Eaton Vance Michigan 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
811-09153
Investment Company Act File Number
Eaton Vance Michigan 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
August 31, 2011
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 


 

Eaton Vance
Michigan Municipal Income Trust
August 31, 2011
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)
 
Tax-Exempt Investments — 162.9%
 
                 
    Principal
       
    Amount
       
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value  
Bond Bank — 3.2%
               
Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, (Clean Water Revenue), 5.00%, 10/1/29
  $ 600     $ 652,956  
Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, (Clean Water Revenue), 5.25%, 10/1/11(1)
    250       251,058  
                 
            $ 904,014  
                 
Education — 10.1%
               
Grand Valley State University, 5.625%, 12/1/29
  $ 525     $ 557,346  
Grand Valley State University, 5.75%, 12/1/34
    525       553,586  
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, (Hillsdale College), 5.00%, 3/1/35
    200       197,820  
Michigan State University, 5.00%, 2/15/40
    1,000       1,043,760  
Michigan State University, 5.00%, 2/15/44
    460       478,216  
                 
            $ 2,830,728  
                 
Electric Utilities — 0.2%
               
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Pollution Control), 5.45%, 9/1/29
  $ 60     $ 60,222  
                 
            $ 60,222  
                 
Escrowed/Prerefunded — 11.8%
               
Macomb County Hospital Finance Authority, (Mount Clemens General Hospital), Prerefunded to 11/15/13, 5.875%, 11/15/34
  $ 560     $ 625,212  
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, (Creative Studies), Prerefunded to 6/1/12, 5.90%, 12/1/27
    1,250       1,301,725  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Sparrow Obligation Group), Prerefunded to 11/15/11, 5.625%, 11/15/36
    750       765,757  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Prerefunded to 7/1/12, 5.25%, 7/1/31
    600       631,020  
                 
            $ 3,323,714  
                 
General Obligations — 25.1%
               
Ann Arbor School District, 4.50%, 5/1/24
  $ 350     $ 363,832  
Charter County of Wayne, 6.75%, 11/1/39
    495       524,764  
Comstock Park Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/28
    230       240,481  
Comstock Park Public Schools, 5.125%, 5/1/31
    275       285,604  
Comstock Park Public Schools, 5.25%, 5/1/33
    220       230,083  
East Grand Rapids Public School District, 5.00%, 5/1/25
    500       503,035  
Jenison Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/28
    500       522,785  
Jenison Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/30
    500       518,005  
Kent County, 5.00%, 1/1/25(2)
    1,500       1,638,765  
Manistee Area Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/24
    750       754,335  
Michigan, 5.00%, 11/1/20
    1,000       1,176,120  
Michigan, 5.50%, 11/1/25
    270       302,073  
                 
            $ 7,059,882  
                 
Hospital — 26.1%
               
Gaylord Hospital Finance Authority, (Otsego Memorial Hospital Association), 6.20%, 1/1/25
  $ 185     $ 164,496  
Gaylord Hospital Finance Authority, (Otsego Memorial Hospital Association), 6.50%, 1/1/37
    125       105,229  
Kent Hospital Finance Authority, (Spectrum Health), 5.50% to 1/15/15 (Put Date), 1/15/47
    275       312,884  
Mecosta County, (Michigan General Hospital), 6.00%, 5/15/18
    410       410,115  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/38
    750       687,465  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 5.25%, 11/15/46
    1,000       920,270  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (McLaren Healthcare), 5.00%, 8/1/35
    1,080       1,068,066  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Memorial Healthcare Center), 5.875%, 11/15/21
    750       751,395  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Mid Michigan Obligation Group), 6.125%, 6/1/39
    500       520,410  
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Trinity Health Corp.), 5.00%, 12/1/27
    1,000       1,052,890  
Monroe County Hospital Finance Authority, (Mercy Memorial Hospital Corp.), 5.375%, 6/1/26
    425       401,982  
 
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    Principal
       
    Amount
       
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value  
Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, (Covenant Medical Center, Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/30
  $ 1,000     $ 951,870  
                 
            $ 7,347,072  
                 
Housing — 5.3%
               
Michigan Housing Development Authority, 4.60%, 12/1/26
  $ 500     $ 512,695  
Michigan Housing Development Authority, (Williams Pavilion), (AMT), 4.90%, 4/20/48
    1,000       968,530  
                 
            $ 1,481,225  
                 
Industrial Development Revenue — 5.7%
               
Detroit Local Development Finance Authority, (Chrysler Corp.), 5.375%, 5/1/21
  $ 750     $ 530,467  
Dickinson County Economic Development Corp., (International Paper Co.), 5.75%, 6/1/16
    800       808,680  
Puerto Rico Port Authority, (American Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25%, 6/1/26
    310       255,428  
                 
            $ 1,594,575  
                 
Insured-Education — 5.8%
               
Ferris State University, (AGC), 5.125%, 10/1/33
  $ 570     $ 596,306  
Ferris State University, (AGC), 5.25%, 10/1/38
    500       520,510  
Wayne State University, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/35
    500       516,915  
                 
            $ 1,633,731  
                 
Insured-Electric Utilities — 9.1%
               
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Co.), (NPFG), (AMT), 5.55%, 9/1/29
  $ 1,000     $ 1,000,150  
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Co.), (XLCA), 5.25%, 12/15/32
    400       401,544  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/30
    220       222,748  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/34
    500       494,390  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/29
    435       442,808  
                 
            $ 2,561,640  
                 
Insured-General Obligations — 19.0%
               
Battle Creek School District, (AGM), 5.00%, 5/1/37
  $ 1,105     $ 1,132,581  
Byron Center Public Schools, (AGM), 3.75%, 5/1/26
    650       621,277  
Byron Center Public Schools, (AGM), 4.00%, 5/1/28
    290       279,476  
Detroit School District, (AGM), 5.25%, 5/1/32
    300       310,359  
Detroit School District, (FGIC), 4.75%, 5/1/28
    650       637,487  
Hartland Consolidated Schools, (AGM), 5.25%, 5/1/29(3)
    1,000       1,070,750  
Van Dyke Public Schools, (AGM), 5.00%, 5/1/38
    1,250       1,283,037  
                 
            $ 5,334,967  
                 
Insured-Hospital — 3.4%
               
Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, (William Beaumont Hospital), (NPFG), 5.25%, 11/15/35
  $ 985     $ 961,193  
                 
            $ 961,193  
                 
Insured-Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 6.3%
               
Michigan Building Authority, (AGM), (FGIC), 0.00%, 10/15/29
  $ 1,000     $ 356,700  
Michigan Building Authority, (FGIC), (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/15/30
    4,300       1,404,208  
                 
            $ 1,760,908  
                 
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 2.7%
               
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/54
  $ 5,160     $ 312,696  
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45
    2,430       287,129  
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/46
    1,470       162,170  
                 
            $ 761,995  
                 
Insured-Student Loan — 3.5%
               
Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/31
  $ 1,000     $ 980,470  
                 
            $ 980,470  
                 
Insured-Transportation — 3.5%
               
Wayne County Airport Authority, (AGC), (AMT), 5.375%, 12/1/32
  $ 1,000     $ 1,001,400  
                 
            $ 1,001,400  
                 
Insured-Water and Sewer — 11.6%
               
Detroit Sewage Disposal System, (AGC), (FGIC), 5.00%, 7/1/36
  $ 560     $ 551,348  
Detroit Water Supply System, (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/30
    1,650       1,649,917  
 
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    Principal
       
    Amount
       
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value  
Grand Rapids Water Supply System, (AGC), 5.10%, 1/1/39
  $ 1,000     $ 1,053,340  
                 
            $ 3,254,605  
                 
Other Revenue — 3.2%
               
Lansing Board of Water and Light, 5.50%, 7/1/41
  $ 500     $ 543,280  
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.00%, 6/1/48
    500       351,130  
                 
            $ 894,410  
                 
Special Tax Revenue — 1.3%
               
Guam, Limited Obligation Bonds, 5.625%, 12/1/29
  $ 115     $ 116,885  
Guam, Limited Obligation Bonds, 5.75%, 12/1/34
    125       126,007  
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 6.75%, 10/1/37
    110       116,806  
                 
            $ 359,698  
                 
Water and Sewer — 6.0%
               
Grand Rapids, (Sanitary Sewer System), 5.00%, 1/1/28
  $ 790     $ 898,838  
Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, (Clean Water Revenue), 5.00%, 10/1/30
    500       545,110  
Port Huron, Water Supply System, 5.25%, 10/1/31
    250       254,100  
                 
            $ 1,698,048  
                 
         
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 162.9%
(identified cost $45,971,125)
  $ 45,804,497  
         
                 
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (62.3)%
          $ (17,501,022 )
                 
                 
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)%
          $ (182,434 )
                 
                 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
          $ 28,121,041  
                 
 
             
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.
         
AGM
  -   Assured Guaranty Municipal 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 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, 2011, 39.8% 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 14.5% of total investments.
         
(1)
      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
         
(2)
      Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover payable for when-issued securities.
         
(3)
      When-issued security.
 
A summary of open financial instruments at August 31, 2011 is as follows:
 
Futures Contracts
 
                                 
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Net Unrealized
 
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Depreciation  
12/11
  3 U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bond   Short   $ (406,753 )   $ (408,094 )   $ (1,341 )
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
                             
          Annual
             
    Notional
    Fixed Rate
  Floating Rate
  Effective Date/
  Net Unrealized
 
Counterparty   Amount     Paid By Trust   Paid To Trust   Termination Date   Appreciation  
Bank of America
  $ 400,000     3.256%   3-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA
  November 11, 2011/
November 11, 2041
  $ 2,836  
 
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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, 2011, 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 objectives. Because the Trust holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Trust enters into interest rate swap contracts. The Trust also purchases and sells U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
At August 31, 2011, the aggregate fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in an asset position and in a liability position and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was $2,836 and $1,341, respectively.
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at August 31, 2011, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
         
Aggregate cost
  $ 45,935,563  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,446,885  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,577,951 )
         
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (131,066 )
         
 
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.
 
At August 31, 2011, 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
  $     $ 45,804,497     $     $ 45,804,497  
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 45,804,497     $     $ 45,804,497  
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
  $     $ 2,836     $     $ 2,836  
 
 
Total
  $     $ 45,807,333     $  —     $ 45,807,333  
 
 
                                 
Liability Description                        
   
Futures Contracts
  $ (1,341 )   $     $     $ (1,341 )
 
 
Total
  $ (1,341 )   $     $  —     $ (1,341 )
 
 
 
The Trust held no investments or other financial instruments as of November 30, 2010 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At August 31, 2011, 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 Michigan Municipal Income Trust
         
By:
  /s/ Cynthia J. Clemson
 
Cynthia J. Clemson
   
 
  President    
Date: October 25, 2011
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    
 
       
Date: October 25, 2011
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
Date: October 25, 2011