N-CSR 1 d924038dncsr.htm EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21574

 

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

May 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

May 31, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT)

Annual Report

May 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

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

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you hold shares at the Fund’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting AST. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares at AST, you can inform AST that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-866-439-6787. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with AST or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The investment adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator. The adviser is also registered as a commodity trading advisor.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.


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Annual Report May 31, 2020

Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Financial Statements

     6  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     45  

Federal Tax Information

     46  

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     47  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     48  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     50  

Management and Organization

     54  

Important Notices

     57  


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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period ended May 31, 2020 was dominated by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China in the second half of the period. The outbreak, which turned into a global pandemic, ended the longest-ever U.S. economic expansion and brought most of the world’s economies to a virtual standstill.

The first half of the period, however, was relatively benign. From the start of the period on June 1, 2019 through October 2019, loan prices declined modestly but stayed above $95, and loans saw renewed price appreciation in November and December. Retail investor interest in the asset class was dampened by the change in 2019 from the rising interest rate environment that characterized the previous year to a falling-rate environment — which is generally viewed as less favorable for floating-rate securities. But while retail loan funds saw outflows in every month of 2019, institutional demand for structured loan products remained strong, and loan demand overall exceeded supply.

The first signs of trouble appeared in late January 2020, as coronavirus headlines rattled investors’ nerves across capital markets. Loan prices, however, continued to rise in January, and retail fund flows turned positive for the first time in 16 months. But in the last week of February, as investors digested the potential economic effects of the spreading pandemic, a broad selloff began across credit and equity markets.

March proved to be the worst month of the period for senior loans, and the second-worst month in the history of the asset class. The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index), a broad measure of the asset class, declined 12.37% against the backdrop of a global slide in capital markets. As investors withdrew $14.7 billion from retail loan funds during the month, the average price of loans in the Index bottomed for the period at $76.20 on March 23.

Beginning in the last week of March, however, the loan market turned a corner, as central banks around the world stepped in to shore up capital markets. The U.S. Federal Reserve, for its part, cut its benchmark federal funds rate to 0.00%–0.25% and announced other measures to help credit markets worldwide. In response, the loan market began a rally that would continue through the end of the period, with the Index returning 4.50% in April and 3.80% in May, and loan prices rising to $89.08 by period-end on May 31, 2020.

For the period as a whole, higher-quality loans outperformed lower-quality issues, with BB-, B-, CCC- and D-rated (defaulted) loans in the Index returning –1.52%, –2.14%, –16.77% and –49.43%, respectively, and the Index overall returning –2.86%. Issuer fundamentals deteriorated in response to the global economic slowdown, with the trailing 12-month default rate rising from 1.00% at the beginning of the period to 3.14% at period-end — approximately the market’s long-term average.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Fund) shares returned –7.36% at net asset value (NAV), underperforming the –2.86% return of the Index.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior loans of domestic and foreign borrowers that are denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. In keeping with management’s long-term philosophy, the Fund has historically tended to underweight lower-quality loans relative to the Index — a strategy that may help the Fund experience limited credit losses over time, but may detract from relative performance versus the Index during periods when lower-quality issues outperform.

The Fund’s small allocation to collateralized loan obligation (CLO) debt detracted from Fund performance versus the Index; this resulted from CLOs in general experiencing greater price declines than the overall loan market amid late-period market volatility. Loan selection in the utilities, financial intermediaries and automotive sectors hurt relative performance as well. An overweight to the oil and gas sector, relative to the Index, detracted from performance versus the Index as the coronavirus pandemic brought travel to a near-standstill and energy prices plunged. Security selection in the oil and gas sector, however, contributed to relative results.

The Fund’s employment of investment leverage also detracted from performance versus the Index. The use of leverage has the effect of achieving additional exposure to the loan market, and thus magnifying exposure to the Fund’s underlying investments in both up and down market environments. The use of leverage hurt performance versus the Index, which does not employ leverage, as leverage amplified the price declines of loans in the Fund’s underlying portfolio during the period.

In contrast, the Fund’s credit quality allocation aided relative performance. For the 12-month period, BBB-rated loans in the Index returned 0.79%, BB-rated loans in the Index returned –1.52%, B-rated loans in the Index returned –2.14%, CCC-rated loans in the Index returned –16.77%, and D-rated (defaulted) loans in the Index returned –49.43%. Given this performance mix, the Fund’s higher-quality orientation and resulting underweight, relative to the Index, to volatile defaulted loans helped performance versus the Index.

Loan selection in the leisure goods/activities/movies and the business equipment and services sectors contributed to performance versus the Index as well. Underweighting the retailers (except food and drug) and air transport sectors, where business slowed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and overweighting the drugs and food products sectors, where business was more stable during the pandemic than in some other sectors, also helped results relative to the Index.

In addition, the Fund’s holdings in high-yield bonds — which generally outperformed senior loans during the period — contributed to performance versus the Index, which does not include high-yield bonds.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates, and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Ralph H. Hinckley, CFA, Andrew N. Sveen, CFA, Catherine C. McDermott, William E. Holt, CFA and Daniel P. McElaney, CFA

 

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

Fund at NAV

     06/29/2004        –7.36     2.90      5.27

Fund at Market Price

            –9.83       1.62        4.11  

 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index

            –2.86     2.57      4.00
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                               
             –13.74
Distributions5                               

Total Distributions per share for the period

             $1.007  

Distribution Rate at NAV

             5.34

Distribution Rate at Market Price

             6.19  
% Total Leverage6                               

Borrowings

             24.07

Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares (VRTP Shares)

             10.13  

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates, and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Top 10 Issuers (% of total investments)7

 

 

TransDigm, Inc.

     1.3

Hyland Software, Inc.

     1.1  

Asurion, LLC

     1.0  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     0.9  

Informatica, LLC

     0.9  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     0.9  

MA FinanceCo., LLC

     0.8  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

     0.8  

CITGO Petroleum Corporation

     0.8  

Ziggo B.V.

     0.8  

Total

     9.3

Credit Quality (% of bonds, loans and asset-backed securities)8

 

 

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Top 10 Sectors (% of total investments)7

 

 

Electronics/Electrical

     12.9

Business Equipment and Services

     8.6  

Health Care

     8.3  

Drugs

     4.7  

Telecommunications

     4.5  

Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies

     4.4  

Insurance

     4.4  

Chemicals and Plastics

     4.4  

Industrial Equipment

     4.0  

Oil and Gas

     3.6  

Total

     59.8
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward-looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward-looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); LSTA is a trademark of Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. S&P DJI, Dow Jones, their respective affiliates and their third party licensors do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Included in the average annual total return at NAV for the ten-year period is the impact of the 2013 tender and repurchase of a portion of the Fund’s Auction Preferred Shares (APS) at 98% of the Fund’s APS per share liquidation preference. Had this transaction not occurred, the total return at NAV would be lower for the Fund. The Fund’s performance for certain periods reflects the effects of expense reductions. Absent these reductions, performance would have been lower.

 

4 

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. The discount or premium may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-prices.php.

 

5 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. For additional information about nondividend distributions, please refer to Eaton Vance Closed-End Fund Distribution Notices (19a) posted on our website, eatonvance.com.

 

The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

 

6 

Leverage represents the liquidation value of the Fund’s VRTP Shares and borrowings outstanding as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus VRTP Shares and borrowings outstanding. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but creates risks including greater price volatility. The cost of leverage rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. The Fund may be required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its leverage and may be required to reduce its leverage at an inopportune time.

 

7 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

8 

Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by S&P.

 

 

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

Important Notice to Shareholders

 

 

Effective November 1, 2019, the Fund is managed by Ralph H. Hinckley, Andrew N. Sveen, Catherine C. McDermott, William E. Holt and Daniel P. McElaney.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 137.4%(1)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 3.1%  
Aernnova Aerospace S.A.U  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 22, 2027

    EUR       107     $ 91,876  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 26, 2027

    EUR       418       358,318  
AI Convoy (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 17, 2027

    EUR       450       477,044  

Term Loan, 4.65%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 17, 2027(2)

      750       718,125  
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%),
Maturing April 6, 2026

      759       644,725  

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%),
Maturing April 6, 2026

      1,412       1,199,188  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.                  

Revolving Loan, 1.38%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%),
Maturing July 19, 2021(3)

      325       307,324  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing July 18, 2020(4)

      424       324,367  
TransDigm, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 22, 2024

      2,820       2,604,785  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing December 9, 2025

      7,777       7,151,549  
WP CPP Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing April 30, 2025(2)

            2,314       2,001,863  
                    $ 15,879,164  
Air Transport — 0.4%  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2023

            2,125     $ 2,100,828  
                    $ 2,100,828  
Automotive — 3.5%  
Adient US, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%),
Maturing May 6, 2024

      1,514     $ 1,440,407  
American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing April 6, 2024

      3,344       3,220,997  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automotive (continued)  
Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.38%), Maturing May 22, 2025

      860     $ 696,347  
Bright Bidco B.V.                  

Term Loan, 4.57%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024(2)

      1,655       533,943  
Chassix, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 15, 2023(2)

      1,466       989,719  
Dayco Products, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 19, 2023

      1,091       690,216  
Garrett LX III S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2025

    EUR       389       386,337  

Term Loan, 3.77%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 27, 2025

      271       247,851  
IAA, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing June 28, 2026

      605       595,617  
Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P.                  

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%),
Maturing April 30, 2026

      3,781       3,602,979  
Tenneco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing October 1, 2025

      3,777       3,078,408  
Thor Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.12%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 1, 2026

      1,112       1,080,397  
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 30, 2022

      790       759,436  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 30, 2022

    EUR       860       890,880  
                    $ 18,213,534  
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.9%  
Arterra Wines Canada, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.80%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      2,689     $ 2,622,170  
Flavors Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), Maturing June 30, 2020

      1,116       1,031,843  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing October 3, 2021

            1,000       925,000  
                    $ 4,579,013  
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.5%  
Advisor Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

      2,471     $ 2,316,386  
OZ Management L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 10, 2023

      24       23,711  
Resolute Investment Managers, Inc.                  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 30, 2023

            600       525,000  
                    $ 2,865,097  
Building and Development — 4.5%  
ACProducts, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing August 18, 2025

      450     $ 429,750  
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.63%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 31, 2026

      323       317,189  
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 15, 2027

      2,512       2,419,209  
APi Group DE, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 1, 2026

      1,546       1,488,145  
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 2, 2025

      613       586,278  
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      1,010       774,046  
Core & Main L.P.                  

Term Loan, 3.98%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 1, 2024(2)

      1,176       1,134,423  
CPG International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.93%, (12 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 5, 2024

      1,973       1,909,918  
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 21, 2025

      5,876       5,502,523  
NCI Building Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.95%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing April 12, 2025

      813       775,519  
Quikrete Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 1, 2027

      2,233       2,131,828  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Building and Development (continued)  
RE/MAX International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      2,048     $ 1,955,979  
Realogy Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 8, 2025

      893       800,835  
Summit Materials Companies I, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      660       636,307  
Werner FinCo L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      1,122       1,060,274  
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 30, 2023

      945       727,651  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%), Maturing September 30, 2024

            1,300       877,500  
                    $ 23,527,374  
Business Equipment and Services — 12.6%  
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing April 11, 2025

      418     $ 390,421  
Airbnb, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 17, 2025

      850       872,312  
AlixPartners, LLP                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 4, 2024

    EUR       792       864,324  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 4, 2024

      2,330       2,270,350  
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 10, 2026

      1,895       1,831,679  
Amentum Government Services Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing February 1, 2027

      1,025       999,375  
AppLovin Corporation                  

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%),
Maturing August 15, 2025

      3,856       3,764,084  

Term Loan, 4.26%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%),
Maturing August 15, 2025

      700       687,750  
Belfor Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      571       559,274  
BidFair MergeRight, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 15, 2027

      671       610,960  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 5, 2025

      936     $ 858,551  
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      559       509,793  
CCC Information Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      3,142       3,039,627  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.59%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      1,053       1,023,693  
CM Acquisition Co.                

Term Loan, 11.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing July 26, 2023

      203       190,171  
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.35%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 22, 2027

      1,825       1,804,469  
Da Vinci Purchaser Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.24%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 8, 2027

      425       415,172  
Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 9, 2027

      2,225       2,190,697  
EAB Global, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.88%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 15, 2024(2)

      1,372       1,303,400  
EIG Investors Corp.                

Term Loan, 4.75%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 9, 2023(2)

      4,089       4,000,628  
Element Materials Technology Group
US Holdings, Inc.
               

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 28, 2024

      415       376,622  
Garda World Security Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 30, 2026

      1,426       1,397,742  
IG Investment Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      2,608       2,356,257  
IRI Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.61%, (USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing December 1, 2025(2)

      2,222       2,074,676  
Iron Mountain, Inc.                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 2, 2026

      907       881,760  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
KAR Auction Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 19, 2026

      672     $ 647,279  
Kronos Incorporated                

Term Loan, 3.33%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 1, 2023

      6,282       6,190,551  
KUEHG Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 21, 2025

      2,733       2,363,195  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      425       329,375  
LGC Group Holdings, Ltd.                

Term Loan, Maturing January 22, 2027(5)

  EUR     500       537,681  
Loire Finco Luxembourg S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 21, 2027

      375       358,711  
Monitronics International, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Floor 1.25%),
Maturing March 29, 2024

      1,599       1,123,318  
PGX Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 29, 2023

      1,271       667,193  
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      512       490,635  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 23, 2026

      2,398       2,341,810  
Prometric Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 29, 2025

      319       275,531  
Red Ventures, LLC                

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 8, 2024

      1,493       1,428,538  
Rockwood Service Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing January 23, 2027

      500       467,187  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 22, 2024

      1,026       926,932  
SMG US Midco 2, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.27%, (USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 23, 2025(2)

      245       225,410  
Speedster Bidco GmbH                

Term Loan, 3.25%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 31, 2027

  EUR     2,325       2,455,050  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Spin Holdco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 14, 2022

      3,768     $ 3,617,583  
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH                  

Term Loan, 2.88%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.88%), Maturing July 15, 2025

    EUR       801       868,838  
Tempo Acquisition, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,901       1,833,134  
Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing December 19, 2023

      554       515,548  
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 14, 2022

      263       252,232  
West Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 10, 2024

      344       278,252  

Term Loan, 5.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 10, 2024

      1,149       939,524  
Zephyr Bidco Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.36%, (1 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.25%),
Maturing July 23, 2025

    GBP       775       873,855  
                    $ 65,281,149  
Cable and Satellite Television — 4.5%  
Altice France S.A.                  

Term Loan, 3.87%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing January 31, 2026

      786     $ 751,184  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 14, 2026

      1,242       1,198,903  
CSC Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing July 17, 2025

      3,705       3,584,388  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing April 15, 2027

      1,354       1,312,657  
Numericable Group S.A.                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing July 31, 2025

      1,964       1,866,037  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2025

    EUR       485       513,230  
Telenet Financing USD, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%),
Maturing April 30, 2028

      4,075       3,934,922  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.                  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing April 30, 2028

      900       869,625  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V. (continued)                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 30, 2029

    EUR       775     $ 837,975  
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing January 31, 2028

      4,625       4,486,893  
Virgin Media SFA Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 31, 2029

    EUR       1,325       1,442,450  
Ziggo B.V.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 31, 2029

    EUR       2,425       2,617,846  
                    $ 23,416,110  
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.6%  
Alpha 3 B.V.                  

Term Loan, 4.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing January 31, 2024

      1,325     $ 1,281,459  
Aruba Investments, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.32%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 2, 2022

      978       953,896  
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

      2,323       2,271,773  
Chemours Company (The)                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing April 3, 2025

    EUR       634       654,906  
Emerald Performance Materials, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 1, 2021

      395       384,751  
Ferro Corporation                  

Term Loan, 3.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      351       343,230  

Term Loan, 3.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      359       350,692  

Term Loan, 3.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      437       426,403  
Flint Group GmbH                  

Term Loan, 4.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

      158       132,840  
Flint Group US, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

      953       803,576  
Gemini HDPE, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.27%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing August 7, 2024

      2,194       2,100,977  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
H.B. Fuller Company                

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 20, 2024

      1,635     $ 1,594,598  
Hexion, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 1, 2026

  EUR     1,600       1,673,956  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 1, 2026

      769       737,939  
INEOS Enterprises Holdings II Limited                

Term Loan, 3.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 28, 2026

  EUR     200       213,222  
INEOS Enterprises Holdings US Finco, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 28, 2026

      225       215,210  
INEOS Finance PLC                

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%),
Maturing April 1, 2024

  EUR     3,201       3,439,014  
Messer Industries GmbH                

Term Loan, 3.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 1, 2026

      1,535       1,477,340  
Minerals Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.05%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing February 14, 2024(2)

      928       919,829  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

      471       446,098  
Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH                

Term Loan, 2.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 25, 2024

  EUR     813       867,605  

Term Loan, 3.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 25, 2024

      1,135       1,083,942  
PMHC II, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.50%, (12 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      1,685       1,432,591  
PQ Corporation                

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 7, 2027

      2,349       2,276,680  
Pregis TopCo Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

      673       638,524  
Rohm Holding GmbH                

Term Loan, 6.78%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

      399       331,833  
Starfruit Finco B.V.                

Term Loan, 3.22%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      1,502       1,439,291  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

  EUR     475       507,089  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Tronox Finance, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.45%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 23, 2024(2)

      3,120     $ 3,002,122  
Univar, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      1,953       1,906,389  
Venator Materials Corporation                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing August 8, 2024

            414       385,369  
                    $ 34,293,144  
Conglomerates — 0.0%(6)  
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.12%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing June 27, 2024

            227     $ 216,633  
                    $ 216,633  
Containers and Glass Products — 3.7%  
Berry Global, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.22%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 1, 2026

      1,017     $ 996,860  
BWAY Holding Company                  

Term Loan, 4.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 3, 2024

      2,515       2,319,024  
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 29, 2023

      3,611       3,487,015  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%),
Maturing June 29, 2025

      1,517       1,431,199  
Libbey Glass, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing April 9, 2021

      1,102       532,577  
Pelican Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      639       573,166  
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 4, 2027

      1,500       1,474,376  
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2023

      5,683       5,519,288  
Ring Container Technologies Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing October 31, 2024

      899       864,975  
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 17, 2024

    EUR       1,344       1,327,860  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Containers and Glass Products (continued)  
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc. (continued)                  

Term Loan, 4.07%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 17, 2024

            759     $ 725,790  
                    $ 19,252,130  
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 1.0%  
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

      3,819     $ 3,677,269  

Term Loan, 8.00%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

            1,485       1,451,588  
                    $ 5,128,857  
Drugs — 7.0%  
Aenova Holding GmbH                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 6, 2025

    EUR       200     $ 218,125  
Akorn, Inc.                  

DIP Loan, 10.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 17, 2020

      115       114,340  

Term Loan, 15.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 14.50%, Floor 1.00%), 14.75% cash, 0.75% PIK, Maturing April 16, 2021

      1,997       1,736,972  
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 30, 2024(2)

      829       808,377  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 30, 2025

      500       467,500  
Alkermes, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing March 27, 2023

      396       373,864  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%),
Maturing May 4, 2025

      3,733       3,440,010  
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      1,812       1,689,659  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing June 2, 2025

      5,307       5,219,912  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 18, 2026

      866       851,091  
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated                  

Term Loan, Maturing February 4, 2027(5)

      655       635,022  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Drugs (continued)  
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      5,538     $ 5,209,082  
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.09%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 15, 2027

      2,550       2,496,285  
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 22, 2026

      2,196       2,151,750  
Jaguar Holding Company II                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 18, 2022

      5,930       5,915,088  
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.                  

Term Loan, 4.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 24, 2024

      2,925       2,037,291  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 24, 2025

      3,299       2,285,262  
Nidda Healthcare Holding AG                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 21, 2026

    EUR       625       668,805  
                    $ 36,318,435  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.8%  
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing November 10, 2023

      2,133     $ 2,119,071  
EnergySolutions, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      1,970       1,787,954  
Patriot Container Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 20, 2025

      147       139,650  
US Ecology Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 1, 2026

            274       270,884  
                    $ 4,317,559  
Electronics / Electrical — 19.8%  
Applied Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing September 19, 2025

      2,700       2,673,000  
Aptean, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 23, 2026

      769       716,390  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.50%), Maturing April 23, 2027

      1,525       1,441,125  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Astra Acquisition Corp.                

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 1, 2027

      875     $ 822,500  
Avast Software B.V.                

Term Loan, 3.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 29, 2023

      570       563,234  
Banff Merger Sub, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 2, 2025

      3,407       3,224,365  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 2, 2025

  EUR     296       317,137  
Buzz Merger Sub, Ltd.                

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 29, 2027

      600       583,500  
Castle US Holding Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 29, 2027

      1,081       1,007,020  
CDW, LLC                

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 13, 2026

      1,343       1,329,033  
Celestica, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      281       263,672  
Cohu, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      813       698,857  
CommScope, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      1,841       1,777,244  
CPI International, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 26, 2024

      707       655,627  
Datto, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 2, 2026

      372       362,185  
ECI Macola/Max Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      832       783,961  
Electro Rent Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.02%, (USD LIBOR + 5.00%),
Maturing January 31, 2024(2)

      1,754       1,677,470  
Epicor Software Corporation                

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%),
Maturing June 1, 2022

      4,544       4,462,884  
EXC Holdings III Corp.                

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 2, 2024

      513       493,943  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Finastra USA, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.50%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing June 13, 2024

      5,281     $ 4,797,057  
Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing February 18, 2027

      600       589,500  
GlobalLogic Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      454       437,646  
Hyland Software, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      4,510       4,403,080  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing July 7, 2025

      4,325       4,170,922  
Infoblox, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing November 7, 2023

      2,041       2,005,084  
Informatica, LLC                

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 25, 2027

      6,475       6,205,206  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 25, 2027

  EUR     300       320,250  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.13%, Maturing February 25, 2025(7)

      550       534,187  
MA FinanceCo., LLC                

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 19, 2021

      2,843       2,833,555  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      506       480,334  
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing May 17, 2024

      1,271       1,164,869  
Mirion Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 6, 2026

      495       481,750  
MKS Instruments, Inc.                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 2, 2026

      332       324,846  
MTS Systems Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      531       520,332  
NCR Corporation                

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 28, 2026

      1,569       1,513,719  
Recorded Books, Inc.                

Term Loan, Maturing August 29, 2025(5)

      925       883,375  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      1,683     $ 1,660,641  
Renaissance Holding Corp.                

Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.76%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%),
Maturing May 29, 2026

      200       187,000  
Seattle Spinco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      3,415       3,243,811  
SGS Cayman L.P.                

Term Loan, 6.83%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%), Maturing April 23, 2021

      395       308,755  
SkillSoft Corporation                

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 28, 2021(8)

      4,981       2,764,850  
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2024

      3,429       3,372,903  
Solera, LLC                

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 3, 2023

      2,801       2,701,568  
Sparta Systems, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.56%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 21, 2024

      2,412       2,071,183  
SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      720       700,270  
SS&C Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      1,045       1,015,580  
STG-Fairway Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 31, 2027

      1,780       1,633,150  
SurveyMonkey, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.85%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      1,047       1,021,199  
Sutherland Global Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.83%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%), Maturing April 23, 2021

      1,695       1,326,396  
Switch, Ltd.                

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 27, 2024

      267       262,590  
Tibco Software, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing June 30, 2026

      5,373       5,198,596  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.25%),
Maturing March 3, 2028

      550       534,875  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
TriTech Software Systems                  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 29, 2025

      913     $ 812,198  
TTM Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.87%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2024

      297       291,502  
Uber Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 13, 2023

      4,250       4,145,512  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 4, 2025

      2,731       2,681,074  
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)                  

Term Loan, 3.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 4, 2026

      1,766       1,717,557  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      808       788,139  
Verifone Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.38%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 20, 2025

      1,257       1,036,173  
Veritas Bermuda, Ltd.                  

Term Loan, 5.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 27, 2023

      2,385       2,233,982  
Vero Parent, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), Maturing August 16, 2024

      2,560       2,370,986  
VS Buyer, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 28, 2027

      1,250       1,221,875  
Vungle, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

      721       703,341  
Western Digital Corporation                  

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 29, 2023

            1,174       1,157,198  
                    $ 102,681,763  
Equipment Leasing — 0.1%  
IBC Capital Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 11, 2023

            363     $ 330,454  
                    $ 330,454  
Financial Intermediaries — 4.1%  
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 15, 2026

      471     $ 433,723  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Financial Intermediaries (continued)  
Aretec Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      5,100     $ 4,743,321  
Citco Funding, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2023

      2,791       2,550,690  
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 9, 2026

      821       742,892  
Ditech Holding Corporation                  

Term Loan, 0.00%,
Maturing June 30, 2022(8)

      3,222       1,337,168  
EIG Management Company, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 22, 2025

      270       258,720  
Evergood 4 ApS                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 6, 2025

    EUR       750       803,399  
Focus Financial Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 3, 2024

      3,057       2,964,967  
Franklin Square Holdings L.P.                  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      566       547,967  
Greenhill & Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%),
Maturing April 12, 2024

      1,097       1,041,833  
GreenSky Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%),
Maturing March 31, 2025

      1,470       1,411,200  
Harbourvest Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.57%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing March 3, 2025

      27       26,943  
LPL Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing November 12, 2026

      1,496       1,458,844  
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing July 27, 2026

      547       522,624  
StepStone Group L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 27, 2025

      637       622,667  
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 1, 2026

      1,246       1,210,531  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

            516       507,777  
                    $ 21,185,266  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products — 4.0%  
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 26, 2024

      2,535     $ 2,433,600  
Atkins Nutritionals Holdings II, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 7, 2024

      388       381,979  
B&G Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing October 10, 2026

      274       271,573  
Badger Buyer Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 30, 2024

      366       296,156  
CHG PPC Parent, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      516       499,049  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 31, 2025

    EUR       3,125       3,312,807  
Froneri International PLC                  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 29, 2027

      2,200       2,109,250  

Term Loan, 2.63%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.63%), Maturing January 29, 2027

    EUR       1,300       1,392,197  
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.86%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      1,749       1,684,603  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      494       476,469  
HLF Financing S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing August 18, 2025

      809       790,347  
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.                  

Term Loan, 2.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 1.75%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing November 1, 2025

    EUR       285       317,048  

Term Loan, 2.38%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 1, 2025

      1,512       1,502,167  
JBS USA Lux S.A.                  

Term Loan, 3.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      4,406       4,277,005  
Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited                  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

            1,267       1,240,296  
                    $ 20,984,546  
Food Service — 1.9%  
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company                  

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing November 19, 2026

      4,913     $ 4,728,462  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Service (continued)  
IRB Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 5, 2025(2)

      2,540     $ 2,390,433  
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      222       211,633  
US Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%),
Maturing June 27, 2023

      882       834,703  

Term Loan, 3.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%),
Maturing September 13, 2026

            1,766       1,675,611  
                    $ 9,840,842  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.3%  
BW Gas & Convenience Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), Maturing November 18, 2024

      667     $ 636,567  
L1R HB Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 9, 2024

    EUR       450       327,083  

Term Loan, 5.77%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing September 2, 2024

    GBP       450       362,511  
                    $ 1,326,161  
Health Care — 12.6%  
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 11, 2022

      251     $ 246,067  
Accelerated Health Systems, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 31, 2025

      568       528,066  
ADMI Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing April 30, 2025

      1,818       1,686,462  
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 24, 2023

      820       451,172  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 24, 2024

      525       183,750  
athenahealth, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.28%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 11, 2026

      2,005       1,939,596  
Avantor Funding, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      458       452,359  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
BioClinica Holding I L.P.                

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 20, 2023

      1,502     $ 1,388,948  
BW NHHC Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 15, 2025

      2,524       1,864,397  
Carestream Dental Equipment, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.32%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 1, 2024

      892       745,174  
CeramTec AcquiCo GmbH                

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 7, 2025

  EUR     903       944,793  
Certara L.P.                

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 15, 2024

      972       911,330  
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing March 1, 2024

      5,358       5,233,312  
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.07%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 7, 2023(2)

      3,466       3,389,743  
CryoLife, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing December 1, 2024

      513       484,321  
Ensemble RCM, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.44%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 3, 2026

      522       513,886  
Envision Healthcare Corporation                

Term Loan, 3.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      6,104       4,049,636  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      2,545       2,488,189  
GHX Ultimate Parent Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.62%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 28, 2024

      975       933,528  
Greatbatch Ltd.                

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 27, 2022

      1,502       1,489,346  
Hanger, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      1,127       1,059,380  
Inovalon Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 2, 2025

      1,257       1,231,300  
IQVIA, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing March 7, 2024

      551       537,351  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
IQVIA, Inc. (continued)                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 17, 2025

      975     $ 951,539  
Medical Solutions, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 14, 2024

      1,628       1,530,184  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      3,314       3,192,575  
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.72%, (USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026(2)

      664       646,767  

Term Loan, 5.71%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

      30       29,374  
Navicure, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 22, 2026

      1,025       996,812  
One Call Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 25, 2022

      2,072       1,782,813  
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.                

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2025

  EUR     425       444,055  

Term Loan, 3.58%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 30, 2025

      4,965       4,722,633  
Parexel International Corporation                

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      1,610       1,532,876  
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 5, 2026

      1,960       1,918,558  
Radiology Partners, Inc                

Term Loan, 5.67%, (USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 9, 2025(2)

      1,705       1,603,777  
RadNet, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.75%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,634       1,551,723  
Select Medical Corporation                

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      2,709       2,627,936  
Sound Inpatient Physicians                

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      491       468,325  
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 3, 2024

      3,448       3,170,837  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Team Health Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 6, 2024

      2,003     $ 1,482,646  
Tecomet, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,126       1,058,304  
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 23, 2024

      1,684       1,527,178  
Verscend Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%),
Maturing August 27, 2025

      801       775,515  
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%),
Maturing July 2, 2025

      493       411,237  
Wink Holdco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 2, 2024

            489       470,422  
                    $ 65,648,192  
Home Furnishings — 0.4%  
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing November 8, 2023

            5,260     $ 2,230,165  
                    $ 2,230,165  
Industrial Equipment — 6.1%  
AI Alpine AT Bidco GmbH                  

Term Loan, 3.96%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing October 31, 2025(2)

      247     $ 212,312  
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%),
Maturing October 1, 2025

      707       679,254  
Apex Tool Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.25%), Maturing August 1, 2024

      2,503       2,227,493  
Carlisle Foodservice Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 20, 2025

      270       238,855  
CPM Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.97%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 17, 2025(2)

      321       271,192  
Delachaux Group S.A.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing April 16, 2026

    EUR       400       422,929  

Term Loan, 5.36%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing April 16, 2026

      470       437,332  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
DexKo Global, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 24, 2024

  EUR     324     $ 306,171  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 24, 2024

  EUR     809       765,431  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      899       793,666  
DXP Enterprises, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 29, 2023

      514       478,252  
Dynacast International, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 28, 2022

      1,295       891,290  
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 19, 2024

      1,810       1,715,185  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 19, 2024

      321       304,891  
EWT Holdings III Corp.                

Term Loan, 3.45%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      1,880       1,835,679  
Filtration Group Corporation                

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 29, 2025

      1,673       1,625,876  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 29, 2025

  EUR     392       421,360  
Gardner Denver, Inc.                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 1, 2027

      1,303       1,245,689  

Term Loan, 2.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 1, 2027

  EUR     423       460,573  
Gates Global, LLC                

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 1, 2024

  EUR     922       976,580  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 1, 2024

      4,580       4,400,379  
Hayward Industries, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 5, 2024

      478       465,115  
Ingersoll-Rand Services Company                

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 1, 2027

      1,425       1,362,062  
LTI Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 6, 2025

      1,590       1,400,441  

Term Loan, 4.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing July 24, 2026

      199       176,364  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Quimper AB                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing February 13, 2026

    EUR       1,900     $ 1,993,095  
Robertshaw US Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 28, 2025(2)

      1,054       863,870  
Thermon Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 30, 2024

      281       266,570  
Titan Acquisition Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing March 28, 2025

      3,100       2,819,071  
Welbilt, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing October 23, 2025

            1,684       1,452,231  
                    $ 31,509,208  
Insurance — 6.5%  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      2,538     $ 2,435,248  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      471       454,348  
AmWINS Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 25, 2024

      4,674       4,598,267  
AssuredPartners, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 12, 2027

      1,496       1,428,385  

Term Loan, Maturing February 13, 2027(5)

      500       490,000  
Asurion, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing August 4, 2022

      1,257       1,236,717  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      2,276       2,217,806  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing August 4, 2025

      4,200       4,197,900  
Financiere CEP S.A.S.                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 16, 2025

    EUR       550       608,238  
FrontDoor, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing August 16, 2025

      493       477,725  
Hub International Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.02%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing April 25, 2025(2)

      4,459       4,303,083  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 25, 2025(2)

      1,895       1,865,874  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insurance (continued)  
NFP Corp.                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 15, 2027

      3,712     $ 3,522,226  
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing December 31, 2025

      1,259       1,192,569  
USI, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing May 16, 2024

      3,615       3,479,346  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing December 2, 2026

            1,471       1,439,434  
                    $ 33,947,166  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 6.6%  
Amer Sports Oyj                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing March 30, 2026

    EUR       3,625     $ 3,527,649  
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 27, 2026

      3,350       3,140,332  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%),
Maturing May 24, 2027

      4,718       4,402,533  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 24, 2027

      700       698,250  
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2024

      2,399       2,129,175  
Crown Finance US, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.38%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.38%), Maturing February 28, 2025

    EUR       292       241,163  

Term Loan, 3.32%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      1,772       1,326,137  

Term Loan, 3.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

      1,542       1,141,265  
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      1,530       1,453,206  
Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing May 22, 2024

      1,171       922,460  
Etraveli Holding AB                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 2, 2024

    EUR       950       812,002  
Lindblad Expeditions, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%),
Maturing March 27, 2025

      341       280,993  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)  
Lindblad Expeditions, Inc. (continued)                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%),
Maturing March 27, 2025

      1,362     $ 1,123,971  
Match Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 13, 2027

      775       759,500  
Motion Finco S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 4.32%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 4, 2026(2)

      70       64,352  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 13, 2026

    EUR       1,425       1,471,885  

Term Loan, 4.32%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 13, 2026(2)

      529       489,635  
Playtika Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 7.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing December 10, 2024

      3,506       3,508,089  
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing March 31, 2024

      1,919       1,780,124  
SRAM, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 15, 2024(2)

      1,260       1,222,190  
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 14, 2025

      518       482,639  
Travel Leaders Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%),
Maturing January 25, 2024

      983       604,237  
UFC Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2026

      2,313       2,226,084  
Vue International Bidco PLC                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 3, 2026

    EUR       678       638,287  
                    $ 34,446,158  
Lodging and Casinos — 4.7%  
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.86%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%),
Maturing October 19, 2024

      1,040     $ 999,205  
Azelis Finance S.A.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing November 10, 2025

    EUR       2,000       2,122,971  
Boyd Gaming Corporation                  

Term Loan, 2.34%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 15, 2023

      687       659,938  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
CityCenter Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, Maturing April 18,
2024(5)

      2,775     $ 2,611,275  
Eldorado Resorts, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing April 17, 2024

      455       450,493  
GBT III B.V.                  

Term Loan, Maturing February 26, 2027(5)

      1,401       1,219,251  

Term Loan, Maturing February 26, 2027(5)

      1,674       1,455,999  
Golden Nugget, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.45%, (USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 4, 2023(2)

      4,996       4,327,801  
GVC Holdings PLC                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 29, 2024

    EUR       1,875       2,050,124  

Term Loan, 3.31%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing March 29, 2024

      1,176       1,145,130  
Hanjin International Corp.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 18, 2020

      550       486,750  
Playa Resorts Holding B.V.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      2,582       2,200,214  
Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 10, 2025

    EUR       1,000       1,105,333  

Term Loan, 4.95%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 10, 2025

            3,605       3,568,598  
                    $ 24,403,082  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.6%  
CD&R Hydra Buyer, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.50%, (0.00% cash, 7.50% PIK), Maturing August 15, 2021(4)(7)

      157     $ 121,081  
Murray Energy Corporation                  

DIP Loan, 13.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 11.00%, Floor 2.00%), Maturing July 31, 2020

      576       576,262  

Term Loan, 0.00%,
Maturing October 17, 2022(8)

      2,068       46,529  
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2021(8)

      942       65,937  
Oxbow Carbon, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 4, 2023

      1,373       1,277,066  
Rain Carbon GmbH                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 16, 2025

    EUR       1,025       1,009,799  
                    $ 3,096,674  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas — 4.5%  
Ameriforge Group, Inc.                

Term Loan, 8.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing June 8, 2022

      756     $ 623,954  
Apergy Corporation                

Term Loan, 2.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      239       220,301  

Term Loan, Maturing May 29, 2027(5)

      225       214,875  
Blackstone CQP Holdco L.P.                

Term Loan, 4.62%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 30, 2024

      1,042       1,001,743  
Buckeye Partners L.P.                

Term Loan, 3.12%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 1, 2026

      1,350       1,311,525  
Centurion Pipeline Company, LLC                

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 29, 2025

      272       252,610  
CITGO Holding, Inc.                

Term Loan, 8.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 1, 2023

      274       251,393  
CITGO Petroleum Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 29, 2021

      1,835       1,823,819  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing March 28, 2024

      4,582       4,398,960  
Delek US Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      1,386       1,208,094  

Term Loan, Maturing March 31, 2025(5)

      600       567,000  
Fieldwood Energy, LLC                

Term Loan, 0.00%,
Maturing April 11, 2022(8)

      2,775       422,002  
Matador Bidco S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 4.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%),
Maturing October 15, 2026

      4,105       3,845,872  
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.                

DIP Loan, 10.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing October 21, 2020

      513       500,211  

DIP Loan, 10.02%, (USD LIBOR + 9.00%), Maturing October 21, 2020(2)

      975       949,772  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 9, 2025(8)

      2,247       803,303  
Prairie ECI Acquiror L.P.                

Term Loan, 6.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing March 11, 2026

      500       454,875  

Term Loan, 6.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing March 11, 2026

      2,371       2,157,062  
PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.                

Term Loan, 4.98%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 11, 2024

      758       594,687  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
RDV Resources Properties, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.87%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing March 29, 2024(4)

      474     $ 283,553  
Sunrise Oil & Gas Properties, LLC                  

Term Loan - First Lien, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 17, 2023

      89       84,670  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 17, 2023

      90       75,976  

Term Loan - Third Lien, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 17, 2023

      104       73,231  
UGI Energy Services, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 13, 2026

            1,092       1,041,579  
                    $ 23,161,067  
Publishing — 1.0%  
Ascend Learning, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 12, 2024

      1,194     $ 1,146,600  
Getty Images, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 19, 2026

      1,734       1,537,515  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      89       56,399  
LSC Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 0.00%,
Maturing September 30, 2022(8)

      784       73,692  
Nielsen Finance, LLC                  

Term Loan, Maturing June 5, 2025(5)

      850       851,062  
ProQuest, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 23, 2026

      1,671       1,621,472  
Tweddle Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 17, 2023

            206       170,155  
                    $ 5,456,895  
Radio and Television — 3.4%  
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.82%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 31, 2026

      572     $ 497,034  
Diamond Sports Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 24, 2026

      3,184       2,764,772  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Radio and Television (continued)  
Entercom Media Corp.                  

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 18, 2024

      932     $ 866,550  
Entravision Communications Corporation                  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 29, 2024

      852       803,425  
Gray Television, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.58%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 7, 2024

      255       245,614  

Term Loan, 2.83%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing January 2, 2026

      637       622,496  
Hubbard Radio, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing March 28, 2025

      784       666,794  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      1,920       1,802,576  
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.62%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

      357       344,319  
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

      1,386       1,338,417  

Term Loan, 3.12%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2026

      504       488,064  
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 3, 2024

      535       522,098  

Term Loan, 2.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

      672       656,513  
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing December 17, 2026

      2,645       2,555,973  
Univision Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing March 15, 2024

            3,730       3,513,587  
                    $ 17,688,232  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.7%  
Apro, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 14, 2026

      524     $ 515,832  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 16, 2026

      150       147,750  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.63%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 21, 2022(2)

      2,370       527,342  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)  
Bass Pro Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 25, 2024

      1,389     $ 1,312,959  
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 3, 2024

      850       837,891  
Coinamatic Canada, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing May 14, 2022

      46       44,173  
David’s Bridal, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing June 30, 2023

      339       294,579  
Hoya Midco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024

      2,060       1,683,834  
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 1, 2023

      1,011       815,708  
PetSmart, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing March 11, 2022

      1,313       1,294,188  
PFS Holding Corporation                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 31, 2021(8)

      2,332       897,828  
Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 30, 2021(8)

      543       85,582  
Radio Systems Corporation                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 2, 2024

            438       436,257  
                    $ 8,893,923  
Steel — 1.2%  
Atkore International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 22, 2023

      1,320     $ 1,300,033  
GrafTech Finance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      2,479       2,392,061  
Neenah Foundry Company                  

Term Loan, 7.01%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing December 13, 2022

      726       635,610  
Phoenix Services International, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%),
Maturing March 1, 2025

      882       769,545  
Zekelman Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 24, 2027

            1,075       1,045,437  
                    $ 6,142,686  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Surface Transport — 0.4%  
Agro Merchants NAI Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.20%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing December 6, 2024

      17     $ 15,805  
Hertz Corporation (The)                  

Term Loan, 3.51%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,078       834,873  
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

      117       107,451  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

      385       353,346  
XPO Logistics, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

            650       636,652  
                    $ 1,948,127  
Telecommunications — 6.6%  
CenturyLink, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 15, 2027

      7,481     $ 7,206,045  
Colorado Buyer, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,657       1,239,555  
Digicel International Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 3.80%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 28, 2024

      1,779       1,494,683  
eircom Finco S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 15, 2026

    EUR       1,706       1,861,946  
Gamma Infrastructure III B.V.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 9, 2025

    EUR       1,650       1,710,241  
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.72%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing January 6, 2023

      2,696       1,614,453  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.                  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (USD Prime + 2.75%), Maturing November 27, 2023

      1,900       1,909,490  

Term Loan, 6.75%, (USD Prime + 3.50%), Maturing January 2, 2024

      1,600       1,615,200  
IPC Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 6, 2021

      1,230       959,627  
Onvoy, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 10, 2024

      1,746       1,606,320  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
Plantronics, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 2.79%, (USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 2, 2025(2)

      1,327     $ 1,072,696  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.87%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%),
Maturing March 9, 2023

      1,029       653,415  
T-Mobile USA, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing April 1, 2027

      3,125       3,129,231  
Telesat Canada                  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 7, 2026

      1,446       1,400,573  
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing March 9, 2027

      2,650       2,556,882  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 9, 2027

    EUR       450       482,664  
Ziggo Financing Partnership                  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%),
Maturing April 30, 2028

            3,825       3,672,532  
                    $ 34,185,553  
Utilities — 1.8%  
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      1,696     $ 1,659,345  
Calpine Construction Finance Company L.P.                  

Term Loan, 2.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      946       923,689  
Calpine Corporation                  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 15, 2024

      3,358       3,295,542  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing April 5, 2026

      943       921,136  
Lightstone Holdco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      86       70,459  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      1,524       1,249,233  
Longview Power, LLC                  

Term Loan, 0.00%,
Maturing April 13, 2021(8)

      3,152       472,725  
Talen Energy Supply, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 8, 2026

      341       331,335  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)  
USIC Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing December 8, 2023

            196     $ 187,748  
                    $ 9,111,212  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $782,190,219)

 

  $ 713,606,399  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 5.2%

 

Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%  
TransDigm, Inc.  

6.50%, 7/15/24

      520     $ 510,954  

7.50%, 3/15/27

            282       278,175  
                    $ 789,129  
Automotive — 0.1%  
Navistar International Corp.                  

6.625%, 11/1/25(9)

            322     $ 301,909  
                    $ 301,909  
Building and Development — 0.2%  
Hillman Group, Inc. (The)                  

6.375%, 7/15/22(9)

      37     $ 33,457  
Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P.                  

6.50%, 4/1/23(9)

      31       31,345  
Standard Industries, Inc.                  

6.00%, 10/15/25(9)

      50       52,031  

5.00%, 2/15/27(9)

      677       698,985  
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.                  

5.875%, 6/15/24

            8       8,077  
                    $ 823,895  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.6%  
EIG Investors Corp.                  

10.875%, 2/1/24

      958     $ 891,213  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/
Prime Finance, Inc.
                 

5.25%, 4/15/24(9)

      750       783,829  

5.75%, 4/15/26(9)

      750       774,255  
ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The)                  

7.45%, 8/15/27

            427       454,140  
                    $ 2,903,437  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.3%  
Altice France S.A.                  

8.125%, 2/1/27(9)

      677     $ 746,264  
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.                  

5.375%, 5/1/25(9)

      67       69,017  

5.75%, 2/15/26(9)

      32       33,440  
CSC Holdings, LLC                  

5.875%, 9/15/22

      15       15,848  

5.25%, 6/1/24

      10       10,573  

5.75%, 1/15/30(9)

      550       581,111  
DISH DBS Corp.                  

6.75%, 6/1/21

      14       14,312  

5.875%, 11/15/24

      5       4,949  
TEGNA, Inc.                  

5.00%, 9/15/29(9)

            74       70,231  
                    $ 1,545,745  
Conglomerates — 0.0%(6)  
Spectrum Brands, Inc.                  

5.75%, 7/15/25

      75     $ 77,577  

5.00%, 10/1/29(9)

            21       20,576  
                    $ 98,153  
Consumer Products — 0.0%(6)  
Central Garden & Pet Co.                  

6.125%, 11/15/23

            25     $ 25,654  
                    $ 25,654  
Containers and Glass Products — 0.2%  
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings
USA, Inc.
                 

4.125%, 8/15/26(9)

      200     $ 201,159  
Berry Global, Inc.                  

6.00%, 10/15/22

      12       12,132  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds
Group Issuer, LLC
                 

7.00%, 7/15/24(9)

            958       965,334  
                    $ 1,178,625  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0%(6)  
Performance Food Group, Inc.                  

5.50%, 10/15/27(9)

            68     $ 66,863  
                    $ 66,863  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%(6)  
GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd./GEMS
Education Delaware, LLC
                 

7.125%, 7/31/26(9)

            258     $ 235,800  
                    $ 235,800  
Drugs — 0.2%  
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.                  

8.50%, 1/31/27(9)

      146     $ 159,894  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.                  

7.00%, 1/15/28(9)

      752       791,815  
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical
Product Development, LLC
                 

6.375%, 8/1/23(9)

            75       77,529  
                    $ 1,029,238  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%  
Covanta Holding Corp.                  

5.875%, 3/1/24

      25     $ 25,154  
GFL Environmental, Inc.                  

8.50%, 5/1/27(9)

            575       631,675  
                    $ 656,829  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.0%(6)  
Sensata Technologies, Inc.                  

4.375%, 2/15/30(9)

            45     $ 43,905  
                    $ 43,905  
Entertainment — 0.0%(6)  
Merlin Entertainments, Ltd.                  

5.75%, 6/15/26(9)

            200     $ 192,788  
                    $ 192,788  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.2%  
Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn
Enterprises Finance Corp.
                 

6.25%, 2/1/22

      18     $ 18,130  

6.25%, 5/15/26

      677       682,104  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,                  

Series S, 6.75% to 2/1/24(10)(11)

      80       85,256  
Navient Corp.                  

5.00%, 10/26/20

            30       29,593  
                    $ 815,083  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products — 0.3%  
Del Monte Foods, Inc.                  

11.875%, 5/15/25(9)

      1,075     $ 1,144,768  
Iceland Bondco PLC                  

4.478%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.25%), 7/15/20(9)(12)

    GBP       187       230,022  
JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food
Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.
                 

5.50%, 1/15/30(9)

            156       162,211  
                    $ 1,537,001  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%  
Fresh Market, Inc. (The)                  

9.75%, 5/1/23(9)

            1,300     $ 936,000  
                    $ 936,000  
Health Care — 0.1%  
Centene Corp.                  

4.75%, 5/15/22

      14     $ 14,207  
HCA, Inc.                  

5.875%, 2/15/26

      18       20,191  
Hologic, Inc.                  

4.375%, 10/15/25(9)

      30       30,747  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC                  

7.125%, 6/1/24(9)

      353       334,685  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.                  

8.125%, 4/1/22

      45       47,125  

6.75%, 6/15/23

            10       10,501  
                    $ 457,456  
Insurance — 0.2%  
AssuredPartners, Inc.                  

7.00%, 8/15/25(9)

            958     $ 941,824  
                    $ 941,824  
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%  
Netflix, Inc.                  

5.375%, 11/15/29(9)

      240     $ 266,978  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.                  

8.875%, 3/1/23(9)

            33       19,800  
                    $ 286,778  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.1%  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.                  

5.375%, 4/15/23(9)

      25     $ 23,752  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)  
Viking Cruises, Ltd.                  

6.25%, 5/15/25(9)

      45     $ 27,614  

5.875%, 9/15/27(9)

            858       517,104  
                    $ 568,470  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.4%  
Caesars Resort Collection, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.                  

5.25%, 10/15/25(9)

      677     $ 604,222  
ESH Hospitality, Inc.                  

5.25%, 5/1/25(9)

      27       26,328  

4.625%, 10/1/27(9)

      71       67,348  
MGM Growth Properties Operating
Partnership, L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
                 

5.625%, 5/1/24

      15       15,677  
MGM Resorts International                  

7.75%, 3/15/22

      18       18,775  
RHP Hotel Properties, L.P./RHP Finance Corp.                  

5.00%, 4/15/23

      30       27,941  
Stars Group Holdings B.V./Stars Group
US Co-Borrower, LLC
                 

7.00%, 7/15/26(9)

      958       1,017,698  
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.                  

5.25%, 5/15/27(9)

            591       549,077  
                    $ 2,327,066  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%(6)  
New Gold, Inc.                  

6.25%, 11/15/22(9)

            12     $ 12,077  
                    $ 12,077  
Oil and Gas — 0.7%  
Antero Resources Corp.                  

5.375%, 11/1/21

      71     $ 63,742  
Centennial Resource Production, LLC                  

6.875%, 4/1/27(9)

      958       461,847  
Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.                  

5.875%, 1/15/24

      35       38,271  
Hilcorp Energy I, L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co.                  

6.25%, 11/1/28(9)

      649       557,206  
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC                  

6.625%, 5/15/25(9)

      1,065       935,214  
Newfield Exploration Co.                  

5.625%, 7/1/24

      92       83,920  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
Precision Drilling Corp.                  

6.50%, 12/15/21

      742     $ 662,673  
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd.                  

6.75%, 5/1/23(9)

      65       62,799  

6.875%, 6/30/23(9)

      30       28,944  
Tervita Corp.                  

7.625%, 12/1/21(9)

            977       757,483  
                    $ 3,652,099  
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%  
ARD Finance S.A.                  

6.50%, (6.50% cash or 7.25% PIK), 6/30/27(9)(13)

            508     $ 503,014  
                    $ 503,014  
Radio and Television — 0.2%  
Diamond Sports Group, LLC/Diamond Sports
Finance Co.
                 

5.375%, 8/15/26(9)

      115     $ 91,694  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.                  

6.375%, 5/1/26

      208       217,483  

8.375%, 5/1/27

      376       352,743  
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (The)                  

5.50%, 10/1/21(9)

      24       24,098  
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.                  

8.875%, 12/15/27(9)

            339       329,889  
                    $ 1,015,907  
Road & Rail — 0.0%(6)  
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp.                  

6.375%, 4/1/23(9)

            45     $ 45,052  
                    $ 45,052  
Software and Services — 0.0%(6)  
IHS Markit, Ltd.                  

5.00%, 11/1/22(9)

            60     $ 64,511  
                    $ 64,511  
Steel — 0.2%  
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.                  

7.875%, 8/15/23

            1,065     $ 982,255  
                    $ 982,255  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Surface Transport — 0.1%  
DAE Funding, LLC                  

5.00%, 8/1/24(9)

      818     $ 686,617  
XPO Logistics, Inc.                  

6.50%, 6/15/22(9)

            56       56,195  
                    $ 742,812  
Telecommunications — 0.4%  
CenturyLink, Inc.                  

6.75%, 12/1/23

      40     $ 43,529  
Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect US Finco, LLC                  

6.75%, 10/1/26(9)

      250       242,891  
Digicel International Finance, Ltd./Digicel
Holdings Bermuda, Ltd.
                 

8.75%, 5/25/24(9)

      600       577,500  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.                  

5.50%, 8/1/23(8)

      25       13,253  

8.50%, 10/15/24(8)(9)

      346       198,121  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.                  

5.375%, 1/15/24

      25       25,404  
Sprint Communications, Inc.                  

7.00%, 8/15/20

      105       105,939  

6.00%, 11/15/22

      3       3,194  
Sprint Corp.                  

7.25%, 9/15/21

      230       241,839  

7.625%, 2/15/25

      250       292,344  
T-Mobile USA, Inc.                  

6.375%, 3/1/25

      35       36,187  

6.50%, 1/15/26

            110       116,338  
                    $ 1,896,539  
Utilities — 0.1%  
Vistra Energy Corp.                  

8.125%, 1/30/26(9)

      25     $ 26,203  
Vistra Operations Co., LLC                  

5.00%, 7/31/27(9)

      201       210,762  

4.30%, 7/15/29(9)

            32       33,129  
                    $ 270,094  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $29,378,025)

 

  $ 26,946,008  
 

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 6.0%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Allegany Park CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-1A, Class E, 8.609%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.78%), 1/20/33(9)(12)

    $ 850     $ 729,754  
Ares LII CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-52A, Class E, 7.648%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.55%), 4/22/31(9)(12)

      500       416,974  
Ares XXXIIR CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2014-32RA, Class D, 6.242%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%),
5/15/30(9)(12)

      2,000       1,605,968  
Ares XXXIV CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-2A, Class ER, 7.626%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.85%), 4/17/33(9)(12)

      1,300       1,150,035  
Bardot CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-2A, Class E, 8.048%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.95%), 10/22/32(9)(12)

      1,000       841,113  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX, Ltd.                

Series 2019-19A, Class E, 8.898%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.02%), 1/15/33(9)(12)

      750       629,575  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVII, Ltd.                

Series 2019-17A, Class E, 7.819%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.60%), 7/15/32(9)(12)

      1,000       853,869  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVIII, Ltd.                

Series 2019-18A, Class E, 8.119%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.90%), 10/15/32(9)(12)

      1,000       880,020  
BlueMountain CLO XXV, Ltd.                

Series 2019-25A, Class E, 7.919%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 7/15/32(9)(12)

      1,000       884,214  
BlueMountain CLO XXVI, Ltd.                

Series 2019-26A, Class E, 8.835%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.70%), 10/20/32(9)(12)

      1,500       1,335,361  
Canyon Capital CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-2A, Class E, 8.369%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.15%), 10/15/32(9)(12)

      400       355,328  
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2012-3A, Class DR2, 7.811%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%),
1/14/32(9)(12)

      1,200       862,787  

Series 2015-5A, Class DR, 7.835%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 1/20/32(9)(12)

      500       388,093  
Cedar Funding X CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-10A, Class E, 8.135%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), 10/20/32(9)(12)

      1,000       863,032  
Dryden Senior Loan Fund                

Series 2015-40A, Class ER, 6.142%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%),
8/15/31(9)(12)

      1,000       795,166  
Fort Washington CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-1A, Class E, 8.385%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.25%), 10/20/32(9)(12)

      1,000       859,092  
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-15A, Class ER, 7.864%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.65%), 10/15/30(9)(12)

    $ 1,000     $ 804,233  
Galaxy XXI CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-21A, Class ER, 6.385%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 4/20/31(9)(12)

      1,000       794,773  
Galaxy XXV CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2018-25A, Class E, 6.941%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 10/25/31(9)(12)

      250       191,072  
Golub Capital Partners CLO 23M, Ltd.                

Series 2015-23A, Class ER, 6.885%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 1/20/31(9)(12)

      1,200       842,033  
Harriman Park CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2020-1A, Class E, 8.114%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.91%), 4/20/31(9)(12)

      1,100       959,557  
Kayne CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-5A, Class E, 7.72%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 7/24/32(9)(12)

      1,000       861,923  

Series 2020-7A, Class E, 7.907%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 4/17/33(9)(12)

      1,275       1,110,679  
Madison Park Funding XXXVI, Ltd.                

Series 2019-36A, Class E, 9.192%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.25%), 1/15/33(9)(12)

      500       454,089  
Madison Park Funding XXXVII, Ltd.                

Series 2019-37A, Class E, 7.769%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.55%), 7/15/32(9)(12)

      1,000       878,649  
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 31, Ltd.                

Series 2019-31A, Class E, 7.885%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.75%), 4/20/31(9)(12)

      600       532,188  
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 33, Ltd.                

Series 2019-33A, Class E, 7.976%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.80%), 10/16/32(9)(12)

      1,000       889,870  
Oaktree CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-3A, Class E, 7.905%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%), 7/20/31(9)(12)

      1,000       821,953  
Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-2A, Class DRR, 6.985%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%), 10/17/31(9)(12)

      900       722,529  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, 7.424%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), 11/14/32(9)(12)

      1,000       905,370  
Regatta XII Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2019-1A, Class E, 8.069%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.85%), 10/15/32(9)(12)

      500       445,104  
Regatta XIV Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2018-3A, Class E, 6.941%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 10/25/31(9)(12)

      700       547,208  
Regatta XVI Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2019-2A, Class E, 8.903%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), 1/15/33(9)(12)

      750       669,514  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Southwick Park CLO, LLC                  

Series 2019-4A, Class E, 7.835%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%),
7/20/32(9)(12)

    $ 2,000     $ 1,720,388  
Vibrant CLO X, Ltd.                  

Series 2018-10A, Class D, 7.325%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.19%),
10/20/31(9)(12)

      850       589,177  
Vibrant CLO XI, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-11A, Class D, 7.905%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%),
7/20/32(9)(12)

      1,000       707,695  
Voya CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2013-1A, Class DR, 7.699%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.48%),
10/15/30(9)(12)

      2,000       1,428,674  
Wellfleet CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2020-1A, Class D, 8.422%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.24%),
4/15/33(9)(12)

            1,300       1,155,461  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $37,382,552)

 

  $ 31,482,520  
Common Stocks — 1.1%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.2%  

IAP Global Services, LLC(4)(14)(15)

            58     $ 774,233  
                    $ 774,233  
Automotive — 0.0%(6)  

Dayco Products, LLC(14)(15)

            20,780     $ 155,850  
                    $ 155,850  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(6)  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.(14)(15)

            3,740     $ 215,050  
                    $ 215,050  
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%  

Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(14)(15)

            40,989     $ 317,665  
                    $ 317,665  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.0%(6)  

Answers Corp.(4)(14)(15)

            96,908     $ 179,280  
                    $ 179,280  
Oil and Gas — 0.3%  

AFG Holdings, Inc.(4)(14)(15)

      30,640     $ 644,359  

Fieldwood Energy, Inc.(14)(15)

      19,189       1,919  

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.(4)(14)(16)

      758       0  
Security          Shares     Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  

RDV Resources, Inc., Class A(4)(14)(15)

      30,849     $ 0  

Samson Resources II, LLC, Class A(4)(15)

      46,484       848,333  

Southcross Holdings Group, LLC(4)(14)(15)

      67       0  

Southcross Holdings L.P., Class A(15)

      67       486  

Sunrise Oil & Gas, Inc., Class A(14)(15)

            13,157       92,099  
                    $ 1,587,196  
Publishing — 0.4%  

ION Media Networks, Inc.(4)(15)

      4,429     $ 1,815,846  

Tweddle Group, Inc.(4)(14)(15)

            1,944       12,752  
                    $ 1,828,598  
Radio and Television — 0.1%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(14)(15)

      86,335     $ 83,382  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(14)(15)

      42,499       219,720  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(14)(15)

            36,714       319,412  
                    $ 622,514  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%(6)  

David’s Bridal, LLC(4)(14)(15)

            23,371     $ 176,217  
                    $ 176,217  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $7,032,235)

 

  $ 5,856,603  
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%  

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.,
Series A, 12.00%(4)(14)(16)

            14     $ 0  

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $14,000)

 

  $ 0  
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%  

David’s Bridal, LLC, Series A(4)(14)(15)

      655     $ 52,400  

David’s Bridal, LLC, Series B(4)(14)(15)

            2,667       215,920  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $215,920)

 

  $ 268,320  
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Closed-End Funds — 1.7%

 

Security        Shares     Value  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

      111,292     $ 1,245,358  

Invesco Senior Income Trust

      402,161       1,379,412  

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

      406,731       2,428,184  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

      164,907       1,281,327  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund

      115,017       899,433  

Voya Prime Rate Trust

        441,753       1,767,012  

Total Closed-End Funds
(identified cost $12,900,108)

 

  $ 9,000,726  
Warrants — 0.0%

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%  

David’s Bridal, LLC, Exp. 11/26/22(4)(14)(15)

        4,543     $ 0  

Total Warrants
(identified cost $0)

 

  $ 0  
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(6)

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(6)  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class A(14)(15)

      1,707     $ 512  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class B(14)(15)

        854       10,462  

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $18,573)

 

  $ 10,974  
Short-Term Investments — 1.4%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund,
LLC, 0.31%(17)

        7,095,616     $ 7,095,616  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $7,096,326)

 

  $ 7,095,616  

Total Investments — 152.9%
(identified cost $876,227,958)

 

  $ 794,267,166  

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.1)%

 

  $ (292,720

Net Investments — 152.8%
(identified cost $875,935,238)

 

  $ 793,974,446  

Notes Payable — (36.5)%

 

  $ (190,000,000

Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value
(net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs) — (15.4)%

 

  $ (79,881,962

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.9)%

 

  $ (4,627,901

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 519,464,583  

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

 

  *

In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

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 London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) 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.

 

  (2) 

The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate at May 31, 2020 of contracts within the senior loan facility. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.

 

  (3) 

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 May 31, 2020, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $276,592. See Note 1F for description.

 

  (4) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 11).

 

  (5) 

This Senior Loan will settle after May 31, 2020, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

  (6) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (7) 

Fixed-rate loan.

 

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

  (8) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.

 

  (9) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At May 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $51,851,156 or 10.0% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

 

(10) 

Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

(11) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.

(12) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at May 31, 2020.

 

(13) 

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

 

(14) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(15) 

Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.

 

(16) 

Restricted security (see Note 7).

 

(17) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of May 31, 2020.

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     14,078,510     USD     15,660,231     Standard Chartered Bank     6/2/20     $     $ (32,375
USD     15,428,195     EUR     14,078,510     Standard Chartered Bank     6/2/20             (199,657
USD     15,669,412     EUR     14,078,510     Standard Chartered Bank     7/2/20       31,983        
USD     18,650,113     EUR     17,176,206     Goldman Sachs International     7/31/20             (439,694
USD     1,425,959     GBP     1,164,706     State Street Bank and Trust Company     8/28/20             (12,949
USD     17,826,360     EUR     16,196,217     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     8/31/20             (186,301
                                    $ 31,983     $ (870,976

Abbreviations:

 

DIP     Debtor In Possession
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    May 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $868,838,912)

   $ 786,878,830  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $7,096,326)

     7,095,616  

Cash

     2,996,058  

Deposits for derivatives collateral — forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     520,000  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $19,785)

     19,735  

Interest and dividends receivable

     3,504,408  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     1,513  

Receivable for investments sold

     8,324,159  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     31,983  

Prepaid upfront fees and other fees on notes payable and variable rate term preferred shares

     587,393  

Prepaid expenses

     50,725  

Total assets

   $ 810,010,420  
Liabilities         

Notes payable

   $ 190,000,000  

Variable rate term preferred shares, at liquidation value (net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs of $118,038)

     79,881,962  

Cash collateral due to broker

     120,000  

Payable for investments purchased

     18,050,211  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     870,976  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     487,443  

Trustees’ fees

     7,524  

Interest expense and fees payable

     735,635  

Accrued expenses

     392,086  

Total liabilities

   $ 290,545,837  

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 519,464,583  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 39,863,690 shares issued and outstanding

   $ 398,637  

Additional paid-in capital

     624,388,144  

Accumulated loss

     (105,322,198

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 519,464,583  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share

 

($519,464,583 ÷ 39,863,690 common shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 13.03  

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

May 31, 2020

 

Interest and other income

   $ 48,875,490  

Dividends

     1,983,116  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     247,587  

Total investment income

   $ 51,106,193  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 6,654,453  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     44,620  

Custodian fee

     228,408  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     19,023  

Legal and accounting services

     138,736  

Printing and postage

     64,119  

Interest expense and fees

     10,260,927  

Miscellaneous

     101,378  

Total expenses

   $ 17,511,664  

Net investment income

   $ 33,594,529  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ (23,883,851

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     1,205  

Foreign currency transactions

     (14,853

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,317,318  

Net realized loss

   $ (20,580,181

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (58,616,443

Investments — affiliated investment

     (751

Foreign currency

     4,703  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,194,086

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (59,806,577

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (80,386,758

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (46,792,229

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

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

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 33,594,529      $ 33,780,998  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (20,580,181      7,994,927  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (59,806,577      (22,768,965

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (46,792,229    $ 19,006,960  

Distributions to common shareholders

   $ (40,150,709    $ (34,840,865

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (86,942,938    $ (15,833,905
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

At beginning of year

   $ 606,407,521      $ 622,241,426  

At end of year

   $ 519,464,583      $ 606,407,521  

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities   

Year Ended

May 31, 2020

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (46,792,229

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Investments purchased

     (288,331,133

Investments sold and principal repayments

     348,635,598  

Decrease in short-term investments, net

     853,098  

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

     (101,598

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs on variable rate term preferred shares

     31,088  

Amortization of prepaid upfront fees and other fees on notes payable and variable rate term preferred shares

     344,634  

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

     (265,323

Decrease in dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     14,755  

Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     360,723  

Decrease in prepaid expenses

     21,402  

Increase in cash collateral due to broker

     120,000  

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     833,363  

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

     (108,373

Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

     (959

Decrease in interest expense and fees payable

     (556,403

Increase in accrued expenses

     252,227  

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

     58,617,194  

Net realized loss from investments

     23,882,646  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 97,810,710  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

   $ (40,150,709

Proceeds from notes payable

     44,000,000  

Repayments of notes payable

     (102,000,000

Payment of deferred debt issuance costs on variable rate term preferred shares

     (14,500

Payment of upfront fees and other fees on notes payable

     (652,500

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (98,817,709

Net decrease in cash and restricted cash*

   $ (1,006,999

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year (including foreign currency)

   $ 4,542,792  

Cash and restricted cash at end of year (including foreign currency)

   $ 3,535,793  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings and variable rate term preferred shares

   $ 11,108,608  

 

*

Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $(1,911).

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

      May 31, 2020  

Cash

   $ 2,996,058  

Deposits for derivatives collateral — forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     520,000  

Foreign currency

     19,735  

Total cash and restricted cash as shown on the Statement of Cash Flows

   $ 3,535,793  

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 15.210      $ 15.610      $ 15.570      $ 14.680     $ 15.640  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.843      $ 0.847      $ 0.792      $ 0.864     $ 0.908  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.016      (0.373      0.076        0.899       (0.964

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (1.173    $ 0.474      $ 0.868      $ 1.763     $ (0.056
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders                                            

From net investment income

   $ (1.007    $ (0.874    $ (0.828    $ (0.873   $ (0.904

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (1.007    $ (0.874    $ (0.828    $ (0.873   $ (0.904

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 13.030      $ 15.210      $ 15.610      $ 15.570     $ 14.680  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 11.240      $ 13.480      $ 14.850      $ 15.150     $ 13.560  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     (7.36 )%       3.77      6.03      12.65     0.46

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (9.83 )%       (3.32 )%       3.67      18.58     1.14

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 519,465      $ 606,408      $ 622,241      $ 620,772     $ 585,101  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

     1.26      1.28      1.28      1.32     1.36

Interest and fee expense(4)

     1.79      2.00      1.52      1.16     0.93

Total expenses(3)

     3.05      3.28      2.80      2.48     2.29

Net investment income

     5.85      5.49      5.09      5.68     6.22

Portfolio Turnover

     34      24      34      47     29

Senior Securities:

             

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

   $ 190,000      $ 248,000      $ 254,000      $ 246,000     $ 232,000  

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(5)

   $ 4,155      $ 3,768      $ 3,765      $ 3,849     $ 3,867  

Total preferred shares outstanding

     800        800        800        800       800  

Asset coverage per preferred share(6)

   $ 292,394      $ 284,880      $ 286,300      $ 290,421     $ 287,532  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(7)

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000     $ 100,000  

Approximate market value per preferred share(7)

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000      $ 100,000     $ 100,000  

 

(1)  

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

(3) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(4) 

Interest and fee expense relates to variable rate term preferred shares (see Note 2) and the notes payable (see Note 9).

 

(5) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.

 

(6) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 292%, 285%, 286%, 290% and 288% at May 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(7) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings are presented below. Ratios exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any.

 

       Year Ended May 31,  
       2020        2019        2018        2017        2016  
           

Expenses excluding interest and fees

       0.81        0.83        0.83        0.86        0.86

Interest and fee expense

       1.16        1.31        1.00        0.76        0.58

Total expenses

       1.97        2.14        1.83        1.62        1.44

Net investment income

       3.79        3.58        3.33        3.72        3.90

 

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Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust will, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

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. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Trust based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Trust. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Trust. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

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 Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and 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.

Derivatives. 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 Trust’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.

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.

Affiliated Fund. The Trust may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based

 

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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 — 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 associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of May 31, 2020, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Trust files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  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.

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At May 31, 2020, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

G  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.

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

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The 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.

2  Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares

Variable rate term preferred shares are a form of preferred shares that represent stock of the Trust. They have a par value of $0.01 per share and a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share.

On December 18, 2012, the Trust issued 800 shares of Series C-1 Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares (Series C-1 VRTP Shares) in a private offering to a commercial paper conduit sponsored by a large financial institution. The Trust used the net proceeds from the issuance to enter into a series of transactions which resulted in a redemption and/or repurchase of its Auction Preferred Shares.

 

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On September 30, 2016, the Series C-1 VRTP Shares were transferred to another large financial institution (the Assignee) as permitted by the Trust’s By-laws. The transferred Series C-1 VRTP Shares were then exchanged for an equal number of Series L-2 Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares (Series L-2 VRTP Shares), and the mandatory redemption date was extended to three years from the date of transfer. Effective January 24, 2019, the mandatory redemption date of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares was extended to January 24, 2024. Dividends on the Series L-2 VRTP Shares are determined each day based on a spread of 1.75% to three-month LIBOR. Such spread is determined based on the current credit rating of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares, which is provided by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Series L-2 VRTP Shares are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $100,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any business day and solely for the purpose of reducing the leverage of the Trust. The Series L-2 VRTP Shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $100,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance or leverage ratio requirements with respect to the Series L-2 VRTP Shares. Six months prior to the mandatory redemption date, the Trust is required to segregate in a liquidity account with its custodian investments equal to 110% of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares’ redemption price, and over the six-month period execute a series of liquidation transactions to assure sufficient liquidity to redeem the Series L-2 VRTP Shares. The holders of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares, voting as a class, are entitled to elect two Trustees of the Trust. If the dividends on the Series L-2 VRTP Shares remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees.

For financial reporting purposes, the liquidation value of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares (net of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs) is presented as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable. Dividends accrued on Series L-2 VRTP Shares are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes and are included in interest expense and fees on the Statement of Operations.

In connection with the transfer of the Series C-1 VRTP Shares to the Assignee on September 30, 2016, the Trust paid an upfront fee of $400,000 and debt issuance costs of $458,267. The Trust paid additional debt issuance costs of $52,580 in connection with the extension of the mandatory redemption date of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares. These amounts are being amortized to interest expense and fees through January 24, 2024. The unamortized amount of the debt issuance costs as of May 31, 2020 is presented as a deduction of the liability for variable rate term preferred shares on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The carrying amount of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares at May 31, 2020 represents its liquidation value, which approximates fair value. If measured at fair value, the Series L-2 VRTP Shares would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 11) at May 31, 2020. The average liquidation preference of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares during the year ended May 31, 2020 was $80,000,000.

3  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding variable rate term preferred shares. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to variable rate term preferred shareholders are accrued daily and payable quarterly. The dividend rate on the Series L-2 VRTP Shares at May 31, 2020 was 3.18%. The amount of dividends accrued and the average dividend rate of the Series L-2 VRTP Shares during the year ended May 31, 2020 were $3,099,091 and 3.87%, respectively.

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, including distributions on variable rate term preferred shares that are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes, for the years ended May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended May 31,  
      2020      2019  

Ordinary income

   $ 43,249,800      $ 38,259,907  

During the year ended May 31, 2020, accumulated loss was decreased by $16,066 and paid-in capital was decreased by $16,066 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for non-deductible expenses. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trust.

 

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

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 2,243,059  

Deferred capital losses

   $ (25,388,745

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (81,744,987

Distributions payable

   $ (431,525

At May 31, 2020, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $25,388,745 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at May 31, 2020, $6,321,084 are short-term and $19,067,661 are long-term.

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

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 875,619,220  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,167,058  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (85,811,832

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (81,644,774

4  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. For the year ended May 31, 2020, the Trust’s investment adviser fee amounted to $6,654,453. The Trust invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Trust, but receives no compensation.

Trustees and officers of the Trust who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended May 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.

5  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $297,012,489 and $355,488,916, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2020.

6  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Shelf Offering

The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Trust for the years ended May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019.

In November 2013, the Board of Trustees initially approved a share repurchase program for the Trust. Pursuant to the reauthorization of the share repurchase program by the Board of Trustees in March 2019, the Trust is authorized to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year at market prices when shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Trust to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Trust for the years ended May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019.

Pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC, the Trust is authorized to issue up to an additional 5,495,789 common shares through an equity shelf offering program (the “shelf offering”). Under the shelf offering, the Trust, subject to market conditions, may raise additional capital from time to time and in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Trust’s net asset value per common share. During the years ended May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019, there were no shares sold by the Trust pursuant to its shelf offering.

 

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7  Restricted Securities

At May 31, 2020, the Trust owned the following securities which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Trust has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Description    Date of Acquisition      Shares      Cost      Value  

Common Stocks

           

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.

     7/15/14, 10/21/14        758      $ 34,724      $ 0  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

           

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc., Series A, 12.00%

     5/26/17        14      $ 14,000      $ 0  

Total Restricted Securities

                     $ 48,724      $ 0  

8  Financial Instruments

The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and 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 Trust 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 May 31, 2020 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At May 31, 2020, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Trust enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Trust’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Trust for those derivatives in a liability position. At May 31, 2020, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $870,976. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Trust for such liability was $400,000 at May 31, 2020.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Trust 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 Trust has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Trust 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 Trust 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 Trust’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Trust fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Trust 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 Trust and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Trust’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 Trust, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Trust as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to broker at May 31, 2020 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, such liability would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 11) at May 31, 2020.

 

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

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative(1)      Liability Derivative(2)  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 31,983      $ (870,976

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Trust’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 Trust for such assets and pledged by the Trust for such liabilities as of May 31, 2020.

 

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)
 

Standard Chartered Bank

   $ 31,983      $ (31,983    $      $     $  
     $ 31,983      $ (31,983    $      $     $  
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)
 

Goldman Sachs International

   $ (439,694    $      $      $ 400,000     $ (39,694

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

     (186,301             108,946              (77,355

Standard Chartered Bank

     (232,032      31,983                     (200,049

State Street Bank and Trust Company

     (12,949                          (12,949
     $ (870,976    $ 31,983      $ 108,946      $ 400,000     $ (330,047

 

(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.

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 foreign exchange risk for the year ended May 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Derivative   

Realized Gain (Loss)

on Derivatives Recognized

in Income(1)

     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
(2)
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 3,317,318      $ (1,194,086

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts (based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold) outstanding during the year ended May 31, 2020, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $67,296,000.

9  Revolving Credit and Security Agreement

The Trust has entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, as amended (the Agreement) with conduit lenders and a bank to borrow up to $290 million. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits’ commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, in effect through March 8, 2021, the Trust also pays a program fee of 0.85% per annum on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a liquidity fee of 0.15% (0.25% if the outstanding loan amount is less than or equal to 60% of the total facility size) per annum on the unused portion of the total commitment under the Agreement. Program and liquidity fees for the year ended May 31, 2020 totaled $2,099,306 and are included in interest expense and fees on the Statement of Operations. In connection with the renewal of the Agreement on March 9, 2020, the Trust paid upfront fees of $290,000 and, shortly thereafter on March 20, 2020, the Trust paid waiver fees of $362,500 in connection with a reduction of Trust net asset value during the month of March 2020 due to market volatility; these aggregate upfront and waiver fees are being amortized to interest expense through March 8, 2021. The unamortized balance at May 31, 2020 is approximately $521,000 and is included in prepaid upfront fees and other fees on notes payable and variable rate term preferred shares on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At May 31, 2020, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $190,000,000 at an annual interest rate of 0.73%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the Agreement and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings at May 31, 2020 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the Agreement would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 11) at May 31, 2020. For the year ended May 31, 2020, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate (excluding fees) were $232,841,530 and 2.00%, respectively.

10  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At May 31, 2020, the value of the Trust’s investment in affiliated funds was $7,095,616, which represents 1.4% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Trust for the year ended May 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases    

Sales

proceeds

   

Net

realized
gain (loss)

    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

               

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 7,948,260     $ 266,174,419     $ (267,027,517   $ 1,205     $ (751   $ 7,095,616     $ 247,587       7,095,616  

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*     Total  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)

   $      $ 712,584,678      $ 729,001     $ 713,313,679  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            26,946,008              26,946,008  

Asset-Backed Securities

            31,482,520              31,482,520  

Common Stocks

     940,179        465,404        4,451,020       5,856,603  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   0       0  

Preferred Stocks

                   268,320       268,320  

Closed-End Funds

     9,000,726                     9,000,726  

Warrants

                   0       0  

Miscellaneous

            10,974              10,974  

Short-Term Investments

            7,095,616              7,095,616  

Total Investments

   $ 9,940,905        778,585,200      $ 5,448,341     $ 793,974,446  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 31,983      $     $ 31,983  

Total

   $ 9,940,905      $ 778,617,183      $ 5,448,341     $ 794,006,429  

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (870,976    $     $ (870,976

Total

   $      $ (870,976    $     $ (870,976

 

*

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Trust.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended May 31, 2020 is not presented.

12  Risks and Uncertainties

Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

Credit Risk

The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.

 

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Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread rapidly internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies and can affect the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The near-term impact of this coronavirus has resulted in substantial market volatility, which may have an adverse effect on the Trust’s investments.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2020, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust as of May 31, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

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

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of May 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or 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

July 17, 2020

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

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2021 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, the Trust designates approximately $917,600, 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%.

 

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Trust held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 19, 2020. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Proposal 1:  The election of Thomas E. Faust Jr., Cynthia E. Frost and Scott E. Wennerholm as Class I Trustees of the Trust for a three-year term expiring in 2023.

 

Nominee for Trustee

   Number of Shares  
   For      Withheld  

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

     29,496,065        5,047,362  

Cynthia E. Frost

     29,558,377        4,985,050  

Scott E. Wennerholm

     29,467,117        5,076,310  

 

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Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Trust. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by AST, the Plan agent (Agent). Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not Shares are reinvested.

If your Shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that the Trust’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be able to participate.

The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Plan participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive Shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Agent to sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your Shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.

 

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Application for Participation in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

 

This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

 

Please print exact name on account

 

 

Shareholder signature                                         Date

 

 

Shareholder signature                                         Date

Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.

YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that 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 April 22, 2020 (the “April 2020 Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors comprised of the same individuals (collectively, the “Board”) that oversees a majority of 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 agreements(1) for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between February and April 2020. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;

 

   

In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board;

 

   

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund(s), if any;

 

   

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

   

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets, when necessary, 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 (in the context of a sub-adviser, only those with trading responsibilities) 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 (in the context of a sub-adviser, only those with trading responsibilities) 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;

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 mutual 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.

 

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The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;

 

   

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any;

 

   

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

   

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

   

Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;

 

   

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, trading volume data, distribution rates and other relevant matters; and

 

   

The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2020, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

In voting its approval of the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements at the April 2020 Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, which provided temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of the Contract Review Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement for the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as the special considerations relevant to investing in senior floating rate loans. The Board considered the

 

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Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund. The Board considered the deep experience of the Adviser and its affiliates with managing and operating funds organized as exchange-listed closed-end funds, such as the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ experience with implementing leverage arrangements, monitoring and assessing trading price discounts and premiums and adhering to the requirements of securities exchanges.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and 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 September 30, 2019. 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 September 30, 2019, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser provides to the Fund as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser as between the Fund and other types of accounts. 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 deemed not to be excessive.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

 

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Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered in the same manner as an open-end fund and that, notwithstanding that the Fund is authorized to issue additional common shares through a shelf offering, the Fund’s assets are not expected to increase materially in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Board did not find that the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is warranted at this time.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 157 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 156 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Term Expiring.

Trustee  Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee                   

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Class I
Trustee
     Until 2023.
Trustee since 2007.
    

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 156 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees                   

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Class III
Trustee
     Until 2022.
Trustee since 2016.
    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

  

Class I

Trustee

     Until 2023.
Trustee since 2014.
    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

  

Class II

Trustee

     Until 2021.
Trustee since 2014.
    

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

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

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

  

Class III

Trustee

     Until 2022.
Trustee since 2014.
    

Director of Groupon, Inc. (ecommerce provider) (since April 2020). Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Term Expiring.

Trustee  Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)              

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Class II Trustee      Until 2021.
Chairperson of the Board since 2016 and Trustee since 2003.
    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Class III
Trustee
     Until 2022.
Trustee since 2008.
    

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Class II
Trustee
     Until 2021.
Trustee since 2018.
    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and

Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Class III
Trustee
    

Until 2022.

Trustee since 2018.

    

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

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

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Class II
Trustee
     Until 2021.
Trustee since 2015.
    

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

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

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Class I
Trustee
     Until 2023.
Trustee since 2016.
    

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

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

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

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

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

James F. Kirchner

1967

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Floating-Rate Income Trust

May 31, 2020

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Richard F. Froio

1968

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

 

(1) 

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

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by AST or your financial intermediary.

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

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

Share Repurchase Program.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


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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 William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) –(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2020 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Trust Income

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   5/31/19      5/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 109,500      $ 109,525  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 18,000  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 22,006      $ 19,914  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 131,506      $ 147,439  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain agreed-upon procedures relating to the registrant’s Revolving Credit and Security Agreement.

(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.


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(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 to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2020; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   5/31/19      5/31/20  

Registrant

   $ 22,006      $ 37,914  

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 60,130      $ 51,903  

 

(1) 

The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. George J. Gorman (Chair), William H. Park, Helen Frame Peters and Scott E. Wennerholm are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.

 

Item 6.

Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.


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Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

The Board of the Fund has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The trustees will review the Policies annually. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board, or any committee, sub-committee or group of independent trustees identified by the Board, which will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action. If the Board Members are unable to meet and the failure to vote a proxy would have a material adverse impact on the Fund, the investment adviser may vote such proxy, provided that it discloses the existence of the material conflict to the Chairperson of the Fund’s Board as soon as practicable and to the Board at its next meeting.

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies in accordance with customized proxy voting guidelines (the “Guidelines”) and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies.

The Agent is required to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and policies in connection with the provision of proxy voting services, including methods to reasonably ensure that its analysis and recommendations are not influenced by a conflict of interest. The Guidelines include voting guidelines for matters relating to, among other things, the election of directors, approval of independent auditors, executive compensation, corporate structure and anti-takeover defenses. The investment adviser may cause the Fund to abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweigh the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or it is unable to access or access timely ballots or other proxy information, among other stated reasons. The Agent will refer Fund proxies to the investment adviser for instructions under circumstances where, among others: (1) the application of the Guidelines is unclear; (2) a particular proxy question is not covered by the Guidelines; or (3) the Guidelines require input from the investment adviser. When a proxy voting issue has been referred to the investment adviser, the analyst (or portfolio manager if applicable) covering the company subject to the proxy proposal determines the final vote (or decision not to vote) and the investment adviser’s Proxy Administrator (described below) instructs the Agent to vote accordingly for securities held by the Fund. Where more than one analyst covers a particular company and the recommendations of such analysts voting a proposal conflict, the investment adviser’s Global Proxy Group (described below) will review such recommendations and any other available information related to the proposal and determine the manner in which it should be voted, which may result in different recommendations for the Fund that may differ from other clients of the investment adviser.

The investment adviser has appointed a Proxy Administrator to assist in the coordination of the voting of client proxies (including the Fund’s) in accordance with the Guidelines and the Policies. The investment adviser and its affiliates have also established a Global Proxy Group. The Global Proxy Group develops the investment adviser’s positions on all major corporate issues, creates the Guidelines and oversees the proxy voting process. The Proxy Administrator maintains a record of all proxy questions that have been referred by the Agent, all applicable recommendations, analysis and research received and any resolution of the matter. Before instructing the Agent to vote contrary to the Guidelines or the recommendation of the Agent, the Proxy Administrator will provide the Global Proxy Group with the Agent’s recommendation for the proposal along with any other relevant materials, including the basis for the analyst’s recommendation. The Proxy Administrator will then instruct the Agent to vote the proxy in the manner determined by the Global Proxy Group. A similar process will be followed if the Agent has a conflict of interest with respect to a proxy. The investment adviser will report to the Fund’s Board any votes cast contrary to the Guidelines or Agent recommendations, as applicable, no less than annually.


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The investment adviser’s Global Proxy Group is responsible for monitoring and resolving possible material conflicts with respect to proxy voting. Because the Guidelines are predetermined and designed to be in the best interests of shareholders, application of the Guidelines to vote client proxies should, in most cases, adequately address any possible conflict of interest. The investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between any of its clients and the investment adviser or any of its affiliates by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The Proxy Administrator will compare such list with the names of companies of which he or she has been referred a proxy statement (the “Proxy Companies”). If a company on the list is also a Proxy Company, the Proxy Administrator will report that fact to the Global Proxy Group. If the Proxy Administrator intends to instruct the Agent to vote in a manner inconsistent with the Guidelines, the Global Proxy Group will first determine, in consultation with legal counsel if necessary, whether a material conflict exists. If it is determined that a material conflict exists, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how the proxy should be voted from the Fund’s Board, or any committee or subcommittee identified by the Board. If a matter is referred to the Global Proxy Group, the decision made and basis for the decision will be documented by the Proxy Administrator and/or Global Proxy Group.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or “Eaton Vance”) is the investment adviser of the Fund. Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr., William E. Holt, Catherine C. McDermott, Daniel P. McElaney and Andrew N. Sveen comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments.

Mr. Hinckley is a Vice President of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2008. Messrs. Holt, McElaney and Sveen and Ms. McDermott are Vice Presidents of EVM and have been portfolio managers of the Fund since March 2019. Messrs. Hinckley and Sveen and Ms. McDermott have managed other Eaton Vance portfolios for more than five years. This information is provided as of the date of filing this report.

The following table shows, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.

 

    Number of All
Accounts
    Total Assets of All
Accounts
    Number of Accounts
Paying a
Performance Fee
    Total Assets of
Accounts Paying a
Performance Fee
 

Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.

       

Registered Investment Companies

    1     $ 825.7       0     $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

    3     $ 5,488.5       0     $ 0  

Other Accounts

    2     $ 1,050.2       0     $ 0  

William E. Holt

       

Registered Investment Companies

    5     $ 2,458.9       0     $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  

Other Accounts

    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  


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Catherine C. McDermott

         

Registered Investment Companies

  8     $ 5,116.6                                   0     $                     0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

  0     $ 0       0     $ 0  

Other Accounts

  0     $ 0       0     $ 0  

Daniel P. McElaney

         

Registered Investment Companies

  5     $                 2,458.9       0     $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

  0                  $ 0       0     $ 0  

Other Accounts

  0     $ 0       0     $ 0  

Andrew N. Sveen

         

Registered Investment Companies

  10     $ 18,070.5       0     $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

  0     $ 0       0     $ 0  

Other Accounts

  0     $ 0       0     $ 0  


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The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity Securities
Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.

   $50,001 – $100,000

William E. Holt

   None

Catherine C. McDermott

   None

Daniel P. McElaney

   None

Andrew N. Sveen

   None

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies that govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocations, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has the following primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, (3) annual non-cash compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of Eaton Vance Corp. (“EVC”) nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC nonvoting common stock that generally are subject to a vesting schedule and (4) (for equity portfolio managers) a Deferred Alpha Incentive Plan, which pays a deferred cash award tied to future excess returns in certain equity strategy portfolios. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.

Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to Sharpe ratio, which uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group or market index. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and


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shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance. Pursuant to the Deferred Alpha Incentive Plan, a portion of the compensation payable to equity portfolio managers and investment professionals will be determined based on the ability of one or more accounts managed by such manager, that are not advised by Calvert Management and Research to achieve a specified target average annual gross return over a three year period in excess of the account benchmark. The cash award to be payable at the end of the three year term will be established at the inception of the term and will be adjusted positively or negatively to the extent that the average annual gross return varies from the specified target return.

The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is generally based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus adjusted operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

No such purchases this period.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

No activity to report for the registrant’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.


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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   July 17, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   July 17, 2020
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   July 17, 2020