UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number

 

811-21217

Eaton Vance Insured California
Municipal Bond Fund II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

The Eaton Vance Building,
255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02109

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip code)

Alan R. Dynner, Esq.

Eaton Vance Management, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

 

(617) 482-8260

Date of Fiscal Year End:

 

September 30

Date of Reporting Period:

 

December 31, 2006

 

 




Item 1. Schedule of Investments




Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II                                                  as of December 31, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Tax-Exempt Investments — 167.1%

Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)

 

Security

 

Value

 

General Obligations — 4.3%

 

 

 

$

900

 

California, 5.25%, 4/1/30

 

$

948,645

 

1,465

 

California, 5.50%, 11/1/33

 

1,606,285

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,554,930

 

Hospital — 15.8%

 

 

 

$

1,850

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/34

 

$

1,924,684

 

2,940

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Huntington Memorial Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/35

 

3,052,396

 

1,000

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 8/15/36

 

1,041,440

 

1,400

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 3/1/41

 

1,454,712

 

1,900

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.25%, 3/1/45

 

2,014,513

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,487,745

 

Insured-Electric Utilities — 8.0%

 

 

 

$

1,475

 

Glendale Electric, (MBIA), 5.00%, 2/1/32

 

$

1,541,390

 

1,650

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (FSA), Variable Rate, 6.37%, 7/1/29 (1)(2)

 

1,835,707

 

1,370

 

Sacramento Municipal Electric Utility District, (FSA), 5.00%, 8/15/28 (3)(4)

 

1,427,284

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,804,381

 

Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 6.2%

 

 

 

$

740

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transportation District, Sales Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 7/1/11, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/1/31

 

$

784,785

 

2,765

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transportation District, Sales Tax Revenue, Prerefunded to 7/1/11, (AMBAC), 5.125%, 7/1/36

 

2,946,633

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,731,418

 

Insured-General Obligations — 50.0%

 

 

 

$

1,250

 

California, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 4/1/27

 

$

1,311,062

 

1,245

 

California, (XLCA), 5.00%, 10/1/28 (3)(4)

 

1,298,933

 

19,350

 

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/43

 

3,176,883

 

5,000

 

Clovis Unified School District, (FGIC), 0.00%, 8/1/20

 

2,819,700

 

6,675

 

Coast Community College District, (FSA), 0.00%, 8/1/35

 

1,524,970

 

2,000

 

Laguna Salada Union School District, (FGIC), 0.00%, 8/1/22

 

1,027,240

 

2,350

 

Long Beach Unified School District, (Election of 1999), (FSA), 5.00%, 8/1/31

 

2,436,080

 

1,945

 

Los Osos Community Services, Wastewater Assessment District, (MBIA), 5.00%, 9/2/33

 

2,033,595

 

1,000

 

Mount Diablo Unified School District, (FSA), 5.00%, 8/1/25

 

1,055,060

 

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$

1,100

 

Oakland, Unified School District, Alamedia County, (Election of 2006), (FSA), 4.375%, 8/1/28

 

$

1,090,848

 

2,205

 

San Diego Unified School District, (MBIA), 5.50%, 7/1/24 (3)(4)

 

2,589,449

 

4,300

 

San Mateo County Community College District, (Election of 2001), (FGIC), 0.00%, 9/1/21

 

2,303,424

 

1,750

 

Santa Ana Unified School District, (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/1/32

 

1,826,563

 

1,620

 

Santa Clara Unified School District, (Election of 2004), (FSA), 4.375%, 7/1/30

 

1,603,557

 

1,000

 

Simi Valley Unified School District, (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/1/28

 

1,057,150

 

3,200

 

Union Elementary School District, (FGIC), 0.00%, 9/1/22

 

1,637,728

 

2,600

 

Union Elementary School District, (FGIC), 0.00%, 9/1/23

 

1,270,828

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,063,070

 

Insured-Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 20.0%

 

 

 

$

4,000

 

Anaheim Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue, (FSA), 5.00%, 3/1/37

 

$

4,060,440

 

4,250

 

California Public Works Board Lease Revenue, (Department of General Services), (AMBAC), 5.00%, 12/1/27 (5)

 

4,469,725

 

2,250

 

Orange County Water District, Certificates of Participation, (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/15/34

 

2,358,270

 

1,075

 

San Jose Financing Authority, (Civic Center), (AMBAC), 5.00%, 6/1/32

 

1,118,656

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,007,091

 

Insured-Other Revenue — 1.3%

 

 

 

$

750

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., (Tobacco Settlement Revenue), (FGIC), 5.00%, 6/1/35

 

$

792,443

 

 

 

 

 

$

792,443

 

Insured-Public Education — 13.7%

 

 

 

$

4,000

 

California State University, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 11/1/33

 

$

4,214,760

 

3,790

 

University of California, (FGIC), 5.125%, 9/1/31

 

4,034,379

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,249,139

 

Insured-Special Assessment Revenue — 22.3%

 

 

 

$

2,500

 

Cathedral City Public Financing Authority, (Housing Redevelopment), (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/1/33

 

$

2,636,200

 

2,500

 

Cathedral City Public Financing Authority, (Tax Allocation Redevelopment), (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/1/33

 

2,636,200

 

1,750

 

Irvine Public Facility and Infrastructure Authority Assessment, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 9/2/26

 

1,804,618

 

2,000

 

Murrieta Redevelopment Agency Tax, (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/1/32

 

2,108,960

 

4,000

 

San Jose Redevelopment Agency Tax, (MBIA), 5.00%, 8/1/32 (3)(4)

 

4,236,896

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,422,874

 

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 4.9%

 

 

 

$

260

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transportation District, Sales Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/1/31

 

$

271,167

 

985

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transportation District, Sales Tax Revenue, (AMBAC), 5.125%, 7/1/36

 

1,032,753

 

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$

1,695

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transportation District, Sales Tax Revenue, (FSA), 4.25%, 7/1/36

 

$

1,635,014

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,938,934

 

Insured-Transportation — 4.6%

 

 

 

$

6,670

 

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, (MBIA), 0.00%, 1/15/27

 

$

2,787,727

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,787,727

 

Insured-Utilities — 3.0%

 

 

 

$

1,750

 

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, (FGIC), 5.125%, 7/1/41

 

$

1,818,075

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,818,075

 

Insured-Water Revenue — 8.7%

 

 

 

$

2,500

 

Contra Costa Water District, (FSA), 5.00%, 10/1/32 (3)(4)

 

$

2,632,765

 

1,500

 

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Water Revenue, (MBIA), 3.00%, 7/1/30

 

1,191,480

 

1,475

 

San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, (FSA), 4.25%, 11/1/33

 

1,430,101

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,254,346

 

Water Revenue — 4.3%

 

 

 

$

2,500

 

California Water Resource, (Central Valley), 5.00%, 12/1/29

 

$

2,558,175

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,558,175

 

Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 167.1%
(identified cost $95,088,995)

 

$

100,470,348

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (10.9)%

 

$

(6,582,813

)

Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (56.2)%

 

$

(33,763,315

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

$

60,124,220

 

 

AMBAC

AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

MBIA

Municipal Bond Insurance Association

XLCA

XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by California 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, 2006, 85.5% 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 26.9% of total investments.

(1)

 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2006, the aggregate value of the securities is $1,835,707 or 3.1% of the Fund’s net assets applicable to common shares.

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(2)

 

Security has been issued as a inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2006.

(3)

 

Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

(4)

 

Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund.

(5)

 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.

 

A summary of financial instruments at December 31, 2006 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Expiration
Date

 

Contracts

 

Position

 

Aggregate
Cost

 

Value

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

03/07

 

104 U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

Short

 

 

$

(11,872,698

)

$

(11,589,500

)

 

$

283,198

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

At December 31, 2006, the Fund had entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Citigroup whereby the Fund makes bi-annual payments at a fixed rate equal to 3.925% on the notional amount of $2,350,000. In exchange, the Fund receives bi-annual payments at a rate equal to the USD-BMA Municipal Swap Index on the same notional amount. The effective date of the interest rate swap is August 16, 2007. The value of the contract, which terminates on August 16, 2027, is recorded as a receivable for open swap contracts of $4,101, on December 31, 2006.

At December 31, 2006, the Fund had entered into an interest rate swap with Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. whereby the Fund makes bi-annual payments at a fixed rate equal to 4.006% on the notional amount of $2,350,000. In exchange, the Fund receives bi-annual payments at a rate equal to the USD-BMA Municipal Swap Index on the same notional amount. The effective date of the interest rate swap is August 7, 2007. The value of the contract, which terminates August 7, 2037, is recorded as a receivable for open swap contracts of $8,338, on December 31, 2006.

At December 31, 2006, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at December 31, 2006, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost

 

$

87,549,309

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

5,389,656

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(13,617

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

5,376,039

 

 

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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.




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 Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II

By:

 

/s/ Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

Cynthia J. Clemson

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

February 27, 2007

 

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 and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

February 27, 2007

By:

 

/s/ Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

February 27, 2007