N-CSRS 1 b76791a1nvcsrs.htm EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
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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: 811-07409
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 021010
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 



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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Common Stocks — 98.7%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 4.1%
 
Boeing Co. (The)
    962,677     $ 40,913,772      
General Dynamics Corp. 
    473,021       26,200,633      
Honeywell International, Inc. 
    293,134       9,204,408      
ITT Corp. 
    8,428       375,046      
Lockheed Martin Corp. 
    19,800       1,596,870      
Northrop Grumman Corp. 
    1,911,491       87,316,909      
Raytheon Co. 
    58,153       2,583,738      
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    147,928       6,173,035      
United Technologies Corp. 
    3,669,638       190,674,390      
 
 
            $ 365,038,801      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 2.1%
 
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 
    79,531     $ 4,147,542      
FedEx Corp. 
    1,156,039       64,298,889      
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
    2,345,582       117,255,644      
 
 
            $ 185,702,075      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 0.2%
 
Johnson Controls, Inc. 
    740,109     $ 16,075,167      
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 
    10,472       185,354      
 
 
            $ 16,260,521      
 
 
 
 
Automobiles — 0.0%
 
DaimlerChrysler AG
    17,284     $ 626,891      
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 
    133,800       2,168,898      
 
 
            $ 2,795,789      
 
 
 
 
Beverages — 6.3%
 
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A
    395,597     $ 18,240,978      
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
    162,698       6,992,760      
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    4,966,257       238,330,673      
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 
    676,420       11,262,393      
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B
    186,000       7,873,380      
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    4,999,204       274,756,252      
 
 
            $ 557,456,436      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 2.1%
 
Amgen, Inc.(1)
    2,926,245     $ 154,915,410      
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)
    211,217       9,536,448      
Genzyme Corp.(1)
    242,616       13,506,433      
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
    250,207       11,719,696      
 
 
            $ 189,677,987      
 
 
 
 
Building Products — 0.1%
 
Masco Corp. 
    495,795     $ 4,749,716      
 
 
            $ 4,749,716      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 3.9%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
    74,205     $ 1,800,955      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
    898,209       26,326,506      
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    746,547       13,094,434      
Credit Suisse Group
    155,136       7,107,710      
E*Trade Financial Corp.(1)
    45,935       58,797      
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B
    293,517       7,070,825      
Franklin Resources, Inc. 
    539,468       38,847,091      
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
    557,466       82,192,787      
Legg Mason, Inc. 
    104,784       2,554,634      
Morgan Stanley
    2,845,926       81,137,350      
Northern Trust Corp. 
    715,649       38,416,038      
Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.(1)
    3,074       134,242      
State Street Corp. 
    531,412       25,082,646      
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 
    341,862       14,245,390      
UBS AG(1)
    142,246       1,736,824      
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A
    273,635       7,215,755      
 
 
            $ 347,021,984      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 1.1%
 
Ashland, Inc. 
    32,385     $ 908,399      
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
    148,877       2,402,875      
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    1,015,645       26,020,825      
Ecolab, Inc. 
    414,911       16,177,380      
Monsanto Co. 
    29,739       2,210,797      
PPG Industries, Inc. 
    4,400       193,160      
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 
    1,005,326       49,823,957      
 
 
            $ 97,737,393      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 2.8%
 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ADR
    33,439     $ 419,994      
Bank of Hawaii Corp. 
    616       22,071      
Bank of Montreal
    33,047       1,392,931      
BB&T Corp. 
    1,047,133       23,015,983      
City National Corp. 
    143,260       5,276,266      
Comerica, Inc. 
    242,026       5,118,850      
Fifth Third Bancorp
    1,622,709       11,521,234      

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Commercial Banks (continued)
 
                     
First Horizon National Corp.(1)
    68,969     $ 827,629      
HSBC Holdings PLC
    220,592       1,840,572      
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR
    103,266       4,313,421      
KeyCorp
    180,824       947,518      
M&T Bank Corp. 
    50,799       2,587,193      
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 
    158,431       760,469      
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    56,724       2,201,458      
Regions Financial Corp. 
    544,581       2,200,107      
Royal Bank of Canada
    552,816       22,582,534      
Societe Generale
    859,936       47,202,281      
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 
    330,474       5,436,297      
Synovus Financial Corp. 
    240,827       720,073      
Toronto-Dominion Bank
    17,915       926,385      
Trustmark Corp. 
    205,425       3,968,811      
U.S. Bancorp
    3,001,825       53,792,704      
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    2,029,150       49,227,179      
Westamerica Bancorporation
    1,968       97,632      
Zions Bancorporation
    63,409       733,008      
 
 
            $ 247,132,600      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%
 
Avery Dennison Corp. 
    56,594     $ 1,453,334      
Cintas Corp. 
    217,220       4,961,305      
HNI Corp. 
    291,437       5,263,352      
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 
    27,887       611,562      
Republic Services, Inc. 
    270,000       6,590,700      
Waste Management, Inc. 
    108,828       3,064,596      
 
 
            $ 21,944,849      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 3.8%
 
Alcatel SA ADR(1)
    2     $ 5      
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
    7,325,059       136,539,100      
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1)
    109,780       2,590,808      
Motorola, Inc. 
    1,151,307       7,633,165      
Nokia Oyj ADR
    1,721,613       25,101,118      
QUALCOMM, Inc. 
    3,172,806       143,410,831      
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR
    1,750,000       17,115,000      
 
 
            $ 332,390,027      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 3.8%
 
Apple, Inc.(1)
    291,506     $ 41,519,200      
Dell, Inc.(1)
    4,062,859       55,783,054      
EMC Corp.(1)
    1,738,992       22,780,795      
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    1,120,064       43,290,474      
International Business Machines Corp. 
    1,579,269       164,907,269      
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1)
    34,181       541,769      
NetApp, Inc.(1)
    417,589       8,234,855      
 
 
            $ 337,057,416      
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%
 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1)
    64,781     $ 2,726,632      
 
 
            $ 2,726,632      
 
 
 
 
Construction Materials — 0.1%
 
CRH PLC
    157,939     $ 3,617,015      
Vulcan Materials Co. 
    201,862       8,700,252      
 
 
            $ 12,317,267      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.3%
 
American Express Co. 
    421,354     $ 9,792,267      
Capital One Financial Corp. 
    407,705       8,920,585      
Discover Financial Services
    1,105,050       11,348,864      
SLM Corp.(1)
    11,082       113,812      
 
 
            $ 30,175,528      
 
 
 
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%
 
Bemis Co., Inc. 
    133,186     $ 3,356,287      
Temple-Inland, Inc. 
    90,660       1,189,459      
 
 
            $ 4,545,746      
 
 
 
 
Distributors — 0.1%
 
Genuine Parts Co. 
    188,424     $ 6,323,509      
 
 
            $ 6,323,509      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%
 
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(1)
    10,887     $ 774,283      
H&R Block, Inc. 
    1,509,999       26,017,283      
 
 
            $ 26,791,566      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%
 
Bank of America Corp. 
    1,764,352     $ 23,289,446      
Citigroup, Inc. 
    119,611       355,245      
CME Group, Inc. 
    12,251       3,811,409      
ING Groep NV ADR
    191,170       1,938,464      
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(1)
    13,162       1,503,627      
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    2,770,760       94,510,624      

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Diversified Financial Services (continued)
 
                     
Moody’s Corp. 
    319,602     $ 8,421,513      
PHH Corp.(1)
    19,961       362,891      
 
 
            $ 134,193,219      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%
 
AT&T, Inc. 
    1,529,742     $ 37,998,791      
Deutsche Telekom AG ADR
    1,759,603       20,763,315      
Embarq Corp. 
    10,156       427,161      
Fairpoint Communications, Inc. 
    5,860       3,516      
McLeod USA, Inc., Class A(1)(2)
    947       0      
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV ADR
    1,356,196       21,983,937      
Telmex Internacional SAB de CV ADR
    1,827,270       23,114,965      
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    491,331       15,098,602      
Windstream Corp. 
    348,026       2,909,497      
 
 
            $ 122,299,784      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 0.7%
 
Duke Energy Corp. 
    418,491     $ 6,105,784      
Exelon Corp. 
    1,011,736       51,811,001      
Southern Co. (The)
    68,451       2,132,933      
 
 
            $ 60,049,718      
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%
 
Emerson Electric Co. 
    2,282,090     $ 73,939,716      
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 
    125,000       4,015,000      
Sunpower Corp., Class B(1)
    14,465       346,437      
 
 
            $ 78,301,153      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1)
    456,730     $ 9,276,186      
Corning, Inc. 
    2,468,521       39,644,447      
Flextronics International, Ltd.(1)
    161,054       661,932      
National Instruments Corp. 
    35,783       807,264      
Tyco Electronics, Ltd. 
    10,142       188,540      
 
 
            $ 50,578,369      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1%
 
Baker Hughes, Inc. 
    136,681     $ 4,980,656      
Halliburton Co. 
    846,488       17,522,302      
Schlumberger, Ltd. 
    1,172,630       63,451,009      
Transocean, Ltd.(1)
    196,993       14,634,610      
 
 
            $ 100,588,577      
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.4%
 
Costco Wholesale Corp. 
    913,115     $ 41,729,355      
CVS Caremark Corp. 
    2,406,362       76,690,757      
Kroger Co. (The)
    549,704       12,120,973      
Safeway, Inc. 
    197,619       4,025,499      
Sysco Corp. 
    1,777,682       39,962,291      
Walgreen Co. 
    959,609       28,212,505      
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    2,024,966       98,089,353      
 
 
            $ 300,830,733      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 2.4%
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 
    1,574,460     $ 42,148,294      
Campbell Soup Co. 
    54,780       1,611,628      
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    184,395       3,514,569      
Del Monte Foods Co. 
    17,418       163,381      
General Mills, Inc. 
    27,469       1,538,813      
Hershey Co. (The)
    518,481       18,665,316      
H.J. Heinz Co. 
    122,700       4,380,390      
J.M. Smucker Co. (The)
    71       3,455      
Kellogg Co. 
    5,556       258,743      
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
    292,253       7,405,691      
Nestle SA
    2,750,000       103,835,730      
Sara Lee Corp. 
    2,415,938       23,579,555      
Unilever NV
    72,175       1,745,191      
 
 
            $ 208,850,756      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%
 
Baxter International, Inc. 
    244,090     $ 12,927,006      
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 
    63,708       4,543,017      
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
    437,359       4,434,820      
Covidien Plc
    193,828       7,256,920      
Hospira, Inc.(1)
    53,467       2,059,549      
Medtronic, Inc. 
    1,770,196       61,762,138      
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(1)
    123,338       5,069,192      
Stryker Corp. 
    166,379       6,611,901      
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1)
    240,888       10,261,829      
 
 
            $ 114,926,372      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 
    709,236     $ 12,581,847      
Cardinal Health, Inc. 
    1,334,940       40,782,417      
CIGNA Corp. 
    49,467       1,191,660      
Express Scripts, Inc.(1)
    196,994       13,543,337      
Henry Schein, Inc.(1)
    840,737       40,313,339      
IMS Health, Inc. 
    56,530       717,931      
McKesson Corp. 
    6,462       284,328      

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
 
                     
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)
    231,885     $ 10,576,275      
PharMerica Corp.(1)
    30,682       602,288      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    201,101       5,023,503      
WellPoint, Inc.(1)
    392,174       19,957,735      
 
 
            $ 145,574,660      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%
 
Carnival Corp., Unit
    540,866     $ 13,938,117      
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 
    147,345       4,859,438      
International Game Technology
    459,500       7,306,050      
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.(1)
    85,966       801,203      
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
    398,671       8,798,662      
McDonald’s Corp. 
    883,066       50,767,464      
Starbucks Corp.(1)
    2,222,271       30,867,344      
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 
    79,842       967,685      
Yum! Brands, Inc. 
    246,105       8,205,141      
 
 
            $ 126,511,104      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 0.1%
 
D.R. Horton, Inc. 
    417,028     $ 3,903,382      
Fortune Brands, Inc. 
    115,478       4,011,706      
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 
    315,903       4,811,203      
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 
    49,838       518,814      
 
 
            $ 13,245,105      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 2.6%
 
Clorox Co. (The)
    31,145     $ 1,738,825      
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 
    682,978       48,313,864      
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(1)
    76,555       3,999,233      
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 
    530,925       27,836,398      
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    2,864,307       146,366,088      
 
 
            $ 228,254,408      
 
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.0%
 
AES Corp. (The)(1)
    133,519     $ 1,550,156      
 
 
            $ 1,550,156      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%
 
3M Co. 
    932,917     $ 56,068,312      
General Electric Co. 
    8,259,403       96,800,203      
Textron, Inc. 
    18,236       176,160      
Tyco International, Ltd. 
    23,014       597,904      
 
 
            $ 153,642,579      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.3%
 
Aegon NV ADR
    5,178,488     $ 31,899,486      
Aflac, Inc. 
    332,897       10,349,768      
Allstate Corp. (The)
    124,523       3,038,361      
AON Corp. 
    297,834       11,278,974      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1)
    627       56,430,000      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
    39,850       115,394,841      
Chubb Corp. 
    28,354       1,130,758      
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 
    135,528       3,029,051      
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    11,675       138,582      
Lincoln National Corp. 
    54,671       940,888      
Manulife Financial Corp. 
    148,336       2,573,630      
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 
    316,639       6,373,943      
MetLife, Inc. 
    81       2,431      
Old Republic International Corp. 
    288,810       2,844,778      
Progressive Corp.(1)
    1,344,522       20,315,727      
Torchmark Corp. 
    278,479       10,314,862      
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
    279,977       11,490,256      
UnumProvident Group
    39,000       618,540      
 
 
            $ 288,164,876      
 
 
 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)
    43,801     $ 3,664,392      
Expedia, Inc.(1)
    403,096       6,090,781      
HSN, Inc.(1)
    80,619       852,143      
Liberty Media Corp., — Interactive, Class A(1)
    11,902       59,629      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.(1)
    80,619       517,574      
 
 
            $ 11,184,519      
 
 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 1.2%
 
eBay, Inc.(1)
    1,255,516     $ 21,506,989      
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
    199,296       84,021,201      
IAC/InterActiveCorp(1)
    214,916       3,449,402      
VeriSign, Inc.(1)
    14,758       272,728      
 
 
            $ 109,250,320      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 2.6%
 
Accenture, Ltd., Class A
    2,739,520     $ 91,664,339      
Acxiom Corp. 
    68,785       607,372      
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 
    1,339,373       47,467,379      
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 
    18,597       308,338      

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
IT Services (continued)
 
                     
Computer Sciences Corp.(1)
    226,702     $ 10,042,899      
DST Systems, Inc.(1)
    600       22,170      
Fiserv, Inc.(1)
    47,355       2,164,123      
Metavante Technologies, Inc.(1)
    175,164       4,529,741      
Paychex, Inc. 
    774,686       19,522,087      
Total System Services, Inc. 
    52,739       706,175      
Western Union Co. 
    3,211,445       52,667,698      
 
 
            $ 229,702,321      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.0%
 
Mattel, Inc. 
    22,565     $ 362,168      
 
 
            $ 362,168      
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.3%
 
Dionex Corp.(1)
    37,300     $ 2,276,419      
Life Technologies Corp.(1)
    489,969       20,441,507      
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)
    18,700       762,399      
 
 
            $ 23,480,325      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 2.5%
 
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    159,554     $ 5,271,664      
Danaher Corp. 
    823,595       50,848,755      
Deere & Co. 
    2,623,301       104,800,875      
Dover Corp. 
    578,638       19,147,131      
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 
    1,157,542       43,222,618      
Parker Hannifin Corp. 
    37,372       1,605,501      
 
 
            $ 224,896,544      
 
 
 
 
Media — 4.0%
 
Ascent Media Corp., Class A(1)
    755     $ 20,068      
CBS Corp., Class B
    138,786       960,399      
Comcast Corp., Class A
    964,682       13,978,242      
Comcast Corp., Class A Special
    3,401,990       47,968,059      
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(1)
    7,555       170,365      
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(1)
    7,555       155,104      
Gannett Co., Inc. 
    320,258       1,143,321      
Idearc, Inc.(1)
    6,790       252      
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.(1)
    100,001       505,005      
Liberty Capital, Class A(1)
    7,556       102,459      
Liberty Global, Inc., Series A(1)
    2,381       37,834      
Liberty Global, Inc., Series C(1)
    2,382       37,659      
Liberty Media Corp., — Entertainment, Class A(1)
    30,221       808,412      
Live Nation, Inc.(1)
    8,750       42,525      
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
    299,599       9,020,926      
New York Times Co. (The), Class A
    5,269       29,032      
News Corp., Class A
    188,031       1,712,962      
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    3,914,108       123,607,531      
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    181,373       5,744,083      
Time Warner, Inc. 
    738,956       18,614,302      
Viacom, Inc., Class B(1)
    189,855       4,309,708      
Vivendi SA
    121,590       2,918,620      
Walt Disney Co. 
    4,871,650       113,655,595      
Washington Post Co., Class B
    6,888       2,425,816      
WPP PLC, ADR
    46,597       1,549,816      
 
 
            $ 349,518,095      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 0.4%
 
Alcoa, Inc. 
    50,260     $ 519,186      
BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR
    190,000       10,398,700      
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 
    225,000       11,274,750      
Nucor Corp. 
    230,000       10,218,900      
 
 
            $ 32,411,536      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 1.1%
 
JC Penney Co., Inc. 
    88,822     $ 2,550,080      
Macy’s, Inc. 
    94,265       1,108,556      
Nordstrom, Inc. 
    131,384       2,613,228      
Sears Holdings Corp.(1)
    4,107       273,198      
Target Corp. 
    2,290,940       90,423,402      
 
 
            $ 96,968,464      
 
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%
 
PG&E Corp. 
    3,000     $ 115,320      
 
 
            $ 115,320      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.4%
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 
    4,381,890     $ 198,893,987      
Apache Corp. 
    2,146,567       154,874,809      
BP PLC ADR
    1,191,532       56,812,246      
Chevron Corp. 
    680,389       45,075,771      
ConocoPhillips
    3,319,814       139,631,377      
Devon Energy Corp. 
    568,771       30,998,020      
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    2,639,104       184,499,761      
Hess Corp. 
    35,579       1,912,371      
Marathon Oil Corp. 
    177,334       5,343,073      
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    78,679       4,273,843      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class A
    146,686       7,362,170      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class B
    9,594       487,951      

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
 
                     
Spectra Energy Corp. 
    263,315     $ 4,455,290      
Williams Cos., Inc. 
    4,052       63,252      
 
 
            $ 834,683,921      
 
 
 
 
Paper and Forest Products — 0.0%
 
International Paper Co. 
    13,649     $ 206,509      
Neenah Paper, Inc. 
    4,361       38,420      
Weyerhaeuser Co. 
    52,701       1,603,691      
 
 
            $ 1,848,620      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 0.0%
 
Avon Products, Inc. 
    10,400     $ 268,112      
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A
    13,035       425,853      
 
 
            $ 693,965      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 10.7%
 
Abbott Laboratories
    3,468,490     $ 163,157,770      
Allergan, Inc. 
    82,562       3,928,300      
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 
    2,248,417       45,665,349      
Eli Lilly & Co. 
    3,353,889       116,178,715      
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(1)
    56,729       1,424,465      
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR
    448,388       15,846,032      
Johnson & Johnson
    3,243,235       184,215,748      
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    152,305       1,466,697      
Merck & Co., Inc. 
    2,032,515       56,829,119      
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
    365,229       19,890,371      
Pfizer, Inc. 
    10,880,632       163,209,480      
Schering-Plough Corp. 
    1,456,844       36,595,921      
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR
    1,671,886       82,490,855      
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    505,146       17,003,214      
Wyeth 
    870,181       39,497,516      
 
 
            $ 947,399,552      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. 
    363,000     $ 22,589,490      
 
 
            $ 22,589,490      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%
 
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A
    56,500     $ 372,900      
Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc.(1)
    30,220       359,014      
 
 
            $ 731,914      
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 0.1%
 
Avis Budget Group, Inc.(1)
    39,921     $ 225,554      
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. 
    54,168       3,983,515      
CSX Corp. 
    3,276       113,448      
Norfolk Southern Corp. 
    10,865       409,285      
Union Pacific Corp. 
    132,257       6,885,299      
 
 
            $ 11,617,101      
 
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9%
 
Analog Devices, Inc. 
    560,289     $ 13,883,961      
Applied Materials, Inc. 
    1,065,614       11,689,786      
Broadcom Corp., Class A(1)
    976,646       24,211,054      
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1)
    52,742       485,226      
Intel Corp. 
    11,021,836       182,411,386      
KLA-Tencor Corp. 
    143,189       3,615,522      
Linear Technology Corp. 
    123,388       2,881,110      
LSI Corp.(1)
    1       5      
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 
    263,099       4,128,023      
Texas Instruments, Inc. 
    560,329       11,935,008      
Verigy, Ltd.(1)
    3,524       42,887      
Xilinx, Inc. 
    24,830       508,022      
 
 
            $ 255,791,990      
 
 
 
 
Software — 2.9%
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.(1)
    96,350     $ 1,216,901      
Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)
    440,317       12,460,971      
CA, Inc. 
    45,408       791,461      
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)
    21,405       464,917      
Microsoft Corp. 
    3,523,850       83,761,915      
Oracle Corp. 
    7,064,437       151,320,241      
Symantec Corp.(1)
    225,808       3,513,572      
 
 
            $ 253,529,978      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 2.1%
 
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A
    4,015     $ 101,941      
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    165,915       5,556,493      
Gap, Inc. (The)
    89,138       1,461,863      
Home Depot, Inc. 
    4,107,465       97,059,398      
Limited Brands, Inc. 
    42,396       507,480      
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 
    1,003,622       19,480,303      
RadioShack Corp. 
    40,000       558,400      
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)
    500       26,875      
Staples, Inc. 
    257,430       5,192,363      
TJX Companies., Inc. (The)
    1,701,405       53,526,201      
 
 
            $ 183,471,317      
 
 
 

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.1%
 
Coach, Inc. 
    676,834     $ 18,193,298      
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)
    320,766       4,814,698      
Nike, Inc., Class B
    3,058,444       158,366,230      
 
 
            $ 181,374,226      
 
 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%
 
Guaranty Financial Group, Inc.(1)
    30,220     $ 5,742      
Tree.com, Inc.(1)
    13,436       128,986      
 
 
            $ 134,728      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 0.4%
 
Altria Group, Inc. 
    365,606     $ 5,992,282      
Philip Morris International, Inc. 
    576,267       25,136,767      
 
 
            $ 31,129,049      
 
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
 
America Movil SAB de CV ADR, Series L
    22,000     $ 851,840      
Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)
    255,737       1,230,095      
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 
    9,252       261,832      
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Special Shares
    24,636       639,551      
Vodafone Group PLC ADR
    292,918       5,708,972      
 
 
            $ 8,692,290      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $8,545,259,472)
  $ 8,726,985,164      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 0.0%
 
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    166     $ 67      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $4,929)
  $ 67      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.0%
 
Enron Corp.(1)(2)
    11,050     $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $16,626,069)
  $ 0      
 
 
                     
                     
Other Investments — 0.0%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Software — 0.0%
 
Seagate Technology, Inc. (Tax Refund Rights)(1)(2)
    197,392     $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Other Investments
   
(identified cost $0)
  $ 0      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 0.8%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Cash Management Portfolio, 0.00%(3)
  $ 71,296     $ 71,295,881      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $71,295,881)
  $ 71,295,881      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 99.5%
   
(identified cost $8,633,186,351)
  $ 8,798,281,112      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%
  $ 42,390,207      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 8,840,671,319      
 
 
 
ADR - American Depository Receipt
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(2) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(3) 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 June 30, 2009.

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of June 30, 2009          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $8,561,890,470)
  $ 8,726,985,231      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost $71,295,881)
    71,295,881      
Receivable for investments sold
    29,152,354      
Dividends and interest receivable
    14,602,713      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    1,157      
Tax reclaims receivable
    2,420,875      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 8,844,458,211      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,367,917      
Trustees’ fees
    12,625      
Accrued expenses
    406,350      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 3,786,892      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 8,840,671,319      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 8,675,464,352      
Net unrealized appreciation
    165,206,967      
 
 
Total
  $ 8,840,671,319      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
June 30, 2009          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,068,973)
  $ 118,288,265      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment
    513,933      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (386,729 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 118,415,469      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 19,920,922      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    25,250      
Custodian fee
    609,295      
Legal and accounting services
    83,225      
Miscellaneous
    190,162      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 20,828,854      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 97,586,615      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions(1)
  $ (581,176,493 )    
Foreign currency transactions
    30,916      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (581,145,577 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 385,652,880      
Foreign currency transactions
    419      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 385,653,299      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (195,492,278 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (97,905,663 )    
 
 
 
(1)  Includes net realized losses of $94,639,592 from redemptions in-kind.

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  June 30, 2009
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     December 31, 2008      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 97,586,615     $ 291,159,659      
Net realized loss from investment transactions and foreign currency transactions
    (581,145,577 )     (57,601,117 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    385,653,299       (6,326,916,620 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (97,905,663 )   $ (6,093,358,078 )    
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 290,188,081     $ 1,174,044,484      
Withdrawals
    (1,954,354,155 )     (4,342,104,580 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions
  $ (1,664,166,074 )   $ (3,168,060,096 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets
  $ (1,762,071,737 )   $ (9,261,418,174 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 10,602,743,056     $ 19,864,161,230      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 8,840,671,319     $ 10,602,743,056      
 
 

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of June 30, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended December 31,
    June 30, 2009
   
    (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    0.47 %(2)     0.45 %     0.44 %     0.45 %     0.45 %(3)     0.45 %(3)    
Net investment income
    2.22 %(2)     1.84 %     1.52 %     1.39 %     1.25 %(3)     1.18 %(3)    
Portfolio Turnover(4)
    2 %(6)     1 %     2 %     1 %     0 %(5)     3 %    
 
 
                                                     
Total Return
    1.25 %(6)     (32.76 )%     4.72 %     13.69 %     4.70 %     9.67 %    
 
 
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 8,840,671     $ 10,602,743     $ 19,864,161     $ 20,387,292     $ 19,032,607     $ 19,141,142      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(2) Annualized.
 
(3) The investment adviser waived a portion of its investment adviser fee equal to less than 0.01% and 0.01% of average daily net assets for 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
(4) Excludes the value of the portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The total turnover rate of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions was 2%, 3%, 6%, 7%, 6% and 10% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the five preceding calendar years.
 
(5) Amounts to less than 1%.
 
(6) Not annualized.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Tax-Managed Growth 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 long-term, after-tax returns for its interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At June 30, 2009, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 6.4%, 14.4%, 6.4%, and 1.3% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund advised by the adviser to the Portfolio held a 71.5% 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 Valuations — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. The value of preferred equity securities that are valued by a pricing service on a bond basis will be adjusted by an income factor, to be determined by the investment adviser, to reflect the next anticipated regular dividend. 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 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. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally 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. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
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, pursuant to which Cash Management 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. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Management may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a pricing service.
 
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.

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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.
 
As of June 30, 2009, 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 December 31, 2008 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 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  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2009 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. The fee is computed at an

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
annual rate of 0.625% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio up to $500 million. The advisory fee on net assets of $500 million or more is reduced as follows:
 
             
    Annual Fee Rate
     
Average Daily Net Assets For the Month   (for each level)      
 
$500 million but less than $1 billion
    0.5625 %    
$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion
    0.5000 %    
$1.5 billion but less than $7 billion
    0.4375 %    
$7 billion but less than $10 billion
    0.4250 %    
$10 billion but less than $15 billion
    0.4125 %    
$15 billion but less than $20 billion
    0.4000 %    
$20 billion but less than $25 billion
    0.3900 %    
$25 billion and over
    0.3800 %    
 
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 fees. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Portfolio’s adviser fee totaled $20,290,553 of which $369,631 was allocated from Cash Management and $19,920,922 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Portfolio’s adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.45% 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 June 30, 2009, 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 $164,606,790 and $680,595,926, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2009. In addition, investments having an aggregate market value of $908,200,497 at dates of withdrawal were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2009 as determined on a federal income tax basis were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 2,476,813,637      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 13,464,810,081      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (7,143,342,606 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 6,321,467,475      
 
 
 
5   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 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 0.10% 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 June 30, 2009.
 
6   Securities Lending Agreement
 
The Portfolio has established a securities lending agreement with SSBT as securities lending agent in which the Portfolio lends portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in exchange for collateral consisting of either cash or U.S. Government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. Cash collateral is invested in Cash Collateral Fund. The Portfolio earns interest on the amount invested in Cash Collateral Fund but it must pay the broker a loan rebate fee computed as a varying percentage of the collateral received. In the event of counterparty default, the Portfolio is subject to potential loss if it is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. The Portfolio bears risk in the event that invested collateral is not sufficient to meet obligations due on loans. At June 30, 2009, the Portfolio had no securities on loan.
 
7   Fair Value Measurements
 
FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation

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techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
At June 30, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
    Significant
           
    Markets for
    Other
    Unobser-
           
    Identical
    Observable
    vable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Common Stocks
                                   
Capital Markets
  $ 339,914,273     $ 7,107,710     $       —     $ 347,021,983      
Commercial Banks
    198,089,680       49,042,853             247,132,533      
Construction Materials
    8,700,252       3,617,015             12,317,267      
Diversified Telecommunication Services
    122,299,786             0       122,299,786      
Food Products
    105,015,026       103,835,730             208,850,756      
Media
    346,599,476       2,918,620             349,518,096      
Others
    7,439,844,743                   7,439,844,743      
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 8,560,463,236     $ 166,521,928     $     $ 8,726,985,164      
Convertible Preferred Stocks
                0       0      
Other Investments
                0       0      
Preferred Stocks
    67                   67      
Short-Term Investments
    71,295,881                   71,295,881      
 
 
Total
  $ 8,631,759,184     $ 166,521,928     $ 0     $ 8,798,281,112      
 
 
 
The level classification by major category of investments (other than for categories presented above) is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio in Investments.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
             
    Investments in
     
    Securities*      
 
Balance as of December 31, 2008
  $ 0      
Realized gains (losses)
    0      
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    0      
Net purchases (sales)
         
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
         
Balance as of June 30, 2009
  $ 0      
 
 
 
* All Level 3 assets held at December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 were valued at $0.
 
8   Review for Subsequent Events          
 
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2009, events and transactions subsequent to June 30, 2009 through August 19, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated by the Portfolio’s management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. Management has not identified any subsequent events requiring financial statement disclosure as of the date these financial statements were issued.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF 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 27, 2009, 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 2009. Such information included, among other things, the
 
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 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, 2009, the Board met eighteen times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, five, six, six and six 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.
 
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 Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (the “Fund”) invests, 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 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 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, including recent changes to such personnel. The Board specifically noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. 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 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 and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
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.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s recommendations for Board action and other steps taken in response to the unprecedented dislocations experienced in the capital markets over recent periods, including sustained periods of high volatility, credit disruption and government intervention. In particular, the Board considered the Adviser’s efforts and expertise with respect to each of the following

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
matters as they relate to the Fund and/or other funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds: (i) negotiating and maintaining the availability of bank loan facilities and other sources of credit used for investment purposes or to satisfy liquidity needs; (ii) establishing the fair value of securities and other instruments held in investment portfolios during periods of market volatility and issuer-specific disruptions; and (iii) the ongoing monitoring of investment management processes and risk controls.
 
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-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2008 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 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, 2008, 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 Portfolio, 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 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 Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund 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 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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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
     
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

Robert B. MacIntosh
Vice President

Jeffrey A. Rawlins
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

Dan R. Strelow
Vice President

Mark S. Venezia
Vice President

Adam A. Weigold
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT’D
 
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
     
Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Michael A. Allison
Vice President

Yana S. Barton
Vice President

Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Vice President and Trustee

Lewis R. Piantedosi
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
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 1-800-262-1122.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 


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(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
   
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
   
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
   
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
         
 
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
Date:      August 12, 2009
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
 
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
Date:      August 12, 2009
         
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
Date:      August 12, 2009