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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-22982

 

 

Eaton Vance NextShares Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

October 31, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares (EVGBC)

Listing Exchange:  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Report

October 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (eatonvance.com/nextsharesdocuments), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a financial advisor, broker-dealer or bank).

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. You can contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held through your financial intermediary.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The investment adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator. The adviser is also registered as a commodity trading advisor.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing in NextShares, investors should consider carefully the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


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Annual Report October 31, 2020

Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     7  

Financial Statements

     8  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     15 and 44  

Federal Tax Information

     16  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     45  

Management and Organization

     46  

Important Notices

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period that began November 1, 2019, included some of the best and worst equity performances in over a decade.

The period began with global equities rallying in the closing months of 2019, supported by interest rate reductions by dozens of central banks worldwide. In July 2019, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) had cut rates for the first time in over a decade, followed by two additional rate cuts in September and October.

In January 2020, however, news of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China began to raise investor concerns. As the virus turned into a global pandemic in February and March, it ended the longest-ever U.S. economic expansion and triggered a global economic slowdown. Equity markets along with credit markets plunged in value amid unprecedented volatility.

In response, the Fed announced two emergency rate cuts in March 2020 — lowering the federal funds rate to 0.00%-0.25% — along with other measures designed to shore up the markets. Across the globe, other central banks and governments launched aggressive monetary and fiscal responses to help mitigate the economic effects of the virus.

These moves helped calm the markets and initiated a global equity rally that began in late March and lasted through August. In the second quarter of 2020, U.S. stocks reported their best quarterly returns since 1998 — on the heels of the worst first quarter for American stocks since the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. As with U.S. equities, overseas stock indexes reflected investor optimism as economies started to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and factories resumed production.

In the final two months of the period, however, the equity rally stalled as the pandemic appeared to increase its drag on the global economy. Across Europe, nations that seemed to have beaten back the coronavirus during the summer initiated new lockdowns to combat a second wave of infections. In the U.S., coronavirus cases were on the rise in virtually every state.

Reflecting the increasingly grim economic outlook for fall and winter, most major global stock indexes reported negative returns in September and October. The one bright spot seemed to be several east Asian nations, which were among the first countries impacted by the pandemic and took strong measures to combat the coronavirus early on, and where economic activity had started to rebound by period-end.

For the period as a whole, the MSCI World Index, a broad measure of global equities, returned 4.36%; while the S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of U.S. stocks, returned 9.71%; and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned 32.84%. The MSCI EAFE Index of developed-market international equities returned -6.86%; while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 8.25% in U.S. dollars.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the Fund) returned 2.57% at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its primary benchmark, the MSCI World Index (the Index), which returned 4.36%; and underperforming its blended benchmark consisting of 65% MSCI World Index and 35% ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index (the ICE BofA Index), which returned 3.92%.

The Fund’s high yield securities allocation underperformed the broad high yield market, as measured by the ICE BofA Index, and was the largest detractor from Fund performance versus the Index during the period. Within its high yield allocation, the Fund had an overweight exposure to the energy sector, relative to the ICE BofA Index. When the COVID-19 downturn occurred, that overweight position hurt relative performance because energy company assets suffered deep declines, as global trade and travel came to a near halt and fuel demand plummeted.

The Fund’s preferred securities allocation detracted from performance versus the Index as well. The Fund’s preferred securities allocation — preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds investing primarily in preferred stocks, and corporate bonds and other debt securities with preferred characteristics — underperformed both the Index and the overall preferred market, as measured by the ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index (the Preferred Index).

Overweight exposure to energy company securities, relative to the Preferred Index, was the main factor in the underperformance of the Fund’s preferred securities allocation versus the Preferred Index. Security selections within the Fund’s preferred securities allocation also detracted from performance versus the Index during the period.

Within the Fund’s common stock portfolio, the Fund’s strategy of emphasizing dividend-paying stocks resulted in an overweight allocation to European equities and an underweight allocation to U.S. equities, relative to the Index. These allocations detracted meaningfully from performance relative to the Index. However, the Fund hedged these exposures, which more than offset any negative impact from these allocations. During the period, the Fund primarily hedged using futures contracts, a type of derivative.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3,4

 

Portfolio Managers Christopher M. Dyer, CFA and Jeffrey D. Mueller, of Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.; Michael A. Allison, CFA and John H. Croft, CFA, of Boston Management and Research

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Fund
Inception Date
    

Performance

Inception Date

     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years      Since Fund
Inception
 

Fund at NAV

     03/30/2016        11/30/2005        2.57      5.76      7.10      6.73

Fund at Market Price

     03/30/2016        03/30/2016        2.57                      6.73  

 

MSCI World Index

                   4.36      8.12      8.63      9.44

ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index

                   2.64        5.75        5.62        6.55  

Blended Index

                   3.92        7.38        7.66        8.51  
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios5                                                

Gross

                    2.53

Net

                    0.85  

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Global Income Builder NextShares for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

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Fund Profile6

 

 

Country Allocation (% of net assets)

 

 

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Asset Allocation (% of net assets)8

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)7

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     2.6

Amazon.com, Inc.

     2.5  

Microsoft Corp.

     2.3  

Apple, Inc.

     1.7  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     1.2  

adidas AG

     1.0  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     1.0  

Nestle S.A.

     1.0  

Unilever PLC

     1.0  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     1.0  

Total

     15.3
 

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as ‘‘forward looking statements.’’ The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index is an unmanaged index of global developed market, below investment grade corporate bonds. ICE® BofA® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided ‘‘as is’’, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofA® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. The Blended Index consists of 65% MSCI World Index and 35% ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index, rebalanced monthly. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

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Shares of NextShares funds are normally bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker, and may not be individually purchased or redeemed from the fund. In the secondary market, buyers and sellers transact with each other, rather than with the fund. NextShares funds issue and redeem shares only in specified creation unit quantities in transactions by or through Authorized Participants. In such transactions, a fund issues and redeems shares in exchange for the basket of securities, other instruments and/or cash that the fund specifies each business day. By transacting in kind, a NextShares fund can lower its trading costs and enhance fund tax efficiency by avoiding forced sales of securities to meet redemptions. Redemptions may be effected partially or entirely in cash when in-kind delivery is not practicable or deemed not in the best interests of shareholders. A fund’s basket is not intended to be representative of the fund’s current portfolio positions and may vary significantly from current positions. As exchange-traded securities, NextShares can operate with low transfer agency expenses by utilizing the same highly efficient share processing system as used for exchange-listed stocks and ETFs. Market trading prices of NextShares are linked to the fund’s next-computed net asset value (NAV) and will vary from NAV by a market-determined premium

  or discount, which may be zero. Buyers and sellers of NextShares will not know the value of their purchases and sales until after the fund’s NAV is determined at the end of the trading day. Market trading prices may vary significantly from anticipated levels. NextShares do not offer investors the opportunity to buy and sell intraday based on current (versus end-of-day) determinations of fund value. NextShares trade execution prices will fluctuate based on changes in NAV. Although limit orders may be used to control trading costs, they cannot be used to control or limit trade execution prices. As a new type of fund, NextShares have a limited operating history and may initially be available through a limited number of brokers. There can be no guarantee that an active trading market for NextShares will develop or be maintained, or that their listing will continue unchanged. Buying and selling NextShares may require payment of brokerage commissions and expose transacting shareholders to other trading costs. Frequent trading may detract from realized investment returns. The return on a shareholder’s NextShares investment will be reduced if the shareholder sells shares at a greater discount or narrower premium to NAV than he or she acquired the shares.

 

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The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a separate investment fund (the Portfolio). The returns at NAV for periods before the date the Fund commenced operations are for a mutual fund that invests in the Portfolio (the Portfolio Investor). The performance during such period does not represent the performance of the Fund. The prior investment performance of the Portfolio Investor (rather than the Portfolio itself) is shown because it reflects the expenses typically borne by a retail fund investing in the Portfolio. The Portfolio Investor returns are not adjusted to reflect differences between the total net operating expenses of the Fund and the Portfolio Investor during the periods shown. If such an adjustment were made, the performance presented would be higher, because the Fund’s total net operating expenses are lower than those of the Portfolio Investor. Performance is for a share class of the Portfolio Investor offered at net asset value. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

 

 

Prior to December 7, 2015, the Portfolio Investor invested at least 80% of net assets in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. Effective December 7, 2015, the Portfolio Investor changed its name and its principal investment strategies to invest in common stocks, preferred stocks and other hybrid securities and income instruments of U.S. and foreign issuers. As of such date, the Portfolio Investor was no longer required to invest at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks.

 

5 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 2/28/21. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratio for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

6 

Fund primarily invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with substantially the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund and may also invest directly. Unless otherwise noted, references to investments are to the aggregate holdings of the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

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Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

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Other Net Assets represents other assets less liabilities and includes any investment type that represents less than 1% of net assets.

 

 

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Additional Information

 

 

S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (‘‘S&P DJI’’) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (‘‘Dow Jones’’); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the ‘‘Corporations’’) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an ‘‘as is’’ basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index is an unmanaged index of fixed-rate, preferred securities issued in the U.S. ICE® BofA® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided ‘‘as is’’, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofA® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries.

 

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2020 – October 31, 2020).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(10/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(5/1/20 – 10/31/20)
    

Annualized

Expense
Ratio

 

Actual

          
  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,119.60      $ 4.53 **       0.85
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          
  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.90      $ 4.32 **       0.85

 

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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on April 30, 2020. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

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Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2020  

Investment in Global Income Builder Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $5,463,817)

   $ 5,901,781  

Receivable from affiliates

     9,716  

Total assets

   $ 5,911,497  
Liabilities         

Payable to affiliates:

  

Administration fee

   $ 770  

Operations agreement fee

     257  

Trustees’ fees

     42  

Accrued expenses

     38,862  

Total liabilities

   $ 39,931  

Net Assets

   $ 5,871,566  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 7,944,963  

Accumulated loss

     (2,073,397

Total

   $ 5,871,566  
Net Asset Value Per Share         

($5,871,566 ÷ 600,000 shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.79  

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2020

 

Interest allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $15)

   $ 142,821  

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $15,999)

     129,876  

Non-cash dividend income allocated from Portfolio

     16,940  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (40,201

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 249,436  
Expenses         

Administration fee

   $ 8,914  

Operations agreement fee

     2,971  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500  

Custodian fee

     47,912  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     13,798  

Legal and accounting services

     23,976  

Printing and postage

     11,041  

Listing fee

     7,200  

Intraday pricing fee

     12,000  

Miscellaneous

     5,798  

Total expenses

   $ 134,110  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 123,541  

Total expense reductions

   $ 123,541  

Net expenses

   $ 10,569  

Net investment income

   $ 238,867  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (82,337

Financial futures contracts

     60,439  

Foreign currency transactions

     993  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (27,510

Net realized loss

   $ (48,415

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (80,242

Financial futures contracts

     3,642  

Foreign currency

     478  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (290

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (76,412

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (124,827

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 114,040  

 

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October 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 238,867      $ 293,030  

Net realized loss

     (48,415      (134,796

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (76,412      470,971  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 114,040      $ 629,205  

Distributions to shareholders

   $ (212,708    $ (610,582

Tax return of capital to shareholders

   $      $ (81,231

Transactions in Fund shares —

     

Cost of shares redeemed

   $ (215,826    $  

Transaction fees

     971         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (214,855    $  

Other capital —

     

Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio

   $ (1,994    $ (2,621

Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio

     4,665        4,247  

Net increase in net assets from other capital

   $ 2,671      $ 1,626  

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (310,852    $ (60,982
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 6,182,418      $ 6,243,400  

At end of year

   $ 5,871,566      $ 6,182,418  
Changes in shares outstanding                  

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     625,000        625,000  

Shares redeemed

     (25,000       

Shares outstanding, end of year

     600,000        625,000  

 

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October 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,    

Period Ended

October 31,  2016(1)(2)

 
     2020      2019      2018      2017(1)  
           

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 9.890      $ 9.990      $ 11.200      $ 10.140     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(3)

   $ 0.390      $ 0.469      $ 0.358      $ 0.502     $ 0.193  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.147      0.535        (0.435      1.073       0.091  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.243      $ 1.004      $ (0.077    $ 1.575     $ 0.284  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.347    $ (0.369    $ (1.083    $ (0.519   $ (0.150

From net realized gain

            (0.608      (0.051             

Tax return of capital

            (0.130                    

Total distributions

   $ (0.347    $ (1.107    $ (1.134    $ (0.519   $ (0.150

Portfolio transaction fee, net(3)

   $ 0.004      $ 0.003      $ 0.001      $ 0.004     $ 0.006  

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 9.790      $ 9.890      $ 9.990      $ 11.200     $ 10.140  

Total Return on Net Asset Value(4)(5)

     2.57      11.48      (1.10 )%       15.89     2.90 %(6) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 5,872      $ 6,182      $ 6,243      $ 6,720     $ 14,700  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(7)

             

Expenses(5)

     0.85      0.88      0.91 %(8)       0.91 %(8)      0.90 %(9) 

Net investment income

     4.02      4.91      3.32      4.71     3.22 %(9) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     118      86      102      143     66 %(6)(10) 

 

  (1)

Per share data reflect a 2-for-1 share split effective March 9, 2018.

 

  (2)

For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2016, to October 31, 2016.

 

  (3)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

  (4)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of a market-determined premium or discount. Investment returns assume that all distributions have been reinvested at net asset value.

 

  (5)

The administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.08%, 1.70%, 1.57%, 0.57% and 2.08% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended October 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

  (6)

Not annualized.

 

  (7)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

  (8)

Includes interest expense, including allocated from the Portfolio of 0.01% and 0.01% for the years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

 

  (9)

Annualized.

 

(10)

For the period from the Portfolio’s start of business, March 28, 2016, to October 31, 2016.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the Trust), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Fund is an exchange-traded managed fund operating pursuant to an order issued by the SEC granting an exemption from certain provisions of the 1940 Act. Individual shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold only on a national securities exchange or alternative trading system through a broker-dealer that offers NextShares, and may not be directly purchased or redeemed from the Fund. Market trading prices for the Fund are directly linked to the Fund’s next-computed net asset value per share (NAV) and will vary from NAV by a market-determined premium or discount, which may be zero. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (2.2% at October 31, 2020). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

C  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of October 31, 2020, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

D  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

E  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

F  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

G  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make monthly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are paid in cash and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

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The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2020      2019  

Ordinary income

   $ 212,708      $ 230,479  

Long-term capital gains

   $      $ 380,103  

Tax return of capital

   $      $ 81,231  

During the year ended October 31, 2020, accumulated loss was decreased by $104 and paid-in capital was decreased by $104 due to differences between book and tax accounting for the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of October 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 32,404  

Deferred capital losses

   $ (110,579

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,995,222

At October 31, 2020, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $110,579 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at October 31, 2020, $110,579 are short-term.

3  Investment Adviser Fee, Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Trust on behalf of the Fund and EVM, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets that are not invested in other investment companies for which EVM or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee (“Direct Assets”) up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On Direct Assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or the Fund and by the vote of a majority of the holders of interest in the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund incurred no investment adviser fee on Direct Assets.

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement, EVM pays Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM also serves as the administrator of the Fund. The administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the administration fee amounted to $8,914.

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an operations agreement with EVM pursuant to which EVM provides the Fund with services required for it to operate as a NextShares exchange-traded managed fund in accordance with the exemptive order obtained by EVM and the Trust. Pursuant to the agreement, the Fund pays EVM a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets provided the average net assets of NextShares funds sponsored by EVM (“Covered Assets”) are less than $10 billion. The annual rate is reduced if Covered Assets are $10 billion and above. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the operations agreement fee amounted to $2,971 or 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

EVM and EVAIL have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through February 28, 2021. Thereafter, the reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and EVAIL were allocated $123,541 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended October 31, 2020.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

4  Investment Transactions

For the year ended October 31, 2020, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $260,380 and $773,577, respectively. In addition, a Portfolio transaction fee is imposed by the Portfolio on the combined daily inflows or outflows of the Fund and the Portfolio’s other investors as more fully described at Note 1L of the Portfolio’s financial statements included herein. Such fee is allocated to the Fund based on its pro-rata interest in the Portfolio. The amount of the Portfolio transaction fee imposed on the Fund, if any, and the allocation of such fee are presented as Other capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

5  Capital Share Transactions

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares of capital stock (no par value per share) in one or more series (such as the Fund). The Fund issues and redeems shares only in blocks of 25,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). The Fund issues and redeems Creation Units in return for the securities, other instruments and/or cash (the “Basket”) that the Fund specifies each business day. Creation Units may be purchased or redeemed only by or through Authorized Participants, which are broker-dealers or institutional investors that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor for this purpose. The Fund imposes a transaction fee on Creation Units issued and redeemed to offset the estimated cost to the Fund of processing the transaction, which is paid by the Authorized Participants directly to a third-party administrator. In addition, Authorized Participants pay the Fund a variable charge for converting the Basket to or from the desired portfolio composition. Such variable charges are reflected as Transaction fees on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

At October 31, 2020, EVM owned approximately 97% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

6  Additional Information

On October 8, 2020, Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance”) announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Morgan Stanley would acquire Eaton Vance. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of this transaction may be deemed to result in the automatic termination of an Eaton Vance Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and, where applicable, any related sub-advisory agreement. On November 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board approved a new investment advisory agreement and a new sub-advisory agreement. The new investment advisory agreement and new sub-advisory agreement will be presented to Fund shareholders for approval, and, if approved, would take effect upon consummation of the transaction. Shareholders of record of the Fund at the close of business on December 11, 2020 are entitled to be present and vote at a joint special meeting of shareholders to be held on February 18, 2021 and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance NextShares Trust), as of October 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, March 30, 2016, to October 31, 2016, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, March 30, 2016, to October 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2020

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2021 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified business income, qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.

Qualified Business Income.  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund designates $1,374, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified business income.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund designates approximately $158,976, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2021 ordinary income dividends, 15.90% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 55.7%

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Banks — 3.1%  

Banco Santander S.A.(1)

      391,463     $ 783,926  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

      72,887       2,504,397  

Citigroup, Inc.

      45,570       1,887,509  

HDFC Bank, Ltd.(1)

      61,276       977,623  

ING Groep NV(1)

      163,228       1,118,066  

KeyCorp.

        63,315       821,829  
      $ 8,093,350  
Beverages — 0.6%  

Diageo PLC

        48,230     $ 1,558,690  
      $ 1,558,690  
Biotechnology — 0.5%  

CSL, Ltd.

        6,209     $ 1,257,057  
      $ 1,257,057  
Building Products — 0.5%  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

        63,039     $ 1,351,081  
      $ 1,351,081  
Chemicals — 0.4%  

Sika AG

        4,703     $ 1,156,960  
      $ 1,156,960  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

Abengoa S.A., Class A(1)(2)

      36,194     $ 0  

Abengoa S.A., Class B(1)(2)

      374,261       0  

Bouygues S.A.

        6,045       198,236  
      $ 198,236  
Construction Materials — 0.6%  

CRH PLC

        42,069     $ 1,472,069  
      $ 1,472,069  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%  

Capital One Financial Corp.

      12,322     $ 900,492  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

        14,474       504,998  
      $ 1,405,490  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.4%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

      9,756     $ 1,969,736  

ORIX Corp.

        136,389       1,595,102  
      $ 3,564,838  
Security        Shares     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Telenor ASA

        54,977     $ 849,520  
      $ 849,520  
Electric Utilities — 1.1%  

Iberdrola S.A.

      115,523     $ 1,364,047  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

        21,076       1,542,974  
      $ 2,907,021  
Electrical Equipment — 1.6%  

AMETEK, Inc.

      22,692     $ 2,228,354  

Schneider Electric SE

        15,364       1,866,825  
      $ 4,095,179  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.6%  

CDW Corp.

      9,664     $ 1,184,807  

Halma PLC

      35,771       1,097,726  

Keyence Corp.

      5,425       2,461,987  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

      13,878       973,245  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1)

        4,394       1,246,314  
      $ 6,964,079  
Entertainment — 1.2%  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

      2,060     $ 1,113,819  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

        16,531       2,004,384  
      $ 3,118,203  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%  

American Tower Corp.

      5,223     $ 1,199,462  

Equity Residential

        21,709       1,019,889  
      $ 2,219,351  
Food Products — 2.1%  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

      50,947     $ 2,706,305  

Nestle S.A.

        23,998       2,699,244  
      $ 5,405,549  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%  

Alcon, Inc.(1)

      21,480     $ 1,221,205  

Baxter International, Inc.

      11,538       895,002  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

      59,152       2,027,139  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

      3,410       2,274,743  

Straumann Holding AG

        1,398       1,459,306  
      $ 7,877,395  
 

 

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Security        Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%  

Anthem, Inc.

        4,808     $ 1,311,622  
      $ 1,311,622  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%  

Compass Group PLC

        124,574     $ 1,705,136  
      $ 1,705,136  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%  

DCC PLC

        23,770     $ 1,544,621  
      $ 1,544,621  
Insurance — 1.5%  

AIA Group, Ltd.

      179,532     $ 1,708,637  

Aviva PLC

      285,154       951,152  

AXA S.A.

        73,259       1,176,488  
      $ 3,836,277  
Interactive Media & Services — 4.3%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

      4,149     $ 6,725,571  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

      11,768       3,096,278  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

        20,405       1,559,056  
      $ 11,380,905  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.5%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)(3)

        2,197     $ 6,670,421  
      $ 6,670,421  
IT Services — 1.8%  

Amadeus IT Group S.A.

      35,999     $ 1,715,214  

Global Payments, Inc.

      5,469       862,680  

Visa, Inc., Class A

        12,183       2,213,773  
      $ 4,791,667  
Leisure Products — 0.7%  

Yamaha Corp.

        37,260     $ 1,766,317  
      $ 1,766,317  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%  

Lonza Group AG

        1,674     $ 1,014,293  
      $ 1,014,293  
Security        Shares     Value  
Machinery — 2.4%  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(1)

      45,293     $ 1,582,537  

Sandvik AB(1)

      85,394       1,522,156  

SMC Corp.

      2,521       1,340,933  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

      9,249       1,537,184  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

        29,919       237,761  
      $ 6,220,571  
Media — 0.1%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(1)

      3,408     $ 3,047  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(1)

      715       5,877  

Publicis Groupe S.A.

        7,368       255,981  
      $ 264,905  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

        30,115     $ 1,959,097  
      $ 1,959,097  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  

AGNC Investment Corp.

        55,281     $ 772,276  
      $ 772,276  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%  

CMS Energy Corp.

        14,242     $ 901,946  
      $ 901,946  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.4%  

Chevron Corp.

      15,778     $ 1,096,571  

EOG Resources, Inc.

      35,537       1,216,787  

EP Energy Corp.(1)

      1,639       47,531  

OMV AG

      17,646       407,912  

Phillips 66

        17,223       803,625  
      $ 3,572,426  
Personal Products — 1.0%  

Unilever PLC

        44,680     $ 2,546,260  
      $ 2,546,260  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

      9,617     $ 1,254,634  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

      22,740       1,450,031  

Roche Holding AG PC

      6,729       2,162,239  

Sanofi

      24,659       2,226,543  

Zoetis, Inc.

        14,995       2,377,457  
      $ 9,470,904  
 

 

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Security          Shares     Value  
Professional Services — 1.8%  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

      53,331     $ 2,029,279  

RELX PLC

      89,790       1,776,756  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            5,561       989,691  
      $ 4,795,726  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.7%  

ASML Holding NV

      5,700     $ 2,062,276  

Infineon Technologies AG

      60,135       1,674,229  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

      24,521       1,234,387  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

            25,827       2,166,111  
      $ 7,137,003  
Software — 3.1%  

Dassault Systemes SE

      7,190     $ 1,225,969  

Intuit, Inc.

      3,364       1,058,584  

Microsoft Corp.

            29,606       5,994,327  
      $ 8,278,880  
Specialty Retail — 1.4%  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      11,584     $ 1,831,430  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

            36,413       1,849,781  
      $ 3,681,211  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.7%  

Apple, Inc.

            40,392     $ 4,397,073  
      $ 4,397,073  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.8%  

adidas AG(1)

 

    9,158     $ 2,720,886  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

            4,578       2,145,927  
      $ 4,866,813  
Transportation — 0.1%  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

            1,209     $ 241,634  
                    $ 241,634  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $123,826,536)

 

  $ 146,622,052  
Preferred Stocks — 1.3%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Banks — 0.2%                     

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23(4)(5)

      1,115     $ 120,420  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series D, 6.25%

      3,450       88,389  
Security        Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)                   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series AA, 4.70%

      5,800     $ 143,260  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series Z, 4.75%

        4,762       118,955  
      $ 471,024  
Capital Markets — 0.0%(6)  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.75%

        2,250     $ 58,455  
      $ 58,455  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%  

SCE Trust III, Series H, 5.75% to 3/15/24(5)

        15,000     $ 331,500  
      $ 331,500  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

SITE Centers Corp., Series A, 6.375%(1)

      10,450     $ 254,980  

SITE Centers Corp., Series K, 6.25%(1)

        1,950       46,781  
      $ 301,761  
Food Products — 0.2%  

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875%(4)

      4,700     $ 423,000  

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25%(4)

        540       44,415  
      $ 467,415  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(6)  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Series 19-A, 6.20% to 7/1/24(5)

        3,175     $ 85,288  
      $ 85,288  
Insurance — 0.2%  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Series B, 6.625% to 9/1/25(5)

      7,517     $ 195,893  

Athene Holding, Ltd., Series C, 6.375% to 6/30/25(5)

        10,000       269,000  
      $ 464,893  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%  

NuStar Energy, L.P., Series B, 7.625% to 6/15/22(5)

        23,750     $ 393,062  
      $ 393,062  
Pipelines — 0.1%  

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P., Series C, 7.375% to 5/15/23(5)

      3,000     $ 54,870  

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P., Series E, 7.60% to 5/15/24(5)

        2,970       57,767  
      $ 112,637  
 

 

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Security          Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.,
Series A, 5.75%

      6,545     $ 126,973  

Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.,
Series A2, 6.375%

            8,191       165,458  
      $ 292,431  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%  

WESCO International, Inc., Series A, 10.625% to 6/22/25(5)

            10,788     $ 312,636  
                    $ 312,636  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $3,650,378)

 

  $ 3,291,102  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 39.3%

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%                     

BWX Technologies, Inc.,
5.375%, 7/15/26(4)

      215     $ 223,641  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 6.875%, 5/1/25

      294       327,443  

Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27(4)

      170       174,675  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27(7)

    GBP       161       209,273  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27(4)

      292       296,015  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.,
7.50%, 4/15/25(4)

      131       132,377  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.875%, 5/15/26

      200       199,625  

TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27

      106       103,546  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26(4)

      419       437,333  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/25

      30       30,056  

TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/27

            327       338,180  
      $ 2,472,164  
Airlines — 0.3%  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/26

      115     $ 118,983  

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP, Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(4)

      110       111,730  

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP, Ltd., 4.75%, 10/20/28(4)

      110       112,505  

Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets, Ltd., 6.50%, 6/20/27(4)

            401       418,293  
      $ 761,511  
Auto Components — 0.4%  

Clarios Global, L.P., 6.75%, 5/15/25(4)

      81     $ 85,793  

Clarios Global, L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 4.375%, 5/15/26(7)

    EUR       181       212,129  

Clarios Global, L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 5/15/27(4)

            765       799,272  
      $ 1,097,194  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automobiles — 1.2%  

FCE Bank PLC, 1.134%, 2/10/22(7)

  EUR     140     $ 160,654  

FCE Bank PLC, 1.875%, 6/24/21(7)

  EUR     205       237,629  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., 4.50%, 7/7/28(7)

  EUR     182       246,623  

Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43

      197       182,841  

Ford Motor Co., 8.50%, 4/21/23

      202       223,280  

Ford Motor Co., 9.625%, 4/22/30

      208       279,574  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 3.087%, 1/9/23

      231       229,123  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 3.37%, 11/17/23

      253       251,102  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 3.815%, 11/2/27

      327       316,577  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 4.125%, 8/17/27

      555       547,369  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 5.125%, 6/16/25

      200       208,708  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70% to 9/30/30(5)(8)

      85       88,187  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 6.875%, 11/15/26(7)

  EUR     100       106,014  

Navistar International Corp., 9.50%, 5/1/25(4)

        99       109,890  
      $ 3,187,571  
Banks — 2.0%  

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A./Grand Cayman, 7.625% to 1/10/28(4)(5)(8)

      200     $ 200,000  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series G, 4.70% to 9/20/25(5)(8)

      62       66,495  

Barclays PLC, 7.875% to 3/15/22(5)(7)(8)

      242       250,301  

CIT Group, Inc., 6.125%, 3/9/28

      105       127,949  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 1/30/23(5)(8)

      125       129,747  

Citigroup, Inc., Series M,
6.30% to 5/15/24(5)(8)

      200       207,750  

Comerica, Inc., 5.625% to 7/1/25(5)(8)

      125       134,106  

Credit Suisse Group AG,
7.50% to 7/17/23(4)(5)(8)

      208       221,002  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 3, 6.20% to 6/15/28(4)(5)(8)

      220       220,179  

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 7.625%, 5/1/26(4)

      20       19,875  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series F, 5.625% to 7/15/30(5)(8)

      125       140,156  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% to 2/1/25(5)(8)

      298       294,201  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series S,
6.75% to 2/1/24(5)(8)

      215       235,141  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series X,
6.10% to 10/1/24(5)(8)

      329       346,298  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC,
7.50% to 9/27/25(5)(8)

      400       431,342  

Natwest Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25(5)(8)

      389       436,303  

Regions Financial Corp., Series D,
5.75% to 6/15/25(5)(8)

      63       67,646  

Truist Financial Corp., Series P,
4.95% to 9/1/25(5)(8)

      62       65,875  

Truist Financial Corp., Series Q,
5.10% to 3/1/30(5)(8)

      77       84,454  

Vivion Investments S.a.r.l., 3.00%, 8/8/24(7)

  EUR     1,200       1,243,637  

Zions Bancorp NA, 5.80% to 6/15/23(5)(8)

        268       259,421  
      $ 5,181,878  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Beverages — 0.2%  

Primo Water Corp., 3.875%, 10/31/28(7)

  EUR     386     $ 445,028  
      $ 445,028  
Biotechnology — 0.1%  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 3.875%, 8/15/28(4)

        185     $ 186,272  
      $ 186,272  
Building Products — 1.2%  

Boise Cascade Co., 4.875%, 7/1/30(4)

      116     $ 124,213  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp., 4.875%, 2/15/30(4)

      121       115,139  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp., 6.25%, 9/15/27(4)

      63       64,674  

Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(4)

      90       95,063  

Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27(4)

      150       161,063  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.,
6.125%, 1/15/29(4)

      35       35,820  

HT Troplast GmbH, 9.25%, 7/15/25(7)

  EUR     360       447,847  

M/I Homes, Inc., 4.95%, 2/1/28

      82       85,126  

Masonite International Corp.,
5.375%, 2/1/28(4)

      105       111,477  

Shea Homes, L.P./Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/28(4)

      253       256,004  

Shea Homes, L.P./Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 4/1/29(4)

      72       73,260  

Standard Industries, Inc.,
2.25%, 11/21/26(7)

  EUR     500       574,985  

Standard Industries, Inc.,
4.375%, 7/15/30(4)

      192       198,055  

Standard Industries, Inc.,
5.00%, 2/15/27(4)

      78       80,584  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.125%, 8/1/30(4)

      112       121,806  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28(4)

      196       218,172  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/27(4)

      146       161,663  

TRI Pointe Group Inc., 5.70%, 6/15/28

        261       290,362  
      $ 3,215,313  
Capital Markets — 0.2%  

AerCap Holdings NV, 5.875% to 10/10/24, 10/10/79(5)

      150     $ 119,011  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series G, 5.375% to 6/1/25(5)(8)

      209       229,377  

Morgan Stanley, Series J,
4.047% to 1/15/21(5)(8)

        250       245,352  
      $ 593,740  
Casino & Gaming — 0.3%  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/25(4)

      50     $ 43,408  

Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/23

      270       226,871  

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance Inc., 8.50%, 11/15/27(4)

      128       133,377  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Casino & Gaming (continued)  

Speedway Motorsports, LLC/Speedway Funding II, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/27(4)

      156     $ 148,590  

Stars Group Holdings B.V./Stars Group US Co-Borrower, LLC, 7.00%, 7/15/26(4)

        287       303,933  
      $ 856,179  
Chemicals — 0.6%  

HB Fuller Co., 4.25%, 10/15/28

      69     $ 70,078  

Nufarm Australia, Ltd./Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.75%, 4/30/26(4)

      310       314,204  

OCI N.V., 3.125%, 11/1/24(7)

  EUR     400       460,267  

SPCM S.A., 4.875%, 9/15/25(4)

      200       206,010  

Synthomer PLC, 3.875%, 7/1/25(7)

  EUR     200       238,089  

Valvoline, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/30(4)

      140       143,010  

W.R. Grace & Co., 4.875%, 6/15/27(4)

        242       252,408  
      $ 1,684,066  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%  

AMN Healthcare, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29(4)

      167     $ 166,791  

AMN Healthcare, Inc., 4.625%, 10/1/27(4)

      76       77,853  

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/25(4)

      105       99,159  

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/27(4)

      199       188,212  

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 6.375%, 4/1/24(4)

      35       34,147  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/27(4)

      101       105,716  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/29(4)

      61       66,482  

Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/1/25

      95       98,572  

Gartner, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/30(4)

      107       109,552  

Gartner, Inc., 4.50%, 7/1/28(4)

      151       157,827  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 3.75%, 8/1/25(4)

      130       130,244  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 8.50%, 5/1/27(4)

      313       341,757  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development, L.P., 4.625%, 6/15/25(4)

      196       202,786  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development, L.P., 5.00%, 6/15/28(4)

      174       181,579  

Korn Ferry, 4.625%, 12/15/27(4)

      64       65,440  

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC, 5.75%, 11/1/28(4)

      706       692,762  

Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.625%, 10/1/28(4)

      73       75,692  

Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.875%, 10/1/30(4)

      73       76,878  

ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The), 7.45%, 8/15/27

      550       615,208  

Shift4 Payments, LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/26(4)

      39       39,634  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(4)

      84     $ 52,139  

TMS International Holding Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/25(4)

      80       76,600  

Verisure Holding AB, 3.50%, 5/15/23(7)

  EUR     540       630,654  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 8/15/26(4)

        64       68,920  
      $ 4,354,604  
Communications Equipment — 0.1%  

Riverbed Technology, Inc.,
8.875%, 3/1/23(4)

        329     $ 225,365  
      $ 225,365  
Construction Materials — 0.1%  

SRM Escrow Issuer, LLC,
6.00%, 11/1/28(4)(9)

        242     $ 242,000  
      $ 242,000  
Consumer Finance — 0.3%  

CPUK Finance, Ltd., 4.875%, 2/28/47(7)

  GBP     278     $ 329,260  

PRA Group, Inc., 7.375%, 9/1/25(4)

      226       237,498  

William Carter Co. (The), 5.50%, 5/15/25(4)

      56       58,905  

William Carter Co. (The),
5.625%, 3/15/27(4)

        144       151,380  
      $ 777,043  
Containers & Packaging — 1.0%  

ARD Finance S.A., 5.00%, (5.00% cash or
5.75% PIK), 6/30/27(7)(10)

  EUR     271     $ 306,190  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 2.125%, 8/15/26(7)

  EUR     410       468,036  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/26(4)

      253       258,376  

CANPACK S.A./Eastern PA Land Investment Holding, LLC, 2.375%, 11/1/27(7)

  EUR     520       608,499  

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 2.25%, 6/1/28

  EUR     565       643,683  

Trivium Packaging Finance B.V., 3.75%, 8/15/26(7)

  EUR     230       265,642  
      $ 2,550,426  
Cosmetics / Personal Care — 0.1%  

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 6/1/28(4)

        180     $ 189,426  
      $ 189,426  
Distributors — 0.5%  

Parts Europe S.A., 4.375%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.375%), 5/1/22(7)(11)

  EUR     455     $ 520,413  

Parts Europe S.A., 6.50%, 7/16/25(7)

  EUR     400       458,100  

Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27(4)

      169       173,534  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Distributors (continued)  

Univar Solutions USA, Inc.,
5.125%, 12/1/27(4)

        65     $ 67,471  
      $ 1,219,518  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%  

GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware, LLC, 7.125%, 7/31/26(7)

        750     $ 743,438  
      $ 743,438  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%  

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/24(4)

      194     $ 181,754  

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.625%, 7/15/26(4)

      226       236,735  

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., 9.75%, 7/15/27(4)

      149       159,171  

Alpha Holding S.A. de CV, 9.00%, 2/10/25(4)

      200       149,050  

Cabot Financial Luxembourg S.A., 7.50%, 10/1/23(7)

  GBP     160       210,389  

Discover Financial Services, Series D, 6.125% to 6/23/25(5)(8)

      101       109,131  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 7.00%, 6/1/26(4)

      147       153,523  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27

      292       303,076  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26

      291       302,593  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.375%, 12/15/25

      120       123,301  

Louvre Bidco SAS, 6.50%, 9/30/24(7)

  EUR     310       361,042  

NFP Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/28(4)

      270       262,237  

Quicken Loans, LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.625%, 3/1/29(4)

      193       190,467  

United Shore Financial Services, LLC, 5.50%, 11/15/25(4)(9)

        104       105,399  
      $ 2,847,868  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/26

      90     $ 93,028  

Lorca Telecom Bondco S.A.U., 4.00%, 9/18/27(7)

  EUR     400       474,595  
      $ 567,623  
Electric Utilities — 1.0%  

AES Corp. (The), 6.00%, 5/15/26

      45     $ 47,236  

Calpine Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/31(4)

      150       153,368  

Clearway Energy Operating, LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28(4)

      78       82,071  

Enviva Partners, L.P./Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/26(4)

      353       373,077  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65% to 5/1/29, 5/1/79(5)

      155     $ 175,077  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P., 4.25%, 9/15/24(4)

      95       99,631  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P., 4.50%, 9/15/27(4)

      150       164,250  

NRG Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/29(4)

      122       132,500  

Pattern Energy Operations, L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28(4)

      173       180,699  

Pike Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/28(4)

      145       148,655  

Sempra Energy, 4.875% to 10/15/25(5)(8)

      235       244,988  

Southern Co. (The), Series B,
4.00% to 10/15/25, 1/15/51(5)

      56       57,011  

Southern Co. (The), Series B,
5.50% to 3/15/22, 3/15/57(5)

      192       197,452  

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC, 4.25%, 1/31/23(4)

      95       96,841  

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28(4)

      237       260,629  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC,
5.00%, 7/31/27(4)

        232       242,672  
      $ 2,656,157  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.,
7.125%, 6/15/25(4)

      172     $ 185,558  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.,
7.25%, 6/15/28(4)

        153       167,702  
      $ 353,260  
Entertainment — 1.2%  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 4/15/25(4)

      219     $ 118,534  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 6.25%, 7/1/25(4)

      417       428,676  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 8.125%, 7/1/27(4)

      343       358,435  

CPUK Finance, Ltd., 4.25%, 2/28/47(7)

  GBP     87       110,687  

EIG Investors Corp., 10.875%, 2/1/24

      480       499,874  

Go Daddy Operating Co., LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/27(4)

      226       237,159  

Netflix, Inc., 3.00%, 6/15/25(7)

  EUR     370       449,431  

Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/28

      300       358,974  

Pinewood Finance Co., Ltd., 3.25%, 9/30/25(7)

  GBP     300       386,731  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/25(4)

        170       172,049  
      $ 3,120,550  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.50%, 9/1/26

      100     $ 102,750  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/24

      200       210,915  

SBA Communications Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/22

        150       151,594  
      $ 465,259  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products — 1.0%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons, L.P./Albertsons, LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/30(4)

      185     $ 196,674  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons, L.P./Albertsons, LLC, 5.875%, 2/15/28(4)

      181       191,713  

Chobani, LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/28(4)

      70       70,406  

Fresh Market, Inc. (The), 9.75%, 5/1/23(4)

      94       90,123  

JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30(4)

      191       207,951  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.875%, 5/15/27(4)

      203       214,849  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.25%, 3/1/31(4)

      203       220,373  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/1/46

      540       552,987  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.50%, 6/1/50(4)

      203       231,270  

Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 8.00%(4)(8)

      415       412,925  

Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/30(4)

      93       95,558  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26(4)

      85       88,292  

United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(4)

        59       59,811  
      $ 2,632,932  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%  

NiSource, Inc., 5.65% to 6/15/23(5)(8)

        280     $ 280,137  
      $ 280,137  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%  

Centene Corp., 3.00%, 10/15/30

      377     $ 391,968  

Centene Corp., 3.375%, 2/15/30

      422       438,979  

Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27

      182       191,976  

Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/29

      319       347,720  

Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25

      150       154,312  

Centene Corp., 5.375%, 8/15/26(4)

      102       108,120  

Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27(4)

      182       197,727  

Varex Imaging Corp., 7.875%, 10/15/27(4)

        88       89,760  
      $ 1,920,562  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.00%, 4/15/29(4)

      171     $ 176,609  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/28(4)

      164       170,868  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23

      26       25,805  

DaVita, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/31(4)

      154       148,321  

Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 2/1/28

      81       83,091  

Encompass Health Corp., 4.625%, 4/1/31

      127       130,969  

Encompass Health Corp., 4.75%, 2/1/30

      191       199,272  

HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/26

      270       303,919  

HCA, Inc., 5.625%, 9/1/28

      330       384,689  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/26

      750     $ 848,437  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/27(4)

      248       246,068  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/25(4)

      130       137,800  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/28(4)

      211       216,486  

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 7.25%, 11/1/25(4)

      103       103,932  

Providence Service Corp. (The), 5.875%, 11/15/25(4)(9)

      168       171,255  

Synlab Bondco PLC, 4.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.75%), 7/1/25(7)(11)

  EUR     230       270,185  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 9/1/24(4)

      49       50,210  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 6/15/28(4)

      63       64,024  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.875%, 1/1/26(4)

      290       294,544  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 11/1/27(4)

      290       299,338  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/1/28(4)

        45       43,791  
      $ 4,369,613  
Healthcare-Products — 0.4%  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 2.625%, 11/1/25(7)(9)

  EUR     647     $ 753,529  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/28(4)

        267       276,999  
      $ 1,030,528  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc., 3.875%, 1/15/28(4)

      119     $ 120,071  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30(4)

      228       226,860  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24(4)

      168       171,612  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28(4)

      182       184,583  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25(4)

      261       267,616  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/25(4)

      66       70,428  

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.25%, 10/15/25(4)

      232       220,965  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, Ltd., 8.25%, 3/1/24(4)

      490       410,936  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(4)

      266       225,573  

Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/27(4)

      91       95,957  

MGM Resorts International, 4.75%, 10/15/28

      264       258,555  

Viking Cruises, Ltd., 5.875%, 9/15/27(4)

      700       547,312  

Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27(4)

        86       79,673  
      $ 2,880,141  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Household Products — 0.2%  

Central Garden & Pet Co., 5.125%, 2/1/28

      50     $ 53,053  

Central Garden & Pet Co., 6.125%, 11/15/23

      235       239,806  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(4)

      73       77,562  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/30(4)

      114       122,194  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25

        120       123,600  
      $ 616,215  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.4%  

Calpine Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/28(4)

      195     $ 198,705  

Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/28(4)

      273       281,878  

Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/26(4)

      150       154,293  

NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28

      210       226,275  

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/26

        271       286,851  
      $ 1,148,002  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%  

Ellaktor Value PLC, 6.375%, 12/15/24(7)

  EUR     690     $ 694,318  

Hillman Group, Inc. (The), 6.375%, 7/15/22(4)

        139       137,751  
      $ 832,069  
Insurance — 1.2%  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(4)

      678     $ 713,046  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 7.75%, 7/1/26(4)

      272       291,328  

Galaxy Finco, Ltd., 9.25%, 7/31/27(7)

  GBP     825       1,090,697  

GTCR AP Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/27(4)

      195       208,163  

Hub International, Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26(4)

      440       451,442  

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.,
5.875% to 5/12/25(4)(5)(8)

      222       237,540  

USI, Inc., 6.875%, 5/1/25(4)

        169       172,484  
      $ 3,164,700  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%  

Adevinta ASA, 2.625%, 11/15/25(7)(9)

  EUR     280     $ 326,021  
      $ 326,021  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%  

Cars.com, Inc., 6.375%, 11/1/28(4)

      117     $ 116,708  

Expedia Group, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25(4)

      84       92,453  

Expedia Group, Inc., 7.00%, 5/1/25(4)

        42       45,006  
      $ 254,167  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Products — 0.2%  

NCL Corp, Ltd., 3.625%, 12/15/24(4)

      189     $ 132,692  

NCL Corp, Ltd., 10.25%, 2/1/26(4)

      155       159,650  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/25(4)

        86       94,923  
      $ 387,265  
Machinery — 0.2%  

Colfax Corp., 6.00%, 2/15/24(4)

      83     $ 86,545  

Colfax Corp., 6.375%, 2/15/26(4)

      136       143,353  

Navistar International Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/25(4)

        232       240,166  
      $ 470,064  
Media — 2.9%  

Altice France S.A., 7.375%, 5/1/26(4)

      455     $ 475,384  

Altice France S.A., 8.125%, 2/1/27(4)

      458       498,599  

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/31(4)

      286       292,793  

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/15/30(4)

      290       301,602  

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/32(4)

      136       140,590  

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/30(4)

      322       339,098  

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 6/1/29(4)

      110       119,200  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 3.375%, 2/15/31(4)

      200       192,602  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 4.625%, 12/1/30(4)

      200       200,223  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/30(4)

      616       659,305  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(4)

      200       219,250  

Diamond Sports Group, LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.375%, 8/15/26(4)

      369       215,634  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/1/27

      140       136,304  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(4)

      200       212,750  

Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 6.25%, 6/15/25(4)

      137       140,083  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/30(4)

      60       56,507  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/24(4)

      291       300,443  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27(4)

      218       228,674  

Summer (BC) Holdco B S.a.r.l.,
5.75%, 10/31/26(7)

  EUR     520       599,589  

TEGNA, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/28(4)

      67       66,531  

TEGNA, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/26(4)

      72       74,070  

TEGNA, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/29

      137       138,841  

Tele Columbus AG, 3.875%, 5/2/25(7)

  EUR     690       758,980  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/27(4)

      473       484,409  

UPCB Finance VII, Ltd., 3.625%, 6/15/29(7)

  EUR     116       135,448  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.50%, 8/15/26(4)

      210       218,867  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.875%, 7/15/28(7)

  GBP     350     $ 452,858  
      $ 7,658,634  
Metals & Mining — 1.7%  

Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, 6.95%, 12/15/25

      559     $ 561,038  

Arconic Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/28(4)

      436       460,202  

Big River Steel, LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/31/29(4)

      233       240,427  

Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22(4)

      86       78,314  

Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/23(4)

      270       233,212  

Bombardier, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/27(4)

      107       78,110  

BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 6/30/28(4)

      159       161,087  

Centennial Resource Production, LLC, 5.375%, 1/15/26(4)

      320       118,400  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/26(4)

      360       378,450  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 9.875%, 10/17/25(4)

      78       89,310  

Eldorado Gold Corp., 9.50%, 6/1/24(4)

      79       85,764  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.55%, 11/14/24

      75       80,766  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43

      297       339,450  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/29(4)

      151       154,775  

Infrabuild Australia Pty, Ltd., 12.00%, 10/1/24(4)

      709       705,455  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/28(4)

      171       183,556  

New Gold, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/25(4)

      114       117,634  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/27(4)

      271       293,662  

Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/26(4)

        180       185,963  
      $ 4,545,575  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%  

Centerpoint Energy, Inc., Series A,
6.125% to 9/1/23(5)(8)

      425     $ 430,219  

Thames Water Kemble Finance PLC, 5.875%, 7/15/22(7)

  GBP     375       499,835  
      $ 930,054  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.9%  

Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/30

      265     $ 234,691  

Apache Corp., 4.375%, 10/15/28

      132       121,519  

Apache Corp., 4.625%, 11/15/25

      100       95,125  

Apache Corp., 4.875%, 11/15/27

      125       117,500  

Archrock Partners, L.P./Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/1/28(4)

      135       130,613  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/26(4)

      336       297,864  

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 3.80%, 9/15/23

      64       65,037  

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/39

      126       139,859  

Continental Resources, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28

      206       185,546  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Continental Resources, Inc., 4.90%, 6/1/44

      8     $ 6,655  

Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/26

      110       117,205  

Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 2/1/26

      120       124,927  

CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/25(4)

      370       364,544  

CVR Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/28(4)

      229       156,865  

DCP Midstream, L.P., Series A, 7.375% to 12/15/22(5)(8)

      160       104,113  

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/30/26(4)

      155       156,066  

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/28(4)

      40       41,560  

EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P., Series C, 6.00% to 12/15/22(5)(8)

      432       183,600  

EQT Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/29(9)

      53       53,000  

EQT Corp., 7.875%, 2/1/25

      69       76,859  

EQT Corp., 8.75%, 2/1/30

      102       126,863  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., 5.625%, 2/1/26(4)(12)

      287       70,728  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.375%, 5/15/24(4)(12)

      223       54,937  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 5/23/27(4)

      250       81,878  

Great Western Petroleum, LLC/Great Western Finance Corp., 9.00%, 9/30/21(4)

      418       234,080  

Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Co-Issuer, LLC, 6.00%, 9/15/28(4)

      136       138,635  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.50%, 1/15/25

      74       34,628  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 10.125%, 1/15/28

      112       48,664  

Matador Resources Co., 5.875%, 9/15/26

      370       298,313  

MEG Energy Corp., 7.125%, 2/1/27(4)

      184       166,010  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/29

      131       137,526  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/27

      65       68,481  

Nabors Industries, Ltd., 7.25%, 1/15/26(4)

      110       43,106  

Nabors Industries, Ltd., 7.50%, 1/15/28(4)

      118       45,209  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC, 6.625%, 5/15/25(7)

      525       458,062  

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/1/26

      110       103,492  

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 7/1/24

      39       37,761  

Nine Energy Service, Inc., 8.75%, 11/1/23(4)

      92       27,514  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 8/15/22

      49       45,386  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.90%, 8/15/24

      16       13,344  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.125%, 2/15/22

      3       2,858  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.40%, 4/15/26

      76       59,588  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.45%, 7/15/24

      42       34,125  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 8/15/29

      101       73,029  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.20%, 3/15/48

      156       103,475  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49

      125       83,984  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.625%, 6/15/45

      84       56,910  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.20%, 3/15/40

      81     $ 65,958  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/28

      93       81,549  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.625%, 9/1/30

      254       222,961  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd.,
0.00%(4)(8)

      862       2,155  

Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/25(4)

      75       77,438  

Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/27(4)

      137       145,939  

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Series B, 6.125% to 11/15/22(5)(8)

      792       490,050  

Precision Drilling Corp., 5.25%, 11/15/24

      50       32,531  

Precision Drilling Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/26(4)

      75       47,517  

Precision Drilling Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/23

      33       24,523  

Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd.,
8.25%, 2/15/25(4)

      440       146,850  

Southwestern Energy Co., 7.50%, 4/1/26

      16       16,309  

Southwestern Energy Co., 7.75%, 10/1/27

      16       16,550  

Southwestern Energy Co., 8.375%, 9/15/28

      169       176,922  

Sunoco, L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.875%, 1/15/23

      145       146,616  

Targa Resources Partners, L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/15/26

      155       158,391  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/27

      160       169,094  

Transocean Pontus, Ltd., 6.125%, 8/1/25(4)

      94       82,661  

Transocean Poseidon, Ltd.,
6.875%, 2/1/27(4)

      51       38,378  

Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 1/30/27(4)

      49       16,291  

WPX Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 10/15/27

        67       67,308  
      $ 7,647,725  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%  

AdaptHealth, LLC, 6.125%, 8/1/28(4)

      110     $ 114,537  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 8.50%, 1/31/27(4)

      448       490,486  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.,
9.25%, 4/1/26(4)

      105       115,899  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.00%, 1/30/28(4)

      190       188,030  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 1/30/30(4)

      376       369,841  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23(4)

      35       35,022  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 11/1/25(4)

      129       132,651  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/27(4)

      72       77,355  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/23(4)

      2       1,997  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(4)

      60       61,740  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/29(4)

      255       263,160  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/28(4)

      94       99,799  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.25%, 5/30/29(4)

      98       105,675  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/25(4)

      245       268,324  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/26(4)

      270       276,361  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 4.375%, 1/15/28(7)

  EUR     687       794,837  

Grifols S.A., 2.25%, 11/15/27(7)

  EUR     410       471,979  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 9/1/25(4)

      198     $ 210,187  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, 3.50%, 9/30/24(7)

  EUR     311       354,056  
      $ 4,431,936  
Pipelines — 0.7%  

Antero Midstream Partners, L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(4)

      327     $ 294,913  

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., 4.50%, 10/1/29

      199       203,181  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/28(4)

      183       189,176  

Crestwood Midstream Partners, L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.625%, 5/1/27(4)

      190       166,844  

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P., 5.875%, 1/15/24

      15       16,415  

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P., Series A, 6.25% to 2/15/23(5)(8)

      110       73,969  

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P., Series B, 6.625% to 2/15/28(5)(8)

      188       133,808  

EnLink Midstream, LLC, 5.375%, 6/1/29

      117       100,386  

EQM Midstream Partners, L.P., 6.00%, 7/1/25(4)

      116       119,045  

EQM Midstream Partners, L.P., 6.50%, 7/1/27(4)

      116       121,824  

Five Point Operating Co., L.P./Five Point Capital Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/25(4)

      123       123,231  

NGPL PipeCo, LLC, 4.375%, 8/15/22(4)

      50       51,890  

Western Midstream Operating, L.P., 4.50%, 3/1/28

      27       25,110  

Western Midstream Operating, L.P., 4.75%, 8/15/28

      24       22,500  

Western Midstream Operating, L.P., 5.05%, 2/1/30

        207       196,650  
      $ 1,838,942  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1%  

ADLER Group S.A., 3.25%, 8/5/25(7)

  EUR     500     $ 575,774  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus, LLC/BPR Nimbus, LLC/GGSI Sellco, LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/26(4)

      287       238,748  

Consus Real Estate AG, 9.625%, 5/15/24(7)

  EUR     330       410,277  

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, 5.75%, 12/1/25(4)

      333       338,827  

HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC, 3.75%, 9/15/30(4)

      151       151,566  

HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC, 6.00%, 4/15/25(4)

      127       134,938  

Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/31(4)

      114       113,637  

Service Properties Trust, 7.50%, 9/15/25

      167       175,197  

VICI Properties, L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/27(4)

      198       198,836  

VICI Properties, L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/30(4)

      198       200,723  

VICI Properties, L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26(4)

        300       305,528  
      $ 2,844,051  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

AT Securities B.V., 5.25% to 7/21/23(5)(7)(8)

        250     $ 250,347  
      $ 250,347  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.875%, 9/1/28(4)

        258     $ 262,838  
      $ 262,838  
Software — 0.3%  

Black Knight InfoServ, LLC,
3.625%, 9/1/28(4)

      126     $ 127,733  

CDK Global, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/29(4)

      96       103,069  

MSCI, Inc., 3.875%, 2/15/31(4)

      220       230,175  

Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/28(4)

      179       182,132  

Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 2/15/30(4)

      157       163,176  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27(4)

        95       101,088  
      $ 907,373  
Specialty Retail — 1.0%  

Academy, Ltd., 6.00%, 11/15/27(4)(9)

      34     $ 34,065  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.50%, 3/1/28(4)

      53       54,027  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.75%, 3/1/30(4)

      70       72,363  

B&M European Value Retail S.A., 3.625%, 7/15/25(7)

  GBP     410       538,410  

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/25(4)

      177       185,739  

Dave & Buster’s, Inc., 7.625%, 11/1/25(4)

      205       201,669  

Entegris, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/28(4)

      166       173,055  

Entegris, Inc., 4.625%, 2/10/26(4)

      77       79,214  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 8/15/28(4)

      145       145,363  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(4)

      77       82,198  

Ken Garff Automotive, LLC,
4.875%, 9/15/28(4)

      155       153,869  

L Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 10/1/30(4)

      144       151,470  

L Brands, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/36

      46       46,555  

L Brands, Inc., 6.875%, 7/1/25(4)

      76       81,585  

L Brands, Inc., 6.875%, 11/1/35

      237       240,999  

L Brands, Inc., 7.60%, 7/15/37

      45       43,313  

L Brands, Inc., 9.375%, 7/1/25(4)

      53       61,546  

Specialty Building Products Holdings, LLC/SBP Finance Corp., 6.375%, 9/30/26(4)

      72       73,530  

White Cap Buyer, LLC, 6.875%, 10/15/28(4)

      89       91,392  

Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/31

      182       179,042  

Yum! Brands, Inc., 7.75%, 4/1/25(4)

        54       59,384  
      $ 2,748,788  
 

 

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Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.,
3.875%, 9/1/28(4)

      223     $ 226,763  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26(4)

      315       373,171  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2/1/28(4)

      265       281,728  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/28(4)

        64       67,154  
      $ 948,816  
Telecommunications — 2.0%  

Altice France Holding S.A., 10.50%, 5/15/27(4)

      200     $ 220,875  

Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect US Finco, LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/26(4)

      281       283,459  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26

      145       155,924  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.625%, 8/1/26

      95       103,235  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8.00%, 2/15/24(4)

      200       203,332  

LogMeIn, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/27(4)

      111       112,665  

PLT VII Finance S.a.r.l., 4.625%, 1/5/26(7)

  EUR     185       216,538  

SoftBank Group Corp., 4.00%, 4/20/23(7)

  EUR     100       119,749  

Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23

      1,154       1,319,166  

Switch, Ltd., 3.75%, 9/15/28(4)

      87       87,272  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/1/26

      155       159,166  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28

      170       182,350  

Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.00%, 9/30/34

      337       392,942  

Telecom Italia SpA, 2.75%, 4/15/25(7)

  EUR     275       332,232  

Telecom Italia SpA, 3.00%, 9/30/25(7)

  EUR     520       634,401  

ViaSat, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/27(4)

      143       150,061  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, 3.25%, 1/31/31(7)

  EUR     100       114,281  

Vodafone Group PLC, 2.625% to 5/27/26, 8/27/80(5)(7)

  EUR     220       253,228  

Vodafone Group PLC, 4.875% to 7/3/25, 10/3/78(5)(7)

  GBP     215       297,163  
      $ 5,338,039  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%  

Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg SCA, 3.50%, 6/15/24(7)

  EUR     400     $ 483,391  
      $ 483,391  
Transportation — 0.5%  

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28(4)

      127     $ 129,302  

CMA CGM S.A., 5.25%, 1/15/25(7)

  EUR     127       136,242  

Getlink SE, 3.50%, 10/30/25(7)

  EUR     640       749,014  

Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/27(4)

      318       330,521  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.125%, 9/1/23(4)

        80       81,150  
      $ 1,426,229  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Water Utilities — 0.2%  

Anglian Water Osprey Financing PLC, 4.00%, 3/8/26(7)

    GBP       475     $ 607,147  
      $ 607,147  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26

            157     $ 191,302  
                    $ 191,302  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $104,321,173)

 

  $ 103,367,056  
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 1.1%(13)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.2%  

EIG Investors Corp., Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing 2/9/23

    $ 398     $ 395,046  

Hillman Group, Inc. (The), Term Loan, 4.15%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing 5/31/25

            114       111,737  
      $ 506,783  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%  

BellRing Brands, LLC, Term Loan, 6.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing 10/21/24

    $ 97     $ 97,040  

Spectacle Gary Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 11.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%, Floor 2.00%), Maturing 12/23/25

      162       153,827  

Spectacle Gary Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 11.00%, Maturing 12/23/25(14)

            12       11,147  
      $ 262,014  
Food Products — 0.1%  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 2.90%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing 8/18/25

          $ 289     $ 284,872  
      $ 284,872  
Insurance — 0.3%  

Asurion, LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.65%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing 8/4/25

          $ 640     $ 641,961  
      $ 641,961  
 

 

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Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.2%  

Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan, 7.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing 12/10/24

          $ 558     $ 559,772  
      $ 559,772  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.0%(6)  

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The), Term Loan, 3.72%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing 7/10/25

          $ 87     $ 87,109  
      $ 87,109  
Publishing — 0.0%(6)  

Nielsen Finance, LLC, Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing 6/4/25

          $ 70     $ 69,650  
      $ 69,650  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%  

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing 3/11/22

          $ 332     $ 329,607  
      $ 329,607  
Telecommunications — 0.1%  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Term Loan, 8.63%, Maturing 1/2/24(15)

          $ 110     $ 111,329  
                    $ 111,329  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $2,853,943)

 

  $ 2,853,097  
Convertible Bonds — 0.1%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Air Transportation — 0.1%                     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc., 1.125%, 10/15/24

          $ 169     $ 187,934  
                    $ 187,934  
Leisure — 0.0%(6)                     

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 4.25%, 6/15/23(4)

          $ 29     $ 30,187  
                    $ 30,187  

Total Convertible Bonds
(identified cost $182,605)

 

  $ 218,121  
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.4%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Equity Funds — 0.4%                     

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

      26,985     $ 517,302  

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF

            13,982       506,428  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $1,001,068)

 

  $ 1,023,730  
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(6)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.0%(6)                     

Becton Dickinson and Co., Series B, 6.00%

            2,000     $ 104,160  
                    $ 104,160  

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $101,997)

 

  $ 104,160  
Warrants — 0.0%(6)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Media — 0.0%(6)                     

iHeartMedia, Inc., Exp. 5/1/39(1)

            3,627     $ 29,814  
                    $ 29,814  

Total Warrants
(identified cost $60,110)

 

  $ 29,814  
Short-Term Investments — 0.4%

 

Description          Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC,
0.12%(16)

            1,027,196     $ 1,027,196  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,027,196)

 

  $ 1,027,196  

Total Investments — 98.3%
(identified cost $237,025,006)

 

  $ 258,536,328  

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.0)%(6)

 

  $ (11,757

Net Investments — 98.3%
(identified cost $237,013,249)

 

  $ 258,524,571  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.7%

 

  $ 4,570,457  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 263,095,028  
 

 

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The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

  *

In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

  (2) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 8).

 

  (3) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on open derivative contracts.

 

  (4) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At October 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $51,585,735 or 19.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (5) 

Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

  (6) 

Amount is less than 0.05% or (0.05)%, as applicable.

 

  (7) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At October 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $24,534,171 or 9.3% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (8) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.

 

  (9) 

When-issued security.

 

(10) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

(11) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2020.

 

(12) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

 

(13) 

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate. Senior Loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before they can be bought or sold.

 

(14) 

Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. At October 31, 2020, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $11,147. See Note 1F for description.

 

(15) 

Fixed-rate loan.

 

(16) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2020.

Country Concentration of Portfolio

 

Country   Percentage of
Total Investments
    Value  

United States

    59.9   $ 154,739,667  

United Kingdom

    8.1       20,929,203  

France

    5.0       12,826,794  

Japan

    4.4       11,400,431  

Switzerland

    3.9       10,175,883  

Germany

    3.1       7,987,233  

Canada

    2.1       5,471,881  

Spain

    1.9       4,809,761  

Netherlands

    1.6       4,041,699  

Sweden

    1.3       3,503,891  

Luxembourg

    1.3       3,439,900  

Australia

    1.0       2,514,256  

Ireland

    0.9       2,256,688  

Taiwan

    0.8       2,166,111  

Hong Kong

    0.7       1,708,637  

China

    0.6       1,559,056  

Denmark

    0.6       1,450,031  

Italy

    0.5       1,359,575  

India

    0.4       977,623  

United Arab Emirates

    0.3       890,288  

Norway

    0.3       849,520  

Greece

    0.3       694,318  

Poland

    0.2       608,499  

Austria

    0.1       407,912  

Mexico

    0.1       349,050  

Finland

    0.1       237,761  

Peru

    0.1       154,775  

Brazil

    0.0 (1)      2,155  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    0.4       1,023,730  

Total Investments

    100.0   $ 258,536,328  

 

(1)  

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     775,125     USD     919,405     Citibank, N.A.     11/5/20     $     $ (16,616
USD     753,585     EUR     647,000     Bank of America, N.A.     11/6/20       6        
USD     231,123     EUR     195,170     State Street Bank and Trust Company     11/30/20       3,683        
                                    $ 3,689     $ (16,616

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Equity Futures

              
E-mini S&P 500 Index      22        Long        12/18/20      $ 3,591,170      $ (76,285
STOXX Europe 600 Index      (173      Short        12/18/20        (3,442,362      252,450  
                                         $ 176,165  

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PC     Participation Certificates
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $235,986,053)

   $ 257,497,375  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $1,027,196)

     1,027,196  

Cash

     27,559  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,373,525)

     1,373,314  

Interest and dividends receivable

     1,661,936  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     17  

Receivable for investments sold

     3,200,827  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,689  

Tax reclaims receivable

     2,025,471  

Total assets

   $ 266,817,384  
Liabilities         

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 842,349  

Payable for when-issued securities

     2,574,186  

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     45,905  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     16,616  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     127,555  

Trustees’ fees

     1,243  

Accrued expenses

     114,502  

Total liabilities

   $ 3,722,356  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 263,095,028  

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2020

 

Interest (net of foreign taxes, $812)

   $ 6,631,989  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $742,552)

     6,008,052  

Non-cash dividend income

     786,216  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     19,862  

Total investment income

   $ 13,446,119  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 1,546,552  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     15,228  

Custodian fee

     193,187  

Legal and accounting services

     61,660  

Miscellaneous

     50,125  

Total expenses

   $ 1,866,752  

Net investment income

   $ 11,579,367  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (3,765,347

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (2,391

Financial futures contracts

     2,793,487  

Foreign currency transactions

     44,789  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,240,277

Net realized loss

   $ (2,169,739

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (4,331,949

Investments — affiliated investment

     (1

Financial futures contracts

     176,165  

Foreign currency

     (2,586

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (12,927

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (4,171,298

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (6,341,037

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,238,330  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 11,579,367      $ 14,450,194  

Net realized loss

     (2,169,739      (6,970,681

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (4,171,298      25,251,717  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,238,330      $ 32,731,230  

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 9,268,119      $ 4,524,358  

Withdrawals

     (53,647,355      (58,888,266

Portfolio transaction fee

     216,038        215,407  

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

   $ (44,163,198    $ (54,148,501

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (38,924,868    $ (21,417,271
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 302,019,896      $ 323,437,167  

At end of year

   $ 263,095,028      $ 302,019,896  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,      Period Ended
October 31, 2016
(1)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2020      2019      2018      2017  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

              

Expenses

     0.66      0.70      0.75      0.75      0.80 %(2) 

Net investment income

     4.12      4.72      3.47      4.56      3.75 %(2) 

Portfolio Turnover

     118      86      102      143      66 %(3) 

Total Return

     2.64      11.57      (1.00 )%       15.99      3.65 %(3) 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 263,095      $ 302,020      $ 323,437      $ 364,476      $ 376,698  

 

(1)  

For the period from the start of business, March 28, 2016, to October 31, 2016.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At October 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund and Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares held an interest of 97.8% and 2.2%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign financial futures contracts as described below. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

Foreign Securities, Financial Futures Contracts and Currencies. Foreign securities, financial futures contracts and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities and certain exchange-traded foreign financial futures contracts generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities and contracts trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities and certain foreign financial futures contracts to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities and foreign financial futures contracts that meet certain criteria, the Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities and foreign financial futures contracts to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities and foreign financial futures contracts.

Affiliated Fund. The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

 

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B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Portfolio has filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements for such outstanding reclaims. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of October 31, 2020, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Portfolio may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2020, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

I  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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K  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Portfolio may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Portfolio maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

L  Capital Transactions — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by EVM to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM and an indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million. On average daily net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Portfolio who are not interested persons of BMR or the Portfolio and by the vote of a majority of the holders of interest in the Portfolio. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $1,546,552 or 0.55% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement, BMR pays Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended October 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $323,235,448 and $354,515,693, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2020.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Portfolio at October 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 239,344,953  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 31,174,217  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (11,994,599

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,179,618  

5  Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at October 31, 2020 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2020, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

 

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In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:

Equity Price Risk: The Portfolio enters into equity futures contracts on securities indices to gain or limit exposure to certain markets, particularly in connection with engaging in the dividend capture trading strategy.

Foreign Exchange Risk: Because the Portfolio holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At October 31, 2020, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $16,616. At October 31, 2020, there were no assets pledged by the Portfolio for such liability.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Portfolio invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Portfolio and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Portfolio’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Portfolio fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Portfolio of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Portfolio and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at October 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Equity Price

 

Futures contracts

   $ 252,450 (1)     $ (76,285 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,689 (2)       (16,616 )(3) 

Total

       $ 256,139      $ (92,901

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ 252,450      $ (76,285

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ 3,689      $ (16,616

 

(1) 

Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts, as applicable.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(3) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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The Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Portfolio for such assets and pledged by the Portfolio for such liabilities as of October 31, 2020.

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 6      $         —      $         —      $         —      $ 6  

State Street Bank and Trust Company

     3,683                             3,683  
     $ 3,689      $      $      $      $ 3,689  
Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

Citibank, N.A.

   $ (16,616    $      $      $      $ (16,616
     $ (16,616    $      $      $      $ (16,616

 

(a) 

In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to over collateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Risk   Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
(2)
 

Equity Price

 

Futures contracts

   $ 2,793,487      $ 176,165  

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,240,277      (12,927

Total

       $ 1,553,210      $ 163,238  

 

(1)  

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts and Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts and Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively.

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2020, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
    Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts*
 
  $10,942,000       $11,126,000     $ 6,146,000  

 

*

The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold.

 

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6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 26, 2021. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2020, an upfront fee and arrangement fee totaling $950,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended October 31, 2020.

7  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At October 31, 2020, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $1,027,196, which represents 0.4% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the year ended October 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
   

Net

realized
gain (loss)

    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 1,345,311     $ 134,328,107     $ (134,643,830   $ (2,391   $ (1   $ 1,027,196     $ 19,862       1,027,196  

8  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At October 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 11,835,157      $ 3,778,376      $         —      $ 15,613,533  

Consumer Discretionary

     10,351,632        8,338,266               18,689,898  

Consumer Staples

     2,706,305        6,804,194               9,510,499  

Energy

     3,116,983        455,443               3,572,426  

Financials

     9,361,237        8,310,994               17,672,231  

Health Care

     10,140,597        10,790,674               20,931,271  

Industrials

     6,337,766        12,109,282        0        18,447,048  

Information Technology

     20,358,056        11,210,646               31,568,702  

Materials

            4,588,126               4,588,126  

Real Estate

     2,219,351                      2,219,351  

Utilities

     2,444,920        1,364,047               3,808,967  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 78,872,004      $ 67,750,048 **     $ 0      $ 146,622,052  

 

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Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Preferred Stocks

           

Consumer Staples

   $      $ 467,415      $         —      $ 467,415  

Energy

     505,699                      505,699  

Financials

     873,952        120,420               994,372  

Industrials

     312,636                      312,636  

Real Estate

     594,192                      594,192  

Utilities

     331,500        85,288               416,788  

Total Preferred Stocks

   $ 2,617,979      $ 673,123      $      $ 3,291,102  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 103,367,056      $      $ 103,367,056  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)

            2,841,340               2,841,340  

Convertible Bonds

            218,121               218,121  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,023,730                      1,023,730  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     104,160                      104,160  

Warrants

     29,814                      29,814  

Short-Term Investments

            1,027,196               1,027,196  

Total Investments

   $ 82,647,687      $ 175,876,884      $ 0      $ 258,524,571  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 3,689      $      $ 3,689  

Futures Contracts

     252,450                      252,450  

Total

   $ 82,900,137      $ 175,880,573      $ 0      $ 258,780,710  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (16,616    $      $ (16,616

Futures Contracts

     (76,285                    (76,285

Total

   $ (76,285    $ (16,616    $      $ (92,901

 

*

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Portfolio.

 

**

Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended October 31, 2020 is not presented.

9  Risks and Uncertainties

Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and

financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this

 

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outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Portfolio invests.

10  Additional Information

On October 8, 2020, Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance”) announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Morgan Stanley would acquire Eaton Vance. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of this transaction may be deemed to result in the automatic termination of an Eaton Vance Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and, where applicable, any related sub-advisory agreement. On November 24, 2020, the Portfolio’s Board approved a new investment advisory agreement and a new sub-advisory agreement. The new investment advisory agreement and new sub-advisory agreement will be presented to Portfolio interest holders for approval, and, if approved, would take effect upon consummation of the transaction. A special joint meeting of Portfolio interest holders will be held on February 18, 2021, at which the proposed investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement for the Portfolio will be submitted for approval.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Global Income Builder Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Global Income Builder Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, March 28, 2016, to October 31, 2016, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of October 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from the start of business, March 28, 2016, to October 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund’s liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.

At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the Trust) and Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 143 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 142 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 142 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee      2016 (Chairperson) and 2003 (Trustee)     

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance and reinsurance) (2015-2018). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private Investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President      2014      Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Program at any time upon proper notification to you. You may want to review our Privacy Program periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits delivery of only one copy of fund shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Your broker may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct your broker otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact your broker. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by your broker.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser of Global Income Builder Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares and Global Income Builder Portfolio

Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.

125 Old Broad Street

London, EC2N 1AR

United Kingdom

Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Distributor*

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


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LOGO

 

LOGO

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics

The registrant (sometimes referred to as the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman


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also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the “Fund”) is a series of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Fund, contains a total of 2 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Fund’s annual report.

(a)-(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the Fund for the Fund’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2020 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/19      10/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 14,150      $ 14,150  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 11,502      $ 7,192  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25,652      $ 21,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

The various Series comprising the Trust have differing fiscal year ends (October 31 and December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal periods of each Series.


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Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/18      10/31/19      12/31/19      10/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 12,000      $ 14,150      $ 12,150      $ 14,150  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,739      $ 11,502      $ 9,266      $ 7,192  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,739      $ 25,652      $ 21,416      $ 21,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Fund (the only series of the Trust) by D&T for the last two fiscal years of the Fund; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/18      10/31/19      12/31/19      10/31/20  

Registrant(1)

   $ 9,739      $ 11,502      $ 9,266      $ 7,192  

Eaton Vance(2)

   $ 126,485      $ 59,903      $ 59,903      $ 51,800  

 

(1)

Includes all of the Series of the Trust. During the fiscal years reported above, certain of the Funds were “feeder” funds in a “master-feeder” fund structure or funds of funds.

(2)

Various subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series and/or their respective “master” funds (if applicable).


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(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

 

Item 11.

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 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 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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.


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Item 13.

Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.


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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Eaton Vance NextShares Trust
By:  

/s/ Edward J. Perkin

  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   December 21, 2020

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/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   December 21, 2020
By:  

/s/ Edward J. Perkin

  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   December 21, 2020