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

 

811-09153

Eaton Vance Michigan 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, 2006

 

 




Item 1. Schedule of Investments




Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust                                                                          as of August 31, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Tax-Exempt Investments — 154.7%

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s omitted)

 

Security

 

Value

 

Education — 5.8%

 

 

 

$

1,250

 

Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, (Creative Studies), 5.90%, 12/1/27

 

$

1,320,262

 

540

 

Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, (Hillsdale College), 5.00%, 3/1/35

 

554,434

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,874,696

 

Electric Utilities — 7.3%

 

 

 

1,250

 

Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Pollution Control), 5.45%, 9/1/29

 

1,307,137

 

1,000

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 5.25%, 7/1/31

 

1,046,930

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,354,067

 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 4.2%

 

 

 

500

 

Kent Hospital Finance Authority, (Spectrum Health), Prerefunded to 7/15/11, 5.50%, 1/15/31

 

545,000

 

750

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Ascension Health Care), Prerefunded to 11/15/09, 6.125%, 11/15/26

 

813,495

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,358,495

 

General Obligations — 17.8%

 

 

 

500

 

East Grand Rapids, Public School District, 5.00%, 5/1/25

 

521,715

 

500

 

Garden City School District, 5.00%, 5/1/26

 

516,655

 

5,335

 

Grand Rapids and Kent County Joint Building Authority, 0.00%, 12/1/29

 

1,819,822

 

1,000

 

Manistee Area Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/24

 

1,043,430

 

750

 

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

 

786,997

 

1,000

 

White Cloud, Public Schools, 5.125%, 5/1/31

 

1,035,260

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,723,879

 

Health Care-Miscellaneous — 0.7%

 

 

 

215

 

Pittsfield Township Economic Development Corp., (Arbor Hospice), 7.875%, 8/15/27

 

218,861

 

 

 

 

 

$

218,861

 

Hospital — 28.9%

 

 

 

500

 

Allegan Hospital Finance Authority, (Allegan General Hospital), 7.00%, 11/15/21

 

537,540

 

125

 

Gaylord Hospital Finance Authority, (Otsego Memorial Hospital Association), 6.20%, 1/1/25

 

129,474

 

125

 

Gaylord Hospital Finance Authority, (Otsego Memorial Hospital Association), 6.50%, 1/1/37

 

129,769

 

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$

530

 

Macomb County Hospital Finance Authority, (Mount Clemens General Hospital), 5.875%, 11/15/34

 

$

560,353

 

500

 

Mecosta County, (Michigan General Hospital), 6.00%, 5/15/18

 

515,045

 

1,000

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Central Michigan Community Hospital), 6.25%, 10/1/27

 

1,020,870

 

750

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health), 5.00%, 11/15/38

 

772,005

 

1,000

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health), 5.25%, 11/15/46

 

1,048,410

 

1,000

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (McLaren Healthcare), 5.00%, 8/1/35

 

1,024,170

 

750

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Memorial Healthcare Center), 5.875%, 11/15/21

 

786,683

 

750

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Sparrow Obligation Group), 5.625%, 11/15/36

 

789,585

 

1,000

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Trinity Health), 6.00%, 12/1/27

 

1,088,910

 

800

 

Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, (Covenant Medical Center), 6.50%, 7/1/30

 

875,904

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,278,718

 

Industrial Development Revenue — 7.8%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Detroit Local Development Finance Authority, (Chrysler Corp.), 5.375%, 5/1/21

 

1,014,540

 

800

 

Dickinson County Electronic Devolpment Corp., (International Paper Co.), 5.75%, 6/1/16

 

856,584

 

625

 

Puerto Rico Port Authority, (American Airlines), (AMT), 6.25%, 6/1/26

 

625,181

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,496,305

 

Insured-Electric Utilities — 6.3%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Michigan Strategic Fund Resource Recovery, (Detroit Edison Co.), (MBIA), (AMT), 5.55%, 9/1/29

 

1,053,600

 

500

 

Michigan Strategic Fund, Resource Recovery, (Detroit Edison Co.), (XLCA), 5.25%, 12/15/32

 

525,225

 

400

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RITES, (MBIA), Variable Rate, 5.931%, 7/1/33 (1)(2)

 

425,556

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,004,381

 

Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 18.0%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Central Montcalm Public Schools, (MBIA), Prerefunded to 5/1/09, 6.00%, 5/1/29

 

1,061,360

 

2,000

 

Fenton Area Public Schools, (FGIC), Prerefunded to 5/1/08, 5.00%, 5/1/24

 

2,046,500

 

2




 

 

 

$

2,000

 

Novi Building Authority, (FSA), Prerefunded to 10/1/10, 5.50%, 10/1/25 (3)

 

$

2,160,720

 

455

 

Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (AMBAC), Prerefunded to 1/1/08, Variable Rate, 7.445%, 7/1/28 (1)(2)

 

492,528

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,761,108

 

Insured-General Obligations — 14.2%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Brandon School District, (FSA), 4.50%, 5/1/33

 

1,003,450

 

1,000

 

Brandon School District, (FSA), 4.50%, 5/1/35

 

1,001,890

 

650

 

Detroit School District, (FGIC), 4.75%, 5/1/28

 

656,598

 

750

 

Detroit School District, (FSA), 5.25%, 5/1/32

 

861,968

 

200

 

Eaton Rapids Public Schools, (MBIA), 4.75%, 5/1/25

 

202,208

 

700

 

Puerto Rico, (FSA), Variable Rate, 6.32%, 7/1/27 (1)(2)

 

825,573

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,551,687

 

Insured-Hospital — 6.5%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Royal Oak, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, (William Beaumont Hospital), (MBIA), 5.25%, 11/15/35

 

1,041,690

 

1,000

 

Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, (Covenant Medical Center), (MBIA), 5.50%, 7/1/24

 

1,051,160

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,092,850

 

Insured-Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 4.1%

 

 

 

4,300

 

Michigan State Building Authority, (FGIC), 0.00%, 10/15/30 (4)

 

1,316,316

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,316,316

 

Insured-Sewer Revenue — 3.3%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Detroit Sewer Disposal, (FGIC), 5.125%, 7/1/31

 

1,044,920

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,044,920

 

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 7.3%

 

 

 

2,250

 

Wayne Charter County, (Airport Hotel-Detroit Metropolitan Airport), (MBIA), 5.00%, 12/1/30

 

2,338,493

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,338,493

 

Insured-Student Loan — 6.4%

 

 

 

1,000

 

Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/31

 

1,028,140

 

1,000

 

Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 6/1/25 (5)

 

1,036,650

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,064,790

 

Insured-Transportation — 8.7%

 

 

 

670

 

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), Variable Rate, 6.617%, 7/1/28 (1)(2)

 

725,938

 

2,000

 

Wayne Charter County, Airport, Residual Certificates, (MBIA), (AMT), Variable Rate, 6.29%, 12/1/28 (1)(6)

 

2,077,020

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,802,958

 

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Insured-Water Revenue — 5.3%

 

 

 

$

1,650

 

Detroit Water Supply System, (FGIC), 5.00%, 7/1/30

 

$

1,696,563

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,696,563

 

Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 0.8%

 

 

 

250

 

Puerto Rico, (Guaynabo Municipal Government Center Lease), 5.625%, 7/1/22

 

255,233

 

 

 

 

 

$

255,233

 

Transportation — 1.3%

 

 

 

375

 

Kent County Airport Facility, Variable Rate, 8.84%, 1/1/25 (1)(2)

 

402,765

 

 

 

 

 

$

402,765

 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 154.7%
(identified cost $45,900,948)

 

$

49,637,085

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

 

$

(53,197

)

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (54.5)%

 

$

(17,501,532

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

$

32,082,356

 

 

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

FSA

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

XLCA

XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Michigan 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, 2006, 51.7% 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 1.1% to 18.6% of total investments.

(1)

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, 2006, the aggregate value of the securities is $4,949,380 or 15.4% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

(2)

Security has been issued as a leveraged inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at August 31, 2006.

(3)

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

(4)

When-issued security.

(5)

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

(6)

Security has been issued as an inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at August 31, 2006.

 

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A summary of financial instruments at August 31, 2006 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Expiration
Date(s)

 

Contracts

 

Position

 

Aggregate
Cost

 

Value

 

Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

12/06

 

6 U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

Short

 

 

$

(660,537

)

$

(666,375

)

 

$

(5,838

)

 

12/06

 

12 U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

Short

 

 

(1,281,143

)

(1,288,500

)

 

(7,357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(13,195

)

 

 

At August 31, 2006, 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, 2006 as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost

 

$

45,787,868

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,849,217

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,849,217

 

 

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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 on this Form N-Q 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 on this Form N-Q 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 Michigan Municipal Income Trust Fund

By:

 

/s/ Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

October 19, 2006

 

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/ Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

October 19, 2006

By:

 

/s/ Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

October 19, 2006