UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number

 

811-09153

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

The Eaton Vance Building,
255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02109

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Eaton Vance Management, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

 

(617) 482-8260

 

 

 

Date of Fiscal Year End:

 

November 30

 

 

 

Date of Reporting Period:

 

February 29, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust

as of February 29, 2008

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

 

Tax-Exempt Investments — 167.2%

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s omitted)

 

Security

 

Value

 

Education — 6.4%

 

 

 

$

1,250

 

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

 

$

1,257,325

 

540

 

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

 

493,760

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,751,085

 

Electric Utilities — 8.6%

 

 

 

$

1,250

 

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

 

$

1,239,062

 

375

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, DRIVERS, Variable Rate, 7.74%, 7/1/25 (1) (2)

 

296,520

 

1,125

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, DRIVERS, Variable Rate, 7.74%, 7/1/37 (1) (2)

 

803,317

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,338,899

 

Escrowed/Prerefunded — 11.8%

 

 

 

$

500

 

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

 

$

537,380

 

750

 

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

 

795,052

 

750

 

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

 

813,337

 

1,000

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Prerefunded to 7/1/12, 5.25%, 7/1/31

 

1,084,960

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,230,729

 

General Obligations — 10.2%

 

 

 

$

500

 

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

 

$

495,420

 

1,000

 

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

 

997,730

 

345

 

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

 

320,322

 

1,000

 

White Cloud Public Schools, Prerefunded to 5/1/11, 5.125%, 5/1/31

 

975,430

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,788,902

 

Health Care-Miscellaneous — 0.3%

 

 

 

$

100

 

Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (Mepsi Campus Project), 6.50%, 10/1/37

 

$

93,841

 

 

 

 

 

$

93,841

 

Hospital — 29.0%

 

 

 

$

500

 

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

 

$

514,675

 

185

 

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

 

172,426

 

125

 

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

 

117,357

 

560

 

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

 

508,497

 

500

 

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

 

491,905

 

1,000

 

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

 

1,000,390

 

750

 

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

 

654,712

 

1,000

 

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

 

892,770

 

1,080

 

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

 

952,636

 

750

 

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

 

754,508

 

1,000

 

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

 

1,024,240

 

800

 

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

 

843,208

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,927,324

 

Housing — 3.1%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, (Williams Pavilion), (AMT), 4.90%, 4/20/48

 

$

841,810

 

 

 

 

 

$

841,810

 

 

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Industrial Development Revenue — 8.0%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

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

 

$

831,690

 

800

 

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

 

810,896

 

625

 

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

 

538,919

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,181,505

 

Insured-Electric Utilities — 10.9%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

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

 

$

963,550

 

500

 

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

 

481,840

 

500

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FGIC), 5.25%, 7/1/34

 

476,005

 

1,200

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (MBIA), 4.75%, 7/1/33 (3)

 

1,046,616

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,968,011

 

Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 22.9%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

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

 

$

1,037,020

 

1,000

 

Detroit Sewer Disposal, (FGIC), Prerefunded to 7/1/11, 5.125%, 7/1/31

 

1,058,670

 

2,000

 

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

 

2,008,700

 

2,000

 

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

 

2,142,380

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,246,770

 

Insured-General Obligations — 8.6%

 

 

 

$

650

 

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

 

$

602,186

 

750

 

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

 

766,523

 

200

 

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

 

191,160

 

700

 

Puerto Rico, (FSA), Variable Rate, 11.337%, 7/1/27 (1) (2)

 

782,061

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,341,930

 

Insured-Hospital — 7.1%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

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

 

$

936,280

 

1,000

 

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

 

1,005,580

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,941,860

 

Insured-Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 3.8%

 

 

 

$

4,300

 

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

 

$

1,033,677

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,033,677

 

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 10.9%

 

 

 

$

5,160

 

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

 

$

295,616

 

1,225

 

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

 

135,375

 

2,430

 

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

 

252,866

 

1,470

 

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

 

144,104

 

2,250

 

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

 

2,135,543

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,963,504

 

Insured-Student Loan — 7.0%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

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

 

$

900,250

 

1,000

 

Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 6/1/25 (4)

 

1,002,490

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,902,740

 

Insured-Transportation — 3.2%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

Wayne Charter County Airport, (MBIA), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/28

 

$

885,350

 

 

 

 

 

$

885,350

 

Insured-Water and Sewer — 5.7%

 

 

 

$

1,650

 

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

 

$

1,570,998

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,570,998

 

Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 0.9%

 

 

 

$

250

 

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

 

$

242,683

 

 

 

 

 

$

242,683

 

 

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Other Revenue — 3.5%

 

 

 

$

12,500

 

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 0.00%, 6/1/52

 

$

480,625

 

500

 

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.00%, 6/1/48

 

463,740

 

 

 

 

 

$

944,365

 

Transportation — 5.3%

 

 

 

$

1,500

 

Kent County Airport Facility, 5.00%, 1/1/25 (3)

 

$

1,451,805

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,451,805

 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 167.2%
(identified cost $47,642,487)

 

$

45,647,788

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.1)%

 

$

(848,520

)

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (64.1)%

 

$

(17,504,320

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

$

27,294,948

 

 

AMBAC

AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.

AMT

Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.

DRIVERS

Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

MBIA

Municipal Bond Insurance Association

XLCA

XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Michigan municipalities.  The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality.  In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at February 29, 2008, 47.9% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 1.1% to 19.1% of total investments.

 

(1)

 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At February 29, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $1,881,898 or 6.9% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

(2)

 

Security has been issued as a leveraged inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at February 29, 2008.

(3)

 

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

(4)

 

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

 

A summary of financial instruments at February 29, 2008 is as follows:

 

Futures Contracts

 

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

Date

 

Contracts

 

Position

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Depreciation

 

6/08

 

6 U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Short

 

$

(700,104

)

$

(711,750

)

$

(11,646

)

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount

 

Annual
Fixed Rate
Paid By
Fund

 

Floating
Rate Paid
To Fund

 

Effective Date/
Termination Date

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.

 

$

400,000

 

4.9025

%

3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

July 9, 2008/
July 9, 2038

 

$

656

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

$

275,000

 

5.428

%

3-month USD- LIBOR- BBA

 

September 10, 2008/ September 10, 2038

 

$

(20,877

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(20,221

)

 

The effective date represents the date on which the Trust and the counterparty to the interest rate swap contract begin interest payment accruals.

 

At February 29, 2008, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

 

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The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at February 29, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

45,678,471

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

1,157,811

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(3,113,494

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(1,955,683

)

 

The Trust adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, effective December 1, 2007.  FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, 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)

 

At February 29, 2008, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Other Financial
Instruments*

 

Level 1

 

Quoted Prices

 

$

 

$

(11,646

)

Level 2

 

Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

 

45,647,788

 

 

(20,221

)

Level 3

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

45,647,788

 

$

(31,867

)

 

*Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Trust held no investments or other financial instruments as of November 30, 2007 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

 

The Trust generally uses a pricing vendor to provide evaluations for its investments in municipal bonds, which are derived from the vendor’s pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer. The pricing vendor may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the evaluation for a security. The Trust’s investments in interest rate swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a pricing vendor. Such vendor valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of a swap contract. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap curves provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. The Trust’s investments in futures contracts are valued based on the closing price on the primary exchange on which such contracts trade.

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 



 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust

 

By:

 

/s/ Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

President

 

 

 

Date:

 

April 21, 2008

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

/s/ Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

President

 

 

 

Date:

 

April 21, 2008

 

By:

 

/s/ Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

Date:

 

April 21, 2008