Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

811-21614

Investment Company Act File Number

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund

(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)

September 30

Date of Fiscal Year End

June 30, 2017

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Eaton Vance

Enhanced Equity Income Fund

June 30, 2017

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Common Stocks — 99.6%(1)

 

                                                 
Security    Shares      Value  

Air Freight & Logistics — 4.0%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     142,637      $ 9,796,309  

FedEx Corp.

     57,228        12,437,361  
     

 

 

 
   $ 22,233,670  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 1.6%

     

Delphi Automotive PLC

     104,179      $ 9,131,289  
     

 

 

 
   $ 9,131,289  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 6.8%

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     211,947      $ 19,371,956  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     83,560        10,434,137  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     146,523        8,118,839  
     

 

 

 
   $ 37,924,932  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.4%

     

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     39,414      $ 7,635,674  
     

 

 

 
   $ 7,635,674  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.4%

     

Celgene Corp.(2)

     103,776      $ 13,477,389  
     

 

 

 
   $ 13,477,389  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 3.3%

     

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     212,726      $ 9,138,709  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     41,993        9,318,247  
     

 

 

 
   $ 18,456,956  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 2.6%

     

International Paper Co.

     176,100      $ 9,969,021  

Sealed Air Corp.

     101,416        4,539,380  
     

 

 

 
   $ 14,508,401  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8%

     

AT&T, Inc.

     241,004      $ 9,093,081  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(2)

     219,041        6,768,367  
     

 

 

 
   $ 15,861,448  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 1.7%

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     69,099      $ 9,682,843  
     

 

 

 
   $ 9,682,843  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

     

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     184,354      $ 4,210,645  
     

 

 

 
   $ 4,210,645  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4%

     

Equity Residential

     93,460      $ 6,152,472  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     43,225        6,992,076  
     

 

 

 
   $ 13,144,548  
     

 

 

 

 

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Security    Shares      Value  

Food Products — 1.3%

     

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     164,055      $ 7,085,535  
     

 

 

 
   $ 7,085,535  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.3%

     

Danaher Corp.

     151,776      $ 12,808,377  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     88,055        11,306,262  
     

 

 

 
   $ 24,114,639  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 2.5%

     

Newell Brands, Inc.

     145,493      $ 7,801,335  

Whirlpool Corp.

     32,952        6,314,262  
     

 

 

 
   $ 14,115,597  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.3%

     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     98,587      $ 7,308,254  
     

 

 

 
   $ 7,308,254  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

     

General Electric Co.

     200,098      $ 5,404,647  
     

 

 

 
   $ 5,404,647  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.6%

     

American Financial Group, Inc.

     91,769      $ 9,119,086  

Chubb, Ltd.

     74,422        10,819,470  
     

 

 

 
   $ 19,938,556  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.9%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     16,796      $ 16,258,528  
     

 

 

 
   $ 16,258,528  
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services — 7.8%

     

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     91,766      $ 4,570,864  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(2)

     24,804        22,540,139  

eBay, Inc.(2)

     187,212        6,537,443  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(2)

     230,806        9,790,791  
     

 

 

 
   $ 43,439,237  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 2.9%

     

Visa, Inc., Class A

     175,905      $ 16,496,371  
     

 

 

 
   $ 16,496,371  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 4.1%

     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     98,145      $ 10,546,662  

Fortive Corp.

     199,830        12,659,230  
     

 

 

 
   $ 23,205,892  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 1.7%

     

Sempra Energy

     84,896      $ 9,572,024  
     

 

 

 
   $ 9,572,024  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.2%

     

Chevron Corp.

     103,514      $ 10,799,616  

ConocoPhillips

     150,542        6,617,826  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     74,422        6,736,679  

Phillips 66

     58,064        4,801,312  
     

 

 

 
   $ 28,955,433  
     

 

 

 

 

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Security                    Shares      Value  

Personal Products — 3.1%

           

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

           105,886      $ 10,162,938  

Unilever NV

           125,206        6,911,591  
           

 

 

 
   $ 17,074,529  
           

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 7.1%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

           150,986      $ 12,426,148  

Johnson & Johnson

           149,647        19,796,802  

Zoetis, Inc.

           118,054        7,364,208  
           

 

 

 
   $ 39,587,158  
           

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 2.1%

           

CSX Corp.

           217,339      $ 11,858,016  
           

 

 

 
   $ 11,858,016  
           

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0%

           

Intel Corp.

           325,202      $ 10,972,316  

NXP Semiconductors NV(2)

           54,236        5,936,130  
           

 

 

 
   $ 16,908,446  
           

 

 

 

Software — 4.1%

           

Microsoft Corp.

           332,838      $ 22,942,523  
           

 

 

 
   $ 22,942,523  
           

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.9%

           

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

           106,524      $ 16,340,782  
           

 

 

 
   $ 16,340,782  
           

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.3%

           

Apple, Inc.

           168,496      $ 24,266,794  
           

 

 

 
   $ 24,266,794  
           

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.1%

           

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(2)

           51,210      $ 3,055,701  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

           147,249        8,687,691  
           

 

 

 
   $ 11,743,392  
           

 

 

 

Tobacco — 2.5%

           

Altria Group, Inc.

           187,214      $ 13,941,827  
           

 

 

 
            $ 13,941,827  
           

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $429,556,749)

            $ 556,825,975  
           

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.8%

           
Description                    Units      Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.20%(3)

           4,384,069      $ 4,384,946  
           

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $4,384,946)

            $ 4,384,946  
           

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.4%
(identified cost $433,941,695)

            $ 561,210,921  
           

 

 

 

 

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Covered Call Options Written — (0.4)%

           

Exchange-Traded Options — (0.4)%

           
Security    Number of
Contracts
     Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

     315      $ 50.00        7/21/17      $ (33,862

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     120        975.00        8/4/17        (114,000

Altria Group, Inc.

     940        79.50        7/21/17        (3,290

Amazon.com, Inc.

     80        1,050.00        7/21/17        (8,960

American Financial Group, Inc.

     460        100.00        7/21/17        (36,800

Apple, Inc.

     845        160.00        7/21/17        (6,760

AT&T, Inc.

     1,210        40.00        7/7/17        (605

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     715        72.50        7/21/17        (39,325

Caterpillar, Inc.

     490        110.00        7/7/17        (10,290

Celgene Corp.

     515        140.00        8/18/17        (65,920

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     1,070        44.00        7/21/17        (64,200

Chevron Corp.

     515        109.00        7/28/17        (20,857

Chubb, Ltd.

     375        150.00        8/18/17        (31,875

ConocoPhillips

     755        46.00        7/21/17        (20,385

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     195        200.00        8/18/17        (58,988

CSX Corp.

     1,095        57.50        7/21/17        (55,298

Danaher Corp.

     735        85.00        7/21/17        (77,175

Delphi Automotive PLC

     525        95.00        7/21/17        (6,562

eBay, Inc.

     935        37.00        8/4/17        (44,880

Eli Lilly & Co.

     750        87.50        8/18/17        (27,375

EOG Resources, Inc.

     375        92.00        7/28/17        (58,125

Equity Residential

     470        70.00        7/21/17        (1,175

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     525        97.50        7/21/17        (38,063

FedEx Corp.

     285        222.50        7/28/17        (63,698

Fortive Corp.

     1,005        65.00        7/21/17        (52,763

General Electric Co.

     1,005        29.00        7/21/17        (3,517

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A

     1,075        45.00        7/21/17        (18,812

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     205        235.00        8/4/17        (34,953

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     530        155.00        7/28/17        (93,545

Intel Corp.

     1,625        35.50        7/28/17        (38,188

International Paper Co.

     885        56.00        7/14/17        (101,775

Johnson & Johnson

     750        135.00        7/21/17        (64,125

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,055        95.00        8/18/17        (80,180

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.

     255        62.50        8/18/17        (38,250

Microsoft Corp.

     1,675        72.50        7/7/17        (1,675

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     820        47.00        8/4/17        (27,060

Newell Brands, Inc.

     730        57.50        9/15/17        (51,100

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     345        145.00        8/18/17        (31,912

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     740        60.00        8/18/17        (93,980

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     770        30.00        7/21/17        (1,925

Phillips 66

     290        83.50        7/21/17        (25,375

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     420        130.00        8/18/17        (60,690

Sealed Air Corp.

     510        47.00        7/21/17        (5,100

Sempra Energy

     420        115.00        7/21/17        (15,750

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     215        165.00        7/21/17        (31,390

Visa, Inc., Class A

     885        100.00        7/21/17        (11,505

 

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Security    Number of
Contracts
     Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     735      $ 56.00        7/28/17      $ (67,620

Whirlpool Corp.

     165        195.00        7/7/17        (9,817

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.

     1,100        35.00        9/15/17        (41,250

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     440        130.00        7/21/17        (70,400

Zoetis, Inc.

     590        62.50        7/21/17        (45,725
           

 

 

 

Total Covered Call Options Written
(premiums received $2,919,707)

            $ (2,006,850
           

 

 

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.0)%(4)

            $ (154,301
           

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

            $ 559,049,770  
           

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

(1) A portion of each applicable common stock for which a written call option is outstanding at June 30, 2017 has been pledged as collateral for such written option.

 

(2) Non-income producing security.

 

(3) 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 June 30, 2017. Net income from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC for the fiscal year to date ended June 30, 2017 was $50,620.

 

(4) Amount is less than (0.05)%.

Written options activity for the fiscal year to date ended June 30, 2017 was as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

     30,711      $ 2,334,250  

Options written

     276,855        20,806,360  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (132,061      (10,187,131

Options expired

     (141,970      (10,033,772
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

     33,535      $ 2,919,707  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2017, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under open derivative contracts.

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund writes covered call options on individual stocks above the current value of the stock to generate premium income. In writing call options on individual stocks, the Fund in effect, sells potential appreciation in the value of the applicable stock above the exercise price in exchange for the option premium received. The Fund retains the risk of loss, minus the premium received, should the price of the underlying stock decline.

At June 30, 2017, the aggregate fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in a liability position and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk was $2,006,850.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2017, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $     435,243,483  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 128,956,346  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,988,908
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 125,967,438  
  

 

 

 

 

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Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At June 30, 2017, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 67,589,588      $      $      $ 67,589,588  

Consumer Staples

     46,134,228        6,911,591               53,045,819  

Energy

     33,166,078                      33,166,078  

Financials

     76,320,444                      76,320,444  

Health Care

     77,179,186                      77,179,186  

Industrials

     62,702,225                      62,702,225  

Information Technology

     124,053,371                      124,053,371  

Materials

     14,508,401                      14,508,401  

Real Estate

     13,144,548                      13,144,548  

Telecommunication Services

     15,861,448                      15,861,448  

Utilities

     19,254,867                      19,254,867  

Total Common Stocks

   $     549,914,384      $ 6,911,591    $      $ 556,825,975  

Short-Term Investments

   $      $ 4,384,946      $      $ 4,384,946  

Total Investments

   $ 549,914,384      $     11,296,537      $     —      $     561,210,921  
Liability Description                                

Covered Call Options Written

   $ (2,006,850    $      $      $ (2,006,850

Total

   $ (2,006,850    $      $      $ (2,006,850

 

* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of September 30, 2016 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2017, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the fiscal year to date then ended.

For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’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 on this Form N-Q 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 on this Form N-Q 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.

Item 3. Exhibits

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act is attached hereto.


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 Enhanced Equity Income Fund

 

By:   /s/ Edward J. Perkin
  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   August 24, 2017

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/ Edward J. Perkin
  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   August 24, 2017

 

By:   /s/ James F. Kirchner
  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   August 24, 2017