |
Net asset value — End of year | $9.02 | $8.32 | $8.50 | $10.15 | $10.11 |
Total Return(3) | 12.66% | 1.49% | (13.64)% | 3.36% | 3.48% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $93,804 | $116,348 | $119,467 | $184,002 | $168,113 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4) | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.54% | 0.51% | 0.53% |
Interest and fee expense(5) | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.14% |
Total expenses | 0.70% | 0.75% | 0.61% | 0.55% | 0.67% |
Net expenses | 0.70% | 0.75% | 0.61% | 0.55% | 0.67% |
Net investment income | 3.89% | 3.75% | 2.84% | 2.77% | 3.21% |
Portfolio Turnover | 74% | 53% | 60% | 32% | 58% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of Fund share transactions and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(4) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(5) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H). |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
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| National Fund — Class A |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $8.75 | $8.78 | $10.31 | $10.24 | $10.14 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.35 | $0.34 | $0.23 | $0.23 | $0.26 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.67 | (0.04) | (1.51) | 0.08 | 0.12 |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.02 | $0.30 | $(1.28) | $0.31 | $0.38 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.35) | $(0.33) | $(0.25) | $(0.24) | $(0.28) |
Total distributions | $(0.35) | $(0.33) | $(0.25) | $(0.24) | $(0.28) |
Net asset value — End of year | $9.42 | $8.75 | $8.78 | $10.31 | $10.24 |
Total Return(2) | 11.82% | 3.38% | (12.62)% | 2.99% | 3.84% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $1,198,847 | $1,126,345 | $1,179,909 | $1,558,418 | $1,620,505 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3) | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 0.66% | 0.67% | 0.64% | 0.61% | 0.64% |
Interest and fee expense(4) | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.05% |
Total expenses | 0.71% | 0.75% | 0.67% | 0.63% | 0.69% |
Net expenses | 0.71% | 0.75% | 0.67% | 0.63% | 0.69% |
Net investment income | 3.80% | 3.73% | 2.30% | 2.15% | 2.61% |
Portfolio Turnover | 82% | 86% | 151% | 56% | 105% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(4) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H). |
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| National Fund — Class C |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $8.75 | $8.78 | $10.31 | $10.24 | $10.14 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.14 | $0.15 | $0.19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.67 | (0.04) | (1.50) | 0.08 | 0.12 |
Total income (loss) from operations | $0.95 | $0.24 | $(1.36) | $0.23 | $0.31 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.28) | $(0.27) | $(0.17) | $(0.16) | $(0.21) |
Total distributions | $(0.28) | $(0.27) | $(0.17) | $(0.16) | $(0.21) |
Net asset value — End of year | $9.42 | $8.75 | $8.78 | $10.31 | $10.24 |
Total Return(2) | 10.99% | 2.60% | (13.28)% | 2.22% | 3.08% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $42,141 | $45,670 | $55,558 | $94,851 | $131,330 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3) | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 1.41% | 1.42% | 1.39% | 1.36% | 1.39% |
Interest and fee expense(4) | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.05% |
Total expenses | 1.46% | 1.50% | 1.42% | 1.38% | 1.44% |
Net expenses | 1.46% | 1.50% | 1.42% | 1.38% | 1.44% |
Net investment income | 3.05% | 2.98% | 1.52% | 1.41% | 1.87% |
Portfolio Turnover | 82% | 86% | 151% | 56% | 105% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
(3) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(4) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H). |
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| National Fund — Class I |
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | $8.75 | $8.78 | $10.31 | $10.24 | $10.14 |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | $0.37 | $0.37 | $0.25 | $0.25 | $0.29 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.67 | (0.04) | (1.51) | 0.08 | 0.12 |
Total income (loss) from operations | $1.04 | $0.33 | $(1.26) | $0.33 | $0.41 |
Less Distributions | | | | | |
From net investment income | $(0.37) | $(0.36) | $(0.27) | $(0.26) | $(0.31) |
Total distributions | $(0.37) | $(0.36) | $(0.27) | $(0.26) | $(0.31) |
Net asset value — End of year | $9.42 | $8.75 | $8.78 | $10.31 | $10.24 |
Total Return(2) | 12.10% | 3.64% | (12.40)% | 3.24% | 4.10% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $3,377,209 | $2,511,115 | $1,891,224 | $2,347,177 | $1,797,038 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3) | | | | | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.39% |
Interest and fee expense(4) | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.05% |
Total expenses | 0.46% | 0.50% | 0.42% | 0.38% | 0.44% |
Net expenses | 0.46% | 0.50% | 0.42% | 0.38% | 0.44% |
Net investment income | 4.04% | 3.98% | 2.55% | 2.39% | 2.85% |
Portfolio Turnover | 82% | 86% | 151% | 56% | 105% |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(3) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(4) | Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H). |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (AMT-Free Fund) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (National Fund) (each individually referred to as the Fund, and collectively, the Funds) are a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Eaton Vance Municipals Trust, respectively (collectively, the Trusts). The Trusts are Massachusetts business trusts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as open-end management investment companies. Each Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Funds offer three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective November 5, 2020, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation—The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Fair Valuation. In connection with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, the Trustees have designated a Fund’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that a Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions and Related Income—Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
C Federal Taxes—Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in non-taxable municipal securities, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by each Fund, as exempt-interest dividends. For National Fund, the portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, may be considered a tax preference item to shareholders.
As of September 30, 2024, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
D Expenses—The majority of expenses of the Trusts are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
E Legal Fees— Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
F Use of Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
G Indemnifications—Under each Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as a Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, each Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.
H Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held—The Funds may invest in residual interest bonds, also referred to as inverse floating rate securities, whereby a Fund may sell a variable or fixed rate bond for cash to a Special-Purpose Vehicle (the SPV), (which is generally organized as a trust), while at the same time, buying a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of the SPV. The bond is deposited into the SPV with the same CUSIP number as the bond sold to the SPV by the Fund, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Fund (the Bond). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (Floating Rate Notes) which are sold to third-parties. The residual interest bond held by a Fund gives the Fund the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to generally tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the Bond held by the SPV transferred to the Fund, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Fund exercise such right, it would generally pay the SPV the par amount due on the Floating Rate Notes and exchange the residual interest bond for the underlying Bond. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities, the Funds account for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Bond in their Portfolio of Investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in their Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the SPV for redemption at par at each reset date. Accordingly, the fair value of the payable for floating rate notes issued approximates its carrying value. If measured at fair value, the payable for floating rate notes would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at September 30, 2024. Interest expense related to a Fund’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The SPV may be terminated by the Fund, as noted above, or by the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the trust agreement, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying Bond, bankruptcy of or payment failure by the issuer of the underlying Bond, the inability to remarket Floating Rate Notes that have been tendered due to insufficient buyers in the market, or the failure by the SPV to obtain renewal of the liquidity agreement under which liquidity support is provided for the Floating Rate Notes up to one year. At September 30, 2024, the amounts of the Funds’ Floating Rate Notes and related interest rates and collateral were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Floating Rate Notes Outstanding | $4,008,780 | $62,007,658 |
Interest Rate or Range of Interest Rates (%) | 3.18 | 3.15 - 3.19 |
Collateral for Floating Rate Notes Outstanding | $5,486,670 | $86,191,225 |
For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Funds’ average settled Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the average interest rate including fees were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Average Floating Rate Notes Outstanding | $4,686,475 | $56,207,500 |
Average Interest Rate | 4.11% | 4.01% |
In certain circumstances, the Funds may enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements with brokers by which a Fund agrees to reimburse the broker for the difference between the liquidation value of the Bond held by the SPV and the liquidation value of the Floating Rate Notes, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The Funds had no shortfalls as of September 30, 2024.
The Funds may also purchase residual interest bonds in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. Such transactions are not required to be treated as secured borrowings. Shortfall agreements, if any, related to residual interest bonds purchased in a secondary market transaction are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The Funds' investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in residual interest bonds. Such bonds typically offer the potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality and maturity. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising long-term interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates decline. The value and income of residual interest bonds are generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. The Funds' investment policies do not allow the Funds to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds began operating under Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which, among other things, governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. As of the date of this report, consistent with Rule 18f-4, the Funds have elected to treat their investments in residual interest bonds, along with similar financing transactions, as derivatives transactions subject to the Funds’ value-at-risk (VaR)-based limits on leverage risk. The Funds may change this election (and elect to treat these investments and other similar financing transactions like bank borrowings subject to the asset coverage requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act) at any time. Residual interest bonds held by the Funds are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
I Futures Contracts—Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
J When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions—The Funds may purchase securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Funds maintain cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Such security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
The net investment income of each Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of a Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | | National Fund |
| Year Ended September 30, | | Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 | | 2024 | 2023 |
Tax-exempt income | $7,877,590 | $8,697,559 | | $148,757,917 | $121,388,863 |
Ordinary income | $1,798 | $22 | | $15,401,516 | $9,797,819 |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
As of September 30, 2024, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | $ 721,295 | $ 2,145,347 |
Deferred capital losses | (50,167,611) | (426,435,131) |
Net unrealized appreciation | 9,804,247 | 161,175,915 |
Distributions payable | (94,153) | (1,927,473) |
Accumulated loss | $(39,736,222) | $(265,041,342) |
At September 30, 2024, the following Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses which would reduce the respective Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of a Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. The amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Deferred capital losses: | | |
Short-term | $26,016,544 | $298,699,227 |
Long-term | $24,151,067 | $127,735,904 |
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Fund at September 30, 2024, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Aggregate cost | $192,024,922 | $4,655,404,658 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $11,025,199 | $183,081,873 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,220,952) | (21,905,958) |
Net unrealized appreciation | $9,804,247 | $161,175,915 |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, for AMT-Free Fund and Boston Management and Research (BMR), an affiliate of EVM, for National Fund as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to each Fund. The investment adviser fee is based upon a percentage of total daily net assets plus a percentage of total daily gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as follows and is payable monthly:
Total Daily Net Assets | Annual Asset Rate | Daily Income Rate |
Up to $500 million | 0.300% | 3.000% |
$500 million but less than $1 billion | 0.275% | 2.750% |
$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion | 0.250% | 2.500% |
$1.5 billion but less than $2 billion | 0.225% | 2.250% |
$2 billion but less than $3 billion | 0.200% | 2.000% |
$3 billion and over | 0.175% | 1.750% |
For the year ended September 30, 2024, investment adviser fees incurred by the Funds and the effective annual rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Investment Adviser Fee | $921,632 | $13,359,012 |
Effective Annual Rate | 0.43% | 0.32% |
EVM serves as the administrator of each Fund, but receives no compensation.
EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds. Morgan Stanley affiliated broker-dealers, which may be deemed to be affiliates of BMR, EVM and EVD, also received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statements of Operations, and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD and Morgan Stanley affiliated broker-dealers for the year ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
EVM's Sub-Transfer Agent Fees | $10,134 | $170,698 |
EVD's Class A Sales Charges | $1,389 | $38,037 |
Morgan Stanley affiliated broker-dealers’ Class A Sales Charges | $ — | $12,641 |
Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Funds who are not affiliated with the investment advisers 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. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of the above organizations.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
4 Distribution Plans
Each Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, each Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended September 30, 2024 for Class A shares amounted to the following:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Class A Distribution and Service Fees | $262,706 | $2,933,263 |
Each Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the respective Fund. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Class C Distribution Fees | $22,802 | $332,433 |
The Class C Plan also authorizes each Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the Class C sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended September 30, 2024 amounted to the following:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Class C Service Fees | $7,601 | $110,811 |
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within 12 months of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 0.75% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Funds were informed that EVD received the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Class A | $ —(1) | $119 |
Class C | $ — | $1,798 |
(1) | Amount is less than $100. |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, for the year ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
| AMT-Free Fund | National Fund |
Purchases | $160,915,185 | $4,335,764,083 |
Sales | $195,468,808 | $3,486,689,262 |
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
Each Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Funds) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares, including direct exchanges pursuant to share class conversions, were as follows:
AMT-Free Fund | | | |
| | Year Ended September 30, 2024 | | Year Ended September 30, 2023 |
| | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Class A | | | | | |
Sales | | 2,215,344 | $17,952,953 | 1,888,917 | $14,993,570 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | 385,503 | 3,113,046 | 412,323 | 3,293,503 |
Redemptions | | (3,207,834) | (25,827,575) | (3,699,939) | (29,564,513) |
Net decrease | | (606,987) | $(4,761,576) | (1,398,699) | $(11,277,440) |
Class C | | | | | |
Sales | | 76,495 | $ 615,449 | 132,801 | $ 1,060,779 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | 10,293 | 82,633 | 13,573 | 107,806 |
Redemptions | | (204,192) | (1,636,305) | (350,028) | (2,803,687) |
Net decrease | | (117,404) | $ (938,223) | (203,654) | $(1,635,102) |
Class I | | | | | |
Sales | | 2,424,718 | $21,350,679 | 7,686,554 | $67,351,799 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | 382,666 | 3,372,035 | 462,122 | 4,032,283 |
Redemptions | | (6,384,136) | (55,908,251) | (8,214,826) | (71,802,602) |
Net decrease | | (3,576,752) | $(31,185,537) | (66,150) | $ (418,520) |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
National Fund | | | |
| | Year Ended September 30, 2024 | | Year Ended September 30, 2023 |
| | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Class A | | | | | |
Sales | | 18,426,434 | $ 169,942,020 | 17,509,254 | $ 159,744,009 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | 4,170,023 | 38,453,338 | 4,046,834 | 36,759,694 |
Redemptions | | (24,029,562) | (220,177,559) | (27,121,465) | (246,291,872) |
Net decrease | | (1,433,105) | $ (11,782,201) | (5,565,377) | $ (49,788,169) |
Class C | | | | | |
Sales | | 1,071,098 | $ 9,868,273 | 1,180,431 | $ 10,743,048 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | 133,484 | 1,230,196 | 151,181 | 1,373,270 |
Redemptions | | (1,949,577) | (17,843,001) | (2,435,564) | (22,168,619) |
Net decrease | | (744,995) | $ (6,744,532) | (1,103,952) | $ (10,052,301) |
Class I | | | | | |
Sales | | 166,253,236 | $1,527,366,480 | 195,677,015 | $1,778,704,708 |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | 10,788,378 | 99,585,315 | 7,485,180 | 67,982,627 |
Redemptions | | (105,421,044) | (956,444,781) | (131,390,441) | (1,187,986,860) |
Net increase | | 71,620,570 | $ 670,507,014 | 71,771,754 | $ 658,700,475 |
8 Financial Instruments
The Funds may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their investing activities. These financial instruments may include futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment a Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. At September 30, 2024, there were no obligations outstanding under these financial instruments.
Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Funds hold fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. During the year ended September 30, 2024, National Fund entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:
| National Fund |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | $1,196,126(1) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | $(4,363,160)(2) |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss): Futures contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): Futures contracts. |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The average notional cost of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended September 30, 2024, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately as follows:
| National Fund |
Average Notional Cost: | |
Futures Contracts — Short | $16,863,000 |
9 Line of Credit
The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $650 million unsecured revolving line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 22, 2024. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 24, 2023, the borrowing limit was decreased from $725 million. Borrowings are made by the Funds solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to each Fund based on its borrowings generally at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2023, an arrangement fee of $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Funds, a Fund may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Funds did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended September 30, 2024.
Effective October 22, 2024, the Fund renewed its line of credit agreement, which expires October 21, 2025, at substantially the same terms.
10 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At September 30, 2024, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds' investments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
AMT-Free Fund | | | | |
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities | $ — | $ 977,967 | $ — | $ 977,967 |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations | — | 204,859,982 | — | 204,859,982 |
Total Investments | $ — | $ 205,837,949 | $ — | $ 205,837,949 |
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
National Fund | | | | |
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Corporate Bonds | $ — | $ 41,849,725 | $ — | $ 41,849,725 |
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations | — | 4,646,197,222 | — | 4,646,197,222 |
Taxable Municipal Obligations | — | 190,541,284 | — | 190,541,284 |
Total Investments | $ — | $4,878,588,231 | $ — | $4,878,588,231 |
Eaton Vance
AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of September 30, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2024, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 20, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
National Municipal Income Fund
September 30, 2024
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Municipals Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of September 30, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2024, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 20, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2025 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2024. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the Funds designate the following percentages of distributions from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends:
AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund | 99.98% |
National Municipal Income Fund | 90.62% |
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting held on June 6, 2024, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) that oversee the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings held between April and June 2024, as well as certain additional information provided in response to specific requests from the Independent Trustees as members of the Contract Review Committee. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (each “Eaton Vance Fund” is referred to below as a “fund”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);
• A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;
• A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios, and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;
• In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board (a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees);
• Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund in managing other accounts (which may include other funds, collective investment trusts and institutional accounts) with the same or substantially similar investment objective as the fund and with a significant overlap in holdings based on criteria set by the Board, if any;
• Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;
• The procedures and processes used by the adviser to determine the value of fund assets, including, when necessary, the determination of “fair value” by the adviser in its role as each funds’ valuation designee and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;
• Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;
• Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund and related information regarding active management in the context of particular strategies;
Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;
• Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other funds and investment accounts, as applicable;
1 Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report. Eaton Vance Management and Boston Management and Research are referred to collectively as the “adviser.”
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Municipal Income Funds
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• Information regarding the adviser’s and its parent company’s (Morgan Stanley’s) efforts to retain and attract talented investment professionals, including in the context of a competitive marketplace for talent;
• Information regarding the adviser’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage;
• The personal trading codes of ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;
• Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, including regular reporting with respect to fund proxy voting activities;
• Information regarding the handling of corporate actions and class actions, as well as information regarding litigation and other regulatory matters;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance and remediation;
• Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund;
• A description of the adviser’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;
Other Relevant Information
• Information regarding ongoing initiatives to further integrate and harmonize, where applicable, the investment management and other departments of the adviser and its affiliates with the overall investment management infrastructure of Morgan Stanley, in light of Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. on March 1, 2021;
• Information concerning the nature, cost, and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by the adviser and its affiliates;
• Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians, fund accountants, and other third-party service providers by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;
• Information concerning efforts to implement policies and procedures with respect to various regulations applicable to the funds, including Rule 12d1-4 (the Fund-of-Funds Rule), Rule 18f-4 (the Derivatives Rule), and Rule 2a-5 (the Fair Valuation Rule);
• For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices (including as compared to the closed-end fund’s net asset value (NAV)), trading volume data, continued use of auction preferred shares (where applicable), distribution rates, and other relevant matters;
• The risks that the adviser and/or its affiliates incur in connection with the management and operation of the funds, including, among others, litigation, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and other business risks (and the associated costs of such risks); and
• The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
During the various meetings of the Board and its committees over the course of the year leading up to the June 6, 2024 meeting, the Board and its committees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the adviser and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Board and its committees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance, and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the adviser and sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular video or telephone conferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that (i) the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (the “AMT-Free Muni Income Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) and (ii) the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (the “National Muni Income Fund”, together with the AMT-Free Muni Income Fund, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”) and Boston Management and Research (“BMR”) (EVM, with respect to the AMT-Free Muni Income Fund, and BMR, with respect to the National
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Municipal Income Funds
September 30, 2024
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Muni Income Fund, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser”), including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement for each Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the applicable Adviser.
The Board considered each Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, respectively, including the education and experience of the investment professionals who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of each Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal obligations. The Board considered each Adviser’s municipal bond team, which includes investment professionals and credit specialists who provide services to the applicable Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of each Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including each Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Funds, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Advisers or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Funds.
The Board considered the compliance programs of each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, compliance with policies and procedures, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered relevant examinations of the Adviser and its affiliates by regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by each Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the applicable investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared each Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index, and assessed each Fund’s performance on the basis of total return and current income return. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to each Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2023.
In this regard, the Board noted each Fund’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark index for the three-year period, as follows:
| Performance Relative to: |
Fund | Median of Peer Group | Benchmark Index |
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund | Lower | Lower |
Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund | Higher | Lower |
The Board considered, among other things, each Adviser’s efforts to generate competitive levels of tax-exempt current income over time through investments that, relative to comparable funds, focus on higher quality municipal bonds with longer maturities. With respect to the Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, after considering the relative underperformance of the Fund over the longer term, the Board noted that the Fund’s performance record had improved relative to its peer group in more recent periods. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided by the Adviser in response to requests from the Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory. With respect to the Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by each Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended December 31, 2023, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. With respect to the Eaton
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Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, the Board also considered certain factors identified by management in response to requests from the Contract Review Committee regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds. With respect to Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund, the Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by each Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to each Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by each Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by each Adviser and its affiliates are not excessive.
The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by each Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their respective relationships with the Funds, including the benefits of research services that may be available to each Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and other investment advisory clients.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the applicable Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and each Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. To assist in the evaluation of the sharing of any economies of scale, the Board received data showing for recent years, asset levels, Adviser profitability and total expense ratios. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that each Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of each advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow each Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
The information is included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominee to the Fund’s Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
Item 16. 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 control 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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits
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.
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Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust |
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By: | | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | November 25, 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.
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By: | | /s/ James F. Kirchner |
| | James F. Kirchner |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | November 25, 2024 |
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By: | | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | November 25, 2024 |