Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

811-09147

Investment Company Act File Number

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal

Income Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

November 30

Date of Fiscal Year End

February 29, 2012

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Eaton Vance

Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

February 29, 2012

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Tax-Exempt Investments — 157.2%

 

N(000.000.000 N(000.000.000
Security   

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

      Value  

Bond Bank — 6.1%

      

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.25%, 8/1/33

    $ 910       $ 1,229,228   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.25%, 8/1/34

      990         1,335,025   
     

 

 

  
      $ 2,564,253   
     

 

 

  

Education — 27.7%

      

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Middlesex School), 5.00%, 9/1/33

    $ 600       $ 610,746   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Milton Academy), 5.00%, 9/1/35

          1,080         1,209,665   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (New England Conservatory of Music), 5.25%, 7/1/38

      625         649,169   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Berklee College of Music), 5.00%, 10/1/32

      1,500         1,612,875   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Boston College), 5.50%, 6/1/35

      1,640         2,154,173   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.00%, 10/1/38(1)

      1,500         1,740,855   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 7/1/38

      415         479,030   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Northeastern University), 5.00%, 10/1/35

      1,350         1,463,089   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Tufts University), 5.375%, 8/15/38

      1,420         1,667,066   
     

 

 

  
      $     11,586,668   
     

 

 

  

Escrowed/Prerefunded — 1.0%

      

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Western New England College), Prefunded to 12/1/12, 6.125%, 12/1/32

    $ 400       $ 421,688   
     

 

 

  
      $ 421,688   
     

 

 

  

General Obligations — 17.3%

      

Boston, 4.00%, 4/1/24

    $ 300       $ 343,728   

Cambridge, 4.00%, 2/15/21

      595         711,192   

Danvers, 5.25%, 7/1/36

      885         1,026,936   

Lexington, 4.00%, 2/1/20

      320         379,622   

Lexington, 4.00%, 2/1/21

      415         493,174   

Lexington, 4.00%, 2/1/22

      430         511,988   

Lexington, 4.00%, 2/1/23

      355         425,812   

Newton, 5.00%, 4/1/36

      750         839,288   

Plymouth, 5.00%, 5/1/31

      345         401,911   

Plymouth, 5.00%, 5/1/32

      315         365,315   

Wayland, 5.00%, 2/1/33

      510         595,180   

Wayland, 5.00%, 2/1/36

      770         882,289   

Winchester, 5.00%, 4/15/36

      245         281,436   
     

 

 

  
      $ 7,257,871   
     

 

 

  

Hospital — 26.8%

      

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), 7.25%, 1/1/32

    $ 600       $ 716,046   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (UMass Memorial), 5.50%, 7/1/31

      1,120         1,216,578   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Baystate Medical Center, Inc.), 5.75%, 7/1/36

      1,210         1,321,332   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Berkshire Health System), 6.25%, 10/1/31

      400         404,440   

 

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N(000.000.000 N(000.000.000
Security   

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

      Value  

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Children’s Hospital), 5.25%, 12/1/39

    $ 500       $ 544,245   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), 5.00%, 12/1/37

      1,135         1,202,578   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Healthcare System-Covenant Health), 6.00%, 7/1/31

      885         895,107   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Jordan Hospital), 6.75%, 10/1/33

      755         769,579   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Lowell General Hospital), 5.125%, 7/1/35

      970         975,160   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/1/32(1)

      2,000         2,138,320   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (South Shore Hospital), 5.75%, 7/1/29

      675         675,810   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Southcoast Health System), 5.00%, 7/1/29

      350         373,772   
     

 

 

  
      $     11,232,967   
     

 

 

  

Housing — 6.5%

      

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, (AMT), 4.75%, 12/1/48

    $     2,100       $ 2,073,225   

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/28

      650         662,552   
     

 

 

  
      $ 2,735,777   
     

 

 

  

Industrial Development Revenue — 1.4%

      

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, (American Hingham Water Co.), (AMT), 6.60%, 12/1/15

    $ 575       $ 576,231   
     

 

 

  
      $ 576,231   
     

 

 

  

Insured-Education — 10.2%

      

Massachusetts College Building Authority, (XLCA), 5.50%, 5/1/39

    $ 1,000       $ 1,278,840   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (College of the Holy Cross), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 9/1/32(1)

      1,365         1,777,339   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Franklin W. Olin College), (XLCA), 5.25%, 7/1/33

      1,165         1,189,931   
     

 

 

  
      $ 4,246,110   
     

 

 

  

Insured-Electric Utilities — 1.6%

      

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29

    $ 570       $ 665,891   
     

 

 

  
      $ 665,891   
     

 

 

  

Insured-General Obligations — 3.2%

      

Massachusetts, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/1/30

    $ 1,000       $ 1,352,680   
     

 

 

  
      $ 1,352,680   
     

 

 

  

Insured-Hospital — 0.9%

      

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Cape Cod Healthcare), (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/25

    $ 335       $ 366,671   
     

 

 

  
      $ 366,671   
     

 

 

  

Insured-Other Revenue — 1.8%

      

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (WGBH Educational Foundation), (AMBAC), 5.75%, 1/1/42

    $ 590       $ 731,281   
     

 

 

  
      $ 731,281   
     

 

 

  

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 11.5%

      

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 5/1/32

    $ 1,450       $ 1,506,391   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation, Dedicated Tax Revenue, (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/29

      1,000         1,223,330   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/37(1)

      1,340         1,445,672   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/54

      3,745         310,198   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45

      2,090         333,313   
     

 

 

  
      $ 4,818,904   
     

 

 

  

 

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N(000.000.000 N(000.000.000
Security   

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

      Value  

Insured-Student Loan — 5.2%

      

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AGC), (AMT), 6.35%, 1/1/30

    $ 390       $ 432,034   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.70%, 1/1/33

      1,750         1,757,735   
     

 

 

  
      $ 2,189,769   
     

 

 

  

Insured-Transportation — 0.8%

      

Massachusetts Port Authority, (Bosfuel Project), (FGIC), (NPFG), (AMT), 5.00%, 7/1/32

    $ 315       $ 323,511   
     

 

 

  
      $ 323,511   
     

 

 

  

Nursing Home — 1.2%

      

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Christopher House), 6.875%, 1/1/29

    $ 520       $ 520,250   
     

 

 

  
      $ 520,250   
     

 

 

  

Other Revenue — 2.8%

      

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), 5.00%, 5/1/22

    $ 500       $ 583,090   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), 5.00%, 5/1/25

      505         575,594   
     

 

 

  
      $ 1,158,684   
     

 

 

  

Senior Living/Life Care — 5.7%

      

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc.), 5.15%, 7/1/31

    $ 250       $ 242,537   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc.), 5.625%, 7/1/29

      1,500         1,500,345   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Carleton-Willard Village), 5.625%, 12/1/30

      125         135,089   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (First Mortgage VOA Concord), 5.125%, 11/1/27

      140         122,955   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (First Mortgage VOA Concord), 5.20%, 11/1/41

      475         382,014   
     

 

 

  
      $ 2,382,940   
     

 

 

  

Special Tax Revenue — 7.7%

      

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 7/1/34

    $ 140       $ 157,153   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 0.00%, 7/1/31

      1,665         704,361   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 0.00%, 7/1/34

      5,195         1,880,538   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/39

      75         76,539   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 6.75%, 10/1/37

      335         385,381   
     

 

 

  
      $ 3,203,972   
     

 

 

  

Transportation — 7.0%

      

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, (Metropolitan Highway System), 5.00%, 1/1/37

    $     1,500       $ 1,626,780   

Massachusetts Port Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/28

      500         575,465   

Massachusetts Port Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/34

      670         738,796   
     

 

 

  
      $ 2,941,041   
     

 

 

  

Water and Sewer — 10.8%

      

Boston Water and Sewer Commission, 5.00%, 11/1/26

    $ 2,005       $ 2,378,591   

Boston Water and Sewer Commission, 5.00%, 11/1/29

      495         577,695   

Boston Water and Sewer Commission, 5.00%, 11/1/31

      115         132,826   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 5.00%, 8/1/28

      1,195         1,428,324   
     

 

 

  
      $ 4,517,436   
     

 

 

  

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 157.2%
(identified cost $60,432,215)

       $     65,794,595   
     

 

 

  

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (47.9)%

       $ (20,050,252 ) 
     

 

 

  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.3)%

       $ (3,882,162 ) 
     

 

 

  

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

       $ 41,862,181   
     

 

 

  

 

 

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The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.

 

AGC

   -   Assured Guaranty Corp.

AMBAC

   -   AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.

AMT

   -   Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.

FGIC

   -   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

NPFG

   -   National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.

XLCA

   -   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Massachusetts municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at February 29, 2012, 22.3% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 1.2% to 13.5% of total investments.

 

(1) Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds.

A summary of open financial instruments at February 29, 2012 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

 

Expiration
Month/Year		   

Contracts

    Position    Aggregate Cost     Value     Net  Unrealized
Depreciation		  
6/12    34 U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bond    Short    $     (4,787,831 )    $     (4,816,313 )    $     (28,482 ) 

At February 29, 2012, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Trust is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Trust holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. The Trust purchases and sells U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.

At February 29, 2012, the aggregate fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in a liability position and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was $28,482.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at February 29, 2012, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

    $     55,437,176   
  

 

 

  

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 5,716,089   

Gross unrealized depreciation

      (243,670 ) 
  

 

 

  

Net unrealized appreciation

    $ 5,472,419   
  

 

 

  

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

•  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

•  

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

•  

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

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At February 29, 2012, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Tax-Exempt Investments

    $ —      $     65,794,595       $     —       $     65,794,595   

Total Investments

    $ —      $ 65,794,595       $ —       $ 65,794,595   
Liability Description                               

Futures Contracts

    $     (28,482 )    $ —       $ —       $ (28,482 ) 

Total

    $ (28,482 )    $ —       $ —       $ (28,482 ) 

The Trust held no investments or other financial instruments as of November 30, 2011 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At February 29, 2012, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the fiscal year to date then ended was not significant.

For information on the Trust’s policy regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements included in its semiannual or annual report to shareholders.

 

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Item 2. 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 fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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 Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust

 

By:   /s/ Thomas M. Metzold
  Thomas M. Metzold
  President
Date:   April 24, 2012

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/ Thomas M. Metzold
  Thomas M. Metzold
  President
Date:   April 24, 2012

 

By:   /s/ Barbara E. Campbell
  Barbara E. Campbell
  Treasurer
Date:   April 24, 2012