-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NlYa2uALUw+4OShALlK+9xBxxoeIervv83mY+iA0DVcHpuLRXSXkfVAAwXJhDwl5 NriMJ/e9eZXOPrOmZpK2pg== 0000950123-10-061791.txt : 20100629 0000950123-10-061791.hdr.sgml : 20100629 20100628175319 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-061791 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100629 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100628 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100629 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000921370 IRS NUMBER: 043162766 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08464 FILM NUMBER: 10921139 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE EATON VANCE BUILDING STREET 2: 255 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174828260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE EATON VANCE BUILDING STREET 2: 255 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940406 0000921370 S000005235 HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO C000014260 HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO N-CSRS 1 b81373a1nvcsrs.htm EATON VANCE HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Portfolio
 
 
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: 811-08464
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
(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
April 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 5.2%(1)
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace — 0.5%
 
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition, Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing 3/26/14
  $ 2,570     $ 2,212,862      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition, Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing 3/26/14
    153       131,613      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition, Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing 3/26/14
    1,821       1,832,230      
 
 
            $ 4,176,705      
 
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 0.7%
 
EPD Holdings, (Goodyear Engineering Products), Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.01%, Maturing 7/13/15
  $ 2,560     $ 2,165,332      
Ford Motor Co., Revolver Loan, Maturing 11/30/13(2)
    4,325       3,846,547      
 
 
            $ 6,011,879      
 
 
 
 
Broadcasting — 0.7%
 
HIT Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing 2/26/13
  $ 9,180     $ 5,859,897      
 
 
            $ 5,859,897      
 
 
 
 
Building Materials — 0.4%
 
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing 12/31/13
  $ 1,957     $ 1,829,537      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing 6/30/14
    1,321       1,246,740      
 
 
            $ 3,076,277      
 
 
 
 
Capital Goods — 0.1%
 
Dresser, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing 5/4/15
  $ 1,080     $ 1,050,840      
 
 
            $ 1,050,840      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Products — 0.2%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing 5/25/13
  $ 1,411     $ 1,357,792      
 
 
            $ 1,357,792      
 
 
 
Food & Drug Retail — 0.4%
 
Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing 6/10/15
  $ 2,860     $ 2,991,082      
 
 
            $ 2,991,082      
 
 
 
 
Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 0.0%
 
Dole Food Company, Inc., Term Loan, 7.99%, Maturing 8/30/10
  $ 271     $ 274,383      
 
 
            $ 274,383      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.5%
 
BLB Worldwide Holdings, Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing 7/18/12(3)
  $ 5,410     $ 324,600      
Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.51%, Maturing 5/16/14
    1,580       1,335,100      
Great Lakes Entertainment, Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing 8/15/12
    2,911       2,809,340      
 
 
            $ 4,469,040      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.2%
 
IASIS Healthcare, (PIK), Term Loan, 5.59%, Maturing 6/13/14
  $ 2,109     $ 2,017,981      
 
 
            $ 2,017,981      
 
 
 
 
Services — 0.4%
 
Neff Rental, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing 11/13/14
  $ 1,310     $ 209,600      
Travelport, LLC, Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing 8/23/13
    2,630       2,648,176      
 
 
            $ 2,857,776      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.2%
 
RathGibson, Inc., DIP Loan, 10.75%, Maturing 6/30/10(4)
  $ 1,612     $ 1,612,308      
 
 
            $ 1,612,308      
 
 
 
 
Transportation Ex Air / Rail — 0.3%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing 6/15/15
  $ 2,401     $ 2,184,517      
CEVA Group, PLC, Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing 6/15/15
    590       536,818      
 
 
            $ 2,721,335      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.6%
 
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing 10/10/14
  $ 5,493     $ 4,517,988      
 
 
            $ 4,517,988      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $51,682,900)
  $ 42,995,283      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 85.0%
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace — 0.1%
 
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC/Hawker Beechcraft Notes Co., 8.50%, 4/1/15
  $ 500     $ 441,250      
 
 
            $ 441,250      
 
 
 
 
Air Transportation — 0.2%
 
Continental Airlines, 7.033%, 6/15/11
  $ 985     $ 994,952      
United Air Lines, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.875%, 8/1/13(5)
    550       578,875      
 
 
            $ 1,573,827      
 
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 4.0%
 
Affinia Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 8/15/16(5)
  $ 525     $ 579,469      
Allison Transmission, Inc., (PIK), 11.25%, 11/1/15(5)
    5,436       5,897,626      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 3/1/17
    1,125       1,077,188      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 1/15/17(5)
    3,840       4,099,200      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 7/1/13
    1,660       1,381,950      
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 8/1/12
    2,010       2,078,438      
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/16
    4,890       5,218,921      
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 1/15/20
    1,380       1,464,551      
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 5/15/15
    1,305       1,580,530      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 5/15/16
    3,770       4,217,687      
Lear Corp., 7.875%, 3/15/18
    545       557,944      
Lear Corp., 8.125%, 3/15/20
    680       697,000      
Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/1/21
    2,315       2,453,900      
United Components, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.375%, 6/15/13
    1,670       1,686,700      
 
 
            $ 32,991,104      
 
 
 
 
Banks and Thrifts — 1.7%
 
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 5/1/14
  $ 1,450     $ 1,410,125      
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 5/1/17
    1,430       1,363,862      
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11
    571       583,848      
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 12/31/18
    2,280       2,294,250      
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/1/31
    2,515       2,464,700      
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.30%, 2/12/15(5)
    5,560       5,817,150      
 
 
            $ 13,933,935      
 
 
 
 
Broadcasting — 3.0%
 
Allbritton Communications Co., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 5/15/18(5)
  $ 690     $ 693,450      
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 4.40%, 5/15/11
    705       676,800      
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.25%, 3/15/11
    9,055       8,896,537      
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.65%, 9/15/10
    1,485       1,488,712      
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, 9.25%, 12/15/17(5)
    2,980       3,207,225      
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17(5)
    745       799,013      
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.375%, 9/1/14(5)
    1,675       1,767,125      
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 9/1/15(5)
    1,305       1,432,238      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 6/15/13(5)
    2,120       2,337,300      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 13.00%, 8/1/13(5)
    3,125       3,562,500      
 
 
            $ 24,860,900      
 
 
 
 
Building Materials — 1.5%
 
Goodman Global Group, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/14(5)
  $ 4,000     $ 2,460,000      
Goodman Global, Inc., 13.50%, 2/15/16
    1,940       2,184,925      
Interface, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.375%, 11/1/13
    640       736,000      
Interface, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.50%, 2/1/14
    607       629,762      
Masco Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 3/15/20
    800       822,106      

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Building Materials (continued)
 
                     
Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., 10.50%, 12/15/15(5)
  $ 640     $ 683,200      
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 13.125%, 7/15/14(5)
    3,830       4,002,350      
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.75%, 6/15/13
    1,065       1,138,219      
 
 
            $ 12,656,562      
 
 
 
 
Cable / Satellite TV — 1.1%
 
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 4/15/18
  $ 1,350     $ 1,377,000      
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 4/15/20
    675       690,187      
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., 7.875%, 4/30/18(5)
    680       695,300      
Charter Communications, Inc., 8.00%, 4/30/12(5)
    740       788,100      
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.875%, 9/15/14(5)
    2,340       2,655,900      
Kabel Deutschland GmbH, 10.625%, 7/1/14
    465       487,088      
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.50%, 8/15/16
    2,005       2,210,512      
 
 
            $ 8,904,087      
 
 
 
 
Capital Goods — 2.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes, 7.50%, 3/1/14
  $ 1,620     $ 1,587,600      
Amsted Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 3/15/18(5)
    2,890       2,904,450      
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.125%, 10/15/15
    2,370       2,399,625      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 12/15/13(5)
    1,720       1,788,800      
Greenbrier Cos., Inc., 8.375%, 5/15/15
    145       138,475      
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), 9.50%, 2/15/18
    455       480,025      
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp., 11.75%, 8/1/16
    1,870       2,040,638      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 5/15/18(5)
    3,420       3,462,750      
Terex Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.875%, 6/1/16
    2,555       2,880,762      
 
 
            $ 17,683,125      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 3.3%
 
Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 6/1/17(5)
  $ 1,630     $ 1,862,275      
CF Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 5/1/18
    2,740       2,863,300      
CF Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.125%, 5/1/20
    2,040       2,152,200      
CII Carbon, LLC, 11.125%, 11/15/15(5)
    1,665       1,710,788      
Dow Chemical Co. (The), 8.55%, 5/15/19
    555       679,278      
Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17(5)
    355       376,300      
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.50%, 2/15/16(5)
    4,115       3,682,925      
Koppers, Inc., 7.875%, 12/1/19(5)
    315       326,025      
LBI Escrow Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 11/1/17(5)
    4,075       4,232,906      
Nova Chemicals Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 11/1/16(5)
    1,610       1,678,425      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 8/15/14(5)
    4,255       4,127,350      
Solutia, Inc., 8.75%, 11/1/17
    1,420       1,522,950      
Terra Capital, Inc., 7.75%, 11/1/19
    1,555       1,914,594      
 
 
            $ 27,129,316      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Products — 2.1%
 
ACCO Brands Corp., 7.625%, 8/15/15
  $ 1,190     $ 1,139,425      
ACCO Brands Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.625%, 3/15/15(5)
    1,920       2,136,000      
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.75%, 5/1/14
    5,960       6,064,300      
Libbey Glass, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.00%, 2/15/15(5)
    2,600       2,759,250      
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/15(5)
    3,560       3,675,700      
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 7.25%, 1/15/18
    550       563,750      
Sealy Mattress Co., Sr. Notes, 10.875%, 4/15/16(5)
    1,125       1,288,125      
 
 
            $ 17,626,550      
 
 
 
 
Containers — 0.6%
 
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.50%, 8/1/14
  $ 3,855     $ 3,315,300      
Solo Cup Co., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 11/1/13
    1,295       1,385,650      
 
 
            $ 4,700,950      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Media — 4.3%
 
Catalina Marketing Corp., 11.625%, 10/1/17(5)
  $ 2,965     $ 3,187,375      
Catalina Marketing Corp., (PIK), 10.50%, 10/1/15(5)
    14,135       15,089,112      
Interpublic Group Cos., Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17
    2,000       2,297,500      
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.875%, 4/15/18(5)
    410       421,275      
LBI Media, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes, 11.00%, 10/15/13
    2,760       2,277,000      
MDC Partners, Inc., 11.00%, 11/1/16(5)
    2,200       2,420,000      
Nielsen Finance, LLC, 10.00%, 8/1/14
    2,780       2,932,900      
Nielsen Finance, LLC, 11.50%, 5/1/16
    1,870       2,131,800      
Nielsen Finance, LLC, 12.50%, (0.00% until 8/1/11), 8/1/16
    1,520       1,482,000      

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Diversified Media (continued)
 
                     
Nielsen Finance, LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.625%, 2/1/14
  $ 220     $ 250,800      
Warner Music Group Acquisition Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 6/15/16(5)
    2,335       2,533,475      
 
 
            $ 35,023,237      
 
 
 
 
Energy — 7.4%
 
ATP Oil & Gas Corp, Sr. Notes, 11.875%, 5/1/15(5)
  $ 2,045     $ 2,050,112      
Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 6/1/14
    1,905       2,119,312      
Bill Barrett Corp., 9.875%, 7/15/16
    385       415,800      
Coffeyville Resources, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 4/1/15(5)
    2,540       2,603,500      
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13
    2,545       2,175,975      
Continental Resources, Inc., 7.375%, 10/1/20(5)
    280       291,200      
Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/20
    1,639       1,766,023      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.75%, 3/1/16
    3,050       3,385,500      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.625%, 5/15/12
    2,880       3,124,103      
El Paso Tennessee Pipeline Co., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 12/15/25
    3,520       3,266,254      
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, 8.50%, 12/15/16(5)
    2,905       2,992,150      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 2/15/15
    4,040       3,787,500      
Holly Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/17(5)
    1,710       1,786,950      
McJunkin Red Man Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 12/15/16(5)
    2,080       2,176,200      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.875%, 12/15/14
    1,915       1,833,613      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/14
    2,060       1,987,900      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 2/15/18
    1,570       1,695,600      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd., 6.75%, 5/1/14(5)
    200       191,000      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/17(5)
    1,480       1,354,200      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 9.375%, 9/15/19(5)
    3,235       3,105,600      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.75%, 1/1/16
    2,720       3,168,800      
Rosetta Resources, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/18(5)
    1,015       1,045,450      
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.75%, 1/15/20(5)
    1,190       1,201,900      
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, (PIK), 8.625%, 4/1/15
    4,240       4,293,000      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 6/1/14
    700       700,000      
United Refining Co., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 8/15/12
    8,420       8,209,500      
 
 
            $ 60,727,142      
 
 
 
Entertainment / Film — 1.3%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/1/16
  $ 10,255     $ 11,024,125      
 
 
            $ 11,024,125      
 
 
 
 
Environmental — 0.7%
 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 7/15/14(5)
  $ 650     $ 708,500      
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.50%, 4/15/14
    4,915       5,074,737      
 
 
            $ 5,783,237      
 
 
 
 
Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 2.9%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes, 11.50%, 11/1/11
  $ 6,585     $ 6,840,169      
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 15.00%, 5/15/17(5)
    1,610       1,623,411      
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.75%, 5/15/16(5)
    2,480       2,498,600      
C&S Group Enterprises, LLC, 8.375%, 5/1/17(5)
    1,705       1,726,313      
Dole Foods Co., Sr. Notes, 13.875%, 3/15/14
    1,680       2,041,200      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC, 9.25%, 4/1/15(5)
    1,635       1,708,575      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC, 10.625%, 4/1/17
    175       189,000      
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 5/15/13
    115       117,300      
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.00%, 7/15/14(5)
    2,140       2,412,850      
U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 6/30/15(5)
    4,780       4,971,200      
 
 
            $ 24,128,618      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 6.8%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, 9.375%, 12/15/14(3)(5)
  $ 5,755     $ 992,738      
CCM Merger, Inc., 8.00%, 8/1/13(5)
    2,435       2,255,419      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate, 4.024%, 11/15/12(5)
    595       470,050      
Eldorado Casino Shreveport, (PIK), 10.00%, 8/1/12(4)
    705       621,378      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC, 11.00%, 6/15/15(3)(5)
    9,480       177,750      
Galaxy Entertainment Finance, 9.875%, 12/15/12(5)
    1,160       1,217,281      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 12/1/13(3)(5)
    1,180       84,075      
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 5.625%, 6/1/15
    7,100       5,094,250      
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 6/1/17
    3,760       4,117,200      

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Gaming (continued)
 
                     
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 12.75%, 4/15/18(5)
  $ 2,760     $ 2,742,750      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 11/15/10(3)
    3,615       1,793,944      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC, 12.50%, 10/15/11(3)(5)
    1,620       8,586      
MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.375%, 2/1/11
    4,760       4,843,300      
MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 3/15/20(5)
    680       717,400      
MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.375%, 5/15/14(5)
    1,305       1,435,500      
MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.125%, 11/15/17(5)
    1,350       1,540,687      
Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC/Midwest Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.625%, 4/15/16(5)
    870       898,275      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 6.125%, 2/15/13
    405       366,525      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 6.875%, 2/15/15
    2,930       2,329,350      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.125%, 8/15/14
    2,760       2,256,300      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.00%, 4/1/12
    3,250       3,103,750      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.375%, 7/1/11
    1,000       980,745      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.50%, 11/1/17(5)
    1,620       1,733,400      
MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 12.625%, 7/15/14
    2,055       2,168,025      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC, 8.375%, 8/15/15(5)
    390       400,725      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC, 10.75%, 8/15/17(5)
    1,935       1,988,212      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.50%, 6/15/15
    1,235       1,194,862      
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes, 10.375%, 6/15/14(5)
    1,184       1,249,120      
San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13(5)
    1,335       1,303,294      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate, 2.757%, 3/15/14(5)
    990       889,763      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 11/15/15(5)
    3,605       3,447,281      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 9/15/14(4)(5)
    4,654       3,714,823      
 
 
            $ 56,136,758      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 7.5%
 
Accellent, Inc., 10.50%, 12/1/13
  $ 2,465     $ 2,495,812      
Accellent, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 2/1/17(5)
    2,840       2,886,150      
American Renal Holdings, Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 5/15/18(5)
    550       556,875      
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.00%, 2/15/15
    3,575       3,776,094      
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 12.375%, 11/1/14(5)
    320       355,200      
Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, 10/15/17
    6,975       7,846,875      
Biomet, Inc., (PIK), 10.375%, 10/15/17
    640       707,200      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 10.875%, 11/15/14
    3,465       3,811,500      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.875%, 11/15/14(5)
    320       352,000      
HCA, Inc., 9.875%, 2/15/17(5)
    2,195       2,436,450      
HCA, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 9/15/20(5)
    2,680       2,810,650      
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.00%, 5/15/16
    3,230       3,302,675      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.375%, 4/15/16(5)
    5,835       6,068,400      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., 11.25%, 7/1/14
    3,670       3,688,350      
Patheon, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.625%, 4/15/17(5)
    1,080       1,096,200      
Quintiles Transnational Corp., (PIK), Sr. Notes, 9.50%, 12/30/14(5)
    6,210       6,303,150      
Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.875%, 4/15/17(5)
    1,235       1,265,875      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/13
    2,370       2,381,850      
Rural/Metro Corp., Sr. Disc. Notes, 12.75%, 3/15/16
    2,470       2,630,550      
US Oncology, Inc., 10.75%, 8/15/14
    1,655       1,733,612      
US Oncology, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 8/15/17
    2,040       2,142,000      
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 8.375%, 6/15/16
    1,375       1,450,625      
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 3/15/20(5)
    935       956,038      
Viant Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/17(5)
    440       444,400      
 
 
            $ 61,498,531      
 
 
 
 
Homebuilders / Real Estate — 0.3%
 
CB Richard Ellis Service, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.625%, 6/15/17
  $ 1,990     $ 2,268,600      
 
 
            $ 2,268,600      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.4%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/1/15(5)
  $ 1,795     $ 1,862,313      
HUB International Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 12/15/14(5)
    670       656,600      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate, 4.125%, , 11/15/14(5)
    1,200       1,029,000      
 
 
            $ 3,547,913      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Leisure — 1.2%
 
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp., 12.50%, 4/1/13(3)(4)(5)
  $ 2,315     $ 0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp., Sr. Notes, (PIK), 14.50%, 4/1/14(3)(4)(5)
    3,274       0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp., Variable Rate, 0.00%, 4/1/12(3)(4)(5)
    3,985       0      
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 5/15/18(5)
    590       609,175      
MU Finance PLC, Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 2/1/17(5)
    2,130       2,098,050      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 12/1/13
    858       891,800      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 7.00%, 6/15/13
    1,750       1,824,375      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 6/15/16
    535       544,363      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes, 7.25%, 3/15/18
    1,355       1,365,163      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 8.875%, 11/15/15(5)
    1,215       1,251,450      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.875%, 11/15/16(5)
    1,485       1,585,237      
 
 
            $ 10,169,613      
 
 
 
 
Metals / Mining — 3.3%
 
Arch Coal, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 8/1/16(5)
  $ 765     $ 818,550      
Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., 8.50%, 12/15/19(5)
    1,555       1,609,425      
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 4/1/17(5)
    1,630       1,729,837      
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/1/20(5)
    1,365       1,460,550      
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd., 10.625%, 9/1/16(5)
    5,820       6,867,600      
Murray Energy Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 10/15/15(5)
    3,865       4,038,925      
Novelis, Inc./GA, Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 2/15/15
    785       867,425      
Patriot Coal Corp., 8.25%, 4/30/18
    720       725,400      
Teck Resources, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 5/15/16
    1,555       1,881,550      
Teck Resources, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 5/15/19
    5,805       7,256,250      
 
 
            $ 27,255,512      
 
 
 
 
Paper — 2.7%
 
Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, 8.00%, 4/1/20(5)
  $ 545     $ 564,075      
Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 9.00%, 11/1/17(5)
    1,825       1,966,438      
Domtar Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.75%, 6/1/17
    2,680       3,296,400      
International Paper Co., 7.95%, 6/15/18
    2,320       2,757,104      
NewPage Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.375%, 12/31/14
    8,085       8,347,762      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc., 11.375%, 8/1/16
    2,515       2,420,688      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.125%, 8/1/14
    2,225       2,280,625      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate, 3.999%, 8/1/14
    245       224,175      
 
 
            $ 21,857,267      
 
 
 
 
Publishing / Printing — 0.0%
 
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11.00%, 12/1/17
  $ 415     $ 300,875      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.00%, 2/15/17(3)(4)
    5,520       552      
 
 
            $ 301,427      
 
 
 
 
Railroad — 0.2%
 
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 6/1/14
  $ 1,150     $ 1,178,750      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 12/1/13
    650       671,125      
 
 
            $ 1,849,875      
 
 
 
 
Restaurants — 0.6%
 
El Pollo Loco, Inc., 11.75%, 11/15/13
  $ 1,145     $ 1,024,775      
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.50%, 5/1/14
    3,380       3,439,150      
 
 
            $ 4,463,925      
 
 
 
 
Services — 5.4%
 
Avis Budget Group, Inc., 9.625%, 3/15/18(5)
  $ 815     $ 884,275      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.25%, 6/1/16
    998       1,082,830      
Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/14
    255       264,563      
Hertz Corp., 10.50%, 1/1/16
    625       673,438      
JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, (PIK), 10.50%, 5/15/20(5)
    1,265       1,413,637      
Laureate Education, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/15(5)
    7,020       7,283,250      
Laureate Education, Inc., 11.75%, 8/15/17(5)
    3,930       4,146,150      
Laureate Education, Inc., (PIK), 10.25%, 8/15/15(5)
    10,307       10,583,258      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.375%, 11/15/14(5)
    2,575       2,439,812      
Muzak, LLC/Muzak Finance, Sr. Notes, (PIK), 15.00%, 7/31/14
    1,620       1,389,150      

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Services (continued)
 
                     
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.00%, 7/15/17(5)
  $ 3,290     $ 3,610,775      
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.25%, 11/15/19(5)
    535       560,413      
ServiceMaster Co. (The), (PIK), 10.75%, 7/15/15(5)
    1,490       1,596,162      
Sitel LLC/Sitel Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 4/1/18(5)
    830       846,600      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., 10.75%, 8/1/16
    2,340       2,644,200      
United Rentals North America, Inc., 10.875%, 6/15/16
    2,345       2,649,850      
West Corp., 9.50%, 10/15/14
    2,480       2,579,200      
 
 
            $ 44,647,563      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.6%
 
AK Steel Corp., 7.625%, 5/15/20
  $ 1,140     $ 1,179,900      
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.25%, 2/15/14(3)
    5,225       1,312,781      
United States Steel Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 4/1/20
    2,700       2,787,750      
 
 
            $ 5,280,431      
 
 
 
 
Super Retail — 6.1%
 
Express, LLC/Express Finance Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.75%, 3/1/18(5)
  $ 3,250     $ 3,363,750      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, (PIK),
Variable Rate, 5.75%, 3/15/14
    4,445       4,256,088      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.75%, 3/15/15
    7,050       7,217,437      
Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19
    3,135       3,495,525      
Michaels Stores, Inc., 13.00%, (0.00% until 11/1/11), 11/1/16
    2,700       2,430,000      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., (PIK), 9.00%, 10/15/15
    3,209       3,305,144      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 11/15/16
    5,645       6,223,613      
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29
    2,200       2,455,750      
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.00%, 3/15/18(5)
    410       428,450      
Toys “R” Us, 7.625%, 8/1/11
    6,135       6,395,737      
Toys “R” Us, 10.75%, 7/15/17(5)
    3,945       4,497,300      
Toys “R” Us Property Co., LLC, 8.50%, 12/1/17(5)
    875       929,688      
Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17
    4,950       5,197,500      
 
 
            $ 50,195,982      
 
 
 
Technology — 2.9%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 8.125%, 12/15/17(5)
  $ 1,005     $ 1,040,175      
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.25%, 6/1/16
    2,635       2,819,450      
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 11/1/15
    2,930       2,966,625      
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes, (PIK), 10.125%, 11/1/15
    4,792       4,657,249      
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.625%, 1/15/18(5)
    680       703,800      
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes, 6.875%, 1/15/20(5)
    855       887,063      
Sorenson Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 2/1/15(5)
    4,075       3,993,500      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.625%, 5/15/15
    6,375       7,060,312      
 
 
            $ 24,128,174      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 6.1%
 
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 12/1/15(5)
  $ 3,770     $ 3,949,075      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes, (PIK), 9.125%, 1/15/15(5)
    8,397       8,522,955      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 10.50%, 4/15/18(5)
    1,175       1,260,187      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 4/1/14(5)
    1,195       1,374,250      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 11.25%, 6/15/16
    3,050       3,316,875      
Intelsat Corp., 9.25%, 8/15/14
    1,385       1,440,400      
Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., 9.50%, 6/15/16
    2,413       2,575,877      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holdings Co., Ltd., 8.875%, 1/15/15(5)
    865       899,600      
NII Capital Corp., 8.875%, 12/15/19(5)
    3,235       3,445,275      
NII Capital Corp., 10.00%, 8/15/16(5)
    2,740       3,055,100      
SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 8.00%, 8/15/16(5)
    1,145       1,213,700      
SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/19(5)
    765       824,288      
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28
    1,115       975,625      
Telesat Canada/Telesat, LLC, Sr. Notes, 11.00%, 11/1/15
    7,770       8,741,250      
Telesat Canada/Telesat, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, 12.50%, 11/1/17
    4,060       4,755,275      
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Sr. Notes, 11.75%, 7/15/17(5)
    3,060       3,419,550      
 
 
            $ 49,769,282      
 
 
 
 
Textiles / Apparel — 1.5%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 5/15/20(5)
  $ 1,025     $ 1,040,375      
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes, 8.875%, 4/1/16
    10       10,650      
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 1/15/15
    810       855,562      

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Textiles / Apparel (continued)
 
                     
Oxford Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.375%, 7/15/15
  $ 1,945     $ 2,188,125      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.875%, 9/15/13
    3,710       3,802,750      
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 5/15/20
    1,370       1,411,100      
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.75%, 11/15/23
    2,780       2,976,702      
 
 
            $ 12,285,264      
 
 
 
 
Transportation Ex Air / Rail — 1.2%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes, 11.50%, 4/1/18(5)
  $ 2,815     $ 3,043,719      
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes, 11.625%, 10/1/16(5)
    880       960,300      
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125%, 3/30/18
    1,360       1,394,000      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Sr. Notes, 12.50%, 5/15/17(5)
    1,490       1,506,762      
Teekay Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 1/15/20
    1,080       1,144,800      
Western Express, Inc., 12.50%, 4/15/15(5)
    2,000       1,965,000      
 
 
            $ 10,014,581      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 1.8%
 
AES Eastern Energy, Series 99-A, 9.00%, 1/2/17
  $ 2,052     $ 2,108,275      
Calpine Construction Finance Co., Sr. Notes, 8.00%, 6/1/16(5)
    3,315       3,447,600      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.375%, 5/1/16
    570       504,450      
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Notes, 7.20%, 5/15/19
    790       568,800      
Energy Future Holdings Corp., (PIK), 11.25%, 11/1/17
    4,185       2,819,644      
NGC Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/26
    3,205       2,227,475      
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.375%, 2/1/16
    2,670       2,649,975      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.625%, 6/15/14
    370       369,538      
 
 
            $ 14,695,757      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $691,719,533)
  $ 699,554,420      
 
 
 
 
Convertible Bonds — 2.4%
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 0.3%
 
Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 11/15/16
  $ 1,650     $ 2,576,063      
 
 
            $ 2,576,063      
 
 
 
Building Materials — 0.3%
 
Cemex SAB de CV, 4.875%, 3/15/15(5)
  $ 2,245     $ 2,587,362      
 
 
            $ 2,587,362      
 
 
 
 
Cable / Satellite TV — 1.1%
 
Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16
  $ 7,310     $ 9,146,637      
 
 
            $ 9,146,637      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.2%
 
Kendle International, Inc., 3.375%, 7/15/12
  $ 680     $ 646,850      
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/25
    525       521,719      
 
 
            $ 1,168,569      
 
 
 
 
Hotels — 0.2%
 
Gaylord Entertainment Co., 3.75%, 10/1/14(5)
  $ 1,355     $ 1,891,919      
 
 
            $ 1,891,919      
 
 
 
 
Technology — 0.3%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.00%, 5/1/15
  $ 2,725     $ 2,639,844      
 
 
            $ 2,639,844      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Bonds
   
(identified cost $13,515,662)
  $ 20,010,394      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 3.6%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Automotive & Auto Parts — 0.7%
 
Lear Corp.(6)
    75,000     $ 6,088,500      
 
 
            $ 6,088,500      
 
 
 
 
Building Materials — 0.2%
 
Panolam Holdings Co.(4)(7)
    3,117     $ 1,712,791      
 
 
            $ 1,712,791      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Products — 0.0%
 
HF Holdings, Inc.(4)(6)
    13,600     $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Energy — 0.1%
 
SemGroup Corp.(6)
    16,378     $ 475,781      
 
 
            $ 475,781      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.0%
 
Fontainebleau Equity Holdings, Class A(4)(6)(7)
    148,726     $ 1,487      
Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.(4)
    4,858       87,444      
 
 
            $ 88,931      
 
 
 
 
Publishing / Printing — 0.0%
 
Dex One Corp.(6)
    10,138     $ 307,283      
 
 
            $ 307,283      
 
 
 
 
Services — 0.8%
 
Geo Group, Inc. (The)(6)
    300,000     $ 6,354,000      
 
 
            $ 6,354,000      
 
 
 
 
Super Retail — 1.1%
 
GameStop Corp., Class A(6)
    300,000     $ 7,293,000      
GNC Acquisition Holdings, Class A(4)(6)(7)
    108,818       1,280,788      
 
 
            $ 8,573,788      
 
 
 
 
Technology — 0.7%
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.(6)
    800,000     $ 6,032,000      
 
 
            $ 6,032,000      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $30,444,993)
  $ 29,633,074      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Energy — 0.3%
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.50%
    22,471     $ 1,878,351      
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.00%(5)
    6,292       539,539      
 
 
            $ 2,417,890      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $2,908,400)
  $ 2,417,890      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
 
Security   Shares/Units     Value      
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.0%
 
Fontainebleau Resorts LLC, (PIK)(4)(6)(7)
    4,544     $ 45      
 
 
            $ 45      
 
 
 
 
Homebuilders / Real Estate — 0.3%
 
GGP Capital Trust I(5)(6)
    3,000,000 (8)   $ 1,950,000      
 
 
            $ 1,950,000      
 
 
 
 
Super Retail — 0.0%
 
GNC Acquisition Holdings(4)(6)(7)
    37,182     $ 224,951      
 
 
            $ 224,951      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $7,130,370)
  $ 2,174,996      
 
 
                     
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.1%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Cable / Satellite TV — 0.1%
 
Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(6)
    7,585,000     $ 133,496      
Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(6)
    3,555,000       62,568      
Adelphia Recovery Trust(6)
    10,758,837       390,008      
 
 
            $ 586,072      
 
 
 
 
Energy — 0.0%
 
SemGroup Corp., Escrow Certificate(4)(6)
    6,330,000     $ 0      
VeraSun Energy Corp., Escrow Certificate(4)(6)
    1,240,000       0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Services — 0.0%
 
NCS Acquisition Corp., Escrow Certificate(6)
    2,640,000     $ 433,488      
 
 
            $ 433,488      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.0%
 
Mirant Corp., Escrow Certificate(4)(6)(7)
    3,200,000     $ 320      
Mirant Corp., Escrow Certificate(4)(6)(7)
    1,440,000       144      
 
 
            $ 464      
 
 
     
Total Miscellaneous
   
(identified cost $10,919,998)
  $ 1,020,024      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.3%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Energy — 0.0%
 
SemGroup Corp., Expires 11/30/14(4)(6)
    17,240     $ 142,230      
 
 
            $ 142,230      
 
 
 
 
Food / Beverage / Tobacco — 0.0%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Expires 5/15/18(6)
    1,610     $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Gaming — 0.3%
 
Peninsula Gaming LLC, Convertible Preferred Membership Interests(4)(6)(7)
    25,351     $ 2,466,672      
 
 
            $ 2,466,672      
 
 
 
 
Publishing / Printing — 0.0%
 
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Expires 2/15/17(4)(6)
    17,588     $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $172)
  $ 2,608,902      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 2.7%
 
    Interest
           
Security   (000’s Omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.19%(8)
  $ 22,023     $ 22,022,815      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $22,022,815)
  $ 22,022,815      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 99.9%
   
(identified cost $830,344,843)
  $ 822,437,798      
 
 
             
Other Assets — 0.1%
  $ 528,237      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 822,966,035      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
DIP - Debtor In Possession
 
PIK - Payment In Kind
 
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (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 have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. 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”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2010, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(3) Defaulted security. Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
 
(4) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(5) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions and remain exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $313,217,394 or 38.1% of the Portfolio’s net assets.
 
(6) Non-income producing security.
 
(7) Restricted security (see Note 5).
 
(8) Reflects stated liquidation amount.

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
 
(9) 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 April 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was $7,471 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of April 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $808,322,028)
  $ 800,414,983      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $22,022,815)
    22,022,815      
Cash
    953,655      
Restricted cash*
    29,000      
Interest and dividends receivable
    18,225,374      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    1,797      
Receivable for investments sold
    7,043,743      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    386,964      
Other assets
    198,050      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 849,276,381      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 25,156,920      
Premium received on open swap contracts
    266,786      
Payable for closed swap contracts
    376,881      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    385,954      
Trustees’ fees
    2,185      
Accrued expenses
    121,620      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 26,310,346      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 822,966,035      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 830,486,116      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (7,520,081 )    
 
 
Total
  $ 822,966,035      
 
 
Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian as collateral for open swap contracts.
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
April 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest and other income
  $ 37,156,113      
Dividends
    105,327      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    10,617      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (3,146 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 37,268,911      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 2,264,060      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    13,211      
Custodian fee
    130,050      
Legal and accounting services
    56,908      
Miscellaneous
    38,488      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 2,502,717      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 100      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 100      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 2,502,617      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 34,766,294      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 6,679,126      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    1,153      
Swap contracts
    233,135      
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 6,913,414      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 44,944,026      
Swap contracts
    (348,325 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 44,595,701      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 51,509,115      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 86,275,409      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  April 30, 2010
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 34,766,294     $ 61,608,446      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, swap contracts and foreign currency and forward
foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    6,913,414       (52,689,551 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    44,595,701       190,325,398      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 86,275,409     $ 199,244,293      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 73,334,954     $ 138,360,690      
Withdrawals
    (47,500,418 )     (106,809,974 )    
 
 
Net increase from capital transactions
  $ 25,834,536     $ 31,550,716      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 112,109,945     $ 230,795,009      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 710,856,090     $ 480,061,081      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 822,966,035     $ 710,856,090      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
 
Supplementary Data
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended October 31,
    April 30, 2010
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    0.65 %(2)     0.79 %     0.70 %     0.63 %     0.59 %     0.58 %    
Net investment income
    9.04 %(2)     11.34 %     9.38 %     8.33 %     8.13 %     8.06 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    38 %(3)     72 %     48 %     81 %     62 %     62 %    
 
 
Total Return
    11.75 %(3)     38.97 %     (29.08 )%     6.54 %     11.66 %     6.54 %    
 
 
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 822,966     $ 710,856     $ 480,061     $ 872,268     $ 1,087,324     $ 1,110,139      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(2) Annualized.
 
(3) Not annualized.

 
See notes to financial statements

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
High Income Opportunities Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2010, Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Strategic Income Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance Medallion Strategic Income Fund) held an interest of 55.9%, 15.4%, 17.6% and 2.2%, respectively, in the Portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) 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 asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, 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 securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 Portfolio. 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 are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked 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 will use 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. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. 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

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High Income Opportunities Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
 
and implied bid/ask spreads. 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 Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all 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 condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
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.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of
 
its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  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.
 
G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have

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personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
 
I  Credit Default Swaps — When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation.
 
Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2010 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
 
2   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.30% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.275% from $500 million up to $1 billion and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level; plus 3.00% of the Portfolio’s daily gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) when daily net assets are less than $500 million, 2.75% when daily net assets are $500 million but less than $1 billion, and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $2,265,451 of which $1,391 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $2,264,060 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management Portfolio, was 0.59% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to

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defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
3   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 $317,884,170 and $288,083,680, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 835,809,947      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 60,822,710      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (74,194,859 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (13,372,149 )    
 
 
 
5   Restricted Securities
 
At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.7% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio 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.
 
                                     
    Date of
                       
Description   Acquisition     Shares/Units     Cost     Value      
 
Stocks, Miscellaneous, and Warrants
 
GNC Acquisition Holdings, Class A
    3/15/07       108,818     $ 544,090     $ 1,280,788      
GNC Acquisition Holdings, Preferred
    3/15/07       37,182       185,910       224,951      
Fontainebleau Equity Holdings, Class A
    6/1/07       148,726       1,784,712       1,487      
Fontainebleau Resorts LLC (PIK), Preferred
    6/1/07       4,544       4,544,460       45      
Mirant Corp., Escrow Certificate
    1/5/06       1,440,000       0 (1)     144      
Mirant Corp., Escrow Certificate
    1/5/06       3,200,000       0 (1)     320      
Panolam Holding Co., Common
    12/30/09       3,117       1,712,791       1,712,791      
Peninsula Gaming LLC,
Convertible Preferred Membership Interests
    7/8/99       25,351       0 (1)     2,466,672      
 
 
Total Restricted Securities
                  $ 8,771,963     $ 5,687,198      
 
 
 
(1) Less than $0.50.
 
6   Financial Instruments
 
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include swap 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 Portfolio 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 April 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
                                           
Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
 
            Notional
  Receive
                 
            Amount**
  Annual
          Net
     
    Reference
  Credit
  (000’s
  Fixed
    Termination
    Unrealized
     
Counterparty   Entity   Rating*   omitted)   Rate     Date     Appreciation      
 
Citigroup, Inc.    First Data Corp.     Caa1/B-   $4,560     5.00%(1 )     12/20/10     $ 386,964      
 
 
                                  $ 386,964      
 
 
 
* Credit ratings are those of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Corporation. The credit ratings of the reference debt obligation (together with the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the swap) are a representative measure of the current payment/performance risk of the credit default swap. A lower credit rating increases the probability of the occurrence of a credit event.
 
** If the Portfolio is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At April 30, 2010, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Portfolio is the seller was $4,560,000.
 
(1) Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.
 
At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Portfolio is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit in which it may otherwise invest, or to enhance return.
 
The Portfolio enters into swap contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those swaps in a

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liability position. At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio held no derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.
 
The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Portfolio invests, including swap contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At April 30, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk was $386,964, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position. Such amount would be reduced by any unamortized upfront payments received by the Portfolio. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Portfolio if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is credit risk at April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
     
Derivative   Asset Derivative(1)      Liability Derivative      
 
Credit default swap contracts
  $ 386,964     $        —      
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open swap contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.
 
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 credit risk for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)      Income(2)       
 
Credit default swap contracts
  $ 233,135     $ (348,325 )    
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Swap contracts.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Swap contracts.
 
The average notional amount of credit default swap contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was $9,024,000.
 
7   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2010.
 
8   Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Portfolio regularly invests in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield securities. These investments have different risks than investments in debt securities rated investment grade and held by the Portfolio. Risk of loss upon default by the borrower is significantly greater with respect to such debt than with other debt securities because these securities are generally unsecured and are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates, than are investment grade issuers.
 
9   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)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At April 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Senior Floating-Rate Interests
  $     $ 41,382,975     $ 1,612,308     $ 42,995,283      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          695,217,667       4,336,753       699,554,420      
Convertible Bonds
          20,010,394             20,010,394      
Common Stocks
    26,550,564             3,082,510       29,633,074      
Convertible Preferred Stocks
    1,878,351       539,539             2,417,890      
Preferred Stocks
          1,950,000       224,996       2,174,996      
Miscellaneous
          1,019,560       464       1,020,024      
Warrants
                2,608,902       2,608,902      
Short-Term Investments
          22,022,815             22,022,815      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 28,428,915     $ 782,142,950     $ 11,865,933     $ 822,437,798      
 
 
Credit Default Swaps
  $     $ 386,964     $     $ 386,964      
 
 
Total
  $ 28,428,915     $ 782,529,914     $ 11,865,933     $ 822,824,762      
 
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                             
    Investments in
                                         
    Senior
    Investments in
                                   
    Floating-
    Corporate
    Investments in
    Investments in
                       
    Rate
    Bonds &
    Common
    Preferred
    Investments in
    Investments in
           
    Interests     Notes     Stocks     Stocks     Warrants     Miscellaneous     Total      
 
Balance as of October 31, 2009
  $     $ 621,378     $ 1,369,719     $ 224,996     $ 2,466,672     $ 464     $ 4,683,229      
Realized gains (losses)
          9,623                               9,623      
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
          (27,803 )                 142,058             114,255      
Net purchases (sales)
          (280,623 )     1,712,791             172             1,432,340      
Accrued discount (premium)
          243                               243      
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
    1,612,308       4,013,935                               5,626,243      
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2010
  $ 1,612,308     $ 4,336,753     $ 3,082,510     $ 224,996     $ 2,608,902     $ 464     $ 11,865,933      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments still held as of April 30, 2010*
  $     $ (82,490 )   $     $     $ 142,058     $     $ 59,568      
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.

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Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of High Income Opportunities Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in high-yield debt. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009 for the Fund. In considering the Fund’s longer-term performance record, the Board noted that the Fund’s performance had improved relative to its peers in recent periods. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided by the Adviser in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund
 
     
Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee

William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President

John R. Baur
Vice President

Maria C. Cappellano
Vice President

Michael A. Cirami
Vice President

Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President

John H. Croft
Vice President

Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President

Christine M. Johnston
Vice President

Aamer Khan
Vice President

Thomas H. Luster
Vice President

Jeffrey A. Rawlins
Vice President

Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President

Judith A. Saryan
Vice President

Susan Schiff
Vice President

Thomas Seto
Vice President

David M. Stein
Vice President

Eric A. Stein
Vice President

Dan R. Strelow
Vice President

Mark S. Venezia
Vice President

Adam A. Weigold
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Ma ureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT’D
 
 
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
 
     
Officers
Michael W. Weilheimer
President

Thomas P. Huggins
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser of High Income Opportunities Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

 
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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.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served 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) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
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
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not required in this filing.
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 second fiscal quarter of 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. 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.
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
         
By:
  /s/ Michael W. Weilheimer
 
Michael W. Weilheimer
President
   
Date: June 11, 2010
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/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
   
Date: June 11, 2010
         
By:
  /s/ Michael W. Weilheimer
 
Michael W. Weilheimer
President
   
Date: June 11, 2010

 

EX-99.CERT 2 b81373a1exv99wcert.htm EX-99.CERT SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(i)
CERTIFICATION
I, Barbara E. Campbell; certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of High Income Opportunities Portfolio;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 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; and

 


 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: June 11, 2010
         
     
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   
 

 


 

High Income Opportunities Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(ii)
CERTIFICATION
I, Michael W. Weilheimer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of High Income Opportunities Portfolio;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 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; and

 


 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: June 11, 2010
         
     
  /s/ Michael W. Weilheimer    
  Michael W. Weilheimer   
  President   

 

EX-99.906CERT 3 b81373a1exv99w906cert.htm EX-99.906CERT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certification
         
Form N-CSR Item 12(b) Exhibit
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
          The undersigned hereby certify in their capacity as Treasurer and President, respectively, of High Income Opportunities Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), that:
  (a)   The Semi-Annual Report of the Portfolio on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2010 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  (b)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Portfolio for such period.
A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to the Portfolio and will be retained by the Portfolio and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
Date: June 11, 2010
     
/s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
Treasurer
   
Date: June 11, 2010
     
/s/ Michael W. Weilheimer
 
Michael W. Weilheimer
President
   

 

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