Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond II Fund
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
811-21218
Investment Company Act File Number
 
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund II
(Formerly, Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
 
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
September 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
 
December 31, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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


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Item 1. Schedule of Investments


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Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund II as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Tax-Exempt Investments — 164.5%
 
                 
Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Hospital — 2.3%
$ 750    
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, (Huntington Hospital), 5.875%, 11/1/32
  $ 754,290  
                 
            $ 754,290  
                 
Industrial Development Revenue — 2.5%
$ 220    
Liberty Development Corp., (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.25%, 10/1/35
  $ 219,980  
  600    
Liberty Development Corp., (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.25%, 10/1/35(1)
    599,963  
                 
            $ 819,943  
                 
Insured-Electric Utilities — 6.7%
$ 500    
Long Island Power Authority, (BHAC), 5.50%, 5/1/33
  $ 545,135  
  500    
Long Island Power Authority, (BHAC), 6.00%, 5/1/33
    571,195  
  1,130    
New York Power Authority, (NPFG), 4.50%, 11/15/47
    1,097,140  
                 
            $ 2,213,470  
                 
Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 1.8%
$ 1,385    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), (NPFG), Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 7/1/30
  $ 581,326  
                 
            $ 581,326  
                 
Insured-General Obligations — 24.3%
$ 535    
Brentwood Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.75%, 11/15/23
  $ 586,371  
  560    
Brentwood Union Free School District, (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/24
    627,749  
  200    
Freeport Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.00%, 4/1/23
    205,700  
  200    
Freeport Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.00%, 4/1/24
    205,342  
  250    
Hoosic Valley Central School District, (AGC), 4.00%, 6/15/23
    253,460  
  185    
Longwood Central School District, Suffolk County, (AGC), 4.15%, 6/1/23
    188,953  
  190    
Longwood Central School District, Suffolk County, (AGC), 4.25%, 6/1/24
    194,617  
  155    
New Rochelle City School District, (AGC), 3.75%, 11/15/19
    159,041  
  160    
New Rochelle City School District, (AGC), 4.00%, 11/15/20
    165,987  
  1,000    
New York, (AGM), 5.00%, 4/1/22
    1,064,430  
  1,795    
New York Dormitory Authority, (School Districts Financing Program), (NPFG), 5.00%, 10/1/30
    1,815,535  
  545    
Oneida County, (AGC), 4.00%, 4/15/21
    551,229  
  100    
Plattsburgh, (AGC), 4.25%, 11/15/19
    105,903  
  300    
Plattsburgh, (AGC), 4.25%, 11/15/20
    318,600  
  410    
Sachem Central School District, (FGIC), (NPFG), 4.25%, 10/15/28
    413,108  
  235    
Syracuse, (AGC), 5.00%, 6/15/19
    261,285  
  185    
Wantagh Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.50%, 11/15/19
    202,408  
  190    
Wantagh Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.50%, 11/15/20
    205,823  
  210    
Wantagh Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.75%, 11/15/22
    227,858  
  220    
Wantagh Union Free School District, (AGC), 4.75%, 11/15/23
    237,420  
                 
            $ 7,990,819  
                 
Insured-Hospital — 6.4%
$ 500    
New York City Health and Hospital Corp., (AGM), 5.50%, 2/15/20
  $ 565,990  
  1,000    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Health Quest Systems), (AGC), 5.125%, 7/1/37(1)
    1,014,610  
  500    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Hudson Valley Hospital Center), (AGM), (BHAC), 5.00%, 8/15/36
    518,895  
                 
            $ 2,099,495  
                 
Insured-Housing — 3.1%
$ 1,000    
New York City Housing Corp., (NPFG), 4.95%, 11/1/33
  $ 1,010,030  
                 
            $ 1,010,030  
                 
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Insured-Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 11.4%
$ 2,330    
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., (NPFG), 4.50%, 2/15/47
  $ 1,980,523  
  950    
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, (BHAC), 5.50%, 7/15/38(2)
    1,033,572  
  795    
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, (CIFG), 5.25%, 7/1/36
    747,419  
                 
            $ 3,761,514  
                 
Insured-Other Revenue — 16.6%
$ 1,360    
New York City Cultural Resource Trust, (American Museum of Natural History), (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/44
  $ 1,379,122  
  2,500    
New York City Cultural Resource Trust, (Museum of Modern Art), (AMBAC), (BHAC), 5.125%, 7/1/31(1)
    2,554,925  
  1,730    
New York City Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (NPFG), 4.75%, 3/1/46
    1,514,701  
                 
            $ 5,448,748  
                 
Insured-Private Education — 34.0%
$ 1,440    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Barnard College), (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/24
  $ 1,513,454  
  1,975    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Brooklyn Law School), (XLCA), 5.125%, 7/1/30
    1,971,267  
  85    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Fordham University), (AGC), (BHAC), 5.00%, 7/1/38
    88,035  
  2,250    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Fordham University), (AGC), (BHAC), 5.00%, 7/1/38(1)
    2,330,348  
  1,000    
New York Dormitory Authority, (New York University), (AMBAC), (BHAC), 5.00%, 7/1/31(1)
    1,010,500  
  345    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Pratt Institute), (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/34
    353,656  
  835    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Pratt Institute), (AGC), 5.125%, 7/1/39
    858,079  
  500    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Skidmore College), (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.00%, 7/1/33
    509,165  
  850    
New York Dormitory Authority, (St. John’s University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 7/1/37
    866,346  
  5,425    
Oneida County Industrial Development Agency, (Hamilton College), (NPFG), 0.00%, 7/1/32
    1,694,933  
                 
            $ 11,195,783  
                 
Insured-Public Education — 4.5%
$ 1,500    
New York Dormitory Authority, (City University), (AMBAC), 5.25%, 7/1/30
  $ 1,486,995  
                 
            $ 1,486,995  
                 
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 15.7%
$ 690    
New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax, (AMBAC), 4.75%, 11/15/45
  $ 638,664  
  715    
New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 11/15/44
    693,164  
  1,700    
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/1/35
    269,892  
  13,970    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/44
    1,670,672  
  3,350    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45
    374,295  
  2,105    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/46
    218,352  
  575    
Sales Tax Asset Receivables Corp., (AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/15/29
    602,738  
  690    
Sales Tax Asset Receivables Corp., (AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/15/32
    717,469  
                 
            $ 5,185,246  
                 
Insured-Transportation — 17.8%
$ 2,000    
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (AGC), (FGIC), 5.25%, 11/15/31
  $ 2,043,120  
  510    
New York Thruway Authority, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 4/1/20
    594,319  
  2,500    
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/1/27(1)
    2,630,051  
  575    
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, (NPFG), 5.00%, 11/15/32
    584,959  
                 
            $ 5,852,449  
                 
Insured-Water and Sewer — 12.6%
$ 905    
Nassau County Sewer and Storm Water Finance Authority, (BHAC), 5.375%, 11/1/28
  $ 1,006,749  
  2,750    
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, (Water and Sewer System), (AMBAC), (BHAC), 5.00%, 6/15/38(1)
    2,793,478  
  350    
Suffolk County Water Authority, (NPFG), 4.50%, 6/1/25
    358,883  
                 
            $ 4,159,110  
                 
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Private Education — 4.8%
$ 1,000    
Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, (Marist College), 5.00%, 7/1/22
  $ 1,012,800  
  610    
New York City Industrial Development Agency, (St. Francis College), 5.00%, 10/1/34
    576,846  
                 
            $ 1,589,646  
                 
         
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 164.5%
(identified cost $54,646,603)
  $ 54,148,864  
         
 
Short-Term Investments — 7.6%
 
                 
Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value  
$ 2,487    
State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 1/4/10
  $ 2,486,887  
                 
         
Total Short-Term Investments — 7.6%
(identified cost $2,486,887)
  $ 2,486,887  
         
         
Total Investments — 172.1%
(identified cost $57,133,490)
  $ 56,635,751  
         
         
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (40.3)%
  $ (13,250,422 )
         
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (31.8)%
  $ (10,470,348 )
         
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 32,914,981  
         
 
             
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
         
AGC
  -   Assured Guaranty Corp.
         
AGM
  -   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
         
AMBAC
  -   AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
         
BHAC
  -   Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
         
CIFG
  -   CIFG Assurance North America, Inc.
         
FGIC
  -   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
         
NPFG
  -   National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
         
XLCA
  -   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by New York municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at December 31, 2009, 90.0% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 1.3% to 31.0% of total investments.
         
(1)
      Security represents the underlying municipal bond of an inverse floater.
         
(2)
      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
 
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A summary of financial instruments outstanding at December 31, 2009 is as follows:
 
Futures Contracts
 
                                 
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Net Unrealized
 
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Appreciation  
3/10
  30 U.S. Treasury Bond   Short   $ (3,599,895 )   $ (3,461,250 )   $ 138,645  
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
                                 
          Annual
        Effective Date/
     
    Notional
    Fixed Rate
    Floating Rate
  Termination
  Net Unrealized
 
Counterparty   Amount     Paid By Fund     Paid To Fund   Date   Appreciation  
JPMorgan Chase Co. 
  $ 762,500       4.097 %   3-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA
  March 15, 2010 /
March 15, 2040
  $ 59,371  
Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. 
    2,000,000       4.260     3-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA
  February 24, 2010 /
February 24, 2040
    97,332  
                                 
                            $ 156,703  
                                 
 
The effective date represents the date on which the Fund and the counterparty to the interest rate swap contract begin interest payment accruals.
 
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts. The Fund may also purchase and sell U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
At December 31, 2009, the aggregate fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in an asset position and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was $295,348.
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
         
Aggregate cost
  $ 45,935,016  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,753,863  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (2,388,128 )
         
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (634,265 )
         
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •   Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •   Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •   Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
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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At December 31, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
                   
    Active Markets for
    Significant Other
    Significant
       
    Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs        
       
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
   
Tax-Exempt Investments
  $     $ 54,148,864     $     $ 54,148,864  
Short-Term Investments
          2,486,887             2,486,887  
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 56,635,751     $     $ 56,635,751  
 
 
Futures Contracts
  $ 138,645     $     $     $ 138,645  
Interest Rate Swaps
          156,703             156,703  
 
 
Total
  $ 138,645     $ 56,792,454     $     $ 56,931,099  
 
 
 
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of September 30, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.
 
For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements included in its semiannual or annual report to shareholders.
 
Effective February 1, 2010, the name of the Fund was changed from Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II.
 
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures
 
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund II
 
         
By:
  /s/ Cynthia J. Clemson    
         
    Cynthia J. Clemson    
    President    
         
Date:
  February 22, 2010    
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
         
By:
  /s/ Cynthia J. Clemson    
         
    Cynthia J. Clemson    
    President    
         
Date:
  February 22, 2010    
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
         
    Barbara E. Campbell    
    Treasurer    
         
Date:
  February 22, 2010