Eaton vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
Signatures
EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certification


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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811- 21411
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
October 31, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (Privacy Policy) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
 
In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
 
For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
 
 
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
 
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
 
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
 
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF PETER M. CAMPO)
Peter M. Campo, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
  During the year ending October 31, 2009, global credit markets experienced unprecedented volatility in the early months of the period but staged a remarkable turnaround beginning in January 2009. In the first two months of the period, there was little doubt that a recession would bring higher default rates; but it was difficult to reconcile bank loan and high-yield bond prices with market fundamentals. By the turn of the New Year, however, the markets began to rebound as credit spreads tightened from record levels and investors returned to the credit markets.
 
  The loan market, as measured by the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index), returned 30.44% during the year ending October 31, 2009, and 46.90% for the first 10 months of the year—the highest 10-month performance in the history of the asset class.1 Performance was driven by a combination of technical factors, which improved the market’s supply and demand picture. On the supply side, limited new loan issuance and a contraction of the existing supply through loan repayments reduced the available universe of purchasable loans. Matched with little selling activity and modest, steady inflows, loan prices improved significantly. More significant investor flows into the high-yield bond market also contributed to the improvement in bank loans. Increased high-yield bond issuance contributed to meaningful bank loan repayments, which lowered the available supply of loans and provided cash to bank loan managers. In addition, direct crossover buying into the asset class by high-yield bond managers bolstered demand.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Trust shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
Management Discussion
(PHOTO OF CRAIG P. RUSS)
Craig P. Russ
Co-Portfolio Manager
  The Trust is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “EFR.” The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, it may also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (senior loans). In managing the Trust, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The Trust may also invest in second lien loans and high-yield bonds, and, as discussed below, employs leverage, which may increase risk.
 
  As of October 31, 2009, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 377 borrowers spanning 39 industries, with an average loan size of 0.25% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 11% of total investments. Health care, cable and satellite television, and business equipment and services were among the top industry weightings.
 
  The Trust outperformed the Index during the past fiscal year. Its larger, higher-quality loans helped perfor-
Total Return Performance 10/31/08 — 10/31/09
             
NYSE Symbol       EFR
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
        46.90 %
At Market Price2
        49.61  
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
        30.44  
 
           
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (10/31/09)
        -5.26 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $ 0.863  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     6.39 %
 
  At Market Price     6.75 %
 
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
2   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Trust’s most recent monthly distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Trust’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Trust’s monthly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
    mance in the earlier part of 2009 as these loans were the first to benefit from price recovery. Management’s use of leverage was also a significant factor in the Trust’s outperformance, as its borrowings were bolstered by the strong credit market rally. The past six months witnessed a “junk rally,” with the market’s lowest-quality loans skyrocketing back to life. As a result, our relative underweight to the lowest-quality loans, including second-lien loans and those rated below CCC, hampered relative performance.
 
  The Trust had a 6.5% exposure to European loans as of October 31, 2009. The Trust’s involvement in the European leveraged loan market represented further opportunity for diversification, and while this market was affected slightly more than the U.S. bank loan market by the credit market turmoil, we believed it offered an attractive appreciation opportunity at then-current price levels.
 
  In terms of industries, a relative overweight to the cable and satellite television; leisure goods, activities and movies; and business equipment and services industries benefited performance relative to the Index. Detractors included underweights to the automotive and lodging and casino industries. The Trust’s diversification was an important risk mitigator during the fiscal year.
  As concerns about inflation and the uncertainty of the potential interest-rate impact of historic stimulus financing persists, we believe the floating-rate asset class remains attractive, especially relative to duration-exposed fixed-income alternatives. We continue to believe the Trust is well-positioned to weather this difficult economic environment, and our view is that our credit selection and portfolio-construction process combine for an approach to the asset class that may be appropriate for many investors.
 
  As of October 31, 2009, the Trust employed leverage of 37.9% of total assets — 17.7% auction preferred shares (APS)1 and 20.2% borrowings. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but at the same time creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares).

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
 
1   APS percentage represents the liquidation value of the Trust’s APS outstanding at 10/31/09 as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding. In the event of a rise in long-term interest rates, the value of the Trust’s investment portfolio could decline, which would reduce the asset coverage for its APS and borrowings.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
FUND PERFORMANCE
Trust Performance1
         
NYSE Symbol   EFR
Average Annual Total Returns (by market price, NYSE)
       
One Year
    49.61 %
Five Years
    -0.25  
Life of Trust (11/28/03)
    1.32  
 
       
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
       
One Year
    46.90 %
Five Years
    1.84  
Life of Trust (11/28/03)
    2.25  
 
1   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Portfolio Composition
Top 10 Holdings2
By total investments
         
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    1.4 %
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    1.3  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
    1.3  
HCA, Inc.
    1.3  
Rite Aid Corp.
    1.2  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
    1.2  
Aramark Corp.
    1.1  
Cequel Communications, LLC
    1.1  
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
    0.9  
Intelsat Corp.
    0.9  
 
2   Top 10 Holdings represented 11.7% of the Trust’s total investments as of 10/31/09.
Top Five Industries3
By total investments
         
Health Care
    10.6 %
Cable and Satellite Television
    7.7  
Business Equipment and Services
    7.5  
Publishing
    5.8  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    5.6  
 
3   Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments as of 10/31/09.
Credit Quality Ratings for
Total Loan Investments
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By total loan investments
         
Baa
    1.4 %
Ba
    36.9  
B
    37.4  
Ca
    0.8  
Caa
    6.2  
Defaulted
    7.6  
Non-Rated5
    9.7  
 
4   Credit Quality ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects the Trust’s total loan investments as of 10/31/09. Although the investment adviser considers ratings when making investment decisions, it performs its own credit and investment analysis and does not rely primarily on the ratings assigned by the rating services. Credit quality can change from time to time, and recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular security or the issuer’s current financial condition. The rating assigned to a security by a rating agency does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security.
 
5   Certain loans in which the Trust invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS 
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 152.9%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 3.1%
 
ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.
  709     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 5, 2014(2)   $ 200,396      
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  651     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing March 22, 2013     601,775      
  1,623     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.31%, Maturing March 22, 2013     1,123,804      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  407     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing July 31, 2014     383,008      
  416     Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing July 31, 2014     391,500      
Evergreen International Aviation
  1,370     Term Loan, 12.00%, Maturing October 31, 2011     1,088,832      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  4,331     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 26, 2014     3,443,312      
  256     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing March 26, 2014     203,746      
Hexcel Corp.
  773     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 21, 2014     779,238      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  886     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing December 30, 2012(3)     745,211      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  1,581     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing December 31, 2011     1,531,841      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,625     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,562,612      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  909     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 17, 2011     911,286      
  215     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     213,736      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  1,143     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,084,125      
 
 
            $ 14,264,422      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.6%
 
Airport Development and Investment, Ltd.
GBP 783     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.56%, Maturing April 7, 2011   $ 1,179,997      
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  750     Term Loan, 2.20%, Maturing April 30, 2012     640,313      
  1,173     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.53%, Maturing April 30, 2014     988,839      
 
 
            $ 2,809,149      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 6.0%
 
Accuride Corp.
  1,958     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 31, 2012   $ 1,948,790      
  475     Term Loan, Maturing September 30, 2013(4)     485,545      
Adesa, Inc.
  2,544     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 18, 2013     2,442,053      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  1,893     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing September 30, 2014     1,703,473      
Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc.
  232     Revolving Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 23, 2011     212,490      
  1,413     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 23, 2010     1,296,693      
  72     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing December 23, 2011     66,406      
Dayco Products, LLC
  1,728     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 21, 2011(2)     792,206      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  2,483     Term Loan, 2.19%, Maturing December 27, 2014     1,913,088      
  3,120     Term Loan, 2.19%, Maturing December 27, 2015     2,404,078      
Ford Motor Co.
  2,217     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing December 15, 2013     1,981,301      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  5,400     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.34%, Maturing April 30, 2010     4,950,644      
HLI Operating Co., Inc.
  540     DIP Loan, 26.00%, Maturing November 30, 2009(3)     544,950      
EUR 109     Term Loan, 11.00%, Maturing May 30, 2014     12,041      
EUR 1,853     Term Loan, 11.50%, Maturing May 30, 2014     422,701      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  1,323     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing January 12, 2012     810,611      
LKQ Corp.
  938     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 12, 2014     923,445      
TriMas Corp.
  426     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing August 2, 2011     392,600      
  2,776     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing August 2, 2013     2,557,450      
TRW Automotive, Inc.
  916     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing February 2, 2014     917,826      
United Components, Inc.
  1,137     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 30, 2010     1,054,709      
 
 
            $ 27,833,100      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.3%
 
Culligan International Co.
EUR 975     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.19%, Maturing May 31, 2013   $ 534,485      
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
  997     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 31, 2012     976,195      
 
 
            $ 1,510,680      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Brokers, Dealers and Investment Houses — 0.2%
 
AmeriTrade Holding Corp.
  730     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing December 31, 2012   $ 710,089      
 
 
            $ 710,089      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 3.3%
 
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  1,140     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing September 30, 2013   $ 1,075,933      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  1,186     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,119,559      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  1,342     Term Loan, 2.87%, Maturing November 23, 2010     1,026,630      
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.
  1,377     Revolving Loan, 0.39%, Maturing December 1, 2010(5)     1,156,984      
  1,107     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing December 1, 2010     996,429      
LNR Property Corp.
  1,026     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing July 3, 2011     815,525      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing October 2, 2009(2)(6)     5,250      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  1,088     Term Loan, 5.78%, Maturing May 24, 2014     1,065,192      
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
  283     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing June 18, 2010     263,411      
November 2005 Land Investors
  305     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 9, 2011(2)     103,646      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2012     902,760      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  608     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing December 17, 2012     596,106      
  3,312     Term Loan, 9.77%, Maturing December 17, 2012     3,262,606      
Realogy Corp.
  320     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing September 1, 2014     268,765      
  675     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing September 1, 2014     567,671      
South Edge, LLC
  1,588     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(2)(6)     488,156      
WCI Communities, Inc.
  1,500     Term Loan, 10.06%, Maturing September 3, 2014     1,481,250      
 
 
            $ 15,195,873      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 12.1%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  1,114     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 1, 2013   $ 1,039,159      
Affiliated Computer Services
  705     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 20, 2013     697,569      
  794     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 20, 2013     785,734      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  2,379     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing October 17, 2012     2,287,938      
Allied Barton Security Service
  991     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,004,380      
Education Management, LLC
  4,630     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 1, 2013     4,351,258      
Info USA, Inc.
  252     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing February 14, 2012     244,049      
Intergraph Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, 2.37%, Maturing May 29, 2014     959,375      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.29%, Maturing November 29, 2014     962,500      
iPayment, Inc.
  2,382     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing May 10, 2013     2,176,728      
Kronos, Inc.
  1,023     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 11, 2014     965,513      
Language Line, LLC
  1,851     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 11, 2011     1,850,579      
  2,025     Term Loan, Maturing October 30, 2015(4)     2,026,266      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.56%, Maturing March 28, 2015     680,000      
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC
  1,906     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing May 22, 2014     1,785,755      
Protection One, Inc.
  887     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing March 31, 2012     848,533      
Quantum Corp.
  199     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing July 12, 2014     181,558      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  995     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing March 31, 2013     949,443      
  1,700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.28%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,627,750      
Sabre, Inc.
  6,057     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing September 30, 2014     5,258,491      
Serena Software, Inc.
  477     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing March 10, 2013     441,821      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  1,867     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,624,164      
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 736     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,051,267      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  2,238     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing February 11, 2013     2,106,998      
  6,862     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing February 28, 2016     6,676,719      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
Ticketmaster
  1,750     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing July 22, 2014   $ 1,723,750      
Transaction Network Services, Inc.
  492     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing May 4, 2012     496,729      
Travelport, LLC
  3,178     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,899,915      
  437     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing August 23, 2013     398,776      
EUR 1,054     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,388,552      
Valassis Communications, Inc.
  459     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing March 2, 2014     429,541      
  1,789     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,673,953      
VWR International, Inc.
  998     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing June 28, 2013     912,713      
West Corp.
  1,374     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing October 24, 2013     1,265,042      
  1,996     Term Loan, 4.12%, Maturing July 15, 2016     1,880,949      
 
 
            $ 55,653,467      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 12.6%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  2,575     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 2,568,705      
  96     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing September 1, 2013     94,527      
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  2,107     Term Loan, 2.86%, Maturing August 31, 2014     2,054,325      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  498     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 29, 2014     479,258      
  1,200     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.75%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,143,000      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  2,486     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing November 5, 2013     2,380,411      
  3,931     Term Loan, 6.29%, Maturing May 5, 2014     3,925,289      
  2,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.79%, Maturing May 5, 2014     2,007,975      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  7,856     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 28, 2013     7,162,939      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  2,922     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing March 29, 2013     2,787,673      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  613     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing February 15, 2015     569,625      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  581     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     530,624      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  3,594     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing April 6, 2014     3,425,569      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  5,733     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing January 31, 2015     5,274,659      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  3,693     Term Loan, 1.73%, Maturing January 31, 2015     3,396,001      
  1,000     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 31, 2017     1,005,000      
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 197     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing March 30, 2012     314,483      
GBP 2,331     Term Loan, 2.93%, Maturing September 3, 2012     3,714,243      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 410     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing March 2, 2015     403,480      
EUR 97     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing June 26, 2015     121,035      
EUR 2,187     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing June 26, 2015     2,723,423      
EUR 410     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing March 2, 2016     403,480      
EUR 365     Term Loan, 8.15%, Maturing March 2, 2017(3)     124,097      
EUR 520     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.90%, Maturing September 2, 2016     291,728      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
  1,264     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,185,678      
  1,686     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 31, 2016     1,622,620      
EUR 2,353     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing December 31, 2016     3,185,566      
EUR 2,697     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing December 31, 2017     3,668,470      
Virgin Media Investment Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 240     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing March 30, 2012     381,707      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 209     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing July 28, 2014     238,138      
EUR 249     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing July 28, 2014     284,095      
EUR 542     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing July 28, 2014     617,071      
 
 
            $ 58,084,894      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 7.5%
 
Ashland, Inc.
  552     Term Loan, 7.65%, Maturing November 20, 2014   $ 561,465      
Arizona Chemical, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.76%, Maturing February 28, 2014     437,500      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  1,493     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,422,369      
  365     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 23, 2013     347,290      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.25%, Maturing December 23, 2015     938,333      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  4,119     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,863,788      
First Chemical Holding
EUR 965     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing December 18, 2014     1,040,549      
Georgia Gulf Corp.
  652     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing October 3, 2013     652,098      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  489     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2012   $ 384,891      
  776     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2013     617,207      
  3,574     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,841,281      
Huntsman International, LLC
  2,500     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing August 16, 2012     2,289,235      
  1,000     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing June 30, 2016     918,750      
INEOS Group
  2,795     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 14, 2013     2,397,799      
  2,700     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing December 14, 2014     2,316,258      
EUR 1,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.02%, Maturing December 14, 2012     1,376,799      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  1,557     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,477,393      
Kranton Polymers, LLC
  2,744     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 12, 2013     2,610,740      
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 724     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing April 12, 2014     839,651      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  312     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing April 30, 2014     287,387      
  975     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.03%, Maturing October 31, 2014     804,375      
Momentive Performance Material
  1,678     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,404,360      
Nalco Co.
  498     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 6, 2016     506,828      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  3,210     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014     3,255,184      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding
EUR 145     Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing November 16, 2015     136,119      
EUR 412     Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing November 16, 2015     388,102      
EUR 443     Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing November 16, 2015     417,635      
 
 
            $ 34,533,386      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.3%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  850     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.99%, Maturing March 5, 2014   $ 823,437      
St. John Knits International, Inc.
  480     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing March 23, 2012     388,612      
 
 
            $ 1,212,049      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 4.5%
 
Amsted Industries, Inc.
  1,675     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing October 15, 2010   $ 1,537,032      
Blount, Inc.
  248     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing August 9, 2010     237,684      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  395     Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing July 13, 2015     320,824      
  395     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing July 13, 2015     320,824      
GBP 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.02%, Maturing January 13, 2016     545,715      
Jarden Corp.
  922     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing January 24, 2012     889,804      
  1,636     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing January 24, 2012     1,582,561      
Johnson Diversey, Inc.
  1,605     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing December 16, 2011     1,598,036      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  3,234     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing August 21, 2014     3,189,878      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  1,923     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 22, 2014     1,927,389      
RBS Global, Inc.
  784     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 19, 2013     752,136      
  3,785     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 19, 2013     3,646,058      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  136     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 30, 2014     120,778      
  2,710     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing April 30, 2014     2,415,569      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  997     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing February 21, 2015     929,622      
Vertrue, Inc.
  822     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing August 16, 2014     680,393      
 
 
            $ 20,694,303      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 4.4%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  1,990     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 1,714,541      
Consolidated Container Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing September 28, 2014     830,833      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  606     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing November 15, 2012     594,630      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  2,187     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing October 7, 2011     2,139,022      
  1,943     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     1,948,074      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  4,476     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 16, 2014     4,266,228      
  478     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing May 16, 2014     460,036      
JSG Acquisitions
  1,791     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,723,511      
  1,791     Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing December 13, 2014     1,723,511      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Containers and Glass Products (continued)
 
                     
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  1,556     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing June 14, 2013   $ 1,520,280      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  1,470     Revolving Loan, 2.84%, Maturing July 28, 2010     1,440,367      
  487     Revolving Loan, 3.06%, Maturing July 28, 2010     477,726      
  191     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     185,939      
  336     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     327,053      
  633     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     614,991      
  295     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     287,386      
 
 
            $ 20,254,128      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.6%
 
American Safety Razor Co.
  488     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing July 31, 2013   $ 464,842      
  900     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.54%, Maturing July 31, 2014     735,750      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  975     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.28%, Maturing November 30, 2014     463,125      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  1,016     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing April 7, 2011     998,019      
 
 
            $ 2,661,736      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 1.1%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  1,590     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 1,121,223      
  275     Term Loan, 8.49%, Maturing November 3, 2013     57,750      
  1,500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.74%, Maturing May 3, 2013     513,750      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  340     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing January 30, 2012     322,378      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  751     Term Loan, Maturing October 30, 2014(4)     753,251      
  375     Term Loan, Maturing April 30, 2015(4)     376,625      
  874     Term Loan, Maturing April 30, 2015(4)     877,157      
  826     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     817,671      
 
 
            $ 4,839,805      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 2.2%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing April 1, 2015   $ 1,362,013      
Cory Environmental Holdings
GBP 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.49%, Maturing September 30, 2014     512,890      
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.
  1,042     Term Loan - Second Lien, 13.50%, Maturing December 12, 2010     932,625      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 4,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.49%, Maturing October 13, 2013     5,368,498      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  2,069     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing June 3, 2013     2,076,486      
 
 
            $ 10,252,512      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 4.7%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  889     Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 815,297      
  1,800     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.38%, Maturing July 11, 2013     1,521,000      
FCI International S.A.S.
  156     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     142,646      
  156     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     142,646      
  162     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     148,170      
  162     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     148,170      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  2,985     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing December 1, 2013     2,433,237      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  1,506     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 28, 2012     1,329,171      
  2,887     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 28, 2012     2,547,577      
  500     Term Loan, 5.74%, Maturing January 28, 2014     340,625      
  183     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.49%, Maturing January 28, 2014     127,417      
  317     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.49%, Maturing March 2, 2014     216,917      
Network Solutions, LLC
  621     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing March 7, 2014     559,226      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  2,048     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,662,187      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  2,729     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,349,151      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  255     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     250,453      
  4,002     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     3,924,371      
VeriFone, Inc.
  2,059     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing October 31, 2013     1,966,226      
Vertafore, Inc.
  1,204     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,185,936      
 
 
            $ 21,810,423      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.2%
 
Hertz Corp.
  1,075     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing December 21, 2012   $ 1,006,156      
  15     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing December 21, 2012     13,853      
 
 
            $ 1,020,009      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.6%
 
BF Bolthouse HoldCo, LLC
  1,150     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.74%, Maturing December 16, 2013   $ 1,089,625      
Central Garden & Pet Co.
  1,853     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing February 28, 2014     1,763,098      
 
 
            $ 2,852,723      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 2.2%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  2,612     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 2,285,417      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,414     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,286,978      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 405     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing June 30, 2015     627,910      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  3,990     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing December 18, 2014     3,770,816      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  1,330     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing November 2, 2014     1,151,655      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  898     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 24, 2014     747,196      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  450     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing July 31, 2014     302,945      
 
 
            $ 10,172,917      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 4.4%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  3,001     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 2,860,393      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  1,687     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 29, 2013     1,606,423      
Dean Foods Co.
  3,381     Term Loan, 1.66%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,167,242      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  108     Term Loan, 7.15%, Maturing April 12, 2013     109,003      
  188     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 12, 2013     190,055      
  675     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 12, 2013     682,618      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  6,695     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing April 2, 2014     6,284,916      
Provimi Group SA
  205     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing June 28, 2015     189,617      
  252     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing June 28, 2015     233,347      
EUR 265     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     360,931      
EUR 439     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     596,940      
EUR 457     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     622,020      
EUR 590     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     802,125      
EUR 24     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     23,844      
EUR 697     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.22%, Maturing December 28, 2016(5)     687,686      
  148     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.49%, Maturing December 28, 2016     99,319      
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.
  1,970     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing August 9, 2012     1,763,150      
 
 
            $ 20,279,629      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 3.8%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  339     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 11, 2011   $ 341,898      
Aramark Corp.
  473     Term Loan, 2.14%, Maturing January 26, 2014     434,646      
  7,204     Term Loan, 2.16%, Maturing January 26, 2014     6,624,296      
GBP 973     Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,460,445      
Buffets, Inc.
  785     Term Loan, 18.00%, Maturing April 30, 2012     801,335      
  108     Term Loan, 7.53%, Maturing November 1, 2013(3)     95,213      
  542     Term Loan - Second Lien, 17.78%, Maturing November 1, 2013(3)     476,606      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  1,650     Term Loan, 1.97%, Maturing April 27, 2013     1,591,800      
NPC International, Inc.
  350     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing May 3, 2013     333,143      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  264     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing May 9, 2013     220,547      
  3,059     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 9, 2014     2,555,744      
QCE Finance, LLC
  1,213     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2013     982,042      
  950     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.03%, Maturing November 5, 2013     514,900      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  352     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 29, 2013     327,702      
Selecta
EUR 741     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.34%, Maturing December 28, 2015     547,246      
 
 
            $ 17,307,563      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 4.6%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  6,336     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 5,880,415      
Iceland Foods Group, Ltd.
GBP 1,250     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing May 2, 2015     2,025,790      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  223     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing May 15, 2014     211,648      
  775     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing May 15, 2014     735,128      
Rite Aid Corp.
  8,301     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 1, 2014     7,199,797      
  1,064     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,000,395      
  1,000     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,036,667      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  3,331     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing November 3, 2011     3,286,545      
 
 
            $ 21,376,385      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 2.8%
 
Appleton Papers, Inc.
  1,817     Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 1,653,543      
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  7,958     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing December 20, 2012     7,682,015      
  1,081     Term Loan, 2.33%, Maturing December 20, 2012     1,043,415      
  1,567     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing December 23, 2014     1,559,199      
Xerium Technologies, Inc.
  1,205     Term Loan, 5.78%, Maturing May 18, 2012     988,466      
 
 
            $ 12,926,638      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 17.0%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  2,264     Term Loan, 2.87%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 2,152,453      
Alliance Imaging, Inc.
  480     Term Loan, 2.86%, Maturing December 29, 2011     465,203      
American Medical Systems
  632     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 20, 2012     614,390      
AMN Healthcare, Inc.
  173     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing November 2, 2011     161,404      
AMR HoldCo, Inc.
  1,090     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing February 10, 2012     1,049,527      
Biomet, Inc.
  3,773     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing December 26, 2014     3,632,710      
EUR 1,201     Term Loan, 3.58%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,690,895      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  938     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 15, 2015     938,711      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  4,194     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing April 10, 2014     3,656,807      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  2,653     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing April 30, 2013     2,487,626      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.49%, Maturing October 30, 2013     853,125      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  1,300     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing March 23, 2015     916,500      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  524     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing July 25, 2014     489,123      
  10,265     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing July 25, 2014     9,585,431      
Concentra, Inc.
  623     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.54%, Maturing June 25, 2015(3)     517,184      
ConMed Corp.
  461     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing April 13, 2013     429,092      
Convatec Cidron Healthcare
EUR 746     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing July 30, 2016     1,072,642      
CRC Health Corp.
  483     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing February 6, 2013     431,905      
  485     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing February 6, 2013     434,075      
Dako EQT Project Delphi
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.04%, Maturing December 12, 2016     286,250      
DaVita, Inc.
  548     Term Loan, 1.76%, Maturing October 5, 2012     527,142      
DJO Finance, LLC
  786     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing May 15, 2014     759,473      
Fenwal, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.62%, Maturing August 28, 2014     426,875      
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings
  492     Term Loan, 1.66%, Maturing March 31, 2013     473,328      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  701     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing May 30, 2013     667,247      
HCA, Inc.
  10,307     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing November 18, 2013     9,619,329      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  6,134     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing February 28, 2014     5,705,751      
HealthSouth Corp.
  1,255     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing March 10, 2013     1,198,450      
  1,033     Term Loan, 4.05%, Maturing March 15, 2014     1,012,197      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  288     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 14, 2014     272,097      
  834     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 14, 2014     786,258      
  78     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 14, 2014     73,478      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  1,484     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 28, 2013     1,392,860      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  982     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing June 26, 2014   $ 930,835      
  625     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.49%, Maturing June 26, 2015     600,000      
Invacare Corp.
  164     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing February 12, 2013     156,415      
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
  2,022     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing April 15, 2012     1,964,154      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  999     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 12, 2013     945,895      
  1,397     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,322,754      
Mylan, Inc.
  3,582     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing October 2, 2014     3,492,450      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  1,005     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 29, 2013     904,815      
  62     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing June 29, 2013     55,479      
National Renal Institutes, Inc.
  820     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing March 31, 2013(3)     701,208      
Nyco Holdings
EUR 500     Term Loan, Maturing December 29, 2014(4)     684,067      
EUR 500     Term Loan, Maturing December 29, 2015(4)     684,067      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  746     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     542,005      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  2,031     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,959,951      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  2,507     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing November 16, 2013     2,394,455      
Renal Advantage, Inc.
  1     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing October 5, 2012     788      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  2,435     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing August 5, 2014     2,441,072      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
  416     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 13, 2010     301,293      
TZ Merger Sub., Inc. (TriZetto)
  746     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 24, 2015     749,962      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  2,134     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing September 23, 2011     2,085,549      
Viant Holdings, Inc.
  505     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 25, 2014     492,790      
 
 
            $ 78,189,542      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 1.6%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  428     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 308,341      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  293     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing June 23, 2013     270,533      
  936     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 23, 2013     863,037      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  1,469     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing August 31, 2011     1,340,073      
  2,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.31%, Maturing August 31, 2012     1,660,500      
Simmons Co.
  2,799     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing December 19, 2011     2,776,635      
  1,090     Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing February 15, 2012(3)     32,709      
 
 
            $ 7,251,828      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 4.1%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  731     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 661,781      
  784     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing February 7, 2014     725,984      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  3,465     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing November 4, 2013     2,925,248      
  2,234     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing November 4, 2014     1,886,130      
  1,006     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing November 4, 2014     836,402      
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  146     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 13, 2014     118,039      
  1,018     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 13, 2014     824,171      
  775     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing July 13, 2015     472,750      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  1,744     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing November 7, 2013     1,581,501      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.28%, Maturing April 7, 2014     428,125      
Gleason Corp.
  138     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing June 30, 2013     134,948      
  568     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing June 30, 2013     554,193      
Jason, Inc.
  398     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing April 30, 2010     208,690      
John Maneely Co.
  2,665     Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing December 8, 2013     2,448,042      
KION Group GmbH
  250     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing December 23, 2014     172,188      
  250     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing December 23, 2015     172,188      
Polypore, Inc.
  3,954     Term Loan, 2.46%, Maturing July 3, 2014     3,702,294      
Sequa Corp.
  794     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing November 30, 2014     708,952      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  686     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing August 11, 2013(3)     458,004      
 
 
            $ 19,019,630      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.2%
 
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  985     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 805,145      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.79%, Maturing June 8, 2014     350,000      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  2,136     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing September 26, 2013     2,030,710      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  1,563     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,517,803      
Conseco, Inc.
  3,425     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     3,102,373      
Crawford & Company
  1,208     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing October 31, 2013     1,158,170      
Crump Group, Inc.
  805     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing August 4, 2014     728,846      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  497     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing June 13, 2014     438,372      
  2,212     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing June 13, 2014     1,950,755      
  575     Term Loan, Maturing June 30, 2014(4)     563,500      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  2,286     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,990,467      
 
 
            $ 14,636,141      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 8.9%
 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
  1,616     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing June 8, 2012   $ 1,514,005      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  3,787     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing January 26, 2013     3,585,580      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.49%, Maturing December 8, 2013     700,000      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  1,823     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,280,506      
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.
  280     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing June 22, 2013     207,469      
  280     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing June 22, 2014     207,536      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  890     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing May 19, 2012     864,128      
  718     Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing May 19, 2012     696,856      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  306     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing August 30, 2012     294,725      
  2,109     Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing February 17, 2014     2,046,160      
Cinemark, Inc.
  3,505     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing October 5, 2013     3,333,104      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  996     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing January 28, 2011     931,133      
  59     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing January 28, 2011     55,217      
  103     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing January 28, 2011     95,895      
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.
  1,061     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing March 16, 2012     1,006,318      
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
  331     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 9, 2014     283,320      
  653     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 9, 2014     558,102      
Formula One (Alpha D2, Ltd.)
  2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, Maturing June 30, 2014(4)     1,632,500      
Mega Blocks, Inc.
  1,580     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 26, 2012     908,428      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  4,799     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 8, 2012(2)     2,761,577      
National CineMedia, LLC
  2,750     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing February 13, 2015     2,572,969      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  5,163     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing November 10, 2010     5,128,372      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  985     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 21, 2014     896,455      
  800     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.25%, Maturing June 21, 2015     460,000      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  1,105     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing April 30, 2015     1,083,730      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  1,875     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     1,575,000      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  1,721     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 9, 2011     1,717,042      
  2,625     Term Loan, Maturing November 6, 2014(4)     2,585,625      
Zuffa, LLC
  2,340     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 20, 2016     2,111,501      
 
 
            $ 41,093,253      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 2.6%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  1,059     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 1,052,574      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  1,223     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing January 28, 2015     975,627      
  3,000     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing October 31, 2016     2,939,166      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  1,954     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing April 4, 2014     1,794,189      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  203     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 30, 2014     168,357      
  1,003     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 30, 2014     831,210      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)
 
                     
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  354     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing October 3, 2012   $ 342,820      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  854     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing May 14, 2014     697,231      
  3,382     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing May 23, 2014     2,760,680      
Wimar OpCo, LLC
  1,883     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 3, 2012(2)     601,873      
 
 
            $ 12,163,727      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.5%
 
Euramax International, Inc.
  307     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 185,515      
  301     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(3)     182,103      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  2,092     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing May 18, 2014     1,699,636      
Novelis, Inc.
  619     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 28, 2014     558,607      
  1,361     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,228,971      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  3,099     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing May 8, 2014     2,948,265      
  296     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 8, 2014     281,226      
 
 
            $ 7,084,323      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 3.0%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  920     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 904,566      
Big West Oil, LLC
  315     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     305,530      
  396     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     384,095      
Dresser, Inc.
  1,432     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,342,424      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing May 4, 2015     910,000      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  336     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 2, 2013     323,426      
  5,161     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 2, 2013     4,970,659      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  1,114     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,077,553      
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
  1,614     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing July 6, 2013     1,558,668      
Niska Gas Storage
  41     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing May 13, 2011     39,596      
  61     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing May 13, 2011     58,454      
  593     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing May 12, 2013     568,631      
Precision Drilling Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, 4.58%, Maturing December 23, 2013     985,000      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  119     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing October 31, 2012     116,924      
  228     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing October 31, 2012     224,076      
 
 
            $ 13,769,602      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 9.4%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  4,190     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 31, 2013(3)   $ 3,804,835      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  1,775     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,540,700      
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  872     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing August 28, 2014     339,252      
  2,078     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing August 28, 2014     808,791      
  675     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing August 28, 2014     262,688      
Getty Images, Inc.
  3,968     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     3,996,215      
Idearc, Inc.
  7,082     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 17, 2014(2)     3,238,745      
Lamar Media Corp.
  986     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing September 30, 2012     981,974      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  348     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing August 17, 2014     317,290      
  2,326     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing August 17, 2014     2,119,990      
  1,500     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,500,000      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  1,635     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015     1,283,460      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  703     Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing August 2, 2013     217,491      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  1,225     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 24, 2012     972,589      
  1,001     Term Loan - Second Lien, 14.75%, Maturing November 15, 2013(3)     578,078      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  490     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing July 5, 2014     431,200      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  5,950     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing August 9, 2013     5,553,130      
  997     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing May 1, 2016     938,535      
PagesJaunes Group, SA
EUR 500     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing April 10, 2016     463,570      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  708     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     162,858      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)
  1,134     DIP Loan, 13.50%, Maturing August 21, 2010   $ 1,180,927      
  1,246     Revolving Loan, 4.54%, Maturing March 3, 2014     612,182      
  5,016     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 3, 2014     2,465,345      
  448     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing March 3, 2014     220,108      
SGS International, Inc.
  598     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing December 30, 2011     572,766      
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
  916     Term Loan, 10.75%, Maturing June 18, 2013     755,668      
  478     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing June 18, 2013(3)     167,240      
Trader Media Corp.
GBP 1,315     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing March 23, 2015     1,848,224      
Tribune Co.
  1,547     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 10, 2010(2)     720,551      
  1,935     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(2)     916,890      
  2,990     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(2)     1,350,817      
Xsys, Inc.
  1,801     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,562,949      
  1,828     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,586,991      
 
 
            $ 43,472,049      
 
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 5.2%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  818     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 756,766      
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 12, 2014     688,750      
CMP KC, LLC
  956     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 5, 2013(7)     274,426      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  1,570     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing May 5, 2013     1,164,471      
Discovery Communications, Inc.
  995     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 14, 2014     1,011,169      
Emmis Operating Co.
  760     Term Loan, 4.28%, Maturing November 2, 2013     584,706      
Gray Television, Inc.
  1,083     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing January 19, 2015     933,630      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  750     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing March 20, 2012     657,481      
Intelsat Corp.
  2,441     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,311,898      
  2,440     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,311,192      
  2,440     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,311,192      
Ion Media Networks, Inc.
  332     DIP Loan, 10.17%, Maturing May 29, 2010(5)(7)     522,323      
  2,500     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 15, 2012(2)     633,332      
NEP II, Inc.
  609     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing February 16, 2014     563,663      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  1,758     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,578,100      
  1,663     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,492,205      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  875     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing June 25, 2014     726,250      
SFX Entertainment
  1,016     Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing June 21, 2013     939,789      
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.
  490     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 19, 2012     453,658      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  4,200     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing September 29, 2014     3,395,998      
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
  709     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 3, 2012(2)     462,802      
 
 
            $ 23,773,801      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.4%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  1,959     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 1,861,228      
 
 
            $ 1,861,228      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.6%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  207     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 185,965      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  487     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing May 25, 2013     442,812      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  1,522     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,392,548      
Educate, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.54%, Maturing June 14, 2014     426,250      
FTD, Inc.
  1,330     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,330,053      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  400     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 15, 2010     401,359      
Josten’s Corp.
  1,510     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing October 4, 2011     1,497,161      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  1,984     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing April 5, 2013     1,706,465      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  1,156     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,027,028      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)
 
                     
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  2,530     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 31, 2013   $ 2,103,305      
  1,125     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.24%, Maturing January 31, 2013     272,812      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  2,188     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing October 26, 2013     2,109,718      
Savers, Inc.
  332     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing August 11, 2012     320,728      
  364     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing August 11, 2012     350,928      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  2,958     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing February 6, 2014     2,769,794      
 
 
            $ 16,336,926      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.5%
 
Algoma Acquisition Corp.
  1,530     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 20, 2013   $ 1,444,893      
Niagara Corp.
  1,984     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing June 29, 2014     922,723      
 
 
            $ 2,367,616      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.5%
 
Gainey Corp.
  1,217     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 20, 2012(2)   $ 258,703      
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  1,550     Term Loan, 6.32%, Maturing December 6, 2013     1,550,630      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  804     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing May 10, 2014     694,254      
 
 
            $ 2,503,587      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 4.8%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  985     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 944,209      
Asurion Corp.
  3,900     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing July 13, 2012     3,708,791      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.74%, Maturing January 13, 2013     952,188      
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC
  4,021     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing February 9, 2011     4,004,701      
CommScope, Inc.
  1,336     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing November 19, 2014     1,295,402      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  946     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing July 3, 2013     910,284      
Iowa Telecommunications Services
  1,616     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing November 23, 2011     1,558,682      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 755     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing January 12, 2014     1,071,708      
NTelos, Inc.
  1,500     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 13, 2015     1,510,625      
Palm, Inc.
  1,757     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing April 24, 2014     1,557,834      
Stratos Global Corp.
  977     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing February 13, 2012     961,853      
Trilogy International Partners
  850     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing June 29, 2012     714,000      
Windstream Corp.
  3,020     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing December 17, 2015     2,937,851      
 
 
            $ 22,128,128      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 4.5%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  270     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 250,194      
  1,857     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing March 30, 2014     1,722,672      
Astoria Generating Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.04%, Maturing August 23, 2013     930,000      
BRSP, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 24, 2014     940,000      
Calpine Corp.
  5,977     DIP Loan, 3.17%, Maturing March 29, 2014     5,511,160      
Electricinvest Holding Co.
GBP 480     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing October 24, 2012     630,240      
EUR 477     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.93%, Maturing October 24, 2012     561,130      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  1,948     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing June 1, 2014     1,837,285      
  2,046     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing June 1, 2014     1,930,090      
Pike Electric, Inc.
  146     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing July 1, 2012     138,197      
  340     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing December 10, 2012     321,084      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing October 10, 2014(4)     779,583      
  1,332     Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,025,430      
  3,813     Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing October 10, 2014     2,963,875      
Vulcan Energy Corp.
  1,093     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 31, 2015     1,104,197      
 
 
            $ 20,645,137      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $768,496,358)
  $ 704,552,398      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 6.4%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.0%
 
Alion Science and Technologies Corp.
  145     10.25%, 2/1/15   $ 102,950      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  125     9.75%, 4/1/17     84,063      
 
 
            $ 187,013      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
Continental Airlines
  194     7.033%, 6/15/11   $ 174,195      
 
 
            $ 174,195      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.1%
 
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  335     9.00%, 12/1/11   $ 343,794      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  100     8.00%, 7/1/13     57,500      
 
 
            $ 401,294      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.6%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 2,000     3.617%, 1/15/14(8)   $ 2,442,940      
Panolam Industries International, Sr. Sub. Notes
  425     10.75%, 10/1/13(2)     138,125      
Texas Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  115     7.25%, 7/15/13(9)     113,275      
 
 
            $ 2,694,340      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.3%
 
Affinion Group, Inc.
  95     10.125%, 10/15/13   $ 97,850      
  205     11.50%, 10/15/15     215,250      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  390     8.75%, 6/1/14     403,650      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  170     11.375%, 11/15/14(9)     126,650      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
  185     10.75%, 8/1/16     191,475      
West Corp.
  275     9.50%, 10/15/14     276,375      
 
 
            $ 1,311,250      
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%
 
Kabel Deutschland GmbH
  190     10.625%, 7/1/14   $ 201,163      
 
 
            $ 201,163      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.2%
 
CII Carbon, LLC
  185     11.125%, 11/15/15(9)   $ 183,150      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  445     9.00%, 8/15/14(9)     362,675      
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  449     5.00%, 1/29/19(7)     165,232      
 
 
            $ 711,057      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.2%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes
  270     9.75%, 1/15/15   $ 283,500      
  75     8.875%, 4/1/16     76,875      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  360     8.875%, 9/15/13     350,100      
 
 
            $ 710,475      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 0.1%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  161     9.50%, 8/1/14(9)   $ 160,195      
  155     11.75%, 8/1/16     151,125      
 
 
            $ 311,320      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.6%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  2,000     5.034%, 2/15/15   $ 1,850,000      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  310     8.50%, 8/1/14     243,350      
Pliant Corp.
  345     11.625%, 6/15/09(3)(6)     304,627      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Sr. Notes
  45     8.38%, 7/1/12(2)     35,437      
  250     8.00%, 3/15/17(2)     193,750      
 
 
            $ 2,627,164      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.2%
 
Environmental Systems Product Holdings, Inc., Jr. Notes
  373     18.00%, 3/31/15(3)(7)     298,205      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued)
 
                     
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  440     9.50%, 4/15/14   $ 444,400      
 
 
            $ 742,605      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.3%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr. Notes
  220     7.75%, 11/1/12   $ 196,350      
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  190     9.25%, 6/1/16     199,500      
Avago Technologies Finance
  215     11.875%, 12/1/15     236,500      
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Notes
  195     11.25%, 11/15/15     188,663      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  775     3.034%, 10/15/13     588,031      
 
 
            $ 1,409,044      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.0%
 
Hertz Corp.
  10     8.875%, 1/1/14   $ 10,175      
 
 
            $ 10,175      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  230     8.00%, 12/15/16   $ 222,477      
 
 
            $ 222,477      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.1%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  520     11.50%, 11/1/11   $ 510,900      
 
 
            $ 510,900      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.1%
 
El Pollo Loco, Inc.
  275     11.75%, 11/15/13   $ 254,375      
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  320     9.50%, 5/1/14     317,600      
 
 
            $ 571,975      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  665     5.178%, 3/15/14(3)   $ 595,175      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  385     10.75%, 3/15/15     389,812      
 
 
            $ 984,987      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.1%
 
Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Sr. Notes
  90     8.25%, 10/1/12(2)   $ 69,750      
  75     7.50%, 6/1/13(2)     58,875      
NewPage Corp.
  165     10.00%, 5/1/12     108,900      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  225     11.375%, 8/1/16     147,375      
 
 
            $ 384,900      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.5%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  285     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 280,725      
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  325     10.00%, 2/15/15     342,875      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  190     10.875%, 11/15/14     199,025      
HCA, Inc.
  115     9.25%, 11/15/16     120,462      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  485     10.375%, 4/15/16(9)     468,025      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  290     11.25%, 7/1/14     289,275      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  195     7.75%, 10/15/13     194,025      
US Oncology, Inc.
  515     10.75%, 8/15/14     540,750      
 
 
            $ 2,435,162      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.1%
 
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  195     9.125%, 10/15/15   $ 195,000      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  145     8.625%, 12/15/13(9)     143,913      
 
 
            $ 338,913      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.0%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  100     11.00%, 5/1/15(9)   $ 98,000      
 
 
            $ 98,000      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.2%
 
Bombardier, Inc.
  130     8.00%, 11/15/14(9)   $ 133,900      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  195     12.50%, 4/1/13(2)(7)(9)     0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.,
Variable Rate
  360     0.00%, 4/1/12(2)(7)(9)     0      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  610     9.505%, 8/15/14     510,112      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  95     7.00%, 6/15/13     92,150      
  35     6.875%, 12/1/13     33,338      
  25     7.25%, 6/15/16     23,375      
  50     7.25%, 3/15/18     45,750      
Universal City Development Partners, Sr. Notes
  240     11.75%, 4/1/10     241,800      
 
 
            $ 1,080,425      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.5%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  480     9.375%, 12/15/14(2)(9)   $ 91,200      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  325     8.00%, 8/1/13(9)     268,125      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  280     4.913%, 11/15/12(9)     175,000      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  485     10.25%, 6/15/15(2)(9)     19,400      
Galaxy Entertainment Finance
  300     9.875%, 12/15/12(9)     295,500      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  95     10.75%, 12/1/13(2)(9)     19,475      
Indianapolis Downs, LLC & Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  115     11.00%, 11/1/12(9)     74,175      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  500     12.00%, 11/15/10(2)     201,250      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  140     12.50%, 10/15/11(2)(9)     168      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  140     8.00%, 4/1/12     119,700      
  215     7.125%, 8/15/14     151,575      
  230     6.875%, 2/15/15     152,950      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  60     7.50%, 6/15/15     54,300      
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  102     10.375%, 6/15/14(9)     106,080      
San Pasqual Casino
  110     8.00%, 9/15/13(9)     105,050      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  175     2.799%, 3/15/14(9)     141,750      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  310     9.00%, 11/15/15(9)     280,550      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  274     8.625%, 9/15/14(9)     218,707      
 
 
            $ 2,474,955      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.2%
 
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  675     10.625%, 9/1/16(9)   $ 744,187      
 
 
            $ 744,187      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.6%
 
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  335     9.00%, 1/15/14   $ 284,750      
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
  175     7.75%, 8/1/13     153,125      
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  360     7.625%, 12/1/13     267,300      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  50     7.50%, 12/15/15     50,250      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  225     9.625%, 5/15/12     235,115      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  310     11.00%, 2/15/15     261,175      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  95     7.875%, 12/15/14     74,575      
  175     8.25%, 12/15/14     138,250      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  115     12.00%, 2/15/18     115,287      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  370     7.00%, 5/1/17(9)     336,700      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  290     7.125%, 4/1/16     261,725      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Oil and Gas (continued)
 
                     
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  165     8.00%, 6/1/18(9)   $ 164,175      
SemGroup, L.P., Sr. Notes
  540     8.75%, 11/15/15(2)(9)     35,100      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  60     6.875%, 6/1/14     58,800      
Stewart & Stevenson, LLC, Sr. Notes
  215     10.00%, 7/15/14     198,875      
 
 
            $ 2,635,202      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.1%
 
Dex Media West/Finance, Series B
  112     9.875%, 8/15/13(2)   $ 22,680      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  90     11.00%, 12/1/17     44,550      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  515     10.00%, 8/1/14     533,025      
  70     12.50%, (0.00% until 2011), 8/1/16     60,988      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Sr. Sub. Notes
  455     9.00%, 2/15/17(2)     6,825      
 
 
            $ 668,068      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  175     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 160,125      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  280     7.625%, 12/1/13     270,200      
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     95,000      
  190     8.00%, 6/1/15     195,700      
 
 
            $ 721,025      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.3%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  400     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 380,000      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  462     9.00%, 10/15/15     409,686      
  105     10.375%, 10/15/15     92,925      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  20     10.50%, 11/15/16     21,300      
Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B
  405     8.50%, 2/15/15     388,800      
 
 
            $ 1,292,711      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  445     11.25%, 2/15/14(2)   $ 163,538      
 
 
            $ 163,538      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.0%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes
  210     10.00%, 9/1/14(9)   $ 197,400      
 
 
            $ 197,400      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.4%
 
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  300     9.25%, 9/1/12(9)   $ 306,000      
  882     9.125%, 1/15/15(9)     851,130      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  925     3.549%, 6/15/13     864,875      
 
 
            $ 2,022,005      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.1%
 
AES Corp., Sr. Notes
  55     8.00%, 10/15/17   $ 55,550      
NGC Corp.
  390     7.625%, 10/15/26     267,150      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  165     7.25%, 2/1/14     164,175      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  20     7.625%, 6/15/14     19,600      
 
 
            $ 506,475      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $34,514,751)
  $ 29,544,400      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.8%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 558     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 7.273%, 12/15/20(10)   $ 55,761      
  696     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 2.357%, 2/24/19(9)(10)     444,172      
  753     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 2.234%, 4/15/19(9)(10)     487,657      
  1,000     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 2.334%, 1/15/19(9)(10)     151,900      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 1,000     Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C, 2.911%, 8/11/16(10)   $ 426,200      
  871     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 5.814%, 3/8/17(10)     514,218      
  750     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.034%, 7/17/19(10)     353,025      
  750     Comstock Funding Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class D, 4.611%, 5/30/20(9)(10)     142,500      
  1,500     Dryden Leveraged Loan, Series 2004-6A, Class C1, 2.831%, 7/30/16(9)(10)     89,400      
  1,000     First CLO Ltd., Series 2004-1A1, Class C, 2.582%, 7/27/16(9)(10)     570,700      
  1,000     Schiller Park CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D, 2.032%, 4/25/21(9)(10)     510,500      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $9,643,953)
  $ 3,746,033      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 0.1%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
  1,535     Delta Air Lines, Inc.(11)   $ 10,960      
 
 
            $ 10,960      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.0%
 
  508     United Subcontractors, Inc.(7)(11)   $ 40,925      
 
 
            $ 40,925      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%
 
  438     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(7)(11)   $ 157,281      
 
 
            $ 157,281      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%
 
  6,211     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.(7)(11)(12)   $ 86,519      
 
 
            $ 86,519      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.0%
 
  23,029     Buffets, Inc.(11)   $ 149,689      
 
 
            $ 149,689      
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%
 
  701     Euramax International, Inc.(7)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.0%
 
  2,290     Source Interlink Companies, Inc.(7)(11)   $ 16,488      
 
 
            $ 16,488      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $258,208)
  $ 461,862      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.0%
 
  484     Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25%(3)   $ 26,257      
 
 
            $ 26,257      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $23,003)
  $ 26,257      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%
 
  2,845     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc., Series A(7)(11)(12)   $ 227,600      
 
 
            $ 227,600      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $49,787)
  $ 227,600      
 
 
                     
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
  1,000,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc., Escrow Certificate(11)   $ 12,500      
 
 
            $ 12,500      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  105,000     VeraSun Energy Corp., Escrow Certificate(7)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
             
Total Miscellaneous (identified cost $0)
  $ 12,500      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 4.5%
 
Interest/
               
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 18,353     Cash Management Portfolio, 0.00%(13)   $ 18,352,976      
  2,098     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 11/2/09     2,098,164      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $20,451,140)
  $ 20,451,140      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 164.8%
   
(identified cost $833,437,200)
  $ 759,022,190      
 
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.5)%
  $   (2,028,440 )    
 
 
             
Net Investments — 164.3%
           
(identified cost $831,408,760)
  $ 756,993,750      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (35.8)%
  $ (164,980,900 )    
 
 
     
Auction Preferred Shares Plus
   
Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (28.5)%
  $ (131,313,022 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 460,699,828      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
 
DIP - Debtor in Possession
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(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 predetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base 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) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(3) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest/dividends in additional par/shares.
 
(4) This Senior Loan will settle after October 31, 2009, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(5) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(6) Defaulted matured security.
 
(7) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(8) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(9) 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 October 31, 2009, the aggregate value of these securities is $8,616,484 or 1.9% of the Trust’s net assets.
 
(10) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2009.
 
(11) Non-income producing security.
 
(12) Restricted security (see Note 8).
 
(13) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2009.

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of October 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of October 31, 2009          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $813,055,784)
  $ 738,640,774      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $18,352,976)
    18,352,976      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $2,006,027)
    1,998,867      
Interest and dividends receivable
    3,605,846      
Receivable for investments sold
    4,332,180      
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    128,469      
Receivable for closed swap contracts
(net of unrealized depreciation of $5,868)
    5,132      
Prepaid expenses
    113,140      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 767,177,384      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 150,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    24,349,486      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    81,420      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    344,232      
Trustees’ fees
    1,723      
Accrued expenses
    387,673      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 175,164,534      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (5,252 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 131,313,022      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 460,699,828      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 33,629,955 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 336,300      
Additional paid-in capital
    642,215,325      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (111,897,028 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    4,480,562      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (74,435,331 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 460,699,828      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($460,699,828 ¸ 33,629,955 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 13.70      
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
October 31, 2009          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 41,255,358      
Dividends
    2,848      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment
    64,896      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (34,491 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 41,288,611      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 4,345,667      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    21,245      
Custodian fee
    270,363      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    19,591      
Legal and accounting services
    328,431      
Printing and postage
    101,613      
Interest expense and fees
    4,092,532      
Preferred shares service fee
    241,254