Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
811-09153
Investment Company Act File Number
 
Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
 
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
November 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
 
February 28, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 


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Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
Signatures
EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certifications


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Item 1. Schedule of Investments


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Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust as of February 28, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Tax-Exempt Investments — 174.6%
 
                 
Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Education — 11.9%
$ 525    
Grand Valley State University, 5.625%, 12/1/29
  $ 517,991  
  525    
Grand Valley State University, 5.75%, 12/1/34
    511,534  
  1,250    
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, (Creative Studies), 5.90%, 12/1/27
    1,409,237  
  540    
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, (Hillsdale College), 5.00%, 3/1/35
    454,086  
                 
            $ 2,892,848  
                 
Electric Utilities — 3.4%
$ 460    
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Pollution Control), 5.45%, 9/1/29
  $ 435,036  
  435    
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/25
    394,262  
                 
            $ 829,298  
                 
Escrowed/Prerefunded — 18.8%
$ 500    
Kent Hospital Finance Authority, (Spectrum Health), Prerefunded to 7/15/11, 5.50%, 1/15/31
  $ 551,160  
  560    
Macomb County Hospital Finance Authority, (Mount Clemens General Hospital), Prerefunded to 11/15/13, 5.875%, 11/15/34
    656,774  
  750    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Ascension Health Care), Prerefunded to 11/15/09, 6.125%, 11/15/26
    787,522  
  750    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Sparrow Obligation Group), Prerefunded to 11/15/11, 5.625%, 11/15/36
    840,120  
  600    
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Prerefunded to 7/1/12, 5.25%, 7/1/31
    678,714  
  1,000    
White Cloud Public Schools, Prerefunded to 5/1/11, 5.125%, 5/1/31
    1,081,830  
                 
            $ 4,596,120  
                 
General Obligations — 8.4%
$ 500    
East Grand Rapids Public School District, 5.00%, 5/1/25
  $ 505,615  
  750    
Manistee Area Public Schools, 5.00%, 5/1/24
    755,325  
  345    
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, (Commonwealth Guaranteed), 5.25%, 7/1/29
    294,606  
  500    
Wayne Charter County, 5.70%, 8/1/38
    504,330  
                 
            $ 2,059,876  
                 
Health Care-Miscellaneous — 0.3%
$ 100    
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (Mepsi Campus Project), 6.50%, 10/1/37
  $ 72,690  
                 
            $ 72,690  
                 
Hospital — 29.1%
$ 500    
Allegan Hospital Finance Authority, (Allegan General Hospital), 7.00%, 11/15/21
  $ 448,540  
  185    
Gaylord Hospital Finance Authority, (Otsego Memorial Hospital Association), 6.20%, 1/1/25
    144,874  
  125    
Gaylord Hospital Finance Authority, (Otsego Memorial Hospital Association), 6.50%, 1/1/37
    88,439  
  275    
Kent Hospital Finance Authority, (Spectrum Health), 5.50%, 1/15/47
    285,106  
  500    
Mecosta County, (Michigan General Hospital), 6.00%, 5/15/18
    418,185  
  1,000    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Central Michigan Community Hospital), 6.25%, 10/1/27
    838,370  
  750    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/38
    542,730  
  1,000    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 5.25%, 11/15/46
    741,230  
  1,080    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (McLaren Healthcare), 5.00%, 8/1/35
    879,012  
  750    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Memorial Healthcare Center), 5.875%, 11/15/21
    679,912  
  1,000    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Trinity Health), 6.00%, 12/1/27
    1,011,650  
  425    
Monroe County Hospital Finance Authority, (Mercy Memorial Hospital Corp.), 5.375%, 6/1/26
    271,226  
  800    
Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, (Covenant Medical Center), 6.50%, 7/1/30
    756,760  
                 
            $ 7,106,034  
                 
Housing — 7.5%
$ 1,065    
Michigan Housing Development Authority, (AMT), 5.20%, 6/1/39
  $ 991,430  
  1,000    
Michigan Housing Development Authority, (Williams Pavilion), (AMT), 4.90%, 4/20/48
    839,920  
                 
            $ 1,831,350  
                 
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Industrial Development Revenue — 5.9%
$ 1,000    
Detroit Local Development Finance Authority, (Chrysler Corp.), 5.375%, 5/1/21
  $ 482,600  
  800    
Dickinson County Electronic Development Corp., (International Paper Co.), 5.75%, 6/1/16
    681,120  
  625    
Puerto Rico Port Authority, (American Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25%, 6/1/26
    278,725  
                 
            $ 1,442,445  
                 
Insured-Electric Utilities — 8.7%
$ 1,000    
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Co.), (MBIA), (AMT), 5.55%, 9/1/29
  $ 819,000  
  500    
Michigan Strategic Fund, (Detroit Edison Co.), (XLCA), 5.25%, 12/15/32
    433,450  
  220    
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FGIC), (MBIA), 5.25%, 7/1/30
    199,287  
  750    
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FGIC), (MBIA), 5.25%, 7/1/34
    663,825  
                 
            $ 2,115,562  
                 
Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 17.4%
$ 1,000    
Central Montcalm Public Schools, (MBIA), Prerefunded to 5/1/09, 6.00%, 5/1/29
  $ 1,009,790  
  1,000    
Detroit Sewer Disposal, (FGIC), Prerefunded to 7/1/11, 5.125%, 7/1/31
    1,084,510  
  2,000    
Novi Building Authority, (FSA), Prerefunded to 10/1/10, 5.50%, 10/1/25
    2,159,180  
                 
            $ 4,253,480  
                 
Insured-General Obligations — 11.3%
$ 650    
Detroit City School District, (FGIC), 4.75%, 5/1/28
  $ 566,482  
  750    
Detroit City School District, (FSA), 5.25%, 5/1/32
    685,688  
  200    
Eaton Rapids Public Schools, (MBIA), 4.75%, 5/1/25
    197,696  
  100    
Lincoln Consolidated School District, (FSA), 5.00%, 5/1/10
    104,610  
  1,250    
Van Dyke Public Schools, (FSA), 5.00%, 5/1/38(1)
    1,212,587  
                 
            $ 2,767,063  
                 
Insured-Hospital — 7.0%
$ 1,000    
Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, (William Beaumont Hospital), (MBIA), 5.25%, 11/15/35
  $ 785,670  
  1,000    
Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, (Covenant Medical Center), (MBIA), 5.50%, 7/1/24
    911,860  
                 
            $ 1,697,530  
                 
Insured-Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 5.3%
$ 4,300    
Michigan Building Authority, (FGIC), 0.00%, 10/15/30
  $ 1,015,058  
  1,000    
Michigan Building Authority, (FGIC), (FSA), 0.00%, 10/15/29
    273,670  
                 
            $ 1,288,728  
                 
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 10.9%
$ 5,160    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/54
  $ 204,852  
  1,225    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (MBIA), 0.00%, 8/1/44
    110,275  
  2,430    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (MBIA), 0.00%, 8/1/45
    203,585  
  1,470    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing, (MBIA), 0.00%, 8/1/46
    114,219  
  2,250    
Wayne Charter County, (Airport Hotel-Detroit Metropolitan Airport), (MBIA), 5.00%, 12/1/30
    2,028,892  
                 
            $ 2,661,823  
                 
Insured-Student Loan — 6.3%
$ 1,000    
Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/31
  $ 712,110  
  1,000    
Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 6/1/25
    811,730  
                 
            $ 1,523,840  
                 
Insured-Transportation — 7.2%
$ 1,000    
Wayne Charter County Airport, (AGC), (AMT), 5.375%, 12/1/32
  $ 911,890  
  1,000    
Wayne Charter County Airport, (MBIA), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/28
    834,330  
                 
            $ 1,746,220  
                 
Insured-Water and Sewer — 5.7%
$ 1,650    
Detroit Water Supply System, (FGIC), 5.00%, 7/1/30
  $ 1,387,221  
                 
            $ 1,387,221  
                 
Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 1.0%
$ 250    
Puerto Rico, (Guaynabo Municipal Government Center Lease), 5.625%, 7/1/22
  $ 249,995  
                 
            $ 249,995  
                 
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Other Revenue — 1.2%
$ 500    
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.00%, 6/1/48
  $ 294,545  
                 
            $ 294,545  
                 
Transportation — 6.2%
$ 1,500    
Kent County Airport Facility, 5.00%, 1/1/25(2)
  $ 1,504,950  
                 
            $ 1,504,950  
                 
Water and Sewer — 1.1%
$ 250    
Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, (Clean Water Revenue), 5.25%, 10/1/11(3)
  $ 274,033  
                 
            $ 274,033  
                 
         
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 174.6%
(identified cost $47,014,856)
  $ 42,595,651  
         
         
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (71.7)%
  $ (17,501,295 )
         
         
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.9)%
  $ (697,709 )
         
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 24,396,647  
         
 
             
         
AGC
  -   Assured Guaranty Corp.
         
AMBAC
  -   AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
         
AMT
  -   Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
         
FGIC
  -   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
         
FSA
  -   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
         
MBIA
  -   MBIA Insurance Corp. of Illinois
         
XLCA
  -   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 
The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by Michigan municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at February 28, 2009, 45.6% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 1.0% to 18.5% of total investments.
         
(1)
      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open swap contracts.
         
(2)
      Security represents the underlying municipal bond of a tender option bond trust.
         
(3)
      Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
 
A summary of financial instruments outstanding at February 28, 2009 is as follows:
 
Futures Contracts
 
                                 
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Net Unrealized
 
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Appreciation  
06/09
  3 U.S. Treasury Note   Short   $ (366,393 )   $ (360,093 )   $ 6,300  
06/09
  5 U.S. Treasury Bond   Short     (638,108 )     (616,719 )     21,389  
                                 
                            $ 27,689  
                                 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
                                 
          Annual
    Floating
  Effective Date/
     
    Notional
    Fixed Rate
    Rate
  Termination
  Net Unrealized
 
Counterparty   Amount     Paid By Trust     Paid To Trust   Date   Depreciation  
Merrill Lynch Capital
Services, Inc. 
  $ 400,000       4.682 %   3-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA
  April 1, 2009 /
April 1, 2039
  $ (89,443 )
 
The effective date represents the date on which the Trust and the counterparty to the interest rate swap contract begin interest payment accruals.
 
At February 28, 2009, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
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The Trust is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Trust may enter into interest rate swap contracts. The Trust may also purchase and sell U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
At February 28, 2009, the aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in an asset position and in a liability position whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was $27,689 and $89,443, respectively.
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at February 28, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
         
Aggregate cost
  $ 45,863,697  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,389,720  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (5,782,766 )
         
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (4,393,046 )
         
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •   Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •   Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •   Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At February 28, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                     
        Investments in
    Other Financial
 
    Valuation Inputs   Securities     Instruments*  
Level 1
  Quoted Prices   $     $ 27,689  
Level 2
  Other Significant Observable Inputs     42,595,651       (89,443 )
Level 3
  Significant Unobservable Inputs            
                     
Total
      $ 42,595,651     $ (61,754 )
                     
 
* Other financial instruments are futures and swap contracts not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
The Trust held no investments or other financial instruments as of November 30, 2008 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.
 
For information on the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements included in its semiannual or annual report to shareholders.
 
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures
 
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust
 
         
By:
  /s/ Cynthia J. Clemson    
         
    Cynthia J. Clemson    
    President    
         
Date:
  April 16, 2009    
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
         
By:
  /s/ Cynthia J. Clemson    
         
    Cynthia J. Clemson    
    President    
         
Date:
  April 16, 2009    
 
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
         
    Barbara E. Campbell    
    Treasurer    
         
Date:
  April 16, 2009