UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number

 

811-09157

Eaton Vance California
Municipal Income Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

 

02109

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip code)

Alan R. Dynner, Esq.
Eaton Vance Management, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

 

(617) 482-8260

Date of Fiscal Year End:

 

November 30

Date of Reporting Period:

 

August 31, 2007

 

 




Item 1. Schedule of Investments




Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust                                                                        as of August 31, 2007

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Tax-Exempt Investments — 160.1%

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s omitted)

 

Security

 

Value

 

Education — 11.8%

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Dominican University), 5.75%, 12/1/30

 

$

1,034,490

 

2,770

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Lutheran University), 5.00%, 10/1/29

 

2,665,959

 

500

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Pepperdine University), 5.00%, 11/1/29

 

505,960

 

1,850

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Santa Clara University), 5.00%, 9/1/23

 

1,949,289

 

4,000

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Stanford University), 5.125%, 1/1/31

 

4,018,400

 

2,500

 

San Diego County, Certificates of Participation, (University of San Diego), 5.375%, 10/1/41

 

2,537,350

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,711,448

 

Electric Utilities — 3.4%

 

 

 

$

2,500

 

Chula Vista, (San Diego Gas), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/1/27

 

$

2,465,350

 

300

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, DRIVERS, Variable Rate, 6.73%, 7/1/25 (1)(2)

 

314,982

 

900

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, DRIVERS, Variable Rate, 6.73%, 7/1/37 (1)(2)

 

896,697

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,677,029

 

Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.0%

 

 

 

$

405

 

Santa Margarita Water District, Prerefunded to 7/1/09, 6.20%, 9/1/20

 

$

432,564

 

1,590

 

Tahoe Forest Hospital District, Prerefunded to 7/1/09, 5.85%, 7/1/22

 

1,680,137

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,112,701

 

General Obligations — 7.8%

 

 

 

$

3,500

 

California, 5.50%, 11/1/33

 

$

3,664,360

 

4,790

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Election of 2004), 4.75%, 8/1/37

 

4,755,752

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,420,112

 

Hospital — 28.9%

 

 

 

$

4,200

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/34

 

$

4,178,034

 

750

 

California Infrastructure and Economic Development, (Kaiser Hospital), 5.50%, 8/1/31

 

765,315

 

3,900

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Huntington Memorial Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/35

 

3,810,885

 

1




 

 

 

$

1,750

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 8/15/36

 

$

1,709,382

 

850

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 3/1/41

 

821,202

 

3,100

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.25%, 3/1/45

 

3,105,270

 

1,650

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.50%, 11/1/32

 

1,679,139

 

1,750

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Sonoma County Indian Health), 6.40%, 9/1/29

 

1,800,120

 

1,500

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Sutter Health), 5.50%, 8/15/28

 

1,558,575

 

1,500

 

Duarte, Hope National Medical Center, (City of Hope), 5.25%, 4/1/24

 

1,511,610

 

1,000

 

Stockton Health Facilities Authority, (Dameron Hospital), 5.70%, 12/1/14

 

1,020,760

 

410

 

Tahoe Forest Hospital District, 5.85%, 7/1/22

 

415,949

 

2,000

 

Torrance Hospital, (Torrance Memorial Medical Center), 5.50%, 6/1/31

 

2,033,620

 

2,000

 

Turlock, (Emanuel Medical Center, Inc.), 5.375%, 10/15/34

 

1,980,140

 

2,780

 

Washington Township Health Care District, 5.00%, 7/1/32

 

2,689,594

 

2,000

 

Washington Township Health Care District, 5.25%, 7/1/29

 

2,004,320

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,083,915

 

Housing — 1.1%

 

 

 

$

747

 

Commerce (Hermitage III Senior Apartments), 6.50%, 12/1/29

 

$

780,668

 

431

 

Commerce (Hermitage III Senior Apartments), 6.85%, 12/1/29

 

446,469

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,227,137

 

Industrial Development Revenue — 2.1%

 

 

 

$

2,500

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Anheuser Busch Project), 4.80%, 9/1/46

 

$

2,221,625

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,221,625

 

Insured-Education — 5.9%

 

 

 

$

3,270

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, (Pooled College and University), (MBIA), 5.10%, 4/1/23

 

$

3,337,951

 

3,000

 

California State University, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 11/1/33

 

3,032,430

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,370,381

 

Insured-Electric Utilities — 9.5%

 

 

 

$

3,250

 

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, (Southern California Edison Co.), (MBIA), (AMT), 5.55%, 9/1/31

 

$

3,364,692

 

2,500

 

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, PCR, (Pacific Gas and Electric), (MBIA), (AMT), 5.35%, 12/1/16

 

2,627,075

 

2




 

 

 

$

3,625

 

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Power System Revenues, (FSA), 4.625%, 7/1/37

 

$

3,510,740

 

500

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (MBIA), Variable Rate, 8.135%, 7/1/16 (1)(2)

 

671,280

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,173,787

 

Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 6.4%

 

 

 

$

5,130

 

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, (FSA), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 1/1/26

 

$

2,130,899

 

2,500

 

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (FGIC), Prerefunded to 7/1/10, 5.25%, 7/1/30

 

2,636,450

 

1,995

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FSA), Prerefunded to 7/1/10, 5.25%, 7/1/29 (3)

 

2,101,686

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,869,035

 

Insured-General Obligations — 18.5%

 

 

 

$

1,650

 

California, RITES, (AMBAC), Variable Rate, 6.615%, 5/1/26 (1)(2)

 

$

1,952,461

 

4,000

 

California, (CIFG), 4.50%, 12/1/36

 

3,668,240

 

7,000

 

Coast Community College District, (Election of 2002), (FSA), 0.00%, 8/1/34

 

1,643,390

 

4,825

 

Coast Community College District, (FSA), 0.00%, 8/1/35

 

1,070,233

 

2,500

 

Puerto Rico, (FSA), Variable Rate, 7.642%, 7/1/27 (1)(2)

 

2,876,400

 

4,800

 

San Diego Unified School District, (MBIA), 5.50%, 7/1/24 (3)

 

5,365,056

 

7,995

 

Sweetwater Union High School District, (Election 2000), (FSA), 0.00%, 8/1/25

 

3,364,296

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,940,076

 

Insured-Hospital — 6.7%

 

 

 

$

3,200

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles), (MBIA), 5.25%, 8/15/29 (4)

 

$

3,289,760

 

3,735

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Sutter Health), (FSA), 5.75%, 8/15/27 (3)

 

3,887,674

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,177,434

 

Insured-Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 8.0%

 

 

 

$

6,500

 

Anaheim Public Financing Authority, Lease Revenue, (Public Improvements), (FSA), 0.00%, 9/1/17 (5)

 

$

4,186,975

 

10,750

 

Anaheim Public Financing Authority, Lease Revenue, (Public Improvements), (FSA), 0.00%, 9/1/25

 

4,395,997

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,582,972

 

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 4.4%

 

 

 

$

24,800

 

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

 

$

2,190,336

 

4,225

 

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

 

639,581

 

8,380

 

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

 

1,204,876

 

5,270

 

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

 

719,408

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,754,201

 

3




 

 

 

Insured-Transportation — 8.7%

 

 

 

$

5,000

 

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/1/29

 

$

1,662,100

 

8,000

 

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, (MBIA), 0.00%, 10/1/31

 

2,395,600

 

750

 

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (CIFG), 5.25%, 7/1/41 (3)

 

812,908

 

1,500

 

San Francisco City and County Airports Commission, (FGIC), (AMT), Variable Rate, 6.612%, 5/1/30 (1)(2)

 

1,507,920

 

10,000

 

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, (MBIA), 0.00%, 1/15/32

 

2,944,500

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,323,028

 

Insured-Water and Sewer — 2.2%

 

 

 

$

2,700

 

Calleguas Las Virgenes Public Financing Authority (Municipal Water District), (MBIA), 4.25%, 7/1/32

 

$

2,410,128

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,410,128

 

Insured-Water Revenue — 5.3%

 

 

 

$

4,400

 

Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, Water Revenue (MBIA), 3.00%, 7/1/30

 

$

3,290,892

 

2,710

 

San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, (FSA), 4.25%, 11/1/33

 

2,460,924

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,751,816

 

Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 4.1%

 

 

 

$

4,000

 

Sacramento City Financing Authority, 5.40%, 11/1/20

 

$

4,377,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,377,000

 

Other Revenue — 3.6%

 

 

 

$

385

 

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, (Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County), 5.00%, 12/1/32

 

$

384,750

 

580

 

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, (Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County), 5.00%, 12/1/37

 

575,928

 

3,350

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 5.125%, 6/1/47

 

2,969,474

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,930,152

 

Senior Living / Life Care — 0.7%

 

 

 

$

175

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Presbyterian Senior Living), 4.75%, 11/15/26

 

$

159,250

 

700

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Presbyterian Senior Living), 4.875%, 11/15/36

 

631,554

 

 

 

 

 

$

790,804

 

Special Tax Revenue — 17.9%

 

 

 

$

1,500

 

Bonita Canyon Public Financing Authority, 5.375%, 9/1/28

 

$

1,474,065

 

285

 

Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, 5.00%, 9/2/26

 

274,013

 

460

 

Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, 5.00%, 9/2/34

 

426,323

 

4




 

 

 

$

1,665

 

Corona Public Financing Authority, 5.80%, 9/1/20

 

$

1,669,013

 

200

 

Eastern California Municipal Water District, Special Tax Revenue, District No. 2004-27 Cottonwood, 5.00%, 9/1/27

 

189,236

 

500

 

Eastern California Municipal Water District, Special Tax Revenue, District No. 2004-27 Cottonwood, 5.00%, 9/1/36

 

464,310

 

1,590

 

Fontana Redevelopment Agency, (Jurupa Hills), 5.60%, 10/1/27

 

1,631,563

 

500

 

Jurupa Community Services District, (Community Facilities District No. 16), 5.30%, 9/1/34

 

477,570

 

1,305

 

Lincoln Public Financing Authority, Improvement Bond Act of 1915, (Twelve Bridges), 6.20%, 9/2/25

 

1,346,342

 

420

 

Moreno Valley Unified School District, (Community School District No. 2003-2), 5.75%, 9/1/24

 

427,262

 

750

 

Moreno Valley Unified School District, (Community School District No. 2003-2), 5.90%, 9/1/29

 

762,120

 

2,450

 

Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority, 5.40%, 9/2/18

 

2,524,554

 

995

 

Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority, 5.50%, 9/2/24

 

1,024,462

 

640

 

Rancho Cucamonga Public Financing Authority, 6.00%, 9/2/20

 

658,170

 

1,325

 

San Pablo Redevelopment Agency, 5.65%, 12/1/23

 

1,376,344

 

1,095

 

Santa Margarita Water District, 6.20%, 9/1/20

 

1,136,774

 

250

 

Santaluz Community Facilities District No. 2, 6.10%, 9/1/21

 

251,143

 

500

 

Santaluz Community Facilities District No. 2, 6.20%, 9/1/30

 

501,870

 

250

 

Temecula Unified School District, 5.00%, 9/1/27

 

236,545

 

400

 

Temecula Unified School District, 5.00%, 9/1/37

 

371,052

 

500

 

Turlock Public Financing Authority, 5.45%, 9/1/24

 

503,835

 

500

 

Tustin Community Facilities District, 6.00%, 9/1/37 (6)

 

510,360

 

1,000

 

Whittier Public Financing Authority, (Greenleaf Avenue Redevelopment), 5.50%, 11/1/23

 

1,012,680

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,249,606

 

Transportation — 1.1%

 

 

 

$

1,170

 

Port of Redwood City, (AMT), 5.125%, 6/1/30

 

$

1,144,529

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,144,529

 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 160.1%
(identified cost $169,714,937)

 

$

172,298,916

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.3)%

 

$

(5,678,029

)

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (54.8)%

 

$

(59,000,000

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

$

107,620,887

 

 

5




 

 

 

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.

CIFG

CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty North America, Inc.

DRIVERS

Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

MBIA

Municipal Bond Insurance Association

 

The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by California 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 August 31, 2007, 47.2% 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 2.4% to 18.7% of total investments.

(1)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2007, the aggregate value of the securities is $6,267,279 or 5.8% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.

(2)

Security has been issued as a leveraged inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at August 31, 2007.

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover when-issued securities.

(6)

When-issued security.

 

A summary of financial instruments at August 31, 2007 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Net
Unrealized

 

Date

 

Contracts

 

Position

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Appreciation

 

12/07

 

71 U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

Short

 

 

$

(7,937,885

)

$

(7,920,938

)

 

$

16,947

 

 

 

6




 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount

 

Annual
Fixed Rate
Paid By Trust

 

Floating
Rate Paid
To Trust

 

Effective Date/
Termination Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

2,575,000

 

 

5.732

%

 

3 month

 

May 16, 2008/

 

 

$

(103,328

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

May 16, 2038

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

$

4,250,000

 

 

5.503

%

 

3 month
USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

September 28, 2008/
September 28, 2038

 

 

$

(24,208

)

 

Merrill Lynch
Capital Services, Inc.

 

$

6,825,000

 

 

5.817

%

 

3 month
USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

April 1, 2008/
April 1, 2038

 

 

$

(375,329

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(502,865

)

 

 

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

At August 31, 2007, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at August 31, 2007, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost

 

$

161,851,367

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

5,493,163

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(2,565,613

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,927,550

 

 

7




Item 2. Controls and Procedures

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

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




Signatures

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

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust

By:

 

/s/ Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

October 23, 2007

 

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 and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

October 23, 2007

 

By:

 

/s/ Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

October 23, 2007