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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 COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21507

Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Michael H. Koonce, Esq.

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 210-3200

 

Date of fiscal year end:

Registrant is making a quarterly filing for one of its series, Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund, for the quarter ended November 30, 2008. This series has August 31 fiscal year end.

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2008

 


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS     26.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY     4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components      0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 7.00%, 12/15/2012

 

$

45,000

 

$

19,800

 

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., 7.625%, 03/15/2027

 

 

530,000

 

 

193,450

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.86%, 08/15/2011

 

 

100,000

 

 

73,500

 

9.00%, 07/01/2015

 

 

55,000

 

 

41,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

328,000

 

Automobiles      0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Corp., 6.75%, 12/01/2014

 

 

60,000

 

 

19,513

 

Diversified Consumer Services    0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carriage Services, Inc., 7.875%, 01/15/2015

 

 

145,000

 

 

116,725

 

Service Corporation International, 6.75%, 04/01/2015

 

 

10,000

 

 

7,650

 

Sotheby’s, 7.75%, 06/15/2015 144A

 

 

90,000

 

 

55,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

179,856

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2012

 

 

15,000

 

 

12,450

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 03/15/2010

 

 

315,000

 

 

165,375

 

8.125%, 05/15/2011

 

 

135,000

 

 

46,575

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 12.00%, 11/15/2010

 

 

145,000

 

 

48,575

 

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7.00%, 03/01/2014

 

 

216,000

 

 

92,880

 

MGM MIRAGE, 8.50%, 09/15/2010

 

 

75,000

 

 

42,937

 

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 10/01/2013

 

 

10,000

 

 

7,650

 

Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375%, 06/15/2014 144A

 

 

50,000

 

 

42,500

 

Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 05/01/2012

 

 

205,000

 

 

138,375

 

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, 9.375%, 06/15/2015 144A

 

 

330,000

 

 

150,150

 

Universal City Development Partners, Ltd., 11.75%, 04/01/2010

 

 

190,000

 

 

123,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

871,442

 

Household Durables      1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centex Corp., 5.80%, 09/15/2009

 

 

285,000

 

 

270,037

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 01/15/2010

 

 

125,000

 

 

115,000

 

9.75%, 09/15/2010

 

 

270,000

 

 

239,625

 

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 01/15/2010

 

 

90,000

 

 

69,300

 

6.50%, 01/15/2014

 

 

61,000

 

 

15,555

 

11.50%, 05/01/2013

 

 

30,000

 

 

23,100

 

Lennar Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 10/01/2010

 

 

355,000

 

 

275,125

 

7.625%, 03/01/2009

 

 

110,000

 

 

107,250

 

Libbey, Inc., FRN, 9.93%, 06/01/2011

 

 

270,000

 

 

121,500

 

Meritage Homes Corp., 7.00%, 05/01/2014

 

 

185,000

 

 

111,925

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 08/01/2011

 

 

35,000

 

 

30,100

 

8.125%, 03/01/2011

 

 

65,000

 

 

56,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,434,742

 

Internet & Catalog Retail      0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., 10.75%, 08/01/2016 144A

 

 

80,000

 

 

40,400

 

Media      0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 04/30/2012 144A

 

 

90,000

 

 

64,575

 

10.875%, 09/15/2014 144A

 

 

375,000

 

 

270,937

 

 

 

 

1

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 04/01/2011

 

$

80,000

 

$

71,200

 

DIRECTV Group, Inc., 7.625%, 05/15/2016

 

 

10,000

 

 

8,575

 

Idearc, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/2016

 

 

655,000

 

 

57,313

 

Lamar Media Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 08/15/2015

 

 

55,000

 

 

40,150

 

7.25%, 01/01/2013

 

 

35,000

 

 

27,913

 

Mediacom, LLC, 7.875%, 02/15/2011

 

 

100,000

 

 

82,000

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 05/15/2015 144A

 

 

240,000

 

 

64,800

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/2012

 

 

170,000

 

 

133,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

820,488

 

Multiline Retail      0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macy’s, Inc., 7.875%, 07/15/2015

 

 

85,000

 

 

57,592

 

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/2015

 

 

85,000

 

 

36,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,142

 

Specialty Retail      0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Achievement Corp., 8.25%, 04/01/2012 144A

 

 

535,000

 

 

529,650

 

AutoZone, Inc., 6.50%, 01/15/2014

 

 

10,000

 

 

8,666

 

Best Buy Co., Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/2013 144A

 

 

55,000

 

 

51,626

 

Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036

 

 

120,000

 

 

77,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

667,745

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 06/01/2011

 

 

285,000

 

 

203,775

 

Visant Corp., 7.625%, 10/01/2012

 

 

135,000

 

 

108,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

312,450

 

CONSUMER STAPLES      0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products     0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Foods Co., 6.625%, 05/15/2009

 

 

40,000

 

 

39,500

 

Del Monte Foods Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 02/15/2015

 

 

30,000

 

 

24,600

 

8.625%, 12/15/2012

 

 

160,000

 

 

145,600

 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 7.625%, 05/01/2015

 

 

190,000

 

 

26,600

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 07/01/2017

 

 

10,000

 

 

5,275

 

Tyson Foods, Inc., 6.85%, 04/01/2016

 

 

100,000

 

 

62,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

304,508

 

Personal Products      0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Garden & Pet Co., 9.125%, 02/01/2013

 

 

30,000

 

 

17,550

 

Tobacco    0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.70%, 11/10/2018

 

 

100,000

 

 

101,352

 

9.95%, 11/10/2038

 

 

105,000

 

 

104,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205,594

 

ENERGY      4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services      0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bristow Group, Inc., 7.50%, 09/15/2017

 

 

240,000

 

 

166,800

 

GulfMark Offshore, Inc., 7.75%, 07/15/2014

 

 

225,000

 

 

164,250

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., Ser. B, 6.125%, 12/01/2014

 

 

181,000

 

 

121,722

 

Parker Drilling Co., 9.625%, 10/01/2013

 

 

264,000

 

 

219,120

 

PHI, Inc., 7.125%, 04/15/2013

 

 

262,000

 

 

161,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

833,022

 

 

 

2

 

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 01/15/2016

 

$

569,000

 

$

403,990

 

El Paso Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 06/15/2017

 

 

50,000

 

 

35,850

 

7.42%, 02/15/2037

 

 

240,000

 

 

143,844

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6.00%, 07/15/2015

 

 

330,000

 

 

219,450

 

Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 01/15/2011

 

 

125,000

 

 

96,875

 

Ferrellgas Partners, LP, 6.75%, 05/01/2014 144A

 

 

225,000

 

 

157,500

 

Forest Oil Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 06/15/2019 144A

 

 

150,000

 

 

103,500

 

7.25%, 06/15/2019

 

 

175,000

 

 

120,750

 

Frontier Oil Corp., 6.625%, 10/01/2011

 

 

160,000

 

 

140,800

 

Newfield Exploration Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 04/15/2016

 

 

220,000

 

 

161,700

 

7.125%, 05/15/2018

 

 

115,000

 

 

82,225

 

Peabody Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 04/15/2016

 

 

315,000

 

 

244,125

 

7.875%, 11/01/2026

 

 

105,000

 

 

81,375

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 06/01/2015 144A

 

 

295,000

 

 

209,450

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.625%, 06/01/2018

 

 

235,000

 

 

157,450

 

Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 08/01/2015

 

 

70,000

 

 

45,500

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 05/01/2018

 

 

45,000

 

 

35,944

 

7.50%, 10/01/2017

 

 

20,000

 

 

16,500

 

Sabine Pass LNG, LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/30/2013

 

 

500,000

 

 

360,000

 

7.50%, 11/30/2016

 

 

25,000

 

 

17,375

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 06/01/2018 144A

 

 

55,000

 

 

35,475

 

Southwestern Energy Co., 7.50%, 02/01/2018 144A

 

 

85,000

 

 

72,250

 

Tesoro Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 06/01/2017

 

 

380,000

 

 

224,200

 

6.625%, 11/01/2015

 

 

15,000

 

 

9,375

 

Williams Cos.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 09/01/2011

 

 

485,000

 

 

419,774

 

8.125%, 03/15/2012

 

 

95,000

 

 

82,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,677,927

 

FINANCIALS      4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets      0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*TRADE Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 06/15/2011

 

 

5,000

 

 

2,950

 

7.375%, 09/15/2013

 

 

5,000

 

 

2,275

 

12.50%, 11/30/2017 144A

 

 

210,000

 

 

148,050

 

12.50%, 11/30/2017

 

 

30,000

 

 

19,800

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 01/15/2015

 

 

25,000

 

 

20,464

 

6.15%, 04/01/2018

 

 

409,000

 

 

334,260

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 05/02/2018

 

 

55,000

 

 

5,775

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 04/01/2018

 

 

415,000

 

 

344,750

 

FRN, 5.23%, 10/15/2015

 

 

55,000

 

 

37,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

915,641

 

 

 

 

3

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance      2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 01/15/2010

 

$

635,000

 

$

368,294

 

5.80%, 01/12/2009

 

 

205,000

 

 

182,687

 

9.75%, 09/15/2010

 

 

155,000

 

 

78,309

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 05/01/2018

 

 

100,000

 

 

92,369

 

5.875%, 01/14/2038

 

 

250,000

 

 

205,303

 

6.15%, 08/07/2037

 

 

75,000

 

 

63,703

 

GMAC, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.85%, 01/14/2009

 

 

140,000

 

 

116,880

 

6.875%, 09/15/2011

 

 

295,000

 

 

113,411

 

6.875%, 08/28/2012

 

 

705,000

 

 

246,952

 

7.75%, 01/19/2010

 

 

255,000

 

 

135,246

 

FRN, 4.05%, 05/15/2009

 

 

385,000

 

 

250,731

 

International Lease Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 11/01/2009

 

 

40,000

 

 

34,070

 

4.75%, 07/01/2009

 

 

50,000

 

 

44,568

 

4.75%, 01/13/2012

 

 

35,000

 

 

23,700

 

4.875%, 09/01/2010

 

 

135,000

 

 

102,857

 

5.00%, 04/15/2010

 

 

5,000

 

 

3,998

 

5.125%, 11/01/2010

 

 

60,000

 

 

45,138

 

5.75%, 06/15/2011

 

 

77,000

 

 

54,301

 

6.375%, 03/15/2009

 

 

67,000

 

 

62,996

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

 

 

575,000

 

 

282,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,507,762

 

Diversified Financial Services      0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 03/15/2017

 

 

70,000

 

 

58,275

 

8.125%, 09/15/2015

 

 

438,000

 

 

382,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

440,430

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)      0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Marriott Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 11/01/2013

 

 

105,000

 

 

76,913

 

Ser. Q, 6.75%, 06/01/2016

 

 

110,000

 

 

73,700

 

Ventas, Inc., 7.125%, 06/01/2015

 

 

180,000

 

 

148,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

299,113

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance      0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Capital, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 05/15/2010 144A

 

 

120,000

 

 

35,400

 

9.625%, 05/15/2015 144A

 

 

352,000

 

 

37,840

 

Step Bond, 8.375%, 06/30/2010 ††

 

 

490,000

 

 

49,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,240

 

HEALTH CARE      1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies      0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.50%, 06/01/2015

 

 

12,000

 

 

9,180

 

Health Care Providers & Services      1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/15/2016

 

 

375,000

 

 

305,625

 

9.625%, 11/15/2016

 

 

320,000

 

 

231,200

 

Humana, Inc., 7.20%, 06/15/2018

 

 

275,000

 

 

226,376

 

Omnicare, Inc., 6.125%, 06/01/2013

 

 

305,000

 

 

253,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,016,351

 

 

 

4

 

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS      2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense      0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 6.75%, 04/01/2016

 

$

175,000

 

$

150,500

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 02/01/2016

 

 

10,000

 

 

9,975

 

7.625%, 02/01/2018

 

 

30,000

 

 

29,925

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 01/15/2015

 

 

376,000

 

 

306,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

496,840

 

Building Products     0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 06/15/2013

 

 

85,000

 

 

50,788

 

Commercial Services & Supplies      0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 6.875%, 06/01/2017

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,375

 

Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.40%, 09/15/2035

 

 

225,000

 

 

163,125

 

9.25%, 05/01/2021

 

 

225,000

 

 

208,125

 

Corrections Corporation of America, 6.75%, 01/31/2014

 

 

25,000

 

 

22,500

 

Geo Group, Inc., 8.25%, 07/15/2013

 

 

30,000

 

 

26,100

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 6.875%, 05/01/2015

 

 

300,000

 

 

214,500

 

Toll Corp., 8.25%, 02/01/2011

 

 

310,000

 

 

257,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

896,025

 

Machinery     0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., 8.00%, 07/01/2013

 

 

1,095,000

 

 

695,325

 

Road & Rail      0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp., 8.375%, 10/15/2014

 

 

115,000

 

 

117,483

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 01/01/2014

 

 

10,000

 

 

5,213

 

Kansas City Southern, 7.50%, 06/15/2009

 

 

195,000

 

 

184,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

307,458

 

Trading Companies & Distributors      0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Rentals, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/2012

 

 

200,000

 

 

141,000

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY      1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment      0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EchoStar Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 10/01/2014

 

 

100,000

 

 

71,750

 

7.125%, 02/01/2016

 

 

50,000

 

 

35,750

 

7.75%, 05/31/2015

 

 

100,000

 

 

74,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

181,500

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components     0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.50%, 05/15/2011

 

 

270,000

 

 

240,300

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 03/15/2018

 

 

704,000

 

 

496,320

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 03/01/2016

 

 

65,000

 

 

29,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

766,195

 

IT Services      0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lender Processing Services, Inc., 8.125%, 07/01/2016

 

 

55,000

 

 

46,475

 

Unisys Corp., 6.875%, 03/15/2010

 

 

255,000

 

 

105,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152,300

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., FRN, 5.94%, 06/01/2013 144A

 

 

490,000

 

 

105,350

 

MATERIALS     3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals      1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airgas, Inc., 7.125%, 10/01/2018 144A

 

 

10,000

 

 

8,025

 

ARCO Chemical Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.80%, 02/01/2020

 

 

490,000

 

 

159,250

 

10.25%, 11/01/2010

 

 

30,000

 

 

22,650

 

 

 

 

5

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS     continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals      continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntsman, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 01/01/2015

 

$

65,000

 

$

43,225

 

11.625%, 10/15/2010

 

 

375,000

 

 

357,187

 

Koppers Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, Step Bond, 9.875%, 11/15/2014 †

 

 

225,000

 

 

175,500

 

Millenium America, Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/2026

 

 

400,000

 

 

66,000

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 12/01/2014

 

 

70,000

 

 

27,475

 

10.125%, 12/01/2014

 

 

150,000

 

 

45,000

 

Mosaic Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.30%, 01/15/2028

 

 

260,000

 

 

179,779

 

7.625%, 12/01/2016 144A

 

 

83,000

 

 

71,482

 

Tronox Worldwide, LLC, 9.50%, 12/01/2012

 

 

170,000

 

 

12,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,168,323

 

Construction Materials      0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 07/01/2013

 

 

695,000

 

 

392,675

 

FRN, 9.90%, 07/01/2012

 

 

140,000

 

 

79,100

 

CRH America, Inc., 8.125%, 07/15/2018

 

 

100,000

 

 

75,500

 

Texas Industries, Inc., 7.25%, 07/15/2013 144A

 

 

110,000

 

 

84,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

631,425

 

Containers & Packaging      0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holdings Corp., 8.875%, 09/15/2014

 

 

85,000

 

 

45,475

 

Exopack Holding Corp., 11.25%, 02/01/2014

 

 

615,000

 

 

390,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

436,000

 

Metals & Mining      0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 04/01/2015

 

 

65,000

 

 

47,177

 

8.375%, 04/01/2017

 

 

345,000

 

 

245,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

292,453

 

Paper & Forest Products      0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Pacific Corp., 8.125%, 05/15/2011

 

 

120,000

 

 

103,200

 

International Paper Co., 7.95%, 06/15/2018

 

 

305,000

 

 

239,770

 

Verso Paper Holdings, LLC, 9.125%, 08/01/2014

 

 

190,000

 

 

92,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

435,120

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES      1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services      0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co., 7.875%, 01/15/2027

 

 

190,000

 

 

94,050

 

FairPoint Communications, Inc., 13.125%, 04/01/2018 144A

 

 

55,000

 

 

28,325

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 06/01/2017

 

 

260,000

 

 

183,300

 

7.50%, 06/15/2023

 

 

125,000

 

 

80,625

 

7.875%, 09/01/2011

 

 

330,000

 

 

273,900

 

8.875%, 03/15/2012

 

 

125,000

 

 

103,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

763,950

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services     0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centennial Communications Corp., 8.125%, 02/01/2014

 

 

355,000

 

 

353,225

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/2014

 

 

175,000

 

 

139,781

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.90%, 05/01/2019

 

 

30,000

 

 

17,126

 

Ser. D, 7.375%, 08/01/2015

 

 

305,000

 

 

122,057

 

Ser. E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

 

 

185,000

 

 

77,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

709,930

 

 

 

6

 

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS    continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES    2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities    2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allegheny Energy Supply Co., 8.25%, 04/15/2012 144A

 

$

665,000

 

$

628,425

 

Aquila, Inc., Step Bond, 11.875%, 07/01/2012 ††

 

 

299,000

 

 

291,733

 

CMS Energy Corp., 8.50%, 04/15/2011

 

 

65,000

 

 

62,258

 

Edison Mission Energy, 7.00%, 05/15/2017

 

 

20,000

 

 

15,100

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.875%, 11/01/2017 144A

 

 

105,000

 

 

68,250

 

11.25%, 11/01/2017 144A

 

 

225,000

 

 

120,937

 

Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC, Ser. C, 10.06%, 12/30/2028

 

 

180,244

 

 

174,837

 

Mirant North America, LLC, 7.375%, 12/31/2013

 

 

330,000

 

 

287,100

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 02/01/2016

 

 

230,000

 

 

187,450

 

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 05/01/2010

 

 

367,000

 

 

357,825

 

Public Service Company of New Mexico, 7.95%, 04/01/2015

 

 

80,000

 

 

69,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,263,638

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders    0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 10/15/2017

 

 

20,000

 

 

13,900

 

8.00%, 06/01/2020 144A

 

 

115,000

 

 

74,175

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 06/01/2015

 

 

10,000

 

 

7,000

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/2014

 

 

395,000

 

 

319,950

 

7.625%, 06/15/2014

 

 

70,000

 

 

53,900

 

7.875%, 06/15/2017

 

 

30,000

 

 

21,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

490,900

 

Multi-Utilities    0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PNM Resources, Inc., 9.25%, 05/15/2015

 

 

60,000

 

 

47,400

 

Total Corporate Bonds    (cost $36,908,707)

 

 

 

 

 

26,150,016

 

YANKEE OBLIGATIONS – CORPORATE    4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Videotron, Ltd., 9.125%, 04/15/2018 144A

 

 

15,000

 

 

13,275

 

ENERGY    1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services    0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forbes Energy Services, Ltd., 11.00%, 02/15/2015

 

 

680,000

 

 

445,400

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connacher Oil & Gas, Ltd., 10.25%, 12/15/2015 144A

 

 

245,000

 

 

128,625

 

Griffin Coal Mining Co., Ltd., 9.50%, 12/01/2016 144A

 

 

1,494,000

 

 

530,370

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/2014

 

 

1,085,000

 

 

417,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,076,720

 

FINANCIALS    1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance    0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avago Technologies Finance, Ltd., FRN, 8.31%, 06/01/2013

 

 

140,000

 

 

117,250

 

Petroplus Finance, Ltd., 6.75%, 05/01/2014 144A

 

 

120,000

 

 

78,000

 

Virgin Media Finance plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 04/15/2014

 

 

45,000

 

 

32,738

 

9.125%, 08/15/2016

 

 

110,000

 

 

78,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

306,088

 

Diversified Financial Services    0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FMG Finance Property, Ltd., 10.625%, 09/01/2016 144A

 

 

890,000

 

 

507,300

 

Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/2013

 

 

300,000

 

 

211,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

718,800

 

 

 

 

7

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

YANKEE OBLIGATIONS – CORPORATE    continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS    0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail    0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 06/01/2014

 

$

340,000

 

$

251,600

 

9.375%, 05/01/2012

 

 

345,000

 

 

276,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

527,600

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Corp., FRN, 9.00%, 07/15/2011

 

 

110,000

 

 

36,300

 

MATERIALS    0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining    0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 11/10/2015 144A

 

 

190,000

 

 

84,550

 

8.875%, 04/24/2013 144A

 

 

100,000

 

 

44,000

 

9.50%, 04/24/2018 144A

 

 

30,000

 

 

13,050

 

Novelis, Inc., 7.25%, 02/15/2015

 

 

254,000

 

 

148,590

 

Vedanta Resources plc, 9.50%, 07/18/2018 144A

 

 

385,000

 

 

190,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

480,765

 

Paper & Forest Products    0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 02/15/2013

 

 

165,000

 

 

93,225

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES    0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services    0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 04/15/2013 144A

 

 

375,000

 

 

322,500

 

8.875%, 01/15/2015 144A

 

 

120,000

 

 

100,800

 

Vimpel Communications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 04/30/2013 144A

 

 

5,000

 

 

2,775

 

9.125%, 04/30/2018 144A

 

 

555,000

 

 

246,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

673,050

 

UTILITIES    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InterGen NV, 9.00%, 06/30/2017 144A

 

 

30,000

 

 

24,150

 

Total Yankee Obligations – Corporate    (cost $7,822,177)

 

 

 

 

 

4,395,373

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS    84.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY    2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.

 

 

75,000

 

 

554,250

 

Southwestern Energy Co. *

 

 

30,000

 

 

1,031,100

 

Williams Cos.

 

 

50,000

 

 

811,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,396,350

 

INDUSTRIALS    2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates    2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otter Tail Corp.

 

 

125,000

 

 

2,348,750

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neutral Tandem, Inc.

 

 

2,000

 

 

29,420

 

 

 

8

 

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS    continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES    16.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services    11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCE, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

$

395,800

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

 

 

121,000

 

 

1,892,440

 

D&E Communications, Inc.

 

 

100,000

 

 

749,000

 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. +

 

 

80,369

 

 

1,997,973

 

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

 

 

1,750,000

 

 

4,669,572

 

TELUS Corp.

 

 

27,900

 

 

884,376

 

Windstream Corp.

 

 

100,000

 

 

886,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,475,161

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services    4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp., Class A *

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,179,200

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

 

 

65,000

 

 

1,760,200

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

 

 

200,500

 

 

559,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,498,795

 

UTILITIES    62.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities    44.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

 

 

100,000

 

 

3,525,000

 

DPL, Inc.

 

 

225,000

 

 

4,684,500

 

E.ON AG, ADR

 

 

100,000

 

 

3,485,000

 

Edison International

 

 

75,000

 

 

2,505,000

 

El Paso Electric Co.

 

 

75,000

 

 

1,351,500

 

Enel SpA

 

 

500,000

 

 

3,137,497

 

Entergy Corp.

 

 

70,000

 

 

5,957,000

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

90,000

 

 

5,058,900

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 

 

47,000

 

 

2,753,260

 

Fortum Oyj

 

 

75,000

 

 

1,505,834

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

 

36,000

 

 

1,512,000

 

Maine & Maritimes Corp.

 

 

1,135

 

 

40,009

 

Northeast Utilities

 

 

71,900

 

 

1,675,270

 

Southern Co.

 

 

150,000

 

 

5,448,000

 

TERNA SpA

 

 

250,000

 

 

741,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,380,758

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders    2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

 

 

65,000

 

 

1,956,500

 

Multi-Utilities    12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

 

 

100,000

 

 

1,293,000

 

PNM Resources, Inc.

 

 

50,000

 

 

522,500

 

Puget Energy, Inc.

 

 

70,000

 

 

1,713,600

 

Sempra Energy

 

 

100,000

 

 

4,667,000

 

Suez Environnement SA

 

 

40,000

 

 

688,585

 

United Utilities Group plc

 

 

300,000

 

 

2,794,038

 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

 

 

1,500

 

 

65,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,743,913

 

Water Utilities    4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

 

 

55,000

 

 

1,115,400

 

Pennichuck Corp.

 

 

150,000

 

 

3,148,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,263,900

 

Total Common Stocks    (cost $96,905,245)

 

 

 

 

 

82,093,547

 

ESCROW SHARES    0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mirant Corp. Escrow * + o    (cost $0)

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

9

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

LOANS    2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY     0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., FRN, 4.43%, 12/15/2013

 

$

403,732

 

$

160,734

 

General Motors Corp., FRN, 5.80%, 11/29/2013

 

 

438,883

 

 

175,421

 

Idearc, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N/A, 11/13/2013 <

 

 

25,000

 

 

10,110

 

FRN, 3.44%-5.77%, 11/17/2014

 

 

214,603

 

 

70,819

 

Newsday, LLC, 9.75%, 07/15/2013

 

 

150,000

 

 

123,333

 

Tropicana Entertainment, LLC, FRN, 5.75%-8.25%, 01/03/2012

 

 

685,000

 

 

184,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

725,374

 

CONSUMER STAPLES     0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merisant Co., FRN, 6.92%, 01/11/2010

 

 

303,787

 

 

273,606

 

ENERGY    0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alon Krotz Springs, Inc., FRN, 10.75%, 07/03/2014

 

 

90,000

 

 

75,030

 

Semgroup Energy Partners, N/A, 07/20/2012 <

 

 

155,000

 

 

110,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

185,500

 

FINANCIALS     0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., FRN, 5.71%-7.00%, 09/01/2014

 

 

174,558

 

 

101,876

 

INDUSTRIALS    0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarke American Corp., FRN, 6.26%-6.38%, 02/28/2014

 

 

205,230

 

 

127,536

 

Neff Corp., FRN, 6.40%, 11/30/2014

 

 

705,000

 

 

155,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

282,636

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY     0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activant Solutions, Inc., FRN, 6.06%-6.875%, 05/02/2013

 

 

116,527

 

 

72,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,828

 

MATERIALS     0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, FRN, 10.00%-11.00%, 02/15/2015

 

 

60,000

 

 

45,215

 

Georgia Pacific Corp., FRN, 2.76%-5.26%, 12/22/2012

 

 

100,000

 

 

77,250

 

Graham Packaging Co., N/A, 10/07/2011 <

 

 

100,000

 

 

78,491

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., FRN, 7.00%, 12/20/2014 <

 

 

896,378

 

 

372,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

573,473

 

Total Loans     (cost $4,084,473)

 

 

 

 

 

2,215,293 

 

DEPOSITORY SHARES     0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, 12/31/2049    (cost $40,704)

 

 

55,000

 

 

43,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS      4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTUAL FUND SHARES      4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund, Class I, 2.09% q ø ##     
(cost $4,500,182)

 

 

4,500,182

 

 

4,500,182

 

Total Investments     (cost $150,261,488)      122.3%

 

 

 

 

 

119,397,574

 

Other Assets and Liabilities      (22.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

(21,778,446

)

Net Assets      100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

97,619,128

 

 

144A

Security that may be sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security has been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise noted.

††

The rate shown is the stated rate at the current period end.

Security initially issued in zero coupon form which converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. An effective interest rate is applied to recognize interest income daily for the bond. This rate is based on total expected interest to be earned over the life of the bond which consists of the aggregate coupon-interest payments and discount at acquisition. The rate shown is the stated rate at the current period end.

*

Non-income producing security

+

Security is deemed illiquid and is valued using market quotations when readily available, unless otherwise noted.

o

Security is valued at fair value as determined by the investment advisor in good faith, according to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

<

All or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment.

q

Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

ø

Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC is the investment advisor to both the Fund and the money market fund.

##

All or a portion of this security has been segregated for when-issued or delayed delivery securities and/or unfunded loans.

 

 

10

 

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR

American Depository Receipt

FRN

Floating Rate Note

The following table shows the percent of total long-term investments by geographic location as of November 30, 2008:

 

United States

78.3%

Australia

4.5%

Italy

3.4%

Canada

3.0%

Germany

3.0%

United Kingdom

2.7%

Taiwan

1.7%

Finland

1.3%

Bermuda

0.6%

France

0.6%

Mexico

0.5%

Ireland

0.2%

Luxemburg

0.1%

Singapore

0.1%

 

100.0%

At November 30, 2008, the Fund had the following credit default swap contracts outstanding:

 

Expiration

 

Counterparty

 

Reference Debt
Obligation/Index

 

Notional
Amount

 

Fixed
Payments
Made by
the Fund

 

Frequency
of Payments
Made

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

09/20/2013

 

Deutsche Bank

 

General Electric,
4.25%, 05/15/2011

 

$

65,000

 

4.00%

 

Quarterly

 

$

(1,940

)

 

12/20/2013

 

Citigroup

 

General Electric Capital,
6.00%, 06/15/2012

 

 

25,000

 

4.90%

 

Quarterly

 

 

144

 

 

12/20/2013

 

Citigroup

 

General Electric Capital,
6.00%, 06/15/2012

 

 

90,000

 

6.65%

 

Quarterly

 

 

6,415

 

 

12/20/2013

 

Goldman Sachs

 

General Electric Capital,
6.00%, 06/15/2012

 

 

75,000

 

4.50%

 

Quarterly

 

 

(692

)

 

 

Expiration

 

Counterparty

 

Reference Debt
Obligation/Index

 

Notional
Amount

 

Fixed
Payments
Received by
the Fund

 

Frequency
of Payments
Received

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

12/20/2013

 

Deutsche Bank

 

Expedia, Inc.,
7.46%, 08/01/2018

 

$

155,000

 

3.50%

 

Quarterly

 

$

15,916

 

 

12/20/2013

 

Goldman Sachs

 

Humana, Inc.,
6.30%, 12/22/2008

 

 

155,000

 

3.75%

 

Quarterly

 

 

642

 

 

12/20/2013

 

Goldman Sachs

 

Sun Microsystem, Inc.,
0.75%, 02/01/2014

 

 

130,000

 

1.55%

 

Quarterly

 

 

3,461

 

 

12/20/2013

 

JPMorgan

 

Expedia, Inc.,
7.46%, 08/01/2018

 

 

95,000

 

5.35%

 

Quarterly

 

 

3,059

 

 

12/20/2013

 

UBS

 

Motorola, Inc.,
6.50%, 09/01/2025

 

 

150,000

 

2.55%

 

Quarterly

 

 

6,310

 

 

12/20/2013

 

UBS

 

Motorola, Inc.,
6.50%, 09/01/2025

 

 

110,000

 

2.58%

 

Quarterly

 

 

4,488

 

 

12/20/2013

 

UBS

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.,
5.25%, 01/15/2014

 

 

240,000

 

2.45%

 

Quarterly

 

 

18,832

 

 

12/20/2013

 

UBS

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.,
5.25%, 01/15/2014

 

 

80,000

 

2.43%

 

Quarterly

 

 

6,339

 

 

On November 30, 2008, the aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was $150,953,498. The gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on securities based on tax cost was $4,252,706 and $35,808,629, respectively, with a net unrealized depreciation of $31,555,923.

Valuation of investments

Listed equity securities are usually valued at the last sales price or official closing price on the national securities exchange where the securities are principally traded.

Foreign securities traded on an established exchange are valued at the last sales price on the exchange where the security is primarily traded. If there has been no sale, the securities are valued at the mean between bid and asked prices. Foreign securities may be valued at fair value according to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees if the closing price is not reflective of current market values due to trading or events occurring in the foreign markets between the close of the established exchange and the valuation time of the Fund. In addition, substantial changes in values in the U.S. markets subsequent to the close of a foreign market may also affect the values of securities traded in the foreign market. The value of foreign securities may be adjusted if such movements in the U.S. market exceed a specified threshold.

 

 

 

11

 


EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

 

November 30, 2008 (unaudited)

Portfolio debt securities acquired with more than 60 days to maturity are fair valued using matrix pricing methods determined by an independent pricing service which takes into consideration such factors as similar security prices, yields, maturities, liquidity and ratings. Securities for which valuations are not readily available from an independent pricing service may be valued by brokers which use prices provided by market makers or estimates of market value obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics.

Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or not reflective of current market value are valued at fair value as determined by the investment advisor in good faith, according to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

Foreign currency translation

All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments.

When-issued and delayed delivery transactions

The Fund records when-issued or delayed delivery securities as of trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Loans

The Fund may purchase loans through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan. Loans are purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. Interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Fees earned on loan purchasing activities are recorded as income when earned. Loans involve interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, including the potential default or insolvency of the borrower.

As of November 30, 2008, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments of $273,663.

Credit default swaps

The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts. Credit default swaps involve an exchange of a stream of payments for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security or index in the event of default or bankruptcy. Under the terms of the swap, one party acts as a guarantor and receives a periodic stream of payments that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional principal amount over the term of the swap. The guarantor agrees to purchase the notional amount of the underlying instrument or index, at par, if a credit event occurs during the term of the swap. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps as either the guarantor or the counterparty.

Any premiums paid or received on the transactions are recorded as an asset or liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and amortized. The value of the swap contract is marked-to-market daily based on quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and any change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. In addition, payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized as realized gains or losses. As guarantor, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap and has assumed the risk of default of the underlying security or index. As counterparty, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the guarantor defaults on its obligation to perform, or if there are unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index.

Valuation hierarchy

On September 1, 2008, the Fund implemented Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy based upon the various inputs used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

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

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of  investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

As of November 30, 2008 the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:

 

 

 

Investments in

 

Other Financial

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Securities

 

Instruments*

 

Level 1 – Quoted Prices

 

$

86,593,729

 

$

0

 

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

 

32,803,845

 

 

62,974

 

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

Total

 

$

119,397,574

 

$

62,974

 

*

Other financial instruments include swap contracts.

 

 

12

 

 


Item 2 - Controls and Procedures

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b)

There has been no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 - Exhibits

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

(a)

Separate certifications for the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as EX-99.CERT.

 


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.

 

Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund    

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

W. Douglas Munn
Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: January 29, 2009

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: 

 

 

 

W. Douglas Munn
Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: January 29, 2009

 

 

 

 

By: 

 

 

 

Kasey Phillips
Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: January 29, 2009