N-CSR 1 d810857dncsr.htm EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

 

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: 811-21411

 

 

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate 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)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

October 31, 2019

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR)

Annual Report

October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you hold shares at the Fund’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting AST. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares at AST, you can inform AST that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-866-439-6787. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with AST or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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.


Annual Report October 31, 2019

Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Financial Statements

     6  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     47  

Federal Tax Information

     48  

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     49  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     50  

Management and Organization

     52  

Important Notices

     55  


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2019, the U.S. floating-rate loan market delivered positive performance with the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index),2 a broad barometer of the U.S. loan market, posting a total return of 2.67%.

The period opened on a weak technical footing as year-end retail loan fund redemptions in November and December 2018 weighed on prices. Although the New Year brought renewed investor appetite for the asset class and performance improved from January through early spring, subsequent performance was muted amid a declining interest rate environment. However, strong institutional demand proved to be a stabilizing force that helped overall total returns for the asset class to remain positive. The average loan price within the Index began the year at $98.1 and ended the period at $95.4.

In contrast, issuer fundamentals painted a relatively benign picture. The Index par-weighted default rate began the period at 1.92% — below its long-term average — and fell to a monthly low of 0.93% in March, before settling at 1.43% to close the year.

At the same time, signs of market stress remained relatively low with the percentage of loans within the Index trading below $80, often referred to as the distress ratio, representing an average of less than 3% for the period.

At the beginning of the period, with U.S. economic data largely positive, U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) raised its benchmark federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%. After holding interest rates steady through the first half of 2019, the Fed the cut its benchmark interest rate to 2.00%-2.25% in July — its first reduction in over a decade — followed by two more interest rate drops in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%. Lower rates are intended to help stimulate economic activity by making borrowing costs relatively more affordable.

 

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2019, Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the Fund) returned 1.69% at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the Index, which returned 2.67%.

The Index is unmanaged and returns do not reflect any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, or leverage.

The Fund’s performance during the period was affected by multiple factors. On the sector level, loan selection in the retail sector detracted from Fund returns relative to the Index, as did loan selection in home furnishings and financial intermediaries. An overweight exposure to drug companies also detracted from relative returns versus the Index, as volatility related to the opioid market weighed on Fund performance during the period.

The Fund’s exposure to high yield bonds helped returns relative to the Index, which does not include high yield bonds. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index returned 8.32%, outperforming the loan market during the period. Additionally, the Fund’s use of leverage6 contributed to returns relative to the Index, which does not employ leverage, and amplified the return of the Fund’s underlying portfolio during the period.

Loan selections in the electronics/electrical and leisure goods/ activities/movies sectors contributed to Fund returns relative to the Index during the period.

From a credit quality8 standpoint, the Fund’s allocation also contributed to performance during the period. The Fund’s overweight exposure to loans rated BB and B, and an underweight position in CCC- and D-rated (defaulted) loans, helped returns relative to the Index.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates, and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Scott H. Page, CFA, Craig P. Russ, Andrew N. Sveen, CFA, Catherine C. McDermott, William E. Holt, CFA and Daniel P. McElaney, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     11/28/2003        1.69      5.70      7.62

Fund at Market Price

            3.55        5.08        6.95  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index

            2.67      3.83      5.11
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –11.03
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.979  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              6.95

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              7.81
           
% Total Leverage6                                

Auction Preferred Shares (APS)

              9.15

Borrowings

              26.31  

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates, and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Top 10 Issuers (% of total investments)7

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

     1.3

TransDigm, Inc.

     1.3  

Bausch Health Cos, Inc.

     1.2  

Asurion, LLC

     1.1  

Hyland Software, Inc.

     1.0  

Calpine Corporation

     0.8  

Jaguar Holding Company II

     0.8  

Uber Technologies

     0.8  

Hub International Limited

     0.8  

MA FinanceCo., LLC

     0.7  

Total

     9.8

Credit Quality (% of bonds, loans and asset-backed securities)8

 

 

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Top 10 Sectors (% of total investments)7

 

 

Electronics/Electrical

     11.7

Business Equipment and Services

     8.3  

Health Care

     8.2  

Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies

     4.5  

Drugs

     4.4  

Telecommunications

     4.3  

Chemicals and Plastics

     4.3  

Oil and Gas

     4.1  

Industrial Equipment

     4.0  

Insurance

     3.8  

Total

     57.6
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); LSTA is a trademark of Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. S&P DJI, Dow Jones, their respective affiliates and their third party licensors do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of below-investment grade U.S. corporate bonds. ICE® BofAML® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofAML® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. The Fund’s performance for certain periods reflects the effects of expense reductions. Absent these reductions, performance would have been lower. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Included in the average annual total return at NAV for the five- and ten year periods is the impact of the tender and repurchase of a portion of the Fund’s APS at 92% and 95% of the Fund’s APS per share liquidation preference. Had these transactions not occurred, the total return at NAV would be lower for the Fund.

 

4 

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. The discount or premium may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-prices.php.

5 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. For additional information about nondividend distributions, please refer to Eaton Vance Closed-End Fund Distribution Notices (19a) posted on our website, eatonvance.com. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

 

6 

Leverage represents the liquidation value of the Fund’s APS and borrowings outstanding as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but creates risks including greater price volatility. The cost of leverage rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. The Fund may be required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its leverage and may be required to reduce its leverage at an inopportune time.

 

7 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

8 

Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by S&P.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

  

Important Notice to Shareholders

  

Effective November 1, 2019, the Fund is managed by Craig P. Russ, Andrew N. Sveen, Catherine C. McDermott, William E. Holt, and Daniel P. McElaney.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 134.5%(1)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 2.3%  
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      488     $ 489,156  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.                  

Revolving Loan, 1.44%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing July 19, 2021(2)

      311       297,351  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing July 18, 2020(3)

      408       322,667  
TransDigm, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 9, 2023

      6,182       6,161,144  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 22, 2024

      2,532       2,516,436  
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 30, 2020

      829       828,750  
WP CPP Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.68%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%),
Maturing April 30, 2025(4)

            1,884       1,855,548  
                    $ 12,471,052  
Automotive — 3.4%  
Adient US, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.78%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 6, 2024

      1,397     $ 1,367,407  
American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.10%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 6, 2024(4)

      2,477       2,368,737  
Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.16%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.38%), Maturing May 22, 2025

      765       734,700  
Bright Bidco B.V.                  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%),
Maturing June 30, 2024(4)

      1,492       760,209  
Chassix, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.88%, (USD LIBOR + 5.50%),
Maturing November 15, 2023(4)

      1,326       1,243,476  
Dayco Products, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.37%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 19, 2023

      1,002       886,715  
Garrett LX III S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2025

    EUR       450       498,539  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 27, 2025

      248       241,777  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automotive (continued)  
IAA, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 28, 2026

      566     $ 569,554  
Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 30, 2026

      3,450       3,406,834  
Tenneco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      3,449       3,155,778  
Thor Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 1, 2026

      1,048       1,024,197  
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 30, 2022

    EUR       768       853,338  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 30, 2022

            897       890,906  
                    $ 18,002,167  
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.8%  
Arterra Wines Canada, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.91%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      2,436     $ 2,421,859  
Flavors Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), Maturing April 3, 2020

      950       854,927  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 12.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing October 3, 2021

            1,000       775,000  
                    $ 4,051,786  
Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.2%  
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 23, 2026

      374     $ 375,933  
OZ Management L.P.                  

Term Loan, 6.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 10, 2023

      130       130,162  
Resolute Investment Managers, Inc.                  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing April 30, 2023

            550       551,375  
                    $ 1,057,470  
Building and Development — 4.2%  
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan,
Maturing January 15, 2027(5)

      2,300     $ 2,300,239  
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Building and Development (continued)  
APi Group DE, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 1, 2026

      1,400     $ 1,407,291  
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 2, 2025

      566       562,739  
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      941       927,200  
Core & Main L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.81%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 1, 2024(4)

      1,061       1,039,829  
CPG International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.93%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 5, 2024

      1,849       1,826,763  
DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 21, 2025

      5,346       5,368,523  
Henry Company, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 5, 2023

      390       389,616  
NCI Building Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.66%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing April 12, 2025

      742       719,891  
Quikrete Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 15, 2023

      2,524       2,516,545  
RE/MAX International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      1,812       1,809,339  
Realogy Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.07%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 8, 2025

      554       531,372  
Summit Materials Companies I, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      590       591,434  
Werner FinCo L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      1,079       1,032,891  
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 30, 2023

      558       542,412  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%), Maturing September 30, 2024

            1,175       1,133,875  
                    $ 22,699,959  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services — 12.3%  
Acosta Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.00%, (USD Prime + 2.25%), Maturing September 26, 2021

      2,033     $ 622,315  
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 11, 2025

      370       370,891  
AlixPartners, LLP                

Term Loan, 3.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 4, 2024

  EUR     721       808,069  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 4, 2024

      2,197       2,198,717  
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 10, 2026(2)

      221       219,514  

Term Loan, 6.51%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 10, 2026

      2,229       2,217,087  
Altran Technologies S.A.                

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 20, 2025

  EUR     1,395       1,561,459  
AppLovin Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 15, 2025

      3,128       3,105,244  
Belfor Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      499       501,244  
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.                

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 5, 2025

      866       856,505  
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.24%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      513       499,716  
Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co.                

Term Loan, Maturing October 25, 2026(5)

      1,425       1,429,750  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      1,411       1,415,820  
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 1, 2024

      5,083       5,060,786  
CM Acquisition Co.                

Term Loan, 12.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing July 26, 2023

      209       205,168  
Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      2,434       2,400,082  
Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 13, 2025

      1,492       1,447,278  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
EAB Global, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.74%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 15, 2024(4)

      1,256     $ 1,240,177  
EIG Investors Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.88%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 9, 2023

      2,949       2,801,447  
Element Materials Technology Group US
Holdings, Inc.
               

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 28, 2024

      368       369,013  
Garda World Security Corporation                

Term Loan, Maturing October 17, 2026(5)

      2,050       2,041,031  
IG Investment Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      2,582       2,549,552  
IRI Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.62%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing December 1, 2025

      1,985       1,865,900  
Iron Mountain, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 2, 2026

      837       827,831  
J.D. Power and Associates                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 7, 2023

      3,211       3,214,577  
KAR Auction Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.13%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 19, 2026

      600       603,125  
Kronos Incorporated                

Term Loan, 5.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 1, 2023

      5,692       5,685,540  
KUEHG Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 21, 2025

      2,953       2,923,068  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      400       400,000  
Monitronics International, Inc.                

Term Loan, 8.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing March 29, 2024

      1,430       1,265,409  
PGX Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing September 29, 2020

      1,158       1,028,958  
Ping Identity Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 24, 2025

      71       71,269  
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      447       444,098  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 23, 2026

      2,282     $ 2,208,744  
Prometric Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 29, 2025

      296       288,866  
Red Ventures, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 8, 2024

      1,395       1,394,248  
SMG US Midco 2, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 23, 2025

      222       221,302  
Spin Holdco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 14, 2022

      3,460       3,367,727  
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 31, 2025

    EUR       1,479       1,661,172  
Tempo Acquisition, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,813       1,816,914  
Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing December 19, 2023

      482       449,508  
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 14, 2022

      244       237,718  
West Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 10, 2024

      321       268,183  

Term Loan, 5.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 10, 2024

      1,056       886,097  
Zephyr Bidco Limited                  

Term Loan, 5.21%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing July 23, 2025

    GBP       700       878,031  
                    $ 65,929,150  
Cable and Satellite Television — 4.8%  
Altice France S.A.                  

Term Loan, 5.61%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing January 31, 2026

      741     $ 724,663  

Term Loan, 5.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 14, 2026

      1,144       1,129,918  
CSC Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 17, 2025

      3,468       3,456,030  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)  
CSC Holdings, LLC (continued)                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      993     $ 988,282  

Term Loan, 4.33%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 15, 2027

      1,234       1,234,368  
Numericable Group S.A.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2025

    EUR       439       481,604  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 31, 2025

      1,804       1,749,638  
Radiate Holdco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      1,837       1,818,271  
Telenet Financing USD, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 15, 2026

      2,775       2,776,446  
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.42%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 31, 2028

      4,200       4,186,875  
Virgin Media SFA Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 31, 2029

    EUR       1,200       1,335,989  
Ziggo B.V.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 31, 2029

    EUR       2,200       2,443,143  
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership                  

Term Loan, 4.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 15, 2025

            3,475       3,439,628  
                    $ 25,764,855  
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.7%  
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 31, 2026

      302     $ 303,389  
Alpha 3 B.V.                  

Term Loan, 5.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 31, 2024

      1,289       1,267,317  
Aruba Investments, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 2, 2022

      967       964,390  
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

      2,600       2,600,472  
Chemours Company (The)                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing April 3, 2025

    EUR       572       623,228  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Emerald Performance Materials, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 1, 2021

      495     $ 491,431  
Ferro Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      317       314,011  

Term Loan, 4.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      324       320,837  

Term Loan, 4.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      414       410,942  
Flint Group GmbH                

Term Loan, 4.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

      142       112,939  
Flint Group US, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

      856       683,190  
Gemini HDPE, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 7, 2024

      2,019       2,011,746  
H.B. Fuller Company                

Term Loan, 3.85%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 20, 2024

      1,645       1,644,077  
Hexion, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 1, 2026

  EUR     1,450       1,611,794  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 1, 2026

      723       723,188  
INEOS Enterprises Holdings Limited                

Term Loan, 4.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 28, 2026

  EUR     175       195,259  
INEOS Enterprises Holdings US Finco, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.12%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 31, 2026

      250       250,781  
INEOS Finance PLC                

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing March 31, 2024

  EUR     2,923       3,215,711  
Kraton Polymers, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 5, 2025

      835       832,547  
Messer Industries GmbH                

Term Loan, 4.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 1, 2026

      1,393       1,383,133  
Minerals Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.14%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%),
Maturing February 14, 2024(4)

      844       848,159  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

      424       417,314  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH                  

Term Loan, 2.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 25, 2024

    EUR       742     $ 831,739  

Term Loan, 4.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 25, 2024

      1,103       1,089,997  
Platform Specialty Products Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 30, 2026

      620       623,317  
PMHC II, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      345       279,248  
PQ Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 8, 2025

      2,476       2,479,550  
Pregis TopCo Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

      600       592,500  
Spectrum Holdings III Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      336       287,112  
Starfruit Finco B.V.                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

    EUR       425       473,743  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      2,691       2,632,772  
Tronox Finance, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.66%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing September 23, 2024(4)

      3,011       2,987,739  
Univar, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      2,006       2,018,429  
Venator Materials Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 8, 2024

            368       361,298  
                    $ 35,883,299  
Conglomerates — 0.3%  
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

      1,493     $ 1,485,038  
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 27, 2024

            222       219,216  
                    $ 1,704,254  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Containers and Glass Products — 3.4%  
Berlin Packaging, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing November 7, 2025(4)

      247     $ 240,333  
Berry Global, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.88%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 1, 2022

      786       789,498  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 1, 2026

    EUR       299       336,743  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 1, 2026

      923       927,186  
BWAY Holding Company                  

Term Loan, 5.23%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 3, 2024

      2,430       2,369,380  
Consolidated Container Company, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

      368       362,463  
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.10%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
Maturing December 29, 2023(4)

      2,808       2,654,606  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 29, 2025

      1,394       1,319,875  
Libbey Glass, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 9, 2021

      1,055       785,992  
Pelican Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      593       559,913  
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2023

      5,200       5,206,761  
Ring Container Technologies Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 31, 2024

      804       797,638  
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 17, 2024

    EUR       1,351       1,442,665  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 17, 2024

            541       510,785  
                    $ 18,303,838  
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%  
KIK Custom Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

            1,820     $ 1,719,778  
                    $ 1,719,778  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Drugs — 6.1%  
Akorn, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.81%, (8.06% Cash (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), 0.75% PIK), Maturing April 16, 2021

      1,875     $ 1,742,528  
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 30, 2024

      784       761,950  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing August 30, 2025

      500       497,187  
Alkermes, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.41%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 23, 2023

      351       349,764  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 4, 2025

      3,406       2,614,165  
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      2,092       1,919,479  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 2, 2025

      5,443       5,468,446  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 18, 2026

      796       798,149  
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 6.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      5,733       5,267,856  
Horizon Pharma, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 22, 2026

      2,008       2,015,848  
Jaguar Holding Company II                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 18, 2022

      6,485       6,479,611  
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.                  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 24, 2024

      2,679       2,106,180  

Term Loan, 5.18%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

            2,966       2,328,052  
                    $ 32,349,215  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.2%  
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.09%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 10, 2023

      1,950     $ 1,955,375  
EnergySolutions, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      1,832       1,724,111  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued)  
GFL Environmental, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 30, 2025

      2,346     $ 2,342,150  
Patriot Container Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 20, 2025

      123       120,355  
US Ecology, Inc.                  

Term Loan, Maturing August 14, 2026(5)

            250       251,406  
                    $ 6,393,397  
Electronics / Electrical — 18.0%  
Almonde, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 13, 2024(4)

      3,433     $ 3,289,598  
Applied Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 19, 2024

      2,799       2,789,443  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing September 19, 2025

      2,000       2,031,250  
Aptean, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 23, 2026

      498       494,080  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.50%), Maturing April 23, 2027

      1,375       1,361,250  
Avast Software B.V.                  

Term Loan, 4.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 29, 2023

      529       532,107  
Banff Merger Sub, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 2, 2025

    EUR       273       300,888  

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 2, 2025

      3,102       2,894,422  
Barracuda Networks, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      2,450       2,442,060  
Canyon Valor Companies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 16, 2023

    EUR       490       546,952  

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 16, 2023

      1,353       1,353,572  
Carbonite, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.68%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 26, 2026

      402       402,378  
Celestica, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      323       318,531  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Cohu, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.20%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      743     $ 707,231  
CommScope, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      1,700       1,675,030  
CPI International, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 26, 2024

      637       617,890  
Datto, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 2, 2026

      349       351,889  
ECI Macola/Max Holding, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      738       734,022  
Electro Rent Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.94%, (USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing January 31, 2024(4)

      1,216       1,222,463  
Energizer Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing December 17, 2025

      515       514,607  
Epicor Software Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      4,172       4,164,847  
EXC Holdings III Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 2, 2024

      467       459,104  
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      1,117       1,123,657  
Flexera Software, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 26, 2025

      246       246,953  
GlobalLogic Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      411       412,155  
Hyland Software, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      4,264       4,243,172  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing July 7, 2025

      4,125       4,149,494  
Infoblox, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing November 7, 2023

      1,980       1,981,357  
Infor (US), Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 1, 2022

      5,825       5,836,024  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Informatica, LLC                

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 5, 2022

  EUR     295     $ 331,033  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 5, 2022

      4,248       4,259,788  
MA FinanceCo., LLC                

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 19, 2021

      2,646       2,633,744  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      462       450,169  
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 17, 2024

      1,181       1,036,398  
Microchip Technology Incorporated                

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 29, 2025

      1,452       1,458,859  
Mirion Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 6, 2026

      373       374,529  
MKS Instruments, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 2, 2026

      306       307,114  
MTS Systems Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      491       490,876  
NCR Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 8, 2026

      900       907,025  
Renaissance Holding Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 30, 2025

      1,185       1,148,463  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing May 29, 2026

      175       165,667  
Seattle Spinco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      3,123       3,040,099  
SGS Cayman L.P.                

Term Loan, 7.48%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%), Maturing April 23, 2021

      379       374,779  
SkillSoft Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.95%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 28, 2021

      4,688       3,759,428  
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2024

      1,867       1,867,771  
Solera, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 3, 2023

      2,267       2,250,785  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      1,105     $ 1,108,561  
SS&C Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      1,693       1,698,221  
SurveyMonkey, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      1,035       1,029,377  
Sutherland Global Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.48%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%), Maturing April 23, 2021

      1,627       1,610,033  
Switch, Ltd.                

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 27, 2024

      244       245,291  
Tibco Software, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing June 30, 2026

      1,140       1,136,150  
TriTech Software Systems                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 29, 2025

      819       747,166  
TTM Technologies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2024

      276       272,061  
Uber Technologies                

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 13, 2023

      4,102       4,038,444  

Term Loan, 5.91%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 4, 2025

      2,447       2,414,732  
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 4, 2026

      1,600       1,605,333  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      791       770,859  
Verifone Systems, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 20, 2025

      1,140       1,071,715  
Veritas Bermuda, Ltd.                

Term Loan, 6.34%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 27, 2023(4)

      2,150       2,000,489  
Vero Parent, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 16, 2024

      2,426       2,373,444  
Vungle, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

      675       665,719  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Western Digital Corporation                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 29, 2023

            1,431     $ 1,429,341  
                    $ 96,269,889  
Equipment Leasing — 0.1%  
IBC Capital Limited                  

Term Loan, 5.90%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 11, 2023

            566     $ 561,065  
                    $ 561,065  
Financial Intermediaries — 4.6%  
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 15, 2026

      424     $ 420,758  
Aretec Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      4,803       4,496,853  
Citco Funding, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2023

      2,479       2,467,771  
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 10, 2026

      750       751,875  
Ditech Holding Corporation                  

Term Loan, 0.00%,
Maturing June 30, 2022(6)

      3,129       1,267,395  
EIG Management Company, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 22, 2025

      246       246,558  
Evergood 4 ApS                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 6, 2025

    EUR       675       754,239  
Focus Financial Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 3, 2024

      2,775       2,784,687  
Franklin Square Holdings L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      520       522,667  
Greenhill & Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.16%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 12, 2024

      1,024       993,037  
GreenSky Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      1,354       1,335,752  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Financial Intermediaries (continued)  
Guggenheim Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 21, 2023

      1,008     $ 997,428  
Harbourvest Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 3, 2025

      976       976,628  
LPL Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 23, 2024

      1,344       1,346,651  
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing December 7, 2020

      261       257,415  
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 27, 2026

      500       501,250  
StepStone Group L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 27, 2025

      591       592,478  
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 1, 2026

      1,246       1,253,260  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 1, 2024

      556       557,965  
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 7, 2025

            2,208       2,217,515  
                    $ 24,742,182  
Food Products — 4.3%  
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 26, 2024

      2,328     $ 2,131,408  
B&G Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.48%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 17, 2026

      250       250,677  
Badger Buyer Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 30, 2024

      343       294,980  
CHG PPC Parent, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 31, 2025

    EUR       2,825       3,182,229  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      469       467,890  
Del Monte Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 18, 2021

      2,132       1,849,816  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)  
Dole Food Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 6, 2024

      1,628     $ 1,602,968  
Froneri International PLC                  

Term Loan, 2.63%, (2 mo. EURIBOR + 2.63%), Maturing January 31, 2025

    EUR       2,675       3,001,608  
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      1,684       1,564,169  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      422       398,613  
HLF Financing S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      1,015       1,019,099  
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.                  

Term Loan, 2.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 1.75%, Floor 0.50%), Maturing November 1, 2025

    EUR       277       311,927  

Term Loan, 4.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 1, 2025

      1,372       1,374,741  
JBS USA Lux S.A.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      4,030       4,048,940  
Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.16%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

      1,182       1,179,657  
Post Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.83%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 24, 2024

            63       63,579  
                    $ 22,742,301  
Food Service — 1.9%  
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 16, 2024

      5,189     $ 5,204,959  
IRB Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.22%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 5, 2025

      1,827       1,816,555  
NPC International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 19, 2024

      855       487,528  
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      199       199,244  
US Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing June 27, 2023

      788       791,233  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Service (continued)  
US Foods, Inc. (continued)                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing September 13, 2026

            1,600     $ 1,607,000  
                    $ 10,106,519  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.9%  
Albertsons, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 17, 2025

      763     $ 768,121  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 17, 2026

      3,059       3,078,862  
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      457       411,214  
L1R HB Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 9, 2024

    EUR       400       284,869  

Term Loan, 6.02%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing September 2, 2024

    GBP       400       329,950  
                    $ 4,873,016  
Forest Products — 0.1%  
Clearwater Paper Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 26, 2026

            325     $ 325,406  
                    $ 325,406  
Health Care — 11.7%  
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 11, 2022

      233     $ 233,043  
Accelerated Health Systems, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.44%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 31, 2025

      521       522,365  
ADMI Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      1,654       1,631,319  
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing October 24, 2023

      765       677,025  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%), Maturing April 24, 2024

      475       471,438  
athenahealth, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.68%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 11, 2026

      1,816       1,804,515  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Avantor, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      466     $ 468,429  
BioClinica, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 20, 2023

      1,436       1,386,114  
BW NHHC Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 15, 2025

      963       799,134  
Carestream Dental Equipment, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 1, 2024

      1,348       1,255,702  
Certara L.P.                

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 15, 2024

      980       967,750  
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      3,137       3,135,727  
Concentra, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.54%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      854       855,815  
CPI Holdco, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 21, 2024

      782       781,545  
CryoLife, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 14, 2024

      491       492,478  
CTC AcquiCo GmbH                

Term Loan, 2.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 7, 2025

  EUR     829       919,570  
DaVita, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 12, 2026

      850       853,560  
Ensemble RCM, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 3, 2026

      500       500,813  
Envision Healthcare Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      5,589       4,540,695  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      2,333       2,340,011  
GHX Ultimate Parent Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 28, 2024

      882       868,434  
Greatbatch Ltd.                

Term Loan, 4.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 27, 2022

      1,461       1,469,735  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.09%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      3,315     $ 3,323,805  
Hanger, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      1,034       1,037,806  
Inovalon Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 2, 2025

      1,124       1,127,287  
IQVIA, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 7, 2024

      493       495,702  

Term Loan, 4.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 17, 2025

      907       910,088  
Medical Solutions, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing June 14, 2024

      1,537       1,530,772  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      3,099       2,915,244  
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

      26       26,387  

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

      472       472,843  
Navicure, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.87%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 22, 2026

      925       918,062  
One Call Corporation                

Term Loan, 7.41%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing November 25, 2022

      1,963       1,693,500  
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.                

Term Loan, 5.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 30, 2025

      4,674       4,469,193  
Parexel International Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      2,296       2,195,726  
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.49%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing March 5, 2026

      1,796       1,795,127  
Radiology Partners Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.66%, (USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing July 9, 2025(4)

      571       556,000  
RadNet, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2023

      1,534       1,532,149  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Select Medical Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.58%, (USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025(4)

      2,106     $ 2,101,334  
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 15, 2022

      819       810,713  
Sound Inpatient Physicians                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      444       444,097  
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 2, 2024

      980       949,375  
Team Health Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 6, 2024

      1,869       1,464,480  
Tecomet, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.16%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      758       751,644  
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 23, 2024

      1,546       1,482,887  
Verscend Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      1,460       1,464,258  
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      446       416,914  
Wink Holdco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 2, 2024

            467       457,062  
                    $ 62,317,672  
Home Furnishings — 0.5%  
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.40%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing November 8, 2023

            4,825     $ 2,856,440  
                    $ 2,856,440  
Industrial Equipment — 6.3%  
AI Alpine AT Bidco GmbH                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 31, 2025

      223     $ 214,380  
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      663       661,740  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Apex Tool Group, LLC                

Term Loan, 7.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing August 1, 2024

      2,296     $ 2,190,109  
Carlisle Foodservice Products, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 20, 2025

      247       233,347  
Clark Equipment Company                

Term Loan, 4.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 18, 2024

      1,177       1,178,648  
Coherent Holding GmbH                

Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing November 7, 2023

  EUR     654       734,601  
CPM Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 17, 2025

      298       292,229  
Delachaux Group S.A.                

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 28, 2026

  EUR     350       390,721  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing March 28, 2026

      450       449,156  
DexKo Global, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 24, 2024

  EUR     294       323,527  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 24, 2024

  EUR     736       808,822  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      831       821,698  
DXP Enterprises, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing August 29, 2023

      490       492,756  
Dynacast International, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 28, 2022

      1,181       1,092,719  
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 19, 2024

      1,804       1,748,570  

Term Loan, 6.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 19, 2024

      273       269,867  
EWT Holdings III Corp.                

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      1,899       1,902,400  
Filtration Group Corporation                

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 29, 2025

  EUR     369       415,054  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 29, 2025

      1,516       1,517,803  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Gardner Denver, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 30, 2024

    EUR       377     $ 423,590  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 30, 2024

      938       941,570  
Gates Global, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 1, 2024

    EUR       853       937,116  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 1, 2024

      4,143       4,067,591  
Hayward Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 5, 2024

      441       417,480  
LTI Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 6, 2025

      446       410,974  

Term Loan, 6.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing July 24, 2026

      200       192,000  
Milacron, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2023

      2,280       2,279,563  
Pro Mach Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 7, 2025

      222       210,082  
Quimper AB                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing February 13, 2026

    EUR       1,750       1,952,018  
Robertshaw US Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      960       866,739  
Shape Technologies Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 21, 2025

      222       203,302  
Tank Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.46%, (USD LIBOR + 4.00%),
Maturing March 26, 2026(4)

      475       472,625  
Thermon Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 24, 2024

      292       292,667  
Titan Acquisition Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      2,857       2,710,104  
Welbilt, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 23, 2025

            1,346       1,337,277  
                    $ 33,452,845  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insurance — 5.8%  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      2,310     $ 2,256,339  

Term Loan, 5.17%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      449       442,212  
AmWINS Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.58%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 25, 2024

      3,380       3,381,275  
Asurion, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 4, 2022

      3,841       3,847,696  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      2,054       2,057,182  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing August 4, 2025

      3,725       3,749,835  
Financiere CEP S.A.S.                  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing January 16, 2025

    EUR       500       561,368  
FrontDoor, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 16, 2025

      446       445,495  
Hub International Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 25, 2025

      4,765       4,671,628  

Term Loan,
Maturing April 25, 2025(5)

      1,750       1,750,437  
NFP Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 8, 2024

      3,367       3,274,888  
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing December 31, 2025

      1,166       1,133,753  
USI, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 16, 2024

            3,265       3,173,392  
                    $ 30,745,500  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 6.5%  
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.23%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 22, 2026

      1,766     $ 1,766,676  
Amer Sports Oyj                  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing March 30, 2026

    EUR       3,300       3,677,037  
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 27, 2026

      3,042       2,722,926  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)  
BidFair MergeRight, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.41%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing January 15, 2027

      600     $ 588,000  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      4,280       4,277,178  
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2024

      1,738       1,534,831  
Crown Finance US, Inc.                

Term Loan, 2.38%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.38%), Maturing February 28, 2025

  EUR     269       301,778  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      1,619       1,600,675  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

      1,400       1,390,813  
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      1,538       1,518,288  
Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

      1,083       1,034,663  
Etraveli Holding AB                

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 2, 2024

  EUR     875       981,987  
Lindblad Expeditions, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 27, 2025

      338       339,415  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 27, 2025

      1,350       1,357,661  
Match Group, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.44%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 16, 2022

      503       504,697  
Merlin Entertainments PLC                

Term Loan, Maturing October 16, 2026(5)

      486       489,454  

Term Loan, Maturing October 16, 2026(5)

  EUR     1,275       1,431,783  

Term Loan, Maturing October 17, 2026(5)

      64       64,327  
NASCAR Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.63%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 19, 2026

      725       729,481  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.                

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 22, 2024

      934       936,967  
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 31, 2024

      1,677       1,674,496  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)  
SRAM, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.60%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing March 15, 2024(4)

      1,276     $ 1,277,698  
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.66%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 14, 2025

      837       827,831  
Travel Leaders Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.82%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 25, 2024

      889       885,417  
UFC Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 29, 2026

      2,105       2,106,397  
Vue International Bidco PLC                  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing June 14, 2026

    EUR       615       690,605  

Term Loan,
Maturing June 18, 2026(5)

    EUR       110       124,178  
                    $ 34,835,259  
Lodging and Casinos — 5.0%  
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.57%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 2, 2026

      249     $ 249,676  
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.72%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 19, 2024

      985       988,155  
Azelis Finance S.A.                  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing November 7, 2025

    EUR       1,825       2,049,415  
Boyd Gaming Corporation                  

Term Loan, 3.96%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 15, 2023

      847       849,522  
CityCenter Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 18, 2024

      2,423       2,425,819  
Eldorado Resorts, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.21%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 17, 2024(4)

      741       740,542  
ESH Hospitality, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing September 18, 2026

      655       656,324  
Golden Nugget, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.69%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
Maturing October 4, 2023(4)

      4,785       4,782,763  
GVC Holdings PLC                  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 29, 2024

    EUR       1,725       1,938,562  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
GVC Holdings PLC (continued)                  

Term Loan, 4.45%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 29, 2024

      1,034     $ 1,037,051  
Hanjin International Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 18, 2020

      500       498,750  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P.                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      1,858       1,864,591  
Playa Resorts Holding B.V.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      2,400       2,346,235  
Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)                  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 10, 2025

    EUR       900       1,015,271  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 10, 2025

      3,403       3,420,780  
VICI Properties 1, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 20, 2024

            2,124       2,133,820  
                    $ 26,997,276  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.7%  
CD&R Hydra Buyer, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.50%, (0.00% Cash, 7.50% PIK), Maturing August 15, 2021(3)(7)

      151     $ 119,529  
Murray Energy Corporation                  

DIP Loan, 12.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 11.00%), Maturing July 29, 2020

      446       445,840  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 17, 2022(6)

      1,869       663,543  
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2020(6)

      888       53,290  
Oxbow Carbon, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 4, 2023

      1,352       1,350,722  
Rain Carbon GmbH                  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 16, 2025

    EUR       925       984,368  
                    $ 3,617,292  
Oil and Gas — 4.6%  
Ameriforge Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 9.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing June 8, 2022

      725     $ 725,047  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
Apergy Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      249     $ 248,170  
Blackstone CQP Holdco L.P.                

Term Loan, 5.66%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 30, 2024

      973       970,537  
Buckeye Partners L.P.                

Term Loan,
Maturing November 15, 2026(5)

      2,575       2,589,886  
Centurion Pipeline Company, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 29, 2025

      248       248,590  
CITGO Holding, Inc.                

Term Loan, 8.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing August 1, 2023

      250       253,476  
CITGO Petroleum Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing July 29, 2021

      926       927,119  

Term Loan, 7.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 28, 2024

      2,935       2,942,588  
Delek US Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      1,268       1,254,228  
Equitrans Midstream Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 31, 2024

      1,811       1,806,029  
Fieldwood Energy, LLC                

Term Loan, 7.18%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing April 11, 2022

      2,677       2,198,772  
Matador Bidco S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, Maturing June 12, 2026(5)

      2,800       2,803,500  
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.                

Term Loan, Maturing October 21, 2021(5)

      700       700,000  

Term Loan, 7.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      2,030       1,244,007  
Prairie ECI Acquiror L.P.                

Term Loan, 6.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing March 11, 2026

      2,267       2,212,565  
PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 11, 2024

      688       687,177  
Sheridan Investment Partners II L.P.                

DIP Loan, 8.86%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing March 19, 2020

      80       79,863  

DIP Loan, 8.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing March 19, 2020

      80       79,864  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 16, 2020(6)

      31       14,973  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 16, 2020(6)

      82       40,148  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
Sheridan Investment Partners II L.P. (continued)                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 16, 2020(6)

      589     $ 288,612  
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 15, 2019(6)

      111       86,715  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 15, 2019(6)

      182       141,968  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 15, 2019(6)

      1,377       1,071,391  
UGI Energy Services, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 13, 2026

            998       1,002,487  
                    $ 24,617,712  
Publishing — 1.0%  
Ascend Learning, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 12, 2024

      1,078     $ 1,072,161  
Getty Images, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 19, 2026

      1,613       1,581,564  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      752       589,755  
LSC Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.29%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2022

      775       640,344  
ProQuest, LLC                  

Term Loan, Maturing October 23, 2026(5)

      1,400       1,402,625  
Tweddle Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing September 17, 2023

            215       191,717  
                    $ 5,478,166  
Radio and Television — 3.1%  
ALM Media Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing July 31, 2020

      371     $ 360,765  
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 17, 2026

      525       528,527  
Diamond Sports Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.08%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 24, 2026

      2,900       2,916,312  
E.W. Scripps Company (The)                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      274       274,104  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Radio and Television (continued)  
Entercom Media Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 18, 2024

      986     $ 988,699  
Entravision Communications Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 29, 2024

      874       849,561  
Gray Television, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.26%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 7, 2024

      209       209,107  

Term Loan, 4.51%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 2, 2026

      695       697,355  
Hubbard Radio, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      719       718,138  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 1, 2026

      2,096       2,105,607  
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

      328       328,364  
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

      1,649       1,652,518  

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2026

      500       502,750  
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 3, 2024

      468       468,192  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

      600       601,650  
Univision Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 15, 2024

            3,454       3,337,172  
                    $ 16,538,821  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.0%  
Apro, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.83%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 8, 2024

      264     $ 264,789  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 21, 2022

      2,160       1,194,245  
Bass Pro Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 25, 2024

      1,274       1,224,314  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)  
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 3, 2024

      895     $ 896,574  
CDW, LLC                  

Term Loan, 3.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 13, 2026

      1,225       1,228,391  
Coinamatic Canada, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 14, 2022

      43       41,631  
David’s Bridal, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 31, 2019

      150       148,470  

Term Loan, 9.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing July 17, 2023

      255       219,750  

Term Loan, 10.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.00%), Maturing January 18, 2024

      968       405,003  
Global Appliance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing September 29, 2024

      903       871,300  
Hoya Midco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024

      1,975       1,922,933  
J. Crew Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.91%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 5, 2021(3)(4)

      2,817       2,216,429  
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 7.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing May 1, 2023

      944       882,013  
PetSmart, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 11, 2022

      3,246       3,168,672  
PFS Holding Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 31, 2021

      2,121       827,216  
Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 30, 2021

      497       125,603  
Radio Systems Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 2, 2024

            415       409,725  
                    $ 16,047,058  
Steel — 1.1%  
Atkore International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.86%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 22, 2023

      1,274     $ 1,275,377  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Steel (continued)  
GrafTech Finance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      2,528     $ 2,430,494  
Neenah Foundry Company                  

Term Loan, 8.47%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing December 13, 2022

      683       669,200  
Phoenix Services International, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.66%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 1, 2025

      837       774,456  
Zekelman Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.07%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 14, 2021

            648       647,689  
                    $ 5,797,216  
Surface Transport — 0.9%  
1199169 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company                  

Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 6, 2026

      262     $ 262,987  
Agro Merchants NAI Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing December 6, 2024

      369       366,316  
Hertz Corporation (The)                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 30, 2023

      971       972,603  
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

      352       337,728  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

      107       102,702  
PODS, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 6, 2024

      613       605,230  
Stena International S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 5.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 3, 2021

      1,488       1,449,305  
XPO Logistics, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 3.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

            600       601,792  
                    $ 4,698,663  
Telecommunications — 5.8%  
CenturyLink, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      5,011     $ 4,974,212  
Colorado Buyer, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      1,592       1,345,550  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
Digicel International Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 5.34%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 28, 2024

      1,470     $ 1,255,631  
eircom Holdings (Ireland) Limited                  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 15, 2026

    EUR       2,030       2,271,389  
Gamma Infrastructure III B.V.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 9, 2025

    EUR       1,500       1,663,539  
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 9.53%, (USD LIBOR + 7.50%),
Maturing January 6, 2023(4)

      2,646       2,278,096  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.                  

Term Loan, 5.68%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 27, 2023

      2,250       2,248,594  

Term Loan, 6.43%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 2, 2024

      1,700       1,726,137  
IPC Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 6, 2021

      1,127       937,029  
Matterhorn Telecom S.A.                  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

    EUR       450       505,387  
Onvoy, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 10, 2024

      1,682       1,416,980  
Plantronics, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      1,192       1,187,192  
Sprint Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      3,364       3,331,485  

Term Loan, 4.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      744       741,887  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 9, 2023

      960       872,141  
Telesat Canada                  

Term Loan, 4.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 17, 2023

            4,501       4,512,591  
                    $ 31,267,840  
Utilities — 2.6%  
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      2,184     $ 2,172,582  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)  
Calpine Construction Finance Company L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      876     $ 877,577  
Calpine Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2024

      3,040       3,044,379  

Term Loan, 4.86%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 5, 2026

      873       874,540  
Granite Acquisition, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 19, 2021

      2,359       2,364,233  
Lightstone Holdco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      77       72,288  

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      1,371       1,281,660  
Longview Power, LLC                  

Term Loan, 7.93%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing April 13, 2021

      2,657       1,727,091  
Pike Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 24, 2026

      489       489,459  
Talen Energy Supply, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 8, 2026

      725       717,750  
USIC Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing December 8, 2023

            197       191,888  
                    $ 13,813,447  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $750,218,377)

 

  $ 719,031,805  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 12.0%

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.3%  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.                  

5.00%, 11/15/25(8)

      10     $ 10,500  
TransDigm, Inc.                  

6.50%, 7/15/24

      955       989,619  

6.25%, 3/15/26 (8)

      350       375,812  

7.50%, 3/15/27

            518       560,735  
                    $ 1,936,666  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automotive — 0.3%  
Navistar International Corp.                  

6.625%, 11/1/25(8)

      545     $ 558,625  
Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P./Panther
Finance
Co., Inc.
                 

8.50%, 5/15/27(8)

            875       881,562  
                    $ 1,440,187  
Building and Development — 0.2%  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.                  

5.625%, 9/1/24(8)

      5     $ 5,212  
Core & Main Holdings, L.P.                  

8.625%, (8.625% cash or 9.375% PIK), 9/15/24(8)(9)

      63       62,921  
Hillman Group, Inc. (The)                  

6.375%, 7/15/22(8)

      53       49,025  
Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P.                  

6.50%, 4/1/23(8)

      120       123,600  
Standard Industries, Inc.                  

6.00%, 10/15/25(8)

      50       52,750  

5.00%, 2/15/27(8)

      875       915,469  
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.                  

5.875%, 6/15/24

            8       8,640  
                    $ 1,217,617  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.7%  
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC/Allied Universal
Finance Corp.
                 

6.625%, 7/15/26(8)

      875     $ 936,250  
EIG Investors Corp.                  

10.875%, 2/1/24

      875       888,125  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/Prime
Finance, Inc.
                 

5.25%, 4/15/24(8)

      700       718,375  

5.75%, 4/15/26(8)

      700       719,687  
ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The)                  

7.45%, 8/15/27

            394       443,743  
                    $ 3,706,180  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.7%  
Altice France S.A.                  

8.125%, 2/1/27(8)

      875     $ 972,344  

5.50%, 1/15/28(8)

      200       204,250  
Altice Luxembourg SA                  

10.50%, 5/15/27(8)

      436       494,315  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)  
Cablevision Systems Corp.                  

5.875%, 9/15/22

      15     $ 16,219  
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.                  

5.25%, 9/30/22

      25       25,391  

5.75%, 1/15/24

      2       2,054  

5.375%, 5/1/25(8)

      95       98,800  

5.75%, 2/15/26(8)

      45       47,632  

5.50%, 5/1/26(8)

      875       924,219  
CSC Holdings, LLC                  

5.25%, 6/1/24

      10       10,800  
DISH DBS Corp.                  

6.75%, 6/1/21

      20       21,100  

5.875%, 7/15/22

      900       944,604  

5.875%, 11/15/24

      5       5,031  
TEGNA, Inc.                  

5.00%, 9/15/29(8)

            68       69,020  
                    $ 3,835,779  
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%(10)  
W.R. Grace & Co.                  

5.125%, 10/1/21(8)

      30     $ 31,275  

5.625%, 10/1/24(8)

            10       10,850  
                    $ 42,125  
Conglomerates — 0.0%(10)  
Spectrum Brands, Inc.                  

5.00%, 10/1/29(8)

      27     $ 27,675  

5.75%, 7/15/25

            70       73,325  
                    $ 101,000  
Consumer Products — 0.0%(10)  
Central Garden & Pet Co.                  

6.125%, 11/15/23

            25     $ 25,969  
                    $ 25,969  
Containers and Glass Products — 1.1%  
Berry Global, Inc.                  

6.00%, 10/15/22

      25     $ 25,500  
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.                  

5.875%, 8/15/23(8)

      35       37,100  

6.375%, 8/15/25(8)

      15       15,862  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Containers and Glass Products (continued)  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group
Issuer, LLC
                 

5.75%, 10/15/20

      3,755     $ 3,772,942  

5.501%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 7/15/21(8)(11)

      950       954,750  

7.00%, 7/15/24(8)

            875       907,266  
                    $ 5,713,420  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0%(10)  
Performance Food Group, Inc.                  

5.50%, 10/15/27(8)

            63     $ 66,938  
                    $ 66,938  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%  
GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd./GEMS Education
Delaware, LLC
                 

7.125%, 7/31/26(8)

            421     $ 437,840  
                    $ 437,840  
Drugs — 0.9%  
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.                  

8.50%, 1/31/27(8)

      188     $ 211,970  
Bausch Health Cos, Inc.                  

6.50%, 3/15/22(8)

      807       832,380  

7.00%, 3/15/24(8)

      1,049       1,100,060  

5.50%, 11/1/25(8)

      1,725       1,809,111  

7.00%, 1/15/28(8)

      687       742,819  
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product
Development, LLC
                 

6.375%, 8/1/23(8)

            70       72,625  
                    $ 4,768,965  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.2%  
Covanta Holding Corp.                  

5.875%, 3/1/24

      25     $ 25,750  
GFL Environmental, Inc.                  

8.50%, 5/1/27(8)

            875       964,687  
                    $ 990,437  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.4%  
CommScope, Inc.                  

6.00%, 3/1/26(8)

      900     $ 929,250  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Energizer Holdings, Inc.                  

7.75%, 1/15/27(8)

      875     $ 971,250  
Infor (US), Inc.                  

6.50%, 5/15/22

      50       50,875  
Sensata Technologies, Inc.                  

4.375%, 2/15/30(8)

            42       42,394  
                    $ 1,993,769  
Entertainment — 0.2%  
Merlin Entertainments PLC                  

5.75%, 6/15/26(8)

            875     $ 935,156  
                    $ 935,156  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.2%  
Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises
Finance Corp.
                 

6.25%, 2/1/22

      40     $ 41,050  

6.25%, 5/15/26

      875       929,687  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.                  

Series S, 6.75% to 2/1/24(12)(13)

      80       89,663  
Navient Corp.                  

5.00%, 10/26/20

            25       25,524  
                    $ 1,085,924  
Food Products — 0.3%  
Dole Food Co., Inc.                  

7.25%, 6/15/25(8)

      500     $ 478,750  
Iceland Bondco PLC                  

5.035%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.25%), 7/15/20(8)(11)

    GBP       210       271,225  
JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA
Finance, Inc.
                 

5.50%, 1/15/30(8)

      217       234,360  
Post Holdings, Inc.                  

8.00%, 7/15/25(8)

      15       16,050  

5.625%, 1/15/28(8)

            875       939,531  
                    $ 1,939,916  
Food Service — 0.0%(10)  
Yum! Brands, Inc.                  

4.75%, 1/15/30(8)

            131     $ 137,714  
                    $ 137,714  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.1%  
Fresh Market, Inc. (The)                  

9.75%, 5/1/23(8)

            1,175     $ 693,250  
                    $ 693,250  
Health Care — 1.3%  
Avantor, Inc.                  

6.00%, 10/1/24(8)

      1,375     $ 1,473,147  
Centene Corp.                  

4.75%, 5/15/22

      20       20,500  
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.                  

6.25%, 3/31/23

      1,500       1,467,187  
Eagle Holding Co. II, LLC                  

7.75%, (7.75% Cash or
8.50% PIK), 5/15/22(8)(9)

      875       890,313  
HCA Healthcare, Inc.                  

6.25%, 2/15/21

      85       89,250  
HCA, Inc.                  

5.875%, 2/15/26

      25       28,188  

5.375%, 9/1/26

      875       955,937  
Hologic, Inc.                  

4.375%, 10/15/25(8)

      30       30,886  
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./
LifePoint Health, Inc.
                 

8.25%, 5/1/23(8)

      1,750       1,869,219  
Teleflex, Inc.                  

5.25%, 6/15/24

      20       20,550  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.                  

8.125%, 4/1/22

      45       48,881  

6.75%, 6/15/23

            5       5,319  
                    $ 6,899,377  
Insurance — 0.2%  
AssuredPartners, Inc.                  

7.00%, 8/15/25(8)

            875     $ 876,094  
                    $ 876,094  
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%  
Netflix, Inc.                  

5.50%, 2/15/22

      45     $ 47,869  

5.875%, 2/15/25

      55       60,637  

5.375%, 11/15/29(8)

      220       232,375  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.                  

8.875%, 3/1/23(8)

            33       15,345  
                    $ 356,226  
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.5%  
Mattel, Inc.                  

6.75%, 12/31/25(8)

      905     $ 949,119  
National CineMedia, LLC                  

6.00%, 4/15/22

      700       708,820  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.                  

5.375%, 4/15/23(8)

      25       25,781  

5.25%, 11/15/23(8)

      40       41,100  
Viking Cruises, Ltd.                  

6.25%, 5/15/25(8)

      40       41,900  

5.875%, 9/15/27(8)

            875       931,875  
                    $ 2,698,595  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.7%  
Caesars Resort Collection, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.                  

5.25%, 10/15/25(8)

      875     $ 897,969  
ESH Hospitality, Inc.                  

5.25%, 5/1/25(8)

      30       31,012  

4.625%, 10/1/27(8)

      84       84,428  
Golden Nugget, Inc.                  

8.75%, 10/1/25(8)

      458       483,190  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership,
L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
                 

5.625%, 5/1/24

      10       11,050  
MGM Resorts International                  

6.625%, 12/15/21

      90       97,762  

7.75%, 3/15/22

      25       28,063  
RHP Hotel Properties, L.P./RHP Finance Corp.                  

5.00%, 4/15/23

      30       30,750  
Stars Group Holdings B.V./Stars Group US Co-
Borrower, LLC
                 

7.00%, 7/15/26(8)

      875       946,094  
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.                  

5.25%, 5/15/27(8)

      875       913,281  
Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC/Wynn Resorts
Capital Corp.
                 

5.125%, 10/1/29(8)

            82       85,844  
                    $ 3,609,443  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%(10)  
New Gold, Inc.                  

6.25%, 11/15/22(8)

            12     $ 12,060  
                    $ 12,060  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas — 1.3%  
Antero Resources Corp.                  

5.375%, 11/1/21

      100     $ 89,750  

5.625%, 6/1/23

      5       3,531  
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU
Finance Corp.
                 

10.00%, 4/1/22(8)

      875       832,387  
Centennial Resource Production, LLC                  

6.875%, 4/1/27(8)

      875       861,875  
CITGO Petroleum Corp.                  

6.25%, 8/15/22(8)

      700       709,625  
CVR Refining, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc.                  

6.50%, 11/1/22

      125       126,562  
Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.                  

5.875%, 1/15/24

      30       33,337  
Hilcorp Energy I, L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co.                  

6.25%, 11/1/28(8)

      875       743,750  
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC                  

6.625%, 5/15/25(8)

      972       972,000  
Newfield Exploration Co.                  

5.625%, 7/1/24

      120       131,658  
Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.                  

5.25%, 8/15/25(8)

      10       10,300  

5.625%, 10/15/27(8)

      264       273,900  
PBF Logistics, L.P./PBF Logistics Finance Corp.                  

6.875%, 5/15/23

      45       46,350  
Precision Drilling Corp.                  

6.50%, 12/15/21

      1,193       1,189,770  
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd.                  

6.75%, 5/1/23(8)

      60       61,050  

6.875%, 6/30/23(8)

      25       25,563  
Tervita Escrow Corp.                  

7.625%, 12/1/21(8)

      892       883,080  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)                  

4.55%, 6/24/24

            5       5,398  
                    $ 6,999,886  
Radio and Television — 0.3%  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.                  

6.375%, 5/1/26

      208     $ 224,501  

8.375%, 5/1/27

      376       405,499  
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (The)                  

5.50%, 10/1/21(8)

      35       35,175  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.                  

5.00%, 8/1/27(8)

      875       923,125  
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Radio and Television (continued)  
Univision Communications, Inc.                  

6.75%, 9/15/22(8)

            241     $ 244,615  
                    $ 1,832,915  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%  
Party City Holdings, Inc.                  

6.125%, 8/15/23(8)

      55     $ 55,413  

6.625%, 8/1/26(8)

            476       461,720  
                    $ 517,133  
Road & Rail — 0.0%(10)  
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp.                  

6.375%, 4/1/23(8)

            45     $ 46,013  
                    $ 46,013  
Software and Services — 0.0%(10)  
IHS Markit, Ltd.                  

5.00%, 11/1/22(8)

            60     $ 64,225  
                    $ 64,225  
Steel — 0.2%  
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.                  

7.875%, 8/15/23

            972     $ 1,062,202  
                    $ 1,062,202  
Surface Transport — 0.2%  
DAE Funding, LLC                  

5.00%, 8/1/24(8)

      875     $ 915,513  
XPO Logistics, Inc.                  

6.50%, 6/15/22(8)

            56       57,190  
                    $ 972,703  
Telecommunications — 1.0%  
CenturyLink, Inc.                  

6.75%, 12/1/23

      40     $ 44,650  
CommScope Technologies, LLC                  

6.00%, 6/15/25(8)

      45       40,511  

5.00%, 3/15/27(8)

      880       723,800  
Digicel International Finance, Ltd./Digicel Holdings
Bermuda, Ltd.
                 

8.75%, 5/25/24(8)

      550       523,875  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.                  

6.625%, 8/1/26

      875     $ 949,375  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.                  

5.50%, 8/1/23

      25       23,500  

8.50%, 10/15/24(8)

      447       451,331  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.                  

5.375%, 1/15/24

      25       25,531  
Sprint Communications, Inc.                  

7.00%, 8/15/20

      144       148,705  

6.00%, 11/15/22

      5       5,300  
Sprint Corp.                  

7.25%, 9/15/21

      225       240,651  

7.875%, 9/15/23

      1,334       1,475,738  

7.625%, 2/15/25

      327       360,109  
T-Mobile USA, Inc.                  

6.375%, 3/1/25

      35       36,407  

6.50%, 1/15/26

            110       117,986  
                    $ 5,167,469  
Utilities — 0.4%  
Calpine Corp.                  

5.25%, 6/1/26(8)

      1,925     $ 2,009,219  
Vistra Energy Corp.                  

8.125%, 1/30/26(8)

            25       26,875  
                    $ 2,036,094  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $63,651,829)

 

  $ 64,219,287  
Asset-Backed Securities — 5.2%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Ares LII CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-52A, Class E, 8.503%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.55%), 4/22/31(8)(11)

    $ 750     $ 719,419  
Ares XXXIIR CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2014-32RA, Class D, 8.008%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%),
5/15/30(8)(11)

      2,000       1,814,306  
Bardot CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-2A, Class E, 8.816%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.95%), 10/22/32(8)(14)

      1,000       955,000  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVII, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-17A, Class E, 8.601%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.60%), 7/15/32(8)(11)

      1,000       949,501  
 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVIII, Ltd.                

Series 2019-18A, Class E, 8.809%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.90%), 10/15/32(8)(14)

    $ 1,000     $ 969,809  
BlueMountain CLO XXV, Ltd.                

Series 2019-25A, Class E, 8.986%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 7/15/32(8)(11)

      1,000       982,118  
BlueMountain CLO XXVI, Ltd.                

Series 2019-26A, Class E, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.70%), 10/20/32(8)(14)

      1,500       1,484,314  
Canyon Capital CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-2A, Class E, 9.238%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.15%), 10/15/32(8)(11)

      400       389,020  
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2012-3A, Class DR2, 8.486%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%),
1/14/32(8)(11)

      1,200       1,068,167  

Series 2015-5A, Class DR, 8.666%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 1/20/32(8)(11)

      500       455,680  
Cedar Funding X CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2019-10A, Class E, 9.131%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%),
10/20/32(8)(11)

      1,000       972,047  
Dryden Senior Loan Fund                

Series 2015-40A, Class ER, 7.908%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%),
8/15/31(8)(11)

      1,000       905,298  
Fort Washington CLO 2019-1, Ltd.                

Series 2019-1A, Class E, 9.158%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.25%), 10/20/32(8)(14)

      1,000       959,269  
Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-15A, Class ER, 8.646%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.65%),
10/15/30(8)(11)

      1,000       898,643  
Galaxy XXI CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-21A, Class ER, 7.216%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%),
4/20/31(8)(11)

      1,000       859,930  
Galaxy XXV CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2018-25A, Class E, 7.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 10/25/31(8)(11)

      250       221,736  
Golub Capital Partners CLO 23M, Ltd.                

Series 2015-23A, Class ER, 7.716%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%),
1/20/31(8)(11)

      1,200       1,020,897  
Kayne CLO 5, Ltd.                

Series 2019-5A, Class E, 8.881%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 7/24/32(8)(11)

      1,000       936,898  
Madison Park Funding XXXVII, Ltd.                

Series 2019-37A, Class E, 8.853%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.55%), 7/15/32(8)(11)

      1,000       951,964  
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 31, Ltd.                

Series 2019-31A, Class E, 8.716%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.75%), 4/20/31(8)(11)

      600       570,539  
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 33, Ltd.                

Series 2019-33A, Class E, 8.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.80%), 10/16/32(8)(11)

      1,000       984,681  
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2013-2A, Class DRR, 8.153%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%),
10/17/31(8)(11)

    $ 900     $ 836,432  

Series 2015-2A, Class DR, 8.466%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%),
7/20/30(8)(11)

      1,200       1,154,853  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, 8.935%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), 11/14/32(8)(11)

      1,000       1,000,000  
Regatta XII Funding, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-1A, Class E, 8.851%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.85%), 10/15/32(8)(11)

      500       491,187  
Southwick Park CLO, LLC                  

Series 2019-4A, Class E, 8.866%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 7/20/32(8)(11)

      2,000       1,927,047  
Vibrant CLO X, Ltd.                  

Series 2018-10A, Class D, 8.156%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.19%), 10/20/31(8)(11)

      775       653,179  
Vibrant CLO XI, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-11A, Class D, 8.869%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%), 7/20/32(8)(11)

      1,000       908,728  
Voya CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2013-1A, Class DR, 8.481%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.48%),
10/15/30(8)(11)

            2,000       1,763,879  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $29,355,434)

 

  $ 27,804,541  
Common Stocks — 1.5%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.2%                     

IAP Global Services, LLC(3)(15)(16)

            55     $ 728,223  
                    $ 728,223  
Automotive — 0.1%  

Dayco Products, LLC(15)(16)

            18,702     $ 504,954  
                    $ 504,954  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(10)  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.(15)(16)

            2,801     $ 168,060  
                    $ 168,060  
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%  

Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(15)(16)

            38,940     $ 393,294  
                    $ 393,294  
 

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.1%  

Answers Corp.(3)(15)(16)

            93,678     $ 184,546  
                    $ 184,546  
Health Care — 0.0%  

New Millennium Holdco, Inc.(3)(15)(16)

            61,354     $ 0  
                    $ 0  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%  

ASP United/GHX Holding, LLC(3)(15)(16)

            76,163     $ 0  
                    $ 0  
Oil and Gas — 0.5%  

AFG Holdings, Inc.(3)(15)(16)

      29,086     $ 1,257,097  

Fieldwood Energy, Inc.(15)(16)

      19,189       470,131  

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.(3)(15)(17)

      758       7  

Samson Resources II, LLC, Class A(15)(16)

      44,102       1,077,743  

Southcross Holdings Group, LLC(3)(15)(16)

      59       0  

Southcross Holdings L.P., Class A(16)

            59       28,025  
                    $ 2,833,003  
Publishing — 0.3%  

ION Media Networks, Inc.(3)(16)

      3,990     $ 1,776,188  

Tweddle Group, Inc.(3)(15)(16)

            1,778       569  
                    $ 1,776,757  
Radio and Television — 0.2%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(15)(16)

      86,335     $ 201,161  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(15)(16)

      38,163       522,451  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(15)(16)

            36,714       526,479  
                    $ 1,250,091  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%(10)  

David’s Bridal, Inc.(15)(16)

            18,846     $ 1,036  
                    $ 1,036  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $6,751,130)

 

  $ 7,839,964  
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(10)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(10)                     

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc., Series A, 12.00%(3)(15)(17)

            14     $ 8,089  

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $14,000)

 

  $ 8,089  
Closed-End Funds — 1.9%

 

Security          Shares     Value  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

      99,936     $ 1,270,187  

Invesco Senior Income Trust

      483,234       2,019,918  

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

      365,228       2,691,730  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

      148,079       1,396,385  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund

      103,281       981,169  

Voya Prime Rate Trust

            396,676       1,904,045  

Total Closed-End Funds
(identified cost $12,168,732)

 

  $ 10,263,434  
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(10)

 

Security          Shares/
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(10)  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class A(15)(16)

      1,527     $ 764  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class B(15)(16)

            764       17,572  
                    $ 18,336  
Telecommunications — 0.0%  

Avaya, Inc., Escrow Certificates(3)(15)

          $ 25,000     $ 0  
                    $ 0  

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $16,616)

 

  $ 18,336  
 

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 2.3%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.97%(18)

        12,482,152     $ 12,482,152  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $12,481,304)

 

  $ 12,482,152  

Total Investments — 157.4%
(identified cost $874,657,422)

 

  $ 841,667,608  

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.1)%

 

  $ (451,280

Net Investments — 157.3%
(identified cost $874,206,142)

 

  $ 841,216,328  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (43.1)%

 

  $ (230,684,941

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (14.2)%

 

  $ (75,817,740

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 534,713,647  

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

 

  *

In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) 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, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. 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”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate.

 

  (2) 

Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The Trust may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. At October 31, 2019, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $437,851. See Note 1F for description.

 

  (3) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 13).

 

  (4) 

The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate at October 31, 2019 of contracts within the senior loan facility. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.

 

  (5) 

This Senior Loan will settle after October 31, 2019, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

  (6) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.

 

  (7) 

Fixed-rate loan.

 

  (8) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At October 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities is $72,680,209 or 13.6% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

 

  (9) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

(10) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(11) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2019.

 

(12) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.

 

(13) 

Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

(14) 

When-issued, variable rate security whose interest rate will be determined after October 31, 2019.

 

(15) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(16) 

Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.

 

(17) 

Restricted security (see Note 7).

 

(18) 

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 October 31, 2019.

 

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     2,200,000     USD     2,433,971     State Street Bank and Trust Company     11/29/19     $ 23,650     $  
USD     643,372     CAD     854,243     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     11/29/19             (5,243
USD     4,390,471     EUR     4,000,000     State Street Bank and Trust Company     11/29/19             (77,930
USD     13,614,368     EUR     12,207,349     State Street Bank and Trust Company     11/29/19             (22,464
USD     748,964     EUR     673,151     State Street Bank and Trust Company     11/29/19             (3,013
EUR     2,200,000     USD     2,439,123     State Street Bank and Trust Company     12/30/19       24,382        
USD     18,177,469     EUR     16,527,451     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     12/30/19             (329,553
USD     1,336,223     EUR     1,200,000     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     12/30/19             (7,507
USD     16,480,777     EUR     14,738,205     Goldman Sachs International     1/31/20             (57,435
USD     1,466,950     GBP     1,136,737     State Street Bank and Trust Company     1/31/20             (9,760
                                    $ 48,032     $ (512,905

Abbreviations:

 

DIP     Debtor In Possession
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

CAD     Canadian Dollar
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2019  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $861,724,838)

   $ 828,734,176  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $12,481,304)

     12,482,152  

Cash

     9,854,534  

Deposits for derivatives collateral — forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     309,343  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $710,067)

     710,181  

Interest and dividends receivable

     3,146,122  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     22,115  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,517,047  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     48,032  

Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     55,154  

Prepaid expenses

     62,789  

Total assets

   $ 856,941,645  
Liabilities

 

Notes payable

   $ 218,000,000  

Payable for investments purchased

     22,156,034  

Payable for when-issued securities

     4,359,400  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     512,905  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     533,954  

Trustees’ fees

     3,455  

Accrued expenses

     844,510  

Total liabilities

   $ 246,410,258  

Auction preferred shares (3,032 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends

   $ 75,817,740  

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 534,713,647  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 36,848,313 shares issued and outstanding

   $ 368,483  

Additional paid-in capital

     565,667,097  

Accumulated loss

     (31,321,933

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 534,713,647  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share

 

($534,713,647 ÷ 36,848,313 common shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.51  

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2019

 

Interest and other income

   $ 48,582,341  

Dividends

     2,193,107  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     272,701  

Total investment income

   $ 51,048,149  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 6,352,420  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     44,382  

Custodian fee

     263,983  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     19,483  

Legal and accounting services

     87,250  

Printing and postage

     62,107  

Interest expense and fees

     7,666,223  

Preferred shares service fee

     76,314  

Miscellaneous

     118,126  

Total expenses

   $ 14,690,288  

Net investment income

   $ 36,357,861  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ (5,648,958

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (997

Proceeds from securities litigation settlements

     97,585  

Foreign currency transactions

     310,873  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,973,985  

Net realized loss

   $ (1,267,512

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ (26,276,978

Investments — affiliated investment

     1,496  

Foreign currency

     22,016  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,880,033

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (28,133,499

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (29,401,011

Distributions to preferred shareholders

   $ (2,658,907

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 4,297,943  

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2019      2018  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 36,357,861      $ 32,626,752  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,267,512      10,847,141  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (28,133,499      (5,061,939

Distributions to preferred shareholders

     (2,658,907      (2,419,087

Discount on redemption and repurchase of auction preferred shares

            1,608,000  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 4,297,943      $ 37,600,867  

Distributions to common shareholders

   $ (36,074,498    $ (31,542,156

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (31,776,555    $ 6,058,711  
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares                  

At beginning of year

   $ 566,490,202      $ 560,431,491  

At end of year

   $ 534,713,647      $ 566,490,202  

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities   

Year Ended

October 31, 2019

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 4,297,943  

Distributions to preferred shareholders

     2,658,907  

Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders

   $ 6,956,850  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Investments purchased

     (231,372,554

Investments sold and principal repayments

     239,216,175  

Decrease in short-term investments, net

     1,121,173  

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

     (787,388

Amortization of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     135,248  

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

     (672,372

Increase in dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     (5,410

Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,367,128  

Increase in prepaid expenses

     (4,880

Decrease in cash collateral due to broker

     (1,260,097

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     512,905  

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

     (19,356

Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

     271  

Decrease in accrued expenses

     (119,830

Increase in unfunded loan commitments

     65,784  

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

     26,275,482  

Net realized loss from investments

     5,649,955  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 47,059,084  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

   $ (36,074,498

Cash distributions paid to preferred shareholders

     (2,656,778

Proceeds from notes payable

     36,000,000  

Repayments of notes payable

     (40,000,000

Payment of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     (127,500

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (42,858,776

Net increase in cash and restricted cash*

   $ 4,200,308  

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year(1)

   $ 6,673,750  

Cash and restricted cash at end of year(1)

   $ 10,874,058  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings

   $ 7,719,803  

 

*

Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $1,428.

 

(1) 

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

     October 31,  
      2019      2018  

Cash

   $ 9,854,534      $ 3,142,704  

Deposits for derivatives collateral —

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     309,343        1,260,097  

Foreign currency

     710,181        2,270,949  

Total cash and restricted cash as shown on the Statement of Cash Flows

   $ 10,874,058      $ 6,673,750  

 

  35   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)

   $ 15.370      $ 15.210      $ 14.860      $ 14.350     $ 15.330  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.987      $ 0.885      $ 0.898      $ 0.963     $ 0.943  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.796      0.153        0.359        0.459       (0.979

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

From net investment income(1)

     (0.072      (0.066      (0.034      (0.019     (0.006

Discount on redemption and repurchase of auction preferred shares(1)

            0.044               0.048        

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.119      $ 1.016      $ 1.223      $ 1.451     $ (0.042
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders

 

From net investment income

   $ (0.979    $ (0.856    $ (0.873    $ (0.941   $ (0.938

Total distributions to common shareholders

   $ (0.979    $ (0.856    $ (0.873    $ (0.941   $ (0.938

Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 14.510      $ 15.370      $ 15.210      $ 14.860     $ 14.350  

Market value — End of year (Common shares)

   $ 12.910      $ 13.430      $ 14.550      $ 14.150     $ 12.970  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     1.69      7.25 %(3)       8.54      11.31 %(4)      0.15

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     3.55      (2.04 )%       9.04      17.27     (1.24 )% 

 

  36   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 534,714      $ 566,490      $ 560,431      $ 547,620     $ 528,561  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(5)

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(6)

     1.28      1.31      1.34      1.38     1.39

Interest and fee expense(7)

     1.40      1.06      0.75      0.49     0.42

Total expenses(6)

     2.68      2.37      2.09      1.87     1.81

Net investment income

     6.64      5.78      5.93      6.84     6.27

Portfolio Turnover

     28      32      42      35     32

Senior Securities:

 

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

   $ 218,000      $ 222,000      $ 199,000      $ 198,000     $ 208,000  

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(8)

   $ 3,801      $ 3,893      $ 4,298      $ 4,250     $ 4,172  

Total preferred shares outstanding

     3,032        3,032        3,836        3,836       5,252  

Asset coverage per preferred share(9)

   $ 70,501      $ 72,558      $ 72,511      $ 71,584     $ 63,946  

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(10)

   $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000     $ 25,000  

Approximate market value per preferred share(10)

   $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000     $ 25,000  

 

  (1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

  (2)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

  (3)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 92% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 6.94%.

 

  (4)

The total return based on net asset value reflects the impact of the tender and repurchase by the Trust of a portion of its APS at 95% of the per share liquidation preference. Absent this transaction, the total return based on net asset value would have been 10.95%.

 

  (5)

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

 

  (6)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

  (7)

Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable incurred to partially redeem the Trust’s APS (see Note 9).

 

  (8)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.

 

  (9)

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 282%, 290%, 290%, 286% and 256% at October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

(10) 

Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 

Ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings are presented below. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders and exclude the effect of custody fee credits, if any. Ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Expenses excluding interest and fees

     0.82      0.85      0.87      0.88     0.86

Interest and fee expense

     0.91      0.69      0.49      0.31     0.26

Total expenses

     1.73      1.54      1.36      1.19     1.12

Net investment income

     4.29      3.76      3.85      4.34     3.90

 

  37   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the Trust) 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 Trust’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust may, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party 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 valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) 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 Trust 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 Trust. 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 Trust. 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 (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices 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 ask prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

Derivatives.  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Trust’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

Foreign Securities and Currencies.  Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.

Affiliated Fund.  The Trust may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation.  Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’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.

As of October 31, 2019, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Trust files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  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.

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2019, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’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 Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust 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 forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. 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.

J  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Trust may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Trust maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

K  New Accounting Pronouncement — During the year ended October 31, 2019, the Trust adopted the FASB’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) — Restricted Cash” (ASU 2016-18), which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Pursuant to the new standard, the Trust is required to include amounts described as restricted cash and restricted

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

cash equivalents with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-year and end-of-year total amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows. Prior to the change, such amounts were disclosed separately within the Statement of Cash Flows. This change in accounting had no impact on the Trust’s net assets.

2  Auction Preferred Shares

The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on January 26, 2004 in a public offering. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset weekly for Series A and Series B, and approximately monthly for Series C and Series D 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. 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. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (see Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 150% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate at the date of the auction. The stated spread over the reference benchmark rate is determined based on the credit rating of the APS.

The number of APS issued and outstanding at October 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

      APS Issued and
Outstanding
 

Series A

     739  

Series B

     763  

Series C

     738  

Series D

     792  

The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend 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 Trust 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 Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee up to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker/dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.

During the year ended October 31, 2018, the Trust redeemed a portion of its APS pursuant to a tender offer to purchase up to 21% of its outstanding APS at a price per share equal to 92% of the APS liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (or $23,000 per share), plus any accrued but unpaid APS dividends. The financing for the partial redemption of the Trust’s APS was provided by a committed financing arrangement (see Note 9). The number of APS redeemed pursuant to the tender offer and the redemption amount (excluding the final dividend payment) were as follows:

 

      APS
Redeemed
     Redemption
Amount
 

Series A

     220      $ 5,060,000  

Series B

     196        4,508,000  

Series C

     221        5,083,000  

Series D

     167        3,841,000  

There were no transactions in APS during the year ended October 31, 2019.

3  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Trust 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 Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. 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

 

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Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

period. The dividend rates for the APS at October 31, 2019, and the amount of dividends accrued (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the year then ended were as follows:

 

      APS Dividend
Rates at
October 31, 2019
     Dividends
Accrued to APS
Shareholders
     Average APS
Dividend
Rates
     Dividend
Rate
Ranges (%)
 

Series A

     2.86    $ 647,056        3.50      2.66–3.83  

Series B

     2.86        667,418        3.50        2.66–3.83  

Series C

     2.86        645,628        3.50        2.86–3.67  

Series D

     2.86        698,805        3.53        2.86–3.83  

Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’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 rates. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of October 31, 2019.

Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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 October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2019      2018  

Ordinary income

   $ 38,733,405      $ 33,961,243  

During the year ended October 31, 2019, accumulated loss was decreased by $811,667 and paid-in capital was decreased by $811,667 primarily due to expired capital loss carryforwards. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trust.

As of October 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 5,825,375  

Deferred capital losses

   $ (4,704,574

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (32,442,734

At October 31, 2019, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $4,704,574 which would 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 would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s next taxable year, can be carried forward for an unlimited period, and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at October 31, 2019, $4,561,042 are long-term and $143,532 are short-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Trust at October 31, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 873,538,175  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,126,610  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (41,448,457

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (32,321,847

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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 Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. For the year ended October 31, 2019, the Trust’s investment adviser fee amounted to $6,352,420. The Trust invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Trust, but receives no compensation.

Trustees and officers of the Trust who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust 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 October 31, 2019, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust 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, aggregated $237,677,846 and $236,923,582, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2019.

6  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Shelf Offering

The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Trust for the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018.

Pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC, the Trust is authorized to issue up to an additional 4,084,905 common shares through an equity shelf offering program (the “shelf offering”). Under the shelf offering, the Trust, subject to market conditions, may raise additional capital from time to time and in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Trust’s net asset value per common share. During the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, there were no shares sold by the Trust pursuant to its shelf offering.

In November 2013, the Board of Trustees initially approved a share repurchase program for the Trust. Pursuant to the reauthorization of the share repurchase program by the Board of Trustees in March 2019, the Trust is authorized to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year at market prices when shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Trust to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Trust for the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018.

7  Restricted Securities

At October 31, 2019, the Trust owned the following securities (representing less than 0.01% 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 Trust has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The 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      Cost      Value  

Common Stocks

           

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc.

     7/15/14        758      $ 34,721      $ 7  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

           

Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc., Series A, 12.00%

     5/26/17        14      $ 14,000      $ 8,089  

Total Restricted Securities

                     $ 48,721      $ 8,096  

8  Financial Instruments

The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange 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 Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and do 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

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

October 31, 2019 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2019, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Trust enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Trust’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Trust for those derivatives in a liability position. At October 31, 2019, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $512,905. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Trust for such liability was $309,343 at October 31, 2019.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Trust invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Trust has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Trust and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Trust may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Trust’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Trust fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Trust of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Trust and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Trust’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Trust, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Trust as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at October 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative(1)      Liability Derivative(2)  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 48,032      $ (512,905

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Trust for such assets and pledged by the Trust for such liabilities as of October 31, 2019.

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   $ 48,032      $ (48,032    $         —      $         —      $         —  
     $ 48,032      $ (48,032    $      $      $  

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

Goldman Sachs International

   $ (57,435    $      $         —      $      $ (57,435

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

     (342,303                    309,343        (32,960

State Street Bank and Trust Company

     (113,167      48,032                      (65,135
     $ (512,905    $ 48,032      $      $ 309,343      $ (155,530

 

(a) 

In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the year ended October 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
(2)
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 3,973,985      $ (1,880,033

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts (based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold) outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2019, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $55,022,000.

9  Credit Agreement

The Trust has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $255 million pursuant to a 364-day revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is generally charged at a rate above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, in effect through March 17, 2020, the Trust pays a facility fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. In connection with the renewal of the Agreement on March 19, 2019, the Trust paid an upfront fee of $127,500, which is being amortized to interest expense through March 17, 2020. The unamortized balance at October 31, 2019 is approximately $55,000 and is included in prepaid upfront fees on notes payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At October 31, 2019, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $218,000,000 at an annual interest rate of 2.69%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the Agreement and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings at October 31, 2019 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the Agreement would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13) at October 31, 2019. For the year ended October 31, 2019, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate (excluding fees) were $223,676,712 and 3.18%, respectively.

10  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies 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 Trust, 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 overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

11  Credit Risk

The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.

12  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At October 31, 2019, the value of the Trust’s investment in affiliated funds was $12,482,152, which represents 2.3% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Trust for the year ended October 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Name of
Affiliated Fund
  Value,
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases     Sales Proceeds     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value, End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Units, End of
Period
 

Short-Term Investments

               

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.97%

  $ 13,602,826     $ 224,209,435     $ (225,330,608   $ (997   $ 1,496     $ 12,482,152     $ 272,701       12,482,152  

13  Fair Value Measurements

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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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

At October 31, 2019, 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  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)

   $      $ 715,921,900      $ 2,658,625      $ 718,580,525  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            64,219,287               64,219,287  

Asset-Backed Securities

            27,804,541               27,804,541  

Common Stocks

     1,643,385        2,249,949        3,946,630        7,839,964  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   8,089        8,089  

Closed-End Funds

     10,263,434                      10,263,434  

Miscellaneous

            18,336        0        18,336  

Short-Term Investments

            12,482,152               12,482,152  

Total Investments

   $ 11,906,819      $ 822,696,165      $ 6,613,344      $ 841,216,328  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 48,032      $      $ 48,032  

Total

   $ 11,906,819      $ 822,744,197      $ 6,613,344      $ 841,264,360  

Liability Description

 

                          

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (512,905    $      $ (512,905

Total

   $      $ (512,905    $      $ (512,905

 

*

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Trust.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended October 31, 2019 is not presented.

14  Legal Proceedings

In May 2015, the Trust was served with an amended complaint filed in an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The adversary proceeding was filed by the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (“AAT”) against the former holders of a $1.5 billion term loan issued by General Motors Corp. (“GM”) in 2006 (the “Term Loan Lenders”) who received a full repayment of the term loan pursuant to a court order in the GM bankruptcy proceeding. The court order was made with the understanding that the term loan was fully secured at the time of GM’s bankruptcy filing in June 2009. The AAT sought (1) a determination from the Bankruptcy Court that the security interest held by the Term Loan Lenders was not perfected at the time GM filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and thus the Term Loan Lenders should have been treated in the same manner as GM’s unsecured creditors, (2) disgorgement of any interest payments made to the Term Loan Lenders within ninety days of GM’s filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, and (3) disgorgement of the $1.5 billion term loan repayment that was made to the Term Loan Lenders. The value of the payment received under the term loan agreement by the Trust was approximately $3,470,000. In April 2019, the parties to the litigation reached a settlement agreement in principle, subject to Court approval. On June 12, 2019, the Court approved the settlement, and all claims and cross claims in the litigation were dismissed on July 2, 2019. The Trust did not suffer any loss to the Trust’s net asset value as a result of the settlement and recovered a portion of the attorney’s fees and costs incurred, which were previously expensed by the Trust.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2019, 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, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust as of October 31, 2019, and 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 five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Trust’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when 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.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 17, 2019

We have serevd as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2020 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2019. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, the Trust designates approximately $2,193,107, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Trust’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Trust’s fiscal 2019 ordinary income dividends, 2.74% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Trust held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 15, 2019. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Item 1:  The election of Cynthia E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley and Scott E. Wennerholm as Class I Trustees of the Trust for a three-year term expiring in 2022.

 

Nominee for Trustee

Elected by All Shareholders

   Number of Shares  
   For      Withheld  

Cynthia E. Frost

     32,182,058        908,090  

Valerie A. Mosley

     31,895,859        1,194,289  

Scott E. Wennerholm

     31,963,709        1,126,439  

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Trust. 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 & Trust Company, LLC (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV 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 NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by AST, the Plan agent (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 the Trust’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be able to participate.

The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Plan participants 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 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 Agent to sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the 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 Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

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 DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

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

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Fund’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust 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. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. 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 EVM and BMR. EVD is a wholly-owned subsidiary 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. Each Trustee oversees 159 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust

Position(s)

    

Term Expiring.

Trustee  Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 159 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee
since 2016.

    

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2022.

Trustee
since 2014.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

  

Class II

Trustee(2)

    

Until 2020.

Trustee
since 2014.

    

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2022.

Trustee
since 2014.

    

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust

Position(s)

    

Term Expiring.

Trustee  Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

  

Chairperson of the Board and Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Chairperson of the Board since 2016 and Trustee since 2003.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

  

Class III

Trustee(2)

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2008.

    

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Class III
Trustee
    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Class III
Trustee
    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2015.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2022.

Trustee since 2016.

    

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

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Eaton Vance

Senior Floating-Rate Trust

October 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust

Position(s)

     Officer
Since
(3)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) since 2016.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM since 2016.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM since 2016.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1)

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. Each Trustee holds office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

(2)

APS Trustee

(3)

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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 Privacy 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, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only 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 advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’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 (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. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by AST or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at 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.

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 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Share Repurchase Program.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


LOGO

 

LOGO

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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. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a)-(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2019 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/18      10/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 94,000      $ 100,063  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 18,299      $ 16,151  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 112,299      $ 116,214  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 related tax 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 D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2019; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/18      10/31/19  

Registrant

   $ 18,299      $ 16,151  

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 126,485      $ 59,903  

 

(1)

Certain subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. provide ongoing services to the registrant.

(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. George J. Gorman (Chair), William H. Park, Helen Frame Peters and Scott E. Wennerholm 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 Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special 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 them 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 personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expect 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 Special 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

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or “Eaton Vance”) is the investment adviser of the Trust. William E. Holt, Catherine C. McDermott, Daniel P. McElaney, Craig P. Russ, Scott H. Page and Andrew N. Sveen comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Trust’s investments.

Messrs. Holt, McElaney and Sveen and Ms. McDermott are Vice Presidents of EVM and have been portfolio managers of the Trust since March 2019. Messrs. Russ and Page are Vice Presidents of EVM and have been portfolio managers of the Trust since November 2003. Messrs. Russ, Page and Sveen and Ms. McDermott have managed other Eaton Vance portfolios for more than five years. This information is provided as of the date of filing this report.


The following table shows, as of April 30, 2019, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) 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 millions of dollars) 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
 

William E. Holt

           

Registered Investment Companies

     5      $ 2,774.7        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Catherine C. McDermott

           

Registered Investment Companies

     8      $ 5,759.7        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Daniel P. McElaney

           

Registered Investment Companies

     5      $ 2,774.7        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Craig P. Russ

           

Registered Investment Companies

     9      $ 21,618.6        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     5      $ 5,969.8        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     7      $ 5,265.2        0      $ 0  

Andrew N. Sveen

           

Registered Investment Companies

     10      $ 22,915.5        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  


The following table shows, as of April 30, 2019, the dollar range of Trust shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Trust’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity
Securities
Beneficially Owned in the Trust

William E. Holt

   None

Catherine C. McDermott

   None

Daniel P. McElaney

   None

Craig P. Russ

   $100,001 - $500,000

Andrew N. Sveen

   $100,001 - $500,000

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment 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 the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies that govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocations, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has the following primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, (3) annual non-cash compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC nonvoting common stock that generally are subject to a vesting schedule and (4) (for equity portfolio managers) a Deferred Alpha Incentive Plan, which pays a deferred cash award tied to future excess returns in certain equity strategy portfolios. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to 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 the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio (Sharpe Ratio uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk). Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group or market index. 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. 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. A portion of the compensation payable to equity portfolio managers and investment professionals will be determined based on the ability of one or more accounts managed by such manager, that are not advised by Calvert Management and Research to achieve a specified target average annual gross return over a three year period in excess of the account benchmark. The cash award to be payable at the end of the three year term will be established at the inception of the term and will be adjusted positively or negatively to the extent that the average annual gross return varies from the specified target return.

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 generally based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus adjusted 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 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 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

No activity to report for the registrant’s most recent fiscal year end.


Item 13. 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 Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   December 23, 2019

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/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   December 23, 2019
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   December 23, 2019