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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 one of its series, Evergreen Income Advantage Fund, for the quarter ended July 31, 2005. This one series have an April 30 fiscal year end.

Date of reporting period:

July 2005

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS  132.5%
           

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  43.6%
   

Auto Components  2.2%
   
Dura Operating Corp., Ser. B, 8.625%, 04/15/2012 þ     $ 4,250,000   $ 4,058,750  
HLI Operating Co., Inc., 10.50%, 06/15/2010       3,355,000     3,388,550  
Tenneco Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/2014 þ       14,350,000     15,067,500  

        22,514,800

Diversified Consumer Services  1.5%    
Carriage Services, Inc., 7.875%, 01/15/2015 144A       3,600,000     3,780,000  
Service Corporation International:    
    6.75%, 04/01/2016 þ       7,475,000     7,708,594  
    7.00%, 06/15/2017 144A       3,700,000     3,815,625  

        15,304,219

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  11.8%    
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., 10.75%, 02/15/2009       10,000,000     10,875,000  
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/2009 þ       10,930,000     11,421,850  
Herbst Gaming, Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/2014       7,300,000     7,464,250  
Inn of The Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 12.00%, 11/15/2010       7,000,000     8,111,250  
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7.00%, 03/01/2014 þ       7,500,000     7,593,750  
John Q. Hammons Hotels, LP, Ser. B, 8.875%, 05/15/2012       12,995,000     14,310,744  
La Quinta Corp., 8.875%, 03/15/2011       10,500,000     11,431,875  
Las Vegas Sands Corp., 6.375%, 02/15/2015 þ       5,830,000     5,742,550  
Mandalay Resort Group, Ser. B, 10.25%, 08/01/2007       10,000,000     10,975,000  
Seneca Gaming Corp., Ser. B, 7.25%, 05/01/2012 144A       3,500,000     3,648,750  
Station Casinos, Inc.:    
    6.50%, 02/01/2014 þ       2,255,000     2,322,650  
    6.875%, 03/01/2016 þ       3,650,000     3,777,750  
    6.875%, 03/01/2016 144A       6,225,000     6,442,875  
Town Sports International, Inc., 9.625%, 04/15/2011 þ       6,325,000     6,744,031  
Wynn Resorts, Ltd., 6.625%, 12/01/2014       7,480,000     7,321,050  

        118,183,375

Household Durables  3.2%    
Amscan Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 05/01/2014       7,450,000     6,928,500  
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 05/15/2013 þ       7,000,000     7,455,000  
Jarden Corp., 9.75%, 05/01/2012       6,475,000     6,968,719  
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.25%, 03/15/2015       4,050,000     3,928,500  
Technical Olympic USA, Inc.:    
    7.50%, 03/15/2011       1,500,000     1,447,500  
    10.375%, 07/01/2012       4,800,000     5,136,000  

        31,864,219

Leisure Equipment & Products  0.6%    
Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 10/01/2012 þ       6,105,000     6,257,625  

Media  16.8%    
AMC Entertainment, Inc.:    
    9.875%, 02/01/2012 þ       14,000,000     14,210,000  
    Ser. B, 8.625%, 08/15/2012 þ       11,430,000     11,915,775  
Cablevision Systems Corp., Ser. B, 8.00%, 04/15/2012 þ       15,635,000     15,791,350  
CCO Holdings, LLC, 8.75%, 11/15/2013 þ       7,500,000     7,537,500  
Charter Communications, Inc., 8.625%, 04/01/2009 þ       14,000,000     11,270,000  
Cinemark USA, Inc.:    
    9.00%, 02/01/2013       12,000,000     12,690,000  
    Sr. Disc. Note, Step Bond, 0.00%, 03/15/2014 † ##       7,225,000     5,021,375  
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 04/01/2011 þ       7,000,000     7,087,500  
Dex Media East, LLC, 9.875%, 11/15/2009       13,500,000     14,883,750  

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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS  continued
           

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  continued
   

Media  continued
   
Emmis Communications Corp.:    
  6.875%, 05/15/2012 þ     $ 7,350,000   $ 7,386,750  
    FRN, 9.31%, 06/15/2012 144A þ       4,150,000     4,175,938  
Houghton Mifflin Co., 8.25%, 02/01/2011       7,125,000     7,525,781  
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, Step Bond, 0.00%, 08/15/2014 † þ       12,850,000     7,967,000  
Mediacom Communications Corp., 9.50%, 01/15/2013 þ       15,250,000     15,669,375  
PRIMEDIA, Inc., 8.875%, 05/15/2011       5,030,000     5,325,512  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/2012 þ       12,500,000     12,968,750  
Visant Corp., 7.625%, 10/01/2012       7,465,000     7,595,637  

        169,021,993

Specialty Retail  4.8%    
American Achievement Corp., 8.25%, 04/01/2012       6,155,000     6,416,588  
Central Garden & Pet Co., 9.125%, 02/01/2013       7,000,000     7,595,000  
CSK Auto, Inc., 7.00%, 01/15/2014       7,675,000     7,425,562  
FTD, Inc., 7.75%, 02/15/2014       7,359,000     7,469,385  
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 10.75%, 11/01/2011       10,000,000     11,150,000  
United Auto Group, Inc., 9.625%, 03/15/2012       8,000,000     8,660,000  

        48,716,535

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  2.7%    
Levi Strauss & Co., 9.75%, 01/15/2015 þ       7,025,000     7,411,375  
Norcross Safety Products, LLC, Ser. B, 9.875%, 08/15/2011       2,750,000     2,921,875  
Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 06/01/2011       12,000,000     12,930,000  
Warnaco Group, Inc., 8.875%, 06/15/2013       3,200,000     3,536,000  

        26,799,250


CONSUMER STAPLES  5.7%
   

Food & Staples Retailing  1.6%
   
Ingles Markets, Inc., 8.875%, 12/01/2011 þ       7,000,000     7,437,500  
Roundy’s, Inc., Ser. B, 8.875%, 06/15/2012 þ       8,175,000     8,706,375  

        16,143,875

Food Products  1.6%    
B&G Foods Holdings Corp., 8.00%, 10/01/2011 þ       585,000     605,475  
Del Monte Foods Co.:    
    6.75%, 02/15/2015 144A       1,600,000     1,652,000  
    8.625%, 12/15/2012       9,217,000     10,184,785  
Michael Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/2013       3,400,000     3,510,500  

        15,952,760

Household Products  0.8%    
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 7.375%, 02/01/2015 144A       8,010,000     7,949,925  

Personal Products  1.0%    
Playtex Products, Inc., 8.00%, 03/01/2011       9,000,000     9,675,000  

Tobacco  0.7%    
Commonwealth Brands, Inc., 10.625%, 09/01/2008 144A       7,000,000     7,437,500  


ENERGY  14.8%
   

Energy Equipment & Services  3.5%
   
Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 04/15/2011       14,000,000     14,770,000  
GulfMark Offshore, Inc., 7.75%, 07/15/2014       4,100,000     4,371,625  
Parker Drilling Co.:    
    9.625%, 10/01/2013 þ       3,830,000     4,366,200  
    9.625%, 10/01/2013 144A       8,125,000     9,262,500  
SESI, LLC, 8.875%, 05/15/2011       2,000,000     2,135,000  

        34,905,325


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS  continued
           

ENERGY  continued
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  11.3%
   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:    
    6.375%, 06/15/2015     $ 5,375,000   $ 5,549,687  
    6.875%, 01/15/2016 þ       13,360,000     13,927,800  
    7.50%, 09/15/2013       7,000,000     7,603,750  
    7.75%, 01/15/2015       3,500,000     3,797,500  
El Paso Corp.:    
    7.75%, 01/15/2032 þ       4,650,000     4,731,375  
    7.875%, 06/15/2012 þ       14,550,000     15,350,250  
El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 06/01/2013       10,500,000     11,195,625  
Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 01/15/2011       2,245,000     2,306,738  
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 03/15/2013       12,050,000     12,833,250  
Peabody Energy Corp.:    
    5.875%, 04/15/2016 þ       4,605,000     4,616,512  
    6.875%, 03/15/2013 þ       2,720,000     2,896,800  
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 8.75%, 07/01/2012       2,500,000     2,743,750  
Premcor Refining Group, Inc., 9.50%, 02/01/2013       6,500,000     7,475,000  
Williams Cos.:    
    7.50%, 01/15/2031       6,750,000     7,543,125  
    8.125%, 03/15/2012       9,750,000     11,261,250  

        113,832,412


FINANCIALS  10.2%
   

Consumer Finance  4.1%
   
General Motors Acceptance Corp.:    
    5.625%, 05/15/2009 þ       8,000,000     7,676,840  
    6.125%, 09/15/2006 þ       7,200,000     7,249,385  
Metris Companies, Inc., 10.125%, 07/15/2006 þ       5,544,000     5,578,650  
Northern Telecom Capital Corp., 7.875%, 06/15/2026       9,000,000     9,247,500  
Terra Capital, Inc., 11.50%, 06/01/2010 þ       4,550,000     5,266,625  
Triad Financial Corp., 11.125%, 05/01/2013 144A       6,500,000     6,727,500  

        41,746,500

Diversified Financial Services  1.4%    
Arch Western Finance, LLC, 6.75%, 07/01/2013 þ       3,350,000     3,458,875  
Borden US Finance Corp., 9.00%, 07/15/2014 144A       2,200,000     2,285,250  
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.00%, 08/03/2009 þ       8,000,000     7,900,000  

        13,644,125

Insurance  1.0%    
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 06/15/2013       8,750,000     9,668,750  

Real Estate  3.7%    
Crescent Real Estate Equities Co., REIT, 9.25%, 04/15/2009        7,425,000     7,944,750  
Host Marriott Corp., Ser. J, REIT, 7.125%, 11/01/2013 þ       15,000,000     15,731,250  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., REIT:    
    6.95%, 08/01/2007       4,255,000     4,318,825  
    7.00%, 04/01/2014       1,400,000     1,428,000  
Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., REIT, 8.00%, 05/15/2013       7,825,000     8,020,625  

        37,443,450


HEALTH CARE  7.4%
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies  1.5%
   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/2011       14,715,000     15,230,025  


[3]

EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS  continued
           

HEALTH CARE  continued
   

Health Care Providers & Services  5.9%
   
Extendicare Health Services, Inc., 9.50%, 07/01/2010     $ 13,000,000   $ 14,072,500  
HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 01/15/2015 þ       7,525,000     7,739,643  
IASIS Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 06/15/2014 þ       5,100,000     5,578,125  
Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 02/01/2015 144A       8,150,000     8,088,875  
Team Health, Inc., 9.00%, 04/01/2012 þ       8,675,000     9,108,750  
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.875%, 07/01/2014 þ       13,730,000     14,759,750  

        59,347,643


INDUSTRIALS  8.1%
   

Commercial Services & Supplies  2.7%
   
Allied Waste North America, Inc.:    
    5.75%, 02/15/2011 þ       7,190,000     6,812,525  
    6.375%, 04/15/2011 þ       1,025,000     1,008,344  
American Color Graphics, Inc., 10.00%, 06/15/2010 þ       7,250,000     5,183,750  
Geo Group, Inc., 8.25%, 07/15/2013       4,875,000     4,777,500  
TriMas Corp., 9.875%, 06/15/2012       11,025,000     9,481,500  

        27,263,619

Machinery  3.9%    
Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/2011       13,000,000     14,137,500  
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., 8.00%, 07/01/2013 144A       3,950,000     4,147,500  
Douglas Dynamics, LLC, 7.75%, 01/15/2012 144A       5,385,000     5,452,313  
Dresser Rand Group, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/2014 144A       6,375,000     6,677,812  
Terex Corp., 7.375%, 01/15/2014       8,750,000     9,231,250  

        39,646,375

Trading Companies & Distributors  1.5%    
United Rentals, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/2013 þ       15,000,000     14,700,000  


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  6.0%
   

Communications Equipment  1.5%
   
Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.45%, 03/15/2029 þ       16,800,000     15,204,000  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments  0.9%    
Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.50%, 05/15/2011       8,850,000     9,469,500  

IT Services  2.0%    
Stratus Technologies, Inc., 10.375%, 12/01/2008       5,000,000     5,075,000  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:    
    9.125%, 08/15/2013 144A #       10,350,000     10,802,812  
    10.25%, 08/15/2015 144A #       4,150,000     4,321,188  

        20,199,000

Software  1.6%    
UGS Corp., 10.00%, 06/01/2012        14,060,000     15,676,900  


MATERIALS  24.3%
   

Chemicals  7.5%
   
Equistar Chemicals, LP, 10.625%, 05/01/2011 þ       14,000,000     15,680,000  
Ethyl Corp., 8.875%, 05/01/2010       12,000,000     12,540,000  
Huntsman Advanced Materials, LLC, 11.00%, 07/15/2010       6,500,000     7,426,250  
Huntsman International, LLC:    
    9.875%, 03/01/2009 þ       7,000,000     7,516,250  
    11.50%, 07/15/2012       8,085,000     9,459,450  
Lyondell Chemical Co.:    
    9.50%, 12/15/2008 þ       7,500,000     7,996,875  
    10.50%, 06/01/2013 þ       6,500,000     7,540,000  
PQ Corp., 7.50%, 02/15/2013 144A       7,655,000     7,693,275  

        75,852,100


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS  continued
           

MATERIALS  continued
   

Containers & Packaging  7.1%
   
Crown Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 04/15/2023 þ     $ 17,000,000   $ 17,297,500  
Graham Packaging Co., 9.875%, 10/15/2014 144A þ       7,250,000     7,503,750  
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 08/15/2013 þ       15,000,000     15,450,000  
Owens-Brockway Glass Containers, Inc.:    
    8.25%, 05/15/2013       10,525,000     11,432,781  
    8.75%, 11/15/2012       12,150,000     13,319,438  
Stone Container Corp., 9.75%, 02/01/2011       6,500,000     6,865,625  

        71,869,094

Metals & Mining  6.0%    
Alaska Steel Corp., 7.75%, 06/15/2012 þ       11,150,000     10,425,250  
Foundation Pennsylvania Coal Co., 7.25%, 08/01/2014 þ       8,800,000     9,350,000  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:    
    6.875%, 02/01/2014 þ       4,750,000     4,678,750  
    10.125%, 02/01/2010       9,000,000     10,035,000  
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., 10.00%, 07/15/2009 þ       10,500,000     11,445,000  
United States Steel Corp., 10.75%, 08/01/2008       12,612,000     14,235,795  

        60,169,795

Paper & Forest Products  3.7%    
Boise Cascade, LLC, Ser. B, 7.125%, 10/15/2014       3,500,000     3,456,250  
Bowater, Inc., 6.50%, 06/15/2013 þ       7,250,000     7,195,625  
Buckeye Technologies, Inc., 8.50%, 10/01/2013       7,500,000     7,781,250  
Georgia Pacific Corp.:    
    8.00%, 01/15/2024 þ       4,170,000     4,774,650  
    8.125%, 05/15/2011 þ       12,000,000     13,530,000  

        36,737,775


TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  8.4%
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services  3.8%
   
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 9.75%, 04/01/2012 144A       12,000,000     13,020,000  
Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.:    
    8.71%, 05/01/2013 144A       5,025,000     5,238,562  
    9.75%, 05/01/2013 144A þ       4,000,000     4,340,000  
Insight Midwest, LP, 9.75%, 10/01/2009       8,000,000     8,330,000  
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.875%, 09/01/2011       7,300,000     7,646,750  

        38,575,312

Wireless Telecommunication Services  4.6%    
Alamosa Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 01/31/2012 þ       3,500,000     3,806,250  
Centennial Communications Corp., 10.125%, 06/15/2013       10,000,000     11,312,500  
Dobson Communications Corp., 8.875%, 10/01/2013       4,000,000     4,010,000  
Horizon PCS, Inc., 11.375%, 07/15/2012       4,975,000     5,671,500  
Nextel Communications, Inc., 7.375%, 08/01/2015       10,000,000     10,825,000  
Rural Cellular Corp.:    
    8.25%, 03/15/2012       1,420,000     1,514,075  
    9.75%, 01/15/2010       880,000     881,100  
UbiquiTel, Inc., 9.875%, 03/01/2011 þ       3,375,000     3,784,219  
US Unwired, Inc., Ser. B, 10.00%, 06/15/2012       3,325,000     3,857,000  

        45,661,644


UTILITIES  4.0%
   

Electric Utilities  1.5%
   
Reliant Energy, Inc.:    
    6.75%, 12/15/2014 þ       8,150,000     8,068,500  
    9.25%, 07/15/2010 þ       7,000,000     7,700,000  

        15,768,500


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Principal
Amount
Value


CORPORATE BONDS  continued
           

UTILITIES  continued
   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders  2.5%
   
AES Corp., 7.75%, 03/01/2014 þ     $ 11,250,000   $ 12,318,750  
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/2013 þ       8,912,000     9,580,400  
Tenaska, Inc., 7.00%, 06/30/2021 144A       3,000,000     3,127,500  

        25,026,650

            Total Corporate Bonds  (cost $1,303,438,033)             1,333,459,570  


YANKEE OBLIGATIONS-CORPORATE  9.7%
   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  1.8%
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  0.7%
   
Intrawest Corp., 7.50%, 10/15/2013       7,050,000     7,296,750  

Media  1.1%    
IMAX Corp., 9.625%, 12/01/2010 þ       9,950,000     10,658,938  


CONSUMER STAPLES  1.8%
   

Food & Staples Retailing  1.8%
   
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc., 8.50%, 08/01/2014 þ       18,500,000     18,430,625  


FINANCIALS  1.2%
   

Consumer Finance  0.4%
   
Calpine Canada Energy Finance, 8.50%, 05/01/2008       5,250,000     3,819,375  

Diversified Financial Services  0.8%    
Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/2013       8,640,000     8,316,000  


INDUSTRIALS  0.7%
   

Marine  0.3%
   
CP Ships, Ltd., 10.375%, 07/15/2012       2,400,000     2,715,000  

Transportation Infrastructure  0.4%    
Sea Containers, Ltd., 10.50%, 05/15/2012       3,715,000     3,821,806  


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  1.4%
   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments  1.4%
   
Celestica, Inc.:    
    7.625%, 07/01/2013       5,250,000     5,328,750  
    7.875%, 07/01/2011 þ       7,805,000     8,078,175  

        13,406,925


MATERIALS  2.0%
   

Metals & Mining  1.6%
   
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp., 10.375%, 07/15/2011       1,231,000     1,366,410  
Novelis, Inc., 7.25%, 02/15/2015 144A       14,750,000     15,155,625  

        16,522,035

Paper & Forest Products  0.4%    
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 6.00%, 06/20/2013 þ       4,125,000     3,867,187  


TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  0.8%
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services  0.8%
   
Rogers Wireless, Inc.:    
    6.375%, 03/01/2014 þ       3,485,000     3,554,700  
    7.50%, 03/15/2015 þ       4,350,000     4,774,125  

        8,328,825

            Total Yankee Obligations-Corporate  (cost $95,201,632)             97,183,466  


CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES  0.9%
   

UTILITIES  0.9%
   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders  0.9%    
Calpine Corp., 7.75%, 06/01/2015 þ  (cost $9,500,000)       9,500,000     9,571,250  


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EVERGREEN INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS continued

July 31, 2005 (unaudited)
  Shares Value


WARRANTS  0.6%
           

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  0.6%
   
Wireless Telecommunication Services  0.6%    
American Tower Escrow Corp., Expiring 08/01/2008 *  (cost $1,421,437)       17,500   $ 5,642,641  


SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  29.8%
   

MUTUAL FUND SHARES  29.8%
   
Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund ø ##       12,031,293     12,031,293  
Navigator Prime Portfolio þþ       288,150,105     288,150,105  

            Total Short-Term Investments  (cost $300,181,398)             300,181,398  

Total Investments  (cost $1,709,742,500)  173.5%             1,746,038,325  
Other Assets and Liabilities and Preferred Shares  (73.5%)             (739,570,762 )

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders  100.0%           $ 1,006,467,563  



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All or a portion of this security is on loan.
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.
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.
## All or a portion of this security has been segregated for when-issued or delayed delivery securities.
 Security is valued at fair value as determined by the investment advisor in good faith, according to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
# When-issued or delayed delivery security
* Non-income producing security
ø Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC is the investment advisor to both the Fund and the money market fund.
þþ Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.

Summary of Abbreviations
FRN Floating Rate Note
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

At July 31, 2005, the Fund had the following open interest rate swap agreements:

      Expiration                       Notional
                Amount          
            Counterparty             Cash Flows Paid                
        by the Fund                        
Cash Flows Received               
        by the Fund                         
           Unrealized
                Gain      
 7/02/2006     $150,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.        Fixed - 1.95%              Floating-3.34%1     $3,052,499  
11/26/2006       105,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.        Fixed - 2.79%              Floating-3.46%2       1,866,344  
 7/02/2008       100,000,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.        Fixed - 2.74%              Floating-3.34%1       4,545,821  
11/26/2008       65,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.        Fixed - 3.585%              Floating-3.46%2       1,470,751  

1 This rate represents the 1 month USD London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) effective for the period of July 5, 2005 through August 2, 2005.
2 This rate represents the 1 month USD London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) effective for the period of July 26, 2005 through August 26, 2005.

On July 31, 2005, the aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,714,007,996. The gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on securities based on tax cost was $43,480,386 and $11,450,057, respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $32,030,329.


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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 (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 Income Advantage Fund


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

Date: September 21, 2005

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 21, 2005


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

Date: September 21, 2005