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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

811-04015

 

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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

 

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Maureen A. Gemma
The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(617) 482-8260

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

April 30, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 



Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
COMBINED
MONEY
MARKET
FUNDS

Cash Management Fund

Money Market Fund



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

 

Elizabeth S. Kenyon, CFA
Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·                  During the six months ended April 30, 2008, the U.S. economy faced significant challenges as the subprime mortgage crisis evolved into a more general economy-wide credit crunch, and high food and energy prices contributed to a slowdown in consumer spending. Economic growth in the first quarter of 2008 measured 0.9%, according to Commerce Department data reported in May 2008. This followed the 0.6% growth rate achieved in the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

·                  In response to weak economic data, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) lowered the Federal Funds Target Rate a total of 250 basis points (2.50%) during the period, from 4.50% to 2.00%. Commercial paper rates, shown in the graph below, reflected this steep reduction. The Fed also lowered the Discount Rate – the rate charged to banks borrowing directly from the Fed – to 2.25% from 5.00% during the period. As it became apparent that banks were avoiding borrowing at the discount window, the Fed instituted three new lending facilities, including one that lends directly to securities firms, a measure not used since the 1930s. These measures indicated the Fed’s understanding of the extent to which the mortgage-lending crisis, falling home prices, and the resulting credit crunch were affecting both the financial markets and the broader economy.

 

 

Management Discussion

 

·                  At April 30, 2008, Cash Management Portfolio — in which the Funds invest their assets — had 66.1% of its net assets invested in high-quality commercial paper, a highly liquid type of security in which money market funds commonly invest. The Portfolio also invests in high-quality U.S. Government agency securities and other short-term investments.

 

·                  During the six months ended April 30, 2008, shareholders of Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund received $0.019 and $0.014 per share, respectively, in income dividends. An investment in each of the money market funds is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a Fund.

 

·                  During the period, as the Fed continued its target rate cutting policy, management further extended the weighted average maturity in the Portfolio, seeking to lock in more attractive rates in a difficult rate environment. The Funds have never owned asset-backed commercial paper issued by structured investment vehicles or collateralized debt obligations and do not currently intend to do so.

 

·                  Effective May 1, 2008, after the end of the period, Elizabeth S. Kenyon was replaced as Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio by Duke Laflamme, CFA. Mr. Laflamme joined Eaton Vance in 1998, having been with Norwest Investment Management previously. He is a member and former Director of the Fixed Income Management Society of Boston and a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. Mr. Laflamme earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University.

 

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.

 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Performance

 

Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund*(1)

 

Symbol

 

EHCXX

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

Six Months

 

1.89

%

One Year

 

4.39

 

Five Years

 

2.73

 

Ten Years

 

3.16

 

Life of Fund

 

6.03

 

 


*The Fund has no sales charge.

† Inception date: 1/27/75

 

Eaton Vance Money Market Fund(1),(2)

 

Symbol

 

EVMXX

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

Six Months

 

1.42

%

One Year

 

3.36

 

Five Years

 

1.87

 

Ten Years

 

2.29

 

Life of Fund

 

2.66

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-3.58

%

One Year

 

-1.64

 

Five Years

 

1.50

 

Ten Years

 

2.29

 

Life of Fund

 

2.66

 

 


      Inception date: 4/5/95

 

(1)          Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (if any) with all distributions reinvested. Performance is for the stated time period only; current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

(2)          Average Annual Total Returns do not include the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). If the sales charge were deducted, performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year.

 

Total Annual Operating Expenses(3)

 

Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund Expense Ratio

 

0.62

%

Eaton Vance Money Market Fund Expense Ratio

 

1.66

%

 


(3)          Source: Prospectus dated 3/1/08.

 

Current SEC Yield (annualized) For The 7-Day Period Ended 4/30/08(4)

 

Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund

 

2.44

%

Eaton Vance Money Market Fund

 

1.52

 

 


(4)          Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance is for the stated time period only; the Funds’ current yield may be lower or higher than the quoted yield. Yield quotation more closely reflects current earnings than quotations of total return. For current yield information, please call 1-800-262-1122.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Asset Allocation

 

By net assets

 

 

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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses: The first section of each 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 each 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 return of a Fund. 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 tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of each 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.90     $ 2.96    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.90     $ 2.97    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.59% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

Eaton Vance Money Market Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.20     $ 7.66    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.30     $ 7.67    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.53% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.


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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

    Cash
Management Fund
  Money
Market Fund
 
Assets  
Investments in Cash Management Portfolio, at value   $ 305,041,197     $ 115,498,939    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     5,259,456       241,322    
Other assets     29,307       17,671    
Total assets   $ 310,329,960     $ 115,757,932    
Liabilities  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   $ 1,958,257     $ 936,101    
Dividends payable     285,374       25,265    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     27       19    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees           88,705    
Accrued expenses     26,567       17,039    
Total liabilities   $ 2,270,225     $ 1,067,129    
Net Assets   $ 308,059,735     $ 114,690,803    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 308,055,078     $ 114,690,816    
Accumulated net realized gain (computed on the basis of identified cost)     30,874       8,861    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (26,217 )     (8,874 )  
Total   $ 308,059,735     $ 114,690,803    
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding  
      308,059,734       114,690,803    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and
Redemption Price Per Share
 
(Net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)   $ 1.00     $ 1.00    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

    Cash
Management Fund
  Money
Market Fund
 
Investment Income  
Interest allocated from Portfolio   $ 7,384,609     $ 2,057,867    
Expenses allocated from Portfolio     (911,524 )     (258,182 )  
Total investment income from Portfolio   $ 6,473,085     $ 1,799,685    
Expenses  
Trustees' fees and expenses   $ 1,647     $ 900    
Distribution and service fees           416,001    
Legal and accounting services     12,854       11,954    
Printing and postage     5,460       4,550    
Custodian fee     28,267       8,006    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     36,400       30,739    
Registration fees     18,746       12,740    
Miscellaneous     3,180       3,029    
Total expenses   $ 106,554     $ 487,919    
Net investment income   $ 6,366,531     $ 1,311,766    
Realized and Unrealized Gain from Portfolio  
Net realized gain —  
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)   $ 31,236     $ 9,051    
Net realized gain   $ 31,236     $ 9,051    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 6,397,767     $ 1,320,817    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Cash
Management Fund
  Money
Market Fund
 
From operations —  
Net investment income   $ 6,366,531     $ 1,311,766    
Net realized gain from investment transactions     31,236       9,051    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 6,397,767     $ 1,320,817    
Distributions to shareholders —  
From net investment income   $ (6,397,567 )   $ (1,320,723 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (6,397,567 )   $ (1,320,723 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest at Net Asset Value of $1.00 per share —  
Proceeds from sale of shares   $ 953,841,909     $ 109,385,239    
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared     3,471,682       1,081,991    
Cost of shares redeemed     (823,376,436 )     (62,283,473 )  
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions   $ 133,937,155     $ 48,183,757    
Net increase in net assets   $ 133,937,355     $ 48,183,851    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 174,122,380     $ 66,506,952    
At end of period   $ 308,059,735     $ 114,690,803    
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net investment
income included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ (26,217 )   $ (8,874 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Period Ended October 31, 2007(1)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Cash
Management Fund
  Money
Market Fund
 
From operations —  
Net investment income   $ 5,654,800     $ 1,607,282    
Net realized loss from investment transactions     (55 )     (9 )  
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 5,654,745     $ 1,607,273    
Distributions to shareholders —  
From net investment income   $ (5,654,800 )   $ (1,607,282 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (5,654,800 )   $ (1,607,282 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest at Net Asset Value of $1.00 per share —  
Proceeds from sale of shares   $ 626,885,761     $ 82,204,969    
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared     3,184,751       1,269,302    
Cost of shares redeemed     (575,931,031 )     (59,064,924 )  
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions   $ 54,139,481     $ 24,409,347    
Net increase in net assets   $ 54,139,426     $ 24,409,338    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 119,982,954     $ 42,097,614    
At end of period   $ 174,122,380     $ 66,506,952    
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of year   $ 4,819     $ 83    

 

(1)  For the ten months ended October 31, 2007.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of April 30, 2008

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended December 31, 2006

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Cash
Management Fund
  Money
Market Fund
 
From operations —  
Net investment income   $ 3,724,757     $ 1,517,337    
Net realized loss from investment transactions, payments by affiliate and
the disposal of investments which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines
    (197 )     (113 )  
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 3,724,560     $ 1,517,224    
Distributions to shareholders —  
From net investment income   $ (3,724,704 )   $ (1,517,308 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (3,724,704 )   $ (1,517,308 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest at Net Asset Value of $1.00 per share —  
Proceeds from sale of shares   $ 164,749,685     $ 41,881,817    
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared     2,345,894       1,198,865    
Cost of shares redeemed     (142,081,892 )     (49,322,436 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions   $ 25,013,687     $ (6,241,754 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ 25,013,543     $ (6,241,838 )  
Net Assets  
At beginning of year   $ 94,969,411     $ 48,339,452    
At end of year   $ 119,982,954     $ 42,097,614    
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of year   $ 4,819     $ 83    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

    Cash Management Fund  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Period Ended   Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)   October 31, 2007(1)    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002  
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.019     $ 0.040     $ 0.043     $ 0.024     $ 0.006     $ 0.005     $ 0.010    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.019 )   $ (0.040 )   $ (0.043 )   $ (0.024 )   $ (0.006 )   $ (0.005 )   $ (0.010 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.019 )   $ (0.040 )   $ (0.043 )   $ (0.024 )   $ (0.006 )   $ (0.005 )   $ (0.010 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000    
Total Return(2)      1.89 %(7)      4.04 %(7)      4.40 %(3)      2.48 %(3)      0.60 %     0.48 %     1.02 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 308,060     $ 174,122     $ 119,983     $ 94,969     $ 98,165     $ 101,364     $ 111,741    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     0.59 %(6)     0.62 %(6)     0.75 %     0.80 %     0.79 %     0.68 %     0.79 %  
Net investment income     3.68 %(6)     4.82 %(6)     4.32 %     2.46 %     0.60 %     0.47 %     1.02 %  

 

(1)  For the ten months ended October 31, 2007. The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from December 31 to October 31.

(2)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(3)  During the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund, through its investment in the Portfolio, for net losses realized on the disposal of investments which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines. The reimbursement was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

    Money Market Fund  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Period Ended   Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)   October 31, 2007(1)    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002  
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.014     $ 0.031     $ 0.033     $ 0.014     $ 0.001     $     $ 0.002    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.014 )   $ (0.031 )   $ (0.033 )   $ (0.014 )   $ (0.001 )   $     $ (0.002 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.014 )   $ (0.031 )   $ (0.033 )   $ (0.014 )   $ (0.001 )   $     $ (0.002 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000     $ 1.000    
Total Return(2)      1.42 %(8)      3.16 %(8)      3.32 %(3)      1.45 %(3)      0.05 %     0.00 %     0.19 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 114,691     $ 66,507     $ 42,098     $ 48,339     $ 67,885     $ 100,241     $ 158,719    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.53 %(6)     1.66 %(6)     1.80 %     1.82 %     1.31 %(7)     1.17 %(7)     1.61 %(7)  
Net investment income     2.69 %(6)     3.78 %(6)     3.30 %     1.40 %     0.04 %     0.00 %     0.20 %  

 

(1)  For the ten months ended October 31, 2007. The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from December 31 to October 31.

(2)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(3)  During the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund, through its investment in the Portfolio, for net losses realized on the disposal of investments which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines. The reimbursement was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  The principal underwriter voluntarily waived a portion of its distribution fee and the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.40%, 0.49% and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively). Absent this waiver and allocation, total return would have been lower.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund (Cash Management Fund) and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund (Money Market Fund) (individually, the Fund and collectively, the Funds) are each diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Funds invest all of their investable assets in interests in Cash Management Portfolio (the Portfolio), a New York trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Funds. The value of each Fund's investment in the Portfolio reflects each Fund's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (15.3% for Cash Management Fund and 5.8% for Money Market Fund at April 30, 2008). The performance of each 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 each Fund's financial statements.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 — Each 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 — Each 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. At October 31, 2007, the Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards which will reduce each Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability f or federal income or excise tax. The amounts and expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

Fund   Amount   Expiration Date  
Cash Management   $ 5     October 31, 2010  
      20     October 31, 2011  
      85     October 31, 2013  
      197     October 31, 2014  
      55     October 31, 2015  
Money Market     10     October 31, 2010  
      5     October 31, 2011  
      53     October 31, 2013  
      113     October 31, 2014  
      9     October 31, 2015  

 

As of April 30, 2008, the Fund's had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Funds' federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Funds. Pursuant to the respective custodian agreements, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce each Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

G  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 Funds, and


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shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Funds' management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

The net investment income of each Fund is determined daily, and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared daily as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator of the Funds, but receives no compensation. 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 serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Funds and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $3,182 and $2,494 from Cash Management Fund and Money Market Fund, respectively, in sub-transfer agent fees. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds' principal underwriter, also received distribution and service fees from the Money Market Fund (see Note 4) and conti ngent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) from the Funds.

Except for Trustees of the Funds and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plan

The Money Market Fund (the Fund) has in effect a distribution plan (the Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD distribution fees of 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for shares sold plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $365,877, representi ng 0.75% (annualized) of its average daily net assets. At April 30, 2008, the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Plan was approximately $13,937,000.

The Plan also authorizes the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets. The Trustees approved service fee payments equal to 0.15% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets of shares outstanding for one year or more. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $50,124.


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5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemption of shares of the Money Market Fund (other than those acquired as the result of an exchange from another Eaton Vance fund) made within six years of purchase. Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Shares of Money Market Fund and Cash Management Fund acquired as a result of an exchange from shares of another Eaton Vance Fund are subject to the original CDSC rate, if any, from the date of original purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on redemptions of Money Market Fund shares are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Distribution Plan. CDSCs received on redemptions of Money Market Fund shares when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately $0 and $142,000 of CDSCs paid by shareholders of the Cash Management Fund and Money Market Fund, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in each Fund's investment in the Portfolio were as follows:

Cash Management Fund  
Increases   $ 950,229,054    
Decreases     830,437,845    
Money Market Fund  
Increases   $ 109,320,791    
Decreases     63,145,275    

 

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Funds' Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value).

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)


Asset Backed Securities — 2.7%
     
Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
$ 1,000     CARAT, Series 2007-3, Class A1, 5.264%, 9/15/08(1)   $ 1,000,246    
  6,757     CARAT, Series 2008-1, Class A1, 3.386%, 2/17/09(1)     6,756,954    
  6,500     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2008-A, Class A1,
2.753%, 5/11/09
    6,500,000    
  5,036     DCAT, Series 2008-A, Class A1, 3.152%, 3/9/09(1)     5,036,000    
  1,816     FORDO, Series 2007-B, Class A1, 5.292%, 10/15/08(1)     1,815,753    
  15,000     FORDO, Series 2008-B, Class A1, 2.766%, 5/15/09(1)     15,000,000    
  13,700     JDOT, Series 2008-A, Class A1, 2.741%, 5/8/09     13,700,000    
  3,717     TAROT, Series 2007-B, Class A1, 5.068%, 12/12/08     3,717,349    
Total Asset Backed Securities
(amortized cost $53,526,302)
  $ 53,526,302    
Certificates of Deposit — 9.2%      
Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
$ 10,000     Abbey National Treasury Services PLC,
2.958%, 2/13/09(2)
  $ 10,000,000    
  21,000     Bank of Ireland, CT, 3.05%, 3/3/09(2)     21,000,000    
  17,000     Barclays Bank PLC, NY, 3.168%, 3/12/09(2)     17,000,000    
  35,000     Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 2.71%, 6/30/08     34,998,861    
  8,000     Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 2.90%, 6/9/08     8,001,499    
  5,000     Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 5.29%, 2/2/09     5,083,328    
  38,000     Royal Bank of Scotland, NY, 2.761%, 7/11/08(2)     38,000,000    
  50,000     Societe Generale, NY, 3.00%, 7/7/08(2)     50,000,000    
Total Certificates of Deposit
(amortized cost $184,083,688)
  $ 184,083,688    
Commercial Paper — 66.2%      
Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Automotive — 1.8%      
$ 20,000     Toyota Motor Credit Co., 2.40%, 6/30/08   $ 19,920,000    
  15,296     Toyota Motor Credit Co., 2.60%, 6/9/08     15,252,916    
            $ 35,172,916    
Banks and Money Services — 56.5%      
$ 25,000     AIG Funding, Inc., 2.85%, 5/30/08   $ 24,942,604    
  15,000     American Express Credit Corp., 2.56%, 6/16/08     14,950,933    
  25,000     American Express Credit Corp., 2.65%, 5/30/08     24,946,632    
  20,000     American Express Credit Corp., 2.68%, 5/30/08     19,956,822    

 

Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Banks and Money Services (continued)      
$ 20,000     American Express Credit Corp., 2.80%, 6/9/08   $ 19,939,334    
  20,000     American General Finance Corp., 2.69%, 5/30/08     19,956,661    
  25,000     American General Finance Corp., ECN,
3.05%, 5/14/08(3)
    24,972,465    
  20,000     American General Finance Corp., ECN,
3.10%, 5/28/08(3)
    19,953,500    
  13,000     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.,
2.72%, 6/2/08(3)
    12,968,569    
  13,000     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.,
2.85%, 6/2/08(3)
    12,967,067    
  13,500     BankAmerica Corp., 2.80%, 7/1/08     13,435,950    
  17,000     Barclays U.S. Funding, LLC, 2.78%, 7/16/08     16,900,229    
  25,000     Barclays U.S. Funding, LLC, 3.025%, 5/27/08     24,945,382    
  15,000     Barton Capital Corp., LLC, 2.73%, 6/13/08(3)     14,951,087    
  17,120     Barton Capital Corp., LLC, 2.84%, 5/7/08(3)     17,111,897    
  9,433     Barton Capital Corp., LLC, 2.90%, 5/6/08(3)     9,429,201    
  25,000     BNP Paribas Finance, Inc., 2.668%, 5/30/08     24,946,269    
  22,100     CAFCO, LLC, 2.75%, 5/21/08(3)     22,066,236    
  10,000     CAFCO, LLC, 2.80%, 6/18/08(3)     9,962,667    
  6,450     CAFCO, LLC, 2.82%, 5/7/08(3)     6,446,968    
  11,230     CAFCO, LLC, 3.02%, 5/27/08(3)     11,205,506    
  12,400     CAFCO, LLC, 3.08%, 5/16/08(3)     12,384,087    
  14,000     CBA (DE) Finance, Inc., 2.71%, 7/7/08     13,929,389    
  6,100     CBA (DE) Finance, Inc., 3.08%, 5/1/08     6,100,000    
  15,000     CIESCO, LLC, 2.92%, 7/23/08(3)     14,899,017    
  20,000     CIESCO, LLC, 3.08%, 5/13/08(3)     19,979,467    
  11,500     CIESCO, LLC, 3.10%, 6/11/08(3)     11,459,399    
  12,000     CRC Funding, LLC, 2.73%, 7/9/08(3)     11,937,210    
  10,000     CRC Funding, LLC, 2.80%, 6/13/08(3)     9,966,556    
  9,650     CRC Funding, LLC, 3.02%, 5/20/08(3)     9,634,619    
  9,150     CRC Funding, LLC, 3.03%, 5/16/08(3)     9,138,448    
  4,000     CRC Funding, LLC, 3.12%, 5/28/08(3)     3,990,640    
  15,000     Fortis Funding, LLC, 3.00%, 5/15/08(3)     14,982,500    
  17,000     Fortis Funding, LLC, 3.05%, 5/27/08(3)     16,962,553    
  20,000     Gannett Co., Inc., 3.35%, 7/11/08(3)     19,867,861    
  25,000     Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland (The),
2.77%, 5/13/08(3)
    24,976,916    
  20,000     Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland (The),
2.77%, 6/18/08(3)
    19,926,133    
  20,000     Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland (The),
2.78%, 7/3/08(3)
    19,902,700    
  20,000     HSBC Finance Corp., 2.55%, 7/14/08     19,895,167    
  11,782     ING (US) Funding, LLC, 2.65%, 6/9/08     11,748,176    
  10,000     ING (US) Funding, LLC, 2.83%, 7/22/08     9,935,539    
  15,000     ING (US) Funding, LLC, 3.04%, 5/7/08     14,992,400    
  9,500     Kitty Hawk Funding Corp., 2.86%, 7/25/08(3)     9,435,849    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Banks and Money Services (continued)      
$ 16,500     Kitty Hawk Funding Corp., 2.88%, 5/19/08(3)   $ 16,476,240    
  6,000     Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 3.05%, 10/9/08     5,918,158    
  18,000     Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 4.025%, 6/20/08     17,899,375    
  17,520     Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 4.26%, 6/11/08     17,434,999    
  19,400     Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 4.34%, 5/12/08     19,374,274    
  17,000     Macquarie Bank Ltd., 3.268%, 4/21/09(2)     17,000,000    
  21,600     Macquire Bank Ltd., 4.59%, 5/8/08(3)     21,580,722    
  12,000     Morgan Stanley, 4.62%, 6/27/08     11,912,220    
  12,000     Morgan Stanley, 4.63%, 6/16/08     11,929,006    
  15,000     Morgan Stanley, 5.05%, 5/23/08     14,953,709    
  7,500     National Australia Funding, 2.70%, 5/28/08     7,484,812    
  17,500     Old Line Funding Corp., LLC, 2.75%, 6/20/08(3)     17,433,160    
  15,000     Old Line Funding Corp., LLC, 2.75%, 7/2/08(3)     14,928,958    
  15,001     Old Line Funding Corp., LLC, 2.80%, 5/16/08(3)     14,983,499    
  20,000     Old Line Funding Corp., LLC, 2.80%, 5/30/08(3)     19,954,889    
  23,000     Prudential Funding Corp., 2.40%, 6/5/08     22,946,333    
  15,000     Ranger Funding Co., LLC, 2.72%, 6/19/08(3)     14,944,467    
  10,000     Ranger Funding Co., LLC, 2.75%, 5/2/08(3)     9,999,236    
  16,000     Ranger Funding Co., LLC, 2.88%, 5/20/08(3)     15,975,680    
  5,000     Royal Bank of Canada, 2.885%, 6/4/08     4,986,376    
  19,650     Royal Bank of Scotland, 2.72%, 5/6/08     19,642,577    
  14,500     Royal Bank of Scotland, 2.75%, 5/21/08     14,477,847    
  11,000     Royal Bank of Scotland, 3.06%, 5/12/08     10,989,715    
  6,661     Royal Bank of Scotland, 3.08%, 5/6/08     6,658,151    
  19,000     Sheffield Receivables Corp., 2.80%, 5/20/08(3)     18,971,922    
  10,000     Societe Generale North America, Inc., 2.75%, 5/30/08     9,977,847    
  12,000     Societe Generale North America, Inc., 3.08%, 6/2/08     11,967,147    
  10,000     Societe Generale North America, Inc., 4.34%, 5/8/08     9,991,562    
  14,272     UBS Finance Delaware, LLC, 2.87%, 6/2/08     14,235,591    
  12,000     Unilever Capital Corp., 2.87%, 11/25/08(3)     11,801,013    
  15,000     Yorktown Capital, LLC, 2.685%, 7/24/08(3)     14,906,025    
  14,000     Yorktown Capital, LLC, 2.85%, 7/25/08(3)     13,905,792    
  13,587     Yorktown Capital, LLC, 2.88%, 6/4/08(3)     13,550,043    
            $ 1,142,191,950    
Beverages — 1.7%      
$ 33,643     Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., 2.32%, 5/1/08(3)   $ 33,643,000    
            $ 33,643,000    
Electrical and Electronic Equipment — 2.8%      
$ 25,000     General Electric Capital Corp., 2.45%, 6/25/08   $ 24,906,424    
  20,000     General Electric Capital Corp., 2.51%, 7/15/08     19,895,417    
  10,000     Tyco Electronics Group SA, 3.12%, 5/16/08(3)     9,987,000    
            $ 54,788,841    

 

Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Insurance — 2.0%      
$ 25,000     Prudential Financial, Inc., 2.78%, 6/16/08(3)   $ 24,911,195    
  16,000     Prudential Financial, Inc., 2.92%, 7/28/08(3)     15,885,796    
            $ 40,796,991    
Oil and Gas-Equipment and Services — 0.5%      
$ 10,000     XTO Energy, Inc., 3.01%, 6/11/08(3)   $ 9,965,719    
            $ 9,965,719    
Total Commercial Paper
(amortized cost $1,316,559,417)
  $ 1,316,559,417    
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 20.3%      
Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Banks and Money Services — 17.8%      
$ 14,000     American Express Centurion Bank, 2.966%, 9/17/08(2)   $ 13,993,039    
  14,000     American General Finance Corp., MTN,
3.014%, 9/18/08(2)
    13,986,442    
  21,000     American Honda Finance Corp., MTN,
2.894%, 3/18/09(1)(2)
    21,000,000    
  7,250     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.,
3.351%, 5/1/09(1)(2)
    7,250,000    
  17,250     BankAmerica Corp., 3.208%, 4/3/09(2)     17,250,000    
  5,000     Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN,
4.50%, 9/1/08
    5,022,983    
  25,000     Citigroup Funding, Inc., MTN, 3.597%, 5/8/09(2)     24,996,214    
  7,400     Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.884%, 2/3/09(1)(2)     7,400,000    
  10,000     Countrywide Home Loan, MTN, 3.25%, 5/21/08     9,987,772    
  20,000     Credit Agricole SA/London, 2.569%, 10/21/08(1)(2)     20,000,000    
  23,000     Fortis Bank, NY, 2.788%, 11/19/08(1)(2)     23,000,000    
  8,317     Household Finance Corp., 4.125%, 12/15/08     8,264,092    
  2,720     HSBC Finance Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/09     2,744,185    
  6,527     HSBC Finance Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/09     6,630,876    
  17,000     IBM Corp., 2.66%, 9/2/08(1)(2)     16,989,002    
  18,500     ING Bank NV, 3.282%, 3/26/09(1)(2)     18,500,000    
  13,500     John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 2.779%, 9/25/08(2)     13,500,000    
  25,000     Merrill Lynch & Co., 2.892%, 1/16/09(2)     25,000,000    
  9,500     Merrill Lynch & Co., MTN, 3.125%, 7/15/08     9,454,835    
  14,100     Morgan Stanley, 3.875%, 1/15/09     14,121,341    
  15,000     National Australia Bank Ltd., 3.218%, 4/6/09(1)(2)     15,000,000    
  25,000     Rabobank Nederland, 2.89%, 4/30/09(1)(2)     25,000,000    
  20,000     Totta Ireland PLC, 2.751%, 11/6/08(1)(2)     20,000,000    
  14,800     Unilever Capital Corp., 2.708%, 12/11/08(1)(2)     14,800,000    
            $ 353,890,781    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Household Products — 0.4%      
$ 8,600     Procter & Gamble International Co.,
3.14%, 2/19/09(2)
  $ 8,600,000    
            $ 8,600,000    
Insurance — 2.1%      
$ 21,350     MetLife Global Funding I, 2.96%, 5/8/09(1)(2)   $ 21,350,000    
  20,000     Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN, 3.308%, 9/4/08(2)     20,000,000    
            $ 41,350,000    
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(amortized cost $403,840,781)
  $ 403,840,781    
Time Deposits — 1.4%      
Principal Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
$ 28,014     BNP Paribas, 2.438%, 5/1/08   $ 28,014,000    
Total Time Deposits
(amortized cost $28,014,000)
  $ 28,014,000    
Total Investments — 99.8%
(amortized cost $1,986,024,188)(4) 
  $ 1,986,024,188    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%   $ 4,831,405    
Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 1,990,855,593    

 

CARAT - Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

DCAT - DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust

ECN - Extendible Commercial Note

FORDO - Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

JDOT - John Deere Owner Trust

MTN - Medium-Term Note

TAROT - Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust

(1)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $239,897,955 or 12.0% of the Portfolio's net assets.

(2)  Variable rate obligation. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2008.

(3)  A security which has been issued under section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and is generally regarded as restricted and illiquid. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the security is registered. All such securities held are deemed liquid based on criteria and procedures authorized by the Trustees.

(4)  Cost for federal income taxes is the same.

See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investments, at amortized cost   $ 1,986,024,188    
Cash     806    
Interest receivable     6,055,574    
Total assets   $ 1,992,080,568    
Liabilities  
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee   $ 968,520    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     267    
Accrued expenses     256,188    
Total liabilities   $ 1,224,975    
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio   $ 1,990,855,593    
Sources of Net Assets  
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals   $ 1,990,855,593    
Total   $ 1,990,855,593    

 

Statement of Operations

Investment Income   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
 
Interest   $ 48,904,600    
Total investment income   $ 48,904,600    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 5,470,518    
Trustees' fees and expenses     13,367    
Custodian fee     332,814    
Legal and accounting services     42,584    
Miscellaneous     56,419    
Total expenses   $ 5,915,702    
Deduct —
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 5    
Total expense reductions   $ 5    
Net expenses   $ 5,915,697    
Net investment income   $ 42,988,903    
Realized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ 176,905    
Net realized gain   $ 176,905    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 43,165,808    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
October 31, 2007(1) 
  Year Ended
December 31, 2006
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 42,988,903     $ 86,990,719     $ 12,890,290    
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, payments by affiliate and the disposal of investments
which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines
    176,905       (196 )     (2,730 )  
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 43,165,808     $ 86,990,523     $ 12,887,560    
Capital transactions —
Contributions
  $ 14,786,373,872     $ 24,122,874,395     $ 3,903,906,779    
Withdrawals     (14,540,278,346 )     (23,798,494,086 )     (2,773,384,656 )  
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions   $ 246,095,526     $ 324,380,309     $ 1,130,522,123    
Net increase in net assets   $ 289,261,334     $ 411,370,832     $ 1,143,409,683    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 1,701,594,259     $ 1,290,223,427     $ 146,813,744    
At end of period   $ 1,990,855,593     $ 1,701,594,259     $ 1,290,223,427    

 

(1)  For the ten months ended October 31, 2007.

See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Supplementary Data

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
 
Period Ended
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
    (Unaudited)   October 31, 2007(1)    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(2)     0.52 %(3)     0.51 %(3)     0.54 %     0.60 %     0.59 %     0.57 %     0.58 %  
Net investment income     3.81 %(3)     4.88 %(3)     4.67 %     2.63 %     0.78 %     0.59 %     1.22 %  
Total Return     1.93 %(5)      4.14 %(5)      4.60 %(4)      2.67 %(4)      0.78 %     0.60 %     1.22 %  

 

(1)  For the ten months ended October 31, 2007. The Portfolio changed its fiscal year-end from December 31 to October 31.

(2)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(3)  Annualized.

(4)  During the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the investment adviser reimbursed the Portfolio for net losses realized on the disposal of investments which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines. The reimbursement had no effect on total return for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

(5)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Cash Management Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a New York 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 objective is to provide as high a rate of income as may be consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2008, Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund held an interest of 15.3% and 5.8%, respectively, in the Portfolio. The Portfolio is also available to other portfolios and funds managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR) and Eaton Vance Management (EVM) and its affiliates for short-term investment purposes. At April 30, 2008, other portfolios and funds managed by BMR and EVM and its affiliates held interests totaling 78.9% of the Portfolio's net assets, of which Eato n Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund held a greater than 10% interest (19.5%).

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.

A  Investment Valuation — The Portfolio values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, pursuant to which the Portfolio must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

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 — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

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 a mong its investors, each investor's distributive share of the Portfolio's net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

G  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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of being or having been an interestholder in the Portfolio. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfo lio 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.


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Cash Management Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

H  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by BMR, a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, as amended by a fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets up to $1 billion, 0.475% from $1 billion up to $2 billion, and at reduced rates as net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and shareholders. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the adviser fee was 0.49% (annualized) of the Portfolio's average daily net assets and amounted to $5,470,518.

Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, including maturities and paydowns, for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

Purchases  
Investments (non-U.S. Government)   $ 25,376,268,716    
U.S. Government and Agency Securities        
    $ 25,376,268,716    
Sales  
Investments (non-U.S. Government)   $ 24,987,020,593    
U.S. Government and Agency Securities     25,000,000    
    $ 25,012,020,593    

 

4  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $200 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. 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 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2008.

5  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008 , management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Cash Management Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), the portfolio in which the Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and the Eaton Vance Money Market Fund (the "Funds") invest, with Boston Management and Research (the "Adviser"), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the in vestment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.

The Board also considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted the Adviser's experience in managing portfolios consisting of high quality money market instruments and short-term obligations. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges. Each Fund is maintained by the Adviser primarily as an administrative convenience for shareholders of other Eaton Vance Funds and is not actively marketed to the public as a stand-alone investment product.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.


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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

Fund Performance

The Board compared each Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2007 for each Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of each Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and each Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and each Fund's total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and each Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Portfolio, each Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Portfolio and the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Funds, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Funds and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Funds and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of each Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and each Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Funds to continue to share such benefits equitably.


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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT'D

Cash Management Portfolio

Officers
Duke E. Laflamme
President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Portfolio Investment Adviser
Boston Management and Research

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Fund Administrator
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully a Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Funds' current prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



131-6/08  MMSRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
TAX-MANAGED
EQUITY ASSET
ALLOCATION
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/ broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

Duncan W. Richardson, CFA
Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·    The stock market registered a decline for the six months ended April 30, 2008, reflecting a slowing economy, weaker corporate profits and the deepening credit crisis. The financial and housing segments were hard hit, as a large supply of unsold homes plagued the housing market and the financial sector suffered steep losses related to the subprime loan debacle. Concerns over the credit crisis contributed to rising market volatility. As curtailed lending raised the prospect of a more severe slowdown, the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates to add much-needed liquidity. The surge in energy prices was another hurdle for the economy, as oil prices topped $119 a barrel, while the U.S. dollar fell to record lows versus other major currencies. Global markets also declined, with those dependent on sales to the U.S. of technology products and consumer electronics especially hard-hit. In mid-March 2008, the market began to recover tentatively amid suggestions that the market had already discounted the worst of the credit crisis. Led by a rebound in financial stocks and increasing hopes for an orderly unwinding of troubled debt, the rally gained strength through April 2008, trimming losses for the six-month period.

 

·    Amid increased market volatility, nine of the ten major sectors in the Russell 3000 Index registered negative returns for the period. The Index’s only gains were recorded by the energy sector. The weakest-performing sectors were financials, information technology, and health care, while consumer staples and materials fared slightly better. Index-leading industries during the period included oil, gas and consumable fuels, and food and staples retailing. In contrast, industries such as diversified financial services, pharmaceuticals, capital markets and software were among the period’s worst-performers.

 

Management Discussion

 

·    In this environment, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, and its Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds peer group average for the six-month period ended April 30, 2008.(2) The Fund’s performance is a function of the performance of the underlying Portfolios in which it invests, as well as its allocation among these Portfolios. The Fund’s underlying investments and strategic allocation decisions positively impacted overall results.

 

·    The Fund invests in seven distinct Portfolios, the overall performance of which benefited the Fund’s overall returns. Management increased the Fund’s target allocation to large-cap portfolios in early 2008, while paring back mid- and multi-cap exposure. The Fund’s resulting allocation, however, remained overweighted in mid-cap investments, which outperformed their larger-cap counterparts. The Fund’s performance was also helped by its continued emphasis of international securities, through Portfolios that invest in such securities, which on average outpaced U.S. investments.

 

Eaton vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund

Total Return Performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Class A(1)

 

-7.31

%

Class B(1)

 

-7.68

 

Class C(1)

 

-7.67

 

Russell 3000 Index(2)

 

-9.82

 

Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Average(2)

 

-10.27

 

 

See pages 3 and 4 for more performance information, including after-tax returns.

 


(1)

These returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower.

 

 

(2)

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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.

 

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·    Given investors’ concerns about the credit crunch and increased financial and economic pressures on consumers, continued market volatility is likely. We believe that the Fund’s multi-asset exposure provides for generally better diversification, and the potential for lower volatility, in such market conditions. Over the past five years, the Fund’s volatility has been lower than that of the benchmark Russell 3000 Index.(1) In allocating the Fund’s assets among Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Portfolios, management will continue to seek to maintain broad diversification and emphasize market sectors that Eaton Vance believes offer relatively attractive risk-adjusted return prospects based on its assessment of current and future market trends and conditions.

 

·    In closing, I would like to thank my fellow shareholders for their continued confidence and participation in the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund.

 


(1)

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.

 

Lipper Quintile Rankings(2)

 

By total return at 4/30/08

 

EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED EQUITY ASSET ALLOCATION FUND CLASS A

LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS CLASSIFICATION

 

Period

 

Quintile

 

Ranking

 

1 Year

 

1st

 

76 of 863 funds

 

3 Years

 

1st

 

30 of 680 funds

 

5 Years

 

1st

 

60 of 498 funds

 

 


(2)     Source: Lipper Inc. Rankings are based on percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not take sales charges into consideration. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. It is not possible to invest in a Lipper Classification.

 

Fund Composition

 

Current Allocations(3)

 

By net assets

 

 


(3)

As a percentage of the Fund’s net assets as of 4/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents. You may obtain free copies of each of the Portfolios’ most recent financial statements by contacting Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. at 1-800-836-2414 or from the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Performance(1)
Share Class Symbol

 

Class A
EAEAX

 

Class B
EBEAX

 

Class C
ECEAX

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-7.31

%

-7.68

%

-7.67

%

One Year

 

2.92

 

2.16

 

2.18

 

Five Years

 

14.56

 

13.72

 

13.71

 

Life of Fund†

 

8.47

 

7.70

 

7.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-12.63

%

-12.04

%

-8.54

%

One Year

 

-3.01

 

-2.67

 

1.22

 

Five Years

 

13.21

 

13.48

 

13.71

 

Life of Fund†

 

7.43

 

7.70

 

7.67

 

 


Inception Dates – Class A: 3/4/02; Class B: 3/4/02; Class C: 3/4/02

 

 

(1)

Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B shares reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. SEC returns for Class C reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year.

 

Total Annual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses(2)

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Expense Ratio

 

1.35

%

2.10

%

2.10

%

 


(2)     Source: Prospectus dated 3/1/08.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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“Return Before Taxes” does not take into consideration shareholder taxes. It is most relevant to tax-free or tax-deferred shareholder accounts. “Return After Taxes on Distributions” reflects the impact of federal income taxes due on Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who continue to hold their shares. “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” also reflects the impact of taxes on capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who sell their shares.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(For the periods ended April 30, 2008)

 

Returns at Net Asset value (NAV) (Class A)

 

 

 

One Year

 

Five Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

 

2.92

%

14.56

%

8.47

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

2.00

 

14.17

 

8.18

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

3.22

 

12.79

 

7.39

 

 

Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class A)

 

 

 

One Year

 

Five Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

 

-3.01

%

13.21

%

7.43

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

-3.87

 

12.83

 

7.14

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

-0.71

 

11.58

 

6.47

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(For the periods ended April 30, 2008)

 

Returns at Net Asset value (NAV) (Class B)

 

 

 

One Year

 

Five Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

 

2.16

%

13.72

%

7.70

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

1.32

 

13.35

 

7.42

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

2.60

 

12.04

 

6.70

 

 

Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class B)

 

 

 

One Year

 

Five Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

 

-2.67

%

13.48

%

7.70

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

-3.51

 

13.11

 

7.42

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

-0.53

 

11.82

 

6.70

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(For the periods ended April 30, 2008)

 

Returns at Net Asset value (NAV) (Class C)

 

 

 

One Year

 

Five Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

 

2.18

%

13.71

%

7.67

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

1.32

 

13.33

 

7.38

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

2.66

 

12.03

 

6.68

 

 

Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class C)

 

 

 

One Year

 

Five Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

 

1.22

%

13.71

%

7.67

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

0.36

 

13.33

 

7.38

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

2.03

 

12.03

 

6.68

 

 

Class A, Class B and Class C of the Fund commenced investment operations on 3/4/02. Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge and applicable CDSC, while Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) do not.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using certain assumptions. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions for a period may be the same as Return Before Taxes for the same period because no taxable distributions were made during that period. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 926.90     $ 6.47    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 923.20     $ 10.04    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 923.30     $ 10.04    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.20     $ 6.77    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.40     $ 10.52    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.40     $ 10.52    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class B shares and 2.10% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolios.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $206,777,095)
  $ 198,649,478    
Investment in Tax-Managed Value Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $124,886,158)
    178,975,170    
Investment in Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $108,722,679)
    163,286,735    
Investment in Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $74,501,284)
    99,115,949    
Investment in Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $48,184,045)
    62,890,079    
Investment in Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $52,287,834)
    61,820,789    
Investment in Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $35,493,172)
    41,613,546    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     2,029,855    
Total assets   $ 808,381,601    
Liabilities  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   $ 1,009,580    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     422,540    
Payable to affiliate for administration fee     97,129    
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     74,385    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     417    
Accrued expenses     133,404    
Total liabilities   $ 1,737,455    
Net Assets   $ 806,644,146    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 621,660,537    
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain from Portfolios (computed on
the basis of identified cost)
    30,608,565    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (1,124,435 )  
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolios (computed on the basis of
identified cost)
    155,499,479    
Total   $ 806,644,146    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 375,778,953    
Shares Outstanding     25,505,357    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 14.73    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 94.25 of $14.73)
  $ 15.63    
Class B Shares  
Net Assets   $ 132,530,072    
Shares Outstanding     9,363,488    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 14.15    
Class C Shares  
Net Assets   $ 298,335,121    
Shares Outstanding     21,153,848    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 14.10    
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Dividends allocated from Portfolios (net of foreign taxes, $285,165)   $ 7,321,117    
Interest allocated from Portfolios     364,607    
Securities lending income allocated from Portfolios, net     186,926    
Expenses allocated from Portfolios     (2,945,272 )  
Net investment income from Portfolios   $ 4,927,378    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 340,714    
Administration fee     583,284    
Trustees' fees and expenses     1,995    
Distribution and service fees
Class A
    443,358    
Class B     676,629    
Class C     1,438,499    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     245,313    
Legal and accounting services     35,412    
Registration fees     31,486    
Custodian fee     36,701    
Printing and postage     29,871    
Miscellaneous     11,071    
Total expenses   $ 3,874,333    
Net investment income   $ 1,053,045    
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolios
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ 16,993,936    
Foreign currency transactions     (167,564 )  
Net realized gain   $ 16,826,372    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (80,639,138 )  
Foreign currency     (10,308 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (80,649,446 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (63,823,074 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (62,770,029 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 1,053,045     $ 3,738,133    
Net realized gain from investment
and foreign currency transactions
    16,826,372       57,813,108    
Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)  
of investments and foreign currency
    (80,649,446 )     87,548,714    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (62,770,029 )   $ 149,099,955    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
Class A
  $ (3,525,890 )   $    
Class B     (307,373 )        
Class C     (1,116,756 )        
From net realized gain
Class A
    (18,733,835 )     (7,086,640 )  
Class B     (7,733,469 )     (4,036,376 )  
Class C     (16,106,158 )     (6,336,074 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (47,523,481 )   $ (17,459,090 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
 
Class A   $ 61,017,898     $ 95,276,815    
Class B     5,751,004       12,224,925    
Class C     36,729,897       70,320,557    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared 
Class A
    19,167,382       6,172,624    
Class B     7,018,405       3,493,464    
Class C     13,632,905       4,981,960    
Cost of shares redeemed
Class A
    (34,846,241 )     (42,028,282 )  
Class B     (9,489,088 )     (17,824,069 )  
Class C     (20,986,921 )     (26,620,838 )  
Net asset value of shares exchanged
Class A
    4,820,082       9,473,074    
Class B     (4,820,082 )     (9,473,074 )  
Net increase in net assets from Fund
share transactions
  $ 77,995,241     $ 105,997,156    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ (32,298,269 )   $ 237,638,021    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 838,942,415     $ 601,304,394    
At end of period   $ 806,644,146     $ 838,942,415    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets  
At end of period   $ (1,124,435 )   $ 2,772,539    

 

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Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 16.900     $ 14.040     $ 12.100     $ 10.790     $ 9.930     $ 8.190    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income (loss)(1)   $ 0.050     $ 0.146 (2)    $ 0.053     $ 0.018     $ 0.002     $ (0.012 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.236 )     3.110       2.201       1.292       0.858       1.752    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (1.186 )   $ 3.256     $ 2.254     $ 1.310     $ 0.860     $ 1.740    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.156 )   $     $     $     $     $    
From net realized gain     (0.828 )     (0.396 )     (0.314 )                    
Total distributions   $ (0.984 )   $ (0.396 )   $ (0.314 )   $     $     $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 14.730     $ 16.900     $ 14.040     $ 12.100     $ 10.790     $ 9.930    
Total Return(3)      (7.31 )%(8)      23.71 %     18.96 %     12.14 %     8.66 %(4)      21.25 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 375,779     $ 374,979     $ 247,710     $ 169,704     $ 134,070     $ 82,868    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses(5)(6)     1.35 %(7)     1.35 %     1.40 %     1.43 %     1.46 %     1.52 %  
Net investment income (loss)     0.68 %(7)     0.96 %     0.41 %     0.15 %     0.02 %     (0.14 )%  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio     1 %     2 %     1 %     1 %     4 %     19 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Value Portfolio     27 %     14 %     26 %     40 %     44 %     76 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio     14 %     23 %     25 %     39 %     62 %     100 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio     129 %     157 %     181 %     217 %     239 %     224 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio     19 %     38 %     55 %     53 %     42 %     50 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio     41 %     78 %     99 %     223 %     282 %     248 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio     52 %     80 %     49 %     24 %     12 %     21 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Net investment income per share reflects a dividend resulting from a corporate action allocated from Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio which amounted to $0.029 per share. Excluding this dividend, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 0.77%.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  The effect of the net increase from payments by affiliate and net gains (losses) realized through the Fund's investment in Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) on the disposal of investments purchased which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines amounted to less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the year ended October 31, 2004.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(6)  The investment adviser waived a portion of its investment adviser fee and/or the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2005 and 2004).

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

    Class B  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 16.210     $ 13.570     $ 11.800     $ 10.600     $ 9.830     $ 8.170    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income (loss)(1)   $ (0.006 )   $ 0.029 (2)    $ (0.042 )   $ (0.068 )   $ (0.076 )   $ (0.077 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.193 )     3.007       2.126       1.268       0.846       1.737    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (1.199 )   $ 3.036     $ 2.084     $ 1.200     $ 0.770     $ 1.660    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.033 )   $     $     $     $     $    
From net realized gain     (0.828 )     (0.396 )     (0.314 )                    
Total distributions   $ (0.861 )   $ (0.396 )   $ (0.314 )   $     $     $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 14.150     $ 16.210     $ 13.570     $ 11.800     $ 10.600     $ 9.830    
Total Return(3)      (7.68 )%(8)      22.89 %     17.98 %     11.32 %     7.83 %(4)      20.32 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 132,530     $ 154,094     $ 139,586     $ 123,431     $ 109,471     $ 79,854    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses(5)(6)     2.10 % (7)     2.10 %     2.15 %     2.18 %     2.21 %     2.27 %  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.08 )%(7)     0.20 %     (0.33 )%     (0.59 )%     (0.73 )%     (0.88 )%  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio     1 %     2 %     1 %     1 %     4 %     19 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Value Portfolio     27 %     14 %     26 %     40 %     44 %     76 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio     14 %     23 %     25 %     39 %     62 %     100 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio     129 %     157 %     181 %     217 %     239 %     224 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio     19 %     38 %     55 %     53 %     42 %     50 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio     41 %     78 %     99 %     223 %     282 %     248 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio     52 %     80 %     49 %     24 %     12 %     21 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Net investment income per share reflects a dividend resulting from a corporate action allocated from Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio which amounted to $0.028 per share. Excluding this dividend, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 0.01%.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  The effect of the net increase from payments by affiliate and net gains (losses) realized through the Fund's investment in Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) on the disposal of investments purchased which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines amounted to less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the year ended October 31, 2004.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(6)  The investment adviser waived a portion of its investment adviser fee and/or the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2005 and 2004).

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 16.180     $ 13.550     $ 11.780     $ 10.580     $ 9.810     $ 8.150    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income (loss)(1)   $ (0.005 )   $ 0.031 (2)    $ (0.043 )   $ (0.068 )   $ (0.076 )   $ (0.076 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.190 )     2.995       2.127       1.268       0.846       1.736    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (1.195 )   $ 3.026     $ 2.084     $ 1.200     $ 0.770     $ 1.660    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.057 )   $     $     $     $     $    
From net realized gain     (0.828 )     (0.396 )     (0.314 )                    
Total distributions   $ (0.885 )   $ (0.396 )   $ (0.314 )   $     $     $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 14.100     $ 16.180     $ 13.550     $ 11.780     $ 10.580     $ 9.810    
Total Return(3)      (7.67 )%(8)      22.85 %     18.01 %     11.34 %     7.85 %(4)      20.37 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 298,335     $ 309,869     $ 214,009     $ 158,138     $ 124,779     $ 85,040    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses(5)(6)     2.10 % (7)     2.10 %     2.15 %     2.18 %     2.21 %     2.27 %  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.07 )%(7)     0.21 %     (0.34 )%     (0.59 )%     (0.73 )%     (0.88 )%  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio     1 %     2 %     1 %     1 %     4 %     19 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Value Portfolio     27 %     14 %     26 %     40 %     44 %     76 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio     14 %     23 %     25 %     39 %     62 %     100 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio     129 %     157 %     181 %     217 %     239 %     224 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio     19 %     38 %     55 %     53 %     42 %     50 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio     41 %     78 %     99 %     223 %     282 %     248 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio     52 %     80 %     49 %     24 %     12 %     21 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Net investment income per share reflects a dividend resulting from a corporate action allocated from Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio which amounted to $0.028 per share. Excluding this dividend, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 0.02%.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  The effect of the net increase from payments by affiliate and net gains (losses) realized through the Fund's investment in Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) on the disposal of investments purchased which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines amounted to less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the year ended October 31, 2004.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(6)  The investment adviser waived a portion of its investment adviser fee and/or the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2005 and 2004).

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than cl ass-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund's investment objective is to achieve long-term, after tax returns. The Fund currently pursues its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in interests in the following seven tax-managed equity portfolios managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) or its affiliates: Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Value Portfolio, Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio and Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio (the Portfolios), which are New York trusts. The value of the Fund's investment in the Portfolios reflects the Fund's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Value Portfo lio, Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio and Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio (1.1%, 10.7%, 41.3%, 48.9%, 63.9%, 33.9% and 58.6%, respectively, at April 30, 2008). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolios. A copy of each Portfolio's financial statements is available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov), at the Commission's public reference room in Washington, DC or upon request from the Fund's principal underwriter, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), by calling 1-800-225-6265.

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.

A  Investment Valuation — The valuation policy of each Portfolio is as follows: Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of th e close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities 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. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolios considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

The Portfolios may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management) and Eaton Vance Cash Collateral Fund, LLC (Cash Collateral Fund), affiliated investment companies managed by Boston Management and Research and EVM, respectively. Cash Management values its


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investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. Investments in Cash Collateral Fund are valued at the net asset value per share on the valuation date.

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 Portfolios, 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.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

G  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders  

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally


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accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.75% from $500 million up to $1 billion and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The investment adviser fee payable by the Fund is reduced by the Fund's allocable portion of the adviser fees paid by the Portfolios in which it invests. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund's investment adviser fee totaled $3,040,734, of which $2,700,020 was allocated from the Portfolios and $340,714 was paid or accrued directly by the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund's investment adviser fee, including the fees allocated from the Portfolios, was 0.78% (annualized) of the Fund's average daily net assets. The administration fee is earned b y EVM as compensation for managing and administering the business affairs of the Fund and is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the administration fee amounted to $583,284. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $16,624 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that EVD, an affiliate of EVM, received $139,453 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolios who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolios are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $443,358 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class B and Class C Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equ al to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class B and Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respective class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD by each respective class. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $507,471 and $1,078,874 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, representing 0.75% (annualized) of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. At April 30, 2008, the amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class B and Class C Plans were approximately $2,666,000 and $11,542,000, respectively. The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $169,158 and $359,625 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a CDSC up to 1% if redeemed within two years of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clien ts and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Class B and Class C Plans. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $8,000, $99,000 and $20,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolios were as follows:

Portfolio   Contributions   Withdrawals  
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio   $ 17,030,459     $    
Tax-Managed Value Portfolio     3,085,770          
Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio              
Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio           14,754,938    
Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio           5,166,477    
Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio     8,749,829          
Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio     17,214,109          

 

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     4,143,846       6,263,745    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    1,236,605       432,864    
Redemptions     (2,392,299 )     (2,780,265 )  
Exchange from Class B shares     330,808       621,246    
Net increase     3,318,960       4,537,590    
Class B   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     400,325       835,141    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    470,088       253,884    
Redemptions     (679,996 )     (1,218,791 )  
Exchange to Class A shares     (334,318 )     (645,484 )  
Net decrease     (143,901 )     (775,250 )  
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     2,587,962       4,816,611    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    916,190       362,588    
Redemptions     (1,504,297 )     (1,819,644 )  
Net increase     1,999,855       3,359,555    

 

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management ("EVM"), as well as the investment advisory agreements of the Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, the Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, the Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio and the Tax-Managed Value Portfolio (the "Portfolios"), the portfolios in which the Fund invests, each with Boston Management and Research ("BMR"), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. In addition, the Contract Review Committee concluded that each of the investment sub-advisory agreements between BMR and Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC ("Atlanta Capital"), with respect to the Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, between BMR and Eagle Global Advisors, L.L.C. ("Eagle"), with respect to the Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, and between BMR and Fox Asset Management LLC ("Fox"), with respect to the Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio, including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to each agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Fun d and the Portfolios. EVM and BMR are each referred to as an "Adviser" herein; EVM with respect to the Fund and BMR with respect to the Portfolios. EVM and BMR are affiliates. Eagle, Fox and Atlanta Capital are referred to herein as the "Sub-advisers." Fox and Atlanta Capital are affiliates of EVM and BMR.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund and each Portfolio and the sub-advisory agreements of the relevant Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each Portfolio by BMR and to the relevant Portfolio by the Sub-adviser and to the Fund by EVM. BMR manages the Portfolios, while EVM allocates the assets of the Fund among the Portfolios.

The Board considered BMR's and the Sub-advisers' management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolios, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolios. The Board specifically noted BMR's in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. For all the Portfolios, the Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund and each Portfolio by senior management. The Board also considered the capabilities of each Sub-adviser.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and Sub-advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board also considered the performance of the underlying Portfolios. The Board concluded that the Fund's performance was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolios and the Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees, including administrative fees, and the Fund's total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that with respect to two of the underlying Portfolios, the Adviser had agreed to waive fees and/or pay expenses of the Portfolios in an additional amount.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, the Portfolios and all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund and the Portfolios, including the benefits of research services that may be available to BMR or the Sub-advisers as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolios and other investment advisory clients. The Board also concluded that, in light of its role as a sub-adviser not affiliated with the Adviser, Eagle's profitability in managing the Tax-Managed Inte rnational Equity Portfolio was not a material factor.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolios increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Portfolios and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolios, the structure of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.


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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



1299-6/08  TMEAASRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
DIVERSIFIED
INCOME
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/ broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

 

Payson Swaffield, CFA
Chief Income
Investment Officer

 

 

Mark Venezia, CFA
Investment Team Member

 

 

Christine Johnston, CFA
Investment Team Member

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·                The six months ended April 30, 2008 were a period of significant challenges for the U.S. economy and its financial markets. The credit crisis, which began with the sub-prime mortgage crisis in August 2007, left investors seeking shelter in higher quality bonds. A broad-based flight to quality resulted in a significant widening in all U.S. credit markets, ranging from agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to below investment-grade corporate debt. During the period, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) aggressively continued the interest rate cuts that began in August, lowering the Fed Funds rate from 4.50% to 2.00% on April 30. The short end of the yield curve experienced a significant drop in interest rates, as the yield curve steepened.

 

·                Within the credit markets, yield spread widening left no market unscathed. Seasoned U.S. agency MBS, among the highest quality securities, widened by approximately 100 (1.00%) basis points over the six month period. Below investment-grade corporate debt, at the opposite end of the quality spectrum, had widened approximately 400 basis points (4.00%) at its worst before ending the period approximately 250 basis points (2.50%) wider than October, 2007. Senior, secured bank loans fared slightly better in spread terms; however, on a total return basis, this sector underperformed during the period.

 

Management Discussion

 

·                The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund may, as a secondary objective, also seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income.

 

·                The Fund is structured as a “fund-of-funds” and, accordingly, currently pursues its objectives by investing its assets in three registered investment companies (each a “Portfolio”) that are managed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates: Boston Income Portfolio, which normally invests primarily in high-yield, high-risk corporate bonds; Floating Rate Portfolio, which normally invests primarily in senior floating rate corporate loans; and Government Obligations Portfolio, which primarily invests in MBS issued by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities.

 

·                With regard to Boston Income Portfolio, the high-yield bond market posted negative returns during the six months ended April 30, 2008, pulled lower

 

Eaton vance Diversified Income Fund

 

Total Return Performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Fund - Class A(1)

 

-0.70

%

Fund - Class B(1)

 

-1.07

 

Fund - Class C(1)

 

-1.08

 

Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Index(2)

 

-0.77

 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(2)

 

-3.31

 

Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government Bond Index(2)

 

5.53

 

 

Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.

 

Distribution/Yield Information

 

As Of 4/30/08(3)

 

 

 

Distribution
Rate

 

SEC Yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

6.39

%

5.69

%

Class B

 

5.64

 

5.23

 

Class C

 

5.64

 

5.23

 

 


(1)

 

These returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for the Fund’s Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B shares and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower.

 

 

 

(2)

 

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices.

 

 

 

(3)

 

The Fund’s distribution rate represents actual distributions paid to shareholders and is calculated by dividing the last distribution per share (annualized) by the net asset value. The Fund’s SEC Yield is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share for one 30-day period by the offering price at the end of the period and annualizing the result. For current yield information call
1-800-262-1122.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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. Yield will vary.

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf
of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Portfolios’ current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Michael Weillheimer, CFA
Investment Team Member
High Yield Bonds

 

 

Scott Page, CFA
Investment Team Member
Floating Rate Loans

 

by the continuing effects of the sub-prime crisis, declining home values and a weakening economy. After significant deterioration in late 2007 and early 2008, the market began to rally in mid-March 2008. The Fed’s injection of liquidity into the credit markets gave rise to hopes that the worst of the credit crisis might have passed. The market rally continued through April, posting one of the strongest one-month rallies in high-yield bond history. The Portfolio lagged its benchmark slightly during the period. The primary reason was the underperformance of the Portfolio’s B-rated bonds in the first four months of the period. The gaming sector was a modest drag on performance, as investors feared the consequences of a pullback in leisure and travel expenditures. Emerging telecom bonds also struggled, as companies found it difficult to gain a competitive foothold in a slow economy. Energy and paper bonds were among the better performers. Exploration and production companies benefited from the continuing surge in oil prices during the period. Selected retail bonds fared well later in the period. Unlike many “big box” retailers that have been negatively affected by a weak economy, some specialty retailers have enjoyed relatively stable earnings. Performance during the period was also helped by an underweighting in the troubled auto sector, and by short maturities in the few auto holdings in the Portfolio.

 

·                In Floating Rate Portfolio, the market-wide sell off that affected all fixed-income and equity asset classes had a significant and unprecedented effect on the senior loan market. Average loan prices, which had fallen about 4%-5% by December 2007, declined a further 7%-8% by mid-February 2008 before recovering somewhat by the end of that month. Along with the tentative return of market confidence, loan prices have been rising since mid-March 2008 and increased approximately 4%-5% by April 30, 2008 from their mid-February bottom. Default rates increased to 1% but remain well below historical averages of 3%. The Portfolio’s senior loan holdings remained diversified with respect to industry, geography and borrower during the period. The largest industry holdings were publishing, health care, cable and satellite television, business equipment and services, and chemicals and plastics. Most of these industries tend to be non-cyclical, and within each there is further diversity of individual borrowers and geography, with larger exposures possessing good capital structures, strong collateral value and attractive yields. Exposure to more highly cyclical industries, such as home builders and financial intermediaries, was minimal. The Portfolio had no direct exposure to subprime or mortgage lenders through April 30, 2008.

 

 

Sue Schiff, CFA
Investment Team Member
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

Craig Russ
Investment Team Member
Floating Rate Loans

 

·                In Government Obligations Portfolio, the six months ended April 30, 2008 was among the most volatile periods in decades for the MBS market. The credit crunch, which began in 2007 as a result of problems associated with subprime lending, worsened in early 2008 amid declining home values and a weakening economy. As foreclosures surged among subprime borrowers, investors became increasingly risk-averse, even with respect to higher-quality, seasoned U.S. agency MBS, and the MBS market reflected investor concerns. At mid-March 2008, the financial markets began to stabilize, as the Fed initiated its unprecedented actions to inject liquidity into the credit markets. In the wake of the Fed’s emergency actions, the MBS markets stabilized, although credit remained tight by historical standards. Seasoned U.S. agency MBS had positive returns for the period, but the sector’s performance lagged that of Treasuries due to the credit spread widening that affected all spread, or non-Treasury fixed-income sectors. While the Portfolio’s seasoned U.S. agency MBS felt the impact of the credit crunch, management believed that the underlying credit quality of this segment remained generally sound during the period. Typically, the mortgages underlying seasoned U.S. agency MBS were originated in the 1980s or 1990s. Due to significant appreciation in home prices since that time, these mortgages typically have lower loan-to-value ratios, meaning that these homeowners have more equity in their homes than the average borrower. In addition, these securities are guaranteed by government agencies. All of these factors together place seasoned U.S. agency MBS among the highest quality securities in the U.S. fixed-income markets. The Portfolio had no direct exposure to the subprime lending market or to non-agency MBS through April 30, 2008. The Portfolio increased its exposure to seasoned U.S. agency MBS in the 10-to-15 year maturity range, which, in management’s view, represented the most undervalued segment of the market. Prepayment rates for the Portfolio’s seasoned U.S. agency MBS remained in the 15% range.

 

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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Performance(1)

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Share Class Symbol

 

EADDX

 

EBDDX

 

ECDDX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-0.70

%

-1.07

%

-1.08

%

One Year

 

0.36

 

-0.39

 

-0.39

 

Life of Fund†

 

4.28

 

3.47

 

3.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-5.42

%

-5.87

%

-2.03

%

One Year

 

-4.39

 

-5.08

 

-1.33

 

Life of Fund†

 

2.79

 

2.72

 

3.47

 

 


                Inception dates: Class A: 12/7/04; Class B: 12/7/04; Class C: 12/7/04

 

(1)     Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B or Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC returns for Class A reflect the maximum 4.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B reflect applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. SEC 1-year return for Class C reflects a 1% CDSC.

 

Total Annual
Operating Expenses
(2)

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense Ratio

 

1.10

%

1.85

%

1.85

%

 


(2)          Source: Prospectus dated 3/1/08.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Diversification by Sectors(3)

 

By total investments

 

 


(3)        As of 4/30/08. Sectors are shown as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments. The Fund expects to allocate its assets approximately equally among Boston Income Portfolio, Government Obligations Portfolio and Floating Rate Portfolio. The Fund’s investment adviser will monitor the Fund’s allocations to the underlying Portfolios and will rebalance whenever actual allocations exceed plus or minus 3% of the Fund’s pre-determined fixed allocation percentages.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 993.00     $ 5.60    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 989.30     $ 9.20    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 989.20     $ 9.20    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.20     $ 5.67    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.60     $ 9.32    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.60     $ 9.32    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.13% for Class A shares, 1.86% for Class B shares and 1.86% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of the Fund and the Portfolios.


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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investment in Boston Income Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $137,217,207)
  $ 128,638,420    
Investment in Floating Rate Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $138,422,127)
    128,713,700    
Investment in Government Obligations Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $126,173,482)
    128,669,104    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     441,430    
Prepaid expenses     11,279    
Total assets   $ 386,473,933    
Liabilities  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   $ 1,322,441    
Dividends payable     565,264    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     200,754    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     376    
Accrued expenses     27,674    
Total liabilities   $ 2,116,509    
Net Assets   $ 384,357,424    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 409,299,543    
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolios (computed on
the basis of identified cost)
    (8,262,584 )  
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (887,943 )  
Net unrealized depreciation from Portfolios (computed on the basis of
identified cost)
    (15,791,592 )  
Total   $ 384,357,424    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 183,977,686    
Shares Outstanding     19,909,354    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 9.24    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 95.25 of $9.24)
  $ 9.70    
Class B Shares  
Net Assets   $ 37,215,010    
Shares Outstanding     4,030,310    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 9.23    
Class C Shares  
Net Assets   $ 163,164,728    
Shares Outstanding     17,668,844    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 9.23    
On sales of $25,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest and other income allocated from Portfolios   $ 14,990,537    
Dividend income allocated from Portfolios     30,192    
Expenses allocated from Portfolios     (1,499,701 )  
Net investment income from Portfolios   $ 13,521,028    
Expenses  
Trustees' fees and expenses   $ 1,820    
Distribution and service fees
Class A
    239,872    
Class B     189,184    
Class C     852,799    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     100,074    
Registration fees     7,280    
Legal and accounting services     19,110    
Printing and postage     15,652    
Custodian fee     80,059    
Miscellaneous     7,052    
Total expenses   $ 1,512,902    
Net investment income   $ 12,008,126    
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolios
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (4,961,165 )  
Financial futures contracts     904,644    
Swap contracts     469,833    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange
contract transactions
    (687,476 )  
Net realized loss   $ (4,274,164 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (11,723,940 )  
Financial futures contracts     74,693    
Swap contracts     (458,224 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     132,042    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (11,975,429 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (16,249,593 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (4,241,467 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 12,008,126     $ 21,567,802    
Net realized gain (loss) from investment
transactions, financial futures contracts,  
swaps contracts, and foreign currency  
and forward foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    (4,274,164 )     198,627    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) from investments,  
financial futures contracts, swaps contracts,  
and foreign currency and forward foreign  
currency exchange contracts
    (11,975,429 )     (4,927,897 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (4,241,467 )   $ 16,838,532    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
Class A
  $ (6,633,499 )   $ (11,639,357 )  
Class B     (1,167,268 )     (2,100,586 )  
Class C     (5,265,095 )     (9,527,571 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (13,065,862 )   $ (23,267,514 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
 
Class A   $ 27,857,289     $ 103,643,666    
Class B     3,392,799       11,774,288    
Class C     14,143,435       72,555,582    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared 
Class A
    4,696,804       8,124,353    
Class B     772,115       1,367,260    
Class C     3,706,017       6,588,347    
Cost of shares redeemed
Class A
    (40,431,725 )     (53,332,480 )  
Class B     (4,324,876 )     (5,406,383 )  
Class C     (29,493,096 )     (30,076,238 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund
share transactions
  $ (19,681,238 )   $ 115,238,395    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ (36,988,567 )   $ 108,809,413    

 

Net Assets   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
At beginning of period   $ 421,345,991     $ 312,536,578    
At end of period   $ 384,357,424     $ 421,345,991    
Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ (887,943 )   $ 169,793    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,   Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    October 31, 2005(1)(2)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.630     $ 9.770     $ 9.760     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.296     $ 0.593     $ 0.561     $ 0.430    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.365 )     (0.095 )     0.086       (0.108 )  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.069 )   $ 0.498     $ 0.647     $ 0.322    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.321 )   $ (0.638 )   $ (0.637 )   $ (0.562 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.321 )   $ (0.638 )   $ (0.637 )   $ (0.562 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 9.240     $ 9.630     $ 9.770     $ 9.760    
Total Return(3)      (0.70 )%(8)      5.22 %     6.84 %     3.29 %(8)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 183,978     $ 200,163     $ 144,830     $ 86,858    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.13 %(6)     1.10 %     1.09 %     1.17 %(6)(7)  
Net investment income     6.38 %(6)     6.08 %     5.75 %     4.84 %(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of Boston Income Portfolio     25 %     84 %     68 %     71 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Government Obligations Portfolio     9 %     23 %     2 %     30 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, December 7, 2004, to October 31, 2005.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  The investment adviser waived a portion of its advisory fee and the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.03%).

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class B  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,   Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    October 31, 2005(1)(2)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.620     $ 9.760     $ 9.750     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.262     $ 0.520     $ 0.488     $ 0.365    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.366 )     (0.095 )     0.085       (0.120 )  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.104 )   $ 0.425     $ 0.573     $ 0.245    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.286 )   $ (0.565 )   $ (0.563 )   $ (0.495 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.286 )   $ (0.565 )   $ (0.563 )   $ (0.495 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 9.230     $ 9.620     $ 9.760     $ 9.750    
Total Return(3)      (1.07 )%(8)      4.44 %     6.05 %     2.49 %(8)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 37,215     $ 38,986     $ 31,827     $ 21,926    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.86 %(6)     1.85 %     1.84 %     1.92 %(6)(7)  
Net investment income     5.65 %(6)     5.35 %     5.01 %     4.11 %(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of Boston Income Portfolio     25 %     84 %     68 %     71 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Government Obligations Portfolio     9 %     23 %     2 %     30 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, December 7, 2004, to October 31, 2005.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  The investment adviser waived a portion of its advisory fee and the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.03%).

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,   Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    October 31, 2005(1)(2)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.620     $ 9.770     $ 9.750     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.262     $ 0.520     $ 0.489     $ 0.362    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.366 )     (0.105 )     0.095       (0.117 )  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.104 )   $ 0.415     $ 0.584     $ 0.245    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.286 )   $ (0.565 )   $ (0.564 )   $ (0.495 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.286 )   $ (0.565 )   $ (0.564 )   $ (0.495 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 9.230     $ 9.620     $ 9.770     $ 9.750    
Total Return(3)      (1.08 )%(8)      4.33 %     6.16 %     2.49 %(8)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 163,165     $ 182,197     $ 135,880     $ 89,806    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.86 %(6)     1.85 %     1.84 %     1.92 %(6)(7)  
Net investment income     5.66 %(6)     5.34 %     5.02 %     4.08 %(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of Boston Income Portfolio     25 %     84 %     68 %     71 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Government Obligations Portfolio     9 %     23 %     2 %     30 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, December 7, 2004, to October 31, 2005.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  The investment adviser waived a portion of its advisory fee and the administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.03%).

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted belo w) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class's paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund may, as a secondary objective, also seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The Fund currently pursues its objective by investing all of its investable assets in interests in the following three portfolios managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) or its affiliates: Boston Income Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio and Government Obligations Portfolio (the Portfolios), which are New York trusts. The value of the Fund's investment in the Portfolios reflects the Fund's proportionate interest in the net assets of Boston Income Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio, and Government Obligations Portfolio (6.8%, 3.0%, and 16.2%, respectively, at April 30, 2008). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolios. A copy of each Portfolio's financial statements is available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov), at the Commission's public reference room in Washington, DC or upon request from the Fund's principal underwriter, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), by calling 1-800-225-6265.

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.

A  Investment Valuation — The valuation policies common to the Portfolios are as follows: Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of market valuations provided by independent pricing services. The pricing services consider various factors relating to bonds and/or market transactions to determine market value. Most seasoned fixed rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are valued through the use of the investment adviser's matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term debt securities with a remai ning maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Foreign exchange rates for foreign exchange forward contracts and for the translation of non-U.S. dollar-denominated investments into U.S. dollars are obtained from a pricing service. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked prices or, in the c ase of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Financial futures contracts listed on commodity exchanges are valued at closing settlement prices. Credit default swaps are valued by a broker-dealer (usually the counterparty to the agreement). Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued using prices supplied by a pricing vendor. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

Additional valuation policies for Boston Income Portfolio and Floating Rate Portfolio are as follows: Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued on the basis of prices furnished by an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the following valuation techniques: (i) a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan relative to yields on other loan interests issued by companies of comparable credit quality;


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(ii) a comparison of the value of the borrower's outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (iii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iv) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower's assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other portfolios managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may no t possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other portfolios managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser's Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

The Portfolios may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

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 Portfolios, 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.

At October 31, 2007, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $3,583,517 which will 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 will 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. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2013 ($1,151,435), October 31, 2014 ($1,054,697) and October 31, 2015 ($1,377,385).

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.


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G  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

EVM serves as the investment adviser and administrator of the Fund, providing the Fund with investment advisory services (relating to the investment of the Fund's assets in the Portfolios). EVM does not receive a fee for serving as the Fund's investment adviser and administrator. The Portfolios have engaged BMR to render investment advisory services and the Fund is allocated its share of the investment adviser fee paid by each Portfolio in which it invests.

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $7,549 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that EVD, an affiliate of EVM, received $21,291 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolios who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolios are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $239,872 for Class A shares.

The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class B and Class C Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class B and Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distrib ution Charges of EVD of each respective class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD by each respective class. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $141,888 and $639,599 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, representing 0.75% (annualized) of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. At April 30, 2008, the


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amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class B and Class C Plans were approximately $1,654,000 and $11,755,000, respectively.

The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $47,296 and $213,200 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first or second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Class B and Class C Plans. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $700, $77,000 and $26,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolios were as follows:

Portfolio   Contributions   Withdrawals  
Boston Income Portfolio   $ 14,134,897     $ 22,329,113    
Floating Rate Portfolio     13,932,335       18,745,543    
Government Obligations Portfolio     12,839,287       28,391,643    

 

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     2,962,814       10,613,050    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    503,447       835,241    
Redemptions     (4,339,856 )     (5,485,351 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (873,595 )     5,962,940    
Class B   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     362,384       1,206,837    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    82,847       140,653    
Redemptions     (466,199 )     (555,949 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (20,968 )     791,541    
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     1,514,431       7,435,545    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    397,422       677,831    
Redemptions     (3,175,239 )     (3,095,981 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (1,263,386 )     5,017,395    

 


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8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

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In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management ("EVM"), as well as the investment advisory agreements of the Boston Income Portfolio, the Floating Rate Portfolio and the Government Obligations Portfolio, the portfolios in which the Fund invests (the "Portfolios"), each with Boston Management and Research ("BMR"), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommen dation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to each agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolios. EVM and BMR are each referred to as an "Adviser" herein; EVM with respect to the Fund and BMR with respect to the Portfolios. EVM and BMR are affiliates.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund and the Portfolios, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolios by BMR and to the Fund by EVM. BMR manages the Portfolios, while EVM allocates the assets of the Fund among the Portfolios.

The Board considered BMR's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolios, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolios. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior secured floating-rate loans, high-yield debt, and other investments. With respect to the Floating Rate Portfolio, the Board noted the experience of BMR's large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Portfolios, including portfolio managers and analysts. With respect to the Boston Income Portfolio, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing speci al considerations relevant to investing in high-yield debt. With respect to the Government Obligations Portfolio, the Board noted the Adviser's experience in investing in mortgage-backed securities, including seasoned mortgage-backed securities. For all the Portfolios, the Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund and each Portfolio by senior management.

The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities.


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The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by EVM and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-year period ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board also considered the performance of the underlying Portfolios. The Board concluded that the Fund's performance was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund directly or indirectly through its pro rata share of the expenses of each Portfolio (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund's management fees, including administrative fees, and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, the Portfolios and all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund and the Portfolios.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolios increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Portfolios and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund and the Portfolios. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolios, the structure of the Portfolio advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund and the Portfolios to continue to share such benefits equitably.


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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



2320-6/08  DISRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
DIVIDEND
INCOME
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

Aamer Khan, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Judith A. Saryan, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·                  The stock market registered a decline for the six months ended April 30, 2008, reflecting a slowing economy, weaker corporate profits and the deepening credit crisis. The financial and housing segments were hard hit, as a large supply of unsold homes plagued the housing market and the financial sector suffered steep losses related to the subprime loan debacle. Concerns over the credit crisis contributed to rising market volatility. As curtailed lending raised the prospect of a more severe slowdown, the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates to add much-needed liquidity. The surge in energy prices was another hurdle for the economy, while the U.S. dollar fell to record lows versus other major currencies. Global markets also declined, with those dependent on sales to the U.S. of technology products and consumer electronics especially hard-hit. In mid-March 2008, the market began to recover tentatively amid suggestions that the market had already discounted the worst of the credit crisis. Led by a rebound in financial stocks and increasing hopes for an orderly unwinding of troubled debt, the rally gained strength through April 2008, trimming losses for the six-month period.

 

·                  For the six months ended April 30, 2008, nine of the ten major sectors within the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”) registered negative returns. The energy sector was the lone area that posted positive returns, while consumer staples, materials and utilities produced relatively modest losses. The weakest performing sectors were information technology, financials, consumer discretionary and telecommunication services. Market-leading industries during the period included energy equipment and services, road and rail, and real estate management and development. In contrast, wireless telecommunication services, thrifts and mortgage finance and communications equipment were the period’s worst-performing industries.

 

Management Discussion

 

·                  In a difficult economic and market environment, in which equities across the board saw declines, the Fund was not spared. Nevertheless, it outperformed both the Index and the Lipper Equity Income Funds average for the six months ended April 30, 2008. (2)

 

·                  Stock selection was the primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance of the Index, although favorable allocations in a number of industries also boosted performance. The Fund invests in Dividend Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a separate registered investment company with the same objective and policies as the Fund. The largest contribution to the Fund’s performance came from the financials sector, both because the Portfolio was underweight this sector, relative to the Index, and also because management’s selections outperformed those in the Index. The second largest contribution came from the

 

Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund

Total Return Performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Fund - Class A(1)

 

-7.70

%

Fund - Class C(1)

 

-8.01

 

Fund - Class I(1)

 

-7.59

 

Fund - Class R(1)

 

-7.81

 

Russell 1000 Value Index(2)

 

-9.83

 

Lipper Equity Income Funds Average(2)

 

-8.82

 

 

Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.

 


(1)

These returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Class I and Class R shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.

 

 

(2)

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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.

 

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information technology sector, where the Fund had outperformance, relative to the Index, in the communications equipment and computer industries. Portfolio holdings in the consumer discretionary sector contributed positively, and the Portfolio’s under- weighted position relative to the Index was also beneficial. Finally, Portfolio holdings in the utilities sector outperformed, especially those in the electric utilities industry.

 

·                  Limiting returns relative to the Index were holdings in the materials sector, where Portfolio selections in the metals and mining and the containers and packaging industries underperformed similar stocks in the Index. Holdings in the industrials sector, especially in the machinery industry, also underperformed.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Top Ten Holdings(1)

 

By net assets

 

E.ON AG

 

3.2

%

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

2.5

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

2.3

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

2.3

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

2.2

 

FPL Group, Inc.

 

2.2

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

2.2

 

Total SA ADR

 

2.2

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

2.2

 

Fortum Oyj

 

2.1

 

 


(1)

Top Ten Holdings represented 23.4% of the Portfolio’s net assets as of 4/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents.

 

Sector Weightings(2)

 

By net assets

 

 


(2)

As a percentage of the Portfolio’s net assets as of 4/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents.

 

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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Performance(1)

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R

 

Share Class Symbol

 

EDIAX

 

EDICX

 

EDIIX

 

EDIRX

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-7.70

%

-8.01

%

-7.59

%

-7.81

%

One Year

 

-1.88

 

-2.61

 

-1.65

 

-2.13

 

Life of Fund†

 

11.50

 

10.62

 

9.76

 

9.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-13.01

%

-8.90

%

-7.59

 

-7.81

%

One Year

 

-7.54

 

-3.53

 

-1.65

 

-2.13

 

Life of Fund†

 

8.80

 

10.62

 

9.76

 

9.32

 

 


Inception Dates – Class A: 11/30/05; Class C: 11/30/05; Class I: 1/31/06; Class R: 1/31/06

 

 

(1)

Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class C reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year. Class I and Class R shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.

 

Total Annual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses(2)

 

Class A

 

Class C 

 

Class I 

 

Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense Ratio

 

1.36

%

2.11

%

1.11

%

1.61

%

 


(2)

Source: Prospectus dated 3/1/08.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 923.00     $ 6.26    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 919.90     $ 9.83    
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 924.10     $ 5.07    
Class R   $ 1,000.00     $ 921.90     $ 7.45    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.30     $ 6.57    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.60     $ 10.32    
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.60     $ 5.32    
Class R   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.10     $ 7.82    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.31% for Class A shares, 2.06% for Class C shares, 1.06% for Class I shares and 1.56% for Class R shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.


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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investment in Dividend Income Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $302,409,666)
  $ 333,498,078    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     2,387,600    
Total assets   $ 335,885,678    
Liabilities  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   $ 806,924    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     147,720    
Payable to affiliate for administration fee     39,985    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     550    
Accrued expenses     70,770    
Total liabilities   $ 1,065,949    
Net Assets   $ 334,819,729    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 349,281,068    
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio (computed on
the basis of identified cost)
    (45,878,977 )  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     329,226    
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio (computed on the basis of
identified cost)
    31,088,412    
Total   $ 334,819,729    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 194,976,038    
Shares Outstanding     17,281,108    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 11.28    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 94.25 of $11.28)
  $ 11.97    
Class C Shares  
Net Assets   $ 136,608,888    
Shares Outstanding     12,167,991    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 11.23    
Class I Shares  
Net Assets   $ 3,164,977    
Shares Outstanding     280,563    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 11.28    
Class R Shares  
Net Assets   $ 69,826    
Shares Outstanding     6,182    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 11.30    
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $861,360)   $ 11,641,188    
Interest allocated from Portfolio     79,884    
Expenses allocated from Portfolio     (1,104,041 )  
Net investment income from Portfolio   $ 10,617,031    
Expenses  
Administration fee   $ 220,869    
Trustees' fees and expenses     1,993    
Distribution and service fees
Class A
    212,634    
Class C     608,391    
Class R     176    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     139,151    
Registration fees     30,030    
Printing and postage     22,665    
Custodian fee     18,301    
Legal and accounting services     11,484    
Miscellaneous     8,079    
Total expenses   $ 1,273,773    
Net investment income   $ 9,343,258    
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolio
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (35,804,108 )  
Foreign currency transactions     (27,476 )  
Net realized loss   $ (35,831,584 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ 4,044,918    
Foreign currency     (18,115 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ 4,026,803    
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (31,804,781 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (22,461,523 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 9,343,258     $ 9,215,172    
Net realized loss from investment
and foreign currency transactions
    (35,831,584 )     (8,713,916 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments  
and foreign currency
    4,026,803       24,478,904    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (22,461,523 )   $ 24,980,160    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
Class A
  $ (5,701,269 )   $ (5,859,850 )  
Class C     (3,645,088 )     (3,828,527 )  
Class I     (94,030 )     (111,236 )  
Class R     (2,262 )     (4,211 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (9,442,649 )   $ (9,803,824 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
Class A
  $ 67,987,644     $ 140,876,450    
Class C     38,319,924       93,500,708    
Class I     1,902,519       2,069,784    
Class R     30       59,316    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared 
Class A
    3,950,448       4,069,253    
Class C     2,011,587       2,022,070    
Class I     68,194       84,895    
Class R     1,616       3,331    
Cost of shares redeemed
Class A
    (25,119,254 )     (16,583,175 )  
Class C     (9,338,527 )     (6,119,474 )  
Class I     (904,337 )     (1,111,732 )  
Class R     (4,077 )     (16,445 )  
Net increase in net assets from Fund
share transactions
  $ 78,875,767     $ 218,854,981    
Net increase in net assets   $ 46,971,595     $ 234,031,317    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 287,848,134     $ 53,816,817    
At end of period   $ 334,819,729     $ 287,848,134    
Accumulated undistributed net investment
income included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ 329,226     $ 428,617    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  Period Ended
October 31, 2006(1) 
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 12.640     $ 11.410     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income(2)   $ 0.377     $ 0.729     $ 1.401    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.359 )     1.282       0.487    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.982 )   $ 2.011     $ 1.888    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.378 )   $ (0.781 )   $ (0.478 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.378 )   $ (0.781 )   $ (0.478 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 11.280     $ 12.640     $ 11.410    
Total Return(3)      (7.70 )%(9)      18.18 %     19.26 %(9)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 194,976     $ 166,609     $ 29,586    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)     1.31 %(5)     1.36 %     1.41 %(5)(6)  
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4)     1.31 %(5)     1.36 %     1.40 %(5)(6)  
Net investment income(4)     6.66 %(5)     6.00 %     14.04 %(5)(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(7)                 35 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     85 %     87 %     170 %(8)  

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, November 30, 2005, to October 31, 2006.

(2)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  The administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.21% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, November 30, 2005, to October 31, 2006).

(7)  Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

(8)  For the period from the Portfolio's start of business, March 24, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(9)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  Period Ended
October 31, 2006(1) 
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 12.580     $ 11.360     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income(2)   $ 0.332     $ 0.644     $ 1.322    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.346 )     1.270       0.470    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (1.014 )   $ 1.914     $ 1.792    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.336 )   $ (0.694 )   $ (0.432 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.336 )   $ (0.694 )   $ (0.432 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 11.230     $ 12.580     $ 11.360    
Total Return(3)      (8.01 )%(9)      17.31 %     18.25 %(9)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 136,609     $ 118,841     $ 23,105    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)     2.06 %(5)     2.11 %     2.16 %(5)(6)  
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4)     2.06 %(5)     2.11 %     2.15 %(5)(6)  
Net investment income(4)     5.88 %(5)     5.33 %     13.27 %(5)(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(7)                 35 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     85 %     87 %     170 %(8)  

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, November 30, 2005, to October 31, 2006.

(2)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  The administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.21% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, November 30, 2005, to October 31, 2006).

(7)  Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

(8)  For the period from the Portfolio's start of business, March 24, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(9)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  Period Ended
October 31, 2006(1) 
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 12.640     $ 11.410     $ 10.610    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income(2)   $ 0.410     $ 0.831     $ 1.912    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.378 )     1.209       (0.614 )(3)  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.968 )   $ 2.040     $ 1.298    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.392 )   $ (0.810 )   $ (0.498 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.392 )   $ (0.810 )   $ (0.498 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 11.280     $ 12.640     $ 11.410    
Total Return(4)      (7.59 )%(10)      18.45 %     12.62 %(10)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 3,165     $ 2,317     $ 1,098    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(5)     1.06 %(6)     1.11 %     1.16 %(6)(7)  
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(5)     1.06 %(6)     1.11 %     1.15 %(6)(7)  
Net investment income(5)     7.25 %(6)     6.87 %     25.28 %(6)(7)  
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(8)                 35 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     85 %     87 %     170 %(9)  

 

(1)  For the period from the initial issuance of Class I shares, January 31, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(2)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(3)  The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

(4)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  The administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.21% of average daily net assets for the period from the initial issuance of shares, January 31, 2006, to October 31, 2006).

(8)  Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

(9)  For the period from the Portfolio's start of business, March 24, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(10)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class R  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  Period Ended
October 31, 2006(1) 
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 12.660     $ 11.400     $ 10.610    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income(2)   $ 0.347     $ 0.788     $ 1.162    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.343 )     1.222       0.090    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.996 )   $ 2.010     $ 1.252    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.364 )   $ (0.750 )   $ (0.462 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.364 )   $ (0.750 )   $ (0.462 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 11.300     $ 12.660     $ 11.400    
Total Return(3)      (7.81 )%(9)      18.15 %     12.15 %(9)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 70     $ 81     $ 28    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)     1.56 %(5)     1.61 %     1.66 %(5)(6)  
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4)     1.56 %(5)     1.61 %     1.65 %(5)(6)  
Net investment income(4)     6.09 %(5)     6.51 %     14.30 %(5)(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(7)                 35 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     85 %     87 %     170 %(8)  

 

(1)  For the period from the initial issuance of Class R shares, January 31, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(2)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  The administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.21% of average daily net assets for the period from the initial issuance of shares, January 31, 2006, to October 31, 2006).

(7)  Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

(8)  For the period from the Portfolio's start of business, March 24, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(9)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I and Class R shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shar es based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests of Dividend Income Portfolio (the Portfolio), a New York trust, having 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 (92.4% at April 30, 2008). 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.

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.

At October 31, 2007, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $9,866,279 which will 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 will 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. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2014 ($1,311,256) and October 31, 2015 ($8,555,023).

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of


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the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

G  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

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 (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax account ing relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

The administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (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 six months ended April 30, 2008, the administration fee amounted to $220,869. 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 serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $7,580 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EV D), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $127,089 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class C and Class R shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees 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.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $212,634 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class C shares (Class C Plan) and Class R shares (Class R Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class C Plan requires the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of Class C, reduced


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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

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by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $456,293 for Class C shares, representing 0.75% (annualized) of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. At April 30, 2008, the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class C Plan was approximately $7,913,000. The Class R Plan requires the Fund to pay EVD an amount equal to 0.50% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Trustees of the Trust have currently limited Class R distribution payments to 0.25% per annum of average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $88, representing 0.25% (annualized) of the average d aily net assets of Class R shares. The Class C and Class R Plans also authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $152,098 and $88 for Class C and Class R shares, respectively.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Class C Pl an. CDSCs received on Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $4,000 and $16,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolio aggregated $107,557,141 and $39,939,656, respectively.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     5,990,452       11,623,281    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    353,188       334,945    
Redemptions     (2,241,905 )     (1,372,583 )  
Net increase     4,101,735       10,585,643    
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     3,372,522       7,754,795    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    180,776       167,204    
Redemptions     (831,297 )     (510,023 )  
Net increase     2,722,001       7,411,976    
Class I   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     172,309       170,313    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    6,112       7,024    
Redemptions     (81,208 )     (90,233 )  
Net increase     97,213       87,104    

 


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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Class R   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     3       4,961    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    144       275    
Redemptions     (345 )     (1,328 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (198 )     3,908    

 

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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Dividend Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Common Stocks — 98.1%  
Security   Shares   Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 7.3%  
General Dynamics Corp.     87,300     $ 7,893,666    
Lockheed Martin Corp.     77,800       8,249,912    
Raytheon Co.     50,000       3,198,500    
United Technologies Corp.     95,828       6,944,655    
    $ 26,286,733    
Auto Components — 0.5%  
Johnson Controls, Inc.     51,000     $ 1,798,260    
    $ 1,798,260    
Beverages — 0.6%  
Diageo PLC ADR     28,700     $ 2,350,530    
    $ 2,350,530    
Capital Markets — 2.1%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     88,700     $ 3,861,111    
Credit Suisse Group     65,000       3,600,883    
    $ 7,461,994    
Commercial Banks — 5.9%  
Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR     180,000     $ 4,064,400    
DnB NOR ASA     250,000       3,696,100    
National City Corp.     790,000       4,977,000    
Standard Chartered PLC     161,000       5,666,425    
U.S. Bancorp     86,100       2,917,929    
    $ 21,321,854    
Computer Peripherals — 2.0%  
International Business Machines Corp.     60,781     $ 7,336,267    
    $ 7,336,267    
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.0%  
AT&T, Inc.     96,867     $ 3,749,722    
Elisa Oyj     4,000       89,733    
Fairpoint Communciations, Inc.     1,489       13,714    
Koninklijke KPN NV     341,200       6,211,003    
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV ADR     62,130       2,240,408    
Telenor ASA(1)     122,000       2,435,046    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  
TeliaSonera AB     426,000     $ 3,780,701    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     78,960       3,038,381    
    $ 21,558,708    
Electric Utilities — 9.9%  
E.ON AG     57,866     $ 11,703,648    
E.ON AG ADR     2       129    
Enel SpA     168,000       1,817,510    
FirstEnergy Corp.     72,500       5,483,900    
Fortum Oyj     182,592       7,701,844    
FPL Group, Inc.     120,000       7,954,800    
Scottish and Southern Energy PLC     39,900       1,095,241    
    $ 35,757,072    
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.7%  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     43,388     $ 5,441,289    
Schlumberger, Ltd.     30,400       3,056,720    
Transocean, Inc.(1)     31,831       4,693,799    
    $ 13,191,808    
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     127,800     $ 7,409,844    
    $ 7,409,844    
Food Products — 2.4%  
Cadbury Schweppes PLC ADR     31,581     $ 1,455,884    
Nestle SA     15,198       7,216,066    
Nestle SA ADR     3       356    
    $ 8,672,306    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%  
Covidien, Ltd.     152,400     $ 7,115,556    
    $ 7,115,556    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.6%  
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     183,800     $ 6,304,340    
McDonald's Corp.     111,400       6,637,212    
    $ 12,941,552    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Dividend Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Household Products — 0.8%  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     16,670     $ 1,066,713    
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SA de C.V.     362,500       1,721,468    
    $ 2,788,181    
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%  
General Electric Co.     68,150     $ 2,228,505    
    $ 2,228,505    
Insurance — 6.0%  
AFLAC, Inc.     111,600     $ 7,440,372    
Chubb Corp.     38,000       2,012,860    
Lincoln National Corp.     17,000       913,920    
MetLife, Inc.     74,000       4,502,900    
Zurich Financial Services AG     22,500       6,783,721    
    $ 21,653,773    
Machinery — 3.8%  
Atlas Copco AB, Class A     441,700     $ 7,042,491    
Eaton Corp.     75,100       6,596,784    
    $ 13,639,275    
Metals & Mining — 8.1%  
BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR     50,600     $ 4,081,396    
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR     87,200       3,407,776    
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     57,900       3,647,700    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B     33,131       3,768,651    
Nucor Corp.     93,000       7,021,500    
POSCO ADR     29,000       3,578,600    
Southern Copper Corp.     33,200       3,810,032    
    $ 29,315,655    
Multi-Utilities — 1.1%  
CMS Energy Corp.     32,000     $ 466,560    
Energy East Corp.     64,200       1,463,760    
RWE AG     18,800       2,155,677    
    $ 4,085,997    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 16.7%  
BP PLC ADR     16,500     $ 1,201,035    
Chevron Corp.     80,100       7,701,615    
ConocoPhillips     78,103       6,728,573    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     78,529       7,308,694    
Hess Corp.     68,100       7,232,220    
Neste Oil Oyj     186,000       5,581,952    
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     106,160       8,833,574    
StatoilHydro ASA ADR     16,200       585,954    
Total SA ADR     93,770       7,876,680    
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     202,165       7,176,858    
    $ 60,227,155    
Pharmaceuticals — 4.3%  
Johnson & Johnson     116,785     $ 7,835,106    
Merck & Co., Inc.     27,000       1,027,080    
Sanofi-Aventis ADR     157,500       6,076,350    
Wyeth     10,500       466,935    
    $ 15,405,471    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.9%  
Boston Properties, Inc.     61,100     $ 6,139,939    
Simon Property Group, Inc.     80,690       8,057,703    
    $ 14,197,642    
Tobacco — 4.1%  
British American Tobacco PLC     178,000     $ 6,651,118    
Philip Morris International, Inc.(1)     161,845       8,258,950    
    $ 14,910,068    
Water Utilities — 0.7%  
Severn Trent PLC     87,000     $ 2,502,568    
    $ 2,502,568    
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $318,507,756)
          $ 354,156,774    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Short-Term Investments — 0.6%  
Description   Interest
(000's omitted)
  Value  
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.49%(2)   $ 1,997     $ 1,996,520    
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,996,520)
      $ 1,996,520    
Total Investments — 98.7%
(identified cost $320,504,276)
      $ 356,153,294    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.3%       $ 4,837,713    
Net Assets — 100.0%       $ 360,991,007    

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt

(1)  Non-income producing security.

(2)  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 April 30, 2008.

Country Concentration of Portfolio  
Country   Percentage
of Net Assets
  Value  
United States     73.2 %   $ 264,006,301    
Switzerland     4.9       17,600,670    
United Kingdom     4.4       15,915,352    
Germany     3.8       13,859,325    
Finland     3.7       13,373,529    
Sweden     3.0       10,823,192    
Netherlands     1.7       6,211,003    
Norway     1.7       6,131,146    
Cayman Islands     1.3       4,693,799    
Italy     0.5       1,817,510    
Mexico     0.5       1,721,467    
      98.7 %   $ 356,153,294    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Dividend Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $318,507,756)   $ 354,156,774    
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $1,996,520)     1,996,520    
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $80,581)     79,881    
Receivable for investments sold     15,965,662    
Dividends receivable     3,109,180    
Interest receivable from affiliated investment     9,044    
Tax reclaims receivable     378,949    
Total assets   $ 375,696,010    
Liabilities  
Payable for investments purchased   $ 14,461,362    
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     185,340    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     902    
Accrued expenses     57,399    
Total liabilities   $ 14,705,003    
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio   $ 360,991,007    
Sources of Net Assets  
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals   $ 325,352,500    
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     35,638,507    
Total   $ 360,991,007    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $934,527)   $ 12,679,731    
Interest     12    
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment     87,257    
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment     (10,753 )  
Total investment income   $ 12,756,247    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 1,032,912    
Trustees' fees and expenses     7,856    
Custodian fee     134,301    
Legal and accounting services     18,293    
Miscellaneous     1,665    
Total expenses   $ 1,195,027    
Net investment income   $ 11,561,220    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (38,626,619 )  
Foreign currency transactions     (29,669 )  
Net realized loss   $ (38,656,288 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ 3,709,479    
Foreign currency     (19,637 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ 3,689,842    
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (34,966,446 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (23,405,226 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 11,561,220     $ 12,650,275    
Net realized loss from investment
and foreign currency transactions
    (38,656,288 )     (9,095,700 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments and  
foreign currency
    3,689,842       27,518,346    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (23,405,226 )   $ 31,072,921    
Capital transactions —
Contributions
  $ 110,550,486     $ 242,628,525    
Withdrawals     (42,393,043 )     (32,100,952 )  
Net increase in net assets from
capital transactions
  $ 68,157,443     $ 210,527,573    
Net increase in net assets   $ 44,752,217     $ 241,600,494    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 316,238,790     $ 74,638,296    
At end of period   $ 360,991,007     $ 316,238,790    

 

See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Supplementary Data

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  Period Ended
October 31, 2006(1) 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(2)     0.75 %(3)     0.76 %     0.88 %(3)  
Net investment income     7.20 %(3)     6.77 %     15.44 %(3)  
Portfolio Turnover     85 %     87 %     170 %  
Total Return     (7.44 )%(4)     18.88 %     10.33 %(4)  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 360,991     $ 316,239     $ 74,638    

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, March 24, 2006, to October 31, 2006.

(2)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(3)  Annualized.

(4)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Dividend Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Dividend Income Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a New York 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 by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities that pay dividends. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2008, Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund held a 92.4% interest 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.

A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt secur ities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Excha nge. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities 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. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

The Portfolio may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

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 and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio's understanding of the applicable countries' tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

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 any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  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.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of being or having been an interestholder in the Portfolio. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfo lio 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  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by BMR as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets up to $500 million and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Portfolio's investment of cash therein is credited against the Portfolio's adviser fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolio's adviser fee totaled $1,042,933 of which $10,021 was allocated from Cash Management and $1,032,912 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolio's adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.65% (annualized) of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees 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


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accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, 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, aggregated $347,490,097 and $273,394,171, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 320,542,750    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 38,631,964    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (3,021,420 )  
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 35,610,544    

 

5  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $200 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. 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 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2008.

6  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 stock 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.

7  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Dividend Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), the underlying Portfolio in which Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund (the "Fund") invests, with Boston Management and Research (the "Adviser"), including the fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.

The Board also considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management. The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and its affiliates. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of i nvestment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-year period ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the Fund's performance was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Portfolio's management fees, including administrative fees, and the Fund's total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses of the Fund.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and the Portfolio and all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affil iates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the Portfolio advisory fee, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.


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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT'D

Dividend Income Portfolio

Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser of Dividend Income Portfolio
Boston Management and Research

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Administrator of Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



2634-6/08  DIVISRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE EMERGING
MARKETS
LOCAL
INCOME
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

Mark S. Venezia, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

John R. Baur

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Michael A. Cirami, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·        The global bond markets were very volatile during the six months ended April 30, 2008, buffeted by a widening credit crisis and inflation pressures tied to soaring energy and food prices. Increasingly risk-averse investors avoided high-yield, lower-quality segments of the market in favor of higher quality bonds. The impact of inflation varied from region to region. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the Fed) aggressively lowered interest rates during the six-month period. While these moves were intended to address the credit crunch and the weakening economy, they also contributed to a further weakening of the dollar. Despite the ongoing difficulties in developed markets around the world, emerging markets were a relative safe haven. Local currency debt markets were generally unaffected by the credit crunch. The relentless rise in commodities prices put substantial pressure on price levels in many emerging economies. Many central banks responded by raising interest rates, in stark contrast to cuts made by the Fed. The widening interest rate differential between the U.S. and emerging economies provided substantial support to emerging country’s financial markets during the period, while the negative effects of slower growth in the U.S. have yet to be felt.

 

Management Discussion

 

·        The Fund seeks to provide total return by primarily investing in securities denominated in currencies of emerging market countries, fixed-income instruments issued by emerging market entities or sovereigns and/or derivative instruments denominated in or based on the currencies, interest rates or issues of, emerging market countries. The Fund invests its assets in Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a separate registered investment company with the same objective and investment policies as the Fund.

 

·        The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Market Global Diversified (Unhedged), during the period. (2) The Fund’s strong relative performance was primarily due to asset allocation versus its benchmark, specifically currency selection in key markets. In Asia, the Portfolio benefited from an overweighting in Malaysia relative to the Fund’s benchmark, as well as additional overweight positions in Indonesia, India and the Philippines that were additive to performance. Malaysia has been a standout in Asia, registering higher gross domestic product growth while certain larger Asian countries saw growth rates decline somewhat. Malaysia has seen a rise in disposable income, strong job growth and an improving standard of living. While Malaysia has provided higher yields than China, its currency has appreciated in concert with the Chinese Renminbi.

 

·        In Eastern Europe, an overweight position in Poland and its currency, the Zloty, helped performance. The Portfolio’s largest Eastern European position, Poland continued to benefit from strong wage growth and a favorable balance of payments helped by continuing remittances from abroad. A recent series of interest rate hikes have gained the central bank credibility in its fight against inflation.

 

·        In Latin America, the Portfolio had an overweighting in Brazil. While the Portfolio’s Brazilian investments were hurt by rising interest rates, those losses were generally offset by currency appreciation. In addition to benefiting from rising commodity prices, Brazil’s strong monetary policies have produced attractive yields and currency appreciation.

 

·        The Portfolio saw positive performance from positions in small economies that are de-linked from global trends. The largest of these was in Egypt, which has enjoyed a favorable balance of payments due to increased tourism, rising Suez Canal transit fees and

 

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local income Fund

Total Return performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Class A(1)

 

4.65

%

JP Morgan Government Bond Index –

 

2.52

%

Emerging Market Global Diversified (Unhedged) (2)

 

 

 

 

Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.

 


(1)       These returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for the Fund’s Class A shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower.

 

(2)       It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an allocation of expenses to the administrator, the returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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.

 

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an infusion of petro-dollars. The government has given its non-independent central bank the leeway to let its currency, the Pound, appreciate in an effort to fight inflation – a move that led to appreciation of the Portfolio’s Egyptian Pound position. Elsewhere, the Portfolio benefited from an underweight position in South Africa. Plagued with slow growth and high inflation, the country’s mining and manufacturing base has been constrained by energy brownouts.

 

·        The Portfolio’s investment in Iceland and exposure to the Krona detracted slightly from performance. As the nation’s banking sector receives a majority of its financing abroad, investors were concerned about the prospect of curtailed lending. Because the banking sector constitutes an unusually large segment of Iceland’s economy, it has had a depressing influence on the entire economy.

 

·        The Portfolio’s investment in seasoned U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) also contributed positively to performance. During one of the most volatile periods for MBS in two decades, the yield spreads for seasoned U.S. agency MBS widened over U.S. Treasuries by approximately 100 basis points (1.00%). The widening, however, was outpaced by declining U.S. Treasury bond yields, producing positive returns for this sector. Underlying its foreign derivatives investments, management maintained a large position in seasoned U.S. agency MBS.

 

·        The Fund’s duration rose slightly during the six month period, to 3.62 years at April 30, 2008 from 3.20 years at October 31, 2007. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a fund or a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. A shorter duration instrument normally has less exposure to interest rate risk than longer duration instruments.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Securities Holdings (excludes derivatives)(1)

 

By total net assets

 

 


(1)          Securities Holdings reflect the Portfolio’s securities positions as of 4/30/08. Securities Holdings do not reflect derivatives positions. For International and Emerging Market exposures, please refer to the Regional Currency Exposure table.

 

Regional Currency Exposures (including derivatives)(2),(3)

 

By total net assets / Exceeds 100% due to use of derivatives

 

 


(2)          The Regional Currency Exposures reflect the Portfolio’s investments as of 4/30/08. Total exposures may exceed 100% due to implicit leverage created by derivatives.

 

Currency positions(3)

 

By total net assets

 

Poland

 

14.6

%

Turkey

 

13.8

 

Malaysia

 

13.0

 

Mexico

 

10.6

 

Indonesia

 

10.4

 

Brazil

 

10.4

 

Hungary

 

10.2

 

Czech Republic

 

9.9

 

South Africa

 

6.5

 

Egypt

 

6.0

 

Slovakia

 

3.4

 

Peru

 

2.7

 

Chile

 

2.4

 

Iceland

 

1.9

 

Russia

 

1.7

 

India

 

1.7

 

Kazakhstan

 

1.6

 

Nigeria

 

1.2

 

Colombia

 

1.2

 

Georgia

 

1.0

 

Uruguay

 

0.8

 

Ghana

 

0.7

 

Philippines

 

0.5

 

Guatemala

 

0.4

 

Uganda

 

0.4

 

Zambia

 

0.2

 

Costa Rica

 

0.2

 

Kenya

 

0.1

 

Sri Lanka

 

0.1

 

 


(3)          Currency Positions reflect the Portfolio’s investments as of 4/30/08. Currency exposures include all long foreign exchange denominated assets and all long currency derivatives. Net short positions and other foreign derivatives are excluded. Short Currency Exposures are 3.0%. Foreign Long derivatives are 76.7%. Other Foreign Short Derivatives are 6.2%. All numbers are a percentage of net assets. Total exposures may exceed 100% due to implicit leverage created by derivatives.

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Fund performance(1)

 

Class A

 

Share Class Symbol

 

EAEIX

 

Cumulative Total Return (at net asset value)

 

 

 

Six Months

 

4.65

%

Life of Fund

 

15.58

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Cumulative Total Return (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-0.35

%

Life of Fund

 

10.07

 

 


       Inception Date – Class A: 6/27/07.

 

(1)       Cumulative Total Return does not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC Cumulative Total Return for Class A reflects the maximum 4.75% sales charge.

 

Total Annual

 

 

 

Operating Expenses(2)

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Expense Ratio

 

1.39

%

Net Expense Ratio

 

1.25

%

 


(2)       From the Fund’s prospectus dated 3/1/08. The Net Expense Ratio reflects a contractual expense limitation that continues through February 28, 2009. Thereafter, the expense limitation may be changed or terminated at any time. Without this expense limitation, performance would have been lower.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an allocation of expenses to the administrator, the returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,046.50     $ 6.36 **  
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)
Class A
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.60     $ 6.27 **  

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.25% for Class A shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

**  Absent an allocation of expenses to the administrator, the expenses would have been higher.


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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investment in Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $1,048,892)
  $ 1,051,056    
Receivable from the administrator     41,952    
Total assets   $ 1,093,008    
Liabilities  
Dividends payable   $ 6,842    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     910    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     265    
Accrued expenses     11,553    
Total liabilities   $ 19,570    
Net Assets   $ 1,073,438    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 1,069,192    
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain from Portfolio
(computed on the basis of identified cost)
    9,919    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (7,837 )  
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio
(computed on the basis of identified cost)
    2,164    
Total   $ 1,073,438    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 1,073,438    
Shares Outstanding     102,581    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 10.46    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 95.25 of $10.46)
  $ 10.98    
On sales of $25,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $659)   $ 20,732    
Expenses allocated from Portfolio     (3,205 )  
Net investment income from Portfolio   $ 17,527    
Expenses  
Trustees' fees and expenses   $ 910    
Distribution and service fees
Class A
    949    
Legal and accounting services     10,000    
Registration fees     9,408    
Printing and postage     8,292    
Custodian fee     3,820    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     201    
Miscellaneous     4,550    
Total expenses   $ 38,130    
Deduct —
Allocation of expenses to the administrator
  $ 37,350    
Total expense reductions   $ 37,350    
Net expenses   $ 780    
Net investment income   $ 16,747    
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolio
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (5,923 )  
Swap contracts     237    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions     15,687    
Net realized gain   $ 10,001    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ 13,426    
Swap contracts     (3,806 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     (7,855 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ 1,765    
Net realized and unrealized gain   $ 11,766    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 28,513    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
October 31, 2007(1) 
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 16,747     $ 165    
Net realized gain from investment
transactions, swap contracts, and 
foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    10,001       326    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) from investments,  
swap contracts, and foreign currency  
and forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    1,765       399    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 28,513     $ 890    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
  $ (24,522 )   $ (252 )  
From net realized gain     (384 )        
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (24,906 )   $ (252 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
  $ 1,048,912     $ 10,100    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared
    10,990          
Cost of shares redeemed     (941 )        
Capital contribution from administrator           132    
Net increase in net assets from Fund
share transactions
  $ 1,058,961     $ 10,232    
Net increase in net assets   $ 1,062,568     $ 10,870    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 10,870     $    
At end of period   $ 1,073,438     $ 10,870    
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net investment
income included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ (7,837 )   $ (62 )  

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)(1) 
  Period Ended
October 31, 2007(1)(2) 
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 10.770     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.273     $ 0.165    
Net realized and unrealized gain     0.188       0.732    
Total income from operations   $ 0.461     $ 0.897    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.390 )   $ (0.259 )  
From net realized gain     (0.381 )        
Total distributions   $ (0.771 )   $ (0.259 )  
Capital contribution from administrator   $     $ 0.132    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 10.460     $ 10.770    
Total Return(3)      4.65 %(8)      10.44 %(8)(9)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 1,073     $ 11    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.25 %(6)(7)     1.25 %(6)(7)  
Net investment income     5.25 %(6)     4.67 %(6)  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     7 %     2 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  The administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 11.70% and 287.76% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007, respectively).

(8)  Not annualized.

(9)  Absent a capital contribution by the administrator in the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007, total return would have been 9.12%.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund (the Fund) (formerly, Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Income Fund) is a non-diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers Class A shares, which are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio (the Portfolio) (formerly, Emerging Markets Income Portfolio), a New York trust, having 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 (1.5% at April 30, 2008). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of t he 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.

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 April 30, 2008, the Fund has no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund's initial year of operations from June 27, 2007 to October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

G  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.


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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

2  Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund's average daily net assets, which are not invested in other investment companies for which Eaton Vance or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator ("Investable Assets"), up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On Investable Assets of $1 billion and over that are invested directly in securities, the annual fee is reduced. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund held no direct investments and incurred no direct adviser fees. To the extent the Fund's assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio's 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 Note s to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM also serves as the administrator to the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM has contractually agreed to limit the annual operating expenses of Class A to 1.25% per annum of its average daily net assets. The expense limitation will continue through February 28, 2009. Thereafter, the expense limitation may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $37,350 of the Fund's operating expenses for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $4 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $7 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (see Note 4).

Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees 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.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.30% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $949 for Class A shares.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolio aggregated $1,048,811 and $35,066, respectively.


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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
October 30, 2007(1) 
 
Sales     100,611       1,010    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    1,050          
Redemptions     (90 )        
Net increase     101,571       1,010    

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007.

At April 30, 2008, EVM owned 95.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

9  Name Change

Effective March 1, 2008, the name of the Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund was changed from Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Income Fund.


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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Foreign Government Bonds — 59.5%  
Security   Principal   U.S. $ Value  
Brazil — 11.0%  
Letra Tesouro Nacional, 0.00%, 7/1/08   BRL 2,140,000     $ 1,241,659    
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/10   BRL 3,775,000       2,113,290    
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/12   BRL 3,259,000       1,729,259    
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/14   BRL 4,310,000       2,190,619    
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/15(1)   BRL 375,402       201,903    
Total Brazil (identified cost $7,302,961)           $ 7,476,730    
Costa Rica — 0.2%  
Titulo Propiedad Ud, 1.63%, 7/13/16(3)   CRC 9,088,191     $ 10,834    
Titulo Propiedad Ud, 1.00%, 1/12/22(2)   CRC 76,972,300       97,811    
Total Costa Rica (identified cost $97,409)           $ 108,645    
Czech Republic — 4.2%  
Czech Republic, 3.55%, 10/18/12   CZK 12,300,000     $ 731,953    
Czech Republic, 3.80%, 4/11/15   CZK 12,370,000       729,703    
Czech Republic, 4.00%, 4/11/17   CZK 23,720,000       1,388,501    
Total Czech Republic (identified cost $2,322,243)           $ 2,850,157    
Egypt — 0.5%  
Arab Republic of Egypt, 8.75%, 7/18/12(4)   EGP 1,690,000     $ 323,034    
Total Egypt (identified cost $295,509)           $ 323,034    
Ghana — 0.7%  
Ghanaian Government Bond, 13.00%, 8/2/10   GHS 470,000     $ 461,930    
Total Ghana (identified cost $503,347)           $ 461,930    
Hungary — 10.3%  
Hungary Government Bond, 6.50%, 8/12/09   HUF 433,000,000     $ 2,583,000    
Hungary Government Bond, 7.25%, 6/12/12   HUF 322,000,000       1,879,945    
Hungary Government Bond, 6.75%, 2/24/17   HUF 303,100,000       1,698,687    
Hungary Government Bond, 6.75%, 11/24/17   HUF 148,000,000     $ 829,404    
Total Hungary (identified cost $6,668,625)           $ 6,991,036    

 

Security   Principal   U.S. $ Value  
Iceland — 0.6%  
Republic of Iceland, 9.50%, 6/13/08   ISK 33,120,000     $ 440,885    
Total Iceland (identified cost $448,872)           $ 440,885    
Indonesia — 6.2%  
Indonesia Government, 12.50%, 3/15/13   IDR 29,777,000,000     $ 3,239,404    
Indonesia Government, 9.75%, 5/15/37   IDR 12,436,000,000       996,553    
Total Indonesia (identified cost $5,100,245)           $ 4,235,957    
Mexico — 9.3%  
Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 9.00%, 12/24/09   MXN 22,100,000     $ 2,142,960    
Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 9.00%, 12/22/11   MXN 22,080,000       2,181,681    
Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 10.00%, 12/5/24   MXN 17,910,000       2,025,917    
Total Mexico (identified cost $6,178,298)           $ 6,350,558    
Nigeria — 1.2%  
Nigerian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/4/08   NGN 11,660,000     $ 95,915    
Nigerian Treasury Bond, 17.00%, 12/16/08   NGN 36,700,000       329,894    
Nigerian Treasury Bond, 12.00%, 4/28/09   NGN 27,583,000       241,473    
Nigerian Treasury Bond, 9.35%, 8/31/17   NGN 16,595,000       130,735    
Total Nigeria (identified cost $768,497)           $ 798,017    
Peru — 2.6%  
Republic of Peru, 12.25%, 8/10/11   PEN 1,216,000     $ 516,020    
Republic of Peru, 8.60%, 8/12/17   PEN 1,075,000       433,236    
Republic of Peru, 6.90%, 8/12/37(4)   PEN 2,367,000       821,601    
Total Peru (identified cost $1,669,000)           $ 1,770,857    
Poland — 4.5%  
Poland Government Bond, 6.00%, 5/24/09   PLN 2,350,000     $ 1,056,680    
Poland Government Bond, 4.75%, 4/25/12   PLN 2,010,000       862,995    
Poland Government Bond, 6.25%, 10/24/15   PLN 2,560,000       1,170,751    
Total Poland (identified cost $2,516,804)           $ 3,090,426    
Slovakia — 3.3%  
Slovak Republic, 4.90%, 2/5/10   SKK 29,100,000     $ 1,415,283    
Slovak Republic, 5.30%, 5/12/19   SKK 16,900,000       868,212    
Total Slovakia (identified cost $1,987,255)           $ 2,283,495    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Principal   U.S. $ Value  
Sri Lanka — 0.1%  
Republic of Sri Lanka, 11.50%, 11/1/08 LKR     8,000,000     $ 71,901    
Total Sri Lanka (identified cost $71,985)           $ 71,901    
Turkey — 3.8%  
Turkey Government Bond, 0.00%, 2/4/09   TRY 3,800,000     $ 2,601,834    
Total Turkey (identified cost $2,648,665)           $ 2,601,834    
Uruguay — 1.0%  
Republic of Uruguay, 5.00%, 9/14/18(5)   UYU 11,779,900     $ 656,330    
Total Uruguay (identified cost $536,939)           $ 656,330    
Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $39,116,654)
          $ 40,511,792    
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 25.5%  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 4.4%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series 2127,
Class PG, 6.25%, 2/15/29
  $ 2,899,024     $ 2,973,110    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $3,029,512)
          $ 2,973,110    
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 21.1%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:  
6.50% with maturity at 2024   $ 7,897,981     $ 8,270,166    
    $ 8,270,166    
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:  
5.50% with maturity at 2017   $ 1,994,077     $ 2,033,430    
6.50% with various maturities to 2017     3,934,692       4,096,221    
    $ 6,129,651    
Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(identified cost $14,461,008)
          $ 14,399,817    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $17,490,520)
          $ 17,372,927    

 

Currency Options Purchased — 0.1%  
Description   Principal Amount
of Contracts
(000's omitted)
  Strike Price   Expiration
Date
  U.S. $ Value  
South Korean
Won Call Option
  KRW 905,200       905.2     7/28/09   $ 2,263    
South Korean
Won Put Option
  KRW 905,200       905.2     7/28/09     84,962    
Total Currency Options Purchased
(identified cost $42,275)
              $ 87,225    
Short-Term Investments — 14.0%  
Foreign Government Securities — 8.5%  

 

Security   Principal   U.S. $ Value  
Egypt — 5.5%  
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/6/08   EGP 2,875,000     $ 534,370    
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/13/08   EGP 2,550,000       473,451    
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/20/08   EGP 1,950,000       361,659    
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/10/08   EGP 2,125,000       392,819    
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/8/08   EGP 7,300,000       1,343,458    
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/22/08   EGP 1,075,000       197,388    
Egyptian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/30/08   EGP 2,400,000       434,067    
Total Egypt (identified cost $3,674,168)           $ 3,737,212    
Georgia — 1.0%  
Bank of Georgia Group, 7.00%, 5/30/08(6) GEL     291,000     $ 198,682    
Bank of Georgia Group, 7.50%, 6/26/08(6) GEL     295,400       201,686    
Bank of Georgia Group, 8.25%, 10/10/08(6) GEL     399,025       272,437    
Total Georgia (identified cost $675,000)           $ 672,805    
Mauritius — 0.0%  
Republic of Mauritius, Treasury Bill,
0.00%, 5/23/08 MUR
    200,000     $ 7,655    
Total Mauritius (identified cost $7,225)           $ 7,655    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Principal   U.S. $ Value  
Peru — 2.0%  
Peru Certificates of Deposit, 0.00%, 7/3/08   PEN 900,000     $ 312,792    
Peru Certificates of Deposit, 0.00%, 11/6/08   PEN 1,200,000       410,106    
Peru Certificates of Deposit, 0.00%, 12/9/08   PEN 600,000       204,213    
Peru Certificates of Deposit, 0.00%, 1/5/09   PEN 200,000       67,849    
Peru Certificates of Deposit, 0.00%, 2/9/09   PEN 1,100,000       371,658    
Total Peru (identified cost $1,311,430)           $ 1,366,618    
Total Foreign Government Securities
(identified cost $5,667,823)
          $ 5,784,290    
Other Securities — 5.5%  
Description   Interest
(000's omitted)
  U.S. $ Value  
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.49%(7)   $ 3,716     $ 3,716,447    
Total Other Securities
(identified cost $3,716,447)
          $ 3,716,447    
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $9,384,270)
          $ 9,500,737    
Total Investments — 99.1%
(identified cost $66,033,719)
          $ 67,472,681    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.9%           $ 645,052    
Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 68,117,733    

 

BRL - Brazilian Real

CRC - Costa Rican Colon

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EGP - Egyptian Pound

GEL - Georgian Lari

GHS - Ghanaian Cedi

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ISK - Icelandic Krona

KRW - South Korean Won

LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee

MUR - Mauritian Rupee

MXN - Mexican Peso

NGN - Nigerian Naira

PEN - Peruvian New Sol

PLN - Polish Zloty

SKK - Slovak Koruna

TRY - New Turkish Lira

UYU - Uruguayan Peso

(1)  Bond pays a 6% coupon on the face at the end of the payment period. Principal is adjusted daily based on the ICPA (Amplified Consumer Price Index) as determined by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The original face is BRL 218,000 and the current face is BRL 375,402.

(2)  Bond pays a 1% coupon on the face at the end of the payment period. Principal is adjusted daily based on Development Units (Unidades de Desarrollo) as calculated by the General Superintendent of Values. The original face is CRC 72,100,000 and the current face is CRC 76,972,300.

(3)  Bond pays a 1.63% coupon on the face at the end of the payment period. Principal is adjusted daily based on Development Units (Unidades de Desarrollo) as calculated by the General Superintendent of Values. The original face is CRC 8,100,000 and the current face is CRC 9,088,191.

(4)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $1,048,720 or 1.5% of the Portfolio's net assets.

(5)  Bond pays a coupon of 5% on the face at the end of the payment period. Principal is adjusted with the Uruguayan inflation rate. Original face of the bond is UYU 4,900,000 and the current face is UYU 11,779,900.

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

(7)  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 April 30, 2008.

See notes to financial statements
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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $62,317,272)   $ 63,756,234    
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $3,716,447)     3,716,447    
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $46,235)     45,634    
Interest receivable     1,246,720    
Interest receivable from affiliated investment     5,405    
Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts     296,657    
Receivable for closed forward foreign currency contracts     67,739    
Receivable for open swap contracts     72,993    
Total assets   $ 69,207,829    
Liabilities  
Payable for open swap contracts   $ 400,525    
Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts     326,407    
Payable for closed forward foreign currency contracts     153,051    
Payable for investments purchased     72,195    
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fee     17,679    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     120,239    
Total liabilities   $ 1,090,096    
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio   $ 68,117,733    
Sources of Net Assets  
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals   $ 66,944,226    
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     1,173,507    
Total   $ 68,117,733    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest (net of foreign taxes, $43,660)   $ 1,723,966    
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment     350,932    
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment     (38,679 )  
Total investment income   $ 2,036,219    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 168,577    
Trustees' fees and expenses     3,436    
Custodian fee     64,889    
Legal and accounting services     29,558    
Miscellaneous     4,100    
Total expenses   $ 270,560    
Deduct —
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 8    
Total expense reductions   $ 8    
Net expenses   $ 270,552    
Net investment income   $ 1,765,667    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ 366,349    
Swap contracts     (11,310 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency
exchange contract transactions
    1,829,190    
Net realized gain   $ 2,184,229    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (208,644 )  
Swap contracts     (398,048 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     (785,228 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (1,391,920 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain   $ 792,309    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 2,557,976    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
October 31, 2007(1) 
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 1,765,667     $ 936,237    
Net realized gain from investment
transactions, swap contracts, and  
foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    2,184,229       1,814,216    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) from investments,  
swap contracts, and foreign  
currency and forward foreign  
currency exchange contracts
    (1,391,920 )     2,565,427    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 2,557,976     $ 5,315,880    
Capital transactions —
Contributions
  $ 10,675,818     $ 58,250,069    
Withdrawals     (928,834 )     (7,868,186 )  
Net increase in net assets from
capital transactions
  $ 9,746,984     $ 50,381,883    
Net increase in net assets   $ 12,304,960     $ 55,697,763    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 55,812,773     $ 115,010    
At end of period   $ 68,117,733     $ 55,812,773    

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007.

See notes to financial statements
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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Supplementary Data

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
October 31, 2007(1) 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(2)     0.98 %(3)     1.13 %(3)  
Net investment income     5.61 %(3)     5.25 %(3)  
Portfolio Turnover     7 %     2 %  
Total Return     4.79 %(4)     10.48 %(4)  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 68,118     $ 55,813    

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business on June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007.

(2)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(3)  Annualized.

(4)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio (formerly, Emerging Markets Income Portfolio) (the Portfolio) is a New York 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 seek total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2008, Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance Medallion Strategic Income Fund held an interest of 1.5%, 84.3% and 14.1%, 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.

A  Investment Valuation — Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are available and forward contracts will normally be valued on the basis of market valuations provided by dealers or pricing services. The pricing services consider various factors relating to bonds and/or market transactions to determine market value. Most seasoned fixed rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are valued through the use of the investment adviser's matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less (excludi ng those that are non-U.S. dollar denominated which typically are valued by a pricing service or dealer quotes) are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Foreign exchange rates for foreign exchange forward contracts and for the translation of non-U.S. dollar-denominated investments into U.S. dollars are obtained from a pricing service. Sovereign credit default swaps, foreign interest rate swaps and over-the-counter currency options are valued by a pricing service. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available and investments for which the price of the security is not believed to represent its fair market value, are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same clas s in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

The Portfolio may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

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 — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

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 a mong its investors, each investor's distributive share of the Portfolio's net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio has no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio's initial year of operations from June 27, 2007 to October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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F  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 invest ments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of being or having been an interestholder in t he Portfolio. 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  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 Portfolio enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon e ntering 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.

J  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Portfolio's policies on investment valuations discussed above. If an option which the Portfolio has purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale tr ansaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Portfolio exercises a put option, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Portfolio exercises a call option, the cost of the security which the Portfolio purchases upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid.

K  Interest Rate Swaps — The Portfolio may enter into interest rate swap agreements to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates, or as substitution for the purchase or sale of securities. Pursuant to these agreements, the Portfolio makes periodic payments at a fixed interest rate and, in exchange, receives payments based on the interest rate of a benchmark industry index. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.

L  Credit Default Swaps — The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts to buy or sell protection against default on an individual issuer or a


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basket of issuers of bonds. When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract in the event of default by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, on the debt obligation. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay upon default of the referenced debt obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Up-front payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to the aggregate market value of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.

M  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by BMR as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio up to $1 billion and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Portfolio's investment of cash therein is credited against the Portfolio's adviser fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolio's adviser fee totaled $204,336 of which $35,759 was allocated from Cash Management and $168,577 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolio's adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.65% (annualized) of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees 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 six months ended April 30, 2008, 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 paydowns, for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

Purchases  
Investments (non-U.S. Government)   $ 9,298,087    
U.S. Government and Agency Securities     18,193,903    
    $ 27,491,990    
Sales  
Investments (non-U.S. Government)   $ 2,554,606    
U.S. Government and Agency Securities     666,205    
    $ 3,220,811    

 

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 66,201,508    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 2,476,619    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,205,446 )  
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 1,271,173    

 


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5  Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps 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 does 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 April 30, 2008 is as follows:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Sales  


Settlement Date
 

Deliver
 

In Exchange For
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
7/02/08
  Brazilian Real
1,105,000
  United States Dollar
641,509
  $ (2,348 )  
5/06/08
  Canadian Dollar
913,500
  United States Dollar
899,903
    (7,117 )  
5/27/08
  Euro
295,000
  United States Dollar
470,543
    11,662    
5/30/08
  Euro
418,000
  United States Dollar
653,092
    2,958    
5/07/08
  Hungarian Forint
55,400,000
  United States Dollar
333,715
    (8,362 )  
5/28/08
  New Zealand Dollar
530,000
  United States Dollar
420,666
    8,166    
7/03/08
  Peruvian New Sol
900,000
  United States Dollar
306,644
    (10,668 )  
11/06/08
  Peruvian New Sol
600,000
  United States Dollar
203,804
    (8,727 )  
11/10/08
  Peruvian New Sol
600,000
  United States Dollar
203,701
    (8,855 )  
12/11/08
  Peruvian New Sol
600,000
  United States Dollar
203,804
    (8,942 )  
2/09/09
  Peruvian New Sol
1,100,000
  United States Dollar
372,377
    (18,313 )  
            $ (50,546 )  

 

Purchases  
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
5/27/08
  Botswana Pula
176,000
  United States Dollar
26,502
  $ 810    
5/19/08
  Chilean Peso
760,650,000
  United States Dollar
1,650,895
    711    
5/21/08
  Colombian Peso
1,420,775,000
  United States Dollar
785,393
    16,215    
5/21/08
  Czech Republic Koruna
62,488,509
  United States Dollar
3,976,830
    (125,032 )  
7/21/08
  Guatemalan Quetzal
2,059,994
  United States Dollar
263,866
    9,896    
5/07/08
  Icelandic Krona
38,720,421
  Euro
337,728
    (8,789 )  
5/13/08
  Icelandic Krona
22,800,000
  Euro
199,493
    (6,230 )  
5/12/08
  Indian Rupee
10,518,000
  United States Dollar
262,622
    (3,231 )  
5/19/08
  Indian Rupee
10,528,000
  United States Dollar
263,464
    (3,978 )  
5/27/08
  Indian Rupee
14,272,000
  United States Dollar
356,889
    (5,359 )  
6/02/08
  Indian Rupee
10,588,000
  United States Dollar
262,404
    (1,744 )  
5/12/08
  Indonesian Rupiah
6,071,000,000
  United States Dollar
656,182
    1,483    
5/19/08
  Indonesian Rupiah
8,844,015,000
  United States Dollar
958,285
    (1,171)    
5/19/08
  Kazakh Tenge
40,000,000
  United States Dollar
329,815
    1,874    
6/18/08
  Kazakh Tenge
40,230,000
  United States Dollar
330,486
    1,967    
10/14/08
  Kazakh Tenge
51,456,000
  United States Dollar
411,648
    7,601    
5/27/08
  Kenyan Shilling
5,365,000
  United States Dollar
86,755
    (225 )  
5/08/08
  Malaysian Ringgit
535,000
  United States Dollar
167,854
    1,496    
5/22/08
  Malaysian Ringgit
10,765,000
  United States Dollar
3,420,718
    (13,822 )  
5/27/08
  Malaysian Ringgit
4,160,000
  United States Dollar
1,326,235
    (9,777 )  
5/30/08
  Malaysian Ringgit
12,450,000
  United States Dollar
3,976,873
    (37,160 )  
7/15/08
  Maritian Rand
1,399,244
  United States Dollar
55,350
    (1,989 )  

 


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Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
5/09/08
  Mexican Peso
7,118,000
  United States Dollar
675,089
  $ 1,983    
5/05/08
  New Turkish Lira
1,948,704
  United States Dollar
1,491,089
    32,489    
5/20/08
  New Turkish Lira
1,949,000
  United States Dollar
1,447,671
    68,001    
5/27/08
  New Turkish Lira
4,764,656
  United States Dollar
3,653,877
    42,225    
5/12/08
  Philippine Peso
14,970,000
  United States Dollar
358,760
    (4,768 )  
5/12/08
  Polish Zloty
960,000
  Euro
277,625
    368    
5/28/08
  Polish Zloty
4,325,000
  Euro
1,263,733
    (19,965 )  
6/02/08
  Polish Zloty
7,685,000
  United States Dollar
3,452,846
    2,990    
6/05/08
  Polish Zloty
1,956,000
  Euro
565,367
    229    
5/14/08
  Russian Ruble
26,925,000
  United States Dollar
1,146,232
    (9,835 )  
5/12/08
  South African Rand
33,591,790
  United States Dollar
4,369,721
    73,092    
6/05/08
  Ugandan Shilling
439,470,000
  United States Dollar
259,627
    26    
5/07/08
  Zambian Kwacha
403,690,000
  United States Dollar
105,706
    10,415    
            $ 20,796    

 

At April 30, 2008, closed forward foreign currency purchases and sales contracts excluded above amounted to a receivable of $67,739 and a payable of $153,051.

Interest Rate Swaps





Counterparty
 
Notional
Amount
(000's
omitted)
  Portfolio
Pays/
Receives
Floating
Rate
 


Floating
Rate Index
 


Annual
Fixed Rate
 


Termination
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
J.P. Morgan             3 month            
   
Chase, N.A.   ZAR 36,500     Pay   JIBOR     9.05 %   October 12, 2015   $ (336,999 )  
                Brazilian            
   
J.P. Morgan               Interbank            
   
Chase, N.A.   BRL 1,466     Pay   Deposit Rate     11.34     January 2, 2009     (6,938 )  
                Brazilian            
   
J.P. Morgan               Interbank            
   
Chase, N.A.   BRL 2,058     Pay   Deposit Rate     12.83     December 30, 2011     (31,870 )  
    $ (375,807 )  

 

BRL - Brazilian Real

ZAR - South African Rand

Credit Default Swaps

Counterparty   Reference
Entity
  Buy/
Sell
  Notional
Amount
(000's
omitted)
  Pay/
Receive
Annual
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Barclays                                
   
Capital   Turkey                            
   
Services, Inc.   (Republic of)   Buy   $ 1,190       2.12 %   01/20/13   $ 8,863    
Barclays                                
   
Capital   Iceland                            
   
Services, Inc.   (Republic of)   Sell     200       1.88     03/20/18     4,150    
J.P. Morgan   Iceland                            
   
Chase, N.A.   (Republic of)   Sell     300       1.70     03/20/18     2,176    
J.P. Morgan   Iceland                            
   
Chase, N.A.   (Republic of)   Sell     500       1.75     03/20/18     5,502    
J.P. Morgan   Iceland                            
   
Chase, N.A.   (Republic of)   Sell     100       1.90     03/20/18     2,225    
J.P. Morgan   Iceland                            
   
Chase, N.A.   (Republic of)   Sell     200       2.10     03/20/18     8,350    
J.P. Morgan   Iceland                            
   
Chase, N.A.   (Republic of)   Sell     200       2.45     03/20/18     15,119    
Lehman   Turkey                            
   
Brothers, Inc.   (Republic of)   Buy     1,057       1.45     07/20/12     26,608    
Lehman   CDX.EM.                            
   
Brothers, Inc.   9 Index*   Buy     2,000       2.65     06/30/13     (24,718 )  
                                $ 48,275    

 

*  CDX. EM. 9 Index is composed of issues from (i) Latin America; (ii) Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and (iii) Asia as determined by Markit Partners.

At April 30, 2008, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $200 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. 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 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2008.

7  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by entities 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


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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.

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative instruments. FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Portfolio's financial statement disclosures.

9  Name Change

Effective March 1, 2008, the name of the Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio was changed from Emerging Markets Income Portfolio.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Income Fund) (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management ("EVM"), as well as the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio (formerly, Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Income Portfolio) (the "Portfolio"), the portfolio in which the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets, with Boston Management and Research ("BMR"), an affiliate of EVM (EVM, with respect to the Fund, and BMR, with respect to the Portfolio, are each referred to herein as the "Adviser"), including the fee structure of each agreement, is in the interests of shareholders and, theref ore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreements. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreements of the Fund and the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by EVM and the Portfolio by BMR. The Board considered EVM's and BMR's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio and the Fund. The Board specifically noted EVM's and BMR's expertise with respect to emerging markets and in-house research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund and Portfolio by senior management.

The Board noted that under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, EVM may invest assets of the Fund directly in securities, for which it may receive a fee, or in the Portfolio, for which it receives no separate fee but for which BMR receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio. The Trustees considered the potential benefits to the Fund of the ability to make direct investments, such as an improved ability to: manage the Fund's duration, or other general market exposures, using certain derivatives; add exposure to specific market sectors or asset classes without changing the Portfolio's investments, which would affect any other fund investing in the Portfolio; hedge some of the general market risks of the Portfolio while retaining the value added by the individual manager; and hedge a portion of the exposures of the Portfolio while retaining others (e.g., hedging the U.S. government exposure of the Portfolio w hile retaining its exposure to high-grade corporate bonds).

The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by EVM and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreements.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the period from inception (June 27, 2007) through September 30, 2007 for the Fund. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by the Fund directly or indirectly through its pro rata share of the expenses of the Portfolio (referred to as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund's management fees and estimated expense ratio for the period from inception through September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Portfolio, the Fund and all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolios increase. The Board noted the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels both at the Fund and at the Portfolio level. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund and the Portfolio can be expected to share such benefits equitably.


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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neill
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT'D

Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio

Officers
Mark S. Venezia
President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser of Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio
Boston Management and Research

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



3040-6/08  EMISRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE EQUITY
RESEARCH
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/ broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

 

Charles B. Gaffney
Investment Team Leader

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·          The stock market registered a decline for the six months ended April 30, 2008, reflecting a slowing economy, weaker corporate profits and the deepening credit crisis. The financial and housing segments were the hardest hit, as a large supply of unsold homes plagued the housing market and the financial sector suffered steep losses related to the subprime loan debacle. Concerns over the credit crisis contributed to rising market volatility. As curtailed lending raised the prospect of a more severe slowdown, the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates to add much-needed liquidity. The surge in energy prices was another hurdle for the economy, while the U.S. dollar fell to record lows versus other major currencies. Global markets also declined, with those dependent on sales to the U.S. of technology products and consumer electronics especially hard-hit. In mid-March 2008, the market began to recover tentatively amid suggestions that the market had already discounted the worst of the credit crisis. Led by a rebound in financial stocks and increasing hopes for an orderly unwinding of troubled debt, the rally gained strength through April 2008, trimming losses for the six-month period.

 

·          For the six months ended April 30, 2008, nine of the ten major sectors within the S&P 500 Index registered negative returns. The energy sector was the lone area that posted positive returns, while consumer staples, materials and utilities produced relatively modest losses. The weakest performing sectors were financials, information technology, health care and consumer discretionary. Market-leading industries during the period included road and rail, energy equipment and services, food and staples, oil and gas consumables and gas utilities. In contrast, industries such as diversified financial services, pharmaceuticals, capital markets and software were among the period’s worst-performing industries.

 

Management Discussion

 

·          During the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund outperformed both the S&P 500 Index and the average return of its Lipper peer group, Large-Cap Core Funds Classification. The Fund’s solid relative returns, during a very difficult period in the equity markets, came from strong stock selections in several major industry sectors. The Fund continued to benefit from the broad range of sectors in which it was invested, as well as from the analytical research by the Fund’s management and supporting analysts.

 

·          The top-performing sector during the period was financials, where Fund holdings in the commercial banking, IT services, and insurance industries made the strongest contributions, outperforming similar holdings in the S&P 500 Index. Health care was the second- largest contributing sector, with outperformance in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. In the information technology sector, Fund holdings in the semiconductor, communications equipment, and computer industries outperformed. Energy stocks made a solid contribution, led by both oil and gas holdings and energy equipment holdings, while food and staples stocks led in the consumer staples sector.

 

·          Limiting the Fund’s performance were holdings in the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. In industrials, the Fund’s performance was hindered by not owning stocks in the road and rail industry, which performed well within the S&P 500 Index. In the consumer staples sector, the Fund was held back primarily by its holdings in the diversified consumer services industry.

 

Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund

 

Total Return Performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Class A(1)

 

-6.45

%

S&P 500 Index(2)

 

-9.63

 

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average(2)

 

-10.27

 

 


(1)          This return does not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares. If the sales charge was deducted, the return would be lower. Absent contractual and voluntary expense limitations by the adviser and the administrator, the return would be lower.

 

(2)          It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense limitation or waiver in effect for certain periods, performance would have been lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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.

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the investment team leader and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings(1)

 

By net assets

 

General Electric Co.

 

2.5

%

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

2.4

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

2.1

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.0

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

1.7

 

ASML Holding NV

 

1.6

 

Google, Inc., Class A

 

1.6

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

1.6

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

1.6

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

1.5

 

 


(1)  Top Ten Equity Holdings represented 18.6% of Fund net assets as of 4/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents.

 

Common Stock Investments by Sector(2)

 

By net assets

 

 


(2)  As a percentage of the Fund’s net assets as of 4/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents.

 

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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Performance(1)

 

Symbol

 

Class A
EAERX

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-6.45

%

One Year

 

3.09

 

Five Years

 

12.83

 

Life of Fund

 

7.34

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge)

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-11.82

%

One Year

 

-2.80

 

Five Years

 

11.49

 

Life of Fund

 

6.36

 

 


             Inception Date – 11/01/01

 

(1)     Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares. If the sales charge was deducted, the returns would be lower. Absent contractual and voluntary expense limitations by the adviser and the administrator, the returns would have been lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A shares reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge.

 

Total Annual Operating Expenses(2)

 

Class A

 

Gross Expense Ratio

 

3.36

%

Net Expense Ratio

 

1.40

 

 


(2)     Source: Prospectus dated 3/1/08. The net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense limitation that continues through February 28, 2009. Thereafter, the expense limitation may be changed or terminated at any time. Without this expense limitation, performance would have been lower. Effective June 17, 2008, the adviser has agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses to 1.25% of average daily net assets of Class A through February 28, 2010.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Absent an expense limitation by the investment adviser and administrator, the returns would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense limitation or waiver in effect for certain periods, performance would have been lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 935.50     $ 6.02 **  
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.60     $ 6.27 **  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.25% for Class A shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007.

** Absent contractual and voluntary expense limitations by the adviser and the administrator, expenses would have been higher.


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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Common Stocks — 95.4%  
Security   Shares   Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 5.1%  
Boeing Co. (The)     423     $ 35,896    
General Dynamics Corp.     1,052       95,122    
Lockheed Martin Corp.     617       65,427    
Raytheon Co.     897       57,381    
United Technologies Corp.     1,470       106,531    
    $ 360,357    
Auto Components — 0.6%  
Johnson Controls, Inc.     1,150     $ 40,549    
    $ 40,549    
Beverages — 2.5%  
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     1,158     $ 68,171    
PepsiCo, Inc.     1,576       108,003    
    $ 176,174    
Biotechnology — 2.0%  
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)     384     $ 23,305    
Cephalon, Inc.(1)     410       25,588    
Genentech, Inc.(1)     146       9,957    
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)     1,598       82,712    
    $ 141,562    
Capital Markets — 3.6%  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)     284     $ 28,213    
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     793       34,519    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     328       62,769    
Invesco, Ltd.     1,032       26,471    
Julius Baer Holding AG     400       29,173    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     342       17,042    
State Street Corp.     363       26,187    
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     605       35,429    
    $ 259,803    
Chemicals — 1.7%  
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.     866     $ 42,356    
Monsanto Co.     710       80,954    
    $ 123,310    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Commercial Banks — 2.9%  
ABN AMRO Holding NV ADR     270     $ 15,555    
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC     20       271    
Banco Bradesco SA ADR     968       21,846    
Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA ADR     1,720       48,246    
M&T Bank Corp.     301       28,062    
National City Corp.     3,567       22,472    
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     216       14,980    
U.S. Bancorp     1,194       40,465    
Wachovia Corp.     273       7,958    
Wells Fargo & Co.     251       7,467    
    $ 207,322    
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%  
Waste Management, Inc.     1,084     $ 39,132    
    $ 39,132    
Communications Equipment — 3.2%  
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)     4,175     $ 107,047    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     1,579       68,197    
Research In Motion, Ltd.(1)     418       50,841    
    $ 226,085    
Computer Peripherals — 4.3%  
Apple, Inc.(1)     522     $ 90,802    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     2,066       95,759    
International Business Machines Corp.     1,015       122,510    
    $ 309,071    
Diversified Financial Services — 3.3%  
Bank of America Corp.     2,720     $ 102,109    
Citigroup, Inc.     1,265       31,967    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2,169       103,353    
    $ 237,429    
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.4%  
AT&T, Inc.     2,855     $ 110,517    
Fairpoint Communciations, Inc.     30       276    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     1,591       61,222    
    $ 172,015    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Electric Utilities — 2.3%  
E.ON AG     311     $ 62,901    
Edison International     938       48,935    
FirstEnergy Corp.     687       51,965    
    $ 163,801    
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%  
Emerson Electric Co.     1,281     $ 66,945    
    $ 66,945    
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.3%  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     400     $ 50,164    
Schlumberger, Ltd.     1,074       107,991    
Transocean, Inc.(1)     524       77,269    
    $ 235,424    
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%  
CVS Caremark Corp.     1,738     $ 70,163    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1,933       112,075    
    $ 182,238    
Food Products — 1.4%  
Nestle SA ADR     854     $ 101,199    
    $ 101,199    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%  
Baxter International, Inc.     363     $ 22,622    
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)     728       9,704    
Hospira, Inc.(1)     455       18,723    
Medtronic, Inc.     688       33,492    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1)     339       25,140    
    $ 109,681    
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%  
Aetna, Inc.     450     $ 19,620    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     574       18,730    
    $ 38,350    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%  
International Game Technology     681     $ 23,658    
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     851       29,189    
McDonald's Corp.     769       45,817    
    $ 98,664    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Household Products — 1.9%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     1,169     $ 82,648    
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     773       49,464    
    $ 132,112    
Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.5%
 
NRG Energy, Inc.(1)     797     $ 35,028    
    $ 35,028    
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%  
General Electric Co.     5,418     $ 177,169    
    $ 177,169    
Insurance — 4.2%  
Assurant, Inc.     482     $ 31,330    
Chubb Corp.     942       49,898    
Lincoln National Corp.     984       52,900    
MetLife, Inc.     1,083       65,901    
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)     1,249       62,950    
Zurich Financial Services AG     122       36,783    
    $ 299,762    
Internet Software & Services — 2.2%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)     701     $ 25,075    
eBay, Inc.(1)     675       21,121    
Google, Inc., Class A(1)     197       113,135    
    $ 159,331    
IT Services — 1.8%  
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     296     $ 82,335    
Visa, Inc., Class A(1)     545       45,480    
    $ 127,815    
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)     614     $ 35,532    
    $ 35,532    
Machinery — 1.6%  
Danaher Corp.     849     $ 66,239    
Deere & Co.     270       22,699    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     485       25,361    
    $ 114,299    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Media — 3.1%  
Comcast Corp., Class A     3,140     $ 64,527    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     826       39,433    
Time Warner, Inc.     3,642       54,084    
Walt Disney Co.     1,946       63,109    
    $ 221,153    
Metals & Mining — 3.2%  
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR     1,102     $ 43,066    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B     525       59,719    
Goldcorp, Inc.     1,354       48,365    
Nucor Corp.     831       62,740    
Teck Cominco Ltd., Class B     392       17,056    
    $ 230,946    
Multiline Retail — 2.0%  
JC Penney Company, Inc.     1,702     $ 72,335    
Nordstrom, Inc.     2,008       70,802    
    $ 143,137    
Multi-Utilities — 0.9%  
CMS Energy Corp.     1,976     $ 28,810    
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     753       33,064    
    $ 61,874    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.0%  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     1,320     $ 87,859    
ConocoPhillips     855       73,658    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,823       169,667    
Hess Corp.     885       93,987    
Niko Resources, Ltd.     365       32,981    
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     805       66,984    
Range Resources Corp.     940       62,397    
Williams Cos., Inc.     1,035       36,743    
XTO Energy, Inc.     1,439       89,017    
    $ 713,293    
Paper and Forest Products — 0.2%  
Weyerhaeuser Co.     165     $ 10,540    
    $ 10,540    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%  
Abbott Laboratories     913     $ 48,161    
Johnson & Johnson     1,346       90,303    
Merck & Co., Inc.     1,757       66,836    
Novartis AG ADR     814       40,969    
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR     384       26,377    
Roche Holdings, Ltd. ADR     391       32,746    
Schering-Plough Corp.     1,109       20,417    
Shire PLC ADR     512       28,129    
Wyeth     655       29,128    
    $ 383,066    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     280     $ 27,930    
Boston Properties, Inc.     250       25,123    
Simon Property Group, Inc.     338       33,753    
    $ 86,806    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.3%  
ASML Holding NV     4,080     $ 115,709    
KLA-Tencor Corp.     858       37,477    
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     488       10,263    
    $ 163,449    
Software — 2.7%  
Microsoft Corp.     4,874     $ 139,006    
Oracle Corp.(1)     2,516       52,459    
    $ 191,465    
Tobacco — 2.7%  
British American Tobacco PLC     1,057     $ 39,496    
Philip Morris International, Inc.(1)     3,000       153,090    
    $ 192,586    
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B     640     $ 28,557    
    $ 28,557    
Total Common Stocks 
(identified cost $6,038,893)
        $ 6,797,031    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Short-Term Investments — 4.2%  
Description   Interest
(000's omitted)
  Value  
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.49%(2)     299     $ 298,516    
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $298,516)
      $ 298,516    
Total Investments — 99.6%
(identified cost $6,337,409)
      $ 7,095,547    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%       $ 30,962    
Net Assets — 100.0%       $ 7,126,509    

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt

(1)  Non-income producing security.

(2)  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 April 30, 2008.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $6,038,893)   $ 6,797,031    
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $298,516)     298,516    
Receivable for investments sold     110,487    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     1,413    
Receivable from the investment adviser     4,071    
Dividends receivable     10,057    
Interest receivable from affiliated investment     580    
Tax reclaims receivable     1,033    
Total assets   $ 7,223,188    
Liabilities  
Payable for investments purchased   $ 73,028    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     1,413    
Accrued expenses     22,238    
Total liabilities   $ 96,679    
Net Assets   $ 7,126,509    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 6,399,538    
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost)     (49,005 )  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     17,826    
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     758,150    
Total   $ 7,126,509    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 7,126,509    
Shares Outstanding     508,530    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 14.01    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 94.25 of $14.01)
  $ 14.86    
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,101)   $ 56,053    
Interest     1    
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment     4,578    
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment     (586 )  
Total investment income   $ 60,046    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 19,756    
Administration fee     4,659    
Distribution and service fees
Class A
    7,765    
Legal and accounting services     20,161    
Custodian fee     15,110    
Registration fees     14,086    
Printing and postage     4,004    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     1,541    
Miscellaneous     3,276    
Total expenses   $ 90,358    
Deduct —
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by the investment adviser
and the administrator
  $ 52,130    
Total expense reductions   $ 52,130    
Net expenses   $ 38,228    
Net investment income   $ 21,818    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (41,209 )  
Foreign currency transactions     37    
Net realized loss   $ (41,172 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (332,118 )  
Foreign currency     7    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (332,111 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (373,283 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (351,465 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 21,818     $ 21,966    
Net realized gain (loss) from investment and
foreign currency transactions
    (41,172 )     168,210    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments and  
foreign currency
    (332,111 )     703,554    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (351,465 )   $ 893,730    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
  $ (22,284 )   $ (13,971 )  
From net realized gain     (169,159 )     (129,316 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (191,443 )   $ (143,287 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
  $ 2,166,689     $ 3,016,739    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared
    187,316       139,304    
Cost of shares redeemed     (925,960 )     (740,499 )  
Net increase in net assets from
Fund share transactions
  $ 1,428,045     $ 2,415,544    
Net increase in net assets   $ 885,137     $ 3,165,987    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 6,241,372     $ 3,075,385    
At end of period   $ 7,126,509     $ 6,241,372    
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ 17,826     $ 18,292    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 15.440     $ 13.370     $ 12.150     $ 10.810     $ 9.860     $ 8.400    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.049     $ 0.066     $ 0.064     $ 0.041     $ 0.007     $ 0.007    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.021 )     2.537       1.771       1.334       0.952       1.453    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.972 )   $ 2.603     $ 1.835     $ 1.375     $ 0.959     $ 1.460    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.053 )   $ (0.052 )   $ (0.021 )   $ (0.035 )   $ (0.009 )   $    
From net realized gain     (0.405 )     (0.481 )     (0.594 )                    
Total distributions   $ (0.458 )   $ (0.533 )   $ (0.615 )   $ (0.035 )   $ (0.009 )   $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 14.010     $ 15.440     $ 13.370     $ 12.150     $ 10.810     $ 9.860    
Total Return(2)      (6.45 )%(6)      20.12 %     15.59 %     12.74 %     9.73 %     17.38 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 7,127     $ 6,241     $ 3,075     $ 1,730     $ 1,296     $ 949    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(3)(4)     1.25 %(5)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.40 %     1.40 %  
Net investment income     0.70 %(5)     0.47 %     0.51 %     0.35 %     0.07 %     0.08 %  
Portfolio Turnover     36 %     63 %     74 %     93 %     70 %     64 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(3)  The adviser waived its advisory fee, the administrator waived its administration fee and the adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.68%, 2.10%, 3.74%, 5.70%, 4.27% and 5.27% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the years ended October 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively). Absent the waivers and allocation, total return would be lower.

(4)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Fund offers Class A shares, which are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase.

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.

A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt secur ities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Excha nge. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities 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. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

The Fund may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

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 Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable countries' tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  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.


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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  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.

F  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

G  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.

H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

I  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences betwee n 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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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $500 million and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Fund's investment of cash therein is credited against the Fund's adviser fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund's adviser fee totaled $20,302 of which $546 was allocated from Cash Management and $19,756 was paid or accrued directly by the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund's adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.65% (annualized) of the Fund's average daily net assets. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Fund and is computed at an an nual rate of 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the administration fee amounted to $4,659. EVM has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses exceed 1.40% of the average daily net assets of Class A through February 28, 2009. Thereafter, the waiver and reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM has voluntarily agreed to further limit net annual Fund operating expenses to 1.25% for Class A. This voluntary expense reduction could be terminated at any time. Pursuant to these agreements, EVM waived fees and reimbursed expenses of $52,130 for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $120 in sub-transfer ag ent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $4,685 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A (see Note 4).

Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM 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 six months ended April 30, 2008, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organization.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $7,765 for Class A shares.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $3,257,697 and $2,235,536, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     157,922       215,880    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    12,656       10,482    
Redemptions     (66,213 )     (52,242 )  
Net increase     104,365       174,120    

 


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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

At April 30, 2008, EVM and an EVM retirement plan owned 9% and 30% respectively, of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at April 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 6,345,043    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 902,676    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (152,172 )  
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 750,504    

 

9  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $200 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund 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 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2008.

10  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by entities 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 Fund, 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.

11  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management (the "Adviser"), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in foreign markets. Specifically, the Board considered the Adviser's in-house equity research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board also considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.


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Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including administrative fee rates payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund's management fees (including administrative fees) and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the Adviser's profitability may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and the Fund. The Board also conclude d that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.


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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser and
Administrator of Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Equity Research Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



1325-6/08  ERSRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
FLOATING-RATE
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at
1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

 

Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Craig P. Russ
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·             The price dislocation in credit markets that began in the second half of 2007 worsened during the first quarter of 2008. What began as a reaction to the unrelated but growing subprime mortgage problem, grew into a substantial market-wide sell-off that affected not just the loan market but other fixed income and equity asset classes as well. This turmoil led to the collapse of Bear Stearns, and to the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented action to provide liquidity to the broader market to avert a possible risk of financial market collapse. The impact on the bank loan asset class was significant and unprecedented. Average loan prices, which had fallen about 4-5% by December 2007, declined a further 7-8% by mid-February before recovering somewhat by the end of that month. Along with the tentative return of market confidence, loan prices have been rising steadily since mid-March 2008 and, as of April 30, 2008, were up approximately 4-5% from their mid-February bottom. Management is cautiously optimistic that the worst is behind us.

 

·             Not withstanding the market turmoil, management believes that the bank loan asset class fundamentals remain relatively benign. Default rates in the market place have increased to 1%, but remain well below historical averages of 3%. According to S&P’s Leveraged Commentary & Data, the market expectations are for default rates to reach 5% in 2008 and 2009. While default risks have certainly increased in the past several months due to the weakening economy, management believes they are contained and are already priced into the asset class. Actual realized credit losses from defaulted loans during the six months ended April 30, 2008 were minimal.

 

Management Discussion

 

·             The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund invests in Floating Rate Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a registered investment company that has the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The Portfolio invests primarily in senior floating-rate loans. In managing the Portfolio, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that will be less volatile over time than the general loan market.

 

·             The Portfolio’s investments included 471 borrowers at April 30, 2008, with an average loan size of 0.21% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 10% of total investments. Publishing, health care, cable and satellite television, business equipment and services and chemicals and plastics were the top industry weightings. Building and development represented roughly 6% of total investments and was diversified across home builders, building products, commercial real estate and other general sub-sectors. Home builders represented less than 2% of the Portfolio. The Portfolio had no exposure to subprime loans or subprime lenders.

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund

 

Total Return Performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Advisers Class(1)

 

-4.17

%

Class A(1)

 

-4.23

%

Class B(1)

 

-4.62

%

Class C(1)

 

-4.62

%

Class I(1)

 

-4.04

%

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(2)

 

-3.31

%

 

Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.

 


(1)

These returns do not include the 2.25% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B or Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the performance would be lower. Advisers Class and Class I shares are offered to investors at net asset value.

 

 

(2)

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index.

 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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.

 

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

·             Floating Rate Portfolio had a 15% exposure in European loans at April 30, 2008. While the Portfolio’s involvement in the European leveraged loan market represented further opportunity for diversification, this market was affected similarly to the U.S. market during the recent credit market turmoil. Like the U.S. loan market, defaults and credit losses in the European loan market have been minimal and management believes that market prices should gradually recover here as well.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Top Ten Holdings(1)

 

By total investments

 

UPC Broadband Holding B.V.

 

1.0

 

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

1.0

 

HCA Inc.

 

0.9

 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.

 

0.9

 

Charter Communications Operating, Inc.

 

0.9

 

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.

 

0.9

 

Reader’s Digest Association

 

0.9

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

 

0.8

 

Idearc, Inc.

 

0.8

 

Nielsen Finance, LLC.

 

0.8

 

 


(1)

Top Ten Holdings represented 8.9% of the Portfolio’s total investments as of 4/30/08. Holdings are shown as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments.

 

Top Five Industries(2)

 

By total investments

 

Publishing

 

9.6

%

Health Care

 

7.9

 

Cable & Satellite Television

 

7.1

 

Business Equipment & Services

 

6.7

 

Chemicals & Plastics

 

6.1

 

 


(2)

Reflects the Portfolio’s investments as of 4/30/08. Industries are shown as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments.

 

Credit Quality Ratings for Total Loan Investments(3)

 

By total loan investments

 

Baa

 

1.0

%

Ba

 

49.3

 

B

 

31.0

 

Caa

 

0.7

 

Non-Rated(4)

 

18.0

 

 


(3)

Credit Quality ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects the Portfolio’s total loan investments as of 4/30/08.

 

 

(4)

Certain loans in which the Portfolio invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.

 

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Performance(1)

 

Share Class Symbol

 

Advisers
Class
EABLX

 

Class A
EVBLX

 

Class B
EBBLX

 

Class C
ECBLX

 

Class I
EIBLX

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

-4.17

%

-4.23

%

-4.62

%

-4.62

%

-4.04

%

One year

 

-3.81

 

-3.78

 

-4.53

 

-4.53

 

-3.57

 

Five years

 

3.27

 

N.A.

 

2.51

 

2.51

 

3.53

 

Life of Fund

 

3.29

 

3.25

 

2.52

 

2.52

 

3.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

-4.17

%

-6.40

%

-9.26

%

-5.55

%

-4.04

%

One year

 

-3.81

 

-5.99

 

-9.04

 

-5.43

 

-3.57

 

Five years

 

3.27

 

N.A.

 

2.17

 

2.51

 

3.53

 

Life of Fund

 

3.29

 

2.78

 

2.52

 

2.52

 

3.56

 

 


†     Inception Dates – Advisers Class: 2/7/01; Class A: 5/5/03; Class B: 2/5/01; Class C: 2/1/01; Class I: 1/30/01

 

(1)

Average Annual Total Returns at net asset value do not include the 2.25% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B or Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the performance would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 2.25% sales charge. Class I and Advisers Class shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class B reflect applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. 1-year SEC returns for Class C reflect 1% CDSC. Advisers Class, Class A and Class I shares are subject to a 1% redemption fee if redeemed or exchanged within 90 days of the settlement of the purchase.

 

Total Annual

 

Advisers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses (2)

 

Class

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense Ratio

 

1.05

%

1.05

%

1.80

%

1.80

%

0.80

%

 


(2)     From the Fund’s prospectus dated 3/1/08.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

  Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Advisers Class   $ 1,000.00     $ 958.30     $ 6.23    
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 957.70     $ 6.23    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 953.80     $ 9.86    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 953.80     $ 9.86    
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 959.60     $ 4.97    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)  
Advisers Class   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.50     $ 6.42    
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.50     $ 6.42    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.80     $ 10.17    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.80     $ 10.17    
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.80     $ 5.12    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.28% for Advisers Class shares, 1.28% for Class A shares, 2.03% for Class B shares, 2.03% for Class C shares and 1.02% for Class I shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investment in Floating Rate Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $3,080,212,073)
  $ 2,794,521,950    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     10,961,637    
Total assets   $ 2,805,483,587    
Liabilities  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   $ 10,922,465    
Dividends payable     3,124,565    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     1,034,406    
Payable to affiliate for administration fee     336,768    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     377    
Accrued expenses     663,347    
Total liabilities   $ 16,081,928    
Net Assets   $ 2,789,401,659    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 3,202,708,524    
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio (computed on
the basis of identified cost)
    (122,436,124 )  
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (5,180,618 )  
Net unrealized depreciation from Portfolio (computed on the basis of
identified cost)
    (285,690,123 )  
Total   $ 2,789,401,659    
Advisers Class Shares  
Net Assets   $ 504,319,157    
Shares Outstanding     56,671,375    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.90    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 937,281,557    
Shares Outstanding     101,889,073    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 9.20    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 97.75 of $9.20)
  $ 9.41    
Class B Shares  
Net Assets   $ 134,037,079    
Shares Outstanding     15,077,952    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.89    
Class C Shares  
Net Assets   $ 779,350,892    
Shares Outstanding     87,640,372    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.89    
Class I Shares  
Net Assets   $ 434,412,974    
Shares Outstanding     48,826,241    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.90    
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest allocated from Portfolio   $ 133,074,521    
Dividends allocated from Portfolio     3,803    
Expenses allocated from Portfolio     (13,368,497 )  
Net investment income from Portfolio   $ 119,709,827    
Expenses  
Administration fee   $ 2,543,540    
Trustees' fees and expenses     1,820    
Distribution and service fees
Advisers Class
    853,769    
Class A     1,482,943    
Class B     760,283    
Class C     4,635,343    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     1,041,327    
Printing and postage     209,075    
Registration fees     76,864    
Legal and accounting services     28,338    
Custodian fee     20,224    
Miscellaneous     30,990    
Total expenses   $ 11,684,516    
Net investment income   $ 108,025,311    
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolio
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (53,478,032 )  
Swap contracts     410,103    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions     (15,875,509 )  
Net realized loss   $ (68,943,438 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (226,071,803 )  
Swap contracts     (651,471 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     4,515,041    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (222,208,233 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (291,151,671 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (183,126,360 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 108,025,311     $ 318,521,760    
Net realized loss from investment
transactions, swap contracts,  
and foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    (68,943,438 )     (50,226,607 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments,  
swap contracts, and foreign  
currency and forward foreign  
currency exchange contracts
    (222,208,233 )     (87,141,105 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (183,126,360 )   $ 181,154,048    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
Advisers Class
  $ (22,311,764 )   $ (78,819,187 )  
Class A     (38,853,824 )     (124,345,531 )  
Class B     (4,375,937 )     (12,298,989 )  
Class C     (26,606,804 )     (70,005,571 )  
Class I     (14,926,800 )     (39,517,999 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (107,075,129 )   $ (324,987,277 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
Advisers Class
  $ 99,548,460     $ 638,760,508    
Class A     139,503,522       973,665,214    
Class B     4,760,835       18,988,643    
Class C     51,668,133       360,669,378    
Class I     193,677,762       439,234,146    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared  
Advisers Class
    16,615,196       54,522,994    
Class A     27,792,420       87,133,081    
Class B     2,823,714       7,943,406    
Class C     17,516,305       45,357,185    
Class I     8,719,041       27,972,993    
Cost of shares redeemed
Advisers Class
    (523,030,321 )     (925,978,979 )  
Class A     (754,186,777 )     (1,240,095,133 )  
Class B     (33,227,444 )     (61,657,752 )  
Class C     (351,776,495 )     (400,928,465 )  
Class I     (264,637,653 )     (402,425,316 )  
Net asset value of shares exchanged
Class A
    5,221,911       12,993,524    
Class B     (5,221,911 )     (12,993,524 )  
Redemption fees     124,358       339,031    
Net decrease in net assets from Fund
share transactions
  $ (1,364,108,944 )   $ (376,499,066 )  
Net decrease in net assets   $ (1,654,310,433 )   $ (520,332,295 )  

 

Net Assets   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
At beginning of period   $ 4,443,712,092     $ 4,964,044,387    
At end of period   $ 2,789,401,659     $ 4,443,712,092    
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net investment
income included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ (5,180,618 )   $ (6,130,800 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Advisers Class  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.880     $ 9.880     $ 9.820     $ 9.560    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.301     $ 0.636     $ 0.589     $ 0.417     $ 0.274     $ 0.331    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.700 )     (0.239 )     (0.037 )     (0.005 )     0.058       0.283    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.399 )   $ 0.397     $ 0.552     $ 0.412     $ 0.332     $ 0.614    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.291 )   $ (0.648 )   $ (0.592 )   $ (0.413 )   $ (0.272 )   $ (0.354 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.291 )   $ (0.648 )   $ (0.592 )   $ (0.413 )   $ (0.272 )   $ (0.354 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.900     $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.880     $ 9.880     $ 9.820    
Total Return(3)      (4.17 )%(7)      4.13 %     5.74 %     4.26 %     3.43 %     6.54 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 504,319     $ 972,840     $ 1,238,349     $ 1,021,526     $ 782,259     $ 271,723    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.28 %(6)     1.05 %     1.01 %     1.03 %     1.05 %     1.09 %  
Net investment income     6.63 %(6)     6.50 %     5.97 %     4.21 %     2.78 %     3.40 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,   Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    October 31, 2003(1)(2)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.920     $ 10.180     $ 10.220     $ 10.210     $ 10.150     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.309     $ 0.657     $ 0.608     $ 0.430     $ 0.282     $ 0.138    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.728 )     (0.248 )     (0.036 )     0.006 (3)      0.060       0.169    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.419 )   $ 0.409     $ 0.572     $ 0.436     $ 0.342     $ 0.307    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.301 )   $ (0.670 )   $ (0.612 )   $ (0.427 )   $ (0.282 )   $ (0.157 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.301 )   $ (0.670 )   $ (0.612 )   $ (0.427 )   $ (0.282 )   $ (0.157 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.000 (4)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (4)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (4)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 9.200     $ 9.920     $ 10.180     $ 10.220     $ 10.210     $ 10.150    
Total Return(5)      (4.23 )%(9)      4.12 %     5.75 %     4.36 %     3.40 %     3.09 %(9)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 937,282     $ 1,619,235     $ 1,839,719     $ 1,521,460     $ 1,155,058     $ 273,365    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(6)(7)     1.28 %(8)     1.05 %     1.01 %     1.03 %     1.05 %     1.09 %(8)  
Net investment income     6.61 %(8)     6.50 %     5.96 %     4.21 %     2.76 %     2.81 %(8)  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, May 5, 2003, to October 31, 2003.

(3)  The per share amount is not in accordance with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

(4)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(5)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(6)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(7)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(8)  Annualized.

(9)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class B  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.870     $ 9.870     $ 9.810     $ 9.560    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.262     $ 0.563     $ 0.511     $ 0.336     $ 0.198     $ 0.278    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.705 )     (0.240 )     (0.023 )     0.002 (2)      0.060       0.253    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.443 )   $ 0.323     $ 0.488     $ 0.338     $ 0.258     $ 0.531    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.257 )   $ (0.574 )   $ (0.518 )   $ (0.339 )   $ (0.198 )   $ (0.281 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.257 )   $ (0.574 )   $ (0.518 )   $ (0.339 )   $ (0.198 )   $ (0.281 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.000 (3)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (3)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (3)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.890     $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.870     $ 9.870     $ 9.810    
Total Return(4)      (4.62 )%(8)      3.35 %     5.06 %     3.48 %     2.65 %     5.63 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 134,037     $ 177,431     $ 230,454     $ 264,403     $ 298,187     $ 247,494    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(5)(6)     2.03 %(7)     1.80 %     1.77 %     1.78 %     1.80 %     1.84 %  
Net investment income     5.80 %(7)     5.76 %     5.18 %     3.40 %     2.01 %     2.87 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  The per share amount is not in accordance with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

(3)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(4)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(6)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.870     $ 9.870     $ 9.810     $ 9.560    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.263     $ 0.562     $ 0.512     $ 0.338     $ 0.198     $ 0.275    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.706 )     (0.239 )     (0.024 )     (0.000 )(2)     0.060       0.256    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.443 )   $ 0.323     $ 0.488     $ 0.338     $ 0.258     $ 0.531    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.257 )   $ (0.574 )   $ (0.518 )   $ (0.339 )   $ (0.198 )   $ (0.281 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.257 )   $ (0.574 )   $ (0.518 )   $ (0.339 )   $ (0.198 )   $ (0.281 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.000 (3)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (3)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (3)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.890     $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.870     $ 9.870     $ 9.810    
Total Return(4)      (4.62 )%(8)      3.35 %     5.06 %     3.48 %     2.65 %     5.63 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 779,351     $ 1,142,139     $ 1,170,248     $ 1,220,713     $ 1,227,737     $ 724,521    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(5)(6)     2.03 %(7)     1.80 %     1.76 %     1.78 %     1.80 %     1.84 %  
Net investment income     5.83 %(7)     5.75 %     5.19 %     3.42 %     2.01 %     2.84 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $(0.0005) per share.

(3)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(4)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(6)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.880     $ 9.880     $ 9.820     $ 9.560    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.306     $ 0.658     $ 0.614     $ 0.440     $ 0.299     $ 0.359    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.694 )     (0.237 )     (0.037 )     (0.003 )     0.058       0.279    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.388 )   $ 0.421     $ 0.577     $ 0.437     $ 0.357     $ 0.638    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.302 )   $ (0.672 )   $ (0.617 )   $ (0.438 )   $ (0.297 )   $ (0.378 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.302 )   $ (0.672 )   $ (0.617 )   $ (0.438 )   $ (0.297 )   $ (0.378 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.900     $ 9.590     $ 9.840     $ 9.880     $ 9.880     $ 9.820    
Total Return(3)      (4.04 )%(7)      4.39 %     6.00 %     4.52 %     3.69 %     6.79 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 434,413     $ 532,067     $ 485,274     $ 371,698     $ 270,774     $ 98,545    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.02 %(6)     0.80 %     0.76 %     0.78 %     0.80 %     0.84 %  
Net investment income     6.79 %(6)     6.73 %     6.22 %     4.45 %     3.03 %     3.69 %  
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers five classes of shares. The Advisers Class and Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Clas s B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class's paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Floating Rate Portfolio (the Portfolio), a New York trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund's investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund's proportionate inte rest in the net assets of the Portfolio (65.3% at April 30, 2008). 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.

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. At October 31, 2007, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $53,858,929, which will 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 will reduce the amount of distributions to sharehol ders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2010 ($8,217,006), October 31, 2011 ($8,406,344), October 31, 2012 ($4,215,434), October 31, 2013 ($7,255,003), October 31, 2014 ($1,123,368) and October 31, 2015 ($24,641,774).

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

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F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

G  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

H  Redemption Fee — Upon the redemption or exchange of shares by Advisers Class, Class A and Class I shareholders within 90 days of the settlement of purchase, a fee of 1% of the current net asset value of these shares will be assessed and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

I  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

The administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (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 six months ended April 30, 2008, the administration fee amounted to $2,543,540. 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 serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $58,746 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $15,992 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Advisers Class, Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees 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.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect distribution plans for the Advisers Class shares (Advisers Plan) and Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1under the 1940 Act. The Advisers Plan and the Class A Plan provide that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Advisers Class shares and Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $853,769 and $1,482,943 for Advisers Class and Class A shares, respectively.

The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class B and Class C Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class B and Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respective class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts the retofore paid or payable to EVD by each respective class. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $570,212 and $3,476,507 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, representing 0.75% (annualized) of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. At April 30, 2008, the amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class B and Class C Plans were approximately $10,633,000 and $155,578,000, respectively.

The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $190,071, and $1,158,836, for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Class B and Class C Plans. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $444,000, $252,000, and $222,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolio aggregated $494,625,383 and $1,987,216,623, respectively.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

Advisers Class   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     11,051,275       65,096,692    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    1,830,538       5,584,266    
Redemptions     (57,604,133 )     (95,074,436 )  
Net decrease     (44,722,320 )     (24,393,478 )  
Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     14,931,564       96,135,148    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    2,963,727       8,633,604    
Redemptions     (79,794,430 )     (123,531,866 )  
Exchange from Class B shares     553,577       1,284,530    
Net decrease     (61,345,562 )     (17,478,584 )  

 


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Class B   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     522,770       1,939,667    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    312,586       814,090    
Redemptions     (3,694,715 )     (6,343,329 )  
Exchange to Class A shares     (571,527 )     (1,326,892 )  
Net decrease     (3,430,886 )     (4,916,464 )  
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     5,705,465       36,772,421    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    1,936,578       4,652,826    
Redemptions     (39,125,478 )     (41,242,090 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (31,483,435 )     183,157    
Class I   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     21,394,466       44,817,688    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions
in Fund shares
    962,089       2,866,699    
Redemptions     (28,988,313 )     (41,518,916 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (6,631,758 )     6,165,471    

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund received $124,358 and $339,031, respectively, in redemption fees.

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 101.3%(1)      
Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Aerospace and Defense — 1.8%      
AWAS Capital, Inc.      
  8,605,126     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 7,411,165    
CACI International, Inc.      
  5,048,067     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing May 3, 2011     4,972,346    
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.      
  574,468     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing July 31, 2014     565,313    
  570,609     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing July 31, 2014     561,516    
Evergreen International Aviation      
  6,580,112     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing October 31, 2011     5,856,300    
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition      
  849,135     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 26, 2014     811,720    
  12,581,206     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 26, 2014     12,026,853    
Hexcel Corp.      
  6,128,722     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing March 1, 2012     5,944,860    
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.      
  3,576,908     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing December 30, 2012     2,986,718    
Jet Aviation Holding, AG      
  2,875,077     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing May 15, 2013     2,386,314    
PGS Solutions, Inc.      
  1,919,717     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing February 14, 2013     1,751,741    
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.      
  3,806,405     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing December 31, 2011     3,761,204    
TransDigm, Inc.      
  9,650,000     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing June 23, 2013     9,227,812    
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.      
  10,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 22, 2009(2)     8,950,000    
  4,000,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing December 17, 2011     3,738,332    
  4,929,680     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing December 17, 2011     4,656,492    
          $ 75,608,686    
Air Transport — 0.5%      
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      
  8,514,000     Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing April 30, 2012   $ 7,408,951    
Northwest Airlines, Inc.      
  15,820,000     DIP Loan, 4.72%, Maturing August 21, 2008     13,787,130    
          $ 21,196,081    
Automotive — 3.7%      
Accuride Corp.      
  8,954,274     Term Loan, 6.24%, Maturing January 31, 2012   $ 8,685,646    
Adesa, Inc.      
  24,293,838     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing October 18, 2013     23,094,330    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Automotive (continued)      
Affina Group, Inc.      
  1,481,198     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing November 30, 2011   $ 1,318,266    
Allison Transmission, Inc.      
  8,955,000     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing September 30, 2014     8,416,903    
CSA Acquisition Corp.      
  2,405,405     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2011     2,321,216    
  4,726,068     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2011     4,560,655    
  3,665,625     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2012     3,537,328    
Dayco Products, LLC      
  8,275,104     Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing June 21, 2011     6,547,676    
Financiere Truck (Investissement)      
EUR 1,110,579     Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing February 15, 2012     1,547,509    
Ford Motor Co.      
  10,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 15, 2013(2)     8,312,500    
  7,070,264     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing December 15, 2013     6,514,584    
Fraikin, Ltd.      
GBP 1,612,016     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     2,857,447    
GBP 1,392,962     Term Loan, 8.13%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     2,469,154    
General Motors Corp.      
  13,469,363     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing November 29, 2013     12,688,558    
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      
  15,275,000     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing April 30, 2010     14,511,250    
HLI Operating Co., Inc.      
EUR 425,455     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing May 30, 2014     576,279    
EUR 7,356,109     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing May 30, 2014     9,963,872    
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.      
  6,946,805     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing January 12, 2012     5,592,178    
Locafroid Services S.A.S.      
EUR 1,666,405     Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     2,322,011    
Speedy 1, Ltd.      
EUR 6,457,254     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing August 31, 2013     7,484,681    
Tenneco Automotive, Inc.      
  5,050,000     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing March 17, 2014     4,595,500    
TriMas Corp.      
  893,750     Term Loan, 5.39%, Maturing August 2, 2011     826,719    
  8,083,157     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing August 2, 2013     7,476,920    
TRW Automotive, Inc.      
  6,704,250     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing February 2, 2014     6,508,707    
United Components, Inc.      
  7,501,299     Term Loan, 5.05%, Maturing June 30, 2010     7,266,883    
          $ 159,996,772    
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.4%      
Constellation Brands, Inc.      
  2,620,000     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing June 5, 2013   $ 2,561,519    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Beverage and Tobacco (continued)      
Culligan International Co.      
  17,320,025     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 24, 2014   $ 12,860,119    
Van Houtte, Inc.      
  864,622     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 11, 2014     818,149    
  117,903     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 11, 2014     111,566    
          $ 16,351,353    
Brokers, Dealers and Investment Houses — 0.2%      
AmeriTrade Holding Corp.      
  10,350,931     Term Loan, 4.37%, Maturing December 31, 2012   $ 10,130,053    
          $ 10,130,053    
Building and Development — 6.2%      
401 North Wabash Venture, LLC      
  8,031,110     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing May 7, 2008(2)   $ 7,850,410    
AIMCO Properties, L.P.      
  10,718,750     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing March 23, 2011     9,888,047    
Banning Lewis Ranch Co., LLC      
  13,000,000     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing December 3, 2012(2)     12,090,000    
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.      
  4,496,425     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing September 30, 2013     3,698,310    
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.      
  4,952,481     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing January 23, 2014     4,642,951    
Building Materials Corp. of America      
  11,702,614     Term Loan, 5.69%, Maturing February 22, 2014     9,849,704    
Capital Automotive (REIT)      
  4,788,753     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 16, 2010     4,644,344    
Contech Construction Products      
  1,888,678     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing January 13, 2013     1,640,789    
Epco/Fantome, LLC      
  9,890,000     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing November 23, 2010     8,594,904    
Financiere Daunou S.A.      
  1,664,521     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing May 31, 2015     1,230,081    
EUR 1,067,260     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing May 31, 2015     1,239,822    
EUR 2,613,290     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing May 31, 2015     3,035,826    
  2,452,266     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing February 28, 2016     1,814,677    
EUR 1,246,799     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing February 28, 2016     1,449,136    
EUR 2,423,776     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing February 28, 2016     2,817,119    
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.      
  10,625,000     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 1, 2010(2)     9,987,500    
  5,625,000     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing December 1, 2010     5,400,000    
General Growth Properties, Inc.      
  3,782,895     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 24, 2011     3,434,555    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Building and Development (continued)      
Hearthstone Housing Partners II, LLC      
  19,560,000     Revolving Loan, 4.42%, Maturing December 1, 2009(2)   $ 17,582,484    
Hovstone Holdings, LLC      
  4,260,000     Term Loan, 7.27%, Maturing February 28, 2009(3)     3,574,992    
LNR Property Corp.      
  9,154,000     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing July 3, 2011     7,663,619    
Mueller Water Products, Inc.      
  8,901,274     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing May 24, 2014     8,311,564    
NCI Building Systems, Inc.      
  5,975,136     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing June 18, 2010     5,751,069    
Nortek, Inc.      
  17,793,840     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing August 27, 2011     16,103,425    
November 2005 Land Investors      
  611,440     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing May 9, 2011     458,580    
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.      
  2,925,967     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing September 30, 2012     2,428,553    
PLY GEM Industries, Inc.      
  13,402,942     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 15, 2011     11,550,468    
  409,844     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 15, 2011     353,198    
Realogy Corp.      
  3,747,766     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing September 1, 2014     3,216,636    
  12,114,157     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing September 1, 2014     10,397,351    
Shea Capital I, LLC      
  806,937     Term Loan, 4.87%, Maturing October 27, 2011     641,515    
South Edge, LLC      
  8,794,643     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing October 31, 2009     5,540,625    
Standard Pacific Corp.      
  4,680,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing May 5, 2013     3,681,602    
Stile Acquisition Corp.      
  5,406,859     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing April 6, 2013     4,899,593    
Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp.      
  5,412,765     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing April 6, 2013     4,904,945    
Tousa/Kolter, LLC      
  7,908,533     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 31, 2031     4,433,524    
TRU 2005 RE Holding Co.      
  19,825,000     Term Loan, 5.71%, Maturing December 9, 2008     18,338,125    
United Subcontractors, Inc.      
  5,925,000     Term Loan, 12.21%, Maturing June 27, 2013(3)     2,962,500    
WCI Communities, Inc.      
  19,775,670     Term Loan, 7.98%, Maturing December 23, 2010     17,320,184    
Wintergames Acquisition ULC      
  20,888,624     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing April 24, 2009     19,896,414    
          $ 263,319,141    

 

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Business Equipment and Services — 6.9%      
ACCO Brands Corp.      
  5,207,841     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing August 17, 2012   $ 4,986,509    
Activant Solutions, Inc.      
  5,375,933     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing May 1, 2013     4,717,381    
Acxiom Corp.      
  10,044,515     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing September 15, 2012     9,805,958    
Affiliated Computer Services      
  12,860,027     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing March 20, 2013     12,429,011    
  5,962,750     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing March 20, 2013     5,762,902    
Affinion Group, Inc.      
  7,104,397     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing October 17, 2012     6,713,655    
Allied Security Holdings, LLC      
  5,742,766     Term Loan, 5.87%, Maturing June 30, 2010     5,369,486    
Cellnet Group, Inc.      
  1,994,413     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing July 22, 2011     1,789,986    
DynCorp International, LLC      
  7,082,317     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing February 11, 2011     6,807,877    
Education Management, LLC      
  12,483,305     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 1, 2013     11,164,756    
Info USA, Inc.      
  1,975,000     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing February 14, 2012     1,896,000    
  4,350,431     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing February 14, 2012     4,176,414    
Information Resources, Inc.      
  5,657,069     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing May 7, 2014     4,794,366    
Intergraph Corp.      
  3,349,524     Term Loan, 5.08%, Maturing May 29, 2014     3,168,090    
iPayment, Inc.      
  10,804,359     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing May 10, 2013     8,967,618    
ista International GmbH      
EUR 9,635,715     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 14, 2015     12,670,303    
EUR 1,914,285     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 14, 2015     2,517,153    
Kronos, Inc.      
  8,841,111     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 11, 2014     8,056,462    
Language Line, Inc.      
  6,968,657     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing June 11, 2011     6,463,429    
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC      
  9,531,466     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing May 22, 2014     8,185,147    
Protection One, Inc.      
  9,270,464     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing March 31, 2012     8,018,951    
Quintiles Transnational Corp.      
  11,190,363     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 31, 2013     10,574,893    
Sabre, Inc.      
  30,769,734     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 30, 2014     26,117,750    
Safenet, Inc.      
  3,970,000     Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing April 12, 2014     3,314,950    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)      
Serena Software, Inc.      
  2,592,464     Term Loan, 4.68%, Maturing March 10, 2013   $ 2,346,180    
Sitel (Client Logic)      
  5,201,404     Term Loan, 5.14%, Maturing January 29, 2014     3,771,018    
EUR 946,407     Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,068,259    
Solera Holdings, LLC      
EUR 3,123,959     Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing May 15, 2014     4,450,278    
Solera Nederland Holdings      
  3,813,013     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing May 15, 2014     3,527,037    
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.      
  40,659,866     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing February 11, 2013     38,613,008    
TDS Investor Corp.      
  2,582,721     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,387,080    
  10,917,500     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing August 23, 2013     10,033,182    
  12,871,734     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing August 23, 2013     11,896,701    
EUR 2,105,820     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,926,106    
Transaction Network Services, Inc.      
  5,340,138     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing May 4, 2012     4,939,627    
Valassis Communications, Inc.      
  5,170,335     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing March 2, 2014     4,823,494    
  1,302,069     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,214,722    
VWR International, Inc.      
  7,850,000     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 28, 2013     7,339,750    
West Corp.      
  17,924,169     Term Loan, 5.28%, Maturing October 24, 2013     16,429,240    
          $ 294,234,729    
Cable and Satellite Television — 7.2%      
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC      
  10,923,323     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 10, 2011   $ 10,196,922    
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC      
  15,551,500     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing March 29, 2014     14,256,838    
  1,500,000     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,375,125    
Cequel Communications, LLC      
  32,179,689     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing November 5, 2013     29,420,280    
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.      
  44,358,153     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing April 28, 2013     39,293,915    
CSC Holdings, Inc.      
  19,006,756     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 29, 2013     18,353,399    
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC      
  28,316,250     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing April 6, 2014     26,996,515    
Kabel BW GmbH & Co. KG      
EUR 1,627,431     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing June 9, 2012     2,261,369    
MCC Iowa, LLC      
  1,338,250     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing March 31, 2010     1,206,098    

 

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)      
Mediacom Broadband Group      
  7,900,000     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015   $ 7,208,750    
  10,304,218     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015     9,402,599    
Mediacom Illinois, LLC      
  1,950,000     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing September 30, 2012     1,729,406    
  15,396,809     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015     13,924,489    
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.      
  7,993,878     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing March 30, 2012     7,361,027    
GBP 3,637,947     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing March 30, 2012     6,721,492    
GBP 2,224,230     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing March 30, 2012     4,109,500    
GBP 2,139,186     Term Loan, 7.68%, Maturing March 30, 2012     3,952,371    
GBP 1,990,985     Term Loan, 7.68%, Maturing March 30, 2012     3,678,554    
GBP 3,500,000     Term Loan, 8.27%, Maturing March 30, 2013     6,252,596    
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG      
EUR 2,998,397     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing March 2, 2015     3,357,218    
EUR 600,197     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     765,856    
EUR 12,586,345     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     16,060,286    
EUR 2,998,397     Term Loan, 7.02%, Maturing March 2, 2016     3,357,218    
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.      
EUR 6,617,448     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing October 16, 2011     9,385,476    
EUR 16,675,000     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing October 16, 2011     23,660,487    
  12,925,000     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 31, 2014     12,185,858    
YPSO Holding SA      
EUR 12,899,564     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     16,557,582    
EUR 4,978,165     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     6,389,858    
EUR 8,122,271     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     10,425,559    
          $ 309,846,643    
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.3%      
Arizona Chemical, Inc.      
EUR 3,015,572     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing February 28, 2013   $ 3,697,268    
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG      
  1,963,636     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,818,818    
  8,036,364     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     7,443,682    
EUR 3,511,248     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing December 23, 2013     5,081,263    
EUR 845,455     Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,223,490    
EUR 654,545     Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     947,218    
EUR 525,062     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing December 23, 2014     759,838    
EUR 963,689     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing December 23, 2014     1,394,592    
EUR 770,053     Term Loan, 8.74%, Maturing June 23, 2015     1,003,077    
EUR 229,947     Term Loan, 8.74%, Maturing June 23, 2015     299,530    
Celanese Holdings, LLC      
EUR 992,500     Term Loan, 6.23%, Maturing April 6, 2011     1,471,825    
  7,000,000     Term Loan, 2.70%, Maturing April 2, 2014     6,776,875    
  16,566,693     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing April 2, 2014     16,038,630    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)      
Cognis GmbH      
EUR 6,426,230     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 15, 2013   $ 9,025,337    
EUR 1,573,770     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 15, 2013     2,210,287    
Columbian Chemicals Acquisition      
  4,138,137     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing March 16, 2013     3,724,323    
Ferro Corp.      
  13,733,732     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 6, 2012     12,703,702    
First Chemical Holding      
EUR 1,330,000     Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing December 18, 2014(2)     1,821,332    
EUR 1,330,000     Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing December 18, 2015(2)     1,829,961    
Foamex L.P.      
  3,673,125     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing February 12, 2013     3,039,511    
Georgia Gulf Corp.      
  5,825,764     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 3, 2013     5,512,629    
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.      
EUR 1,121,976     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing May 5, 2012     1,580,858    
  15,393,428     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing May 5, 2013     14,551,608    
  3,343,390     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 5, 2013     3,160,550    
  2,519,811     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,382,010    
  9,800,000     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing May 5, 2013     9,264,067    
Huish Detergents, Inc.      
  3,965,025     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 26, 2014     3,419,834    
Huntsman International, LLC      
  7,864,329     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing August 16, 2012     7,632,088    
INEOS Group      
EUR 69,301     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing December 14, 2011     95,118    
EUR 70,369     Term Loan, 7.71%, Maturing December 14, 2011     96,693    
  5,414,941     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing December 14, 2012     4,950,160    
  7,879,348     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing December 14, 2013     7,369,657    
  7,879,348     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing December 14, 2014     7,369,657    
Innophos, Inc.      
  6,117,462     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing August 10, 2010     5,796,295    
Invista B.V.      
  1,724,678     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 30, 2010     1,664,314    
  8,909,179     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 29, 2011     8,567,663    
  5,569,229     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 29, 2011     5,355,743    
ISP Chemco, Inc.      
  9,661,701     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing June 4, 2014     9,157,486    
Kleopatra      
  8,876,250     Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing January 3, 2016     6,401,995    
EUR 5,100,000     Term Loan, 7.24%, Maturing January 3, 2016     5,721,899    
Kranton Polymers, LLC      
  9,146,600     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 12, 2013     7,648,844    
Lucite International Group Holdings      
  4,801,500     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 7, 2013     4,306,345    
  1,700,130     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 7, 2013     1,524,804    

 

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)      
MacDermid, Inc.      
  3,432,171     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 12, 2014   $ 3,123,275    
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals      
  8,428,875     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 30, 2014     7,338,389    
Momentive Performance Material      
  4,950,000     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 4, 2013     4,626,483    
  1,655,736     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,547,522    
Nalco Co.      
  5,905,907     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 4, 2010     5,830,241    
Propex Fabrics, Inc.      
  5,625,007     Term Loan, 9.24%, Maturing July 31, 2012     3,656,254    
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.      
EUR 2,241,799     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing July 30, 2011     3,176,133    
  22,132,487     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing December 10, 2012     21,115,012    
Solo Cup Co.      
  2,552,240     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing February 27, 2011     2,470,203    
TPG Spring UK, Ltd.      
EUR 2,271,011     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing June 27, 2013     3,118,078    
EUR 2,271,011     Term Loan, 10.72%, Maturing June 27, 2013     3,122,498    
Wellman, Inc.      
  5,250,000     Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing February 10, 2009     3,727,500    
          $ 268,692,464    
Clothing / Textiles — 0.5%      
Hanesbrands, Inc.      
  7,640,190     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing September 5, 2013   $ 7,516,037    
  5,000,000     Term Loan, 6.66%, Maturing March 5, 2014     4,968,750    
St. John Knits International, Inc.      
  2,518,697     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing March 23, 2012     2,317,202    
The William Carter Co.      
  2,336,526     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing July 14, 2012     2,231,383    
Warnaco, Inc.      
  3,220,340     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing January 31, 2013     3,027,120    
          $ 20,060,492    
Conglomerates — 2.4%      
American Greetings Corp.      
  5,497,738     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 4, 2013(2)   $ 5,387,783    
Amsted Industries, Inc.      
  9,647,652     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 15, 2010     9,502,937    
  6,397,370     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing April 5, 2013     6,301,410    
Blount, Inc.      
  2,153,071     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing August 9, 2010     2,040,035    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Conglomerates (continued)      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)      
  3,931,314     Term Loan, 5.22%, Maturing July 13, 2015   $ 3,430,072    
  3,931,314     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing July 13, 2015     3,430,072    
EUR 849,214     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,153,568    
EUR 849,214     Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,153,568    
GBP 737,276     Term Loan, 8.04%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,256,999    
GBP 737,276     Term Loan, 8.54%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,256,999    
Jarden Corp.      
  13,104,523     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing January 24, 2012     12,493,892    
  4,563,288     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing January 24, 2012     4,350,653    
Johnson Diversey, Inc.      
  2,023,461     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 16, 2010     1,924,817    
  8,162,435     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 16, 2011     7,764,516    
Polymer Group, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 22, 2010(2)     898,300    
  18,966,350     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing November 22, 2012     16,880,051    
RBS Global, Inc.      
  2,271,250     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing July 19, 2013     2,129,297    
  6,185,246     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing July 19, 2013     5,798,668    
RGIS Holdings, LLC      
  762,924     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing April 30, 2014     661,360    
  15,258,488     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing April 30, 2014     13,227,202    
US Investigations Services, Inc.      
  1,979,950     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,796,805    
          $ 102,839,004    
Containers and Glass Products — 3.1%      
Berry Plastics Corp.      
  19,688,470     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 17,922,670    
Consolidated Container Co.      
  5,910,050     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing March 28, 2014     4,632,002    
Crown Americas, Inc.      
  4,751,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing November 15, 2012     4,572,837    
  1,421,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,367,712    
EUR 4,410,000     Term Loan, 6.09%, Maturing November 15, 2012     6,659,951    
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.      
  22,475,033     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing October 7, 2011     21,352,832    
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.      
  30,849,696     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing May 16, 2014     29,440,050    
  3,500,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing May 16, 2014     3,384,790    
JSG Acquisitions      
EUR 1,250,000     Term Loan, 6.53%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,843,412    
EUR 1,250,000     Term Loan, 6.66%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,843,412    
OI European Group B.V.      
EUR 12,064,500     Term Loan, 5.86%, Maturing June 14, 2013     16,889,252    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Containers and Glass Products (continued)      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container      
  4,096,569     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing June 14, 2013   $ 3,936,802    
Pregis Corp.      
  2,632,500     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing October 12, 2011     2,448,225    
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.      
  2,817,651     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing November 1, 2011     2,747,914    
  3,792,745     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing November 1, 2011     3,698,875    
  3,523,439     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 1, 2011     3,436,234    
  8,423,927     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 1, 2011     8,215,435    
          $ 134,392,405    
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%      
American Safety Razor Co.      
  3,408,214     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 31, 2013   $ 3,280,406    
Prestige Brands, Inc.      
  9,420,233     Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing April 7, 2011     9,114,075    
          $ 12,394,481    
Drugs — 0.9%      
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC      
  10,772,291     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 9,045,363    
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.      
  3,080,126     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing January 30, 2012     2,926,120    
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.      
  2,964,239     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 28, 2013     2,860,491    
  6,477,361     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 28, 2013     6,250,654    
Warner Chilcott Corp.      
  2,402,227     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing January 18, 2012     2,313,145    
  17,077,017     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing January 18, 2012     16,443,750    
          $ 39,839,523    
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.4%      
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.      
  944,025     Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing January 15, 2012   $ 913,559    
  1,033,458     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing January 15, 2012     1,000,105    
Big Dumpster Merger Sub, Inc.      
  685,378     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 5, 2013     579,144    
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)      
EUR 2,000,000     Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing April 1, 2015     2,854,965    
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.      
  2,974,286     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 28, 2010     2,877,621    
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.      
  466,049     Term Loan, 9.69%, Maturing December 12, 2010(3)     466,049    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued)      
IESI Corp.      
  2,267,647     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing January 20, 2012   $ 2,159,934    
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.      
  3,000,000     Revolving Loan, 7.82%, Maturing December 17, 2009(2)     2,595,000    
  5,446,837     Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing December 17, 2010     4,902,153    
  440,702     Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing December 17, 2010     396,632    
Wastequip, Inc.      
  288,580     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 5, 2013     243,850    
          $ 18,989,012    
Electronics / Electrical — 3.0%      
Aspect Software, Inc.      
  4,807,799     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 4,507,312    
EnerSys Capital, Inc.      
  9,154,909     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing March 17, 2011     8,594,171    
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.      
  9,312,805     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 26, 2013     8,823,883    
FCI International S.A.S.      
  764,245     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     699,284    
  735,755     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     673,216    
  735,755     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     667,698    
  764,245     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     693,552    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     907,500    
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.      
  37,593,519     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 1, 2013     32,663,655    
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings      
  19,622,163     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing July 28, 2012     16,310,923    
  7,283,820     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing July 28, 2012     6,054,675    
EUR 2,962,500     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing July 28, 2012     3,724,445    
Invensys International Holding      
  2,166,667     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing December 15, 2010     2,090,833    
EUR 1,001,757     Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing December 15, 2010     1,505,049    
  2,333,333     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing January 15, 2011     2,245,833    
Network Solutions, LLC      
  6,068,070     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing March 7, 2014     5,066,838    
Open Solutions, Inc.      
  10,288,224     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing January 23, 2014     8,558,516    
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.      
  10,780,498     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing April 27, 2013     9,846,185    
SS&C Technologies, Inc.      
  3,518,471     Term Loan, 4.83%, Maturing November 23, 2012     3,272,178    
Vertafore, Inc.      
  9,954,752     Term Loan, 5.59%, Maturing January 31, 2012     9,208,146    
          $ 126,113,892    

 

See notes to financial statements
21



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.5%      
Maxim Crane Works, L.P.      
  8,436,250     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing June 29, 2014   $ 7,508,263    
The Hertz Corp.      
  1,655,560     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing December 21, 2012     1,590,278    
  3,195,454     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing December 21, 2012     3,069,451    
United Rentals, Inc.      
  2,462,196     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 14, 2011     2,402,692    
  5,748,938     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing February 14, 2011     5,610,004    
          $ 20,180,688    
Farming / Agriculture — 0.3%      
BF Bolthouse HoldCo, LLC      
  4,309,977     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 16, 2012   $ 4,097,172    
Central Garden & Pet Co.      
  10,804,365     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing February 28, 2014     9,498,841    
          $ 13,596,013    
Financial Intermediaries — 1.3%      
Asset Acceptence Capital Corp.      
  1,486,263     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing June 5, 2013   $ 1,374,793    
Citco III, Ltd.      
  10,875,000     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing June 30, 2014     9,760,313    
E.A. Viner International Co.      
  757,350     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing July 31, 2013     719,483    
Grosvenor Capital Management      
  4,237,245     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing December 5, 2013     4,067,755    
INVESTools, Inc.      
  2,304,000     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing August 13, 2012     2,096,640    
Jupiter Asset Management Group      
GBP 3,764,439     Term Loan, 7.84%, Maturing June 30, 2015     6,421,186    
LPL Holdings, Inc.      
  22,419,972     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 18, 2014     20,906,624    
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.      
  11,274,638     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing May 24, 2014     9,484,789    
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O'Brien)      
  4,203,875     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing July 31, 2014     2,837,616    
          $ 57,669,199    
Food Products — 3.0%      
Acosta, Inc.      
  15,690,114     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 14,964,447    
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.      
  7,621,197     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 29, 2013     7,202,032    
  3,740,386     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,534,665    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Food Products (continued)      
American Seafoods Group, LLC      
  3,950,358     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing September 30, 2012   $ 3,693,584    
BL Marketing, Ltd.      
GBP 3,500,000     Term Loan, 7.70%, Maturing December 31, 2013     6,417,805    
GBP 2,500,000     Term Loan, 10.09%, Maturing June 30, 2015     4,406,724    
Black Lion Beverages III B.V.      
EUR 3,000,000     Term Loan, 8.92%, Maturing January 24, 2016     4,025,560    
Bumble Bee Seafood, LLC      
  3,000,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing May 2, 2012     2,842,500    
Dean Foods Co.      
  23,908,376     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing April 2, 2014     22,855,738    
Dole Food Company, Inc.      
  1,091,079     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,019,477    
  6,493,924     Term Loan, 4.83%, Maturing April 12, 2013     6,067,760    
  1,947,677     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,819,861    
Foodvest Limited      
GBP 437,500     Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing March 16, 2014     783,091    
GBP 401,305     Term Loan, 8.38%, Maturing March 16, 2015     718,304    
GBP 500,000     Term Loan, 9.88%, Maturing September 16, 2015     828,530    
MafCo Worldwide Corp.      
  812,696     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 8, 2011     763,934    
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC      
  4,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 2, 2013(2)     3,300,000    
  28,370,550     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing April 2, 2014     26,538,295    
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.      
  12,335,000     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing August 9, 2012     10,669,775    
Ruby Acquisitions, Ltd.      
GBP 2,242,782     Term Loan, 8.58%, Maturing January 5, 2015     3,875,595    
          $ 126,327,677    
Food Service — 1.9%      
AFC Enterprises, Inc.      
  2,055,134     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 23, 2009   $ 1,880,448    
Aramark Corp.      
  89,602     Term Loan, Maturing January 26, 2014(4)     86,354    
  1,410,398     Term Loan, Maturing January 26, 2014(4)     1,359,271    
  15,656,346     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing January 26, 2014     15,031,203    
  1,137,583     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing January 26, 2014     1,092,204    
Buffets, Inc.      
  1,826,350     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing May 1, 2013     1,057,000    
  11,679,731     Term Loan, 11.39%, Maturing November 1, 2013     6,759,644    
CBRL Group, Inc.      
  2,948,324     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,793,537    
  6,507,657     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing April 27, 2013     6,166,005    

 

See notes to financial statements
22



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Food Service (continued)      
JRD Holdings, Inc.      
  3,715,625     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 26, 2014   $ 3,585,578    
Maine Beverage Co., LLC      
  2,808,929     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing June 30, 2010     2,696,571    
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC      
  648,261     Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing May 9, 2013     565,878    
  7,698,084     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 9, 2014     6,719,788    
QCE Finance, LLC      
  9,031,500     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing May 5, 2013     7,680,000    
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC      
  4,782,412     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,682,457    
Selecta      
CHF 18,404,850     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing June 28, 2015     15,461,806    
SSP Financing, Ltd.      
  3,954,516     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing June 15, 2014     3,143,840    
  3,954,516     Term Loan, 5.93%, Maturing June 15, 2015     3,163,613    
          $ 82,925,197    
Food / Drug Retailers — 1.4%      
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.      
  12,652,101     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 11,252,462    
Pantry, Inc. (The)      
  66,047     Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing May 15, 2014(2)     55,975    
  7,177,795     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing May 15, 2014     6,083,181    
Rite Aid Corp.      
  25,000,000     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing June 1, 2014     23,523,450    
Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.      
  17,913,704     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing November 3, 2011     16,820,968    
          $ 57,736,036    
Forest Products — 1.2%      
Appleton Papers, Inc.      
  10,567,638     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 9,757,448    
Georgia-Pacific Corp.      
  1,680,213     Term Loan, Maturing December 20, 2012(4)     1,602,503    
  2,054,873     Term Loan, 4.68%, Maturing December 20, 2012     1,986,097    
  33,779,289     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing December 20, 2012     32,454,499    
Xerium Technologies, Inc.      
  9,157,010     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing May 18, 2012     7,417,178    
          $ 53,217,725    
Healthcare — 8.1%      
Accellent, Inc.      
  3,171,837     Term Loan, 5.84%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 2,755,534    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Healthcare (continued)      
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.      
  1,980,000     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing April 2, 2014   $ 1,841,400    
Alliance Imaging, Inc.      
  4,635,234     Term Loan, 5.41%, Maturing December 29, 2011     4,415,061    
American Medical Systems      
  8,927,954     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing July 20, 2012     8,459,236    
AMN Healthcare, Inc.      
  2,121,817     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 2, 2011     2,036,945    
AMR HoldCo, Inc.      
  5,976,263     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 10, 2012     5,677,450    
Biomet, Inc.      
  8,181,111     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing December 26, 2014     8,039,643    
EUR 7,979,888     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing December 26, 2014     11,875,161    
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.      
  14,783,275     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 10, 2014     13,194,073    
Carestream Health, Inc.      
  14,096,623     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing April 30, 2013     12,017,371    
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH      
EUR 6,371,053     Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing March 23, 2015     8,017,929    
CB Diagnostics AB      
  998,084     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing January 16, 2015     928,218    
  2,315,036     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing January 16, 2016     2,152,984    
Community Health Systems, Inc.      
  34,716,565     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing July 25, 2014     33,307,871    
Concentra, Inc.      
  5,955,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 25, 2014     5,352,056    
CRC Health Corp.      
  1,851,601     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing February 6, 2013     1,694,215    
  3,895,798     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing February 6, 2013     3,564,655    
Dako Equity Project Delphi      
  1,568,302     Term Loan, 4.81%, Maturing June 12, 2016     1,257,778    
EUR 3,098,534     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing June 12, 2016     3,868,934    
DaVita, Inc.      
  14,753,556     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing October 5, 2012     14,155,034    
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings      
  6,715,942     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing March 31, 2013     6,507,117    
Gambro Holding AB      
  1,292,918     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing June 5, 2014     1,187,329    
  1,292,918     Term Loan, 6.07%, Maturing June 5, 2015     1,191,640    
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.      
  5,377,997     Term Loan, 4.87%, Maturing May 30, 2013     5,088,930    
HCA, Inc.      
  43,763,298     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing November 18, 2013     41,631,937    
Health Management Association, Inc.      
  2,500,000     Term Loan, Maturing February 28, 2014(4)     2,271,875    
  21,083,449     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 28, 2014     19,551,235    

 

See notes to financial statements
23



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Healthcare (continued)      
HealthSouth Corp.      
  7,503,779     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing March 10, 2013   $ 7,140,319    
Iasis Healthcare, LLC      
  1,075,131     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing March 14, 2014     1,030,333    
  3,115,084     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing March 14, 2014     2,985,287    
  286,702     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing March 14, 2014     274,756    
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.      
  1,552,672     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 28, 2013     1,467,275    
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC      
  7,629,788     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing June 26, 2014     7,082,984    
inVentiv Health, Inc.      
  8,024,363     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing July 6, 2014     7,452,627    
Leiner Health Products, Inc.      
  8,057,750     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing May 27, 2011(10)     3,658,219    
LifeCare Holdings, Inc.      
  8,023,852     Term Loan, 6.95%, Maturing August 11, 2012     6,940,632    
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.      
  11,519,064     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing April 15, 2012     11,087,099    
Matria Healthcare, Inc.      
  3,122,163     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing January 19, 2012     3,044,109    
MultiPlan Merger Corp.      
  3,510,235     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing April 12, 2013     3,316,076    
  3,929,197     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing April 12, 2013     3,711,865    
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.      
  484,400     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing June 29, 2013     416,584    
  8,022,702     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 29, 2013     6,899,524    
Nyco Holdings      
  2,859,137     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing December 29, 2014     2,383,294    
EUR 5,346,366     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 29, 2014     7,065,946    
  2,859,137     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing December 29, 2015     2,383,294    
EUR 5,350,000     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing December 29, 2015     7,070,749    
Psychiatric Solutions Inc.      
  994,453     Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing May 31, 2014     957,161    
RadNet Management, Inc.      
  2,458,847     Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing November 15, 2012     2,348,199    
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC      
  9,230,328     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing November 16, 2013     8,716,891    
Renal Advantage, Inc.      
  2,172,585     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing October 5, 2012     2,036,798    
Select Medical Holding Corp.      
  1,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.18%, Maturing February 24, 2010(2)     850,000    
  4,643,973     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing February 24, 2012     4,253,880    
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.      
  5,745,846     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 13, 2010     4,740,323    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Healthcare (continued)      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC      
  10,745,426     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing September 23, 2011   $ 10,378,287    
Viant Holdings, Inc.      
  4,838,437     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 25, 2014     4,112,672    
          $ 345,846,794    
Home Furnishings — 1.5%      
Dometic Corp.      
  2,790,150     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing December 31, 2014   $ 2,308,849    
  1,788,692     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,480,142    
  421,159     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing December 31, 2014     348,509    
Hunter Fan Co.      
  3,903,211     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing April 16, 2014     3,151,843    
Interline Brands, Inc.      
  5,882,406     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing June 23, 2013     5,558,873    
  3,072,818     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing June 23, 2013     2,903,813    
National Bedding Co., LLC      
  10,731,056     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing August 31, 2011     8,638,500    
  1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.70%, Maturing August 31, 2012     1,065,000    
Oreck Corp.      
  4,212,647     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing February 2, 2012(3)     1,963,094    
Sanitec, Ltd. Oy      
EUR 4,478,261     Term Loan, 7.54%, Maturing April 7, 2013     5,348,678    
EUR 4,478,261     Term Loan, 8.04%, Maturing April 7, 2014     5,348,678    
Sealy Mattress Co.      
  3,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.96%, Maturing April 6, 2012(2)     2,730,000    
  6,357,539     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing August 25, 2012     5,912,511    
Simmons Co.      
  18,290,235     Term Loan, 5.61%, Maturing December 19, 2011     16,461,211    
  2,500,000     Term Loan, 8.20%, Maturing February 15, 2012     1,637,500    
          $ 64,857,201    
Industrial Equipment — 2.2%      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.      
EUR 649,491     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014   $ 943,779    
EUR 1,102,908     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,602,643    
EUR 1,355,481     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,969,658    
EUR 1,135,787     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,650,419    
Colfax Corp.      
  1,983,244     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 30, 2009     1,943,579    
EUR 3,591,204     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 19, 2011     5,507,278    
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)      
  352,242     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 13, 2014     291,921    
  9,424,516     Term loan, 5.40%, Maturing July 13, 2014     7,810,567    
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 8.65%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,280,000    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)      
Flowserve Corp.      
  3,616,499     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 10, 2012   $ 3,444,715    
FR Brand Acquisition Corp.      
  9,062,770     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing February 7, 2014     8,043,208    
Generac Acquisition Corp.      
  9,785,624     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing November 7, 2013     7,936,141    
Gleason Corp.      
  1,940,737     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing June 30, 2013     1,804,885    
  1,518,056     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing June 30, 2013     1,411,792    
Heating Finance PLC (Baxi)      
EUR 3,253,597     Term Loan, Maturing December 27, 2010(2)(3)     3,390,356    
GBP 2,425,022     Term Loan, 8.22%, Maturing December 27, 2010     3,602,158    
Itron, Inc.      
GBP 790,000     Term Loan, 8.01%, Maturing April 18, 2014     1,388,613    
Jason, Inc.      
  1,923,720     Term Loan, 5.22%, Maturing April 30, 2010     1,702,492    
John Maneely Co.      
  13,350,760     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing December 8, 2013     12,058,593    
KION Group GmbH      
  2,250,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 23, 2014     2,098,125    
  2,250,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing December 23, 2015     2,098,125    
Polypore, Inc.      
  1,999,803     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 3, 2013(2)     1,739,829    
  16,857,538     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing July 3, 2014     16,098,948    
EUR 1,106,137     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing July 3, 2014     1,481,045    
TFS Acquisition Corp.      
  4,422,551     Term Loan, 6.20%, Maturing August 11, 2013     4,112,972    
          $ 95,411,841    
Insurance — 1.1%      
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.      
  7,338,125     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 6,897,838    
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.      
  4,362,620     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing February 10, 2013     4,231,742    
Conseco, Inc.      
  23,388,206     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing October 10, 2013     17,930,966    
Crump Group, Inc.      
  6,898,446     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 4, 2014     6,346,570    
Hub International Holdings, Inc.      
  465,194     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing June 13, 2014(2)     419,256    
  6,505,483     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 13, 2014     5,863,066    
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.      
  7,071,562     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing May 4, 2014     6,647,269    
          $ 48,336,707    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 5.6%      
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.      
  2,967,140     Term Loan, 5.93%, Maturing June 8, 2012   $ 2,655,590    
AMC Entertainment, Inc.      
  16,602,585     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing January 26, 2013     15,719,095    
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.      
  6,004,625     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing June 8, 2013     4,803,700    
Bombardier Recreational Products      
  13,400,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing June 28, 2013     11,903,662    
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.      
  5,978,516     Term Loan, 6.49%, Maturing May 19, 2012     5,679,591    
  3,268,644     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing May 19, 2012     3,105,212    
Cedar Fair, L.P.      
  4,912,500     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing August 31, 2011     4,684,614    
  3,978,935     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing August 30, 2012     3,794,356    
Cinemark, Inc.      
  26,436,214     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing October 5, 2013     25,269,293    
Dave & Buster's, Inc.      
  815,456     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2013     758,374    
  2,086,817     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2013     1,940,740    
Deluxe Entertainment Services      
  271,434     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 28, 2011     237,505    
  516,186     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 28, 2011     451,663    
  5,507,882     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing January 28, 2011     4,819,397    
DW Funding, LLC      
  4,983,964     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing April 30, 2011     4,784,606    
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.      
  7,437,875     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing March 16, 2012     6,563,925    
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.      
  1,313,317     Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing June 9, 2014     1,090,053    
  4,591,934     Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing June 9, 2014     3,811,305    
Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 31, 2008(2)     960,000    
Mega Blocks, Inc.      
  1,895,891     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing July 26, 2012     1,666,014    
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.      
  50,125,860     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing April 8, 2012     40,273,021    
National CineMedia, LLC      
  16,250,000     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing February 13, 2015     15,147,324    
Odeon      
EUR 1,064,322     Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing April 2, 2015     1,497,552    
GBP 623,547     Term Loan, 8.16%, Maturing April 2, 2015     1,118,672    
EUR 1,064,322     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing April 2, 2016     1,501,695    
GBP 623,547     Term Loan, 8.54%, Maturing April 2, 2016     1,120,731    
Regal Cinemas Corp.      
  25,027,778     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing November 10, 2010     23,823,316    

 

See notes to financial statements
25



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC      
  6,481,895     Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing December 21, 2014   $ 5,995,753    
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.      
  14,462,925     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing April 30, 2015     12,921,727    
Southwest Sports Group, LLC      
  9,500,000     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing December 22, 2010     8,360,000    
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.      
  9,996,088     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing June 9, 2011     9,758,681    
WMG Acquisition Corp.      
  390,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2010(2)     349,050    
  13,462,451     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing February 28, 2011     12,444,353    
Zuffa, LLC      
  2,481,250     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing June 20, 2016     1,674,844    
          $ 240,685,414    
Lodging and Casinos — 3.6%      
Bally Technologies, Inc.      
  8,480,980     Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing September 5, 2009   $ 8,337,864    
Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise      
  3,458,296     Term Loan, 6.47%, Maturing November 4, 2011     3,250,798    
Dionysos Leisure Entertainment      
EUR 1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.38%, Maturing June 30, 2014     2,117,385    
EUR 1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.76%, Maturing June 30, 2015     2,121,275    
Full Moon Holdco 3 Ltd.      
GBP 1,500,000     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing November 20, 2014     2,740,586    
GBP 1,500,000     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing November 20, 2015     2,740,586    
Gala Electric Casinos, Ltd.      
GBP 5,000,000     Term Loan, 6.21%, Maturing December 12, 2012(2)     9,209,558    
GBP 6,847,984     Term Loan, 8.01%, Maturing December 12, 2013     12,422,050    
GBP 5,933,651     Term Loan, 8.51%, Maturing December 12, 2014     10,763,476    
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC      
  7,072,743     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing February 16, 2014     5,693,558    
Harrah's Operating Co.      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(4)     1,879,463    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(4)     943,750    
Herbst Gaming, Inc.      
  2,495,403     Term Loan, 9.85%, Maturing December 2, 2011     1,785,773    
  6,276,496     Term Loan, 10.75%, Maturing December 2, 2011     4,491,617    
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.      
  10,033,008     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     8,879,212    
  142,290     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     125,927    
  5,482,103     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     4,851,661    
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.      
  5,878,075     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 4, 2014     5,202,096    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.      
  9,746,406     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 8,308,811    
  954,167     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing June 30, 2014     813,427    
Penn National Gaming, Inc.      
  14,842,318     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing October 3, 2012     14,388,796    
Scandic Hotels      
EUR 1,724,568     Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing April 25, 2015     2,406,413    
EUR 1,724,568     Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing April 25, 2016     2,413,126    
Seminole Tribe of Florida      
  1,367,360     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 5, 2014     1,333,176    
  352,718     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 5, 2014     343,900    
  1,392,439     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing March 5, 2014     1,357,628    
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands Inc.      
  9,006,667     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 14, 2014(2)     8,293,294    
  23,158,333     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing May 23, 2014     21,324,078    
VML US Finance, LLC      
  3,333,333     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 25, 2012     3,185,627    
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 25, 2013     1,911,376    
          $ 153,636,287    
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.2%      
Compass Minerals Group, Inc.      
  1,293,347     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing December 22, 2012   $ 1,254,546    
Euramax International, Inc.      
  4,408,661     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 28, 2012     3,698,867    
GBP 894,902     Term Loan, 10.68%, Maturing June 29, 2012     1,506,538    
Magnum Coal Co.      
  1,375,000     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 15, 2013     1,366,406    
  7,975,000     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 15, 2013     7,925,156    
Murray Energy Corp.      
  7,638,912     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing January 28, 2010     7,256,966    
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition      
  1,955,586     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing May 18, 2014     1,857,806    
Novelis, Inc.      
  2,024,520     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,928,355    
  4,453,943     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 28, 2014     4,242,381    
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings      
  1,368,080     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing May 8, 2014     1,240,962    
  15,281,664     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing May 8, 2014     13,861,737    
Thompson Creek Metals Co.      
  5,855,644     Term Loan, 7.48%, Maturing October 26, 2012     5,797,087    
Tube City IMS Corp.      
  162,162     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 25, 2014     147,568    
  1,324,459     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 25, 2014     1,205,258    
          $ 53,289,633    

 

See notes to financial statements
26



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Oil and Gas — 1.6%      
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.      
  4,960,000     Term Loan, 5.62%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 4,846,332    
Citgo Petroleum Corp.      
  4,839,952     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing November 15, 2012     4,549,554    
Dresser, Inc.      
  6,167,014     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing May 4, 2014     5,961,449    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.      
  26,178,793     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing April 2, 2013     24,717,152    
  1,287,833     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing April 2, 2013     1,215,930    
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.      
  2,400,000     Term Loan, 4.96%, Maturing October 31, 2014     2,361,000    
Hercules Offshore, Inc.      
  3,285,100     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing July 6, 2013     3,208,449    
Primary Natural Resources, Inc.      
  13,181,000     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 28, 2010     12,503,497    
Targa Resources, Inc.      
  4,828,492     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing October 31, 2012     4,645,010    
  3,761,945     Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing October 31, 2012     3,618,991    
          $ 67,627,364    
Publishing — 9.9%      
American Media Operations, Inc.      
  20,000,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing January 31, 2013   $ 18,325,000    
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH      
  6,825,000     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2013     5,937,750    
EUR 708,499     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2013     966,282    
Black Press US Partnership      
  922,110     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 2, 2013     843,730    
  1,518,769     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 2, 2013     1,389,673    
CanWest MediaWorks, Ltd.      
  7,344,500     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing July 10, 2014     7,050,720    
Dex Media West, LLC      
  5,028,383     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 9, 2010     4,912,730    
  1,453,875     Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing September 9, 2010     1,424,191    
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.      
  1,825,000     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing August 28, 2014     1,237,578    
  13,275,000     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 28, 2014     9,002,109    
  7,750,000     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing August 28, 2014     5,328,125    
Hanley-Wood, LLC      
  7,462,500     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2014     5,643,516    
Idearc, Inc.      
  43,189,980     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing November 17, 2014     35,739,708    
Josten's Corp.      
  2,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.58%, Maturing October 4, 2009(2)     1,920,000    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Publishing (continued)      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.      
  1,250,000     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015   $ 1,153,906    
MediaNews Group, Inc.      
  9,989,267     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing August 25, 2010     7,891,521    
  4,555,877     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing August 2, 2013     3,348,570    
Mediannuaire Holding      
EUR 7,000,000     Term Loan, 6.11%, Maturing October 24, 2013     9,881,543    
EUR 2,000,000     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing October 10, 2014     2,543,196    
EUR 2,000,000     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing October 10, 2015     2,547,867    
Merrill Communications, LLC      
  10,327,282     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 9, 2009     8,984,735    
Nebraska Book Co., Inc.      
  9,002,234     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing March 4, 2011     8,282,055    
Nelson Education, Ltd.      
  298,500     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 5, 2014     264,173    
Newspaper Holdings, Inc.      
  19,650,000     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing July 24, 2014     16,211,250    
Nielsen Finance, LLC      
  37,191,718     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing August 9, 2013     35,270,134    
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC      
  6,012,873     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing June 29, 2013     5,141,006    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.      
  27,973,373     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing June 30, 2010     26,579,068    
  6,499,010     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing June 30, 2011     6,169,997    
Reader's Digest Association      
  8,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.90%, Maturing March 2, 2013(2)     6,760,000    
  36,597,769     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing March 2, 2014     30,815,321    
Seat Pagine Gialle SpA      
EUR 6,455,496     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing May 25, 2012     9,162,765    
SGS International, Inc.      
  985,883     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing December 30, 2011     911,942    
  1,197,438     Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing December 30, 2011     1,107,630    
Source Media, Inc.      
  10,874,832     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing November 8, 2011     9,950,471    
Springer Science+Business Media      
  1,712,542     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing May 5, 2010     1,507,037    
  8,560     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 5, 2011     7,752    
  1,759,273     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     1,593,241    
  1,508,560     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     1,366,190    
EUR 15,838     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     22,403    
The Star Tribune Co.      
  8,217,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 5, 2014     4,420,746    
Thomas Nelson, Inc.      
  1,965,000     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing June 12, 2012     1,621,125    

 

See notes to financial statements
27



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Publishing (continued)      
TL Acquisitions, Inc.      
  8,009,750     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing July 5, 2014   $ 7,445,727    
Trader Media Corp.      
GBP 17,310,500     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 23, 2015     28,484,537    
Tribune Co.      
  13,100,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing May 17, 2009     12,494,125    
  25,606,500     Term Loan, 5.54%, Maturing May 17, 2014     19,044,834    
World Directories Acquisition      
EUR 8,776,758     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing May 31, 2014     11,814,125    
Xsys US, Inc.      
  7,701,575     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2013     6,700,370    
EUR 791,501     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,079,484    
EUR 2,750,000     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing September 27, 2013     3,750,572    
  7,866,565     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2014     6,857,025    
EUR 2,750,000     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2014     3,750,572    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 9.02%, Maturing September 27, 2015     1,292,227    
Yell Group, PLC      
  19,025,000     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing February 10, 2013     16,928,845    
          $ 422,879,199    
Radio and Television — 5.3%      
Block Communications, Inc.      
  6,945,162     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 6,597,904    
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.      
  32,925,000     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing June 12, 2014     28,397,813    
CMP Susquehanna Corp.      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 4.81%, Maturing May 5, 2011(2)     1,590,000    
  10,227,194     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing May 5, 2013     8,011,299    
Cumulus Media, Inc.      
  14,341,795     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing June 11, 2014     12,360,835    
Discovery Communications, Inc.      
  7,505,725     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 30, 2014     7,287,594    
Emmis Operating Co.      
  6,170,631     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing November 2, 2013     5,374,619    
Entravision Communications Corp.      
  897,560     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing September 29, 2013     801,072    
Gray Television, Inc.      
  9,784,231     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing January 19, 2015     8,536,742    
HIT Entertainment, Inc.      
  1,445,882     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing March 20, 2012     1,308,523    
Local TV Finance, LLC      
  1,985,000     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing May 7, 2013     1,717,025    
NEP II, Inc.      
  5,340,989     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 16, 2014     4,849,175    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Radio and Television (continued)      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.      
  10,930,700     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing October 1, 2012   $ 10,056,244    
  8,357,024     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing October 1, 2012     7,688,462    
NextMedia Operating, Inc.      
  431,353     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing November 15, 2012     383,904    
  967,191     Term Loan, 6.80%, Maturing November 15, 2012     860,800    
PanAmSat Corp.      
  6,787,134     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     6,449,901    
  6,785,093     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     6,447,962    
  6,785,093     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     6,447,962    
Paxson Communications Corp.      
  14,925,000     Term Loan, 5.96%, Maturing January 15, 2012     11,940,000    
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC      
  8,333,373     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing June 25, 2014     7,833,370    
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.      
  11,846,336     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing June 10, 2012     10,010,154    
Tyrol Acquisition 2 SAS      
EUR 6,300,000     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing January 19, 2015     8,305,989    
EUR 6,300,000     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 19, 2016     8,305,989    
Univision Communications, Inc.      
  6,125,000     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing March 29, 2009     5,890,210    
  45,733,221     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing September 29, 2014     38,630,303    
Young Broadcasting, Inc.      
  980,000     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing November 3, 2012     885,675    
  8,348,913     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing November 3, 2012     7,545,330    
          $ 224,514,856    
Rail Industries — 0.3%      
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.      
  7,956,817     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 7,688,274    
  1,985,000     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing April 28, 2013     1,920,488    
RailAmerica, Inc.      
  4,000,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing August 14, 2008     3,900,000    
          $ 13,508,762    
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 2.1%      
American Achievement Corp.      
  4,442,057     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 4,108,903    
Amscan Holdings, Inc.      
  4,430,250     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing May 25, 2013     3,787,864    
Claire's Stores, Inc.      
  3,027,125     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing May 24, 2014     2,420,756    
Cumberland Farms, Inc.      
  2,886,339     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing September 29, 2013     2,713,158    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)      
FTD, Inc.      
  4,107,683     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 3,943,376    
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.      
  8,972,206     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 15, 2010     7,861,896    
Josten's Corp.      
  5,046,422     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing October 4, 2011     4,861,384    
Mapco Express, Inc.      
  3,320,423     Term Loan, 5.62%, Maturing April 28, 2011     3,137,800    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.      
  3,055,758     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing April 5, 2013     2,925,253    
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.      
  8,706,250     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     7,487,375    
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 8.87%, Maturing January 31, 2013     1,500,000    
  11,460,618     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing July 31, 2013     9,283,101    
Rent-A-Center, Inc.      
  6,311,968     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing November 15, 2012     5,941,140    
Rover Acquisition Corp.      
  1,970,025     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing October 26, 2013     1,793,708    
Savers, Inc.      
  2,790,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing August 11, 2012     2,622,600    
  3,044,373     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing August 11, 2012     2,861,711    
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.      
  6,171,985     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing February 6, 2014     5,635,023    
Vivarte      
EUR 5,688,988     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     7,007,238    
EUR 247,396     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     304,722    
EUR 63,616     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     78,357    
EUR 5,688,988     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     7,011,268    
EUR 247,396     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     304,898    
EUR 63,616     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     78,402    
          $ 87,669,933    
Steel — 0.1%      
Algoma Acquisition Corp.      
  2,318,925     Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing June 20, 2013   $ 2,150,803    
          $ 2,150,803    
Surface Transport — 0.5%      
Delphi Acquisition Holding, Inc.      
  1,183,488     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing April 10, 2015   $ 1,094,726    
  282,788     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing April 10, 2015     261,579    
  1,466,276     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing April 10, 2016     1,356,305    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Surface Transport (continued)      
Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC      
  3,900,907     Term Loan, 6.16%, Maturing August 9, 2012   $ 3,549,825    
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.      
  6,000,000     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing May 10, 2012     4,260,000    
  15,927,907     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 10, 2014     11,869,604    
          $ 22,392,039    
Telecommunications — 3.1%      
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.      
  2,612,663     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 2,479,232    
  8,111,697     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 1, 2012     7,697,425    
Alltell Communication      
  7,810,750     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing May 16, 2015     7,192,943    
Asurion Corp.      
  16,000,000     Term Loan, 6.10%, Maturing July 13, 2012     14,806,672    
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 9.39%, Maturing January 13, 2013     1,797,500    
BCM Luxembourg, Ltd.      
EUR 2,500,000     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 30, 2014     3,636,619    
EUR 2,500,000     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing September 30, 2015     3,639,915    
Cellular South, Inc.      
  2,981,250     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 29, 2014(2)     2,817,281    
  6,886,697     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing May 29, 2014     6,507,929    
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC      
  4,500,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 9, 2010(2)     4,162,500    
  9,147,788     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing February 9, 2011     8,941,962    
CommScope, Inc.      
  2,500,000     Term Loan, Maturing November 19, 2014(4)     2,375,000    
  7,848,387     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing November 19, 2014     7,520,645    
FairPoint Communications, Inc.      
  4,000,000     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing March 31, 2015     3,550,832    
Hargray Acquisition Co.      
  3,341,657     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 29, 2014     3,024,200    
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.      
  7,695,156     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing July 3, 2013     7,371,959    
Iowa Telecommunications Services      
  1,998,000     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing November 23, 2011     1,950,548    
IPC Systems, Inc.      
  9,180,625     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 31, 2014     7,015,531    
GBP 3,431,232     Term Loan, 8.27%, Maturing May 31, 2014     5,198,731    
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.      
GBP 7,050,000     Term Loan, 7.95%, Maturing December 26, 2014     12,147,703    
NTelos, Inc.      
  5,865,189     Term Loan, 5.27%, Maturing August 24, 2011     5,744,219    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Telecommunications (continued)      
Palm, Inc.      
  5,820,750     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing April 24, 2014   $ 4,234,596    
Stratos Global Corp.      
  1,404,153     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing February 13, 2012     1,334,823    
Telesat Canada, Inc.      
  399,513     Term Loan, 5.89%, Maturing October 22, 2014(2)     378,258    
  4,663,394     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing October 22, 2014     4,415,288    
Windstream Corp.      
  4,355,127     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing July 17, 2013     4,259,471    
          $ 134,201,782    
Utilities — 1.7%      
AEI Finance Holding, LLC      
  1,409,088     Revolving Loan, 5.70%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 1,247,043    
  8,861,217     Term Loan, 5.69%, Maturing March 30, 2014     7,842,177    
BRSP, LLC      
  14,178,029     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing July 13, 2009     13,185,567    
Covanta Energy Corp.      
  2,909,601     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing February 9, 2014     2,784,730    
  4,856,051     Term Loan, 5.08%, Maturing February 9, 2014     4,647,643    
Mirant North America, LLC      
  892,296     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing January 3, 2013     870,308    
NRG Energy, Inc.      
  8,553,146     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 1, 2014     8,224,919    
  17,518,446     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 1, 2014     16,846,176    
NSG Holdings, LLC      
  202,483     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing June 15, 2014     189,322    
  1,528,592     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing June 15, 2014     1,429,233    
Pike Electric, Inc.      
  2,323,673     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 1, 2012     2,213,299    
  1,766,811     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing December 10, 2012     1,682,887    
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC      
  4,303,375     Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 10, 2014     4,128,550    
  6,293,375     Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 10, 2014     6,033,383    
          $ 71,325,237    
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
(identified cost $4,755,548,397)
  $ 4,333,991,118    

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.3%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.1%      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate      
$ 6,300     5.463%, 10/15/13   $ 5,819,625    
          $ 5,819,625    
Radio and Television — 0.1%      
Paxson Communications Corp., Variable Rate      
$ 3,000     5.963%, 1/15/12(5)   $ 2,441,250    
          $ 2,441,250    
Telecommunications — 0.1%      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
$ 5,850     6.05%, 6/15/13   $ 5,630,625    
          $ 5,630,625    
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $15,143,870)
  $ 13,891,500    
Common Stocks — 0.0%      
Shares   Security   Value  
Automotive — 0.0%      
  105,145     Hayes Lemmerz International(6)   $ 315,435    
          $ 315,435    
Commercial Services — 0.0%      
  2,484     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.(3)(6)(7)   $ 0    
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,051,450)
  $ 315,435    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Asset Backed Securities — 0.3%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2      
$ 1,180     11.86%, 12/15/20(5)(8)   $ 1,070,531    
Assemblies of God Financial Real Estate, Series 2004-1A,
Class A,
     
  5,459     7.019%, 6/15/29(5)(8)     5,458,540    
Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D,      
  1,140     5.043%, 2/24/19(5)(8)     810,438    
Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1,      
  1,500     4.663%, 4/15/19(5)(8)     1,006,557    
Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C,      
  1,500     4.763%, 1/15/19(5)(8)     1,035,656    
Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C,      
  1,500     5.546%, 8/11/16(5)(8)     1,102,839    
Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D,      
  1,000     8.49%, 3/8/17(8)     752,670    
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Croton, Ltd.,
Series 2005-1A, Class D,
     
  2,000     7.31%, 1/15/18(5)(8)     1,353,814    
Total Asset Backed Securities
(identified cost $15,221,020)
  $ 12,591,045    
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%      
Shares   Security   Value  
  2,484     Environmental Systems Products
Holdings, Series A(3)(6)(7)
  $ 223,535    
  350     Hayes Lemmerz International(6)(7)     6,454    
Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $60,970)
  $ 229,989    
Closed-End Investment Companies — 0.0%      
Shares   Security   Value  
  4,000     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust   $ 59,680    
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(identified cost $72,148)
  $ 59,680    

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.6%  
Description   Interest
(000's omitted)
  Value  
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.49%(9)     23,027     $ 23,027,472    
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $23,027,472)
  $ 23,027,472    
Total Investments — 102.5%
(identified cost $4,810,125,327)
  $ 4,384,106,239    
Less Unfunded Loan
Commitments — (2.3)%
  $(97,615,914)  
Net Investments — 100.2%
(identified cost $4,712,509,413)
  $ 4,286,490,325    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%   $ (9,362,221 )  
Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 4,277,128,104    

 

DIP - Debtor in Possession

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound Sterling

*  In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

(1)  Senior floating-rate interests 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, it is anticipated that the senior floating-rate interests will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the Lond on-Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the "Prime Rate") and the certificate of deposit ("CD") rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

(2)  Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.

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

(4)  This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2008, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

(5)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $14,279,625 or 0.3% of the Portfolio's net assets.

(6)  Non-income producing security.

(7)  Restricted security.

(8)  Variable rate mortgage security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2008.

(9)  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 April 30, 2008.

(10)  Defaulted security. Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $4,689,481,941)   $ 4,263,462,853    
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $23,027,472)     23,027,472    
Cash     9,093,437    
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $363,602)     362,546    
Receivable for investments sold     40,811,392    
Dividends and interest receivable     34,906,533    
Interest receivable from affiliated investment     80,347    
Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts     2,135,652    
Receivable for open swap contracts     622,148    
Other assets     729,617    
Total assets   $ 4,375,231,997    
Liabilities  
Demand note payable   $ 85,000,000    
Payable for investments purchased     10,521,253    
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     1,795,566    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     2,384    
Payable for open swap contracts     416,686    
Accrued expenses     368,004    
Total liabilities   $ 98,103,893    
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio   $ 4,277,128,104    
Sources of Net Assets  
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals   $ 4,699,395,008    
Net unrealized depreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     (422,266,904 )  
Total   $ 4,277,128,104    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest   $ 197,905,224    
Dividends     5,566    
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment     1,064,922    
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment     (126,580 )  
Total investment income   $ 198,849,132    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 13,125,415    
Trustees' fees and expenses     15,288    
Legal and accounting services     462,573    
Custodian fee     284,372    
Interest expense     5,850,461    
Miscellaneous     109,289    
Total expenses   $ 19,847,398    
Deduct —
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 34,831    
Total expense reductions   $ 34,831    
Net expenses   $ 19,812,567    
Net investment income   $ 179,036,565    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (79,209,787 )  
Swap contracts     612,202    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange
contract transactions
    (25,231,875 )  
Net realized loss   $ (103,829,460 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (328,673,191 )  
Swap contracts     (964,233 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     7,745,997    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (321,891,427 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (425,720,887 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (246,684,322 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 179,036,565     $ 532,790,844    
Net realized loss from investment
transactions, swap contracts,  
and foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    (103,829,460 )     (77,108,718 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments,  
swap contracts, and foreign currency  
and forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (321,891,427 )     (134,160,493 )  
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets from operations
  $ (246,684,322 )   $ 321,521,633    
Capital transactions —
Contributions
  $ 697,652,440     $ 3,205,618,648    
Withdrawals     (3,025,439,557 )     (4,106,033,877 )  
Net decrease in net assets from
capital transactions
  $ (2,327,787,117 )   $ (900,415,229 )  
Net decrease in net assets   $ (2,574,471,439 )   $ (578,893,596 )  
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 6,851,599,543     $ 7,430,493,139    
At end of period   $ 4,277,128,104     $ 6,851,599,543    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Supplementary Data

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(1)     0.78 %     0.58 %     0.54 %     0.54 %     0.56 %     0.61 %  
Net investment income     7.02 %     6.94 %     6.44 %     4.68 %     3.27 %     4.05 %  
Portfolio Turnover     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  
Total Return     (4.02 )%(2)     4.62 %     6.36 %     4.77 %     3.93 %     6.91 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 4,277,128     $ 6,851,600     $ 7,430,493     $ 6,506,058     $ 5,389,638     $ 2,217,874    

 

(1)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(2)  Not annualized.

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Floating Rate Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a New York 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 provide a high level of current income. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2008, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund, Eaton Vance Diversified Income Fund and Eaton Vance Low Duration Fund held an interest of 65.3%, 18.3%, 10.9%, 3.0% and 0.2%, 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.

A  Investment Valuation — The Portfolio's investments are primarily in interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) of domestic and foreign issuers. Interests in Senior Loans for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued on the basis of prices furnished by an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the following valuation techniques: (i) a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan relative to yields on other loan interests issued by companies of comparable credit qua lity; (ii) a comparison of the value of the borrower's outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (iii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iv) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower's assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other portfolios managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfoli o managers of the Portfolio. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other portfolios managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser's Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Credit default swaps are valued by a broker-dealer (usually the counterparty to the agreement). Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued using prices supplied by a pricing vendor. Sh ort-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

The Portfolio may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.


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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 — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.

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 a mong its investors, each investor's distributive share of the Portfolio's net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  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 invest ments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Portfolio may enter into certain credit 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.

H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

I  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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of


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being or having been an interestholder in the Portfolio. 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.

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 Portfolio enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties t o meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K  Credit Default Swaps — The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts to buy or sell protection against default on an individual issuer or a basket of issuers of bonds. When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract in the event of default by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, on the debt obligation. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occur s, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay upon default of the referenced debt obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Up-front payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as ot her assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to the aggregate market value of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by BMR as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, as amended by a fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate 0.575% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets up $1 billion, 0.525% from $1 billion up to $2 billion, 0.500% from $2 billion up to $5 billion, and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level and is payable monthly. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and Shareholders. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Portfolio's investment of cash therein is credited against the Portfolio's adviser fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolio's adviser fee totaled $13,242,547 of which $117,132 was allocated from Cash Management and $13,125,415 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolio's adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.52% (annualized) of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees 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 six


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months ended April 30, 2008, 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 $157,889,699 and $2,327,989,895, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 4,712,753,964    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 16,117,342    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (442,380,981 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (426,263,639 )  

 

5  Restricted Securities

At April 30, 2008, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing less than 0.1% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The fair value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

Description   Date of
Acquisition
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Common Stock  
Environmental Systems
Products Holdings, Inc.
  10/25/07     2,484     $ 0 (1)    $ 0    
Preferred Stocks  
Environmental Systems
Products Holdings,
Series A
  10/25/07     2,484       43,470       223,535    
Hayes Lemmerz
International
  6/23/03     350       17,500       6,454    
Total Restricted Securities               $ 60,970     $ 229,989    

 

(1)  Less than $0.50.

6  Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and credit default swaps 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 does 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 April 30, 2008 is as follows:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Sales  
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
5/30/08
  British Pound Sterling
74,487,329
  United States Dollar
147,863,307
    $613,942    
5/30/08
  Euro
254,967,230
  United States Dollar
398,001,296
    1,439,673    
5/30/08
  Swiss Franc
16,104,244
  United States Dollar
15,549,590
    82,037    
            $ 2,135,652    

 

Credit Default Swaps  
Counterparty   Reference
Entity
  Buy/
Sell
  Notional
Amount
(000's
omitted)
  Pay/
Receive
Annual
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Lehman   Avago                  
 
Brothers, Inc.   Technologies,                  
 
    Inc.   Sell   $5,000   2.10%   12/20/10   $12,737  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Crown
Americas,
Inc.
  Sell   10,000   2.35   12/21/09   174,447  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  CSG
Systems,
Inc.
  Sell   7,000   2.15   9/21/09   101,487  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Inergy, L.P.   Sell   6,500   2.20   3/20/10   38,692  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Inergy, L.P.   Sell   3,000   2.40   3/20/10   28,383  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Owens-Illinois,
Inc.
  Sell   5,000   1.95   9/20/11   90,467  

 


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Counterparty   Reference
Entity
  Buy/
Sell
  Notional
Amount
(000's
omitted)
  Pay/
Receive
Annual
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Lehman   Pinnacle                            
   
Brothers, Inc.   Entertainment,                            
   
  Inc.   Sell   $ 3,000       2.00 %   6/20/10   $ (136,498 )  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Pinnacle
Entertainment,
Inc.
  Sell     2,000       1.95     9/20/10     (110,636 )  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Rural Cellular
Corp.
  Sell     3,000       3.25     6/20/10     175,935    
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Syniverse
Technologies,
Inc.
  Sell     3,000       1.85     3/21/11     (84,141 )  
Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
  Syniverse
Technologies,
Inc.
  Sell     3,000       2.30     6/20/11     (58,058 )  
Lehman   The Hertz                            
   
Brothers, Inc.   Corp.   Sell     5,000       1.80     3/20/11     (27,353 )  
Total                               $ 205,462    

 

At April 30, 2008, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

7  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $1 billion ($1.5 billion prior to March 24, 2008) unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. 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 0.08% (0.07% prior to March 24, 2008) on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. At April 30, 2008, the Portfolio had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $85,000,000. Average borrowings and the average interest rate for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were $277,197,802 and 4.02%, respectively.

8  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by entities 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 d evelopments 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.

9  Concentration of Credit Risk

The Portfolio invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to a greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan's value.

10  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative instruments. FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Portfolio's financial statement disclosures.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

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In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve- month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Floating Rate Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), the portfolio in which the Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund (the "Fund") invests, with Boston Management and Research (the "Adviser"), including the fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfo lio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. In particular, the Board evaluated the experience and abilities of such personnel in analyzing factors such as the special considerations relevant to investing in senior floating-rate loans. Specifically, the Board noted the experience of the Adviser's large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Portfolio, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and atte ntion devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.

The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and the Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund's total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund

Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT'D

Floating Rate Portfolio

Officers
Scott H. Page
President
Craig P. Russ
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser of Floating Rate Portfolio
Boston Management and Research

The Eaton Vance Building

255 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Administrator of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building

255 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

The Eaton Vance Building

255 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

(617) 482-8260

Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.



1044-6/08  FRSRC




Semiannual Report April 30, 2008

EATON VANCE
FLOATING-RATE
& HIGH INCOME
FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING

Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.

•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.

For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of 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.

Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.

If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at
1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.

Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

Scott H. Page, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Craig P. Russ, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Michael W. Weilheimer, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Thomas J. Huggins, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·

The price dislocation in credit markets that began in the second half of 2007 worsened during the first quarter of 2008. What began as a reaction to the unrelated but growing subprime mortgage problem, grew into a substantial market-wide sell-off that affected not just the loan market but other fixed income and equity asset classes as well. This turmoil led to the collapse of Bear Stearns, and to the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed) unprecedented action to provide liquidity to the broader market to avert a possible risk of financial market collapse. The impact on the bank loan asset class was significant and unprecedented. Average loan prices, which had fallen about 4-5% by December 2007, declined a further 7-8% by mid-February before recovering somewhat by the end of that month. Along with the tentative return of market confidence, loan prices have been rising steadily since mid-March 2008 and, as of April 30, 2008, were up approximately 4-5% from their mid-February bottom. Management is cautiously optimistic that the worst is behind us.

 

 

·

Notwithstanding the market turmoil, management believes that the bank loan asset class fundamentals remain relatively benign. Default rates in the market place have increased to 1%, but remain well below historical averages of 3%. According to S&P’s Leveraged Commentary & Data, the market expectations are for default rates to reach 5% in 2008 and 2009. While default risks have certainly increased in the past several months due to the weakening economy, management believes they are contained and are already priced into the asset class. Actual realized credit losses from defaulted loans during the six months ended April 30, 2008 were minimal.

 

 

·

The high-yield bond market was pulled lower by a weakening economy and a risk-aversion among fixed-income investors. Despite a series of aggressive interest rate cuts by the Fed, the poor climate for high-yield bonds reduced the availability of financing for many borrowers. Spreads widened to around 850 basis points (8.50%) by early March 2008. At mid-March, the market began to recover, as the Fed’s injection of liquidity into the credit markets relieved investors’ concerns. By April, the backlog of unsold bonds for leveraged buy-outs was significantly reduced by purchases by private equity funds, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds. The market rally continued through April, posting one of the strongest one-month rallies in high-yield history.

 

Management Discussion

 

·

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund currently seeks its objective by investing at least 65% of its total assets in Floating Rate Portfolio and not more than 20% of its total assets in High Income Opportunities Portfolio. The Portfolios are registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or its affiliates. Management of Floating Rate Portfolio seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior floating-rate loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market.

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund

Total Return Performance 10/31/07 – 4/30/08

 

Advisers Class(1)

 

-3.97

%

Class A(1)

 

-4.04

%

Class B(1)

 

-4.42

%

Class C(1)

 

-4.42

%

Class I(1)

 

-3.93

%

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(2)

 

-3.31

%

 

Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.

 


(1)

These returns do not include the 2.25% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B or Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the performance would be lower. Advisers Class and Class I shares are offered to investors at net asset value.

 

 

(2)

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index.

 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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.

 

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

·

Floating Rate Portfolio’s investments included 471 borrowers at April 30, 2008, with an average loan size of 0.21% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 10% of total investments. Publishing, health care, cable and satellite television, business equipment and services and chemicals and plastics were the top industry weightings. Building and development represented roughly 6% of total investments and was diversified across home builders, building products, commercial real estate and other general sub-sectors. Home builders represented less than 2% of the Portfolio. The Portfolio had no exposure to subprime loans or subprime lenders.

 

 

·

Floating Rate Portfolio had a 15% exposure in European loans at April 30, 2008. While the Portfolio’s involvement in the European leveraged loan market represented further opportunity for diversification, this market was affected similarly to the U.S. market during the recent credit market turmoil. Like the U.S. loan market, defaults and credit losses in the European loan market have been minimal and management believes that market prices should gradually recover here as well.

 

 

·

The high-yield portion of the Fund, that portion invested in High Income Opportunities Portfolio, represented 11% of the Fund at the period’s end. Within High Income Opportunities Portfolio, management adopted a normal risk profile, as wide spreads once again compensated investors for additional risk. This was a departure from the Portfolio’s more defensive position amid the historically tight spreads of mid-2007. The Portfolio emphasized companies whose earnings could, in management’s view, help them weather an economic downturn. Management extended duration somewhat, reducing its holdings in short-maturity securities and floating-rate loans. From a quality standpoint, the Portfolio selectively added more B-rated bonds that, in management’s view, could potentially benefit from tighter spreads in a more prolonged market rally. As the Fed’s intervention following the Bear Stearns collapse ignited a rally in mid-March, some of the Portfolio’s lower quality bonds starting to gain some traction.

 

 

·

Energy and paper bonds were among High Income Opportunities Portfolio’s better high-yield performers. Oil exploration and production companies benefited from the continuing surge in oil prices during the period. Selected retail bonds fared well later in the period. Unlike many “big box” retailers that have been negatively affected by a weak economy, some specialty retailers have enjoyed relatively stable earnings. Performance during the period was also helped by an underweighting in the troubled auto sector, and by short maturities in the Portfolio’s limited auto holdings.

 

 

·

High Income Opportunities Portfolio’s gaming sector bonds were laggard performers, as investors feared the consequences of a pullback in leisure and travel expenditures. Emerging telecom bonds also struggled, as companies found it difficult to gain a competitive foothold in a slow economy.

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Top Ten Holdings(1)

 

By total Floating Rate Portfolio’s investments

 

UPC Broadband Holding B.V.

 

1.0

 

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

1.0

 

HCA Inc.

 

0.9

 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.

 

0.9

 

Charter Communications Operating, Inc.

 

0.9

 

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.

 

0.9

 

Reader’s Digest Association

 

0.9

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

 

0.8

 

Idearc, Inc.

 

0.8

 

Nielsen Finance, LLC.

 

0.8

 

 


(1)

Top Ten Holdings represented 8.9% of the Portfolio’s total investments as of 4/30/08. Holdings are shown as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments.

 

Top Five Industries(2)

 

By total Floating Rate Portfolio’s investments

 

Publishing

 

9.8

%

Health Care

 

7.9

 

Cable & Satellite Television

 

7.1

 

Business Equipment & Services

 

6.4

 

Chemicals & Plastics

 

6.3

 

 


(2)

Reflects the Portfolio’s investments as of 4/30/08. Industries are shown as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments.

 

Credit Quality Ratings for

Total Loan Investments(3)

 

By total Floating Rate Portfolio’s loan investments

 

Baa

 

1.0

%

Ba

 

49.3

 

B

 

31.0

 

Caa

 

0.7

 

Non-Rated(4)

 

18.0

 

 


(3)

Credit Quality ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects Floating Rate Portfolio’s total loan investments as of 4/30/08.

 

 

(4)

Certain loans in which the Portfolio invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.

 

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Performance(1)

 

 

 

Advisers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Class Symbol

 

Class
EAFHX

 

Class A
EVFHX

 

Class B
EBFHX

 

Class C
ECFHX

 

Class I
EIFHX

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

-3.97

%

-4.04

%

-4.42

%

-4.42

%

-3.93

%

One year

 

-3.62

 

-3.71

 

-4.44

 

-4.44

 

-3.47

 

Five years

 

4.04

 

N.A.

 

3.25

 

3.25

 

4.31

 

Life of Fund

 

3.92

 

3.99

 

3.18

 

3.18

 

4.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

-3.97

%

-6.19

%

-9.06

%

-5.35

%

-3.93

%

One year

 

-3.62

 

-5.89

 

-8.94

 

-5.34

 

-3.47

 

Five years

 

4.04

 

N.A.

 

2.92

 

3.25

 

4.31

 

Life of Fund

 

3.92

 

3.51

 

3.18

 

3.18

 

4.16

 

 


† Inception Dates – Advisers Class: 9/7/00; Class A: 5/7/03; Class B: 9/5/00; Class C: 9/5/00; Class I: 9/15/00

 

 

(1)

Average Annual Total Returns at net asset value do not include the 2.25% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B or Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the performance would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 2.25% sales charge. Class I and Advisers Class shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class B reflect applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. 1-year SEC returns for Class C reflect 1% CDSC. Class A, Advisers Class and Class I shares are subject to a 1% redemption fee if redeemed or exchanged within 90 days of the settlement of the purchase.

 

Total Annual

 

Advisers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses (2)

 

Class

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Expense Ratio

 

1.08

%

1.09

%

1.84

%

1.84

%

0.84

%

 


(2)

From the Fund’s prospectus dated 3/1/08.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FUND EXPENSES

Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008).

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 return of the Fund. 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). 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 have been higher.

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund

    Beginning Account Value
(11/1/07)
  Ending Account Value
(4/30/08)
  Expenses Paid During Period*
(11/1/07 – 4/30/08)
 
Actual  
Advisers Class   $ 1,000.00     $ 960.30     $ 6.43    
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 959.60     $ 6.48    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 955.80     $ 10.07    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 955.80     $ 10.07    
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 960.70     $ 5.17    
Hypothetical  
(5% return per year before expenses)  
Advisers Class   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.30     $ 6.62    
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.20     $ 6.67    
Class B   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.60     $ 10.37    
Class C   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.60     $ 10.37    
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.60     $ 5.32    

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.32% for Advisers Class shares, 1.33% for Class A shares, 2.07% for Class B shares, 2.07% for Class C shares and 1.06% for Class I shares multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 October 31, 2007. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolios.


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Investment in Floating Rate Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $860,959,525)
  $ 781,869,615    
Investment in High Income Opportunities Portfolio, at value
(identified cost, $103,580,065)
    95,883,338    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     4,734,296    
Total assets   $ 882,487,249    
Liabilities  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   $ 3,408,189    
Dividends payable     815,600    
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees     384,515    
Payable to affiliate for administration fee     107,011    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     377    
Accrued expenses     452,020    
Total liabilities   $ 5,167,712    
Net Assets   $ 877,319,537    
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital   $ 1,019,029,877    
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolios
(computed on the basis of identified cost)
    (54,172,543 )  
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (751,160 )  
Net unrealized depreciation from Portfolios
(computed on the basis of identified cost)
    (86,786,637 )  
Total   $ 877,319,537    
Advisers Class Shares  
Net Assets   $ 281,068,034    
Shares Outstanding     32,023,912    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.78    
Class A Shares  
Net Assets   $ 217,552,335    
Shares Outstanding     23,318,245    
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 9.33    
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 97.75 of $9.33)
  $ 9.54    
Class B Shares  
Net Assets   $ 73,717,754    
Shares Outstanding     8,405,404    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.77    
Class C Shares  
Net Assets   $ 273,201,733    
Shares Outstanding     31,156,823    
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.77    
Class I Shares  
Net Assets   $ 31,779,681    
Shares Outstanding     3,620,251    
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.78    
On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.  

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest allocated from Portfolios   $ 41,344,730    
Dividends allocated from Portfolios     39,209    
Expenses allocated from Portfolios     (3,998,658 )  
Net investment income from Portfolios   $ 37,385,281    
Expenses  
Administration fee   $ 772,079    
Trustees' fees and expenses     1,820    
Distribution and service fees
Advisers Class
    418,594    
Class A     330,665    
Class B     424,323    
Class C     1,588,219    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     489,607    
Printing and postage     97,335    
Registration fees     45,500    
Legal and accounting services     39,248    
Custodian fee     21,380    
Miscellaneous     28,657    
Total expenses   $ 4,257,427    
Net investment income   $ 33,127,854    
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolios
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (17,427,753 )  
Swap contracts     569,567    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange
contract transactions
    (4,573,128 )  
Net realized loss   $ (21,431,314 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (65,359,184 )  
Swap contracts     (665,060 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     1,364,584    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (64,659,660 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (86,090,974 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (52,963,120 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 33,127,854     $ 114,542,056    
Net realized loss from investment
transactions, swap contracts, and  
foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    (21,431,314 )     (11,599,978 )  
Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) of  
investments, swap contracts, and  
foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange contracts
    (64,659,660 )     (34,029,026 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (52,963,120 )   $ 68,913,052    
Distributions to shareholders —
From net investment income
Advisers Class
  $ (11,150,262 )   $ (51,900,786 )  
Class A     (8,875,704 )     (28,305,914 )  
Class B     (2,514,961 )     (7,077,272 )  
Class C     (9,424,328 )     (25,477,484 )  
Class I     (949,697 )     (3,400,672 )  
Total distributions to shareholders   $ (32,914,952 )   $ (116,162,128 )  
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
Proceeds from sale of shares
 
Advisers Class   $ 95,160,649     $ 242,057,197    
Class A     26,301,258       201,764,125    
Class B     769,190       6,727,378    
Class C     14,065,912       73,125,819    
Class I     19,940,018       35,055,777    
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in payment of  
distributions declared 
Advisers Class
    9,372,760       35,936,405    
Class A     6,616,060       22,036,744    
Class B     1,599,286       4,566,007    
Class C     6,351,508       17,660,203    
Class I     610,551       2,649,298    
Cost of shares redeemed
Advisers Class
    (265,187,676 )     (629,689,973 )  
Class A     (157,049,673 )     (282,795,525 )  
Class B     (18,357,418 )     (34,340,242 )  
Class C     (103,878,809 )     (142,937,846 )  
Class I     (25,205,229 )     (50,780,490 )  
Net asset value of shares exchanged
Class A
    3,076,030       8,691,621    
Class B     (3,076,030 )     (8,691,621 )  
Redemption Fees     155,506       138,956    
Net decrease in net assets from Fund
share transactions
  $ (388,736,107 )   $ (498,826,167 )  
Net decrease in net assets   $ (474,614,179 )   $ (546,075,243 )  

 

Net Assets   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
At beginning of period   $ 1,351,933,716     $ 1,898,008,959    
At end of period   $ 877,319,537     $ 1,351,933,716    
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net
investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ (751,160 )   $ (964,062 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Advisers Class  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.450     $ 9.690     $ 9.680     $ 9.710     $ 9.610     $ 9.140    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.300     $ 0.639     $ 0.597     $ 0.451     $ 0.347     $ 0.407    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.676 )     (0.233 )     0.014       (0.031 )     0.103       0.486    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.376 )   $ 0.406     $ 0.611     $ 0.420     $ 0.450     $ 0.893    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.295 )   $ (0.647 )   $ (0.601 )   $ (0.451 )   $ (0.350 )   $ (0.423 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.295 )   $ (0.647 )   $ (0.601 )   $ (0.451 )   $ (0.350 )   $ (0.423 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.000 (2)   
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.780     $ 9.450     $ 9.690     $ 9.680     $ 9.710     $ 9.610    
Total Return(3)      (3.97 )%(7)      4.29 %     6.49 %     4.42 %     4.76 %     9.98 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 281,068     $ 469,777     $ 841,865     $ 710,286     $ 474,219     $ 68,258    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.32 %(6)     1.08 %     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.06 %     1.12 %  
Net investment income     6.74 %(6)     6.63 %     6.16 %     4.65 %     3.59 %     4.32 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  
Portfolio Turnover of High Income Opportunities Portfolio     23 %     81 %     62 %     62 %     80 %     118 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,   Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    October 31, 2003(1)(2)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 10.050     $ 10.300     $ 10.290     $ 10.320     $ 10.220     $ 10.000    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.320     $ 0.680     $ 0.631     $ 0.475     $ 0.363     $ 0.179    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.727 )     (0.243 )     0.018       (0.027 )     0.109       0.241    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.407 )   $ 0.437     $ 0.649     $ 0.448     $ 0.472     $ 0.420    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.314 )   $ (0.688 )   $ (0.639 )   $ (0.479 )   $ (0.372 )   $ (0.200 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.314 )   $ (0.688 )   $ (0.639 )   $ (0.479 )   $ (0.372 )   $ (0.200 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (3)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (3)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 9.330     $ 10.050     $ 10.300     $ 10.290     $ 10.320     $ 10.220    
Total Return(4)      (4.04 )%(8)      4.35 %     6.49 %     4.43 %     4.69 %     4.23 %(8)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 217,552     $ 361,138     $ 423,214     $ 474,435     $ 431,257     $ 39,128    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(5)(6)     1.33 %(7)     1.09 %     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.07 %     1.12 %(7)  
Net investment income     6.76 %(7)     6.63 %     6.13 %     4.60 %     3.52 %     3.68 %(7)  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  
Portfolio Turnover of High Income Opportunities Portfolio     23 %     81 %     62 %     62 %     80 %     118 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, May 7, 2003, to October 31, 2003.

(3)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(4)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(5)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(6)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class B  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.450     $ 9.680     $ 9.680     $ 9.700     $ 9.600     $ 9.140    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.265     $ 0.567     $ 0.520     $ 0.373     $ 0.275     $ 0.348    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.684 )     (0.223 )     0.008       (0.017 )     0.102       0.465    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.419 )   $ 0.344     $ 0.528     $ 0.356     $ 0.377     $ 0.813    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.262 )   $ (0.575 )   $ (0.528 )   $ (0.377 )   $ (0.277 )   $ (0.353 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.262 )   $ (0.575 )   $ (0.528 )   $ (0.377 )   $ (0.277 )   $ (0.353 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.770     $ 9.450     $ 9.680     $ 9.680     $ 9.700     $ 9.600    
Total Return(3)      (4.42 )%(7)      3.63 %     5.60 %     3.74 %     3.98 %     9.05 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 73,718     $ 99,812     $ 134,213     $ 163,795     $ 182,045     $ 161,457    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     2.07 %(6)     1.84 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.82 %     1.87 %  
Net investment income     5.97 %(6)     5.88 %     5.37 %     3.84 %     2.84 %     3.71 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  
Portfolio Turnover of High Income Opportunities Portfolio     23 %     81 %     62 %     62 %     80 %     118 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.450     $ 9.680     $ 9.680     $ 9.700     $ 9.600     $ 9.140    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.266     $ 0.566     $ 0.521     $ 0.374     $ 0.273     $ 0.346    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.685 )     (0.222 )     0.007       (0.018 )     0.104       0.467    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.419 )   $ 0.344     $ 0.528     $ 0.356     $ 0.377     $ 0.813    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.262 )   $ (0.575 )   $ (0.528 )   $ (0.377 )   $ (0.277 )   $ (0.353 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.262 )   $ (0.575 )   $ (0.528 )   $ (0.377 )   $ (0.277 )   $ (0.353 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.770     $ 9.450     $ 9.680     $ 9.680     $ 9.700     $ 9.600    
Total Return(3)      (4.42 )%(7)      3.63 %     5.59 %     3.74 %     3.98 %     9.06 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 273,202     $ 383,163     $ 445,987     $ 525,843     $ 513,459     $ 303,297    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     2.07 %(6)     1.84 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.82 %     1.87 %  
Net investment income     5.98 %(6)     5.88 %     5.38 %     3.85 %     2.83 %     3.69 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  
Portfolio Turnover of High Income Opportunities Portfolio     23 %     81 %     62 %     62 %     80 %     118 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)(1)    2007(1)    2006(1)    2005(1)    2004(1)    2003(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 9.460     $ 9.690     $ 9.690     $ 9.710     $ 9.610     $ 9.150    
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.307     $ 0.664     $ 0.623     $ 0.474     $ 0.373     $ 0.432    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.681 )     (0.225 )     0.003       (0.020 )     0.102       0.476    
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (0.374 )   $ 0.439     $ 0.626     $ 0.454     $ 0.475     $ 0.908    
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.307 )   $ (0.670 )   $ (0.626 )   $ (0.475 )   $ (0.375 )   $ (0.448 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.307 )   $ (0.670 )   $ (0.626 )   $ (0.475 )   $ (0.375 )   $ (0.448 )  
Redemption fees   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $ 0.001     $ 0.000 (2)    $    
Net asset value — End of period   $ 8.780     $ 9.460     $ 9.690     $ 9.690     $ 9.710     $ 9.610    
Total Return(3)      (3.93 )%(7)      4.65 %     6.65 %     4.78 %     5.02 %     10.14 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 31,780     $ 38,044     $ 52,730     $ 37,200     $ 23,618     $ 3,355    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(4)(5)     1.06 %(6)     0.84 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.82 %     0.87 %  
Net investment income     6.90 %(6)     6.88 %     6.42 %     4.88 %     3.85 %     4.59 %  
Portfolio Turnover of Floating Rate Portfolio     3 %     61 %     50 %     57 %     67 %     64 %  
Portfolio Turnover of High Income Opportunities Portfolio     23 %     81 %     62 %     62 %     80 %     118 %  

 

(1)  Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.

(2)  Amount represents less than $0.0005 per share.

(3)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

(4)  Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolios' allocated expenses.

(5)  Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

(6)  Annualized.

(7)  Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund as of April 30, 2008

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers five classes of shares. The Advisers Class and Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class's paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund currently invests all of its investable assets in interests in the following two portfolios managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) or its affiliates: Floating Rate Portfolio and High Income Opportunities Portfolio (formerly, High Income Portfolio), (the Portfolios), which are New York trusts. The investment objectives and policies of the Portfolios together are the same as those of the Fund. The value of the Fund's investment in the Portfolios reflects the Fund's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Floating Rate Port folio and the High Income Opportunities Portfolio (18.3% and 13.2%, respectively, at April 30, 2008). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolios. The financial statements of the Floating Rate Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. A copy of the High Income Opportunities Portfolio's financial statements is available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov), at the Commission's public reference room in Washington, D.C. or upon request from the Fund's principal underwriter, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), by calling 1-800-225-6265.

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.

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Floating Rate Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio's Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report. High Income Opportunities Portfolio's valuation policies are as follows: Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are available will normally be valued on the basis of market valuations provided by independent pricing services. The pricing services consider various factors relating to bonds and/or market transactions to determine market value. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remainin g maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore 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 asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Credit default swaps are valued by a broker-dealer (usually the counterparty to the agreement). Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued using prices supplied by a pricing vendor. The P ortfolio also invests in interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans). The Portfolio's investment adviser has characterized certain Senior Loans as liquid based on a predetermined acceptable number and range of market quotations available. Such loans are valued on the basis of market valuations furnished by an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures established by the Trustees as permitted by the 1940 Act. Foreign exchange rates for foreign exchange forward contracts and for the translation of non-U.S. dollar-denominated investments into U.S. dollars are obtained from a pricing service.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available and investments for which the price of the security is not believed to represent its fair market value, are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

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 Portfolios, 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.

At October 31, 2007, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $31,916,089 which will 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 will 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. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2009 ($4,933,389), October 31, 2010 ($16,168,986), October 31, 2011 ($2,993,864), October 31, 2012 ($2,290,023), October 31, 2013 ($2,252,412) and October 31, 2015 ($3,277,415).

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of April 30, 2008, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

G  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. 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.

H  Redemption Fees — Upon the redemption or exchange of shares by Advisers Class, Class A and Class I shareholders within 90 days of the settlement of purchase, a fee of 1% of the current net asset value of these shares will be assessed and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

I  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2008 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

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 six months ended April 30, 2008, the administration fee amounted to $772,079. The Portfolios have engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. (See Note 2 of the Portfolios' Notes to Financial Statements).

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, EVM earned $21,216 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that EVD, an affiliate of EVM, received $3,290 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2008. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Advisers Class, Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolios who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolios are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect distribution plans for the Advisers Class shares (Advisers Plan) and Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Advisers Plan and the Class A Plan provide that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Advisers Class shares and Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $418,594 and $330,66 5 for Advisers Class and Class A shares, respectively.

The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class B and Class C Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class B and Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respective class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD by each respective class. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $318,242 and $1,191,164 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, representing 0.75% (annualized) of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. At April 30, 2008, the amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class B and Class C Plans were approximately $6,986,000 and $59,145,000, respectively.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $106,081 and $397,055 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Class B and Class C Plans. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $40,000, $110,000 and $61,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolios were as follows:

Portfolio   Contributions   Withdrawals  
Floating Rate Portfolio   $ 36,311,565     $ 428,194,901    
High Income Opportunities Portfolio     4,439,487       40,827,367    

 

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

Advisers Class   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     10,806,341       25,043,537    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    1,049,653       3,732,446    
Redemptions     (29,526,606 )     (66,005,435 )  
Net decrease     (17,670,612 )     (37,229,452 )  
Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     2,754,806       19,612,371    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    697,341       2,154,666    
Redemptions     (16,391,720 )     (27,776,573 )  
Exchange from Class B shares     326,344       846,108    
Net decrease     (12,613,229 )     (5,163,428 )  
Class B   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     86,305       696,021    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    179,771       474,554    
Redemptions     (2,078,588 )     (3,571,307 )  
Exchange to Class A shares     (346,582 )     (898,341 )  
Net decrease     (2,159,094 )     (3,299,073 )  
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     1,570,225       7,563,793    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    713,451       1,837,128    
Redemptions     (11,691,536 )     (14,914,690 )  
Net decrease     (9,407,860 )     (5,513,769 )  

 


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Class I   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
Sales     2,325,820       3,613,919    
Issued to shareholders electing to
receive payments of distributions  
in Fund shares
    68,716       274,759    
Redemptions     (2,797,300 )     (5,307,693 )  
Net decrease     (402,764 )     (1,419,015 )  

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, and year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund received $155,506 and $138,956, respectively, in redemption fees.

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2008, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.


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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 101.3%(1)      
Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Aerospace and Defense — 1.8%      
AWAS Capital, Inc.      
  8,605,126     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 7,411,165    
CACI International, Inc.      
  5,048,067     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing May 3, 2011     4,972,346    
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.      
  574,468     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing July 31, 2014     565,313    
  570,609     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing July 31, 2014     561,516    
Evergreen International Aviation      
  6,580,112     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing October 31, 2011     5,856,300    
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition      
  849,135     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 26, 2014     811,720    
  12,581,206     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 26, 2014     12,026,853    
Hexcel Corp.      
  6,128,722     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing March 1, 2012     5,944,860    
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.      
  3,576,908     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing December 30, 2012     2,986,718    
Jet Aviation Holding, AG      
  2,875,077     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing May 15, 2013     2,386,314    
PGS Solutions, Inc.      
  1,919,717     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing February 14, 2013     1,751,741    
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.      
  3,806,405     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing December 31, 2011     3,761,204    
TransDigm, Inc.      
  9,650,000     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing June 23, 2013     9,227,812    
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.      
  10,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 22, 2009(2)     8,950,000    
  4,000,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing December 17, 2011     3,738,332    
  4,929,680     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing December 17, 2011     4,656,492    
          $ 75,608,686    
Air Transport — 0.5%      
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      
  8,514,000     Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing April 30, 2012   $ 7,408,951    
Northwest Airlines, Inc.      
  15,820,000     DIP Loan, 4.72%, Maturing August 21, 2008     13,787,130    
          $ 21,196,081    
Automotive — 3.7%      
Accuride Corp.      
  8,954,274     Term Loan, 6.24%, Maturing January 31, 2012   $ 8,685,646    
Adesa, Inc.      
  24,293,838     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing October 18, 2013     23,094,330    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Automotive (continued)      
Affina Group, Inc.      
  1,481,198     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing November 30, 2011   $ 1,318,266    
Allison Transmission, Inc.      
  8,955,000     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing September 30, 2014     8,416,903    
CSA Acquisition Corp.      
  2,405,405     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2011     2,321,216    
  4,726,068     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2011     4,560,655    
  3,665,625     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 23, 2012     3,537,328    
Dayco Products, LLC      
  8,275,104     Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing June 21, 2011     6,547,676    
Financiere Truck (Investissement)      
EUR 1,110,579     Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing February 15, 2012     1,547,509    
Ford Motor Co.      
  10,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 15, 2013(2)     8,312,500    
  7,070,264     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing December 15, 2013     6,514,584    
Fraikin, Ltd.      
GBP 1,612,016     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     2,857,447    
GBP 1,392,962     Term Loan, 8.13%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     2,469,154    
General Motors Corp.      
  13,469,363     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing November 29, 2013     12,688,558    
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      
  15,275,000     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing April 30, 2010     14,511,250    
HLI Operating Co., Inc.      
EUR 425,455     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing May 30, 2014     576,279    
EUR 7,356,109     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing May 30, 2014     9,963,872    
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.      
  6,946,805     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing January 12, 2012     5,592,178    
Locafroid Services S.A.S.      
EUR 1,666,405     Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     2,322,011    
Speedy 1, Ltd.      
EUR 6,457,254     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing August 31, 2013     7,484,681    
Tenneco Automotive, Inc.      
  5,050,000     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing March 17, 2014     4,595,500    
TriMas Corp.      
  893,750     Term Loan, 5.39%, Maturing August 2, 2011     826,719    
  8,083,157     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing August 2, 2013     7,476,920    
TRW Automotive, Inc.      
  6,704,250     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing February 2, 2014     6,508,707    
United Components, Inc.      
  7,501,299     Term Loan, 5.05%, Maturing June 30, 2010     7,266,883    
          $ 159,996,772    
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.4%      
Constellation Brands, Inc.      
  2,620,000     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing June 5, 2013   $ 2,561,519    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Beverage and Tobacco (continued)      
Culligan International Co.      
  17,320,025     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 24, 2014   $ 12,860,119    
Van Houtte, Inc.      
  864,622     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 11, 2014     818,149    
  117,903     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 11, 2014     111,566    
          $ 16,351,353    
Brokers, Dealers and Investment Houses — 0.2%      
AmeriTrade Holding Corp.      
  10,350,931     Term Loan, 4.37%, Maturing December 31, 2012   $ 10,130,053    
          $ 10,130,053    
Building and Development — 6.2%      
401 North Wabash Venture, LLC      
  8,031,110     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing May 7, 2008(2)   $ 7,850,410    
AIMCO Properties, L.P.      
  10,718,750     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing March 23, 2011     9,888,047    
Banning Lewis Ranch Co., LLC      
  13,000,000     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing December 3, 2012(2)     12,090,000    
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.      
  4,496,425     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing September 30, 2013     3,698,310    
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.      
  4,952,481     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing January 23, 2014     4,642,951    
Building Materials Corp. of America      
  11,702,614     Term Loan, 5.69%, Maturing February 22, 2014     9,849,704    
Capital Automotive (REIT)      
  4,788,753     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 16, 2010     4,644,344    
Contech Construction Products      
  1,888,678     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing January 13, 2013     1,640,789    
Epco/Fantome, LLC      
  9,890,000     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing November 23, 2010     8,594,904    
Financiere Daunou S.A.      
  1,664,521     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing May 31, 2015     1,230,081    
EUR 1,067,260     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing May 31, 2015     1,239,822    
EUR 2,613,290     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing May 31, 2015     3,035,826    
  2,452,266     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing February 28, 2016     1,814,677    
EUR 1,246,799     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing February 28, 2016     1,449,136    
EUR 2,423,776     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing February 28, 2016     2,817,119    
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.      
  10,625,000     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 1, 2010(2)     9,987,500    
  5,625,000     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing December 1, 2010     5,400,000    
General Growth Properties, Inc.      
  3,782,895     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 24, 2011     3,434,555    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Building and Development (continued)      
Hearthstone Housing Partners II, LLC      
  19,560,000     Revolving Loan, 4.42%, Maturing December 1, 2009(2)   $ 17,582,484    
Hovstone Holdings, LLC      
  4,260,000     Term Loan, 7.27%, Maturing February 28, 2009(3)     3,574,992    
LNR Property Corp.      
  9,154,000     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing July 3, 2011     7,663,619    
Mueller Water Products, Inc.      
  8,901,274     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing May 24, 2014     8,311,564    
NCI Building Systems, Inc.      
  5,975,136     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing June 18, 2010     5,751,069    
Nortek, Inc.      
  17,793,840     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing August 27, 2011     16,103,425    
November 2005 Land Investors      
  611,440     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing May 9, 2011     458,580    
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.      
  2,925,967     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing September 30, 2012     2,428,553    
PLY GEM Industries, Inc.      
  13,402,942     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 15, 2011     11,550,468    
  409,844     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing August 15, 2011     353,198    
Realogy Corp.      
  3,747,766     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing September 1, 2014     3,216,636    
  12,114,157     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing September 1, 2014     10,397,351    
Shea Capital I, LLC      
  806,937     Term Loan, 4.87%, Maturing October 27, 2011     641,515    
South Edge, LLC      
  8,794,643     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing October 31, 2009     5,540,625    
Standard Pacific Corp.      
  4,680,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing May 5, 2013     3,681,602    
Stile Acquisition Corp.      
  5,406,859     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing April 6, 2013     4,899,593    
Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp.      
  5,412,765     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing April 6, 2013     4,904,945    
Tousa/Kolter, LLC      
  7,908,533     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 31, 2031     4,433,524    
TRU 2005 RE Holding Co.      
  19,825,000     Term Loan, 5.71%, Maturing December 9, 2008     18,338,125    
United Subcontractors, Inc.      
  5,925,000     Term Loan, 12.21%, Maturing June 27, 2013(3)     2,962,500    
WCI Communities, Inc.      
  19,775,670     Term Loan, 7.98%, Maturing December 23, 2010     17,320,184    
Wintergames Acquisition ULC      
  20,888,624     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing April 24, 2009     19,896,414    
          $ 263,319,141    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Business Equipment and Services — 6.9%      
ACCO Brands Corp.      
  5,207,841     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing August 17, 2012   $ 4,986,509    
Activant Solutions, Inc.      
  5,375,933     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing May 1, 2013     4,717,381    
Acxiom Corp.      
  10,044,515     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing September 15, 2012     9,805,958    
Affiliated Computer Services      
  12,860,027     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing March 20, 2013     12,429,011    
  5,962,750     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing March 20, 2013     5,762,902    
Affinion Group, Inc.      
  7,104,397     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing October 17, 2012     6,713,655    
Allied Security Holdings, LLC      
  5,742,766     Term Loan, 5.87%, Maturing June 30, 2010     5,369,486    
Cellnet Group, Inc.      
  1,994,413     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing July 22, 2011     1,789,986    
DynCorp International, LLC      
  7,082,317     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing February 11, 2011     6,807,877    
Education Management, LLC      
  12,483,305     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 1, 2013     11,164,756    
Info USA, Inc.      
  1,975,000     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing February 14, 2012     1,896,000    
  4,350,431     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing February 14, 2012     4,176,414    
Information Resources, Inc.      
  5,657,069     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing May 7, 2014     4,794,366    
Intergraph Corp.      
  3,349,524     Term Loan, 5.08%, Maturing May 29, 2014     3,168,090    
iPayment, Inc.      
  10,804,359     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing May 10, 2013     8,967,618    
ista International GmbH      
EUR 9,635,715     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 14, 2015     12,670,303    
EUR 1,914,285     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 14, 2015     2,517,153    
Kronos, Inc.      
  8,841,111     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 11, 2014     8,056,462    
Language Line, Inc.      
  6,968,657     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing June 11, 2011     6,463,429    
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC      
  9,531,466     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing May 22, 2014     8,185,147    
Protection One, Inc.      
  9,270,464     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing March 31, 2012     8,018,951    
Quintiles Transnational Corp.      
  11,190,363     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 31, 2013     10,574,893    
Sabre, Inc.      
  30,769,734     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 30, 2014     26,117,750    
Safenet, Inc.      
  3,970,000     Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing April 12, 2014     3,314,950    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)      
Serena Software, Inc.      
  2,592,464     Term Loan, 4.68%, Maturing March 10, 2013   $ 2,346,180    
Sitel (Client Logic)      
  5,201,404     Term Loan, 5.14%, Maturing January 29, 2014     3,771,018    
EUR 946,407     Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,068,259    
Solera Holdings, LLC      
EUR 3,123,959     Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing May 15, 2014     4,450,278    
Solera Nederland Holdings      
  3,813,013     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing May 15, 2014     3,527,037    
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.      
  40,659,866     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing February 11, 2013     38,613,008    
TDS Investor Corp.      
  2,582,721     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,387,080    
  10,917,500     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing August 23, 2013     10,033,182    
  12,871,734     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing August 23, 2013     11,896,701    
EUR 2,105,820     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,926,106    
Transaction Network Services, Inc.      
  5,340,138     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing May 4, 2012     4,939,627    
Valassis Communications, Inc.      
  5,170,335     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing March 2, 2014     4,823,494    
  1,302,069     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,214,722    
VWR International, Inc.      
  7,850,000     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 28, 2013     7,339,750    
West Corp.      
  17,924,169     Term Loan, 5.28%, Maturing October 24, 2013     16,429,240    
          $ 294,234,729    
Cable and Satellite Television — 7.2%      
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC      
  10,923,323     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 10, 2011   $ 10,196,922    
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC      
  15,551,500     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing March 29, 2014     14,256,838    
  1,500,000     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,375,125    
Cequel Communications, LLC      
  32,179,689     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing November 5, 2013     29,420,280    
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.      
  44,358,153     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing April 28, 2013     39,293,915    
CSC Holdings, Inc.      
  19,006,756     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 29, 2013     18,353,399    
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC      
  28,316,250     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing April 6, 2014     26,996,515    
Kabel BW GmbH & Co. KG      
EUR 1,627,431     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing June 9, 2012     2,261,369    
MCC Iowa, LLC      
  1,338,250     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing March 31, 2010     1,206,098    

 

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)      
Mediacom Broadband Group      
  7,900,000     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015   $ 7,208,750    
  10,304,218     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015     9,402,599    
Mediacom Illinois, LLC      
  1,950,000     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing September 30, 2012     1,729,406    
  15,396,809     Term Loan, 4.52%, Maturing January 31, 2015     13,924,489    
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.      
  7,993,878     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing March 30, 2012     7,361,027    
GBP 3,637,947     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing March 30, 2012     6,721,492    
GBP 2,224,230     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing March 30, 2012     4,109,500    
GBP 2,139,186     Term Loan, 7.68%, Maturing March 30, 2012     3,952,371    
GBP 1,990,985     Term Loan, 7.68%, Maturing March 30, 2012     3,678,554    
GBP 3,500,000     Term Loan, 8.27%, Maturing March 30, 2013     6,252,596    
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG      
EUR 2,998,397     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing March 2, 2015     3,357,218    
EUR 600,197     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     765,856    
EUR 12,586,345     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 26, 2015     16,060,286    
EUR 2,998,397     Term Loan, 7.02%, Maturing March 2, 2016     3,357,218    
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.      
EUR 6,617,448     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing October 16, 2011     9,385,476    
EUR 16,675,000     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing October 16, 2011     23,660,487    
  12,925,000     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 31, 2014     12,185,858    
YPSO Holding SA      
EUR 12,899,564     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     16,557,582    
EUR 4,978,165     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     6,389,858    
EUR 8,122,271     Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing July 28, 2014     10,425,559    
          $ 309,846,643    
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.3%      
Arizona Chemical, Inc.      
EUR 3,015,572     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing February 28, 2013   $ 3,697,268    
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG      
  1,963,636     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,818,818    
  8,036,364     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     7,443,682    
EUR 3,511,248     Term Loan, 6.52%, Maturing December 23, 2013     5,081,263    
EUR 845,455     Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,223,490    
EUR 654,545     Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing December 23, 2013     947,218    
EUR 525,062     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing December 23, 2014     759,838    
EUR 963,689     Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing December 23, 2014     1,394,592    
EUR 770,053     Term Loan, 8.74%, Maturing June 23, 2015     1,003,077    
EUR 229,947     Term Loan, 8.74%, Maturing June 23, 2015     299,530    
Celanese Holdings, LLC      
EUR 992,500     Term Loan, 6.23%, Maturing April 6, 2011     1,471,825    
  7,000,000     Term Loan, 2.70%, Maturing April 2, 2014     6,776,875    
  16,566,693     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing April 2, 2014     16,038,630    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)      
Cognis GmbH      
EUR 6,426,230     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 15, 2013   $ 9,025,337    
EUR 1,573,770     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 15, 2013     2,210,287    
Columbian Chemicals Acquisition      
  4,138,137     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing March 16, 2013     3,724,323    
Ferro Corp.      
  13,733,732     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 6, 2012     12,703,702    
First Chemical Holding      
EUR 1,330,000     Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing December 18, 2014(2)     1,821,332    
EUR 1,330,000     Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing December 18, 2015(2)     1,829,961    
Foamex L.P.      
  3,673,125     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing February 12, 2013     3,039,511    
Georgia Gulf Corp.      
  5,825,764     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 3, 2013     5,512,629    
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.      
EUR 1,121,976     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing May 5, 2012     1,580,858    
  15,393,428     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing May 5, 2013     14,551,608    
  3,343,390     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 5, 2013     3,160,550    
  2,519,811     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,382,010    
  9,800,000     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing May 5, 2013     9,264,067    
Huish Detergents, Inc.      
  3,965,025     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 26, 2014     3,419,834    
Huntsman International, LLC      
  7,864,329     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing August 16, 2012     7,632,088    
INEOS Group      
EUR 69,301     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing December 14, 2011     95,118    
EUR 70,369     Term Loan, 7.71%, Maturing December 14, 2011     96,693    
  5,414,941     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing December 14, 2012     4,950,160    
  7,879,348     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing December 14, 2013     7,369,657    
  7,879,348     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing December 14, 2014     7,369,657    
Innophos, Inc.      
  6,117,462     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing August 10, 2010     5,796,295    
Invista B.V.      
  1,724,678     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 30, 2010     1,664,314    
  8,909,179     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 29, 2011     8,567,663    
  5,569,229     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing April 29, 2011     5,355,743    
ISP Chemco, Inc.      
  9,661,701     Term Loan, 4.69%, Maturing June 4, 2014     9,157,486    
Kleopatra      
  8,876,250     Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing January 3, 2016     6,401,995    
EUR 5,100,000     Term Loan, 7.24%, Maturing January 3, 2016     5,721,899    
Kranton Polymers, LLC      
  9,146,600     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 12, 2013     7,648,844    
Lucite International Group Holdings      
  4,801,500     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 7, 2013     4,306,345    
  1,700,130     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 7, 2013     1,524,804    

 

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)      
MacDermid, Inc.      
  3,432,171     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 12, 2014   $ 3,123,275    
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals      
  8,428,875     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 30, 2014     7,338,389    
Momentive Performance Material      
  4,950,000     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 4, 2013     4,626,483    
  1,655,736     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,547,522    
Nalco Co.      
  5,905,907     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 4, 2010     5,830,241    
Propex Fabrics, Inc.      
  5,625,007     Term Loan, 9.24%, Maturing July 31, 2012     3,656,254    
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.      
EUR 2,241,799     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing July 30, 2011     3,176,133    
  22,132,487     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing December 10, 2012     21,115,012    
Solo Cup Co.      
  2,552,240     Term Loan, 6.30%, Maturing February 27, 2011     2,470,203    
TPG Spring UK, Ltd.      
EUR 2,271,011     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing June 27, 2013     3,118,078    
EUR 2,271,011     Term Loan, 10.72%, Maturing June 27, 2013     3,122,498    
Wellman, Inc.      
  5,250,000     Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing February 10, 2009     3,727,500    
          $ 268,692,464    
Clothing / Textiles — 0.5%      
Hanesbrands, Inc.      
  7,640,190     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing September 5, 2013   $ 7,516,037    
  5,000,000     Term Loan, 6.66%, Maturing March 5, 2014     4,968,750    
St. John Knits International, Inc.      
  2,518,697     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing March 23, 2012     2,317,202    
The William Carter Co.      
  2,336,526     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing July 14, 2012     2,231,383    
Warnaco, Inc.      
  3,220,340     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing January 31, 2013     3,027,120    
          $ 20,060,492    
Conglomerates — 2.4%      
American Greetings Corp.      
  5,497,738     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 4, 2013(2)   $ 5,387,783    
Amsted Industries, Inc.      
  9,647,652     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 15, 2010     9,502,937    
  6,397,370     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing April 5, 2013     6,301,410    
Blount, Inc.      
  2,153,071     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing August 9, 2010     2,040,035    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Conglomerates (continued)      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)      
  3,931,314     Term Loan, 5.22%, Maturing July 13, 2015   $ 3,430,072    
  3,931,314     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing July 13, 2015     3,430,072    
EUR 849,214     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,153,568    
EUR 849,214     Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,153,568    
GBP 737,276     Term Loan, 8.04%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,256,999    
GBP 737,276     Term Loan, 8.54%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,256,999    
Jarden Corp.      
  13,104,523     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing January 24, 2012     12,493,892    
  4,563,288     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing January 24, 2012     4,350,653    
Johnson Diversey, Inc.      
  2,023,461     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 16, 2010     1,924,817    
  8,162,435     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 16, 2011     7,764,516    
Polymer Group, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 22, 2010(2)     898,300    
  18,966,350     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing November 22, 2012     16,880,051    
RBS Global, Inc.      
  2,271,250     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing July 19, 2013     2,129,297    
  6,185,246     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing July 19, 2013     5,798,668    
RGIS Holdings, LLC      
  762,924     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing April 30, 2014     661,360    
  15,258,488     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing April 30, 2014     13,227,202    
US Investigations Services, Inc.      
  1,979,950     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,796,805    
          $ 102,839,004    
Containers and Glass Products — 3.1%      
Berry Plastics Corp.      
  19,688,470     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 17,922,670    
Consolidated Container Co.      
  5,910,050     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing March 28, 2014     4,632,002    
Crown Americas, Inc.      
  4,751,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing November 15, 2012     4,572,837    
  1,421,000     Term Loan, 4.82%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,367,712    
EUR 4,410,000     Term Loan, 6.09%, Maturing November 15, 2012     6,659,951    
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.      
  22,475,033     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing October 7, 2011     21,352,832    
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.      
  30,849,696     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing May 16, 2014     29,440,050    
  3,500,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing May 16, 2014     3,384,790    
JSG Acquisitions      
EUR 1,250,000     Term Loan, 6.53%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,843,412    
EUR 1,250,000     Term Loan, 6.66%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,843,412    
OI European Group B.V.      
EUR 12,064,500     Term Loan, 5.86%, Maturing June 14, 2013     16,889,252    

 

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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Containers and Glass Products (continued)      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container      
  4,096,569     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing June 14, 2013   $ 3,936,802    
Pregis Corp.      
  2,632,500     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing October 12, 2011     2,448,225    
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.      
  2,817,651     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing November 1, 2011     2,747,914    
  3,792,745     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing November 1, 2011     3,698,875    
  3,523,439     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 1, 2011     3,436,234    
  8,423,927     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing November 1, 2011     8,215,435    
          $ 134,392,405    
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%      
American Safety Razor Co.      
  3,408,214     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 31, 2013   $ 3,280,406    
Prestige Brands, Inc.      
  9,420,233     Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing April 7, 2011     9,114,075    
          $ 12,394,481    
Drugs — 0.9%      
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC      
  10,772,291     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 9,045,363    
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.      
  3,080,126     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing January 30, 2012     2,926,120    
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.      
  2,964,239     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 28, 2013     2,860,491    
  6,477,361     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 28, 2013     6,250,654    
Warner Chilcott Corp.      
  2,402,227     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing January 18, 2012     2,313,145    
  17,077,017     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing January 18, 2012     16,443,750    
          $ 39,839,523    
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.4%      
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.      
  944,025     Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing January 15, 2012   $ 913,559    
  1,033,458     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing January 15, 2012     1,000,105    
Big Dumpster Merger Sub, Inc.      
  685,378     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 5, 2013     579,144    
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)      
EUR 2,000,000     Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing April 1, 2015     2,854,965    
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.      
  2,974,286     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 28, 2010     2,877,621    
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.      
  466,049     Term Loan, 9.69%, Maturing December 12, 2010(3)     466,049    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued)      
IESI Corp.      
  2,267,647     Term Loan, 6.14%, Maturing January 20, 2012   $ 2,159,934    
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.      
  3,000,000     Revolving Loan, 7.82%, Maturing December 17, 2009(2)     2,595,000    
  5,446,837     Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing December 17, 2010     4,902,153    
  440,702     Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing December 17, 2010     396,632    
Wastequip, Inc.      
  288,580     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 5, 2013     243,850    
          $ 18,989,012    
Electronics / Electrical — 3.0%      
Aspect Software, Inc.      
  4,807,799     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 4,507,312    
EnerSys Capital, Inc.      
  9,154,909     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing March 17, 2011     8,594,171    
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.      
  9,312,805     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 26, 2013     8,823,883    
FCI International S.A.S.      
  764,245     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     699,284    
  735,755     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     673,216    
  735,755     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     667,698    
  764,245     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     693,552    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 1, 2013     907,500    
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.      
  37,593,519     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 1, 2013     32,663,655    
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings      
  19,622,163     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing July 28, 2012     16,310,923    
  7,283,820     Term Loan, 6.45%, Maturing July 28, 2012     6,054,675    
EUR 2,962,500     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing July 28, 2012     3,724,445    
Invensys International Holding      
  2,166,667     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing December 15, 2010     2,090,833    
EUR 1,001,757     Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing December 15, 2010     1,505,049    
  2,333,333     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing January 15, 2011     2,245,833    
Network Solutions, LLC      
  6,068,070     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing March 7, 2014     5,066,838    
Open Solutions, Inc.      
  10,288,224     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing January 23, 2014     8,558,516    
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.      
  10,780,498     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing April 27, 2013     9,846,185    
SS&C Technologies, Inc.      
  3,518,471     Term Loan, 4.83%, Maturing November 23, 2012     3,272,178    
Vertafore, Inc.      
  9,954,752     Term Loan, 5.59%, Maturing January 31, 2012     9,208,146    
          $ 126,113,892    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.5%      
Maxim Crane Works, L.P.      
  8,436,250     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing June 29, 2014   $ 7,508,263    
The Hertz Corp.      
  1,655,560     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing December 21, 2012     1,590,278    
  3,195,454     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing December 21, 2012     3,069,451    
United Rentals, Inc.      
  2,462,196     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 14, 2011     2,402,692    
  5,748,938     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing February 14, 2011     5,610,004    
          $ 20,180,688    
Farming / Agriculture — 0.3%      
BF Bolthouse HoldCo, LLC      
  4,309,977     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 16, 2012   $ 4,097,172    
Central Garden & Pet Co.      
  10,804,365     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing February 28, 2014     9,498,841    
          $ 13,596,013    
Financial Intermediaries — 1.3%      
Asset Acceptence Capital Corp.      
  1,486,263     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing June 5, 2013   $ 1,374,793    
Citco III, Ltd.      
  10,875,000     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing June 30, 2014     9,760,313    
E.A. Viner International Co.      
  757,350     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing July 31, 2013     719,483    
Grosvenor Capital Management      
  4,237,245     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing December 5, 2013     4,067,755    
INVESTools, Inc.      
  2,304,000     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing August 13, 2012     2,096,640    
Jupiter Asset Management Group      
GBP 3,764,439     Term Loan, 7.84%, Maturing June 30, 2015     6,421,186    
LPL Holdings, Inc.      
  22,419,972     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 18, 2014     20,906,624    
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.      
  11,274,638     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing May 24, 2014     9,484,789    
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O'Brien)      
  4,203,875     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing July 31, 2014     2,837,616    
          $ 57,669,199    
Food Products — 3.0%      
Acosta, Inc.      
  15,690,114     Term Loan, 5.12%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 14,964,447    
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.      
  7,621,197     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 29, 2013     7,202,032    
  3,740,386     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,534,665    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Food Products (continued)      
American Seafoods Group, LLC      
  3,950,358     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing September 30, 2012   $ 3,693,584    
BL Marketing, Ltd.      
GBP 3,500,000     Term Loan, 7.70%, Maturing December 31, 2013     6,417,805    
GBP 2,500,000     Term Loan, 10.09%, Maturing June 30, 2015     4,406,724    
Black Lion Beverages III B.V.      
EUR 3,000,000     Term Loan, 8.92%, Maturing January 24, 2016     4,025,560    
Bumble Bee Seafood, LLC      
  3,000,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing May 2, 2012     2,842,500    
Dean Foods Co.      
  23,908,376     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing April 2, 2014     22,855,738    
Dole Food Company, Inc.      
  1,091,079     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,019,477    
  6,493,924     Term Loan, 4.83%, Maturing April 12, 2013     6,067,760    
  1,947,677     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,819,861    
Foodvest Limited      
GBP 437,500     Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing March 16, 2014     783,091    
GBP 401,305     Term Loan, 8.38%, Maturing March 16, 2015     718,304    
GBP 500,000     Term Loan, 9.88%, Maturing September 16, 2015     828,530    
MafCo Worldwide Corp.      
  812,696     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 8, 2011     763,934    
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC      
  4,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 2, 2013(2)     3,300,000    
  28,370,550     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing April 2, 2014     26,538,295    
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.      
  12,335,000     Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing August 9, 2012     10,669,775    
Ruby Acquisitions, Ltd.      
GBP 2,242,782     Term Loan, 8.58%, Maturing January 5, 2015     3,875,595    
          $ 126,327,677    
Food Service — 1.9%      
AFC Enterprises, Inc.      
  2,055,134     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 23, 2009   $ 1,880,448    
Aramark Corp.      
  89,602     Term Loan, Maturing January 26, 2014(4)     86,354    
  1,410,398     Term Loan, Maturing January 26, 2014(4)     1,359,271    
  15,656,346     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing January 26, 2014     15,031,203    
  1,137,583     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing January 26, 2014     1,092,204    
Buffets, Inc.      
  1,826,350     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing May 1, 2013     1,057,000    
  11,679,731     Term Loan, 11.39%, Maturing November 1, 2013     6,759,644    
CBRL Group, Inc.      
  2,948,324     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,793,537    
  6,507,657     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing April 27, 2013     6,166,005    

 

See notes to financial statements
23



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Food Service (continued)      
JRD Holdings, Inc.      
  3,715,625     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 26, 2014   $ 3,585,578    
Maine Beverage Co., LLC      
  2,808,929     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing June 30, 2010     2,696,571    
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC      
  648,261     Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing May 9, 2013     565,878    
  7,698,084     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 9, 2014     6,719,788    
QCE Finance, LLC      
  9,031,500     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing May 5, 2013     7,680,000    
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC      
  4,782,412     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,682,457    
Selecta      
CHF 18,404,850     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing June 28, 2015     15,461,806    
SSP Financing, Ltd.      
  3,954,516     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing June 15, 2014     3,143,840    
  3,954,516     Term Loan, 5.93%, Maturing June 15, 2015     3,163,613    
          $ 82,925,197    
Food / Drug Retailers — 1.4%      
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.      
  12,652,101     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 11,252,462    
Pantry, Inc. (The)      
  66,047     Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing May 15, 2014(2)     55,975    
  7,177,795     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing May 15, 2014     6,083,181    
Rite Aid Corp.      
  25,000,000     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing June 1, 2014     23,523,450    
Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.      
  17,913,704     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing November 3, 2011     16,820,968    
          $ 57,736,036    
Forest Products — 1.2%      
Appleton Papers, Inc.      
  10,567,638     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 9,757,448    
Georgia-Pacific Corp.      
  1,680,213     Term Loan, Maturing December 20, 2012(4)     1,602,503    
  2,054,873     Term Loan, 4.68%, Maturing December 20, 2012     1,986,097    
  33,779,289     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing December 20, 2012     32,454,499    
Xerium Technologies, Inc.      
  9,157,010     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing May 18, 2012     7,417,178    
          $ 53,217,725    
Healthcare — 8.1%      
Accellent, Inc.      
  3,171,837     Term Loan, 5.84%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 2,755,534    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Healthcare (continued)      
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.      
  1,980,000     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing April 2, 2014   $ 1,841,400    
Alliance Imaging, Inc.      
  4,635,234     Term Loan, 5.41%, Maturing December 29, 2011     4,415,061    
American Medical Systems      
  8,927,954     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing July 20, 2012     8,459,236    
AMN Healthcare, Inc.      
  2,121,817     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 2, 2011     2,036,945    
AMR HoldCo, Inc.      
  5,976,263     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 10, 2012     5,677,450    
Biomet, Inc.      
  8,181,111     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing December 26, 2014     8,039,643    
EUR 7,979,888     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing December 26, 2014     11,875,161    
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.      
  14,783,275     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing April 10, 2014     13,194,073    
Carestream Health, Inc.      
  14,096,623     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing April 30, 2013     12,017,371    
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH      
EUR 6,371,053     Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing March 23, 2015     8,017,929    
CB Diagnostics AB      
  998,084     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing January 16, 2015     928,218    
  2,315,036     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing January 16, 2016     2,152,984    
Community Health Systems, Inc.      
  34,716,565     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing July 25, 2014     33,307,871    
Concentra, Inc.      
  5,955,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 25, 2014     5,352,056    
CRC Health Corp.      
  1,851,601     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing February 6, 2013     1,694,215    
  3,895,798     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing February 6, 2013     3,564,655    
Dako Equity Project Delphi      
  1,568,302     Term Loan, 4.81%, Maturing June 12, 2016     1,257,778    
EUR 3,098,534     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing June 12, 2016     3,868,934    
DaVita, Inc.      
  14,753,556     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing October 5, 2012     14,155,034    
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings      
  6,715,942     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing March 31, 2013     6,507,117    
Gambro Holding AB      
  1,292,918     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing June 5, 2014     1,187,329    
  1,292,918     Term Loan, 6.07%, Maturing June 5, 2015     1,191,640    
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.      
  5,377,997     Term Loan, 4.87%, Maturing May 30, 2013     5,088,930    
HCA, Inc.      
  43,763,298     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing November 18, 2013     41,631,937    
Health Management Association, Inc.      
  2,500,000     Term Loan, Maturing February 28, 2014(4)     2,271,875    
  21,083,449     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 28, 2014     19,551,235    

 

See notes to financial statements
24



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Healthcare (continued)      
HealthSouth Corp.      
  7,503,779     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing March 10, 2013   $ 7,140,319    
Iasis Healthcare, LLC      
  1,075,131     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing March 14, 2014     1,030,333    
  3,115,084     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing March 14, 2014     2,985,287    
  286,702     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing March 14, 2014     274,756    
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.      
  1,552,672     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 28, 2013     1,467,275    
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC      
  7,629,788     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing June 26, 2014     7,082,984    
inVentiv Health, Inc.      
  8,024,363     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing July 6, 2014     7,452,627    
Leiner Health Products, Inc.      
  8,057,750     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing May 27, 2011(10)     3,658,219    
LifeCare Holdings, Inc.      
  8,023,852     Term Loan, 6.95%, Maturing August 11, 2012     6,940,632    
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.      
  11,519,064     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing April 15, 2012     11,087,099    
Matria Healthcare, Inc.      
  3,122,163     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing January 19, 2012     3,044,109    
MultiPlan Merger Corp.      
  3,510,235     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing April 12, 2013     3,316,076    
  3,929,197     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing April 12, 2013     3,711,865    
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.      
  484,400     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing June 29, 2013     416,584    
  8,022,702     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 29, 2013     6,899,524    
Nyco Holdings      
  2,859,137     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing December 29, 2014     2,383,294    
EUR 5,346,366     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 29, 2014     7,065,946    
  2,859,137     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing December 29, 2015     2,383,294    
EUR 5,350,000     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing December 29, 2015     7,070,749    
Psychiatric Solutions Inc.      
  994,453     Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing May 31, 2014     957,161    
RadNet Management, Inc.      
  2,458,847     Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing November 15, 2012     2,348,199    
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC      
  9,230,328     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing November 16, 2013     8,716,891    
Renal Advantage, Inc.      
  2,172,585     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing October 5, 2012     2,036,798    
Select Medical Holding Corp.      
  1,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.18%, Maturing February 24, 2010(2)     850,000    
  4,643,973     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing February 24, 2012     4,253,880    
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.      
  5,745,846     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 13, 2010     4,740,323    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Healthcare (continued)      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC      
  10,745,426     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing September 23, 2011   $ 10,378,287    
Viant Holdings, Inc.      
  4,838,437     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 25, 2014     4,112,672    
          $ 345,846,794    
Home Furnishings — 1.5%      
Dometic Corp.      
  2,790,150     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing December 31, 2014   $ 2,308,849    
  1,788,692     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,480,142    
  421,159     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing December 31, 2014     348,509    
Hunter Fan Co.      
  3,903,211     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing April 16, 2014     3,151,843    
Interline Brands, Inc.      
  5,882,406     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing June 23, 2013     5,558,873    
  3,072,818     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing June 23, 2013     2,903,813    
National Bedding Co., LLC      
  10,731,056     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing August 31, 2011     8,638,500    
  1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.70%, Maturing August 31, 2012     1,065,000    
Oreck Corp.      
  4,212,647     Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing February 2, 2012(3)     1,963,094    
Sanitec, Ltd. Oy      
EUR 4,478,261     Term Loan, 7.54%, Maturing April 7, 2013     5,348,678    
EUR 4,478,261     Term Loan, 8.04%, Maturing April 7, 2014     5,348,678    
Sealy Mattress Co.      
  3,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.96%, Maturing April 6, 2012(2)     2,730,000    
  6,357,539     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing August 25, 2012     5,912,511    
Simmons Co.      
  18,290,235     Term Loan, 5.61%, Maturing December 19, 2011     16,461,211    
  2,500,000     Term Loan, 8.20%, Maturing February 15, 2012     1,637,500    
          $ 64,857,201    
Industrial Equipment — 2.2%      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.      
EUR 649,491     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014   $ 943,779    
EUR 1,102,908     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,602,643    
EUR 1,355,481     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,969,658    
EUR 1,135,787     Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,650,419    
Colfax Corp.      
  1,983,244     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 30, 2009     1,943,579    
EUR 3,591,204     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 19, 2011     5,507,278    
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)      
  352,242     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 13, 2014     291,921    
  9,424,516     Term loan, 5.40%, Maturing July 13, 2014     7,810,567    
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 8.65%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,280,000    

 

See notes to financial statements
25



Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)      
Flowserve Corp.      
  3,616,499     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 10, 2012   $ 3,444,715    
FR Brand Acquisition Corp.      
  9,062,770     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing February 7, 2014     8,043,208    
Generac Acquisition Corp.      
  9,785,624     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing November 7, 2013     7,936,141    
Gleason Corp.      
  1,940,737     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing June 30, 2013     1,804,885    
  1,518,056     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing June 30, 2013     1,411,792    
Heating Finance PLC (Baxi)      
EUR 3,253,597     Term Loan, Maturing December 27, 2010(2)(3)     3,390,356    
GBP 2,425,022     Term Loan, 8.22%, Maturing December 27, 2010     3,602,158    
Itron, Inc.      
GBP 790,000     Term Loan, 8.01%, Maturing April 18, 2014     1,388,613    
Jason, Inc.      
  1,923,720     Term Loan, 5.22%, Maturing April 30, 2010     1,702,492    
John Maneely Co.      
  13,350,760     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing December 8, 2013     12,058,593    
KION Group GmbH      
  2,250,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 23, 2014     2,098,125    
  2,250,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing December 23, 2015     2,098,125    
Polypore, Inc.      
  1,999,803     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 3, 2013(2)     1,739,829    
  16,857,538     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing July 3, 2014     16,098,948    
EUR 1,106,137     Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing July 3, 2014     1,481,045    
TFS Acquisition Corp.      
  4,422,551     Term Loan, 6.20%, Maturing August 11, 2013     4,112,972    
          $ 95,411,841    
Insurance — 1.1%      
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.      
  7,338,125     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 6,897,838    
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.      
  4,362,620     Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing February 10, 2013     4,231,742    
Conseco, Inc.      
  23,388,206     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing October 10, 2013     17,930,966    
Crump Group, Inc.      
  6,898,446     Term Loan, 5.70%, Maturing August 4, 2014     6,346,570    
Hub International Holdings, Inc.      
  465,194     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing June 13, 2014(2)     419,256    
  6,505,483     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing June 13, 2014     5,863,066    
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.      
  7,071,562     Term Loan, 5.45%, Maturing May 4, 2014     6,647,269    
          $ 48,336,707    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 5.6%      
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.      
  2,967,140     Term Loan, 5.93%, Maturing June 8, 2012   $ 2,655,590    
AMC Entertainment, Inc.      
  16,602,585     Term Loan, 4.64%, Maturing January 26, 2013     15,719,095    
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.      
  6,004,625     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing June 8, 2013     4,803,700    
Bombardier Recreational Products      
  13,400,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing June 28, 2013     11,903,662    
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.      
  5,978,516     Term Loan, 6.49%, Maturing May 19, 2012     5,679,591    
  3,268,644     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing May 19, 2012     3,105,212    
Cedar Fair, L.P.      
  4,912,500     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing August 31, 2011     4,684,614    
  3,978,935     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing August 30, 2012     3,794,356    
Cinemark, Inc.      
  26,436,214     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing October 5, 2013     25,269,293    
Dave & Buster's, Inc.      
  815,456     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2013     758,374    
  2,086,817     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2013     1,940,740    
Deluxe Entertainment Services      
  271,434     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 28, 2011     237,505    
  516,186     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 28, 2011     451,663    
  5,507,882     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing January 28, 2011     4,819,397    
DW Funding, LLC      
  4,983,964     Term Loan, 4.57%, Maturing April 30, 2011     4,784,606    
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.      
  7,437,875     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing March 16, 2012     6,563,925    
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.      
  1,313,317     Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing June 9, 2014     1,090,053    
  4,591,934     Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing June 9, 2014     3,811,305    
Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.      
  1,000,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 31, 2008(2)     960,000    
Mega Blocks, Inc.      
  1,895,891     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing July 26, 2012     1,666,014    
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.      
  50,125,860     Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing April 8, 2012     40,273,021    
National CineMedia, LLC      
  16,250,000     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing February 13, 2015     15,147,324    
Odeon      
EUR 1,064,322     Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing April 2, 2015     1,497,552    
GBP 623,547     Term Loan, 8.16%, Maturing April 2, 2015     1,118,672    
EUR 1,064,322     Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing April 2, 2016     1,501,695    
GBP 623,547     Term Loan, 8.54%, Maturing April 2, 2016     1,120,731    
Regal Cinemas Corp.      
  25,027,778     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing November 10, 2010     23,823,316    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC      
  6,481,895     Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing December 21, 2014   $ 5,995,753    
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.      
  14,462,925     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing April 30, 2015     12,921,727    
Southwest Sports Group, LLC      
  9,500,000     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing December 22, 2010     8,360,000    
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.      
  9,996,088     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing June 9, 2011     9,758,681    
WMG Acquisition Corp.      
  390,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2010(2)     349,050    
  13,462,451     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing February 28, 2011     12,444,353    
Zuffa, LLC      
  2,481,250     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing June 20, 2016     1,674,844    
          $ 240,685,414    
Lodging and Casinos — 3.6%      
Bally Technologies, Inc.      
  8,480,980     Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing September 5, 2009   $ 8,337,864    
Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise      
  3,458,296     Term Loan, 6.47%, Maturing November 4, 2011     3,250,798    
Dionysos Leisure Entertainment      
EUR 1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.38%, Maturing June 30, 2014     2,117,385    
EUR 1,500,000     Term Loan, 7.76%, Maturing June 30, 2015     2,121,275    
Full Moon Holdco 3 Ltd.      
GBP 1,500,000     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing November 20, 2014     2,740,586    
GBP 1,500,000     Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing November 20, 2015     2,740,586    
Gala Electric Casinos, Ltd.      
GBP 5,000,000     Term Loan, 6.21%, Maturing December 12, 2012(2)     9,209,558    
GBP 6,847,984     Term Loan, 8.01%, Maturing December 12, 2013     12,422,050    
GBP 5,933,651     Term Loan, 8.51%, Maturing December 12, 2014     10,763,476    
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC      
  7,072,743     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing February 16, 2014     5,693,558    
Harrah's Operating Co.      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(4)     1,879,463    
  1,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(4)     943,750    
Herbst Gaming, Inc.      
  2,495,403     Term Loan, 9.85%, Maturing December 2, 2011     1,785,773    
  6,276,496     Term Loan, 10.75%, Maturing December 2, 2011     4,491,617    
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.      
  10,033,008     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     8,879,212    
  142,290     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     125,927    
  5,482,103     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing November 30, 2013     4,851,661    
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.      
  5,878,075     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 4, 2014     5,202,096    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.      
  9,746,406     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 8,308,811    
  954,167     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing June 30, 2014     813,427    
Penn National Gaming, Inc.      
  14,842,318     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing October 3, 2012     14,388,796    
Scandic Hotels      
EUR 1,724,568     Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing April 25, 2015     2,406,413    
EUR 1,724,568     Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing April 25, 2016     2,413,126    
Seminole Tribe of Florida      
  1,367,360     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 5, 2014     1,333,176    
  352,718     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 5, 2014     343,900    
  1,392,439     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing March 5, 2014     1,357,628    
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands Inc.      
  9,006,667     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 14, 2014(2)     8,293,294    
  23,158,333     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing May 23, 2014     21,324,078    
VML US Finance, LLC      
  3,333,333     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 25, 2012     3,185,627    
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 25, 2013     1,911,376    
          $ 153,636,287    
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.2%      
Compass Minerals Group, Inc.      
  1,293,347     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing December 22, 2012   $ 1,254,546    
Euramax International, Inc.      
  4,408,661     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 28, 2012     3,698,867    
GBP 894,902     Term Loan, 10.68%, Maturing June 29, 2012     1,506,538    
Magnum Coal Co.      
  1,375,000     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 15, 2013     1,366,406    
  7,975,000     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 15, 2013     7,925,156    
Murray Energy Corp.      
  7,638,912     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing January 28, 2010     7,256,966    
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition      
  1,955,586     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing May 18, 2014     1,857,806    
Novelis, Inc.      
  2,024,520     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,928,355    
  4,453,943     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing June 28, 2014     4,242,381    
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings      
  1,368,080     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing May 8, 2014     1,240,962    
  15,281,664     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing May 8, 2014     13,861,737    
Thompson Creek Metals Co.      
  5,855,644     Term Loan, 7.48%, Maturing October 26, 2012     5,797,087    
Tube City IMS Corp.      
  162,162     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 25, 2014     147,568    
  1,324,459     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing January 25, 2014     1,205,258    
          $ 53,289,633    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Oil and Gas — 1.6%      
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.      
  4,960,000     Term Loan, 5.62%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 4,846,332    
Citgo Petroleum Corp.      
  4,839,952     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing November 15, 2012     4,549,554    
Dresser, Inc.      
  6,167,014     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing May 4, 2014     5,961,449    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.      
  26,178,793     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing April 2, 2013     24,717,152    
  1,287,833     Term Loan, 4.36%, Maturing April 2, 2013     1,215,930    
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.      
  2,400,000     Term Loan, 4.96%, Maturing October 31, 2014     2,361,000    
Hercules Offshore, Inc.      
  3,285,100     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing July 6, 2013     3,208,449    
Primary Natural Resources, Inc.      
  13,181,000     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 28, 2010     12,503,497    
Targa Resources, Inc.      
  4,828,492     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing October 31, 2012     4,645,010    
  3,761,945     Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing October 31, 2012     3,618,991    
          $ 67,627,364    
Publishing — 9.9%      
American Media Operations, Inc.      
  20,000,000     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing January 31, 2013   $ 18,325,000    
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH      
  6,825,000     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2013     5,937,750    
EUR 708,499     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2013     966,282    
Black Press US Partnership      
  922,110     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 2, 2013     843,730    
  1,518,769     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 2, 2013     1,389,673    
CanWest MediaWorks, Ltd.      
  7,344,500     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing July 10, 2014     7,050,720    
Dex Media West, LLC      
  5,028,383     Term Loan, 4.48%, Maturing March 9, 2010     4,912,730    
  1,453,875     Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing September 9, 2010     1,424,191    
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.      
  1,825,000     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing August 28, 2014     1,237,578    
  13,275,000     Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing August 28, 2014     9,002,109    
  7,750,000     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing August 28, 2014     5,328,125    
Hanley-Wood, LLC      
  7,462,500     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 8, 2014     5,643,516    
Idearc, Inc.      
  43,189,980     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing November 17, 2014     35,739,708    
Josten's Corp.      
  2,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.58%, Maturing October 4, 2009(2)     1,920,000    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Publishing (continued)      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.      
  1,250,000     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015   $ 1,153,906    
MediaNews Group, Inc.      
  9,989,267     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing August 25, 2010     7,891,521    
  4,555,877     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing August 2, 2013     3,348,570    
Mediannuaire Holding      
EUR 7,000,000     Term Loan, 6.11%, Maturing October 24, 2013     9,881,543    
EUR 2,000,000     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing October 10, 2014     2,543,196    
EUR 2,000,000     Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing October 10, 2015     2,547,867    
Merrill Communications, LLC      
  10,327,282     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 9, 2009     8,984,735    
Nebraska Book Co., Inc.      
  9,002,234     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing March 4, 2011     8,282,055    
Nelson Education, Ltd.      
  298,500     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing July 5, 2014     264,173    
Newspaper Holdings, Inc.      
  19,650,000     Term Loan, 4.63%, Maturing July 24, 2014     16,211,250    
Nielsen Finance, LLC      
  37,191,718     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing August 9, 2013     35,270,134    
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC      
  6,012,873     Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing June 29, 2013     5,141,006    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.      
  27,973,373     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing June 30, 2010     26,579,068    
  6,499,010     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing June 30, 2011     6,169,997    
Reader's Digest Association      
  8,000,000     Revolving Loan, 4.90%, Maturing March 2, 2013(2)     6,760,000    
  36,597,769     Term Loan, 4.94%, Maturing March 2, 2014     30,815,321    
Seat Pagine Gialle SpA      
EUR 6,455,496     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing May 25, 2012     9,162,765    
SGS International, Inc.      
  985,883     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing December 30, 2011     911,942    
  1,197,438     Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing December 30, 2011     1,107,630    
Source Media, Inc.      
  10,874,832     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing November 8, 2011     9,950,471    
Springer Science+Business Media      
  1,712,542     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing May 5, 2010     1,507,037    
  8,560     Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 5, 2011     7,752    
  1,759,273     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     1,593,241    
  1,508,560     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     1,366,190    
EUR 15,838     Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing May 5, 2012     22,403    
The Star Tribune Co.      
  8,217,000     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing March 5, 2014     4,420,746    
Thomas Nelson, Inc.      
  1,965,000     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing June 12, 2012     1,621,125    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Publishing (continued)      
TL Acquisitions, Inc.      
  8,009,750     Term Loan, 5.34%, Maturing July 5, 2014   $ 7,445,727    
Trader Media Corp.      
GBP 17,310,500     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 23, 2015     28,484,537    
Tribune Co.      
  13,100,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing May 17, 2009     12,494,125    
  25,606,500     Term Loan, 5.54%, Maturing May 17, 2014     19,044,834    
World Directories Acquisition      
EUR 8,776,758     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing May 31, 2014     11,814,125    
Xsys US, Inc.      
  7,701,575     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2013     6,700,370    
EUR 791,501     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,079,484    
EUR 2,750,000     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing September 27, 2013     3,750,572    
  7,866,565     Term Loan, 4.88%, Maturing September 27, 2014     6,857,025    
EUR 2,750,000     Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing September 27, 2014     3,750,572    
EUR 1,000,000     Term Loan, 9.02%, Maturing September 27, 2015     1,292,227    
Yell Group, PLC      
  19,025,000     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing February 10, 2013     16,928,845    
          $ 422,879,199    
Radio and Television — 5.3%      
Block Communications, Inc.      
  6,945,162     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 6,597,904    
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.      
  32,925,000     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing June 12, 2014     28,397,813    
CMP Susquehanna Corp.      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 4.81%, Maturing May 5, 2011(2)     1,590,000    
  10,227,194     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing May 5, 2013     8,011,299    
Cumulus Media, Inc.      
  14,341,795     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing June 11, 2014     12,360,835    
Discovery Communications, Inc.      
  7,505,725     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing April 30, 2014     7,287,594    
Emmis Operating Co.      
  6,170,631     Term Loan, 4.67%, Maturing November 2, 2013     5,374,619    
Entravision Communications Corp.      
  897,560     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing September 29, 2013     801,072    
Gray Television, Inc.      
  9,784,231     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing January 19, 2015     8,536,742    
HIT Entertainment, Inc.      
  1,445,882     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing March 20, 2012     1,308,523    
Local TV Finance, LLC      
  1,985,000     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing May 7, 2013     1,717,025    
NEP II, Inc.      
  5,340,989     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing February 16, 2014     4,849,175    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Radio and Television (continued)      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.      
  10,930,700     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing October 1, 2012   $ 10,056,244    
  8,357,024     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing October 1, 2012     7,688,462    
NextMedia Operating, Inc.      
  431,353     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing November 15, 2012     383,904    
  967,191     Term Loan, 6.80%, Maturing November 15, 2012     860,800    
PanAmSat Corp.      
  6,787,134     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     6,449,901    
  6,785,093     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     6,447,962    
  6,785,093     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing January 3, 2014     6,447,962    
Paxson Communications Corp.      
  14,925,000     Term Loan, 5.96%, Maturing January 15, 2012     11,940,000    
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC      
  8,333,373     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing June 25, 2014     7,833,370    
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.      
  11,846,336     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing June 10, 2012     10,010,154    
Tyrol Acquisition 2 SAS      
EUR 6,300,000     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing January 19, 2015     8,305,989    
EUR 6,300,000     Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing January 19, 2016     8,305,989    
Univision Communications, Inc.      
  6,125,000     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing March 29, 2009     5,890,210    
  45,733,221     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing September 29, 2014     38,630,303    
Young Broadcasting, Inc.      
  980,000     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing November 3, 2012     885,675    
  8,348,913     Term Loan, 5.36%, Maturing November 3, 2012     7,545,330    
          $ 224,514,856    
Rail Industries — 0.3%      
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.      
  7,956,817     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 7,688,274    
  1,985,000     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing April 28, 2013     1,920,488    
RailAmerica, Inc.      
  4,000,000     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing August 14, 2008     3,900,000    
          $ 13,508,762    
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 2.1%      
American Achievement Corp.      
  4,442,057     Term Loan, 4.98%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 4,108,903    
Amscan Holdings, Inc.      
  4,430,250     Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing May 25, 2013     3,787,864    
Claire's Stores, Inc.      
  3,027,125     Term Loan, 5.56%, Maturing May 24, 2014     2,420,756    
Cumberland Farms, Inc.      
  2,886,339     Term Loan, 4.86%, Maturing September 29, 2013     2,713,158    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)      
FTD, Inc.      
  4,107,683     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 3,943,376    
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.      
  8,972,206     Term Loan, 5.15%, Maturing July 15, 2010     7,861,896    
Josten's Corp.      
  5,046,422     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing October 4, 2011     4,861,384    
Mapco Express, Inc.      
  3,320,423     Term Loan, 5.62%, Maturing April 28, 2011     3,137,800    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.      
  3,055,758     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing April 5, 2013     2,925,253    
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.      
  8,706,250     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     7,487,375    
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.      
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 8.87%, Maturing January 31, 2013     1,500,000    
  11,460,618     Term Loan, 5.23%, Maturing July 31, 2013     9,283,101    
Rent-A-Center, Inc.      
  6,311,968     Term Loan, 4.92%, Maturing November 15, 2012     5,941,140    
Rover Acquisition Corp.      
  1,970,025     Term Loan, 5.03%, Maturing October 26, 2013     1,793,708    
Savers, Inc.      
  2,790,000     Term Loan, 5.48%, Maturing August 11, 2012     2,622,600    
  3,044,373     Term Loan, 5.49%, Maturing August 11, 2012     2,861,711    
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.      
  6,171,985     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing February 6, 2014     5,635,023    
Vivarte      
EUR 5,688,988     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     7,007,238    
EUR 247,396     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     304,722    
EUR 63,616     Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 29, 2015     78,357    
EUR 5,688,988     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     7,011,268    
EUR 247,396     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     304,898    
EUR 63,616     Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 29, 2016     78,402    
          $ 87,669,933    
Steel — 0.1%      
Algoma Acquisition Corp.      
  2,318,925     Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing June 20, 2013   $ 2,150,803    
          $ 2,150,803    
Surface Transport — 0.5%      
Delphi Acquisition Holding, Inc.      
  1,183,488     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing April 10, 2015   $ 1,094,726    
  282,788     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing April 10, 2015     261,579    
  1,466,276     Term Loan, 5.57%, Maturing April 10, 2016     1,356,305    

 

Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Surface Transport (continued)      
Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC      
  3,900,907     Term Loan, 6.16%, Maturing August 9, 2012   $ 3,549,825    
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.      
  6,000,000     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing May 10, 2012     4,260,000    
  15,927,907     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 10, 2014     11,869,604    
          $ 22,392,039    
Telecommunications — 3.1%      
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.      
  2,612,663     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 2,479,232    
  8,111,697     Term Loan, 4.45%, Maturing February 1, 2012     7,697,425    
Alltell Communication      
  7,810,750     Term Loan, 5.47%, Maturing May 16, 2015     7,192,943    
Asurion Corp.      
  16,000,000     Term Loan, 6.10%, Maturing July 13, 2012     14,806,672    
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 9.39%, Maturing January 13, 2013     1,797,500    
BCM Luxembourg, Ltd.      
EUR 2,500,000     Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing September 30, 2014     3,636,619    
EUR 2,500,000     Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing September 30, 2015     3,639,915    
Cellular South, Inc.      
  2,981,250     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 29, 2014(2)     2,817,281    
  6,886,697     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing May 29, 2014     6,507,929    
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC      
  4,500,000     Revolving Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 9, 2010(2)     4,162,500    
  9,147,788     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing February 9, 2011     8,941,962    
CommScope, Inc.      
  2,500,000     Term Loan, Maturing November 19, 2014(4)     2,375,000    
  7,848,387     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing November 19, 2014     7,520,645    
FairPoint Communications, Inc.      
  4,000,000     Term Loan, 5.63%, Maturing March 31, 2015     3,550,832    
Hargray Acquisition Co.      
  3,341,657     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing June 29, 2014     3,024,200    
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.      
  7,695,156     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing July 3, 2013     7,371,959    
Iowa Telecommunications Services      
  1,998,000     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing November 23, 2011     1,950,548    
IPC Systems, Inc.      
  9,180,625     Term Loan, 4.95%, Maturing May 31, 2014     7,015,531    
GBP 3,431,232     Term Loan, 8.27%, Maturing May 31, 2014     5,198,731    
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.      
GBP 7,050,000     Term Loan, 7.95%, Maturing December 26, 2014     12,147,703    
NTelos, Inc.      
  5,865,189     Term Loan, 5.27%, Maturing August 24, 2011     5,744,219    

 

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Principal
Amount*
 
Borrower/Tranche Description
 
Value
 
Telecommunications (continued)      
Palm, Inc.      
  5,820,750     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing April 24, 2014   $ 4,234,596    
Stratos Global Corp.      
  1,404,153     Term Loan, 5.44%, Maturing February 13, 2012     1,334,823    
Telesat Canada, Inc.      
  399,513     Term Loan, 5.89%, Maturing October 22, 2014(2)     378,258    
  4,663,394     Term Loan, 5.90%, Maturing October 22, 2014     4,415,288    
Windstream Corp.      
  4,355,127     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing July 17, 2013     4,259,471    
          $ 134,201,782    
Utilities — 1.7%      
AEI Finance Holding, LLC      
  1,409,088     Revolving Loan, 5.70%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 1,247,043    
  8,861,217     Term Loan, 5.69%, Maturing March 30, 2014     7,842,177    
BRSP, LLC      
  14,178,029     Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing July 13, 2009     13,185,567    
Covanta Energy Corp.      
  2,909,601     Term Loan, 4.19%, Maturing February 9, 2014     2,784,730    
  4,856,051     Term Loan, 5.08%, Maturing February 9, 2014     4,647,643    
Mirant North America, LLC      
  892,296     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing January 3, 2013     870,308    
NRG Energy, Inc.      
  8,553,146     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 1, 2014     8,224,919    
  17,518,446     Term Loan, 4.20%, Maturing June 1, 2014     16,846,176    
NSG Holdings, LLC      
  202,483     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing June 15, 2014     189,322    
  1,528,592     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing June 15, 2014     1,429,233    
Pike Electric, Inc.      
  2,323,673     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 1, 2012     2,213,299    
  1,766,811     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing December 10, 2012     1,682,887    
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC      
  4,303,375     Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 10, 2014     4,128,550    
  6,293,375     Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 10, 2014     6,033,383    
          $ 71,325,237    
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
(identified cost $4,755,548,397)
  $ 4,333,991,118    

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.3%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.1%      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate      
$ 6,300     5.463%, 10/15/13   $ 5,819,625    
          $ 5,819,625    
Radio and Television — 0.1%      
Paxson Communications Corp., Variable Rate      
$ 3,000     5.963%, 1/15/12(5)   $ 2,441,250    
          $ 2,441,250    
Telecommunications — 0.1%      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate      
$ 5,850     6.05%, 6/15/13   $ 5,630,625    
          $ 5,630,625    
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $15,143,870)
  $ 13,891,500    
Common Stocks — 0.0%      
Shares   Security   Value  
Automotive — 0.0%      
  105,145     Hayes Lemmerz International(6)   $ 315,435    
          $ 315,435    
Commercial Services — 0.0%      
  2,484     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.(3)(6)(7)   $ 0    
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,051,450)
  $ 315,435    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Asset Backed Securities — 0.3%      
Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
  Security   Value  
Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2      
$ 1,180     11.86%, 12/15/20(5)(8)   $ 1,070,531    
Assemblies of God Financial Real Estate, Series 2004-1A,
Class A,
     
  5,459     7.019%, 6/15/29(5)(8)     5,458,540    
Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D,      
  1,140     5.043%, 2/24/19(5)(8)     810,438    
Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1,      
  1,500     4.663%, 4/15/19(5)(8)     1,006,557    
Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C,      
  1,500     4.763%, 1/15/19(5)(8)     1,035,656    
Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C,      
  1,500     5.546%, 8/11/16(5)(8)     1,102,839    
Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D,      
  1,000     8.49%, 3/8/17(8)     752,670    
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Croton, Ltd.,
Series 2005-1A, Class D,
     
  2,000     7.31%, 1/15/18(5)(8)     1,353,814    
Total Asset Backed Securities
(identified cost $15,221,020)
  $ 12,591,045    
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%      
Shares   Security   Value  
  2,484     Environmental Systems Products
Holdings, Series A(3)(6)(7)
  $ 223,535    
  350     Hayes Lemmerz International(6)(7)     6,454    
Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $60,970)
  $ 229,989    
Closed-End Investment Companies — 0.0%      
Shares   Security   Value  
  4,000     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust   $ 59,680    
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(identified cost $72,148)
  $ 59,680    

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.6%  
Description   Interest
(000's omitted)
  Value  
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.49%(9)     23,027     $ 23,027,472    
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $23,027,472)
  $ 23,027,472    
Total Investments — 102.5%
(identified cost $4,810,125,327)
  $ 4,384,106,239    
Less Unfunded Loan
Commitments — (2.3)%
  $ (97,615,914 )  
Net Investments — 100.2%
(identified cost $4,712,509,413)
  $ 4,286,490,325    
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%   $ (9,362,221 )  
Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 4,277,128,104    

 

DIP - Debtor in Possession

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound Sterling

*  In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

(1)  Senior floating-rate interests 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, it is anticipated that the senior floating-rate interests will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the Lond on-Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the "Prime Rate") and the certificate of deposit ("CD") rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

(2)  Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.

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

(4)  This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2008, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

See notes to financial statements
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(5)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $14,279,625 or 0.3% of the Portfolio's net assets.

(6)  Non-income producing security.

(7)  Restricted security.

(8)  Variable rate mortgage security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2008.

(9)  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 April 30, 2008.

(10)  Defaulted security. Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of April 30, 2008

Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $4,689,481,941)   $ 4,263,462,853    
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $23,027,472)     23,027,472    
Cash     9,093,437    
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $363,602)     362,546    
Receivable for investments sold     40,811,392    
Dividends and interest receivable     34,906,533    
Interest receivable from affiliated investment     80,347    
Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts     2,135,652    
Receivable for open swap contracts     622,148    
Other assets     729,617    
Total assets   $ 4,375,231,997    
Liabilities  
Demand note payable   $ 85,000,000    
Payable for investments purchased     10,521,253    
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     1,795,566    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     2,384    
Payable for open swap contracts     416,686    
Accrued expenses     368,004    
Total liabilities   $ 98,103,893    
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio   $ 4,277,128,104    
Sources of Net Assets  
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals   $ 4,699,395,008    
Net unrealized depreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     (422,266,904 )  
Total   $ 4,277,128,104    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Interest   $ 197,905,224    
Dividends     5,566    
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment     1,064,922    
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment     (126,580 )  
Total investment income   $ 198,849,132    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 13,125,415    
Trustees' fees and expenses     15,288    
Legal and accounting services     462,573    
Custodian fee     284,372    
Interest expense     5,850,461    
Miscellaneous     109,289    
Total expenses   $ 19,847,398    
Deduct —
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 34,831    
Total expense reductions   $ 34,831    
Net expenses   $ 19,812,567    
Net investment income   $ 179,036,565    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (79,209,787 )  
Swap contracts     612,202    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange
contract transactions
    (25,231,875 )  
Net realized loss   $ (103,829,460 )  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (328,673,191 )  
Swap contracts     (964,233 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     7,745,997    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (321,891,427 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (425,720,887 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (246,684,322 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 179,036,565     $ 532,790,844    
Net realized loss from investment
transactions, swap contracts,  
and foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange  
contract transactions
    (103,829,460 )     (77,108,718 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments,  
swap contracts, and foreign currency  
and forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (321,891,427 )     (134,160,493 )  
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets from operations
  $ (246,684,322 )   $ 321,521,633    
Capital transactions —
Contributions
  $ 697,652,440     $ 3,205,618,648    
Withdrawals     (3,025,439,557 )     (4,106,033,877 )  
Net decrease in net assets from
capital transactions
  $ (2,327,787,117 )   $ (900,415,229 )  
Net decrease in net assets   $ (2,574,471,439 )   $ (578,893,596 )  
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 6,851,599,543     $ 7,430,493,139    
At end of period   $ 4,277,128,104     $ 6,851,599,543    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Floating Rate Portfolio as of April 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Supplementary Data

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
  Year Ended October 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(1)     0.78 %     0.58 %     0.54 %     0.54 %     0.56 %     0.61 %  
Net investment income     7.02 %     6.94 %     6.44 %     4.68 %     3.27 % &