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Floating-Rate Income Trust

Section 16 filings, (SEC Website) 3
NAV 1 02/05/2010 Quote 14.84 0.03
Market 2 02/05/2010 Quote 15.08 0.13
1 Net Asset Value: without sales charge.  2 Market Price.
Literature
Fact Sheet
Online prospectus currently unavailable
Annual Report
Semiannual Report
Notice and Proxy Statement
Fund Holdings (1st or 3rd fiscal quarters)
Fund Holdings as of 12/31/2009
Investment Objective and Policies
The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust will, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of current income. The Trust will pursue its objectives by investing primarily in senior secured floating rate loans. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its total assets in senior loans.
General Data
Symbol EFT
CUSIP 278279104
Fund Inception Date 6/29/2004
Performance Inception Date 6/29/2004
Portfolio Turnover Rate 16% for the fiscal year ending 5/31/2009
Performance
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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 Fund’s performance at market 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 Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund 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 Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage resulting from the Fund’s issuance of Auction Preferred Shares.


For certain periods following the ex date of distributions paid by the Fund, returns may be calculated based on the lower of the net asset value or market price of the shares on the distribution pay date rather than the true distribution reinvestment price.
For the periods ended January 31, 2010
         
Returns at NAV 1 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +77.44% +0.58% +3.42% +3.57%
         
Returns at Market 2 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +81.86% +1.20% +3.57% +3.93%
For the periods ended December 31, 2009
         
Returns at NAV 1 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +93.37% -0.51% +2.61% +2.80%
         
Returns at Market 2 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +90.52% -0.10% +2.46% +2.62%
Calendar Year Performance (Before Taxes)
  YTD 01/31/2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 06/29/2004 to
12/31/2009
NAV 1
 +4.52%  +93.37%  -49.12%  +0.08%  +9.07%  +5.91%  +2.80% 
Market 2
 +7.58%  +90.52%  -43.30%  -7.69%  +19.16%  -4.97%  +2.62% 

1 Net Asset Value   2 Market Price.
3 Includes all historical filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on behalf of a fund. Information found on the SEC
   web site is historical and may not represent current information about a fund. For search purposes, please note that closed-end funds are
   registered with the SEC pursuant to Form N-2 and not Form N-1A.
Performance inception date June 29, 2004.
Distribution History  
Pay Date Distribution
1/11/2010$0.106
12/31/2009$0.078
11/30/2009$0.073
10/30/2009$0.072
9/30/2009$0.07
8/31/2009$0.07
7/31/2009$0.069
6/30/2009$0.067
5/29/2009$0.067
4/30/2009$0.064
3/31/2009$0.062
2/27/2009$0.063
1/30/2009$0.07
The amount of distributions may vary depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions on Fund common shares could change.

Press Releases
1/14/2010 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust - Report of Earnings
12/22/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Early Monthly Distributions and Special Distributions
12/15/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
12/14/2009 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust - Annual Meeting of Shareholders
11/13/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
10/30/2009 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust - Report of Earnings
10/21/2009 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust to Redeem $65 Million of Auction Preferred Shares
10/14/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
9/14/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
8/14/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
7/17/2009 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust Report of Earnings
7/15/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
6/19/2009 Trustees of EFT, EFR and EVF Approve Change in Investment Policies
6/12/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
5/13/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
4/17/2009 Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust Report of Earnings
4/14/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
3/27/2009 Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Trust Annual Meeting of Shareholders
3/13/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
2/11/2009 Eaton Vance Closed-End Bank Loan Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
Portfolio Management
Scott H. Page
(since 6/29/2004)
Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 1989 and has been Portfolio Manager since 1996
  • Previously, an investment officer of the Dartmouth College endowment and an Assistant Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Department of Citicorp. Was also affiliated with Chase Manhattan Bank
  • B.A. from Williams College; M.B.A. from Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College
Ralph H. Hinckley Jr.
(since 1/30/2008)  		Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 2003.
  • 10 years of experience in bank loans.
  • B.A. from Bates College and M.B.A., with honors,from the Boston University Graduate School of Management.
  • C.F.A. and a member of the Boston Security Analyst Society.
Important Disclosure
Market price performance is shown before applicable commissions that a shareholder may encounter when purchasing or selling shares of the fund. All performance information is for common shares of the fund. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value (NAV) is total assets less total liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding. At the time of sale, your shares may have a market price that is above or below NAV. There is no assurance that the fund will achieve its investment objective. The fund is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes.