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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        811-21269


Evergreen Income Advantage 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 1 of its series, Evergreen Income Advantage Fund, for the quarter ended July 31, 2004. This 1 series have an April 30, fiscal year end.


Date of reporting period:

July 31, 2004


Item 1 — Schedule of Investments

EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS 134.1%
           

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 38.8%
   

Auto Components 6.8%
   
Advanced Accesory Systems LLC, 10.75%, 06/15/2011     $ 4,000,000   $ 4,030,000  
Collins & Aikman Products Co.:    
    10.75%, 12/31/2011 þ       5,485,000     5,622,125  
    11.50%, 04/15/2006 þ       4,668,000     4,632,990  
Dana Corp., 9.00%, 08/15/2011       15,000,000     17,775,000  
Dura Operating Corp., Ser. B, 8.625%, 04/15/2012 þ       5,378,000     5,351,110  
RJ Tower Corp., 12.00%, 06/01/2013 þ       10,800,000     9,990,000  
Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Ser. B, 10.25%, 07/15/2013 þ       8,165,000     9,348,925  
TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 02/15/2013       10,784,000     12,347,680  

            69,097,830

Automobiles 1.1%    
Meritor Automotive, Inc., 6.80%, 02/15/2009 þ       10,999,000     11,108,990  

Distributors 0.8%    
Roundy's, Inc., Ser. B, 8.875%, 06/15/2012       8,175,000     8,604,188  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 10.4%    
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., 10.75%, 02/15/2009       10,000,000     11,300,000  
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/2009 144A þ       10,930,000     11,039,300  
Friendly Ice Cream Corp., 8.375%, 06/15/2012 þ       3,380,000     3,278,600  
Inn of The Mountain Gods, 12.00%, 11/15/2010 144A       7,000,000     7,875,000  
John Q. Hammons Hotels LP, Ser. B, 8.875%, 05/15/2012       12,995,000     14,375,719  
La Quinta Corp., 8.875%, 03/15/2011       10,500,000     11,628,750  
Mandalay Resort Group, Ser. B, 10.25%, 08/01/2007 þ       10,000,000     11,225,000  
Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC, 10.75%, 02/01/2012 144A       7,000,000     7,420,000  
Town Sports International, Inc., 9.625%, 04/15/2011       6,325,000     6,151,062  
Venetian Casino Resort LLC, 11.00%, 06/15/2010       19,000,000     21,755,000  

            106,048,431

Household Durables 2.5%    
Ames True Temper, Inc., 10.00%, 07/15/2012 144A       4,480,000     4,491,200  
Amscan Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 05/01/2014 144A       2,410,000     2,416,025  
K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., 7.75%, 05/15/2013 þ       5,000,000     5,150,000  
Meritage Corp., 9.75%, 06/01/2011       1,500,000     1,665,000  
Technical Olympic USA, Inc.:    
    7.50%, 03/15/2011 144A þ       1,500,000     1,402,500  
    10.375%, 07/01/2012       1,800,000     1,912,500  
WCI Communities, Inc., 9.125%, 05/01/2012       8,000,000     8,680,000  

            25,717,225

Leisure Equipment & Products 0.9%    
ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., 11.25%, 04/01/2012       8,000,000     8,760,000  

Media 7.4%    
Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.00%, 04/15/2012 144A þ       10,635,000     10,502,062  
CCO Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 11/15/2013       3,250,000     3,136,250  
Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 8.625%, 04/01/2009       5,000,000     3,800,000  
Cinemark USA, Inc., 9.00%, 02/01/2013       12,000,000     13,230,000  
Cinemark, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, Step Bond, 0.00%,
    03/01/2009 144A + þ
      7,225,000     4,804,625  
Dex Media East LLC:    
  9.875%, 11/15/2009       3,725,000     4,227,875  
  12.125%, 11/15/2012       7,300,000     8,687,000  
Emmis Operations Co., 6.875%, 05/15/2012 144A       7,350,000     7,221,375  
Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp., 9.00%, 08/01/2014 144A       2,030,000     2,009,700  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/2012       17,500,000     18,156,250  

            75,775,137


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
continued

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
           

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)
   

Specialty Retail 7.7%
   
Aearo Co., 8.25%, 04/15/2012 144A     $ 1,755,000   $ 1,798,875  
Alderwoods Group, Inc., 12.25%, 01/02/2009       10,000,000     11,087,500  
American Achievement Corp., 8.25%, 04/01/2012 144A       6,155,000     6,339,650  
Central Garden & Pet Co., 9.125%, 02/01/2013       7,000,000     7,560,000  
Cole National Group, Inc., 8.875%, 05/15/2012       7,665,000     8,393,175  
FTD, Inc., 7.75%, 02/15/2014 144A       7,000,000     6,720,000  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/2010 144A       8,500,000     8,648,750  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 08/15/2013       3,000,000     3,135,000  
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 10.75%, 11/01/2011       10,000,000     11,250,000  
Tempur-Pedic, Inc., 10.25%, 08/15/2010 þ       1,300,000     1,470,625  
United Auto Group, Inc., 9.625%, 03/15/2012       8,000,000     8,800,000  
Warnaco Group, Inc., 8.875%, 06/15/2013       3,200,000     3,496,000  

            78,699,575

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.2%    
Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 06/01/2011 144A       12,000,000     12,840,000  

CONSUMER STAPLES 7.9%    
Food & Staples Retailing 0.8%    
Duane Reade, Inc., 9.75%, 08/01/2011 144A       4,775,000     4,786,938  
Michael Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/2013       3,400,000     3,561,500  

            8,348,438

Food Products 4.0%    
Chiquita Brands International, Inc., 10.56%, 03/15/2009       15,000,000     16,331,250  
Del Monte Foods Co., 8.625%, 12/15/2012       9,217,000     10,092,615  
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., 10.25%, 10/01/2013 144A       12,890,000     14,179,000  

            40,602,865

Personal Products 1.6%    
Playtex Products, Inc.:    
    8.00%, 03/01/2011 144A       9,000,000     9,382,500  
    9.375%, 06/01/2011 þ       7,000,000     7,087,500  

            16,470,000

Tobacco 1.5%    
Commonwealth Brands, Inc., 10.625%, 09/01/2008 144A       7,000,000     7,385,000  
North Atlantic Trading, Inc., 9.25%, 03/01/2012 þ       7,580,000     7,466,300  

            14,851,300

ENERGY 14.8%    

Energy Equipment & Services 4.7%
   
General Maritime Corp., 10.00%, 03/15/2013 þ       7,850,000     8,674,250  
Grant Prideco, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/2009       6,000,000     6,630,000  
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., 7.75%, 07/15/2014 144A       4,100,000     3,987,250  
Lone Star Technologies, Inc., 9.00%, 06/01/2011       6,200,000     6,541,000  
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/2013 144A       5,000,000     5,137,500  
Parker Drilling Co., Ser. B, 10.125%, 11/15/2009       14,000,000     14,805,000  
SESI LLC, 8.875%, 05/15/2011       2,000,000     2,170,000  

            47,945,000

Oil & Gas 10.1%    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:    
    6.875%, 01/15/2016       3,360,000     3,326,400  
    7.50%, 09/15/2013 þ       7,000,000     7,472,500  
El Paso Energy Corp., 6.75%, 05/15/2009 þ       10,600,000     9,831,500  
El Paso Energy Partners LP, 8.50%, 06/01/2011 þ       6,700,000     7,370,000  
El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 06/01/2013       16,000,000     15,320,000  
Evergreen Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 03/15/2012 144A       1,410,000     1,441,725  

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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
continued

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
           

ENERGY (continued)
   

Oil & Gas (continued)
   
Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 01/15/2011     $ 2,245,000   $ 2,334,800  
Gulfterra Energy Partners LP, Ser. B, 6.25%, 06/01/2010       10,000,000     10,250,000  
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 03/15/2013       12,050,000     12,773,000  
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 8.75%, 07/01/2012       2,500,000     2,762,500  
Premcor Refining Group, Inc.:    
    6.75%, 05/01/2014       9,500,000     9,618,750  
    9.50%, 02/01/2013       6,500,000     7,572,500  
Tesoro Petroleum Corp., 9.625%, 04/01/2012 þ       10,150,000     11,647,125  
Westport Resources Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/2011       1,500,000     1,718,790  

            103,439,590

FINANCIALS 12.0%    

Capital Markets 0.5%
   
Affinity Group, Inc., 9.00%, 02/15/2012 144A       5,475,000     5,700,844  

Consumer Finance 1.2%    
Metris Companies, Inc., 10.125%, 07/15/2006 þ       12,500,000     12,312,500  

Diversified Financial Services 4.0%    
Nalco Finance Holdings LLC, Sr. Disc. Note, Step Bond,
    0.00%, 02/01/2009 144A +
      12,660,000     8,672,100  
Northern Telecom Capital Corp., 7.875%, 06/15/2026       9,000,000     8,370,000  
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.00%, 08/03/2009       8,500,000     7,522,500  
Sprint Capital Corp., 7.125%, 01/30/2006       15,215,000     16,097,713  

            40,662,313

Insurance 0.4%    
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 06/15/2013       3,750,000     4,087,500  

Real Estate 5.9%    
Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, 9.25%, 04/01/2009       10,000,000     10,800,000  
Crescent Real Estate Equities, 9.25%, 04/15/2009 REIT       1,865,000     1,967,575  
HMH Properties, Inc., Ser. B, 7.875%, 08/01/2008 REIT       8,015,000     8,275,487  
LNR Property Corp., 7.625%, 07/15/2013       10,650,000     10,703,250  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.:    
    6.95%, 08/01/2007 REIT       8,255,000     8,389,144  
    7.00%, 04/01/2014 REIT 144A       1,400,000     1,340,500  
Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/2013 REIT       7,825,000     8,020,625  
Universal City Development Partners, 11.75%, 04/01/2010       9,080,000     10,578,200  

            60,074,781
HEALTH CARE 8.0%    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.1%
   
Norcross Safety Products LLC, Ser. B, 9.875%, 08/15/2011       2,750,000     2,983,750  
Triad Hospital, Inc., 7.00%, 05/15/2012       11,000,000     11,302,500  
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/2011       7,215,000     7,305,188  

            21,591,438

Health Care Providers & Services 5.9%    
Extendicare Health Services, Inc., 9.50%, 07/01/2010       13,000,000     14,543,750  
Iasis Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 06/15/2014 144A       5,100,000     5,329,500  
Pacificare Health Systems, Inc., 10.75%, 06/01/2009       7,800,000     8,892,000  
Select Medical Corp., 9.50%, 06/15/2009       9,499,000     10,211,425  
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., 10.75%, 07/01/2008       6,000,000     6,697,500  
Team Health, Inc., 9.00%, 04/01/2012 144A þ       6,025,000     5,874,375  
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.875%, 07/01/2014 144A þ       8,230,000     8,590,062  

            60,138,612


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
continued

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
           

INDUSTRIALS 12.4%
   

Aerospace & Defense 0.8%
   
Argo Tech Corp., 9.25%, 06/01/2011 144A     $ 1,640,000   $ 1,730,200  
Da Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.50%, 05/15/2011       6,500,000     6,833,125  

            8,563,325

Building Products 0.8%    
Nortek Holdings, Inc., 9.875%, 06/15/2011       7,000,000     8,181,250  

Commercial Services & Supplies 7.3%    
Allied Waste North America, Inc.:    
    6.50%, 11/15/2010 þ       4,490,000     4,467,550  
    Ser. B, 7.375%, 04/15/2014 þ       14,720,000     14,168,000  
American Color Graphics, Inc., 10.00%, 06/15/2010       7,250,000     6,670,000  
Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/01/2013       8,075,000     7,408,813  
Clean Harbors, Inc., 11.25%, 07/15/2012 144A       4,950,000     5,123,250  
Coinmach Corp., 9.00%, 02/01/2010       8,000,000     8,110,000  
Geo Group, Inc., 8.25%, 07/15/2013       4,875,000     4,972,500  
Hines Nurseries, Inc., 10.25%, 10/01/2011       2,618,000     2,840,530  
JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, Step Bond,
    0.00%, 05/01/2007 +
      3,000,000     2,340,000  
Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 04/01/2016 144A       4,475,000     4,245,656  
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/2013 þ       15,000,000     14,587,500  

            74,933,799

Machinery 3.2%    
Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/2011 144A       13,000,000     14,137,500  
SPX Corp., 7.50%, 01/01/2013 þ       8,000,000     8,180,000  
Terex Corp., 10.375%, 04/01/2011 þ       6,750,000     7,576,875  
Wolverine Tube, Inc., Ser. B, 10.50%, 04/01/2009 þ       2,040,000     2,213,400  

            32,107,775

Marine 0.3%    
Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/2012 144A       2,660,000     2,773,050  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2.8%    

Internet Software & Services 1.5%
   
UGS Corp., 10.00%, 06/01/2012       14,060,000     14,973,900  

IT Services 0.6%    
Stratus Technologies, Inc., 10.375%, 12/01/2008 144A       5,000,000     4,875,000  
Unisys Corp., 6.875%, 03/15/2010 þ       1,500,000     1,530,000  

            6,405,000

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.7%    
Amkor Technology, Inc., 7.75%, 05/15/2013 þ       8,000,000     6,880,000  

MATERIALS 24.2%    

Chemicals 11.3%
   
Acetex Corp., 10.875%, 08/01/2009       5,000,000     5,500,000  
Airgas, Inc., 9.125%, 10/01/2011       1,425,000     1,608,469  
Equistar Chemicals LP, 10.625%, 05/01/2011       14,000,000     15,610,000  
Ethyl Corp., 8.875%, 05/01/2010       12,000,000     12,900,000  
Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC, 11.00%, 07/15/2010 144A       6,500,000     7,410,000  
Huntsman International LLC:    
    9.875%, 03/01/2009 þ       7,000,000     7,507,500  
    11.50%, 07/15/2012 144A       12,250,000     12,464,375  
Lyondell Chemical Co., 9.50%, 12/15/2008       7,500,000     7,884,375  
Methanex Corp., 8.75%, 08/15/2012       1,300,000     1,475,500  
Millennium America, Inc., 9.25%, 06/15/2008 144A       4,000,000     4,340,000  

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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
continued

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)            

MATERIALS (continued)
   

Chemicals (continued)
   
OM Group, Inc., 9.25%, 12/15/2011     $ 18,000,000   $ 18,495,000  
Terra Capital, Inc., 11.50%, 06/01/2010       14,000,000     15,400,000  
United Industries Corp., 9.875%, 04/01/2009       5,000,000     5,237,500  

            115,832,719

Containers & Packaging 6.0%    
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 08/15/2013 þ       15,000,000     16,575,000  
Jefferson Smurfit Group, 7.50%, 06/01/2013       5,000,000     5,100,000  
Norampac, Inc., 6.75%, 06/01/2013       8,000,000     8,080,000  
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.:    
    8.25%, 05/15/2013 þ       10,525,000     11,077,562  
    8.75%, 11/15/2012       12,150,000     13,425,750  
Stone Container Corp., 9.75%, 02/01/2011 þ       6,500,000     7,215,000  

            61,473,312

Metals & Mining 5.1%    
Alaska Steel Corp., 7.75%, 06/15/2012 þ       3,900,000     3,627,000  
Foundation Pennsylvania Coal Co., 7.25%, 08/01/2014 144A       7,980,000     8,079,750  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 10.125%, 02/01/2010       6,450,000     7,191,750  
Massey Energy Co., 6.625%, 11/15/2010 þ       6,760,000     6,929,000  
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., 10.00%, 07/15/2009 þ       7,250,000     7,757,500  
Peabody Energy Corp.:    
    5.875%, 04/15/2016       5,175,000     4,799,813  
    6.875%, 03/15/2013       2,720,000     2,815,200  
U.S. Steel Corp., 10.75%, 08/01/2008 þ       9,287,000     10,796,137  

            51,996,150

Paper & Forest Products 1.8%    
Georgia Pacific Corp.:    
    8.00%, 01/15/2024       4,170,000     4,368,075  
    8.125%, 05/15/2011 þ       12,000,000     13,530,000  

            17,898,075

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 11.6%    

Diversified Telecommunication Services 5.4%
   
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 9.75%, 04/01/2012 144A       12,000,000     12,060,000  
FairPoint Communications, Inc.:    
    11.875%, 03/01/2010       3,000,000     3,495,000  
    12.50%, 05/01/2010 þ       11,000,000     12,045,000  
Insight Midwest LP, 9.75%, 10/01/2009 þ       10,000,000     10,400,000  
RCN Corp., 12.50%, 06/30/2008        16,513,211     16,926,041  

            54,926,041

Wireless Telecommunications Services 6.2%    
American Tower Corp., 9.375%, 02/01/2009       13,000,000     13,942,500  
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 7.875%, 03/01/2011       15,000,000     17,262,660  
Centennial Communications Corp., 10.125%, 06/15/2013       15,000,000     15,525,000  
Dobson Communications Corp., 10.875%, 07/01/2010 þ       8,500,000     7,437,500  
Rural Cellular Corp.:    
    8.25%, 03/15/2012 144A       1,420,000     1,462,600  
    9.75%, 01/15/2010 þ       8,150,000     7,538,750  

            63,169,010


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
continued

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
           

UTILITIES 1.6%
   

Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power 1.6%
   
AES Corp., 9.50%, 06/01/2009 þ     $ 6,840,000   $ 7,455,600  
Reliant Resources, Inc.:    
    9.25%, 07/15/2010 þ       4,000,000     4,280,000  
    9.50%, 07/15/2013       4,000,000     4,320,000  

            16,055,600

        Total Corporate Bonds (cost $1,323,431,348)             1,369,045,563  

YANKEE OBLIGATIONS-CORPORATE 7.1%    

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.9%
   
Media 0.9%    
IMAX Corp., 9.625%, 12/01/2010 144A þ       9,950,000     9,353,000  

FINANCIALS 0.8%    

Diversified Financial Services 0.8%
   
Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/2013 144A       8,640,000     8,337,600  

HEALTH CARE 1.2%    

Pharmaceuticals 1.2%
   
Jean Coutu Group, Inc., 8.50%, 08/01/2014 144A       12,500,000     12,453,125  

INDUSTRIALS 0.7%    

Marine 0.3%
   
CP Ships, Ltd., 10.375%, 07/15/2012       2,400,000     2,772,000  

Transportation Infrastructure 0.4%    
Sea Containers, Ltd., 10.50%, 05/15/2012       3,715,000     3,724,288  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.8%    

Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.8%
   
Celestica, Inc., 7.875%, 07/01/2011       7,805,000     8,019,637  

MATERIALS 2.4%    

Containers & Packaging 2.1%
   
Crown European Holdings SA, 10.875%, 03/01/2013       17,000,000     19,592,500  
Stone Container Finance Co., 7.375%, 07/15/2014 144A       1,625,000     1,645,312  

            21,237,812

Metals & Mining 0.1%    
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp., 10.375%, 07/15/2011 þ       1,231,000     1,378,720  

Paper & Forest Products 0.2%    
Millar Western Forest Products, Ltd., 7.75%, 11/15/2013       1,645,000     1,686,125  

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.3%    

Wireless Telecommunications Services 0.3%
   
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 03/01/2014       3,485,000     3,267,188  

        Total Yankee Obligations-Corporate (cost $71,091,599)         72,229,495  



        Shares     Value

WARRANTS 0.3%    

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.3%
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.0%
   
RCN Corp., Expiring 06/30/2013  *+       2,110,000     0  

Wireless Telecommunications Services 0.3%    
American Tower Escrow Corp., Expiring 08/01/2008 *       17,500     3,228,750  

        Total Warrants (cost $1,421,435)             3,228,750  


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
continued

July 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  Shares Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 20.3%            

MUTUAL FUND SHARES 20.3%
   
Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund ø       31,550,876   $ 31,550,876  
Navigator Prime Portfolio þþ       175,503,950     175,503,950  

        Total Short-Term Investments (cost $207,054,826)             207,054,826  

Total Investments (cost $1,602,999,208) 161.8%             1,651,558,634  
Other Assets and Liabilities and Preferred Shares (61.8%)             (630,916,323 )

Net Assets 100.0%           $ 1,020,642,311  


144A

Security that may be sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Unless otherwise noted, this security has been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
+ 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
ø Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC is the investment advisor to both the Fund and the money market fund.
þ All or a portion of this security is on loan.
þþ Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 No market quotation available. Valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
+ Security is deemed illiquid and is valued using market quotations where readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the security is valued based on its fair value determined under procedures approved by the Board of the Trustees.

Summary of Abbreviations
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

On July 31, 2004, the aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,603,079,571. The gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on securities based on tax cost was $58,391,973 and $9,912,910, respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $48,479,063.


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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 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.


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-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as EX-99.CERT.


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 Income Advantage Fund


By: /s/ Dennis H. Ferro
——————————————
Dennis H. Ferro
Principal Executive Officer

Date: September 22, 2004

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/ Dennis H. Ferro
——————————————
Dennis H. Ferro
Principal Executive Officer

Date: September 22, 2004


By: /s/ Carol A. Kosel
——————————————
Carol A. Kosel
Principal Financial Officer

Date: September 22, 2004