0000950123-12-011279.txt : 20120824 0000950123-12-011279.hdr.sgml : 20120824 20120824163605 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-12-011279 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120824 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120824 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120824 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TAX MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001002667 IRS NUMBER: 043291529 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07409 FILM NUMBER: 121055021 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-482-8260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 0001002667 S000005248 TAX-MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO C000014300 TAX-MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO N-CSRS 1 b90829a1nvcsrs.htm TAX-MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
 
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, 2012
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

                     
Common Stocks — 98.6%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4%
 
Boeing Co. (The)
    934,567     $ 69,438,328      
General Dynamics Corp. 
    433,594       28,599,860      
Honeywell International, Inc. 
    289,608       16,171,711      
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.(1)
    2,546       102,451      
Lockheed Martin Corp. 
    16,042       1,396,937      
Northrop Grumman Corp. 
    15,277       974,520      
Precision Castparts Corp. 
    4,749       781,163      
Raytheon Co. 
    53,403       3,022,076      
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    157,787       7,786,788      
Textron, Inc. 
    33,277       827,599      
United Technologies Corp. 
    2,061,130       155,677,149      
 
 
            $ 284,778,582      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%
 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 
    2,207     $ 129,176      
FedEx Corp. 
    262,219       24,021,883      
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
    383,848       30,231,868      
 
 
            $ 54,382,927      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 0.2%
 
Johnson Controls, Inc. 
    743,438     $ 20,600,667      
WABCO Holdings, Inc.(1)
    1,156       61,187      
 
 
            $ 20,661,854      
 
 
 
 
Automobiles — 0.0%(2)
 
Daimler AG
    17,284     $ 774,116      
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 
    800       36,584      
 
 
            $ 810,700      
 
 
 
 
Beverages — 5.1%
 
Beam, Inc. 
    88,199     $ 5,511,556      
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    2,626,467       205,363,455      
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 
    31,501       883,288      
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B
    186,000       7,739,460      
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    2,831,702       200,088,063      
 
 
            $ 419,585,822      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 2.2%
 
Amgen, Inc. 
    2,263,193     $ 165,303,617      
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)
    3,543       511,538      
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
    238,742       12,242,690      
 
 
            $ 178,057,845      
 
 
 
 
Building Products — 0.0%(2)
 
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(1)
    11,600     $ 258,332      
 
 
            $ 258,332      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 3.5%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
    188,681     $ 9,860,469      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
    816,267       17,917,061      
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    684,916       8,855,964      
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)
    4,593       36,928      
Franklin Resources, Inc. 
    539,468       59,875,553      
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    520,182       49,864,647      
Legg Mason, Inc. 
    96,941       2,556,334      
Morgan Stanley
    2,578,150       37,615,209      
Northern Trust Corp. 
    709,098       32,632,690      
State Street Corp. 
    759,049       33,883,947      
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 
    492,243       30,991,619      
UBS AG(1)
    29,488       345,304      
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A
    273,635       8,285,668      
 
 
            $ 292,721,393      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 1.7%
 
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 
    7,660     $ 618,392      
Ashland, Inc. 
    30,391       2,106,400      
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
    152,627       4,807,751      
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    926,134       46,834,596      
Ecolab, Inc. 
    445,515       30,531,143      
Monsanto Co. 
    492,901       40,802,345      
PPG Industries, Inc. 
    109,400       11,609,528      
 
 
            $ 137,310,155      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 3.1%
 
Bank of Montreal
    26,370     $ 1,457,206      
BB&T Corp. 
    881,417       27,191,714      
Comerica, Inc. 
    126,791       3,893,752      
Fifth Third Bancorp
    978,637       13,113,736      
HSBC Holdings PLC
    220,592       1,951,591      
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR
    424       18,711      
KeyCorp
    111,353       861,872      
M&T Bank Corp. 
    17,293       1,427,883      
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    129,064       7,887,101      
Regions Financial Corp. 
    216,147       1,458,992      
Royal Bank of Canada
    148,562       7,609,346      
Societe Generale(1)
    478,448       11,219,404      
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 
    269,585       6,532,045      
Synovus Financial Corp. 
    10,960       21,701      
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
    14,822       1,159,525      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
27


 

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Commercial Banks (continued)
 
                     
U.S. Bancorp
    2,497,117     $ 80,307,283      
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    2,599,218       86,917,850      
Zions Bancorporation
    38,805       753,593      
 
 
            $ 253,783,305      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%
 
Cintas Corp. 
    56,526     $ 2,182,469      
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 
    15,870       237,574      
Waste Management, Inc. 
    108,716       3,631,114      
 
 
            $ 6,051,157      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 2.6%
 
Cisco Systems, Inc. 
    1,296,399     $ 22,259,171      
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1)
    378,780       6,177,902      
Motorola Solutions, Inc. 
    50,718       2,440,043      
Nokia Oyj ADR
    192       398      
QUALCOMM, Inc. 
    3,226,865       179,671,843      
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B ADR
    55,803       509,481      
 
 
            $ 211,058,838      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 4.5%
 
Apple, Inc.(1)
    403,206     $ 235,472,304      
Dell, Inc.(1)
    3,911,409       48,970,841      
EMC Corp.(1)
    2,797,592       71,702,283      
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    83,558       1,680,351      
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A
    9,624       255,806      
NetApp, Inc.(1)
    414,967       13,204,250      
 
 
            $ 371,285,835      
 
 
 
 
Construction Materials — 0.0%(2)
 
Vulcan Materials Co. 
    22,102     $ 877,670      
 
 
            $ 877,670      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 1.0%
 
American Express Co. 
    854,522     $ 49,741,726      
Capital One Financial Corp. 
    98,837       5,402,430      
Discover Financial Services
    830,375       28,714,368      
SLM Corp. 
    10,200       160,242      
 
 
            $ 84,018,766      
 
 
 
 
Distributors — 0.1%
 
Genuine Parts Co. 
    188,424     $ 11,352,546      
 
 
            $ 11,352,546      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(2)
 
H&R Block, Inc. 
    22,181     $ 354,452      
 
 
            $ 354,452      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%
 
Bank of America Corp. 
    1,585,913     $ 12,972,768      
CBOE Holdings, Inc. 
    40,000       1,107,200      
Citigroup, Inc. 
    793,592       21,752,357      
CME Group, Inc. 
    9,680       2,595,305      
ING Groep NV ADR(1)
    191,170       1,277,015      
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(1)
    13,162       1,789,769      
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    3,109,997       111,120,193      
Moody’s Corp. 
    179,602       6,564,453      
 
 
            $ 159,179,060      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%
 
AT&T, Inc. 
    341,172     $ 12,166,193      
CenturyLink, Inc. 
    4,871       192,356      
Deutsche Telekom AG ADR
    50,092       547,606      
Frontier Communications Corp. 
    33,255       127,367      
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    379,094       16,846,937      
Windstream Corp. 
    70,866       684,566      
 
 
            $ 30,565,025      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 0.1%
 
Duke Energy Corp. 
    47,340     $ 1,091,661      
Exelon Corp. 
    9,202       346,179      
Southern Co. (The)
    68,451       3,169,281      
 
 
            $ 4,607,121      
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 1.2%
 
Emerson Electric Co. 
    2,013,344     $ 93,781,563      
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 
    110,000       7,266,600      
 
 
            $ 101,048,163      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%
 
Corning, Inc. 
    2,468,521     $ 31,917,977      
Flextronics International, Ltd.(1)
    148,554       921,035      
TE Connectivity, Ltd. 
    9,230       294,529      
 
 
            $ 33,133,541      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3%
 
Baker Hughes, Inc. 
    136,681     $ 5,617,589      
Halliburton Co. 
    846,351       24,027,905      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)
 
                     
Schlumberger, Ltd. 
    1,161,418     $ 75,387,642      
Transocean, Ltd. 
    75,667       3,384,585      
 
 
            $ 108,417,721      
 
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.6%
 
Costco Wholesale Corp. 
    873,262     $ 82,959,890      
CVS Caremark Corp. 
    1,361,063       63,602,474      
Kroger Co. (The)
    35,843       831,199      
Sysco Corp. 
    426,047       12,700,461      
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    1,889,578       131,741,378      
Walgreen Co. 
    139,932       4,139,189      
 
 
            $ 295,974,591      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 3.2%
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 
    1,269,512     $ 37,475,994      
Campbell Soup Co. 
    36,170       1,207,355      
D.E Master Blenders 1753 NV(1)
    920,510       10,379,301      
General Mills, Inc. 
    38,796       1,495,198      
Hershey Co. (The)
    498,451       35,903,425      
Hillshire Brands Co. 
    184,102       5,337,117      
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
    172,373       6,657,045      
McCormick & Co., Inc. 
    10,600       642,890      
Nestle SA
    2,695,187       160,843,018      
Unilever NV
    4,636       154,611      
 
 
            $ 260,095,954      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.9%
 
Bard (C.R.), Inc. 
    25,000     $ 2,686,000      
Baxter International, Inc. 
    208,351       11,073,856      
Becton, Dickinson and Co. 
    63,708       4,762,173      
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
    36,529       207,120      
CareFusion Corp.(1)
    70,668       1,814,754      
Covidien PLC
    189,868       10,157,938      
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)
    14,000       7,753,060      
Medtronic, Inc. 
    390,521       15,124,878      
St. Jude Medical, Inc. 
    66,365       2,648,627      
Stryker Corp. 
    131,368       7,238,377      
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)
    130,000       7,900,100      
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 
    56,276       3,621,923      
 
 
            $ 74,988,806      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.8%
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 
    473,884     $ 18,647,335      
Cardinal Health, Inc. 
    186,462       7,831,404      
Cigna Corp. 
    56,667       2,493,348      
Express Scripts Holding Co.(1)
    383,306       21,399,974      
Henry Schein, Inc.(1)
    74,555       5,851,822      
McKesson Corp. 
    2,384       223,500      
PharMerica Corp.(1)
    7,250       79,170      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    83,696       4,896,216      
WellPoint, Inc. 
    53,673       3,423,801      
 
 
            $ 64,846,570      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%
 
Carnival Corp. 
    533,768     $ 18,292,229      
International Game Technology
    459,500       7,237,125      
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. 
    5,349       101,684      
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
    401,544       15,740,525      
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.(1)
    2,597       80,455      
McDonald’s Corp. 
    751,537       66,533,571      
Starbucks Corp. 
    2,360,488       125,861,220      
Yum! Brands, Inc. 
    210,518       13,561,570      
 
 
            $ 247,408,379      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 0.1%
 
D.R. Horton, Inc. 
    417,028     $ 7,664,975      
 
 
            $ 7,664,975      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.8%
 
Clorox Co. (The)
    7,570     $ 548,522      
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 
    586,994       61,106,076      
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 
    381,429       31,952,307      
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    852,420       52,210,725      
 
 
            $ 145,817,630      
 
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.0%(2)
 
AES Corp. (The)(1)
    1,730     $ 22,196      
 
 
            $ 22,196      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.3%
 
3M Co. 
    832,599     $ 74,600,871      
Danaher Corp. 
    41,034       2,137,051      
General Electric Co. 
    5,400,679       112,550,150      
Tyco International, Ltd. 
    22,764       1,203,077      
 
 
            $ 190,491,149      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.6%
 
Aegon NV ADR
    5,088,862     $ 23,510,542      
Aflac, Inc. 
    103,207       4,395,586      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Insurance (continued)
 
                     
Allstate Corp. (The)
    964     $ 33,827      
Aon PLC
    25,900       1,211,602      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1)
    494       61,722,830      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
    938,987       78,245,787      
Chubb Corp. 
    23,930       1,742,583      
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 
    135,528       5,159,551      
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    10,762       189,734      
Manulife Financial Corp. 
    65,344       711,596      
Progressive Corp. 
    1,151,311       23,981,808      
Torchmark Corp. 
    157,961       7,984,929      
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
    76,466       4,881,589      
 
 
            $ 213,771,964      
 
 
 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.6%
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)
    211,982     $ 48,406,090      
 
 
            $ 48,406,090      
 
 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 2.2%
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)
    200,000     $ 6,350,000      
AOL, Inc.(1)
    5,317       149,302      
eBay, Inc.(1)
    1,260,217       52,941,716      
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
    212,261       123,126,238      
IAC/InterActiveCorp
    13,368       609,581      
VeriSign, Inc.(1)
    14,758       643,006      
 
 
            $ 183,819,843      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 5.2%
 
Accenture PLC, Class A
    2,738,000     $ 164,526,420      
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 
    769,761       42,844,897      
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 
    1,652       35,138      
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 
    63,590       2,167,147      
Fiserv, Inc.(1)
    33,595       2,426,231      
International Business Machines Corp. 
    995,755       194,749,763      
Paychex, Inc. 
    755,605       23,733,553      
Total System Services, Inc. 
    32,405       775,452      
Western Union Co. 
    54,638       920,104      
 
 
            $ 432,178,705      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.0%(2)
 
Mattel, Inc. 
    22,565     $ 732,009      
 
 
            $ 732,009      
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 
    445,580     $ 17,484,559      
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 
    18,700       970,717      
 
 
            $ 18,455,276      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 3.7%
 
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    104,543     $ 8,876,746      
Deere & Co. 
    2,623,301       212,146,352      
Dover Corp. 
    362,793       19,449,333      
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 
    1,168,140       61,782,924      
Parker Hannifin Corp. 
    7,953       611,427      
 
 
            $ 302,866,782      
 
 
 
 
Media — 3.9%
 
CBS Corp., Class B
    68,701     $ 2,252,019      
Comcast Corp., Class A
    201,884       6,454,232      
Comcast Corp., Special Class A
    1,667,331       52,354,193      
DIRECTV, Class A(1)
    20,703       1,010,720      
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(1)
    7,555       407,970      
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(1)
    7,555       378,430      
Gannett Co., Inc. 
    5,643       83,121      
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
    86,290       3,883,050      
News Corp., Class A
    97       2,162      
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    112,077       5,446,942      
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    12,324       1,011,800      
Time Warner, Inc. 
    365,728       14,080,528      
Viacom, Inc., Class B
    48,938       2,301,065      
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    4,844,895       234,977,408      
 
 
            $ 324,643,640      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 0.3%
 
Alcoa, Inc. 
    52,760     $ 461,650      
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 
    450,000       15,331,500      
Nucor Corp. 
    230,000       8,717,000      
 
 
            $ 24,510,150      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 0.4%
 
JC Penney Co., Inc. 
    125,000     $ 2,913,750      
Target Corp. 
    514,679       29,949,171      
 
 
            $ 32,862,921      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.5%
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 
    922,342     $ 61,059,040      
Apache Corp. 
    1,671,064       146,869,815      
BP PLC ADR
    192,668       7,810,761      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
 
                     
Chevron Corp. 
    603,498     $ 63,669,039      
ConocoPhillips
    292,584       16,349,594      
Devon Energy Corp. 
    568,677       32,977,579      
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    2,173,773       186,009,756      
Hess Corp. 
    39,579       1,719,708      
Marathon Oil Corp. 
    171,639       4,388,809      
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 
    85,819       3,854,990      
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    78,679       3,956,767      
Phillips 66(1)
    146,530       4,870,657      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class A
    76,110       5,132,097      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class B
    9,594       670,908      
Spectra Energy Corp. 
    8,313       241,576      
Williams Cos., Inc. 
    2,000       57,640      
WPX Energy, Inc.(1)
    666       10,776      
 
 
            $ 539,649,512      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 0.0%(2)
 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A
    26,070     $ 1,410,908      
 
 
            $ 1,410,908      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.8%
 
Abbott Laboratories
    2,207,552     $ 142,320,877      
Allergan, Inc. 
    238,962       22,120,712      
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 
    1,500,706       53,950,381      
Eli Lilly & Co. 
    1,018,969       43,723,960      
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR
    455,612       20,762,239      
Johnson & Johnson
    2,322,446       156,904,452      
Merck & Co., Inc. 
    1,125,346       46,983,195      
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
    249,848       36,312,908      
Pfizer, Inc. 
    5,821,292       133,889,716      
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR
    1,671,886       65,939,184      
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    20,000       1,479,800      
 
 
            $ 724,387,424      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(2)
 
Weyerhaeuser Co. 
    1,223     $ 27,346      
 
 
            $ 27,346      
 
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 0.2%
 
Norfolk Southern Corp. 
    24,192     $ 1,736,260      
Union Pacific Corp. 
    132,257       15,779,582      
 
 
            $ 17,515,842      
 
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.0%
 
Analog Devices, Inc. 
    560,289     $ 21,106,087      
Applied Materials, Inc. 
    1,065,614       12,211,936      
Broadcom Corp., Class A(1)
    897,422       30,332,864      
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1)
    52,742       697,249      
Intel Corp. 
    8,518,380       227,014,827      
Linear Technology Corp. 
    18,494       579,417      
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 
    223,099       5,720,258      
NVIDIA Corp.(1)
    284,500       3,931,790      
Texas Instruments, Inc. 
    897,287       25,743,164      
Xilinx, Inc. 
    50,186       1,684,744      
 
 
            $ 329,022,336      
 
 
 
 
Software — 4.0%
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 
    846,350     $ 10,147,737      
Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)
    409,776       13,264,449      
CA, Inc. 
    45,408       1,230,103      
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)
    10,439       876,250      
Microsoft Corp. 
    3,196,511       97,781,271      
Oracle Corp. 
    6,879,987       204,335,614      
Symantec Corp.(1)
    163,117       2,383,139      
 
 
            $ 330,018,563      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 3.6%
 
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    143,633     $ 3,010,548      
Gap, Inc. (The)
    89,138       2,438,816      
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    2,345,196       124,271,936      
Limited Brands, Inc. 
    41,877       1,781,029      
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 
    655,831       18,651,833      
Staples, Inc. 
    165,237       2,156,343      
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
    3,402,810       146,082,633      
 
 
            $ 298,393,138      
 
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.8%
 
Coach, Inc. 
    142,800     $ 8,350,944      
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)
    198,139       5,494,394      
NIKE, Inc., Class B
    2,437,028       213,922,318      
VF Corp. 
    12,000       1,601,400      
 
 
            $ 229,369,056      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 0.3%
 
Altria Group, Inc. 
    112,926     $ 3,901,593      
Philip Morris International, Inc. 
    206,635       18,030,970      
 
 
            $ 21,932,563      
 
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
 
America Movil SAB de CV ADR, Series L
    61,000     $ 1,589,660      
Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)
    135,160       440,622      
Vodafone Group PLC ADR
    182,074       5,130,845      
 
 
            $ 7,161,127      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $5,476,684,660)
  $ 8,132,746,255      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(2)
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 0.0%(2)
 
Wells Fargo & Co.(3)
    166     $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $4,929)
  $ 0      
 
 
                     
                     
Rights — 0.0%(2)
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%(2)
 
Sanofi SA, Exp. 12/31/20(1)
    6,984     $ 9,847      
 
 
     
Total Rights
   
(identified cost $16,440)
  $ 9,847      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.10%(4)
  $ 82,651     $ 82,650,905      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $82,650,905)
  $ 82,650,905      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 99.6%
   
(identified cost $5,559,356,934)
  $ 8,215,407,007      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%
  $ 37,094,281      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 8,252,501,288      
 
 

 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
     
ADR
 
- American Depositary Receipt
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(2) Amount is less than 0.05%.
 
(3) For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 6).
 
(4) 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, 2012.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 
             
Assets   June 30, 2012    
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $5,476,706,029)
  $ 8,132,756,102      
Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $82,650,905)
    82,650,905      
Cash
    14,219,532      
Dividends receivable
    12,237,355      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    6,224      
Receivable for investments sold
    12,592,490      
Tax reclaims receivable
    1,493,096      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 8,255,955,704      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,081,065      
Trustees’ fees
    17,000      
Accrued expenses
    356,351      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 3,454,416      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 8,252,501,288      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Investors’ capital
  $ 5,596,346,906      
Net unrealized appreciation
    2,656,154,382      
 
 
Total
  $ 8,252,501,288      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 
             
    Six Months Ended
   
Investment Income   June 30, 2012    
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,287,104)
  $ 90,014,484      
Interest allocated from affiliated investment
    29,284      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (4,655 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 90,039,113      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 19,284,827      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    38,375      
Custodian fee
    595,243      
Legal and accounting services
    93,218      
Miscellaneous
    68,399      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 20,080,062      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 69,959,051      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain —
           
Investment transactions(1)
  $ 240,983,137      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment
    238      
Foreign currency transactions
    78,486      
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 241,061,861      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 426,663,316      
Foreign currency
    (36,610 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 426,626,706      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 667,688,567      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 737,647,618      
 
 
 
(1) Includes $253,387,190 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
                     
    Six Months Ended
  Year Ended
   
    June 30, 2012
  December 31, 2011
   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)    
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 69,959,051     $ 132,247,891      
Net realized gain from investment transactions and foreign currency transactions
    241,061,861       229,176,225      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    426,626,706       (294,956,824 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 737,647,618     $ 66,467,292      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 41,704,725     $ 92,861,482      
Withdrawals
    (599,534,525 )     (1,131,862,521 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions
  $ (557,829,800 )   $ (1,039,001,039 )    
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ 179,817,818     $ (972,533,747 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 8,072,683,470     $ 9,045,217,217      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 8,252,501,288     $ 8,072,683,470      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Supplementary Data

 
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
  Year Ended December 31,    
    June 30, 2012
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data   (Unaudited)   2011   2010   2009   2008   2007    
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    0.48 %(2)     0.48 %     0.48 %     0.47 %     0.45 %     0.44 %    
Net investment income
    1.67 %(2)     1.53 %     1.43 %     1.86 %     1.84 %     1.52 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    1 %(3)     2 %     2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %    
 
 
Total Return
    9.18 %(3)     0.80 %     12.86 %     23.32 %     (32.76 )%     4.72 %    
 
 
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 8,252,501     $ 8,072,683     $ 9,045,217     $ 9,479,479     $ 10,602,743     $ 19,864,161      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Not annualized.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
 
1 Significant Accounting Policies
 
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for 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, 2012, 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 held an interest of 7.5%, 14.0%, 5.6%, and 1.4% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund advised by the adviser to the Portfolio held 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 Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and 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 Portfolio’s 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 obligations purchased 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 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 relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial 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 Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with 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. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
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. If 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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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
As of June 30, 2012, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
 
E 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. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. 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 Prior Period Adjustments — Subsequent to the issuance of the 2011 financial statements, management of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio determined that the Portfolio’s capital transactions were misstated in the prior year as a result of misstatements in the recording of contributions and withdrawals. The correction of these misstatements results in offsetting decreases to the contributions and the withdrawals within the Statements of Changes in Net Assets of approximately $902,000,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011. These changes had no effect on the Portfolio’s net assets, net decrease in net assets from capital transactions, financial highlights, total return, taxable income or taxable realized gain (loss) of the Portfolio.
 
J Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2012 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 Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.625% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets 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 %    
             
 
 

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $19,284,827, or 0.46% (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 June 30, 2012, 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 $111,625,412 and $62,110,312, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2012. In addition, investors contributed securities with a value of $13,067,285 and investments having an aggregate market value of $576,490,461 at dates of withdrawal were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals, during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2012, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 1,938,698,357      
             
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 6,278,900,589      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (2,191,939 )    
             
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 6,276,708,650      
             
 
 
 
5 Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $600 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 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
6 Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
•  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
•  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
•  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
At June 30, 2012, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
Asset Description   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total    
 
 
Common Stocks
                                   
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 1,222,659,760     $     $     $ 1,222,659,760      
Consumer Staples
    983,974,450       160,843,018             1,144,817,468      
Energy
    648,067,233                   648,067,233      
Financials
    990,330,839       13,170,995             1,003,501,834      
Health Care
    1,060,735,921                   1,060,735,921      
Industrials
    957,392,934                   957,392,934      
Information Technology
    1,890,517,661                   1,890,517,661      
Materials
    162,697,975                   162,697,975      
Telecommunication Services
    37,726,152                   37,726,152      
Utilities
    4,629,317                   4,629,317      
                                     
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 7,958,732,242     $ 174,014,013 *   $     $ 8,132,746,255      
                                     
 
 
Preferred Stocks
  $     $     $ 0     $ 0      
Rights
    9,847                   9,847      
Short-Term Investments
          82,650,905             82,650,905      
                                     
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 7,958,742,089     $ 256,664,918     $ 0     $ 8,215,407,007      
                                     
 
 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.
 
There was no activity in investments valued based on Level 3 inputs during the six months ended June 30, 2012 to require a reconciliation of Level 3 assets. All Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2012 were valued at $0. At June 30, 2012 there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
 
7 Legal Proceedings
 
In November 2010, the Portfolio was named as defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) of the Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et al. as a result of its ownership of shares in the Tribune Company (Tribune) in 2007 when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (LBO) and was converted to a privately held company. The UCC seeks to recover payments of the proceeds of the LBO. This adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court has been stayed pending further order of the Bankruptcy Court. The value of the proceeds received by the Portfolio is approximately $48,237,000 (equal to 0.58% of net assets at June 30, 2012).
 
In addition, on June 2, 2011, another group of Tribune creditors filed multiple actions involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims against former Tribune shareholders. The Portfolio also has been named in one or more of these lawsuits.
 
The Portfolio cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Portfolio’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions will be expensed by the Portfolio as incurred.

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 
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 continuation 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 23, 2012, 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, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2012, as well as information considered during prior meetings of the committee. 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 (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups, in each case as approved by the Board with respect to the funds;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
 
  •  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 about 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 client commission arrangements and the fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;
  •  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’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions, and other policies and practices of each adviser with respect to trading;
 
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 policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  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;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
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.
 
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, 2012, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten 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 ten, nineteen, seven, eight and fourteen times respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund. The Board and its Committees considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters.
 
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 continuation 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. 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 methods of the Adviser 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 in recent years 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.

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
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, 2011 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 payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to 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, 2011, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level, including the negotiation of reduced fees for transfer agency and custody services.
 
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 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, to 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 their relationships with the Fund and 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 and the Portfolio, 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 Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 
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 continuation 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 23, 2012, 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, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2012, as well as information considered during prior meetings of the committee. 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 (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups, in each case as approved by the Board with respect to the funds;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
 
  •  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 about 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 client commission arrangements and the fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;
  •  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’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions, and other policies and practices of each adviser with respect to trading;
 
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 policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  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;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
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.
 
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, 2012, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten 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 ten, nineteen, seven, eight and fourteen times respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund. The Board and its Committees considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters.
 
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 continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (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. 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 methods of the Adviser 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 in recent years 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.

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
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, 2011 for the Fund. The Board noted the Fund’s favorable longer-term performance record, and considered various factors that contributed to the Fund’s underperformance during more recent periods, including stock selection, sector allocation, and investments in large-capitalization equities. The Board also considered that the Adviser had taken steps to improve performance by restructuring key aspects of its equity group, including staffing modifications, as well as changes to the group’s internal management, research, risk oversight and investment processes. The Board noted that these actions were ongoing and concluded that additional time is required to evaluate the effectiveness of such actions.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to 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, 2011, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level, including the negotiation of reduced fees for transfer agency and custody services.
 
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 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, to 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 their relationships with the Fund and 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 and the Portfolio, 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 Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Officers and Trustees

 
 
     
Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Payson F. Swaffield
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
Officers of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
 
Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart
 
Interested Trustee

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
Officers and Trustees

 
 
     
Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Payson F. Swaffield
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
Officers of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman
 
William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart
 
Interested Trustee

 
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
IMPORTANT NOTICES

 
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 Privacy 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, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only 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 advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’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 (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 advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, 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 advisor. 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 advisor.
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of 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 at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 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 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
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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 Funds 1.1 and 1.2
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
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

 
 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
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 a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).

 


 

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 applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the 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.

 


 

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 13, 2012
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 13, 2012
         
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
Date: August 13, 2012

 

EX-99.CERT 2 b90829a1exv99wcert.htm EX-99.CERT SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(i)
CERTIFICATION
I, Barbara E. Campbell, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s 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; and

 


 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 13, 2012
         
     
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   
 

 


 

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(ii)
CERTIFICATION
I, Duncan W. Richardson, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s 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; and

 


 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 13, 2012
         
     
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
  Duncan W. Richardson   
  President   
 

 

EX-99.906CERT 3 b90829a1exv99w906cert.htm EX-99.906CERT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certification
Form N-CSR Item 12(b) Exhibit
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
          The undersigned hereby certify in their capacity as Treasurer and President, respectively, of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), that:
  (a)   The Semi-Annual Report of the Portfolio on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  (b)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Portfolio for such period.
A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to the Portfolio and will be retained by the Portfolio and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
Date: August 13, 2012
         
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   
Date: August 13, 2012
         
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
  Duncan W. Richardson   
  President   
 

 

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