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

811-21323

 

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Maureen A. Gemma
The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(617) 482-8260

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

April 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

April 30, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 



Annual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
LIMITED
DURATION
INCOME
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

•  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/ broker–dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Mark S. Venezia, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Christine M. Johnston, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·             The year ended April 30, 2008 was a period of significant challenges for the U.S. economy and its financial markets. The credit crisis, which began with the subprime mortgage crisis in August, 2007, left investors seeking shelter in higher quality bonds. A broad-based flight to quality resulted in a significant widening in all U.S. credit markets, ranging from mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to below investment-grade corporate debt. During the period, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) cut interest rates, lowering the Federal Funds Rate from 5.25% at April 30, 2007, to 2.00% by April 30, 2008. The short end of the yield curve experienced a significant drop in interest rates, as the yield curve steepened.

 

·             Within the credit markets, yield spread widening left no market unscathed. The yield spread in seasoned U.S. agency MBS, among the highest quality securities, widened by approximately 145 basis points (1.45%) over the year. The yield spread in below investment grade corporate debt, at the opposite end of the quality spectrum, had widened approximately 550 basis points (5.50%) before ending the period approximately 400 basis points (4.00%) wider than at April 30, 2007. Senior, secured bank loans fared slightly better in spread terms; however, on a total return basis, this sector underperformed during the period.

 

Management Discussion

 

·             The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in three distinct investment categories: 1) seasoned U.S. agency MBS; 2) senior, secured floating rate loans; and 3) below investment grade corporate bonds (“high yield”). As of April 30, 2008, the Fund had an overweight (greater than one-third) investment in senior, secured loans (38.5%), with a slight underweight (less than one-third) in seasoned U.S. agency MBS (29.1%) and high yield (27.5%).

 

·             During the year ended April 30, 2008, the market-wide sell-off that affected all fixed-income and equity asset classes in the second half of the year had a significant and unprecedented effect on the senior loan market. Average loan prices, which had fallen about 4%-5% by December 2007, declined a further 7%-8% by mid-February 2008 before recovering somewhat by the end of that month. Along with the tentative return of market confidence, loan prices have been rising since mid-March 2008 and increased approximately 4%-5% by April 30, 2008 from their mid-February 2008 bottom. Default rates increased to 1% but remained well below historical averages of 3%. The Fund’s senior loan holdings remained diversified with respect to industry, geography and borrower. At the end of the period, the largest industry holdings were health care, cable and satellite television, publishing, business equipment and services, and leisure goods, activities and movies. The majority of these industries tended to be non-cyclical, and within each there was further diversity of individual borrowers and geography, with larger exposures possessing good capital structures, strong collateral value and attractive yields. Exposure to more highly cyclical industries, such as home builders and financial

 

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

Total Return Performance 4/30/07 – 4/30/08

 

AMEX Symbol

 

 

 

EVV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Market(1)

 

 

 

-10.04

%

At Net Asset Value (NAV)(1)

 

 

 

-1.99

%

Total Distributions per share

 

 

 

$

1.513

 

Distribution Rate(2)

 

At Market

 

9.89

%

 

 

At NAV

 

9.27

%

 

Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.

 


(1)

 

Performance results reflect the effect of leverage resulting from the Fund’s issuance of Auction Preferred Shares, its securities lending program and its debt financing.

(2)

 

Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s most recent monthly distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s monthly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund’s performance at market share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, the returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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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Michael W. Weilheimer, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Susan Schiff, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Catherine C. McDermott
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

intermediaries, was minimal at the end of the period. The Fund had no exposure to subprime mortgages or mortgage lenders through April 30, 2008. The Fund’s exposure to senior, secured loans was a drag on the Fund’s performance for the period.

 

·             The high-yield bond market’s returns were essentially flat for the year ended April 30, 2008, but were pulled lower in the second half of the year by the continuing effects of the subprime crisis, declining home values and a weakening economy. After significant deterioration in late 2007 and early 2008, the market began to rally in mid-March 2008. The Fed’s injection of liquidity into the credit markets gave rise to hopes that the worst of the credit crisis may have passed. The market rally continued through April, posting one of the strongest one-month rallies in high-yield bond history. Within its high-yield holdings, the gaming sector was a modest drag on Fund performance, as investors feared the consequences of a pullback in leisure and travel expenditures. Emerging telecommunications bonds also struggled, as companies found it difficult to gain a competitive foothold in a slow economy. Energy and paper bonds were among the better performers. Exploration and production companies benefited from the continuing surge in oil prices during the period. Selected retail bonds fared well later in the period. Unlike many “big box” retailers that have been negatively affected by a weak economy, some specialty retailers have enjoyed relatively stable earnings. Performance was also helped by an underweighting in the troubled auto sector, and by short maturities in the few auto holdings in the Fund.

 

·             The second half of the year was among the most volatile periods in decades for the MBS sector. The credit crunch, which began in 2007 as a result of problems associated with subprime lending, worsened in early 2008 amid declining home values and a weakening economy. As foreclosures surged among subprime borrowers, investors became increasingly risk-averse, even with respect to higher-quality, seasoned U.S. agency MBS, and the seasoned U.S. agency MBS market reflected investor concerns. At mid-March 2008, the financial markets began to stabilize as the Fed initiated actions to inject liquidity into the credit markets. In the wake of the Fed’s actions, the seasoned U.S. agency MBS markets stabilized, although credit remained tight by historical standards. Seasoned U.S. agency MBS had positive returns for the year as a whole but the sector’s performance lagged that of Treasuries. While the Fund’s seasoned U.S. agency MBS felt the impact of the credit crunch, management believed that the underlying credit quality of this segment remained sound. Typically, the mortgages underlying seasoned U.S. agency MBS were originated in the 1980s or 1990s. Due to significant appreciation in home prices since that time, these mortgages typically have lower loan-to-value ratios, meaning that these homeowners have more equity in their homes than the average borrower. In addition, these securities are guaranteed by government agencies. All of these factors together place seasoned U.S. agency MBS among the highest quality securities in the U.S. fixed-income markets. The Fund had no exposure to the subprime lending market or to non-agency MBS. Prepayment rates for the Fund’s seasoned U.S. agency MBS remained in the 15% range.

 

·             As has been widely reported since mid-February 2008, the normal functioning of the auction market in the U.S. for certain types of “auction rate securities” has been disrupted by an imbalance between buy and sell orders. Consistent with patterns in the broader market for auction rate securities, the Fund has, since mid-February, experienced unsuccessful APS auctions. In the event of an unsuccessful auction, the affected APS shares remain outstanding, and the dividend rate reverts to the specified maximum payable rate. At April 30, 2008, the Fund had leverage in the amount of approximately 34.7% of the Fund’s total assets.

 

·             As of May 7, 2008, the Fund redeemed two-thirds of its outstanding APS, representing 21,335 shares and $533,375,000 in liquidation preferences, through debt financing. The Fund was not required to sell portfolio holdings, and the cost to the Fund of the new debt leverage is expected, over time, to be lower than the total cost of the APS based on the maximum applicable dividend rates that apply when auctions do not clear.

 

·             Effective January 30, 2008, Cathy McDermott assumed co-portfolio management responsibilities for Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund. Ms. McDermott joined Eaton Vance in 2000 as a Senior Financial Analyst and Vice President. Previously, Ms. McDermott was a principal and analyst with Cypress Tree Investment Management in Boston and Financial Security Assurance in New York.

 

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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Fund Performance(1)

 

American Stock Exchange Symbol

 

EVV

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Return (by share price, AMEX)

 

 

 

One Year

 

-10.04

%

Life of Fund (5/30/03)

 

4.15

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value)

 

 

 

One Year

 

-1.99

%

Life of Fund (5/30/03)

 

5.54

 

 


(1)  Performance results reflect the effect of leverage resulting from the Fund’s issuance of Auction Preferred Shares and its securities lending program and debt financing.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Fund Allocations(2)

 

By net investments

 

 


(2)  Fund allocations are shown as a percentage of the Fund’s net investments, which represented 152.0% of the Fund’s net assets as of 4/30/08. Fund allocations may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and are subject to change due to active management.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund’s performance at market share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, the returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 58.2%(1)      
Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.9%      
ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.      
  897,140     Term Loan, 5.96%, Maturing October 5, 2014   $ 753,597    
Atlantic Inertial Systems, Inc.      
  1,687,250     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing July 20, 2014     1,586,015    
AWAS Capital, Inc.      
  613,414     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing March 22, 2013     528,303    
CACI International, Inc.      
  335,385     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing May 3, 2011     330,354    
Colt Defense, LLC      
  986,389     Term Loan, 6.11%, Maturing July 9, 2014     912,410    
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.      
  574,468     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing July 31, 2014     565,313    
  570,609     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing July 31, 2014     561,516    
Evergreen International Aviation      
  1,237,005     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing October 31, 2011     1,100,934    
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition      
  1,703,062     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 26, 2014     1,628,021    
  76,229     Term Loan, 6.80%, Maturing March 26, 2014     72,870    
Hexcel Corp.      
  1,559,498     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing March 1, 2012     1,512,713    
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.      
  1,201,926     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing December 30, 2012     1,003,608    
TransDigm, Inc.      
  2,075,000     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,984,219    
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing December 17, 2011     934,583    
  1,289,318     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing December 17, 2011     1,217,868    
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.      
  1,458,750     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,426,536    
            $ 16,118,860    
Air Transport — 0.5%      
Airport Development and Investment, Ltd.      
GBP 2,457,250     Term Loan, 9.94%, Maturing April 7, 2011   $ 4,245,442    
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      
  1,712,063     Term Loan, 6.15%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,369,650    
Northwest Airlines, Inc.      
  3,772,000     DIP Loan, 4.72%, Maturing August 21, 2008     3,287,298    
            $ 8,902,390    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Automotive — 2.1%      
Accuride Corp.      
  2,337,795     Term Loan, 6.24%, Maturing January 31, 2012   $ 2,267,661    
Adesa, Inc.      
  5,086,563     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing October 18, 2013     4,835,413    
Affina Group, Inc.      
  2,313,738     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing November 30, 2011     2,059,227    
Allison Transmission, Inc.      
  5,273,500     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing September 30, 2014     4,956,621    
ATU AFM Auto Holding GmbH & Co.      
EUR 2,698,276     Term Loan, 7.93%, Maturing August 20, 2013     2,804,131    
AxleTech International Holding, Inc.      
  1,950,000     Term Loan, 9.19%, Maturing April 21, 2013     1,803,750    
Chrysler Financial      
  1,496,241     Term Loan, 6.80%, Maturing August 1, 2014     1,365,528    
CSA Acquisition Corp.      
  596,221     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2011     575,354    
  488,750     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2012     471,644    
Dayco Products, LLC      
  2,309,893     Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing June 21, 2011     1,827,703    
Delphi Corp.      
  1,000,000     DIP Loan, 6.38%, Maturing July 1, 2008     965,938    
Ford Motor Co.      
  2,295,938     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing December 15, 2013     2,115,491    
General Motors Corp.      
  4,388,343     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing November 29, 2013     4,133,955    
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      
  3,450,000     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing April 30, 2010     3,277,500    
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.      
  1,125,862     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing January 12, 2012     906,319    
LKQ Corp.      
  1,319,905     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing October 12, 2014     1,310,006    
TriMas Corp.      
  314,063     Term Loan, 5.39%, Maturing August 2, 2011     290,508    
  1,340,524     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing August 2, 2013     1,239,984    
United Components, Inc.      
  1,439,394     Term Loan, 5.05%, Maturing June 30, 2010     1,394,413    
            $ 38,601,146    
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.5%      
Beverage Packaging Holdings      
EUR 824,779     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing May 11, 2015   $ 1,174,950    
EUR 824,779     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 11, 2016     1,174,950    
Constellation Brands, Inc.      
  1,240,000     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing June 5, 2013     1,212,322    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Beverage and Tobacco (continued)      
Culligan International Co.      
EUR 1,400,000     Term Loan, 9.12%, Maturing May 31, 2013   $ 1,166,118    
  990,000     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 24, 2014     735,075    
Liberator Midco Ltd.      
GBP 357,992     Term Loan, 13.95%, Maturing October 27, 2016     661,753    
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.      
  2,930,563     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing May 31, 2012     2,897,594    
Van Houtte, Inc.      
  875,594     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 11, 2014     828,531    
  119,399     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 11, 2014     112,982    
            $ 9,964,275    
Brokers, Dealers and Investment Houses — 0.1%      
AmeriTrade Holding Corp.      
  2,108,393     Term Loan, 4.37%, Maturing December 31, 2012   $ 2,063,402    
            $ 2,063,402    
Building and Development — 2.6%      
AIMCO Properties, L.P.      
  3,050,000     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing March 23, 2011   $ 2,813,625    
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.      
  911,125     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing September 30, 2013     749,400    
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.      
  1,435,500     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,345,781    
Building Materials Corp. of America      
  1,901,058     Term Loan, 5.69%, Maturing February 22, 2014     1,600,057    
Capital Automotive (REIT)      
  3,046,644     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 16, 2010     2,954,769    
Epco/Fantome, LLC      
  1,817,000     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing November 23, 2010     1,579,064    
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.      
  1,975,000     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing December 1, 2010     1,896,000    
  1,975,000     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing December 1, 2010(2)     1,856,500    
Hovstone Holdings, LLC      
  742,500     Term Loan, 7.27%, Maturing February 28, 2009     623,106    
LNR Property Corp.      
  3,256,000     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing July 3, 2011     2,725,884    
Metroflag BP, LLC      
  700,000     Term Loan, 11.80%, Maturing June 6, 2009     577,500    
NCI Building Systems, Inc.      
  1,374,724     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing June 18, 2010     1,323,172    
Nortek, Inc.      
  3,932,680     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing August 27, 2011     3,559,076    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Building and Development (continued)      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.      
  1,345,288     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing September 30, 2012   $ 1,116,589    
PLY GEM Industries, Inc.      
  2,624,435     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 15, 2011     2,261,701    
  82,086     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 15, 2011     70,741    
Realogy Corp.      
  4,418,129     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing September 1, 2014     3,791,996    
  1,189,496     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing September 1, 2014     1,020,922    
South Edge, LLC      
  287,500     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing October 31, 2009     181,125    
Standard Pacific Corp.      
  1,260,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing May 5, 2013     991,200    
Stile Acquisition Corp.      
  952,214     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing April 6, 2013     862,878    
Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp.      
  953,836     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing April 6, 2013     864,348    
Tousa/Kolter, LLC      
  1,460,133     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 31, 2031(13)     818,551    
TRU 2005 RE Holding Co.      
  6,075,000     Term Loan, 5.71%, Maturing December 9, 2008     5,619,375    
United Subcontractors, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 12.21%, Maturing June 27, 2013(3)     500,000    
WCI Communities, Inc.      
  4,062,500     Term Loan, 7.98%, Maturing December 23, 2010     3,558,072    
Wintergames Acquisition ULC      
  3,426,719     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing April 24, 2009     3,263,950    
            $ 48,525,382    
Business Equipment and Services — 3.9%      
Activant Solutions, Inc.      
  930,897     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing May 1, 2013   $ 816,862    
Affiliated Computer Services      
  1,890,913     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing March 20, 2013     1,827,537    
  297,729     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing March 20, 2013     287,750    
Affinion Group, Inc.      
  2,817,094     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing October 17, 2012     2,662,154    
Allied Security Holdings, LLC      
  1,605,895     Term Loan, 5.87%, Maturing June 30, 2010     1,501,512    
Education Management, LLC      
  4,911,204     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 1, 2013     4,392,459    
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.      
  2,118,100     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing April 4, 2012     2,033,376    
Info USA, Inc.      
  733,219     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing February 14, 2012     703,890    

 

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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)      
Intergraph Corp.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 5.08%, Maturing May 29, 2014   $ 945,833    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 9.09%, Maturing November 29, 2014     936,250    
iPayment, Inc.      
  2,161,028     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing May 10, 2013     1,793,653    
ista International GmbH      
EUR 1,522,526     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 14, 2015     2,002,017    
EUR 302,474     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 14, 2015     397,732    
Kronos, Inc.      
  1,576,571     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 11, 2014     1,436,651    
Language Line, Inc.      
  2,368,266     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing June 11, 2011     2,196,567    
Mitchell International, Inc.      
  1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.94%, Maturing March 28, 2015     1,432,500    
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC      
  2,623,835     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing May 22, 2014     2,253,218    
Protection One, Inc.      
  2,045,129     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing March 31, 2012     1,769,036    
Quantum Corp.      
  531,250     Term Loan, 6.20%, Maturing July 12, 2014     480,781    
Quintiles Transnational Corp.      
  1,225,000     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 31, 2013     1,157,625    
  1,725,000     Term Loan, 6.70%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,647,375    
Sabre, Inc.      
  6,636,484     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 30, 2014     5,633,134    
Safenet, Inc.      
  997,487     Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing April 12, 2014     832,902    
Serena Software, Inc.      
  1,567,536     Term Loan, 4.68%, Maturing March 10, 2013     1,418,620    
Sitel (Client Logic)      
  1,825,238     Term Loan, 5.14%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,323,298    
Solera Holdings, LLC      
EUR 1,141,039     Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,625,483    
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.      
  13,479,776     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing February 11, 2013     12,801,190    
TDS Investor Corp.      
  356,888     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing August 23, 2013     329,854    
  1,778,654     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,643,921    
EUR 1,051,592     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,461,222    
Transaction Network Services, Inc.      
  890,023     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing May 4, 2012     823,271    
U.S. Security Holdings, Inc.      
  980,000     Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing May 8, 2013     940,800    
Valassis Communications, Inc.      
  1,865,289     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,740,160    
  426,667     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 2, 2014     398,045    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)      
VWR International, Inc.      
  2,325,000     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 28, 2013   $ 2,173,875    
WAM Acquisition, S.A.      
EUR 368,919     Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing May 4, 2014     538,015    
EUR 223,408     Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing May 4, 2014     325,809    
EUR 368,919     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing May 4, 2015     538,015    
EUR 223,408     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing May 4, 2015     325,809    
West Corp.      
  4,700,700     Term Loan, 5.28%, Maturing October 24, 2013     4,308,647    
            $ 71,856,848    
Cable and Satellite Television — 4.3%      
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC      
  2,569,536     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 10, 2011   $ 2,398,662    
Bragg Communications, Inc.      
  1,606,875     Term Loan, 5.59%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,606,875    
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC      
  1,725,000     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,581,394    
  1,550,000     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,395,000    
Casema      
EUR 658,133     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing November 14, 2014     999,405    
EUR 341,867     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing November 14, 2014     519,141    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing November 14, 2015     1,519,193    
Cequel Communications, LLC      
  990,000     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing November 5, 2013     905,107    
  2,175,000     Term Loan, 7.74%, Maturing May 5, 2014     1,767,187    
  4,609,462     Term Loan, 9.24%, Maturing May 5, 2014     3,678,351    
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.      
  14,986,394     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing April 28, 2013     13,275,442    
CSC Holdings, Inc.      
  2,726,033     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 29, 2013     2,632,325    
CW Media Holdings, Inc.      
  870,625     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing February 15, 2015     844,506    
DirecTV Holdings, LLC      
  1,836,617     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing April 13, 2013     1,812,129    
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC      
  4,741,875     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing April 6, 2014     4,520,870    
Kabel BW GmbH and Co.      
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.93%, Maturing June 9, 2013     1,426,510    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 7.43%, Maturing June 9, 2014     1,426,510    
MCC Iowa, LLC      
  2,020,000     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing March 31, 2010     1,820,525    
Mediacom Broadband Group      
  2,420,868     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015     2,209,042    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC      
  4,778,266     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015   $ 4,321,344    
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.      
  2,901,650     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing March 30, 2012     2,671,935    
Orion Cable GmbH      
EUR 1,100,000     Term Loan, 7.44%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,626,654    
EUR 1,100,000     Term Loan, 7.64%, Maturing October 31, 2015     1,627,878    
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG      
EUR 1,219,800     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing March 2, 2015     1,365,775    
EUR 48,181     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     61,479    
EUR 1,187,219     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     1,514,902    
EUR 1,219,800     Term Loan, 7.02%, Maturing March 2, 2016     1,365,775    
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.      
EUR 5,800,000     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing October 16, 2011     8,229,734    
  2,800,000     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 31, 2014     2,639,876    
YPSO Holding SA      
EUR 2,480,685     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     3,184,150    
EUR 957,340     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     1,228,819    
EUR 1,561,975     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     2,004,915    
            $ 78,181,410    
Chemicals and Plastics — 3.6%      
AZ Chem US, Inc.      
  1,404,710     Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing February 28, 2013   $ 1,141,327    
  500,000     Term Loan, 8.59%, Maturing February 28, 2014     300,000    
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG      
  490,909     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     454,705    
  2,009,091     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,860,920    
  1,300,000     Term Loan, 7.79%, Maturing December 23, 2015     1,108,250    
Celanese Holdings, LLC      
EUR 1,980,000     Term Loan, 6.23%, Maturing April 6, 2011     2,936,236    
  6,014,250     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing April 2, 2014     5,822,546    
Cognis GmbH      
EUR 1,084,426     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 15, 2013     1,523,026    
EUR 265,574     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 15, 2013     372,986    
Columbian Chemicals Acquisition      
  880,455     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing March 16, 2013     792,409    
First Chemical Holding      
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing December 18, 2014(2)     1,369,423    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing December 18, 2015(2)     1,375,910    
Foamex L.P.      
  2,861,677     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing February 12, 2013     2,368,038    
Georgia Gulf Corp.      
  988,117     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 3, 2013     935,006    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)      
Hercules, Inc.      
  1,205,898     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing October 8, 2010   $ 1,187,810    
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.      
  1,848,174     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing May 5, 2013     1,747,103    
  401,476     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 5, 2013     379,520    
  4,925,000     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing May 5, 2013     4,655,667    
Huish Detergents, Inc.      
  1,265,438     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 26, 2014     1,091,440    
INEOS Group      
EUR 849,785     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing December 14, 2011     1,166,362    
EUR 150,215     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing December 14, 2011     206,175    
EUR 849,785     Term Loan, 7.71%, Maturing December 14, 2011     1,167,685    
EUR 150,215     Term Loan, 7.71%, Maturing December 14, 2011     206,409    
  244,949     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing December 14, 2013     229,104    
  244,949     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing December 14, 2014     229,104    
Innophos, Inc.      
  320,000     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing August 10, 2010     303,200    
Invista B.V.      
  3,064,502     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 29, 2011     2,947,031    
  1,624,415     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 29, 2011     1,562,146    
ISP Chemco, Inc.      
  1,970,038     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,867,227    
Kleopatra      
  1,200,000     Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing January 3, 2016     865,500    
EUR 800,000     Term Loan, 7.24%, Maturing January 3, 2016     897,553    
Kranton Polymers, LLC      
  3,215,055     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 12, 2013     2,688,589    
Lucite International Group Holdings      
  782,063     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 7, 2013     701,412    
  276,915     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 7, 2013     248,358    
MacDermid, Inc.      
EUR 976,421     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing April 12, 2014     1,345,368    
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals      
  523,688     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 30, 2014     455,935    
  1,375,000     Term Loan, 8.45%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,051,875    
Momentive Performance Material      
  1,895,201     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,771,337    
Mosaic Co.      
  74,336     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing December 21, 2012     73,577    
Nalco Co.      
  4,432,589     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 4, 2010     4,375,799    
Propex Fabrics, Inc.      
  1,567,946     Term Loan, 9.24%, Maturing July 31, 2012     1,019,165    
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.      
  3,700,550     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing December 10, 2012     3,530,428    

 

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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding      
EUR 886,834     Term Loan, 7.61%, Maturing November 16, 2015   $ 1,225,796    
EUR 824,121     Term Loan, 7.61%, Maturing November 16, 2015     1,139,113    
EUR 289,045     Term Loan, 7.61%, Maturing November 16, 2015     399,523    
Solo Cup Co.      
  2,013,789     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing February 27, 2011     1,949,060    
Wellman, Inc.      
  1,250,000     Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing February 10, 2009(13)     887,500    
            $ 65,932,653    
Clothing / Textiles — 0.3%      
Hanesbrands, Inc.      
  1,792,654     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing September 5, 2013   $ 1,763,523    
  1,125,000     Term Loan, 6.66%, Maturing March 5, 2014     1,117,969    
St. John Knits International, Inc.      
  1,231,247     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing March 23, 2012     1,132,747    
The William Carter Co.      
  1,161,837     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing July 14, 2012     1,109,554    
Warnaco, Inc.      
  593,611     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing January 31, 2013     557,994    
            $ 5,681,787    
Conglomerates — 1.3%      
Amsted Industries, Inc.      
  1,464,365     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 15, 2010   $ 1,442,399    
Blount, Inc.      
  416,078     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing August 9, 2010     394,234    
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)      
  613,558     Term Loan, 5.22%, Maturing July 13, 2015     535,329    
  613,558     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing July 13, 2015     535,329    
GBP 734,483     Term Loan, 10.04%, Maturing January 13, 2016     1,200,111    
ISS Holdings A/S      
EUR 208,772     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing December 31, 2013     303,619    
EUR 1,491,228     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing December 31, 2013     2,168,710    
Jarden Corp.      
  1,779,794     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing January 24, 2012     1,696,861    
  982,959     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing January 24, 2012     937,156    
Johnson Diversey, Inc.      
  3,004,367     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 16, 2011     2,857,904    
Polymer Group, Inc.      
  3,917,918     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing November 22, 2012     3,486,947    
RBS Global, Inc.      
  419,688     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing July 19, 2013     393,457    
  2,681,967     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing July 19, 2013     2,514,344    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Conglomerates (continued)      
RGIS Holdings, LLC      
  95,705     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing April 30, 2014   $ 82,965    
  1,914,107     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,659,292    
US Investigations Services, Inc.      
  2,636,717     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing February 21, 2015     2,392,820    
Vertrue, Inc.      
  1,218,875     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 16, 2014     1,103,082    
            $ 23,704,559    
Containers and Glass Products — 1.7%      
Berry Plastics Corp.      
  4,645,519     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 4,228,876    
Consolidated Container Co.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.55%, Maturing September 28, 2014     526,250    
Crown Americas, Inc.      
  686,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing November 15, 2012     660,275    
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.      
  5,232,038     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing October 7, 2011     4,970,797    
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.      
  7,381,991     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing May 16, 2014     7,044,678    
JSG Acquisitions      
EUR 180,907     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing December 31, 2014     266,790    
EUR 217,564     Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing December 31, 2014     320,848    
EUR 1,300,764     Term Loan, 6.53%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,918,276    
EUR 1,300,764     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,918,276    
Kranson Industries, Inc.      
  1,104,007     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing July 31, 2013     1,026,726    
Owens-Brockway Glass Container      
  2,034,688     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing June 14, 2013     1,955,335    
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.      
  872,221     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing November 1, 2011     850,634    
  79,528     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing November 1, 2011     77,560    
  1,069,632     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 1, 2011     1,043,159    
  2,213,512     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 1, 2011     2,158,728    
Tegrant Holding Corp.      
  1,980,000     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing March 8, 2013     1,410,750    
            $ 30,377,958    
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%      
American Safety Razor Co.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 9.03%, Maturing July 31, 2014   $ 890,000    
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.      
  618,450     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing April 30, 2015     611,653    
  155,000     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing April 30, 2015(2)     153,297    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Cosmetics / Toiletries (continued)      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.      
  1,400,000     Term Loan, 7.92%, Maturing November 30, 2014   $ 518,000    
Prestige Brands, Inc.      
  2,652,767     Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing April 7, 2011     2,566,552    
            $ 4,739,502    
Drugs — 0.4%      
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC      
  1,486,729     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 1,248,388    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 9.20%, Maturing May 3, 2013     812,500    
  300,000     Term Loan, 10.95%, Maturing November 3, 2013     235,500    
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.      
  616,116     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing January 30, 2012     585,310    
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.      
  706,150     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 28, 2013     681,434    
  923,225     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 28, 2013     890,912    
Warner Chilcott Corp.      
  822,291     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing January 18, 2012     791,798    
  2,390,716     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing January 18, 2012     2,302,061    
            $ 7,547,903    
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.7%      
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.      
  2,604,404     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing January 15, 2012   $ 2,520,352    
  1,565,962     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing January 15, 2012     1,515,424    
Big Dumpster Merger Sub, Inc.      
  855,337     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 5, 2013     722,760    
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)      
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing April 1, 2015     1,427,483    
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.      
  466,049     Term Loan, 9.69%, Maturing December 12, 2010(3)     466,049    
IESI Corp.      
  3,464,706     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing January 20, 2012     3,300,132    
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.      
  715,074     Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing December 17, 2010     643,567    
  49,327     Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing December 17, 2010     44,394    
Waste Services, Inc.      
  844,840     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing March 31, 2011     838,503    
Wastequip, Inc.      
  987,783     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 5, 2013     834,677    
            $ 12,313,341    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Electronics / Electrical — 1.6%      
Aspect Software, Inc.      
  2,336,112     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 2,190,105    
  2,350,000     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 11, 2013     2,021,000    
EnerSys Capital, Inc.      
  1,516,430     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing March 17, 2011     1,423,548    
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.      
  5,604,063     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 1, 2013     4,869,168    
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings      
  3,430,614     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing July 28, 2012     2,851,698    
  1,789,886     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing July 28, 2012     1,487,842    
  500,000     Term Loan, 8.20%, Maturing March 2, 2014     325,834    
  183,333     Term Loan, 8.95%, Maturing March 2, 2014     110,917    
  316,667     Term Loan, 8.95%, Maturing March 2, 2014     206,361    
Network Solutions, LLC      
  1,034,330     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing March 7, 2014     863,666    
Open Solutions, Inc.      
  2,425,930     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing January 23, 2014     2,018,070    
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.      
  3,758,062     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing April 27, 2013     3,432,362    
Spectrum Brands, Inc.      
  83,608     Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing March 30, 2013     76,606    
  1,659,893     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing March 30, 2013     1,520,877    
SS&C Technologies, Inc.      
  1,988,354     Term Loan, 4.83%, Maturing November 23, 2012     1,849,169    
TTM Technologies, Inc.      
  288,000     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing October 27, 2012     275,040    
VeriFone, Inc.      
  962,209     Term Loan, 5.65%, Maturing October 31, 2013     918,910    
Vertafore, Inc.      
  2,475,094     Term Loan, 5.59%, Maturing January 31, 2012     2,289,462    
  975,000     Term Loan, 9.09%, Maturing January 31, 2013     853,125    
            $ 29,583,760    
Equipment Leasing — 0.5%      
AWAS Capital, Inc.      
  2,577,339     Term Loan, 8.63%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 2,255,172    
Maxim Crane Works, L.P.      
  1,240,625     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing June 29, 2014     1,104,156    
The Hertz Corp.      
  688,889     Term Loan, 4.10%, Maturing December 21, 2012     661,725    
  3,809,796     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing December 21, 2012     3,659,568    
United Rentals, Inc.      
  519,459     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 14, 2011     506,905    
  1,228,513     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing February 14, 2011     1,198,824    
            $ 9,386,350    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Farming / Agriculture — 0.3%      
BF Bolthouse HoldCo, LLC      
  2,932,500     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 16, 2012   $ 2,787,708    
  1,475,000     Term Loan, 8.20%, Maturing December 16, 2013     1,371,750    
Central Garden & Pet Co.      
  2,499,000     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing February 28, 2014     2,197,038    
            $ 6,356,496    
Financial Intermediaries — 0.6%      
Citco III, Ltd.      
  2,275,000     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 2,041,813    
Grosvenor Capital Management      
  702,172     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing December 5, 2013     674,085    
INVESTools, Inc.      
  533,333     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing August 13, 2012     485,333    
Jupiter Asset Management Group      
GBP 594,385     Term Loan, 7.84%, Maturing June 30, 2015     1,013,871    
LPL Holdings, Inc.      
  5,082,935     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 18, 2014     4,739,837    
Nuveen Investments, Inc.      
  700,000     Term Loan, 5.87%, Maturing November 2, 2014     668,609    
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O'Brien)      
  671,625     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing July 31, 2014     453,347    
Travelex America Holdings, Inc.      
  625,000     Term Loan, 5.54%, Maturing October 31, 2013     582,813    
  625,000     Term Loan, 6.04%, Maturing October 31, 2014     582,813    
            $ 11,242,521    
Food Products — 1.5%      
Acosta, Inc.      
  2,972,063     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 2,834,605    
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.      
  3,557,914     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,362,229    
  594,498     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 29, 2013     561,801    
American Seafoods Group, LLC      
  1,025,850     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing September 30, 2011     954,041    
Dean Foods Co.      
  5,890,500     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing April 2, 2014     5,631,153    
MafCo Worldwide Corp.      
  895,568     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 8, 2011     841,834    
Michael Foods, Inc.      
  1,401,918     Term Loan, 6.70%, Maturing November 21, 2010     1,366,870    
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC      
  6,352,000     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing April 2, 2014     5,941,769    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Food Products (continued)      
Provimi Group SA      
  231,370     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing June 28, 2015   $ 201,581    
  188,011     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing June 28, 2015     163,804    
EUR 419,087     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing June 28, 2015     568,470    
EUR 243,178     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing June 28, 2015     329,858    
EUR 402,189     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing June 28, 2015     545,549    
EUR 548,225     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing June 28, 2015     743,640    
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.      
  3,130,000     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing August 9, 2012     2,707,450    
            $ 26,754,654    
Food Service — 1.0%      
AFC Enterprises, Inc.      
  656,334     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 23, 2009   $ 600,545    
Aramark Corp.      
  4,614,037     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing January 26, 2014     4,431,206    
  293,517     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing January 26, 2014     281,886    
GBP 987,500     Term Loan, 8.13%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,838,446    
Buffets, Inc.      
  245,000     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing May 1, 2013     141,794    
  1,834,078     Term Loan, 11.39%, Maturing November 1, 2013     1,061,473    
Burger King Corp.      
  1,692,294     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 30, 2012     1,679,602    
CBRL Group, Inc.      
  2,306,525     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,185,432    
Denny's, Inc.      
  163,417     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 31, 2012     154,837    
  662,500     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 31, 2012     627,719    
JRD Holdings, Inc.      
  1,896,094     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 26, 2014     1,829,730    
Maine Beverage Co., LLC      
  670,312     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing June 30, 2010     643,500    
NPC International, Inc.      
  491,258     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 3, 2013     454,413    
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC      
  84,586     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing May 9, 2013     73,837    
  998,102     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 9, 2014     871,260    
QCE Finance, LLC      
  987,437     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing May 5, 2013     839,674    
  1,225,000     Term Loan, 8.45%, Maturing November 5, 2013     990,208    
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC      
  490,000     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     377,300    
            $ 19,082,862    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Food / Drug Retailers — 1.2%      
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.      
  3,027,344     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 2,692,444    
Iceland Foods Group, Ltd.      
GBP 2,150,000     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing May 2, 2014     3,999,144    
GBP 2,150,000     Term Loan, 8.41%, Maturing May 2, 2015     4,002,692    
GBP 516,785     Term Loan, 14.31%, Maturing May 2, 2016     951,873    
Pantry, Inc. (The)      
  1,196,514     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,014,046    
  344,444     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing May 15, 2014(2)     291,917    
Rite Aid Corp.      
  3,500,000     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing June 1, 2014     3,293,283    
Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.      
  4,187,619     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing November 3, 2011     3,932,174    
Supervalu, Inc.      
  1,777,500     Term Loan, 4.21%, Maturing June 1, 2012     1,739,728    
            $ 21,917,301    
Forest Products — 0.8%      
Appleton Papers, Inc.      
  1,910,563     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 1,764,085    
Georgia-Pacific Corp.      
  9,235,689     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing December 20, 2012     8,873,475    
Newpage Corp.      
  1,945,125     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing December 5, 2014     1,936,481    
Xerium Technologies, Inc.      
  1,881,100     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing May 18, 2012     1,523,691    
            $ 14,097,732    
Healthcare — 5.2%      
Accellent, Inc.      
  1,417,375     Term Loan, 5.84%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 1,231,345    
Alliance Imaging, Inc.      
  1,118,681     Term Loan, 5.41%, Maturing December 29, 2011     1,065,544    
American Medical Systems      
  1,789,521     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing July 20, 2012     1,695,571    
AMN Healthcare, Inc.      
  339,491     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 2, 2011     325,911    
AMR HoldCo, Inc.      
  2,175,519     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 10, 2012     2,066,743    
Biomet, Inc.      
  3,980,000     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing December 26, 2014     3,911,178    
EUR 1,766,125     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing December 26, 2014     2,628,235    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Healthcare (continued)      
Capio AB      
EUR 227,051     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing April 24, 2015   $ 335,631    
EUR 272,949     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing April 24, 2015     403,479    
EUR 227,051     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing April 16, 2016     335,631    
EUR 272,949     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing April 24, 2016     403,479    
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.      
  2,183,500     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 10, 2014     1,948,774    
EUR 1,985,000     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing April 10, 2014     2,735,045    
Carestream Health, Inc.      
  4,293,822     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing April 30, 2013     3,660,483    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.13%, Maturing October 30, 2013     710,000    
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH      
  1,300,000     Term Loan, 5.14%, Maturing March 23, 2015     981,500    
Community Health Systems, Inc.      
  503,549     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 25, 2014(2)     483,117    
  9,842,239     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing July 25, 2014     9,442,870    
Concentra, Inc.      
  850,000     Term Loan, 8.20%, Maturing June 25, 2015     569,500    
ConMed Corp.      
  619,083     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing April 13, 2013     594,320    
CRC Health Corp.      
  640,250     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing February 6, 2013     585,829    
  588,045     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing February 6, 2013     538,061    
DaVita, Inc.      
  5,424,933     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing October 5, 2012     5,204,854    
DJO Finance, LLC      
  1,047,375     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,022,500    
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings      
  3,534,977     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing March 31, 2013     3,425,061    
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.      
  1,552,144     Term Loan, 4.87%, Maturing May 30, 2013     1,468,716    
HCA, Inc.      
  8,828,150     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing November 18, 2013     8,398,202    
Health Management Association, Inc.      
  6,000,490     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 28, 2014     5,552,596    
HealthSouth Corp.      
  2,059,429     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing March 10, 2013     1,959,677    
Iasis Healthcare, LLC      
  423,291     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing March 14, 2014     405,654    
  1,226,443     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing March 14, 2014     1,175,341    
  112,878     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing March 14, 2014     108,174    
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.      
  759,780     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 28, 2013     717,992    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Healthcare (continued)      
IM US Holdings, LLC      
  900,000     Term Loan, 6.92%, Maturing June 26, 2015   $ 812,250    
Invacare Corp.      
  2,403,096     Term Loan, 5.14%, Maturing February 12, 2013     2,240,887    
inVentiv Health, Inc.      
  57,278     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 6, 2014(2)     53,197    
  1,203,820     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing July 6, 2014     1,118,048    
Leiner Health Products, Inc.      
  1,085,625     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing May 27, 2011(13)     492,874    
LifeCare Holdings, Inc.      
  950,625     Term Loan, 6.95%, Maturing August 11, 2012     822,291    
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.      
  2,959,542     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing April 15, 2012     2,848,559    
Matria Healthcare, Inc.      
  1,200,423     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing January 19, 2012     1,170,413    
MultiPlan Merger Corp.      
  744,722     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing April 12, 2013     703,530    
  1,358,129     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,283,009    
Mylan, Inc.      
  773,063     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing October 2, 2014     759,641    
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.      
  1,344,846     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 29, 2013     1,156,568    
  81,200     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing June 29, 2013     69,832    
National Rental Institutes, Inc.      
  2,008,505     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing March 31, 2013     1,762,463    
Nyco Holdings      
EUR 1,920,457     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 29, 2014     2,538,143    
EUR 1,920,457     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing December 29, 2015     2,538,143    
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.      
  1,164,333     Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing June 27, 2013     989,683    
RadNet Management, Inc.      
  715,940     Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing November 15, 2012     683,723    
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC      
  1,158,796     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing November 16, 2013     1,094,338    
Renal Advantage, Inc.      
  369,802     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing October 5, 2012     346,689    
Select Medical Corp.      
  1,605,581     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing February 24, 2012     1,470,712    
Select Medical Holding Corp.      
  2,003,956     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing February 24, 2012     1,835,623    
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.      
  2,092,560     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 13, 2010     1,726,362    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Healthcare (continued)      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC      
  942,228     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing September 23, 2011   $ 910,034    
Viant Holdings, Inc.      
  769,188     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 25, 2014     653,809    
            $ 96,171,834    
Home Furnishings — 0.6%      
Hunter Fan Co.      
  663,948     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 536,138    
Interline Brands, Inc.      
  1,291,133     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,220,121    
  892,092     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing June 23, 2013     843,027    
National Bedding Co., LLC      
  2,347,526     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing August 31, 2011     1,889,759    
  1,050,000     Term Loan, 7.70%, Maturing August 31, 2012     745,500    
Oreck Corp.      
  1,797,753     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing February 2, 2012(3)     837,753    
Sanitec, Ltd. Oy      
EUR 500,000     Term Loan, 7.54%, Maturing April 7, 2013     597,182    
EUR 500,000     Term Loan, 8.04%, Maturing April 7, 2014     597,182    
Simmons Co.      
  3,677,152     Term Loan, 5.61%, Maturing December 19, 2011     3,309,436    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.20%, Maturing February 15, 2012     655,000    
            $ 11,231,098    
Industrial Equipment — 1.5%      
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.      
  1,064,895     Term Loan, 6.02%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 961,068    
CEVA Group PLC U.S.      
  171,053     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing January 4, 2014     155,230    
  1,443,043     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing November 4, 2013     1,323,992    
EUR 304,845     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     442,972    
EUR 517,661     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     752,217    
EUR 636,209     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     924,479    
EUR 1,597,365     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing January 4, 2014     2,321,141    
Colfax Corp.      
  2,233,370     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 30, 2009     2,188,702    
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)      
  115,336     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 13, 2014     95,585    
  805,328     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing July 13, 2014     667,416    
  1,100,000     Term Loan, 8.65%, Maturing July 13, 2015     704,000    
Flowserve Corp.      
  2,308,161     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 10, 2012     2,198,523    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)      
FR Brand Acquisition Corp.      
  985,622     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 874,740    
Generac Acquisition Corp.      
  2,677,819     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing November 7, 2013     2,171,712    
  500,000     Term Loan, 8.68%, Maturing April 7, 2014     351,500    
Gleason Corp.      
  743,297     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing June 30, 2013     691,266    
  280,361     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing June 30, 2013     260,736    
Itron, Inc.      
EUR 427,836     Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing April 18, 2014     597,823    
Jason, Inc.      
  634,734     Term Loan, 5.22%, Maturing April 30, 2010     561,739    
John Maneely Co.      
  2,508,969     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing December 8, 2013     2,266,136    
KION Group GmbH      
  250,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 23, 2014     233,125    
  250,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing December 23, 2015     233,125    
Polypore, Inc.      
  4,317,375     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing July 3, 2014     4,123,093    
Sequa Corp.      
  997,500     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing November 30, 2014     957,600    
TFS Acquisition Corp.      
  886,500     Term Loan, 6.20%, Maturing August 11, 2013     824,445    
            $ 26,882,365    
Insurance — 0.6%      
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.      
  1,343,250     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 1,262,655    
Applied Systems, Inc.      
  960,843     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing September 26, 2013     893,584    
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.      
  1,116,500     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,083,005    
Conseco, Inc.      
  4,686,813     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing October 10, 2013     3,593,225    
Crawford & Company      
  1,624,036     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing October 31, 2013     1,514,413    
Crump Group, Inc.      
  1,398,985     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 4, 2014     1,287,067    
Hub International Holdings, Inc.      
  973,039     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 13, 2014     876,952    
  218,580     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 13, 2014(2)     196,996    
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.      
  1,191,000     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,119,540    
            $ 11,827,437    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 3.7%      
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.      
  1,979,600     Term Loan, 5.93%, Maturing June 8, 2012   $ 1,771,742    
AMC Entertainment, Inc.      
  1,725,088     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing January 26, 2013     1,633,289    
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.      
  1,300,000     Term Loan, 9.24%, Maturing December 8, 2013     1,007,500    
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.      
  381,914     Term Loan, 7.65%, Maturing June 22, 2013     339,266    
  381,914     Term Loan, 7.40%, Maturing June 22, 2014     338,630    
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.      
  2,932,161     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing May 19, 2012     2,785,553    
Cedar Fair, L.P.      
  491,250     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing August 31, 2011     468,461    
  2,819,326     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing August 30, 2012     2,688,540    
Cinemark, Inc.      
  3,778,936     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing October 5, 2013     3,612,130    
Dave & Buster's, Inc.      
  382,500     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2013     355,725    
  980,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2013     911,400    
Deluxe Entertainment Services      
  41,339     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 28, 2011     36,171    
  78,614     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 28, 2011     68,787    
  839,103     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing January 28, 2011     734,215    
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.      
  1,470,000     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing March 16, 2012     1,297,275    
Formula One (Project Alpha III)      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing October 13, 2014     1,868,334    
HEI Acquisition, LLC      
  2,775,000     Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing April 13, 2014     2,358,750    
Mega Blocks, Inc.      
  1,480,964     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing July 26, 2012     1,301,398    
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.      
  10,163,797     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing April 8, 2012     8,165,981    
National CineMedia, LLC      
  2,075,000     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing February 13, 2015     1,934,197    
Red Football, Ltd.      
GBP 2,750,000     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing August 16, 2014     5,092,489    
GBP 2,750,000     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing August 16, 2015     5,092,489    
Regal Cinemas Corp.      
  6,257,219     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing November 10, 2010     5,956,090    
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC      
  1,506,984     Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing December 21, 2014     1,393,960    
  1,050,000     Term Loan, 9.87%, Maturing June 21, 2015     808,500    
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.      
  4,491,063     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing April 30, 2015     4,012,486    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC      
  1,450,000     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing December 22, 2010   $ 1,276,000    
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.      
  2,912,921     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing June 9, 2011     2,843,739    
WMG Acquisition Corp.      
  900,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2010(2)     805,500    
  6,925,693     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing February 28, 2011     6,401,937    
            $ 67,360,534    
Lodging and Casinos — 1.9%      
Bally Technologies, Inc.      
  5,434,934     Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing September 5, 2009   $ 5,343,219    
CCM Merger, Inc.      
  2,566,219     Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing April 25, 2012     2,412,246    
Gala Electric Casinos, Ltd.      
GBP 1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.01%, Maturing December 12, 2013     1,813,972    
GBP 1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.51%, Maturing December 12, 2014     1,813,972    
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC      
  643,705     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing February 16, 2014     518,182    
Harrah's Operating Co.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(4)     943,750    
  400,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(4)     373,749    
Herbst Gaming, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing December 2, 2011(4)     715,625    
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.      
  2,641,802     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     2,337,995    
  796,533     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     704,931    
  1,056,721     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     935,198    
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.      
  1,191,000     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 4, 2014     1,054,035    
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.      
  1,454,687     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing June 30, 2014     1,240,121    
  291,667     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing June 30, 2014     248,646    
Penn National Gaming, Inc.      
  7,111,615     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing October 3, 2012     6,894,313    
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands Inc.      
  1,135,272     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 14, 2014(2)     1,045,353    
  4,174,812     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing May 23, 2014     3,844,146    
VML US Finance, LLC      
  2,300,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 25, 2013     2,198,082    
Wimar OpCo, LLC      
  900,262     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing January 3, 2012     868,472    
            $ 35,306,007    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.0%      
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC      
  2,750,875     Term Loan, 4.42%, Maturing October 26, 2012   $ 2,688,980    
Compass Minerals Group, Inc.      
  2,763,573     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing December 22, 2012     2,680,666    
Euramax International, Inc.      
  698,264     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 28, 2012     585,843    
  501,316     Term Loan, 10.98%, Maturing June 28, 2013     351,548    
  248,684     Term Loan, 10.98%, Maturing June 28, 2013     174,390    
Magnum Coal Co.      
  245,455     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 15, 2013     243,920    
  1,423,636     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 15, 2013     1,414,739    
Murray Energy Corp.      
  950,600     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing January 28, 2010     903,070    
Neo Material Technologies, Inc.      
  1,176,781     Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing August 31, 2009     1,159,129    
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition      
  531,158     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing May 18, 2014     504,600    
Novelis, Inc.      
  595,492     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 28, 2014     567,206    
  1,310,083     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,247,854    
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings      
  163,862     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing May 8, 2014     148,637    
  1,830,369     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing May 8, 2014     1,660,296    
Thompson Creek Metals Co.      
  1,452,188     Term Loan, 7.48%, Maturing October 26, 2012     1,437,667    
Tube City IMS Corp.      
  2,648,919     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 25, 2014     2,410,516    
  324,324     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 25, 2014     295,135    
            $ 18,474,196    
Oil and Gas — 0.8%      
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.      
  1,615,000     Term Loan, 5.62%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 1,577,989    
Big West Oil, LLC      
  577,500     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing May 1, 2014(2)     543,572    
  464,625     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 1, 2014     437,328    
Citgo Petroleum Corp.      
  1,908,620     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,794,103    
Dresser, Inc.      
  834,798     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing May 4, 2014     806,972    
  1,250,000     Term Loan, 8.82%, Maturing May 4, 2015     1,159,375    
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.      
  1,550,000     Term Loan, 4.96%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,524,813    
IFM (US) Colonial Pipeline 2, LLC      
  940,500     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing February 27, 2012     940,500    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)      
Primary Natural Resources, Inc.      
  1,960,000     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 28, 2010   $ 1,859,256    
Targa Resources, Inc.      
  1,602,972     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing October 31, 2012     1,542,059    
  1,419,897     Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing October 31, 2012     1,365,941    
Volnay Acquisition Co.      
  887,500     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing January 12, 2014     870,859    
            $ 14,422,767    
Publishing — 4.1%      
American Media Operations, Inc.      
  3,825,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing January 31, 2013   $ 3,504,656    
Xsys, Inc.      
  1,075,000     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2013     935,250    
EUR 472,333     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2013     644,188    
CanWest MediaWorks, Ltd.      
  1,166,187     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing July 10, 2014     1,119,540    
Dex Media West, LLC      
  4,273,151     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 9, 2010     4,174,868    
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.      
  800,000     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing August 28, 2014     542,500    
  1,850,000     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 28, 2014     1,254,531    
  975,000     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing August 28, 2014     670,313    
Idearc, Inc.      
  12,368,438     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing November 17, 2014     10,234,882    
Laureate Education, Inc.      
  433,619     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing August 17, 2014(2)     401,531    
  2,912,290     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing August 17, 2014     2,696,780    
MediaNews Group, Inc.      
  1,252,688     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing August 2, 2013     920,725    
Mediannuaire Holding      
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,271,598    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing October 10, 2015     1,273,933    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 8.61%, Maturing April 10, 2016     1,277,145    
Merrill Communications, LLC      
  1,448,266     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 9, 2009     1,259,991    
Nebraska Book Co., Inc.      
  914,790     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing March 4, 2011     841,607    
Nelson Education, Ltd.      
  671,625     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 5, 2014     594,388    
Nielsen Finance, LLC      
  7,990,695     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing August 9, 2013     7,577,840    
Penton Media, Inc.      
  990,000     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing February 1, 2013     766,013    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Publishing (continued)      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC      
  1,041,161     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 890,193    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.      
  3,883,912     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing June 30, 2010     3,690,323    
Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (The)      
  7,895,250     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing March 2, 2014     6,647,801    
SGS International, Inc.      
  904,188     Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing December 30, 2011     836,373    
Source Media, Inc.      
  2,325,586     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing November 8, 2011     2,127,911    
Springer Science+Business Media      
  563,580     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 5, 2011     510,392    
  505,808     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     458,072    
  430,613     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     389,973    
TL Acquisitions, Inc.      
  3,258,625     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing July 5, 2014     3,029,162    
Trader Media Corp.      
GBP 2,309,688     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 23, 2015     3,800,605    
Tribune Co.      
  2,660,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing May 17, 2009     2,536,975    
  4,242,938     Term Loan, 5.54%, Maturing May 17, 2014     3,155,685    
Xsys, Inc.      
  1,290,100     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,122,387    
  1,290,100     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,124,538    
Xsys US, Inc.      
EUR 527,667     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2013     719,656    
Yell Group, PLC      
  3,425,000     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing February 10, 2013     3,047,637    
            $ 76,049,962    
Radio and Television — 2.4%      
Block Communications, Inc.      
  2,052,750     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 1,950,113    
CMP KC, LLC      
  971,188     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing May 5, 2013     752,671    
CMP Susquehanna Corp.      
  2,748,920     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,153,320    
Discovery Communications, Inc.      
  3,448,938     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 30, 2014     3,348,704    
Emmis Operating Co.      
  1,060,577     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing November 2, 2013     923,763    
Entravision Communications Corp.      
  1,739,000     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,552,058    
Gray Television, Inc.      
  2,651,604     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing January 19, 2015     2,313,525    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Radio and Television (continued)      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.      
  1,835,658     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing March 20, 2012   $ 1,661,271    
NEP II, Inc.      
  841,495     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 16, 2014     764,007    
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.      
  2,113,082     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,944,035    
  2,000,420     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,840,387    
NextMedia Operating, Inc.      
  113,182     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing November 15, 2012     100,732    
  254,660     Term Loan, 6.80%, Maturing November 15, 2012     226,648    
PanAmSat Corp.      
  1,067,297     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,014,267    
  1,066,976     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,013,962    
  1,066,976     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,013,962    
Paxson Communications Corp.      
  3,250,000     Term Loan, 5.96%, Maturing January 15, 2012     2,600,000    
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC      
  1,900,000     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing June 25, 2014     1,786,000    
SFX Entertainment      
  1,488,760     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing June 21, 2013     1,369,659    
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.      
  746,250     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing December 19, 2012     645,506    
Tyrol Acquisition 2 SAS      
EUR 1,050,000     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing January 19, 2015     1,384,331    
EUR 1,050,000     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 19, 2016     1,384,331    
Univision Communications, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing March 29, 2009     961,667    
  11,650,000     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing September 29, 2014     9,840,615    
Young Broadcasting, Inc.      
  2,327,931     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing November 3, 2012     2,103,868    
            $ 44,649,402    
Rail Industries — 0.3%      
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.      
  3,340,500     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 3,227,758    
RailAmerica, Inc.      
  2,225,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing August 14, 2008     2,169,375    
            $ 5,397,133    
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.3%      
American Achievement Corp.      
  1,255,061     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 1,160,931    
Amscan Holdings, Inc.      
  717,750     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing May 25, 2013     613,676    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)      
Claire's Stores, Inc.      
  496,250     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing May 24, 2014   $ 396,845    
Cumberland Farms, Inc.      
  2,033,296     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,911,298    
FTD, Inc.      
  752,397     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing July 28, 2013     722,302    
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.      
  1,936,252     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 15, 2010     1,696,640    
Josten's Corp.      
  1,991,336     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing October 4, 2011     1,918,320    
Mapco Express, Inc.      
  1,723,406     Term Loan, 5.62%, Maturing April 28, 2011     1,628,619    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.      
  1,542,722     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing April 5, 2013     1,476,835    
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.      
  1,691,500     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,454,690    
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.      
  1,150,000     Term Loan, 8.87%, Maturing January 31, 2013     862,500    
  2,083,889     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing July 31, 2013     1,687,950    
Rent-A-Center, Inc.      
  1,259,544     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,185,545    
Savers, Inc.      
  450,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing August 11, 2012     423,000    
  491,028     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing August 11, 2012     461,566    
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.      
  3,485,341     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing February 6, 2014     3,182,117    
Vivarte      
EUR 836,310     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     1,030,099    
EUR 130,208     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     160,380    
EUR 33,482     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     41,241    
EUR 836,310     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     1,030,691    
EUR 130,208     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     160,472    
EUR 33,482     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     41,264    
            $ 23,246,981    
Steel — 0.2%      
Algoma Acquisition Corp.      
  2,249,840     Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing June 20, 2013   $ 2,086,727    
Niagara Corp.      
  1,463,938     Term Loan, 7.86%, Maturing June 29, 2014     1,215,068    
            $ 3,301,795    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Surface Transport — 0.3%      
Gainey Corp.      
  1,876,147     Term Loan, 9.82%, Maturing April 20, 2012   $ 905,241    
Oshkosh Truck Corp.      
  1,061,250     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing December 6, 2013     1,019,095    
Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC      
  585,136     Term Loan, 6.16%, Maturing August 9, 2012     532,474    
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.      
  3,020,930     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 10, 2014     2,251,221    
            $ 4,708,031    
Telecommunications — 2.2%      
Alltell Communication      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing May 16, 2014(4)   $ 1,841,806    
  1,965,125     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing May 16, 2015     1,809,690    
Asurion Corp.      
  2,450,000     Term Loan, 6.10%, Maturing July 13, 2012     2,267,272    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 9.39%, Maturing January 13, 2013     898,750    
BCM Luxembourg, Ltd.      
EUR 2,875,000     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 30, 2014     4,182,112    
EUR 2,875,000     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing September 30, 2015     4,185,903    
EUR 1,500,000     Term Loan, 8.98%, Maturing March 31, 2016     2,139,764    
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC      
  3,226,468     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing February 9, 2011     3,153,873    
CommScope, Inc.      
  785,991     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing November 19, 2014     751,604    
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.      
  1,425,000     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing February 1, 2014     1,423,931    
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.      
  1,280,500     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing July 3, 2013     1,226,719    
Iowa Telecommunications Services      
  3,208,000     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing November 23, 2011     3,131,810    
IPC Systems, Inc.      
GBP 1,687,250     Term Loan, 8.27%, Maturing May 31, 2014     2,556,387    
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.      
GBP 1,100,000     Term Loan, 7.95%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,895,386    
NTelos, Inc.      
  1,225,202     Term Loan, 5.27%, Maturing August 24, 2011     1,199,932    
Palm, Inc.      
  1,069,625     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing April 24, 2014     778,152    
Stratos Global Corp.      
  1,198,500     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing February 13, 2012     1,139,324    

 

Principal
Amount*
  Borrower/Tranche Description   Value  
Telecommunications (continued)      
Trilogy International Partners      
  1,225,000     Term Loan, 6.20%, Maturing June 29, 2012   $ 1,047,375    
Windstream Corp.      
  4,010,342     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing July 17, 2013     3,922,259    
            $ 39,552,049    
Utilities — 1.4%      
AEI Finance Holding, LLC      
  388,674     Revolving Loan, 5.70%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 343,977    
  2,866,267     Term Loan, 5.69%, Maturing March 30, 2014     2,536,647    
Astoria Generating Co.      
  872,220     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing February 23, 2013     827,519    
  1,250,000     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,156,250    
BRSP, LLC      
  2,335,754     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing July 13, 2009     2,172,252    
Calpine Corp.      
  1,188,022     DIP Loan, 5.58%, Maturing March 30, 2009     1,119,817    
Electricinvest Holding Co.      
EUR 536,193     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing October 24, 2012     736,015    
GBP 540,000     Term Loan, 9.63%, Maturing October 24, 2012     942,048    
LS Power Acquisition Co.      
  798,744     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing November 1, 2014     791,755    
Mirant North America, LLC      
  837,582     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing January 3, 2013     816,941    
NRG Energy, Inc.      
  2,994,481     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 1, 2014     2,879,568    
  6,130,777     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 1, 2014     5,895,508    
Pike Electric, Inc.      
  470,384     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 1, 2012     448,041    
  354,382     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing December 10, 2012     337,548    
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC      
  1,144,250     Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,097,765    
  3,134,250     Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 10, 2014     3,004,768    
Vulcan Energy Corp.      
  1,412,275     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing July 23, 2010     1,362,846    
            $ 26,469,265    
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
(identified cost $1,162,923,708)
  $ 1,067,983,948    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 42.2%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.3%      
Alion Science and Technologies Corp.      
$ 1,500     10.25%, 2/1/15   $ 961,875    
Bombardier, Inc.      
  1,425     8.00%, 11/15/14(5)     1,524,750    
DRS Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  875     7.625%, 2/1/18     896,875    
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition      
  1,755     9.75%, 4/1/17     1,860,300    
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  800     8.00%, 7/15/11     764,000    
            $ 6,007,800    
Automotive — 0.9%      
Allison Transmission, Inc.      
$ 2,555     11.00%, 11/1/15(5)   $ 2,523,062    
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.      
  3,590     9.00%, 12/1/11     3,572,050    
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.      
  1,480     7.875%, 3/1/17     1,332,000    
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  1,100     8.00%, 7/1/13     948,750    
Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Series B      
  6,073     10.25%, 7/15/13     6,452,562    
Tenneco, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  1,085     8.125%, 11/15/15(5)     1,117,550    
United Components, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  990     9.375%, 6/15/13     982,575    
            $ 16,928,549    
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.1%      
CanWest Media, Inc.      
$ 930     8.00%, 9/15/12   $ 895,586    
Warner Music Group, Sr. Sub. Notes      
  1,570     7.375%, 4/15/14     1,310,950    
            $ 2,206,536    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Brokers / Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.3%      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.      
$ 540     5.00%, 9/15/10   $ 476,550    
Nuveen Investments, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  4,440     10.50%, 11/15/15(5)     4,295,700    
            $ 4,772,250    
Building and Development — 0.4%      
Interline Brands, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
$ 1,475     8.125%, 6/15/14   $ 1,441,812    
Nortek, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  1,795     8.50%, 9/1/14     1,323,812    
Panolam Industries International, Sr. Sub. Notes      
  5,995     10.75%, 10/1/13     4,825,975    
Stanley Martin Co.      
  870     9.75%, 8/15/15     430,650    
            $ 8,022,249    
Business Equipment and Services — 3.4%      
Affinion Group, Inc.      
$ 1,065     10.125%, 10/15/13   $ 1,080,975    
  2,560     11.50%, 10/15/15     2,524,800    
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Notes      
  7,460     11.25%, 11/15/15(5)     7,040,375    
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes      
  5,270     8.75%, 6/1/14     4,716,650    
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes      
  7,270     10.25%, 6/1/16     6,143,150    
KAR Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  360     8.75%, 5/1/14     347,400    
KAR Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, Variable Rate      
  1,295     7.239%, 5/1/14     1,176,831    
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  2,415     11.375%, 11/15/14(5)     2,475,375    
Muzak, LLC/Muzak Finance, Sr. Notes      
  5,250     10.00%, 2/15/09     4,646,250    
Neff Corp., Sr. Notes      
  705     10.00%, 6/1/15     348,975    
Norcross Safety Products, LLC/Norcross Capital Corp.,
Sr. Sub. Notes, Series B
     
  5,100     9.875%, 8/15/11     5,370,963    
Rental Service Corp.      
  3,020     9.50%, 12/1/14     2,718,000    
Safety Products Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes (PIK)      
  7,736     11.75%, 1/1/12     8,051,962    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.      
$ 1,165     9.125%, 8/15/13   $ 1,223,250    
Travelport, LLC      
  6,850     9.875%, 9/1/14     6,653,062    
  1,289     11.875%, 9/1/16     1,185,880    
United Rentals North America, Inc.      
  365     6.50%, 2/15/12     344,012    
West Corp.      
  6,150     9.50%, 10/15/14     5,904,000    
            $ 61,951,910    
Cable and Satellite Television — 1.1%      
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, Series B      
$ 1,345     8.00%, 4/15/12   $ 1,345,000    
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes      
  10,295     8.75%, 11/15/13     9,522,875    
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  2,740     10.875%, 9/15/14(5)     2,911,250    
Kabel Deutschland GmbH      
  1,955     10.625%, 7/1/14     2,042,975    
Mediacom Broadband Group Corp., LLC, Sr. Notes      
  2,830     8.50%, 10/15/15     2,617,750    
National Cable PLC      
  540     8.75%, 4/15/14     525,150    
National Cable PLC, Sr. Notes      
  800     9.125%, 8/15/16     776,000    
            $ 19,741,000    
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.7%      
CII Carbon, LLC      
$ 1,300     11.125%, 11/15/15(5)   $ 1,254,500    
INEOS Group Holdings PLC      
  2,455     8.50%, 2/15/16(5)     2,000,825    
Nova Chemicals Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
  2,145     7.863%, 11/15/13     1,866,150    
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  7,255     9.00%, 8/15/14(5)     7,291,275    
            $ 12,412,750    
Clothing / Textiles — 1.5%      
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes      
$ 2,925     9.75%, 1/15/15   $ 3,071,250    
  410     8.875%, 4/1/16     419,225    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Clothing / Textiles (continued)      
Oxford Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 13,450     8.875%, 6/1/11   $ 12,878,375    
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  8,190     8.875%, 9/15/13     7,821,450    
Phillips Van Heusen, Sr. Notes      
  610     7.25%, 2/15/11     620,675    
  2,500     8.125%, 5/1/13     2,600,000    
            $ 27,410,975    
Conglomerates — 0.2%      
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.      
$ 1,905     9.50%, 8/1/14   $ 1,914,525    
  1,705     11.75%, 8/1/16     1,645,325    
            $ 3,559,850    
Containers and Glass Products — 0.5%      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
$ 3,220     8.50%, 8/1/14   $ 2,769,200    
Pliant Corp. (PIK)      
  5,667     11.85%, 6/15/09     5,441,412    
            $ 8,210,612    
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%      
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
$ 5,580     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 5,077,800    
            $ 5,077,800    
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.2%      
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
$ 4,085     9.50%, 4/15/14   $ 4,023,725    
            $ 4,023,725    
Electronics / Electrical — 1.2%      
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 7,830     7.75%, 11/1/12   $ 6,401,025    
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  7,465     7.75%, 5/15/13     7,175,731    
Avago Technologies Finance      
  1,850     10.125%, 12/1/13     1,979,500    
  3,045     11.875%, 12/1/15     3,288,600    
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate      
  1,630     7.875%, 10/15/14     1,617,775    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate      
$ 1,025     5.463%, 10/15/13(11)   $ 946,844    
            $ 21,409,475    
Equipment Leasing — 0.3%      
Hertz Corp.      
$ 5,270     10.50%, 1/1/16   $ 5,329,287    
            $ 5,329,287    
Financial Intermediaries — 1.9%      
E*Trade Financial Corp.      
$ 3,410     7.875%, 12/1/15   $ 2,762,100    
Ford Motor Credit Co.      
  9,165     7.375%, 10/28/09     8,825,483    
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes      
  890     5.80%, 1/12/09     870,392    
  5,535     7.875%, 6/15/10     5,270,892    
  180     9.875%, 8/10/11     174,289    
  1,110     7.80%, 6/1/12     993,410    
  3,540     12.00%, 5/15/15     3,639,032    
General Motors Acceptance Corp.      
  915     6.375%, 5/1/08     915,000    
  2,980     7.75%, 1/19/10     2,743,001    
  6,625     7.20%, 1/15/11     5,879,687    
  1,755     7.25%, 3/2/11     1,489,674    
General Motors Acceptance Corp., Variable Rate      
  2,060     4.315%, 5/15/09     1,879,917    
            $ 35,442,877    
Food Products — 0.4%      
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes      
$ 5,680     11.50%, (0.00% until 2008), 11/1/11   $ 5,254,000    
Dole Foods Co., Sr. Notes      
  2,140     8.625%, 5/1/09     2,081,150    
Pierre Foods, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  950     9.875%, 7/15/12     460,750    
            $ 7,795,900    
Food Service — 0.5%      
El Pollo Loco, Inc.      
$ 4,050     11.75%, 11/15/13   $ 3,948,750    
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  5,155     9.50%, 5/1/14     4,768,375    
            $ 8,717,125    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.9%      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate (PIK)      
$ 4,515     7.199%, 3/15/14   $ 3,961,912    
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes      
  4,015     10.75%, 3/15/15     3,523,162    
Rite Aid Corp.      
  7,542     6.125%, 12/15/08(5)     7,410,015    
  2,245     7.50%, 3/1/17     2,093,462    
            $ 16,988,551    
Forest Products — 1.5%      
Georgia-Pacific Corp.      
$ 1,450     9.50%, 12/1/11   $ 1,537,000    
Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Sr. Notes      
  2,205     8.25%, 10/1/12     2,017,575    
  820     7.50%, 6/1/13     711,350    
NewPage Corp.      
  6,675     10.00%, 5/1/12(5)     7,158,937    
  3,145     10.00%, 5/1/12     3,373,012    
  4,015     12.00%, 5/1/13     4,275,975    
NewPage Corp., Variable Rate      
  1,545     9.489%, 5/1/12     1,618,387    
Rock-Tenn Co.      
  890     9.25%, 3/15/16(5)     938,950    
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  5,960     8.00%, 3/15/17     5,066,000    
            $ 26,697,186    
Healthcare — 2.7%      
Accellent, Inc.      
$ 2,300     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 1,978,000    
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  170     7.50%, 5/1/17     154,700    
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  4,270     10.00%, 2/15/15     4,558,225    
Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  3,545     9.875%, 11/1/15(5)     3,784,287    
Biomet, Inc.      
  4,500     11.625%, 10/15/17(5)     4,803,750    
HCA, Inc.      
  4,559     8.75%, 9/1/10     4,707,167    
  322     7.875%, 2/1/11     327,635    
  2,385     9.125%, 11/15/14     2,534,062    
  3,210     9.25%, 11/15/16     3,458,775    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Healthcare (continued)      
MultiPlan Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
$ 4,860     10.375%, 4/15/16(5)   $ 4,738,500    
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.      
  4,115     11.25%, 7/1/14     4,238,450    
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  2,160     7.75%, 10/15/13     2,062,800    
Service Corp. International, Sr. Notes      
  335     7.00%, 6/15/17     337,512    
US Oncology, Inc.      
  3,065     9.00%, 8/15/12     3,126,300    
  5,350     10.75%, 8/15/14     5,430,250    
Viant Holdings, Inc.      
  4,127     10.125%, 7/15/17(5)     3,404,775    
            $ 49,645,188    
Industrial Equipment — 0.3%      
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
$ 2,170     9.125%, 10/15/15   $ 2,224,250    
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes      
  1,595     8.625%, 12/15/13(5)     1,595,000    
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
  1,595     6.675%, 12/15/13(5)     1,459,425    
            $ 5,278,675    
Insurance — 0.1%      
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.      
$ 1,885     11.00%, 5/1/15(5)   $ 1,555,125    
            $ 1,555,125    
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 2.3%      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.      
$ 9,540     11.00%, 2/1/16   $ 9,540,000    
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.      
  2,170     12.50%, 4/1/13(5)     1,974,700    
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.,
Variable Rate
     
  3,975     7.383%, 4/1/12(5)     3,637,125    
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes      
  6,895     9.505%, 8/15/14     5,412,575    
Universal City Development Partners, Sr. Notes      
  11,825     11.75%, 4/1/10     12,268,437    
Universal City Florida Holdings, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
  10,195     7.989%, 5/1/10     10,131,281    
            $ 42,964,118    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Lodging and Casinos — 4.3%      
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority      
$ 4,080     9.375%, 12/15/14(5)   $ 2,794,800    
CCM Merger, Inc.      
  4,025     8.00%, 8/1/13(5)     3,481,625    
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
  3,080     8.238%, 11/15/12(5)     2,656,500    
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC      
  8,870     10.25%, 6/15/15(5)     6,408,575    
Galaxy Entertainment Finance      
  1,970     9.875%, 12/15/12(5)     1,999,550    
Galaxy Entertainment Finance, Variable Rate      
  1,260     9.829%, 12/15/10(5)     1,260,000    
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes      
  1,140     10.75%, 12/1/13(5)     1,054,500    
Indianapolis Downs, LLC & Capital Corp., Sr. Notes      
  2,980     11.00%, 11/1/12(5)     2,696,900    
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes      
  5,575     12.00%, 11/15/10     4,850,250    
Majestic HoldCo, LLC      
  1,540     12.50%, (0.00% until 2008), 10/15/11(5)     161,700    
Majestic Star Casino, LLC      
  3,965     9.50%, 10/15/10     3,489,200    
MGM Mirage, Inc.      
  2,985     7.50%, 6/1/16     2,716,350    
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes      
  675     8.00%, 4/1/12     634,500    
  3,265     7.125%, 8/15/14     2,816,063    
  2,780     6.875%, 2/15/15     2,369,950    
OED Corp./Diamond Jo, LLC      
  5,115     8.75%, 4/15/12     4,680,225    
Park Place Entertainment      
  7,805     7.875%, 3/15/10     7,375,725    
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.      
  355     8.25%, 3/15/12     355,000    
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  2,620     7.50%, 6/15/15(5)     2,181,150    
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes      
  1,101     10.375%, 6/15/14(5)     1,180,823    
San Pasqual Casino      
  1,215     8.00%, 9/15/13(5)     1,139,063    
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate      
  1,930     5.30%, 3/15/14(5)     1,626,025    
Station Casinos, Inc.      
  560     7.75%, 8/15/16     469,000    

 

See notes to financial statements
21



Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)      
Station Casinos, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 3,230     6.00%, 4/1/12   $ 2,741,463    
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.      
  11,945     8.50%, 6/1/15     7,734,388    
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes      
  3,405     9.00%, 11/15/15(5)     3,336,900    
Turning Stone Resort Casinos, Sr. Notes      
  830     9.125%, 9/15/14(5)     821,700    
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes      
  6,078     8.625%, 9/15/14(5)     5,895,660    
            $ 78,927,585    
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.7%      
Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 4,390     9.00%, 12/15/14   $ 3,248,600    
Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  1,005     10.00%, 12/15/16     628,125    
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.      
  5,410     10.625%, 9/1/16(5)     6,180,925    
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd., Variable Rate      
  2,195     7.076%, 9/1/11(5)     2,134,638    
            $ 12,192,288    
Oil and Gas — 4.3%      
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 4,730     9.00%, 1/15/14   $ 4,588,100    
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Notes      
  1,205     7.125%, 5/1/17     1,229,100    
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.      
  2,200     7.75%, 8/1/13     2,068,000    
Compton Pet Finance Corp.      
  2,360     7.625%, 12/1/13     2,342,300    
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  520     7.50%, 12/15/15     538,200    
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes      
  2,305     9.625%, 5/15/12     2,534,910    
Encore Acquisition Co., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  1,730     7.25%, 12/1/17     1,686,750    
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes      
  3,410     11.00%, 2/15/15(5)     3,427,050    
Inergy L.P./Finance, Sr. Notes      
  2,835     6.875%, 12/15/14     2,774,756    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 1,795     7.875%, 12/15/14   $ 1,835,388    
  1,970     8.25%, 12/15/14     2,043,875    
Parker Drilling Co., Sr. Notes      
  1,930     9.625%, 10/1/13     2,036,150    
Petrohawk Energy Corp., Sr. Notes      
  8,800     9.125%, 7/15/13     9,350,000    
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes      
  1,805     12.00%, 2/15/18(5)     1,895,250    
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.      
  430     6.75%, 5/1/14(5)     406,350    
  6,020     7.00%, 5/1/17(5)     5,628,700    
Plains Exploration & Production Co.      
  2,800     7.00%, 3/15/17     2,772,000    
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.      
  2,295     7.125%, 4/1/16     2,283,525    
SemGroup L.P., Sr. Notes      
  5,990     8.75%, 11/15/15(5)     5,705,475    
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes      
  660     6.875%, 6/1/14     650,100    
Sonat, Inc.      
  5,000     7.625%, 7/15/11     5,273,630    
Stewart & Stevenson, LLC, Sr. Notes      
  6,280     10.00%, 7/15/14     6,123,000    
United Refining Co., Sr. Notes      
  11,495     10.50%, 8/15/12     11,265,100    
VeraSun Energy Corp.      
  1,170     9.875%, 12/15/12     1,079,325    
            $ 79,537,034    
Publishing — 1.5%      
Dex Media West/Finance, Series B      
$ 3,250     9.875%, 8/15/13   $ 3,071,250    
Harland Clarke Holdings      
  2,145     9.50%, 5/15/15     1,742,813    
Idearc, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  3,565     8.00%, 11/15/16     2,335,075    
Nielsen Finance, LLC      
  6,130     10.00%, 8/1/14     6,405,850    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.      
  10,105     8.875%, 10/15/17(5)     6,568,250    
Reader's Digest Association, Inc., (The), Sr. Sub. Notes      
  9,535     9.00%, 2/15/17(5)     6,865,200    
            $ 26,988,438    

 

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Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Radio and Television — 0.1%      
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Debs.      
$ 1,470     10.375%, 9/1/14(5)   $ 1,587,600    
            $ 1,587,600    
Rail Industries — 0.3%      
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes      
$ 1,940     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 1,755,700    
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes      
  2,530     7.625%, 12/1/13     2,431,963    
  1,055     7.375%, 6/1/14(5)     1,003,569    
            $ 5,191,232    
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.4%      
GameStop Corp.      
$ 14,070     8.00%, 10/1/12   $ 15,054,900    
Michaels Stores, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  1,995     10.00%, 11/1/14     1,945,125    
Michaels Stores, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  4,140     11.375%, 11/1/16     3,736,350    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.      
  3,420     9.00%, 10/15/15     3,573,900    
  16,205     10.375%, 10/15/15     17,096,275    
Penny (JC) Co., Inc.      
  1,875     8.00%, 3/1/10     1,935,249    
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes      
  6,180     10.50%, 11/15/16     6,180,000    
Toys "R" Us      
  4,025     7.375%, 10/15/18     3,008,688    
Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B      
  8,905     8.50%, 2/15/15     7,569,250    
  3,820     9.75%, 2/15/17     3,084,650    
            $ 63,184,387    
Steel — 0.5%      
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 4,905     11.25%, 2/15/14   $ 4,794,638    
Ryerson, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  540     12.00%, 11/1/15(5)     537,300    
Ryerson, Inc., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
  360     10.614%, 11/1/14(5)     329,400    
Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  3,805     7.375%, 11/1/12(5)     3,890,613    
            $ 9,551,951    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Surface Transport — 0.2%      
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes      
$ 3,750     10.00%, 9/1/14(5)   $ 3,881,250    
            $ 3,881,250    
Telecommunications — 1.8%      
Centennial Cellular Operating Co./Centennial
Communication Corp., Sr. Notes
     
$ 2,820     10.125%, 6/15/13   $ 2,953,950    
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes      
  3,585     9.25%, 9/1/12(5)     3,638,775    
  2,815     8.875%, 1/15/15(5)     2,420,900    
  9,343     9.125%, 1/15/15(5)     7,941,550    
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.      
  3,560     9.25%, 6/15/16     3,608,950    
Qwest Communications International, Inc.      
  6,540     7.50%, 2/15/14     6,458,250    
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes      
  1,940     7.625%, 6/15/15     1,954,550    
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
  1,000     6.05%, 6/15/13     962,500    
Windstream Corp., Sr. Notes      
  2,085     8.125%, 8/1/13     2,168,400    
  635     8.625%, 8/1/16     668,338    
Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes      
  1,430     11.00%, 12/1/17(5)     965,250    
            $ 33,741,413    
Utilities — 3.1%      
AES Corp.      
$ 965     8.00%, 10/15/17   $ 1,010,838    
AES Corp., Sr. Notes      
  6,000     9.50%, 6/1/09     6,247,500    
  2,223     8.75%, 5/15/13(5)     2,331,371    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.      
  535     7.75%, 6/1/19     535,000    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  995     8.375%, 5/1/16     1,042,263    
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Notes      
  1,750     7.50%, 6/15/13     1,828,750    
Energy Future Holdings, Sr. Notes      
  6,820     10.875%, 11/1/17(5)     7,297,400    
NGC Corp.      
  4,395     7.625%, 10/15/26     4,054,388    
NRG Energy, Inc.      
  140     7.25%, 2/1/14     144,200    
  3,610     7.375%, 1/15/17     3,727,325    

 

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Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Utilities (continued)      
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes      
$ 1,325     7.375%, 2/1/16   $ 1,368,063    
Orion Power Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  12,415     12.00%, 5/1/10     13,749,613    
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes      
  350     7.625%, 6/15/14     365,750    
Southwestern Energy Co.      
  4,755     7.50%, 2/1/18(5)     5,064,070    
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Series A, Sr. Notes      
  4,490     10.25%, 11/1/15(5)     4,703,275    
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Series B, Sr. Notes      
  3,615     10.25%, 11/1/15(5)     3,786,713    
            $ 57,256,519    
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $804,699,818)
  $ 774,189,210    
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 34.8%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:      
$ 7,474     5.50%, with various maturities to 2014   $ 7,617,789    
  13,009     6.00%, with various maturities to 2026     13,423,300    
  32,628     6.50%, with various maturities to 2028     34,054,127    
  73,172     7.00%, with various maturities to 2031(6)     76,429,539    
  636     7.13%, with maturity at 2023     671,697    
  38,826     7.50%, with various maturities to 2029     41,589,642    
  1,026     7.65%, with maturity at 2022     1,110,091    
  206     7.70%, with maturity at 2022     223,063    
  21,922     8.00%, with various maturities to 2030     23,941,622    
  631     8.25%, with maturity at 2020     693,279    
  1,726     8.30%, with maturity at 2020     1,900,153    
  16,105     8.50%, with various maturities to 2031     17,714,399    
  45     8.75%, with maturity at 2010     45,410    
  5,917     9.00%, with various maturities to 2031     6,576,634    
  5,029     9.50%, with various maturities to 2025     5,649,163    
  807     10.00%, with maturity at 2020     909,633    
  710     10.50%, with maturity at 2020     808,567    
  1,065     12.00%, with maturity at 2020     1,200,201    
  63     13.00%, with maturity at 2015     72,431    
            $ 234,630,740    

 

Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:      
$ 6,915     5.123%, with maturity at 2036(7)   $ 6,902,089    
  13,933     5.50%, with various maturities to 2028(6)     14,163,306    
  18,807     6.00%, with various maturities to 2026     19,318,961    
  20,530     6.321%, with maturity at 2032(6)(7)     21,037,297    
  4,449     6.447%, with maturity at 2022(6)(7)     4,487,063    
  41,982     6.50%, with various maturities to 2031(6)     43,779,856    
  678     6.75%, with maturity at 2023     710,609    
  62,304     7.00%, with various maturities to 2031(6)     65,429,768    
  18,165     7.50%, with various maturities to 2031     19,438,611    
  13,980     8.00%, with various maturities to 2031     15,213,476    
  78     8.25%, with maturity at 2018     84,543    
  3,182     8.415%, with maturity at 2027(8)     3,531,517    
  16,383     8.50%, with various maturities to 2030     18,094,527    
  1,510     8.626%, with maturity at 2028(8)     1,672,329    
  940     8.694%, with maturity at 2029(8)     1,049,128    
  1,418     8.77%, with maturity at 2027(8)     1,575,072    
  18,551     9.00%, with various maturities to 2027     20,640,227    
  479     9.235%, with maturity at 2024(8)     513,323    
  6,146     9.50%, with various maturities to 2030     6,926,771    
  964     9.624%, with maturity at 2018(8)     1,080,006    
  1,697     10.00%, with various maturities to 2020     1,919,215    
  1,574     10.229%, with maturity at 2025(8)     1,775,806    
  1,817     10.382%, with maturity at 2019(8)     2,027,350    
  1,535     10.50%, with maturity at 2021     1,738,344    
  638     11.50%, with maturity at 2016     719,462    
  39     12.50%, with maturity at 2011     42,858    
            $ 273,871,514    
Government National Mortgage Assn.:      
$ 4,908     6.00%, with maturity at 2024   $ 5,054,894    
  26,127     6.50%, with maturity at 2024     27,371,361    
  8,995     7.00%, with various maturities to 2025     9,578,463    
  27,626     7.50%, with various maturities to 2031     29,781,404    
  28,323     8.00%, with various maturities to 2034     31,048,537    
  844     8.30%, with maturity at 2020     917,336    
  1,895     8.50%, with various maturities to 2022     2,099,163    
  8,923     9.00%, with various maturities to 2026     9,995,368    
  12,805     9.50%, with various maturities to 2026     14,545,957    
  792     10.00%, with maturity at 2019     899,645    
            $ 131,292,128    
Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(identified cost $634,259,051)
  $ 639,794,382    

 

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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 9.8%      
Principal
Amount
  Security   Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:      
$ 2,335     Series 24, Class J, 6.25%, 11/25/23   $ 2,390,971    
  2,864     Series 1497, Class K, 7.00%, 4/15/23     2,956,531    
  4,707     Series 1529, Class Z, 7.00%, 6/15/23     4,868,940    
  4,157     Series 1620, Class Z, 6.00%, 11/15/23     4,249,293    
  1,328     Series 1677, Class Z, 7.50%, 7/15/23     1,422,539    
  9,967     Series 1702, Class PZ, 6.50%, 3/15/24(6)     10,197,491    
  331     Series 1720, Class PJ, 7.25%, 1/15/24     336,154    
  7,386     Series 2113, Class QG, 6.00%, 1/15/29     7,498,917    
  985     Series 2122, Class K, 6.00%, 2/15/29     998,508    
  667     Series 2130, Class K, 6.00%, 3/15/29     678,253    
  684     Series 2167, Class BZ, 7.00%, 6/15/29     713,885    
  4,993     Series 2182, Class ZB, 8.00%, 9/15/29(6)     5,343,025    
  3,957     Series 2198, Class ZA, 8.50%, 11/15/29     4,396,443    
  15,867     Series 2245, Class A, 8.00%, 8/15/27(6)     17,053,652    
            $ 63,104,602    
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:      
  471     Series 1988-14, Class I, 9.20%, 6/25/18     511,813    
  462     Series 1989-1, Class D, 10.30%, 1/25/19     506,771    
  785     Series 1989-34, Class Y, 9.85%, 7/25/19     872,242    
  615     Series 1990-17, Class G, 9.00%, 2/25/20     671,468    
  281     Series 1990-27, Class Z, 9.00%, 3/25/20     307,618    
  291     Series 1990-29, Class J, 9.00%, 3/25/20     320,143    
  1,234     Series 1990-43, Class Z, 9.50%, 4/25/20     1,373,798    
  440     Series 1991-98, Class J, 8.00%, 8/25/21     474,165    
  3,530     Series 1992-77, Class ZA, 8.00%, 5/25/22     3,812,354    
  235     Series 1992-103, Class Z, 7.50%, 6/25/22     248,633    
  458     Series 1992-113, Class Z, 7.50%, 7/25/22     487,433    
  866     Series 1992-185, Class ZB, 7.00%, 10/25/22     905,762    
  2,156     Series 1993-16, Class Z, 7.50%, 2/25/23     2,296,854    
  1,634     Series 1993-22, Class PM, 7.40%, 2/25/23     1,732,582    
  2,746     Series 1993-25, Class J, 7.50%, 3/25/23     2,910,403    
  4,972     Series 1993-30, Class PZ, 7.50%, 3/25/23     5,268,562    
  5,875     Series 1993-42, Class ZQ, 6.75%, 4/25/23(6)     6,138,261    
  948     Series 1993-56, Class PZ, 7.00%, 5/25/23     988,585    
  1,084     Series 1993-156, Class ZB, 7.00%, 9/25/23     1,146,527    
  7,948     Series 1994-45, Class Z, 6.50%, 2/25/24(6)     8,209,643    
  4,058     Series 1994-89, Class ZQ, 8.00%, 7/25/24     4,396,439    
  3,919     Series 1996-57, Class Z, 7.00%, 12/25/26     4,110,861    
  2,241     Series 1997-77, Class Z, 7.00%, 11/18/27     2,355,098    
  1,691     Series 1998-44, Class ZA, 6.50%, 7/20/28     1,746,037    
  843     Series 1999-45, Class ZG, 6.50%, 9/25/29     867,935    
  7,236     Series 2000-22, Class PN, 6.00%, 7/25/30(6)     7,333,928    
  1,342     Series 2001-37, Class GA, 8.00%, 7/25/16     1,431,626    
  1,512     Series 2002-1, Class G, 7.00%, 7/25/23     1,585,351    

 

Principal
Amount
  Security   Value  
Federal National Mortgage Assn. (continued):      
  738     Series G92-44, Class Z, 8.00%, 7/25/22   $ 794,642    
  1,202     Series G92-44, Class ZQ, 8.00%, 7/25/22     1,293,010    
  1,661     Series G92-46, Class Z, 7.00%, 8/25/22     1,744,285    
  2,972     Series G92-60, Class Z, 7.00%, 10/25/22     3,112,899    
  29,903     Series G93-35, Class ZQ, 6.50%, 11/25/23(6)     31,166,770    
  6,324     Series G93-40, Class H, 6.40%, 12/25/23(6)     6,538,345    
            $ 107,660,843    
Government National Mortgage Assn.:      
  7,260     Series 2002-45, Class PG, 6.00%, 3/17/32(6)     7,403,279    
  793     Series 2005-72, Class E, 12.00%, 11/16/15     921,150    
            $ 8,324,429    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $178,754,633)
  $ 179,089,874    
Asset Backed Securities — 0.3%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
$ 750     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A,
Class E2, 11.86%, 12/15/20(5)(11)
  $ 680,422    
  760     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A,
Class D, 5.043%, 2/24/19(5)(11)
    540,292    
  1,000     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A,
Class C1, 4.663%, 4/15/19(5)(11)
    671,038    
  1,000     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A,
Class C, 4.763%, 1/15/19(5)(11)
    690,437    
  1,000     Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A,
Class C, 5.546%, 8/11/16(5)(11)
    735,226    
  1,000     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A,
Class D, 8.49%, 3/8/17(11)
    752,670    
  500     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A,
Class D1, 9.35%, 7/17/19
    346,672    
  1,500     Dryden Leveraged Loan, Series 2004-6A,
Class C1, 5.801%, 7/30/16(5)(11)
    1,066,415    
Total Asset Backed Securities
(identified cost $7,498,410)
  $ 5,483,172    
Common Stocks — 0.3%      
Shares   Security   Value  
Commercial Services — 0.0%      
  2,484     Environmental Systems Products
Holdings, Inc.(3)(9)(10)
  $ 0    
            $ 0    

 

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Shares   Security   Value  
Containers and Glass Products — 0.3%      
  142,857     Anchor Glass Container Corp.(3)   $ 5,574,280    
            $ 5,574,280    
Lodging and Casinos — 0.0%      
  298,284     Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.(10)   $ 832,213    
            $ 832,213    
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $9,319,000)
  $ 6,406,493    
Convertible Bonds — 0.2%      
Principal
Amount
  Security   Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.2%      
$ 3,540,000     L-3 Communications Corp., 3.00%, 8/1/35(5)   $ 4,491,375    
Total Convertible Bonds
(identified cost $3,578,781)
  $ 4,491,375    
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.1%      
Shares   Security   Value  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%      
  2,500,000     Adelphia, Inc., 13.00%   $ 225,000    
Oil and Gas — 0.1%      
  11,070     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.50%   $ 1,425,263    
Telecommunications — 0.0%      
  4,958     Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25% (PIK)   $ 287,564    
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $1,309,893)
  $ 1,937,827    
Preferred Stocks — 0.2%      
Shares/Units   Security   Value  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.2%      
  5,212     Fontainebleau Resorts LLC (PIK)(3)(9)   $ 4,085,949    

 

Shares   Security   Value  
Commercial Services — 0.0%  
  2,484     Environmental Systems Products
Holdings, Series A(3)(9)(10)
  $ 223,535    
Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $5,255,140)
  $ 4,309,484    
Miscellaneous — 0.0%  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%  
  2,496,146     Adelphia Recovery Trust(10)   $ 190,331    
Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $2,237,499)
  $ 190,331    
Short-Term Investments — 6.2%  
Description   Interest
(000's omitted)
  Value  
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.49%(12)   $ 113,760     $ 113,760,139    
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $113,760,139)
  $ 113,760,139    
Total Investments — 152.3%
(identified cost $2,923,596,072)
  $ 2,797,636,235    
Less Unfunded Loan
Commitments — (0.3)%
  $ (5,769,021 )  
Net Investments — 152.0%
(identified cost $2,917,827,051)
  $ 2,791,867,214    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (8.4)%   $ (155,221,214 )  
Auction Preferred Shares Plus
Cumulative Unpaid
Dividends — (43.6)%
  $ (800,255,128 )  
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 1,836,390,872    

 

DIP - Debtor in Possession

PIK - Payment In Kind

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound Sterling

See notes to financial statements
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*  In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

(1)  Senior floating-rate interests 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, it is anticipated that the senior floating-rate interests will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the "Prime Rate") and the certificate of deposit ("CD") rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

(2)  Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.

(3)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

(4)  This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2008, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

(5)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $210,656,801 or 11.5% of the Fund's net assets.

(6)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at April 30, 2008.

(7)  Adjustable rate mortgage.

(8)  Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly.

(9)  Restricted security.

(10)  Non-income producing security.

(11)  Variable rate mortgage security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2008.

(12)  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 April 30, 2008.

(13)  Defaulted security. Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at value including $170,615,348 of
securities on loan (identified cost, $2,804,066,912)
  $ 2,678,107,075    
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $113,760,139)     113,760,139    
Cash     3,185,975    
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,713,444)     1,721,315    
Receivable for investments sold     3,733,697    
Dividends and interest receivable     33,795,681    
Interest receivable from affiliated investment     195,174    
Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts     766,758    
Receivable for open swap contracts     24,388    
Prepaid expenses     7,143,490    
Total assets   $ 2,842,433,692    
Liabilities  
Collateral for securities loaned   $ 174,234,772    
Payable for investments purchased     29,799,676    
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     1,217,928    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     2,500    
Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts     2,180    
Accrued expenses     530,636    
Total liabilities   $ 205,787,692    
Auction preferred shares (32,000 shares outstanding)
at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 800,255,128    
Net assets applicable to common shares   $ 1,836,390,872    
Sources of Net Assets  
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares
authorized, 112,462,747 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 1,124,627    
Additional paid-in capital     2,138,573,388    
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost)     (176,261,996 )  
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (2,005,491 )  
Net unrealized depreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     (125,039,656 )  
Net assets applicable to common shares   $ 1,836,390,872    
Net Asset Value Per Common Share  
($1,836,390,872 ÷ 112,462,747 common shares issued and outstanding)   $ 16.33    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest   $ 201,619,360    
Dividends     71,285    
Securities lending income, net     8,425,273    
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment     1,746,726    
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment     (190,455 )  
Total investment income   $ 211,672,189    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 22,690,881    
Trustees' fees and expenses     32,233    
Preferred shares remarketing agent fee     2,098,518    
Custodian fee     663,853    
Printing and postage     373,543    
Legal and accounting services     266,101    
Interest expense and fees     237,401    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     54,218    
Miscellaneous     159,572    
Total expenses   $ 26,576,320    
Deduct —
Reduction of investment adviser fee
  $ 6,098,749    
Reduction of custodian fee     7,933    
Total expense reductions   $ 6,106,682    
Net expenses   $ 20,469,638    
Net investment income   $ 191,202,551    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (20,431,590 )  
Swap contracts     48,800    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange
contract transactions
    (16,289,540 )  
Net realized loss   $ (36,672,330 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (168,634,165 )  
Swap contracts     (54,240 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     1,156,519    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (167,531,886 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (204,204,216 )  
Distributions to preferred shareholders          
From net investment income     (40,469,661 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (53,471,326 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Year Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended
April 30, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 191,202,551     $ 190,390,749    
Net realized gain (loss) from investment
transactions, swap contracts, and foreign  
currency and forward foreign currency  
exchange contract transactions
    (36,672,330 )     8,315,440    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments,  
swap contracts, and foreign currency  
and forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (167,531,886 )     22,709,443    
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
From net investment income
    (40,469,661 )     (40,156,508 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (53,471,326 )   $ 181,259,124    
Distributions to common shareholders —
From net investment income
  $ (170,145,738 )   $ (169,333,751 )  
Total distributions to common shareholders   $ (170,145,738 )   $ (169,333,751 )  
Capital share transactions —
Reinvestment of distributions to
common shareholders
  $ 3,165,285     $ 9,170,158    
Total increase in net assets from capital
share transactions
  $ 3,165,285     $ 9,170,158    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ (220,451,779 )   $ 21,095,531    
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares
 
At beginning of year   $ 2,056,842,651     $ 2,035,747,120    
At end of year   $ 1,836,390,872     $ 2,056,842,651    
Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
included in net assets
applicable to
common shares
 
At end of year   $ (2,005,491 )   $ 10,334,806    

 

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended April 30, 2008

Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (53,471,326 )  
Distributions to preferred shareholders     40,469,661    
Net decrease in net assets from operations  
excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ (13,001,665 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations
to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
         
Investments purchased     (1,160,879,438 )  
Investments sold and principal repayments     1,390,665,439    
Increase in short-term investments     (87,374,734 )  
Net amortization of premium (discount)     11,891,215    
Decrease in dividends and interest receivable     1,387,240    
Increase in interest receivable from affiliated investment     (6,194 )  
Increase in payable for investments purchased     11,345,845    
Decrease in receivable for investments sold     1,461,959    
Decrease in receivable for open swap contracts     54,240    
Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts     (766,758 )  
Increase in prepaid expenses     (7,054,460 )  
Decrease in payable for open forward foreign currency contracts     (278,602 )  
Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     (184,223 )  
Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     (34 )  
Increase in unfunded loan commitments     1,594,283    
Decrease in collateral for securities loaned     (156,255,598 )  
Decrease in accrued expenses     (56,066 )  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments     168,634,165    
Net realized (gain) loss on investments     20,431,590    
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 181,608,204    
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Cash distributions paid to common shareholders net of reinvestments $(166,980,453)
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    (40,630,401 )  
Net cash used in financing activities   $ (207,610,854 )  
Net decrease in cash   $ (26,002,650 )  
Cash at beginning of year   $ 30,909,940    
Cash at end of year   $ 4,907,290    
Supplemental disclosure of
cash flow information:
 
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of
reinvestment of dividends and distributions of:
  $ 3,165,285    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

    Year Ended April 30,   Period Ended  
    2008(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    April 30, 2004(1)(2)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)   $ 18.320     $ 18.210     $ 18.430     $ 19.070     $ 19.100 (3)   
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 1.700 (4)    $ 1.701 (4)    $ 1.512 (4)    $ 1.373 (4)    $ 1.061 (4)   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.817 )(4)     0.281 (4)      0.048 (4)      (0.254 )(4)     0.426 (4)   
Distributions to preferred shareholders from net investment income     (0.360 )     (0.359 )     (0.267 )     (0.153 )     (0.075 )  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.477 )   $ 1.623     $ 1.293     $ 0.966     $ 1.412    
Less distributions to common shareholders  
From net investment income   $ (1.513 )   $ (1.513 )   $ (1.513 )   $ (1.606 )   $ (1.345 )  
Total distributions to common shareholders   $ (1.513 )   $ (1.513 )   $ (1.513 )   $ (1.606 )   $ (1.345 )  
Preferred and Common shares offering costs charged to paid-in capital   $     $     $     $     $ (0.011 )  
Preferred shares underwriting discounts   $     $     $     $     $ (0.086 )  
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)   $ 16.330     $ 18.320     $ 18.210     $ 18.430     $ 19.070    
Market value — End of period (Common shares)   $ 15.300     $ 18.700     $ 17.090     $ 17.690     $ 17.810    
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(5)      (1.99 )%     9.42 %     7.72 %     5.29 %     7.22 %(6)(12)   
Total Investment Return on Market Value(5)      (10.04 )%     19.01 %     5.32 %     8.22 %     0.13 %(6)(12)   

 

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

    Year Ended April 30,   Period Ended  
    2008(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    April 30, 2004(1)(2)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000's omitted)   $ 1,836,391     $ 2,056,843     $ 2,035,747     $ 2,060,484     $ 2,118,909    
Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets applicable to common shares):(7)  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(8)     1.07 %     1.02 %     1.00 %     1.01 %     0.93 %(9)  
Net investment income     9.89 %     9.39 %     8.27 %     7.29 %     6.02 %(9)  
Portfolio Turnover     39 %     49 %     53 %     60 %     72 %  

 

The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable solely to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares, are as follows:

Ratios (As a percentage of average total net assets applicable to common shares and preferred shares):(7)                                          
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(8)     0.76 %     0.73 %     0.72 %     0.71 %     0.67 %(9)  
Net investment income     7.00 %     6.73 %     5.94 %     5.16 %     4.37 %(9)  
Senior Securities:                                          
Total preferred shares outstanding     32,000       32,000       32,000       32,000       38,000    
Asset coverage per preferred share(10)   $ 82,395     $ 89,289     $ 88,630     $ 89,395     $ 80,762    
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(11)   $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000    
Approximate market value per preferred share(11)   $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000    

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average common shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, May 30, 2003, to April 30, 2004.

(3)  Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.900 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.000 offering price.

(4)  For Federal income tax purposes, net investment income per share was $1.787, $1.899, $1.807, $1.699 and $1.531, respectively, and net realized and unrealized loss per share was $1.904, $0.080, $0.247, $0.580 and $0.044 for the years ended April 30, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and the period ended April 30, 2004, respectively. Computed using average common shares outstanding.

(5)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.

(6)  Total investment return on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.000 less the sales load of $0.900 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested. Total investment return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.000 less the sales load of $0.900 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested.

(7)  Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.

(8)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(9)  Annualized.

(10)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Fund's total assets, and dividing this by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

(11)  Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

(12)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (the Fund) 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 Fund's primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund may, as a secondary objective, also seek capital appreciation to the extent it is consistent with its primary objective.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued on the basis of prices furnished by an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the following valuation techniques: (i) a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan relative to yields on other loan interests issued by companies of comparable credit quality; (ii) a comparison of the value of the borrower's outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (iii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iv) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower's assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser's Valuation Committee and by the

Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are available will normally be valued on the basis of market valuations provided by independent pricing services. The pricing services consider various factors relating to bonds and/or market transactions to determine market value. Most seasoned fixed rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are valued through the use of the investment adviser's matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service.

Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Credit default swaps are valued by a broker-dealer (usually the counterparty to the agreement). Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued using prices supplied by a pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

The Fund may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash


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Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

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.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

At April 30, 2008, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $122,271,867 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on April 30, 2012 ($26,481,368), April 30, 2013 ($40,885,552), April 30, 2014 ($28,843,098), April 30, 2015 ($18,093,992) and April 30, 2016 ($7,967,857).

Additionally, at April 30, 2008, the Fund had a net currency loss of $2,731,111 and a net capital loss of $32,918,267 attributable to foreign currency and security transactions incurred after October 31, 2007. These net currency and capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund's taxable year ending April 30, 2009.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes

recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended April 30, 2008 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower's discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.

H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during


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the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

I  Indemnifications — Under the Fund's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Fund enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K  Credit Default Swaps — The Fund may enter into credit default swap contacts to buy or sell protection against default on an individual issuer or a basket of issuers of bonds. When the Fund is a buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Fund is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract in the event of default by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, on the debt obligation. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay upon default of the referenced debt obligations. As the seller, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded

as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Up-front payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to the aggregate market value of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.

L  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Fund is the amount included in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.

2  Auction Preferred Shares

The Fund issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on July 25, 2003 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset every seven days by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. Rates are reset weekly for Series A, Series B, Series C and Series D APS, and approximately monthly for Series E APS. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 150% of the "AA" Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate on the date of the auction.

The number of APS issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2008 is as follows:

    APS
Issued and Outstanding
 
Series A     6,400    
Series B     6,400    
Series C     6,400    
Series D     6,400    
Series E     6,400    

 

The APS are redeemable at the option of the Fund at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend


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payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Fund is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years' dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Fund's By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Fund pays an annual fee equivalent to 0.25% of the liquidation value of the APS for the remarketing efforts associated with the APS auctions.

Effective April 11, 2008, the Fund's Trustees approved a committed financing arrangement (see Note 10) and the planned redemption of approximately two-thirds of the Fund's outstanding APS of each series at a liquidation price of $25,000 per share. The APS are expected to be redeemed at the next dividend payable date on or after May 1, 2008. As of May 7, 2008, 4,267 shares of each series of the Fund's APS were redeemed.

3  Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at April 30, 2008, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the year then ended were as follows:

Series APS
Dividend Rates
at
April 30, 2008
  Dividends
Paid
to APS
Shareholders
  Average
APS
Dividend
Rates
  Dividend
Rate Ranges
 
3.64%   $ 8,124,103       5.04 %     3.61 % – 7.50%  
3.85%   $ 8,131,436       5.07 %     3.61 % – 7.50%  
3.89%   $ 8,092,171       5.04 %     3.61 % – 6.60%  
4.12%   $ 8,097,248       5.05 %     3.53 % – 7.50%  
4.17%   $ 8,024,703       5.00 %     3.53 % – 7.25%  

 

Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Fund's APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rate. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of April 30, 2008.

The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended April 30, 2008 and April 30, 2007 was as follows:

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2008   2007  
Distributions declared from:  
Ordinary income   $ 210,615,399     $ 209,490,259    

 

During the year ended April 30, 2008, accumulated net realized loss was increased by $14,261,951, accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income was decreased by $7,072,551, and paid-in capital was increased by $7,189,400 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for mixed straddles, swap contracts, paydown gain (loss), premium amortization and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of April 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward and post October losses   $ (157,921,245 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (145,385,898 )  

 

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to premium amortization, swap contracts, investments in partnerships and wash sales.


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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 Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund's average weekly gross assets and is payable monthly. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Fund's investment of cash therein is credited against the Fund's adviser fee. For the year ended April 30, 2008, the Fund's adviser fee totaled $22,870,309 of which $179,428 was allocated from Cash Management and $22,690,881 was paid or accrued directly by the Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. In addition, EVM has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for fees and other expenses at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average weekly gross assets during the first five full years of the Fund's operations, 0.15% of the Fund's average weekly gross assets in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $6,098,749 of its adviser fee for the year ended April 30, 2008.

Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund 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 April 30, 2008, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund 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, for the year ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

Purchases  
Investments (non-U.S. Government)   $ 971,997,523    
U.S. Government and Agency Securities     188,881,915    
    $ 1,160,879,438    
Sales  
Investments (non-U.S. Government)   $ 1,100,770,818    
U.S. Government and Agency Securities     289,894,621    
    $ 1,390,665,439    

 

6  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

Common shares issued pursuant to the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan for the years ended April 30, 2008 and April 30, 2007 were 174,249 and 504,516, respectively.

7  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at April 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 2,938,173,293    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 3,705,254    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (150,011,333 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (146,306,079 )  

 

8  Restricted Securities

At April 30, 2008, the Fund owned the following securities (representing 0.2% of net assets applicable to common shares) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Fund has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The fair 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/
Units
  Cost   Value  
Common Stocks  
Environmental Systems
Products Holdings, Inc.
  10/25/07     2,484     $ 0     $ 0    
Preferred Stocks  
Environmental Systems
Products Holdings,
Series A
  10/25/07     2,484       43,470       223,535    
Fontainebleau Resorts
LLC (PIK)
  6/1/07     5,212       5,211,670       4,085,949    
Total Restricted Securities               $ 5,255,140     $ 4,309,484    

 


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9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2008 is as follows:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Sales  
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
5/30/08   British Pound Sterling
21,546,928
  United States Dollar
42,876,663
  $ 281,882    
5/30/08   Euro
68,519,142
  United States Dollar
107,055,678
    484,876    
            $ 766,758    
Purchases  
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   Net Unrealized
Depreciation
 
5/30/08   British Pound Sterling
903,777
  United States Dollar
1,788,801
    $(2,180)    
            $ (2,180 )  

 

Credit Default Swaps  
Counterparty   Reference
Entity
  Buy/
Sell
  Notional
Amount
(000's
omitted)
  Pay/
Receive
Annual
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Inergy, L.P.   Sell     $2,000       2.40%       3/20/10       $24,388    

 

At April 30, 2008, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

10  Revolving Credit and Security Agreement

Effective April 11, 2008, the Fund entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the Agreement) with conduit lenders and a bank to borrow up to an initial limit of $715,625,000 for a period of five years, the proceeds of which are primarily intended to partially redeem the Fund's APS (see Note 2). The Agreement provides for a renewable 364-day backstop financing arrangement, which ensures that alternate financing will continue to be available to the Fund should the conduits be unable to place their commercial paper. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Fund. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits' commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays a monthly program fee of 0.60% per annum on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a monthly liquidity fee of 0.40% per annum on the borrowing limit under the Agreement. The Fund also paid a structuring fee of $7,156,250, which is included as an asset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is being amortized to interest expense over a period of five years. The Fund is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. For the period from April 11, 2008 through April 30, 2008, the Fund did not incur any borrowings under the Agreement.

11  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by entities 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 Fund, 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


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overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.

12  Securities Lending Agreement  

The Fund has established a securities lending agreement in which the Fund lends portfolio securities to a broker in exchange for collateral consisting of either cash or U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. Under the agreement, the Fund continues to earn interest on the securities loaned. Collateral received is generally cash, and the Fund invests the cash and receives any interest on the amount invested but it must pay the broker a loan rebate fee computed as a varying percentage of the collateral received. The loan rebate fee paid by the Fund offsets a portion of the interest income received and amounted to $14,910,148 for the year ended April 30, 2008. At April 30, 2008, the value of the securities loaned and the value of the collateral amounted to $170,615,348 and $174,234,772, respectively. In the event of counterparty default, the Fund is subject to potential loss if it is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. The Fund bears risk in the event that invested collateral is not sufficient to meet obligations due on loans. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

13  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative instruments. FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Shareholders
of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (the "Fund"), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2008, and 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, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, and the period from the start of business, May 30, 2003 to April 30, 2004. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of April 30, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; where 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.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund as of April 30, 2008, 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 four years in the period then ended, and the period from the start of business, May 30, 2003 to April 30, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 16, 2008


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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 29, 2008. The following action was taken by the shareholders of the Fund:

Item 1:  The election of Thomas E. Faust Jr., William A. Park and Heidi L. Steiger as Class II Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2011. Allen R. Freedman was elected as a Class I Trustee of the Fund to serve until 2010.

Nominee for Trustee   Number of Shares  
Elected by All Shareholders   For   Withheld  
Thomas E. Faust Jr.     101,142,085       1,651,457    
Allen R. Freedman     101,113,647       1,679,895    
William A. Park     101,150,474       1,643,068    
Heidi L. Steiger     101,144,019       1,649,523    

 


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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2009 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2008. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.


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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

The Fund offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have dividends and capital gains distributions reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Fund. 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 and Trust Company as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the net asset value per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the net asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the Plan Agent. Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not shares are reinvested.

If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your name with the Fund's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company or you will not be able to participate.

The Plan Agent's service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Fund. Each participant will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Plan Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Plan Agent to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.

Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, at 1-866-706-0514.


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APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.

  Please print exact name on account:

  Shareholder signature  Date

  Shareholder signature  Date

  Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.

YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:

c/o American Stock Transfer and Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560

Number of Employees

The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of April 30, 2008, our records indicate that there are 124 registered shareholders and approximately 102,599 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.

If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
1-800-225-6265

American Stock Exchange symbol

The American Stock Exchange symbol is EVV.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (the "Fund"), and Eaton Vance Management (the "Adviser"), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as credit risk and special considerations relevant to investing in senior secured floating-rate loans, mortgage-backed securities and high-yield bonds. Specifically, the Board considered the Adviser's in-house research capabilities as well as other resources available to personnel of the Adviser, including research services. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.

The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-year and three-year periods ending September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the Fund's performance was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund's management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser in connection with its relationship 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.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the adviser's profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.


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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (the Fund) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Fund's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Fund are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Fund hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. 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 EVC and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter and an affiliate of EVC. 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.

Name and
Date of Birth
  Position(s)
with the
Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Service
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee(1) 
  Other Directorships Held  
Interested Trustee                          
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58   Class II Trustee   Since 2007   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or Officer of 177 registered investment companies and 5 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Fund.     177     Director of EVC  
Noninterested Trustees                          
Benjamin C. Esty(A) 1/2/63   Class I Trustee   Since 2005   Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     177     None  
Allen R. Freedman 4/3/40   Class I Trustee   Since 2007   Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2006-2007).     177     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries)  
William H. Park 9/19/47   Class II Trustee   Since 2003   Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005).     177     None  
Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40   Class III Trustee   Since 2003   Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center.     177     None  
Norton H. Reamer(A) 9/21/35   Class III Trustee   Since 1985   Chairman (since 2007) and President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director (since 2003) of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003).     177     None  

 


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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D

Name and
Date of Birth
  Position(s)
with the
Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Service
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee(1) 
  Other Directorships Held  
Noninterested Trustees (continued)                          
Heidi L. Steiger 7/8/53   Class II Trustee   Since 2007   President, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004).     176     Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider) and Aviva USA (insurance provider)  
Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57   Class I Trustee   Since 1998   Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.     177     None  
Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43   Chairman of the Board and Class III Trustee   Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005   Consultant and private investor.     177     None  
Principal Officers who are not Trustees                          

 

Name and
Date of Birth
  Position(s)
with the
Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Service
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 
Payson F. Swaffield 8/13/56   President   Since 2003   Chief Income Investment Officer of EVC. Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 3 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Christine M. Johnston 11/9/72   Vice President   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Catherine C. McDermott 5/13/64   Vice President   Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 2 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Scott H. Page 11/30/59   Vice President   Since 2003   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 15 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Susan Schiff 3/13/61   Vice President   Since 2003   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Mark S. Venezia 5/23/49   Vice President   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Michael W. Weilheimer 2/11/61   Vice President   Since 2003   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 26 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57   Treasurer   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Maureen A. Gemma 5/24/60   Secretary   Since 2007   Chief Legal Officer of the Eaton Vance Family of Funds and Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  
Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53   Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.  

 

(1)  Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.

(A)  APS Trustee


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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building

255 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109



1856-6/08  CE-LDISRC




 

Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.  The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park and Norton H. Reamer, each an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial experts.  Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms). Mr. Reamer is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) and is President of Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company).  Formerly, Mr. Reamer was Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) and Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (an investment banking firm), Chairman of the Board of UAM and Chairman, President and Director of the UAM Funds (mutual funds).

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

(a)-(d)

 

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s respective fiscal years ended April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2008 by the Fund’s principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during those periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

 

4/30/2007

 

4/30/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audit Fees

 

$

78,700

 

$

86,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audit-Related Fees(1)

 

$

5,000

 

$

5,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Fees(2)

 

$

8,720

 

$

14,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other Fees(3)

 

$

0

 

$

1,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

92,420

 

$

107,240

 

 


(1)                                 Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain agreed-upon procedures relating to the registrant’s auction preferred shares.

 

(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 tax related compliance/planning matters.

 

(3)                                 All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

 



 

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”).  The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities.  As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees.  Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

 

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually.  The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

 

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrants fiscal year ended April 30, 2007 and the fiscal year ended April 30, 2008; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by the registrant’s principal accountant for the same time periods, respectively.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

 

4/30/ 2007

 

4/30/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant

 

$

13,720

 

$

19,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Vance(1)

 

$

58,500

 

$

295,569

 

 


(1)         Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., acts as the registrant’s investment adviser and administrator.

 

(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.  Norton H. Reamer (Chair), William H. Park, Lynn A. Stout, Heidi L. Steiger and Ralph E. Verni 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.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust 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 Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year.  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’s Contract Review Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy.  The Board’s Contract Review Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

 

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 and/or refer then back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies.  It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent.  The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies.  The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies.  The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals.  The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.

 

In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients.

 



 

The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personal of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists.  If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Contract Review Committee.

 

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

 

Christine M. Johnston, Catherine C. McDermott, Scott H. Page, Susan Schiff, Payson F. Swaffield and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s investments as well as allocations among the Fund’s three principal investment categories.

 

Ms. Johnston has been with Eaton Vance since 1994 and is a Vice President of EVM and Boston Management and Research, an Eaton Vance subsidiary (“BMR”). Ms. McDermott joined Eaton Vance in 2000 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Mr. Page has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR.  He is head of Eaton Vance’s Senior Loan Group. Ms. Schiff has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1991 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Mr. Swaffield has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996, and is Chief Income Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR. This information is provided as of the date of filing of this report.

 

The following tables show, 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 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 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*

 

Christine M. Johnston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

3

 

$

3,997.9

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Accounts

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Catherine C. McDermott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

2

 

$

3,614.3

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Accounts

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Scott H. Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

11

 

$

16,073.1

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

7

 

$

6387.5

 

6

 

$

3,219.9

 

Other Accounts

 

2

 

$

1,006.7

 

0

 

$

0

 

Susan Schiff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

5

 

$

4,361.1

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Accounts

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

$

0

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

3

 

$

3,837.4

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Accounts

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Mark S. Venezia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

10

 

$

5,614.2

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Accounts

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

Michael W. Weilheimer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

6

 

$

6,235.6

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

 

12

 

$

504.6

 

0

 

$

0

 

Other Accounts

 

0

 

$

0

 

0

 

$

0

 

 


*In millions of dollars. For registered investment companies, assets represent net assets of all open-end investment companies and gross assets of all closed-end investment companies.

 

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
Owned in the
Fund

 

Christine M. Johnston

 

$10,001-$50,000

 

Catherine C. McDermott

 

None

 

Scott H. Page

 

$100,001-$500,000

 

Susan Schiff

 

None

 

Payson F. Swaffield

 

$100,001-$500,000

 

Mark S. Venezia

 

None

 

Michael W. Weilheimer

 

None

 

 

Potential for Conflicts of Interest.  The portfolio managers manage multiple investment portfolios.  Conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund and his or her management of these other investment portfolios. Potential areas of conflict may include allocation of a portfolio manager’s time, investment opportunities and trades among investment portfolios, including the Fund, personal securities transactions and use of Fund portfolio holdings information.   In addition, some investment portfolios may compensate the investment adviser or sub-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 a portfolio manager in the allocation of management time and investment opportunities.  EVM has adopted policies and procedures that it believes are reasonably designed to address these conflicts.  There is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be effective or that all potential conflicts will be anticipated.

 

Portfolio Manager Compensation Structure

 

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to all 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 appropriate peer groups or benchmarks. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. 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 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. In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to risk-adjusted performance. 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.

 

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 based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

 

Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).

(a)(2)(i)

 

Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.

(a)(2)(ii)

 

President’s Section 302 certification.

(b)

 

Combined Section 906 certification.

 



 

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 Limited Duration Income Fund

 

By:

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 12, 2008

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 12, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 12, 2008