UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number

 

811-09155

Eaton Vance
New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

(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)

Alan R. Dynner, Esq.
Eaton Vance Management, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

 

(617) 482-8260

Date of Fiscal Year End:

 

November 30

Date of Reporting Period:

 

August 31, 2007

 

 




Item 1. Schedule of Investments




Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust                                                                       as of August 31, 2007

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Tax-Exempt Investments — 177.2%

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s omitted)

 

Security

 

Value

 

Education — 5.4%

 

 

 

$

250

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Georgian Court University), 5.00%, 7/1/27

 

$

243,840

 

250

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Georgian Court University), 5.00%, 7/1/33

 

240,175

 

220

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Georgian Court University), 5.25%, 7/1/37

 

218,343

 

3,055

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Princeton University), 4.50%, 7/1/30

 

2,997,108

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,699,466

 

Electric Utilities — 2.2%

 

 

 

$

1,500

 

Salem County Pollution Control Financing, (Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.), (AMT), 5.75%, 4/1/31

 

$

1,500,315

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,500,315

 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 12.4%

 

 

 

$

3,935

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Princeton University), Prerefunded to 7/1/10, 5.00%, 7/1/20

 

$

4,048,249

 

460

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Atlantic City Medical Center), Prerefunded to 7/1/12, 5.75%, 7/1/25

 

500,618

 

950

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Prerefunded to 6/1/13, 6.75%, 6/1/39

 

1,091,607

 

2,500

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Prerefunded to 6/1/13, 6.75%, 6/1/39 (1)

 

2,872,663

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,513,137

 

General Obligations — 5.2%

 

 

 

$

3,500

 

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Commonwealth Guaranteed, 5.25%, 7/1/29

 

$

3,591,630

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,591,630

 

Hospital — 29.8%

 

 

 

$

100

 

Camden County Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/25

 

$

95,567

 

90

 

Camden County Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/35

 

82,885

 

100

 

Camden County Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.25%, 2/15/27

 

97,558

 

2,750

 

Camden County Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.75%, 2/15/34

 

2,790,012

 

575

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Atlantic City Medical Center), 5.75%, 7/1/25

 

595,389

 

4,870

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Atlanticare Regional Medical Center), 5.00%, 7/1/37

 

4,726,432

 

2,140

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Capital Health System), 5.25%, 7/1/27

 

2,117,744

 

1




 

 

 

$

1,765

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Capital Health System), 5.375%, 7/1/33

 

$

1,757,534

 

2,000

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Hackensack University Medical Center), 6.00%, 1/1/34

 

2,056,540

 

450

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Hunterdon Medical Center), 5.125%, 7/1/35

 

446,341

 

750

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Palisades Medical Center), 6.50%, 7/1/21

 

798,142

 

2,000

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital), 5.75%, 7/1/31

 

2,075,100

 

1,100

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (South Jersey Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/36

 

1,032,152

 

1,930

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (South Jersey Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/46

 

1,756,589

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,427,985

 

Industrial Development Revenue — 11.8%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

Gloucester County Improvements Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 7.00%, 12/1/29

 

$

1,042,930

 

3,000

 

Middlesex County Pollution Control Authority, (Amerada Hess), 6.05%, 9/15/34

 

3,104,880

 

2,480

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Anheuser-Busch), (AMT), 4.95%, 3/1/47

 

2,301,192

 

750

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 6.25%, 9/15/29

 

760,493

 

750

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 9.00%, 6/1/33

 

875,018

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,084,513

 

Insured-Education — 7.1%

 

 

 

$

4,800

 

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Authority, (University Plaza), (MBIA), 5.00%, 7/1/33 (1)

 

$

4,843,824

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,843,824

 

Insured-Electric Utilities — 1.9%

 

 

 

$

1,250

 

Vineland, (Electric Utility), (MBIA), (AMT), 5.25%, 5/15/26

 

$

1,276,663

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,276,663

 

Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 12.6%

 

 

 

$

4,500

 

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, (MBIA), Prerefunded to 1/1/10, 5.50%, 1/1/30 (1)

 

$

4,685,895

 

3,750

 

Newark Housing Authority, (Newark Marine Terminal), (MBIA), Prerefunded to 1/1/14, 5.00%, 1/1/37 (1)

 

3,997,725

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,683,620

 

Insured-Gas Utilities — 7.2%

 

 

 

$

5,000

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (New Jersey Natural Gas Co.), (FGIC), (AMT), 4.90%, 10/1/40

 

$

4,948,350

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,948,350

 

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Insured-General Obligations — 6.5%

 

 

 

$

710

 

Bordentown Regional Board of Education, (MBIA), 4.25%, 1/15/33

 

$

663,800

 

2,000

 

Hudson County Improvements Authority, (MBIA), 0.00%, 12/15/33

 

537,660

 

475

 

Nutley School District (MBIA), 4.50%, 7/15/29

 

470,996

 

550

 

Nutley School District (MBIA), 4.75%, 7/15/30

 

557,552

 

725

 

Nutley School District (MBIA), 4.75%, 7/15/31

 

733,802

 

755

 

Nutley School District (MBIA), 4.75%, 7/15/32

 

763,864

 

931

 

Stafford Township, (MBIA), 3.00%, 7/1/30

 

698,231

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,425,905

 

Insured-Housing — 7.0%

 

 

 

$

3,390

 

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, (FSA), (AMT), 5.05%, 5/1/34

 

$

3,319,251

 

810

 

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing, (FGIC), (AMT), 5.00%, 11/1/36

 

785,165

 

230

 

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing, (FSA), 5.75%, 5/1/25

 

235,964

 

465

 

Newark Housing Authority, (Newark Redevelopment Project), (MBIA), 4.375%, 1/1/37

 

436,128

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,776,508

 

Insured-Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.3%

 

 

 

$

585

 

Gloucester County Improvements Authority, (MBIA), 4.75%, 9/1/30

 

$

587,902

 

1,075

 

Hudson County Improvements Authority, (FSA), 4.50%, 4/1/35

 

1,040,944

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,628,846

 

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 19.5%

 

 

 

$

12,030

 

Garden Preservation Trust and Open Space and Farmland, (FSA), 0.00%, 11/1/24

 

$

5,355,756

 

6,000

 

Garden Preservation Trust and Open Space and Farmland, (FSA), 0.00%, 11/1/25 (3)

 

2,525,700

 

4,315

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (XLCA), 0.00%, 7/1/26 (2)

 

1,674,436

 

2,020

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (XLCA), 0.00%, 7/1/27 (2)

 

743,986

 

16,115

 

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

 

1,423,277

 

2,745

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (MBIA), 0.00%, 8/1/44

 

415,538

 

5,445

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (MBIA), 0.00%, 8/1/45

 

782,882

 

3,425

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (MBIA), 0.00%, 8/1/46

 

467,547

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,389,122

 

Insured-Transportation — 9.3%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

Delaware River Port Authority, (FSA), 5.625%, 1/1/26

 

$

1,033,540

 

3,250

 

Delaware River Port Authority, (FSA), 5.75%, 1/1/26 (4)

 

3,369,438

 

875

 

Morristown Parking Authority, (MBIA), 4.50%, 8/1/37

 

846,598

 

1,205

 

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (CIFG), (AMT), 4.50%, 9/1/35

 

1,096,176

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,345,752

 

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Insured-Water and Sewer — 7.3%

 

 

 

$

3,195

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (United Water New Jersey, Inc.), (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.875%, 11/1/25

 

$

3,162,507

 

5,000

 

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, (MBIA), 0.00%, 9/1/27

 

1,880,800

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,043,307

 

Nursing Home — 2.9%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Masonic Charity Foundation), 5.50%, 6/1/31

 

$

1,038,550

 

945

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Victoria Health), 5.20%, 12/20/36 (5)

 

969,447

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,007,997

 

Other Revenue — 5.4%

 

 

 

$

7,200

 

Children’s Trust Fund, PR, Tobacco Settlement, 0.00%, 5/15/50

 

$

425,376

 

9,265

 

Children’s Trust Fund, PR, Tobacco Settlement, 0.00%, 5/15/55

 

320,198

 

4,270

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 0.00%, 6/1/41

 

465,601

 

2,925

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 4.75%, 6/1/34

 

2,469,782

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,680,957

 

Senior Living / Life Care — 4.0%

 

 

 

$

1,700

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Fellowship Village), 5.50%, 1/1/25

 

$

1,700,782

 

1,175

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Seabrook Village), 5.25%, 11/15/36

 

1,074,455

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,775,237

 

Special Tax Revenue — 8.0%

 

 

 

$

750

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cigarette Tax), 5.50%, 6/15/31

 

$

764,168

 

1,310

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cigarette Tax), 5.75%, 6/15/29

 

1,357,854

 

3,000

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Cigarette Tax), 5.75%, 6/15/34 (1)

 

3,120,045

 

100

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Newark Downtown District Management Corp.), 5.125%, 6/15/27

 

97,683

 

175

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Newark Downtown District Management Corp.), 5.125%, 6/15/37

 

166,777

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,506,527

 

Transportation — 9.4%

 

 

 

$

4,800

 

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.375%, 3/1/28 (1)

 

$

5,254,896

 

1,175

 

South Jersey Port Authority, (Marine Terminal), 5.10%, 1/1/33

 

1,191,062

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,445,958

 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 177.2%
(identified cost $119,640,005)

 

$

121,595,619

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (21.8)%

 

$

(14,992,710

)

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (55.4)%

 

$

(38,000,000

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

$

68,602,909

 

 

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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.

CIFG

CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty North America, Inc.

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

MBIA

Municipal Bond Insurance Association

XLCA

XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by New Jersey 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 August 31, 2007, 45.5% 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 0.9% to 20.3% of total investments.

(1)

Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Trust.

(2)

When-issued security.

(3)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.

(4)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover when-issued securities.

(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 August 31, 2007, the aggregate value of the securities is $969,447 or 1.4% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

 

A summary of financial instruments at August 31, 2007 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Net
Unrealized

 

Date

 

Contracts

 

Position

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Appreciation

 

12/07

 

40 U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

Short

 

 

$

(4,472,179

)

$

(4,462,500

)

 

$

9,679

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount

 

Annual
Fixed Rate
Paid By Trust

 

Floating Rate
Paid To Trust

 

Effective Date/
Termination Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

1,650,000

 

 

5.732

%

 

3 month
USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

May 16, 2008/
May 16, 2038

 

 

$

(66,209

)

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

$

2,725,000

 

 

5.503

%

 

3 month
USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

September 28, 2008/
September 28, 2038

 

 


$ (15,522


)

 

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.

 

$

4,375,000

 

 

5.817

%

 

3 month
USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

April 1, 2008/
April 1, 2038

 

 

$

(240,596

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(322,327

)

 

 

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The effective date represents the date on which the Trust and the counterparty to the Interest Rate Swap contract begin interest payment accruals.

At August 31, 2007, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at August 31, 2007 as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost

 

$

104,884,645

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,092,312

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(2,031,338

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,060,974

 

 

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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 New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

By:

 

/s/ Robert B. MacIntosh

 

 

Robert B. MacIntosh

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

October 23, 2007

 

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/ Robert B. MacIntosh

 

 

Robert B. MacIntosh

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

October 23, 2007

By:

 

/s/ Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

October 23, 2007