Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

 

 

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: 811-21400

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend 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)

August 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

February 28, 2015

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (EVT)

Semiannual Report

February 28, 2015

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

Fund 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.


Semiannual Report February 28, 2015

Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Officers and Trustees

     22   

Important Notices

     23   


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Edward J. Perkin, CFA, John D. Crowley, Walter A. Row III, CFA, CMT, Michael A. Allison, CFA and John H. Croft, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   Inception Date     Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

    09/30/2003        3.81     13.01     15.27     7.62

Fund at Market Price

           5.42        15.16        14.87        7.69   

Russell 1000 Value Index

           3.48     13.49     15.51     7.21

BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index

           4.46        11.92        8.22        2.89   

Blend of 70% Russell 1000 Value Index

           3.84        13.10        13.46        6.21   

30% BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index

         
         
% Premium/Discount to NAV3                                   
            –8.99
         
Distributions4                                   

Total Distributions per share for the period

          $ 0.695   

Distribution Rate at NAV

            6.04

Distribution Rate at Market Price

            6.63
         
% Total Leverage5                                   

Borrowings

            21.05

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and includes management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund 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 less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Country Allocation (% of total investments)

 

 

 

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Common Stock Sector Allocation (% of total investments)

 

 

 

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Top 10 Common Stock Holdings (% of total investments)

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2.3

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.0   

Roche Holding AG PC

    2.0   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1.9   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    1.9   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1.8   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.7   

Citigroup, Inc.

    1.6   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1.5   

Kroger Co. (The)

    1.5   

Total

    18.2
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. large-cap value stocks. BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index is an unmanaged index of fixed-rate, preferred securities issued in the U.S. BofA Merrill Lynch™ indices not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report, BofAML does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. The discount or premium of the Fund may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to http://eatonvance.com/closedend.

 

4 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as tax-exempt income, qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

 

5 

Total leverage is shown as a percentage of the Fund’s aggregate net assets plus borrowings outstanding. The Fund employs leverage through borrowings. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but creates risks including greater price volatility. The cost of borrowings rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. The Fund may be required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its leverage and may be required to reduce its leverage at an inopportune time.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

            

 

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 88.3%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%

  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    107,596      $ 11,058,717   

United Technologies Corp.(1)

    204,411        24,919,745   
                 
  $ 35,978,462   
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.3%

  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(1)

    289,061      $ 21,477,232   
                 
  $ 21,477,232   
                 

Banks — 14.5%

  

Bank of America Corp.(1)

    1,871,345      $ 29,585,964   

Citigroup, Inc.(1)

    645,959        33,861,171   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(1)

    685,317        41,996,226   

KeyCorp

    1,050,576        14,634,524   

Nordea Bank AB

    1,134,000        15,289,076   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(1)

    209,429        19,259,091   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,222,000        15,417,939   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    322,000        16,207,566   

Swedbank AB, Class A

    603,000        15,695,638   

Wells Fargo & Co.(1)

    755,286        41,382,120   
                 
  $ 243,329,315   
                 

Capital Markets — 2.7%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)(2)

    126,404      $ 27,356,354   

Invesco, Ltd.

    432,439        17,414,318   
                 
  $ 44,770,672   
                 

Chemicals — 3.3%

  

Monsanto Co.

    198,481      $ 23,903,067   

PPG Industries, Inc.

    51,017        12,008,382   

Syngenta AG ADR

    279,313        19,733,463   
                 
  $ 55,644,912   
                 

Communications Equipment — 2.0%

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(1)

    352,695      $ 25,573,914   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    576,568        7,445,838   
                 
  $ 33,019,752   
                 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

  

Discover Financial Services(1)

    234,276      $ 14,286,150   
                 
  $ 14,286,150   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.3%

  

TeliaSonera AB

    580,000      $ 3,683,290   

Verizon Communications, Inc.(1)

    711,504        35,183,873   
                 
  $ 38,867,163   
                 

Electric Utilities — 3.2%

  

Edison International(1)

    363,023      $ 23,324,228   

NextEra Energy, Inc.(1)

    289,377        29,938,944   
                 
  $ 53,263,172   
                 

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

  

Emerson Electric Co.

    107,898      $ 6,249,452   
                 
  $ 6,249,452   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%

  

Corning, Inc.

    462,686      $ 11,289,538   
                 
  $ 11,289,538   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

  

Halliburton Co.

    145,570      $ 6,250,776   
                 
  $ 6,250,776   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 4.1%

  

CVS Health Corp.(1)

    304,688      $ 31,647,943   

Kroger Co. (The)(1)

    450,195        32,031,374   

Metro AG

    126,000        4,214,781   
                 
  $ 67,894,098   
                 

Food Products — 2.1%

  

General Mills, Inc.

    262,482      $ 14,118,907   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(1)

    573,371        21,177,458   
                 
  $ 35,296,365   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.5%

  

Medtronic PLC(1)

    322,017      $ 24,985,299   

Stryker Corp.

    180,789        17,129,758   
                 
  $ 42,115,057   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    134,872      $ 10,306,918   
                 
  $ 10,306,918   
                 
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%

  

General Electric Co.

    800,615      $ 20,807,984   

Siemens AG

    35,000        3,912,421   
                 
  $ 24,720,405   
                 

Insurance — 4.8%

  

ACE, Ltd.(1)

    242,806      $ 27,682,312   

Aflac, Inc.

    343,601        21,389,162   

Prudential PLC

    245,500        6,161,128   

XL Group PLC

    504,781        18,273,072   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    22,000        7,035,798   
                 
  $ 80,541,472   
                 

Internet Software & Services — 1.8%

  

Google, Inc., Class C(1)(2)

    52,602      $ 29,372,957   
                 
  $ 29,372,957   
                 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2%

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)

    160,179      $ 20,823,270   
                 
  $ 20,823,270   
                 

Machinery — 0.4%

  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    221,249      $ 7,438,391   
                 
  $ 7,438,391   
                 

Media — 3.5%

  

CBS Corp., Class B

    372,512      $ 22,015,459   

Walt Disney Co. (The)(1)

    358,741        37,337,764   
                 
  $ 59,353,223   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 2.7%

  

PG&E Corp.

    404,504      $ 21,734,000   

Sempra Energy(1)

    221,605        23,977,661   
                 
  $ 45,711,661   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.2%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    142,794      $ 12,027,539   

Chevron Corp.(1)

    107,277        11,444,310   

Devon Energy Corp.

    179,758        11,071,295   

Exxon Mobil Corp.(1)

    545,310        48,281,748   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(1)

    315,109        24,540,689   

Phillips 66

    175,229        13,748,467   
                 
  $ 121,114,048   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.8%

  

International Paper Co.(1)

    240,454      $ 13,564,010   
                 
  $ 13,564,010   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 8.2%

  

Eli Lilly & Co.(1)

    457,939      $ 32,133,580   

Merck & Co., Inc.(1)

    696,970        40,800,624   

Pfizer, Inc.

    334,753        11,488,723   

Roche Holding AG PC(1)

    153,760        41,897,966   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR

    193,455        11,030,804   
                 
  $ 137,351,697   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.6%

  

Equity Residential(1)

    281,324      $ 21,670,387   

Public Storage, Inc.(1)

    88,167        17,388,296   

Simon Property Group, Inc.(1)

    113,155        21,540,186   
                 
  $ 60,598,869   
                 

Road & Rail — 0.6%

  

CSX Corp.

    302,442      $ 10,376,785   
                 
  $ 10,376,785   
                 

Software — 2.9%

  

Microsoft Corp.(1)

    636,873      $ 27,926,881   

Oracle Corp.

    490,187        21,479,994   
                 
  $ 49,406,875   
                 

Specialty Retail — 2.6%

  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    130,000      $ 6,539,000   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(1)

    207,810        23,846,198   

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    185,769        12,751,184   
                 
  $ 43,136,382   
                 

Tobacco — 3.4%

  

Altria Group, Inc.(1)

    426,552      $ 24,010,612   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    83,000        4,084,628   

Reynolds American, Inc.(1)

    383,531        29,002,614   
   
    $ 57,097,854   
   

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,215,230,439)

   

  $ 1,480,646,933   
   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 25.6%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Banks — 12.6%

  

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% to 1/1/24(3)

    92,513      $ 9,713,865   

Banco Santander (Mexico), SA, 5.95% to 1/30/19(3)(4)

    1,270        1,351,265   

Bank of America Corp., Series U, 5.20% to 6/1/23(3)

    4,520        4,433,173   

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.25% to 12/15/18(3)

    18,250        19,924,683   

Citigroup, Inc., Series K, 6.875% to 11/15/23(3)

    412,807        11,101,412   

CoBank ACB, Series F,
6.25% to 10/1/22(3)

    94,700        9,762,983   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to
9/15/23(3)(4)

    13,800        1,430,888   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1, 10.00%

    8,678        10,847,500   

First Tennessee Bank, 3.75%(4)(5)

    4,660        3,399,179   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, Series 2, 10.176% to 6/30/30(3)(4)

    4,737        7,247,730   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Q, 5.15% to 5/1/23(3)

    7,841        7,843,197   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series R, 6.00% to 8/1/23(3)

    4,566        4,702,409   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series X, 6.10% to 10/1/24(3)

    5,113        5,271,230   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Y, 6.125% to 12/31/49

    219,700        5,518,864   

KeyCorp, Series A, 7.75%

    81,279        10,602,846   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657% to
5/21/37(3)(4)

    3,310        3,793,844   

Northern Trust Corp., Series C, 5.85%

    153,625        3,934,720   

Regions Financial Corp., Series A, 6.375%

    471,632        11,837,963   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series S, 6.60%

    450,203        11,412,646   

Societe Generale, 7.875% to 12/18/23(3)(4)

    273        281,855   

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.014% to
7/30/37(3)(4)

    13,597        9,063,116   

SunTrust Banks, Inc., Series E, 5.875%

    330,358        8,200,311   

Synovus Financial Corp., Series C, 7.875% to 8/1/18(3)

    50,429        1,425,250   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 6.50%

    274,290        6,720,105   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., Series A, 6.50%

    47,100        1,172,790   

Webster Financial Corp., Series E, 6.40%

    286,495        7,165,956   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, 7.50%

    10,588        12,837,527   

Zions Bancorporation, Series G, 6.30% to 3/15/23(3)

    343,260        8,898,157   

Zions Bancorporation, Series I, 5.80% to 9/15/23(3)

    7,234        7,016,297   

Zions Bancorporation, Series J, 7.20% to 9/15/23(3)

    4,120        4,549,872   
                 
  $ 211,461,633   
                 

Capital Markets — 2.4%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 6.375%

    282,688      $ 7,392,998   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series I, 5.95%

    171,000        4,331,430   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series J, 5.50% to 5/10/23(3)

    349,225        8,709,671   

Morgan Stanley, Series G, 6.625%

    507,393        13,227,736   

State Street Corp., Series D, 5.90% to
3/15/24(3)

    253,695        6,789,512   
                 
  $ 40,451,347   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Consumer Finance — 1.5%

  

Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, 8.50% to
5/15/16(3)

    150,267      $ 3,982,451   

Capital One Financial Corp., Series B, 6.00%

    593,826        14,922,847   

Discover Financial Services, Series B, 6.50%

    245,744        6,414,533   
                 
  $ 25,319,831   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

  

General Electric Capital Corp., Series B, 6.25% to 12/15/22(3)

    50.05      $ 5,653,738   

KKR Financial Holdings, LLC, Series A, 7.375%

    435,261        11,713,962   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, Series G, 6.08%

    395,086        9,821,838   
                 
  $ 27,189,538   
                 

Electric Utilities — 1.7%

  

AES Gener SA, 8.375% to 6/18/19(3)(4)

    7,010      $ 7,796,629   

Electricite de France SA, 5.25% to 1/29/23(3)(4)

    2,950        3,148,572   

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.45%

    308,409        7,796,981   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series G, 5.70%

    112,500        2,838,656   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series I, 5.125%

    300,395        7,276,318   
                 
  $ 28,857,156   
                 

Food Products — 0.9%

  

Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875%(4)

    94,450      $ 9,861,175   

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25%(4)

    57,835        5,364,196   
                 
  $ 15,225,371   
                 

Insurance — 1.2%

  

American Overseas Group, Ltd., Series A, 7.50% to 12/15/16(3)

    13,000      $ 5,200,812   

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd., 5.95% to
7/1/23(3)

    70,552        1,818,831   

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd., 7.401% to
1/1/17(3)

    89,150        2,371,390   

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd., Series B, 7.50%

    92,875        2,456,544   

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd., 8.875%

    301,613        8,306,422   
                 
  $ 20,153,999   
                 

Machinery — 1.0%

  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.75%

    644,724      $ 16,809,567   
                 
  $ 16,809,567   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

  

DTE Energy Co., Series C, 5.25%

    119,047      $ 2,977,365   
                 
  $ 2,977,365   
                 
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Pipelines — 0.5%

  

NuStar Logistics LP, 7.625% to 1/15/18(3)

    283,020      $ 7,458,285   
                 
  $ 7,458,285   
                 
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1%

  

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., Series F, 6.70%

    149,751      $ 3,531,129   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Series B, 7.25%

    188,900        4,975,626   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust, Series A, 7.75%

    16,378        434,508   

DDR Corp., Series J, 6.50%

    250,000        6,535,000   

DDR Corp., Series K, 6.25%

    129,500        3,355,669   
                 
  $ 18,831,932   
                 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.9%

  

Elmira Savings Bank, 8.998% to 12/31/17(3)

    4,750      $ 4,512,500   

EverBank Financial Corp., Series A, 6.75%

    391,931        9,984,442   
   
    $ 14,496,942   
   

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $409,728,419)

   

  $ 429,232,966   
   
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 10.6%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Banks — 4.3%

  

Banco do Brasil SA, 9.00% to 6/18/24, 6/29/49(3)(4)

  $ 2,730      $ 2,306,850   

Caixa Economica Federal, 7.25% to 7/23/19, 7/23/24(3)(4)

    9,177        8,302,432   

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875% to 1/23/24, 1/29/49(3)(4)

    12,885        13,596,033   

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25% to 12/18/24, 12/29/49(3)(4)

    16,311        16,211,503   

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25, 12/29/49(3)

    10,980        11,130,975   

Groupe BPCE, 12.50% to 9/30/19, 8/29/49(3)(4)

    2,846        3,872,353   

Societe Generale SA, 8.25% to 11/29/18, 9/29/49(3)(6)

    11,828        12,596,820   

SunTrust Preferred Capital I, 4.00%, 6/29/49(5)

    5,100        4,156,500   
                 
  $ 72,173,466   
                 

Chemicals — 0.2%

  

Sinochem Group, 5.00% to 11/2/18, 12/29/49(3)(4)

  $ 2,350      $ 2,435,187   
                 
    $ 2,435,187   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

  

Leucadia National Corp., 6.625%, 10/23/43

  $ 7,238      $ 7,177,736   

Textron Financial Corp., 6.00% to 2/15/17, 2/15/67(3)(4)

    6,870        6,200,175   
                 
    $ 13,377,911   
                 
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

  

Koninklijke KPN NV, 7.00% to 3/28/23, 3/28/73(3)(4)

  $ 8,049      $ 8,773,732   
                 
    $ 8,773,732   
                 

Electric Utilities — 1.9%

  

Enel SpA, 8.75% to 9/24/23,
9/24/73(3)(4)

  $ 11,100      $ 13,603,339   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A, 6.70% to 3/30/17, 3/30/67(3)

    18,510        18,287,306   
                 
    $ 31,890,645   
                 

Insurance — 2.1%

  

Genworth Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 9/24/21

  $ 2,563      $ 2,702,391   

MetLife, Inc., 10.75% to 8/1/39, 8/1/69(3)

    4,575        7,658,550   

QBE Capital Funding III, Ltd., 7.25% to 5/24/21, 5/24/41(3)(4)

    6,719        7,433,875   

XLIT, Ltd., Series E, 6.50% to 4/15/17, 10/29/49(3)

    18,845        16,630,713   
                 
    $ 34,425,529   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%

  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd., 7.00% to 6/17/24, 12/29/49(3)(4)

  $ 11,599      $ 6,437,445   
                 
    $ 6,437,445   
                 

Pipelines — 0.4%

  

DCP Midstream, LLC, 5.85% to 5/21/23, 5/21/43(3)(4)

  $ 8,706      $ 7,030,095   
   
    $ 7,030,095   
   

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $172,474,242)

   

  $ 176,544,010   
   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 1.6%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 1.6%

  

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

    665,000      $ 26,706,400   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $26,509,381)

   

  $ 26,706,400   
   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.0%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.15%(7)

  $ 17,110      $ 17,109,574   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $17,109,574)

   

  $ 17,109,574   
   

Total Investments — 127.1%
(identified cost $1,841,052,055)

   

  $ 2,130,239,883   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (27.1)%

  

  $ (453,795,076
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 1,676,444,807   
   

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

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate

 

(1) 

Security has been segregated as collateral with the custodian for borrowings under the Committed Facility Agreement.

 

(2) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(3) 

Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

(4) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At February 28, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $148,941,468 or 8.9% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(5) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at February 28, 2015.

 

(6) 

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. At February 28, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $12,596,820 or 0.8% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(7) 

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 February 28, 2015.

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage of
Total Investments
    Value  

United States

    81.4   $ 1,734,676,618   

Switzerland

    4.0        84,878,730   

Sweden

    3.5        73,739,347   

United Kingdom

    2.9        61,687,775   

Ireland

    1.6        34,903,785   

France

    1.6        33,495,633   

Germany

    0.9        19,258,177   

Netherlands

    0.9        18,595,570   

Brazil

    0.8        17,046,727   

Italy

    0.6        13,603,339   

Israel

    0.5        11,030,804   

Bermuda

    0.4        8,306,422   

Chile

    0.4        7,796,629   

Australia

    0.3        7,433,875   

China

    0.1        2,435,187   

Mexico

    0.1        1,351,265   
   

Total Investments

    100.0   $ 2,130,239,883   
   
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   February 28, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,823,942,481)

  $ 2,113,130,309   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $17,109,574)

    17,109,574   

Cash

    90,367   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $49)

    41   

Dividends and interest receivable

    8,002,948   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    2,604   

Receivable for investments sold

    6,150,784   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    280,859   

Tax reclaims receivable

    4,826,208   

Total assets

  $ 2,149,593,694   
Liabilities   

Notes payable

  $ 447,000,000   

Payable for investments purchased

    24,155,557   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    453,588   

Payable to affiliate:

 

Investment adviser fee

    1,366,026   

Accrued expenses

    173,716   

Total liabilities

  $ 473,148,887   

Net Assets

  $ 1,676,444,807   
Sources of Net Assets   

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 72,835,900 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 728,359   

Additional paid-in capital

    1,382,213,413   

Accumulated net realized gain

    7,761,460   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (3,492,103

Net unrealized appreciation

    289,233,678   

Net Assets

  $ 1,676,444,807   
Net Asset Value   

($1,676,444,807 ÷ 72,835,900 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 23.02   

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

February 28, 2015

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $195,033)

  $ 30,977,722   

Interest

    6,199,634   

Interest income allocated from affiliated investment

    17,021   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (1,805

Total investment income

  $ 37,192,572   
Expenses   

Investment adviser fee

  $ 8,748,250   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    34,000   

Custodian fee

    249,585   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    9,309   

Legal and accounting services

    46,990   

Printing and postage

    90,140   

Interest expense and fees

    1,710,145   

Miscellaneous

    84,645   

Total expenses

  $ 10,973,064   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 34   

Total expense reductions

  $ 34   

Net expenses

  $ 10,973,030   

Net investment income

  $ 26,219,542   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 79,035,479   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    173   

Proceeds from securities litigation settlements

    531,442   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    55,238   

Net realized gain

  $ 79,622,332   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (49,714,653

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (249,391

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (49,964,044

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 29,658,288   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 55,877,830   

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

August 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 26,219,542      $ 104,099,749   

Net realized gain from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and proceeds from securities litigation settlements

    79,622,332        158,434,899   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (49,964,044     85,000,253   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 55,877,830      $ 347,534,901   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (50,606,383   $ (96,376,462

Total distributions

  $ (50,606,383   $ (96,376,462

Net increase in net assets

  $ 5,271,447      $ 251,158,439   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 1,671,173,360      $ 1,420,014,921   

At end of period

  $ 1,676,444,807      $ 1,671,173,360   
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
included in net assets
   

At end of period

  $ (3,492,103   $ 20,894,738   

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities  

Six Months Ended

February 28, 2015

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 55,877,830   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Investments purchased

    (1,209,449,973

Investments sold

    1,207,766,874   

Decrease in short-term investments, net

    22,559,219   

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

    34,644   

Decrease in dividends and interest receivable

    136,924   

Decrease in interest receivable from affiliated investment

    390   

Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (280,859

Decrease in tax reclaims receivable

    140,704   

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    453,588   

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

    (129,243

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (349,295

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

    49,714,653   

Net realized gain from investments

    (79,035,479

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 47,439,977   
Cash Flows From Financing Activities   

Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments

  $ (50,606,383

Proceeds from notes payable

    447,000,000   

Repayment of notes payable

    (447,000,000

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (50,606,383

Net decrease in cash*

  $ (3,166,406

Cash at beginning of period(1)

  $ 3,256,814   

Cash at end of period(1)

  $ 90,408   
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:   

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings

  $ 1,981,640   

 

(1) 

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 

* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $111,084.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 22.940      $ 19.500      $ 18.300      $ 16.780      $ 15.950      $ 15.320   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.360      $ 1.429 (2)    $ 1.389      $ 1.202      $ 1.354 (3)    $ 1.331   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.415        3.334        1.101        1.608        0.766        0.589   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.775      $ 4.763      $ 2.490      $ 2.810      $ 2.120      $ 1.920   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.695   $ (1.323   $ (1.290   $ (1.290   $ (1.290   $ (1.290

Total distributions

  $ (0.695   $ (1.323   $ (1.290   $ (1.290   $ (1.290   $ (1.290

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 23.020      $ 22.940      $ 19.500      $ 18.300      $ 16.780      $ 15.950   

Market value — End of period

  $ 20.950      $ 20.560      $ 17.630      $ 16.600      $ 15.160      $ 14.750   

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4)

    3.81 %(5)      25.90     14.45     18.42     13.58     13.25

Total Investment Return on Market Value(4)

    5.42 %(5)      24.80     14.09     18.87     10.96     15.26
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,676,445      $ 1,671,173      $ 1,420,015      $ 1,332,627      $ 1,222,187      $ 1,161,717   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

           

Expenses excluding interest and fees(6)

    1.14 %(7)      1.15     1.19     1.23     1.13     1.04

Interest and fee expense

    0.21 %(7)      0.22     0.30     0.45     0.36     0.39

Total expenses(6)

    1.35 %(7)      1.37     1.49     1.68     1.49     1.43

Net investment income

    3.22 %(7)      6.63 %(2)      7.14     6.93     7.47 %(3)      8.09

Portfolio Turnover

    59 %(5)      68     84     94     86     117

Senior Securities:

           

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

  $ 447,000      $ 447,000      $ 447,000      $ 447,000      $ 447,000      $ 340,000   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(8)

  $ 4,750      $ 4,739      $ 4,177      $ 3,981      $ 3,734      $ 4,417   

 

(1) 

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.501 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 4.30%.

 

(3) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.191 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 6.41%.

 

(4) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable) from the Fund’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax total return consisting primarily of tax-advantaged dividend income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. The value of preferred equity securities that are valued by a pricing service on a bond basis is adjusted by an income factor, as determined by the investment adviser, to reflect the next anticipated regular dividend.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities.

Derivatives. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Fund has filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of February 28, 2015, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Fund) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. However, the Fund’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Fund shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

J  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Fund is the amount included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the unrestricted cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to February 28, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders. In addition, at least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At August 31, 2014, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $50,826,719 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The capital loss carryforwards will expire on August 31, 2018 and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused.

Additionally, at August 31, 2014, the Fund had a net capital loss of $20,833,378 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2013 that it has elected to defer. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s taxable year ending August 31, 2015.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at February 28, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 1,840,945,125   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 316,694,676   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (27,399,918

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 289,294,758   

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily gross assets up to and including $1.5 billion, 0.83% over $1.5 billion up to and including $3 billion, and at reduced rates as daily gross assets exceed $3 billion and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and shareholders. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $8,748,250 or 0.85% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily gross assets. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $1,231,245,278 and $1,212,872,794, respectively, for the six months ended February 28, 2015.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and the year ended August 31, 2014.

On November 11, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorized the repurchase by the Fund of up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and the year ended August 31, 2014.

6  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

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financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at February 28, 2015 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
           
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/31/15   British Pound Sterling
920,000
  United States Dollar
1,429,637
  Citibank, N.A.   $ 9,568      $      $ 9,568   
3/31/15   British Pound Sterling
910,097
  United States Dollar
1,412,880
  Standard Chartered Bank     8,097               8,097   
3/31/15   British Pound Sterling
920,000
  United States Dollar 1,428,346   State Street Bank and Trust Company     8,277               8,277   
3/31/15   Euro
2,350,000
  United States Dollar
2,670,352
  Citibank, N.A.     39,756               39,756   
3/31/15   Euro
2,354,674
  United States Dollar
2,675,793
  Standard Chartered Bank     39,964               39,964   
3/31/15   Euro
2,350,000
  United States Dollar
2,670,039
  State Street Bank and Trust Company     39,443               39,443   
3/31/15   Swedish Krona
182,320,000
  United States Dollar
21,682,014
  Citibank, N.A.            (192,641     (192,641
3/31/15   Swedish Krona
182,320,000
  United States Dollar
21,723,022
  Standard Chartered Bank            (151,633     (151,633
3/31/15   Swedish Krona
182,322,000
  United States Dollar
21,765,581
  State Street Bank and Trust Company            (109,314     (109,314
3/31/15   Swiss Franc
8,240,000
  United States Dollar
8,698,406
  Citibank, N.A.     45,716               45,716   
3/31/15   Swiss Franc
8,240,000
  United States Dollar
8,700,518
  Standard Chartered Bank     47,828               47,828   
3/31/15   Swiss Franc 8,238,200   United States Dollar
8,693,010
  State Street Bank and Trust Company     42,210               42,210   
                $ 280,859      $ (453,588   $ (172,729

At February 28, 2015, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Fund holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At February 28, 2015, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $453,588. At February 28, 2015, there were no assets pledged by the Fund for such liability.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at February 28, 2015 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 280,859 (1)     $ (453,588 )(2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets and pledged by the Fund for liabilities as of February 28, 2015.

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

Citibank, N.A.

  $ 95,040       $ (95,040    $         —       $         —       $   

Standard Chartered Bank

    95,889         (95,889                        

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    89,930         (89,930                        
    $ 280,859       $ (280,859    $       $       $   
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of  Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

Citibank, N.A.

  $ (192,641    $ 95,040       $       $       $ (97,601

Standard Chartered Bank

    (151,633      95,889                         (55,744

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    (109,314      89,930                         (19,384
    $ (453,588    $ 280,859       $       $       $ (172,729

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended February 28, 2015 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 319,845 (1)     $ (172,729 )(2) 

 

(1)

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2)

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the six months ended February 28, 2015, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $27,457,000.

7  Committed Facility Agreement

Effective November 7, 2014, the Fund entered into a Committed Facility Agreement (the Agreement) with a major financial institution that allows it to borrow up to $558 million over a rolling 360 calendar day period. Interest is charged at a rate above 1-month LIBOR and is payable monthly. The Fund is charged a commitment fee of 0.35% per annum on the unused portion of the commitment if outstanding borrowings are less than 80% of the borrowing limit. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund is required to satisfy certain collateral requirements and maintain a certain level of net assets. Prior to November 7, 2014, the Fund had a Committed Facility Agreement with another major financial institution to borrow up to $525 million. Under the terms of such agreement, the Fund was charged interest at a rate above 1-month LIBOR and was payable monthly. The Fund was charged a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the commitment if outstanding borrowings were less than 85% of the borrowing limit. At February 28, 2015, the Fund had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $447 million at an interest rate of 0.77%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at February 28, 2015 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the Agreement would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 9) at February 28, 2015. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the average borrowings under the agreements and the average interest rate (excluding fees) were $447 million and 0.77%, respectively.

8  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

9  Fair Value Measurements

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.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At February 28, 2015, 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

  $ 112,796,523       $       $         —       $ 112,796,523   

Consumer Staples

    151,988,908         8,299,409                 160,288,317   

Energy

    127,364,824                         127,364,824   

Financials

    367,719,333         75,807,145                 443,526,478   

Health Care

    158,392,058         41,897,966                 200,290,024   

Industrials

    102,328,306         3,912,421                 106,240,727   

Information Technology

    115,643,284         7,445,838                 123,089,122   

Materials

    69,208,922                         69,208,922   

Telecommunication Services

    35,183,873         3,683,290                 38,867,163   

Utilities

    98,974,833                         98,974,833   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 1,339,600,864       $ 141,046,069    $       $ 1,480,646,933   

Preferred Stocks

          

Consumer Staples

  $       $ 15,225,371       $       $ 15,225,371   

Energy

            7,458,285                 7,458,285   

Financials

    133,971,715         223,933,507                 357,905,222   

Industrials

            16,809,567                 16,809,567   

Utilities

    2,977,365         28,857,156                 31,834,521   

Total Preferred Stocks

  $ 136,949,080       $ 292,283,886       $       $ 429,232,966   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $       $ 176,544,010       $       $ 176,544,010   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    26,706,400                         26,706,400   

Short-Term Investments

            17,109,574                 17,109,574   

Total Investments

  $ 1,503,256,344       $ 626,983,539       $       $ 2,130,239,883   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 280,859       $       $ 280,859   

Total

  $ 1,503,256,344       $ 627,264,398       $       $ 2,130,520,742   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (453,588    $       $ (453,588

Total

  $       $ (453,588    $       $ (453,588

 

* 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 August 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At February 28, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

February 28, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

 

 

Walter A. Row, III

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

 

Number of Employees

The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of February 28, 2015, Fund records indicate that there are 72 registered shareholders and approximately 56,769 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.

If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Fund reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

1-800-262-1122

New York Stock Exchange symbol

The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EVT.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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:

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

Ÿ  

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

Ÿ  

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, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. 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 advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’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 (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 advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, 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 advisor. 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 advisor.

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 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Share Repurchase Program.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares as of the approved date in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not required in this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

No such purchases this period.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

Item 11. 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).

(a)(2)(i)

Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.

(a)(2)(ii)

President’s Section 302 certification.
(b) Combined Section 906 certification.


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 Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

 

By:

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

Walter A. Row, III
President

Date: April 13, 2015

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/ James F. Kirchner

James F. Kirchner
Treasurer

Date: April 13, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

Walter A. Row, III
President

Date: April 13, 2015