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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-22048
Emerging Markets Local Income 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 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                         
Foreign Government Bonds — 63.5%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
 
Brazil — 7.6%
 
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/15(1)
  BRL     439,869     $ 240,788      
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/11
  BRL     1,425,000       813,676      
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/12
  BRL     6,142,000       3,415,406      
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/14
  BRL     6,789,000       3,619,275      
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/17
  BRL     8,065,000       4,150,465      
Republic of Brazil, 10.25%, 1/10/28
  BRL     620,000       362,477      
 
 
             
Total Brazil (identified cost $11,878,518)
  $ 12,602,087      
 
 
 
 
Chile — 0.1%
 
Government of Chile, 2.10%, 9/1/15(1)
  CLP     84,126,000     $ 158,668      
 
 
             
Total Chile (identified cost $152,618)
  $ 158,668      
 
 
 
 
Colombia — 3.3%
 
Republic of Colombia, 9.85%, 6/28/27
  COP     4,900,000,000     $ 3,130,430      
Republic of Colombia, 12.00%, 10/22/15
  COP     3,700,000,000       2,389,683      
 
 
             
Total Colombia (identified cost $4,697,985)
  $ 5,520,113      
 
 
 
 
Congo — 0.0%
 
Republic of Congo, 3.00%, 6/30/29
  USD     109,250     $ 62,546      
 
 
             
Total Congo (identified cost $43,415)
  $ 62,546      
 
 
 
 
Costa Rica — 0.1%
 
Titulo Propiedad Ud, 1.00%, 1/12/22(1)
  CRC     91,552,736     $ 139,756      
Titulo Propiedad Ud, 1.63%, 7/13/16(1)
  CRC     10,809,716       19,146      
 
 
             
Total Costa Rica (identified cost $139,967)
  $ 158,902      
 
 
 
 
Egypt — 0.2%
 
Arab Republic of Egypt, 8.75%, 7/18/12(2)
  EGP     1,690,000     $ 310,882      
 
 
             
Total Egypt (identified cost $296,068)
  $ 310,882      
 
 
 
 
Georgia — 0.2%
 
Republic of Georgia, 7.50%, 4/15/13
  USD     280,000     $ 292,460      
 
 
             
Total Georgia (identified cost $204,082)
  $ 292,460      
 
 
 
Ghana — 0.2%
 
Ghana Government Bond, 13.00%, 8/2/10
  GHS     470,000     $ 332,168      
 
 
             
Total Ghana (identified cost $503,347)
  $ 332,168      
 
 
 
 
Greece — 0.1%
 
Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 6.10%, 8/20/15
  EUR     225,000     $ 240,919      
 
 
             
Total Greece (identified cost $275,133)
  $ 240,919      
 
 
 
 
Hungary — 7.2%
 
Hungary Government Bond, 5.50%, 2/12/16
  HUF     530,000,000     $ 2,529,440      
Hungary Government Bond, 6.00%, 10/24/12
  HUF     538,920,000       2,706,116      
Hungary Government Bond, 6.00%, 11/24/23
  HUF     195,000,000       904,810      
Hungary Government Bond, 6.50%, 6/24/19
  HUF     325,000,000       1,603,556      
Hungary Government Bond, 6.75%, 2/24/17
  HUF     303,100,000       1,542,493      
Hungary Government Bond, 6.75%, 11/24/17
  HUF     148,000,000       747,899      
Hungary Government Bond, 7.25%, 6/12/12
  HUF     322,000,000       1,651,544      
Hungary Government Bond, 8.00%, 2/12/15
  HUF     60,000,000       322,260      
 
 
             
Total Hungary (identified cost $11,378,445)
  $ 12,008,118      
 
 
 
 
Indonesia — 9.3%
 
Indonesia Government, 9.00%, 9/15/13
  IDR     9,800,000,000     $ 1,132,294      
Indonesia Government, 9.00%, 9/15/18
  IDR     35,550,000,000       4,080,540      
Indonesia Government, 9.50%, 6/15/15
  IDR     16,085,000,000       1,885,276      
Indonesia Government, 9.50%, 7/15/23
  IDR     8,365,000,000       960,945      
Indonesia Government, 9.75%, 5/15/37
  IDR     12,436,000,000       1,343,382      
Indonesia Government, 10.00%, 9/15/24
  IDR     22,100,000,000       2,613,422      
Indonesia Government, 11.00%, 11/15/20
  IDR     14,560,000,000       1,887,817      
Indonesia Government, 11.50%, 9/15/19
  IDR     12,000,000,000       1,590,413      
 
 
             
Total Indonesia (identified cost $13,602,981)
  $ 15,494,089      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
 
Israel — 0.4%
 
Israeli Government Bond, 3.00%, 10/31/19(1)
  ILS     545,709     $ 157,723      
Israeli Government Bond, 5.00%, 4/30/15(1)
  ILS     1,384,655       442,157      
 
 
             
Total Israel (identified cost $586,302)
  $ 599,880      
 
 
 
 
Macedonia — 0.2%
 
Republic of Macedonia, 4.625%, 12/8/15
  EUR     280,000     $ 337,168      
 
 
             
Total Macedonia (identified cost $247,893)
  $ 337,168      
 
 
 
 
Malaysia — 8.0%
 
Malaysian Government, 3.74%, 2/27/15
  MYR     13,350,000     $ 4,219,422      
Malaysian Government, 3.76%, 4/28/11
  MYR     10,900,000       3,462,890      
Malaysian Government, 4.24%, 2/7/18
  MYR     13,900,000       4,455,656      
Malaysian Government, 4.50%, 4/15/30
  MYR     3,480,000       1,091,045      
 
 
             
Total Malaysia (identified cost $12,254,021)
  $ 13,229,013      
 
 
 
 
Mexico — 4.1%
 
Government of Mexico, 10.00%, 12/5/24
  MXN     44,710,000     $ 4,399,372      
Government of Mexico, 10.00%, 11/20/36
  MXN     23,470,000       2,345,427      
 
 
             
Total Mexico (identified cost $6,447,696)
  $ 6,744,799      
 
 
 
 
Peru — 1.9%
 
Republic of Peru, 6.90%, 8/12/37(2)
  PEN     2,367,000     $ 873,981      
Republic of Peru, 6.95%, 8/12/31
  PEN     2,000,000       722,812      
Republic of Peru, 7.84%, 8/12/20
  PEN     1,130,000       451,410      
Republic of Peru, 8.60%, 8/12/17
  PEN     2,605,000       1,105,029      
 
 
             
Total Peru (identified cost $2,904,758)
  $ 3,153,232      
 
 
 
 
Poland — 3.2%
 
Poland Government Bond, 3.00%, 8/24/16(1)
  PLN     1,767,383     $ 600,278      
Poland Government Bond, 4.75%, 4/25/12
  PLN     2,010,000       686,625      
Poland Government Bond, 5.25%, 10/25/17
  PLN     3,575,000       1,202,055      
Poland Government Bond, 5.75%, 9/23/22
  PLN     5,420,000       1,841,839      
Poland Government Bond, 6.25%, 10/24/15
  PLN     2,900,000       1,031,909      
 
 
             
Total Poland (identified cost $5,850,657)
  $ 5,362,706      
 
 
 
South Africa — 5.2%
 
Republic of South Africa, 6.25%, 3/31/36
  ZAR     16,800,000     $ 1,698,857      
Republic of South Africa, 6.50%, 6/2/14
  USD     1,415,000       1,567,113      
Republic of South Africa, 7.25%, 1/15/20
  ZAR     30,500,000       3,768,101      
Republic of South Africa, 10.50%, 12/21/26
  ZAR     10,600,000       1,653,365      
 
 
             
Total South Africa
(identified cost $8,190,735)
  $ 8,687,436      
 
 
 
 
Taiwan — 0.2%
 
Taiwan Government Bond, 0.25%, 2/10/12
  TWD     11,900,000     $ 378,147      
 
 
             
Total Taiwan (identified cost $378,285)
  $ 378,147      
 
 
 
 
Thailand — 4.2%
 
Bank of Thailand, 3.625%, 5/2/11
  THB     22,000,000     $ 693,671      
Kingdom of Thailand, 3.875%, 6/13/19
  THB     48,635,000       1,544,233      
Kingdom of Thailand, 5.125%, 3/13/18
  THB     86,300,000       2,971,153      
Kingdom of Thailand, 5.67%, 3/13/28
  THB     49,000,000       1,847,482      
 
 
             
Total Thailand (identified cost $6,527,144)
  $ 7,056,539      
 
 
 
 
Turkey — 7.3%
 
Turkey Government Bond, 9.00%, 5/21/14(1)
  TRY     687,114     $ 566,248      
Turkey Government Bond, 10.00%, 2/15/12(1)
  TRY     6,130,368       4,723,587      
Turkey Government Bond, 10.50%, 1/15/20
  TRY     1,940,000       1,304,541      
Turkey Government Bond, 12.00%, 8/14/13(1)
  TRY     5,286,277       4,620,077      
Turkey Government Bond, 16.00%, 3/7/12
  TRY     1,270,000       950,837      
 
 
             
Total Turkey (identified cost $10,157,497)
  $ 12,165,290      
 
 
 
 
Uruguay — 0.5%
 
Republic of Uruguay, 5.00%, 9/14/18(1)
  UYU     13,574,574     $ 751,691      
 
 
             
Total Uruguay (identified cost $582,148)
  $ 751,691      
 
 
             
Total Foreign Government Bonds (identified cost $97,299,695)
  $ 105,646,853      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                         
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 11.1%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
                       
6.50%, with maturity at 2024
      $ 5,468,510     $ 6,060,255      
7.50%, with maturity at 2034
        847,089       950,903      
 
 
                $ 7,011,158      
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association:
                       
3.04%, with maturity at 2035(3)
      $ 1,839,734     $ 1,901,769      
4.52%, with maturity at 2035(3)
        1,638,215       1,713,214      
5.50%, with maturity at 2017
        937,526       1,002,896      
6.00%, with maturity at 2032
        1,321,371       1,432,937      
6.50%, with maturity at 2017
        1,056,518       1,121,880      
7.00%, with various maturities to 2033
        2,423,784       2,709,133      
8.50%, with maturity at 2032
        1,387,747       1,610,122      
 
 
                $ 11,491,951      
 
 
             
Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(identified cost $17,842,118)
  $ 18,503,109      
 
 
                         
                         
Common Stocks — 0.2%
 
Security       Shares     Value      
 
 
 
China — 0.2%
 
Air China, Ltd., Class H(4)
        5,300     $ 5,850      
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(4)
        9,400       9,165      
China Coal Energy Co., Class H
        9,800       14,764      
China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd., Class H
        6,200       7,865      
China Oilfield Services, Ltd., Class H
        3,700       5,178      
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H
        40,200       32,232      
China Railway Group, Ltd., Class H(4)
        10,000       6,893      
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H
        8,100       34,758      
China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.,
Class H(4)
        8,500       3,528      
China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Class H(4)
        3,100       4,628      
Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., Class H(4)
        7,900       3,303      
Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H
        7,300       4,195      
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H
        2,900       2,701      
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H
        3,300       6,921      
PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H
        50,500       58,154      
Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H
        7,100       3,386      
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class H(4)
        5,600       2,150      
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Class H
        4,700       13,074      
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H
        9,600       7,457      
 
 
             
Total China (identified cost $216,839)
  $ 226,202      
 
 
             
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $216,839)
  $ 226,202      
 
 
 
                         
Short-Term Investments — 24.7%
Foreign Government Securities — 10.7%
 
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Chile — 0.4%
 
Chilean Government Bond, 6.00%, 7/1/10   CLP     205,000     $ 398,518      
Chilean Government Bond, 8.00%, 8/1/10   CLP     135,000       259,228      
 
 
             
Total Chile (identified cost $680,946)
  $ 657,746      
 
 
 
 
Croatia — 0.8%
 
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/31/11   EUR     440     $ 565,820      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/7/11   EUR     525       674,392      
 
 
             
Total Croatia (identified cost $1,250,426)
  $ 1,240,212      
 
 
 
 
Egypt — 2.5%
 
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/4/10   EGP     3,975     $ 714,874      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/11/10   EGP     1,950       350,062      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/25/10   EGP     6,675       1,193,971      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/1/10   EGP     1,900       339,240      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/15/10   EGP     325       57,818      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/22/10   EGP     775       137,621      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/29/10   EGP     1,150       203,838      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/3/10   EGP     850       149,276      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/31/10   EGP     1,175       204,776      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/28/10   EGP     825       142,655      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/5/10   EGP     1,675       289,059      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/26/10   EGP     1,975       338,784      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/8/11   EGP     350       58,335      
 
 
             
Total Egypt (identified cost $4,236,394)
  $ 4,180,309      
 
 
 
 
Iceland — 0.1%
 
Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/15/10   ISK     2,200     $ 14,509      
Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/15/10   ISK     13,000       85,212      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Iceland (continued)
 
                         
Iceland Treasury Note, 13.75%, 12/10/10   ISK     7,200     $ 50,372      
 
 
             
Total Iceland (identified cost $150,796)
  $ 150,093      
 
 
 
 
Israel — 1.6%
 
Israeli Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/6/11   ILS     9,766     $ 2,570,125      
 
 
             
Total Israel (identified cost $2,591,263)
  $ 2,750,125      
 
 
 
 
Kazakhstan — 1.4%
 
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 5/7/10   KZT     66,000     $ 450,633      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 5/21/10   KZT     91,220       622,637      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 5/28/10   KZT     110,786       756,060      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 6/4/10   KZT     23,906       163,120      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 6/11/10   KZT     113       773      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 7/2/10   KZT     41,080       280,059      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 8/27/10   KZT     10,810       73,527      
 
 
             
Total Kazakhstan
(identified cost $2,320,809)
  $ 2,346,809      
 
 
 
 
Lebanon — 2.4%
 
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/10/10   LBP     180,000     $ 119,466      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/24/10   LBP     353,620       234,313      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/1/10   LBP     368,280       243,818      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/8/10   LBP     172,420       114,048      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/22/10   LBP     118,000       77,907      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/29/10   LBP     1,649,480       1,087,975      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/5/10   LBP     234,990       154,841      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/12/10   LBP     69,090       45,478      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/19/10   LBP     620,360       407,920      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/23/10   LBP     184,000       120,303      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/14/10   LBP     1,078,110       701,760      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/21/10   LBP     334,800       217,706      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/4/10   LBP     211,560       137,292      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/18/10   LBP     102,400       66,318      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/16/10   LBP     100,000       64,501      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/10   LBP     182,940       117,757      
Lebanon Treasury Note, 8.46%, 6/24/10   LBP     90,720       61,121      
Lebanon Treasury Note, 9.32%, 12/2/10   LBP     113,860       77,743      
 
 
             
Total Lebanon (identified cost $4,044,223)
  $ 4,050,267      
 
 
 
South Korea — 0.4%
 
Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 0.00%, 5/18/10
  KRW     233,370     $ 210,380      
Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 0.00%, 6/8/10
  KRW     395,790       356,377      
Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 0.00%, 6/29/10
  KRW     175,410       157,748      
 
 
             
Total South Korea
(identified cost $709,562)
  $ 724,505      
 
 
 
 
Sri Lanka — 1.1%
 
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/7/10   LKR     95,550     $ 837,218      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/16/10   LKR     55,680       480,099      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/6/10   LKR     22,030       189,011      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/11/11   LKR     15,980       129,768      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/18/11   LKR     9,720       78,785      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/25/11   LKR     14,370       116,255      
 
 
             
Total Sri Lanka (identified cost $1,822,322)
  $ 1,831,136      
 
 
 
 
Zambia — 0.0%
 
Zambia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/31/11   ZMK     297,000     $ 61,187      
 
 
             
Total Zambia (identified cost $60,382)
  $ 61,187      
 
 
             
Total Foreign Government Securities (identified cost $17,867,123)
  $ 17,812,389      
 
 
                         
                         

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                         
Other Securities — 14.0%
 
        Interest
           
Description       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.19%(5)       $ 23,219     $ 23,218,503      
 
 
             
Total Other Securities
           
(identified cost $23,218,503)
          $ 23,218,503      
 
 
             
Total Short-Term Investments
           
(identified cost $41,085,626)
          $ 41,030,892      
 
 
             
Total Investments — 99.5%
           
(identified cost $156,444,278)
          $ 165,407,056      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%
  $ 894,302      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 166,301,358      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
BRL - Brazilian Real
 
CLP - Chilean Peso
 
COP - Colombian Peso
 
CRC - Costa Rican Colon
 
EGP - Egyptian Pound
 
EUR - Euro
 
GHS - Ghanaian Cedi
 
HUF - Hungarian Forint
 
IDR - Indonesian Rupiah
 
ILS - Israeli Shekel
 
ISK - Icelandic Krona
 
KRW - South Korean Won
 
KZT - Kazak Tenge
 
LBP - Lebanese Pound
 
LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee
 
MXN - Mexican Peso
 
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
 
PEN - Peruvian New Sol
 
PLN - Polish Zloty
 
THB - Thai Baht
 
TRY - New Turkish Lira
 
TWD - New Taiwan Dollar
 
USD - United States Dollar
 
UYU - Uruguayan Peso
 
ZAR - South African Rand
 
ZMK - Zambian Kwacha
 
 
(1) Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in a designated inflation index or inflation rate for the applicable country. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.
 
(2) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold
 
in certain transactions and remain exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,184,863 or 0.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.
 
(3) Adjustable rate mortgage security. Rate shown is the rate at April 30, 2010.
 
(4) Non-income producing security.
 
(5) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was $3,792 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of April 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $133,225,775)
  $ 142,188,553      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $23,218,503)
    23,218,503      
Restricted cash*
    280,000      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $360,146)
    361,054      
Interest and dividends receivable
    2,594,842      
Receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    74,161      
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    483,865      
Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    393,440      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    1,136,835      
Receivable for closed swap contracts
    48,779      
Receivable for closed options
    86,431      
Premium paid on open swap contracts
    479,547      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 171,346,010      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 3,315,547      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    812,909      
Payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    44,712      
Payable for open swap contracts
    557,575      
Due to custodian
    38,972      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    75,300      
Trustees’ fees
    372      
Accrued expenses
    193,830      
Premium received on open swap contracts
    5,435      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 5,044,652      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 166,301,358      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 157,108,919      
Net unrealized appreciation
    9,192,439      
 
 
Total
  $ 166,301,358      
 
 
Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian as collateral for open financial contracts.
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
April 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest (net of foreign taxes, $194,844)
  $ 4,345,985      
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $27)
    245      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    6,141      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (2,349 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 4,350,022      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 398,175      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    2,259      
Custodian fee
    153,223      
Legal and accounting services
    25,249      
Miscellaneous
    7,761      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 586,667      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 10      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 10      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 586,657      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 3,763,365      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 491,067      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    (11,180 )    
Financial futures contracts
    (60,514 )    
Swap contracts
    (103,889 )    
Written options
    21,790      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange
contract transactions
    2,643,082      
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 2,980,356      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 4,231,482      
Financial futures contracts
    (27,480 )    
Swap contracts
    638,575      
Written options
    (12,895 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    385,191      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 5,214,873      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 8,195,229      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 11,958,594      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  April 30, 2010
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 3,763,365     $ 4,569,753      
Net realized gain from investment transactions, financial futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    2,980,356       4,935,494      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, financial futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    5,214,873       12,367,756      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 11,958,594     $ 21,873,003      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 39,501,177     $ 34,727,341      
Withdrawals
    (1,198,276 )     (1,397,348 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
  $ 38,302,901     $ 33,329,993      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 50,261,495     $ 55,202,996      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 116,039,863     $ 60,836,867      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 166,301,358     $ 116,039,863      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended October 31,            
    April 30, 2010
   
    Period Ended
     
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     October 31, 2007(1)       
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                   
Expenses(2)
    0.96 %(3)     0.91 %     0.96 %     1.13 %(3)    
Net investment income
    6.11 %(3)     5.70 %     5.51 %     5.25 %(3)    
Portfolio Turnover
    11 %(4)     26 %     38 %     2 %(4)    
 
 
Total Return
    10.28 %(4)     30.48 %     (13.13 )%     10.48 %(4)    
 
 
                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 166,301     $ 116,040     $ 60,837     $ 55,813      
 
 
 
(1) For the period from the start of business, June 27, 2007, to October 31, 2007.
 
(2) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(3) Annualized.
 
(4) Not annualized.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek total return. Total return is defined as income plus capital appreciation. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2010, Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Strategic Income Fund held an interest of 25.0%, 8.7% and 66.2%, respectively, in the Portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days and excluding most seasoned mortgage-backed securities) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Most seasoned, fixed rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities are valued through the use of the investment adviser’s matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less (excluding those that are non-U.S. dollar denominated, which typically are valued by a pricing service or dealer quotes) are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on any exchange on which the option is listed or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Over-the-counter options (including options on securities, indices and foreign currencies) are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Financial futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Interest rate swaps and options on interest rate swaps (“swaptions”) are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap quotations provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Alternatively, swaptions may be valued at the valuation provided by the counterparty, so determined using the same techniques as those employed by the pricing service. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. 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. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies 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 — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest 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.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed since the start of business on June 27, 2007 to October 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
H  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio.

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
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  Financial Futures Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into financial futures contracts. The Portfolio’s investment in financial futures contracts is designed for hedging against changes in interest rates or as a substitute for the purchase of securities. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss.
 
Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Portfolio enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Portfolio. The Portfolio, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Portfolio may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.
 
L  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. If an option which the Portfolio has purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Portfolio exercises a put option, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Portfolio exercises a call option, the cost of the security which the Portfolio purchases upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
 
M  Interest Rate Swaps — The Portfolio may enter into interest rate swap agreements to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates, or as substitution for the purchase or sale of securities. Pursuant to these agreements, the Portfolio either makes floating-rate payments based on a

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Portfolio makes fixed-rate payments in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.
 
N  Cross-Currency Swaps — Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which interest cash flows are exchanged between two parties based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross- currency swaps also involve the exchange of the notional amounts at the start of the contract at the current spot rate with an agreement to re-exchange such amounts at a later date at either the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. The entire principal value of a cross-currency swap is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations.
 
O  Credit Default Swaps — When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
P  Total Return Swaps — In a total return swap, the Portfolio makes payments at a rate equal to a predetermined spread to the one or three-month LIBOR. In exchange, the Portfolio receives payments based on the rate of return of a benchmark industry index or basket of securities. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between the rate of interest and the benchmark industry index or basket of securities. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of interest rates, securities, or the index.
 
Q  Repurchase Agreements — The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers determined to be creditworthy by the Portfolio’s investment adviser. Under a repurchase agreement, the Portfolio buys a security at one price and simultaneously promises to sell that same security back to the seller at a higher price for settlement at a later date. At the time the Portfolio enters into a repurchase agreement, it typically receives collateral at least equal to the repurchase price. The value of the collateral will be marked to market daily and, except in the case of a repurchase agreement entered to facilitate a short sale, the value of such collateral will at least equal 90% of such repurchase price. The terms of a repurchase agreement entered into to facilitate a short sale may provide that the value of collateral received by the Portfolio is less than the

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
repurchase price. In such a case, the Portfolio will segregate liquid assets equal to the marked to market value of its obligation to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement. In the event of bankruptcy of the counterparty or a third party custodian, the Portfolio might experience delays in recovering its cash or experience a loss.
 
R  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2010 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 0.65% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On average daily net assets of $1 billion and over, the annual fee is reduced. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio currently 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 April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $399,596 of which $1,421 was allocated from Cash Management and $398,175 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
3   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities and paydowns, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 were as follows:
 
             
Purchases          
 
Investments (non-U.S. Government)
  $ 31,748,856      
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
    0      
 
 
    $ 31,748,856      
 
 
 
             
Sales          
 
Investments (non-U.S. Government)
  $ 9,072,201      
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
    1,976,556      
 
 
    $ 11,048,757      
 
 
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 157,236,532      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 9,639,058      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,468,534 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 8,170,524      
 
 
 
5   Financial Instruments
 
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   (Depreciation)      
 
5/4/10
  Thailand Baht
53,367,460
  United States Dollar
1,648,871
  $ (255 )    
5/6/10
  Kazak Tenge
66,000,000
  United States Dollar
448,217
    (2,482 )    

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   (Depreciation)      
 
5/7/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
4,500,000
  United States Dollar
38,396
  $ (1,076 )    
5/7/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
41,770,000
  United States Dollar
356,399
    (9,986 )    
5/7/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
49,280,000
  United States Dollar
420,299
    (11,961 )    
5/10/10
  South African Rand
25,093,158
  United States Dollar
3,342,234
    (51,427 )    
5/17/10
  Euro
1,490,000
  United States Dollar
2,035,467
    51,513      
5/24/10
  Euro
1,530,000
  United States Dollar
2,057,957
    20,691      
5/25/10
  Euro
208,434
  United States Dollar
279,209
    1,669      
5/26/10
  Japanese Yen
108,609,016
  United States Dollar
1,164,346
    7,931      
5/27/10
  Kazak Tenge
10,530,000
  United States Dollar
71,487
    (428 )    
6/10/10
  Kazak Tenge
113,400
  United States Dollar
771
    (3 )    
7/6/10
  Chilean Peso
123,500,000
  United States Dollar
252,169
    14,216      
7/6/10
  Chilean Peso
61,800,000
  United States Dollar
125,904
    6,831      
7/6/10
  Chilean Peso
25,700,000
  United States Dollar
52,680
    3,163      
7/16/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
55,680,000
  United States Dollar
473,872
    (9,193 )    
7/20/10
  Kazak Tenge
36,814,800
  United States Dollar
225,858
    (25,895 )    
7/20/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,269,900
  United States Dollar
242,640
    (37,434 )    
7/21/10
  Kazak Tenge
36,865,500
  United States Dollar
227,565
    (24,542 )    
7/21/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,253,200
  United States Dollar
240,149
    (37,737 )    
7/23/10
  Kazak Tenge
38,380,000
  United States Dollar
236,549
    (25,931 )    
7/23/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,355,400
  United States Dollar
248,722
    (41,503 )    
8/4/10
  Chilean Peso
36,000,000
  United States Dollar
68,376
    (968 )    
8/4/10
  Chilean Peso
103,000,000
  United States Dollar
195,724
    (2,677 )    
8/6/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
22,030,000
  United States Dollar
186,933
    (3,623 )    
8/26/10
  Kazak Tenge
10,530,000
  United States Dollar
71,966
    (88 )    
3/11/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
15,980,000
  United States Dollar
131,523
    (2,650 )    
3/18/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
9,720,000
  United States Dollar
79,869
    (1,668 )    
3/25/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
14,370,000
  United States Dollar
118,711
    (1,720 )    
3/31/11
  Euro
440,000
  United States Dollar
593,472
    7,315      
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
4,883,000
  United States Dollar
1,312,282
    9,343      
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
2,443,000
  United States Dollar
656,315
    4,445      
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
2,440,000
  United States Dollar
655,385
    4,316      
4/7/11
  Euro
525,000
  United States Dollar
703,432
    4,016      
 
 
            $ (157,798 )    
 
 
                     
                     
Purchases
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   (Depreciation)      
 
5/3/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
8,911,590,359
  United States Dollar
987,543
  $ 1,096      
5/4/10
  Brazilian Real
4,128,849
  United States Dollar
2,394,230
    (18,939 )    
5/4/10
  Thailand Baht
15,647,460
  United States Dollar
483,693
    (75 )    
5/4/10
  Thailand Baht
19,040,000
  United States Dollar
589,656
    (1,185 )    
5/4/10
  Thailand Baht
18,670,000
  United States Dollar
580,986
    (3,950 )    
5/6/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
6,040,000
  United States Dollar
1,889,921
    6,593      
5/6/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
530,000
  United States Dollar
162,402
    4,014      
5/6/10
  Swedish Krona
2,180,000
  Euro
224,121
    2,567      
5/7/10
  Polish Zloty
3,800,000
  United States Dollar
1,286,535
    2,173      
5/7/10
  Polish Zloty
6,680,000
  United States Dollar
2,310,379
    (44,966 )    
5/7/10
  South African Rand
11,800,000
  United States Dollar
1,584,169
    12,516      
5/7/10
  South Korean Won
86,000,000
  United States Dollar
76,133
    1,433      
5/10/10
  Indian Rupee
25,020,000
  United States Dollar
562,816
    677      

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
 
Purchases
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   (Depreciation)      
 
5/10/10
  Indian Rupee
25,020,000
  United States Dollar
562,816
  $ 677      
5/10/10
  New Turkish Lira
7,633,570
  United States Dollar
5,072,140
    50,363      
5/10/10
  New Turkish Lira
1,389,000
  United States Dollar
939,220
    (7,132 )    
5/10/10
  Polish Zloty
9,077,883
  Euro
2,358,137
    (61,879 )    
5/10/10
  South African Rand
2,332,000
  United States Dollar
315,028
    357      
5/10/10
  South African Rand
45,964,415
  United States Dollar
6,282,038
    (65,696 )    
5/11/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
1,883,000,000
  United States Dollar
207,219
    1,621      
5/11/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
8,865,000,000
  United States Dollar
981,619
    1,580      
5/11/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
1,420,000
  United States Dollar
441,955
    3,813      
5/12/10
  Euro
187,283
  United States Dollar
250,124
    (758 )    
5/12/10
  Hungarian Forint
95,126,780
  United States Dollar
469,053
    1,670      
5/12/10
  Hungarian Forint
119,000,000
  United States Dollar
608,976
    (20,119 )    
5/12/10
  Mexican Peso
8,960,000
  United States Dollar
725,107
    2,022      
5/12/10
  Mexican Peso
17,340,194
  United States Dollar
1,410,391
    (3,187 )    
5/12/10
  Polish Zloty
490,000
  Euro
125,990
    (1,640 )    
5/12/10
  Polish Zloty
2,160,000
  Euro
558,804
    (11,784 )    
5/13/10
  Australian Dollar
94,700
  United States Dollar
86,839
    698      
5/13/10
  Ghanaian Cedi
188,250
  United States Dollar
131,735
    1,112      
5/13/10
  Russian Ruble
33,900,000
  United States Dollar
1,161,158
    (1,291 )    
5/13/10
  Russian Ruble
18,000,000
  United States Dollar
619,195
    (3,336 )    
5/13/10
  Russian Ruble
146,621,000
  United States Dollar
5,042,681
    (26,136 )    
5/17/10
  Australian Dollar
408,900
  United States Dollar
381,009
    (3,211 )    
5/17/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
740,000
  United States Dollar
229,315
    2,923      
5/19/10
  Colombian Peso
3,409,000,000
  United States Dollar
1,759,711
    (18,512 )    
5/19/10
  Norwegian Krone
2,230,000
  Euro
279,982
    4,965      
5/19/10
  Polish Zloty
2,308,000
  United States Dollar
802,689
    (20,666 )    
5/19/10
  Polish Zloty
15,235,442
  United States Dollar
5,319,173
    (156,929 )    
5/19/10
  Swedish Krona
2,100,000
  Euro
216,562
    1,587      
5/20/10
  Indian Rupee
42,483,000
  United States Dollar
956,609
    (1,312 )    
5/24/10
  Indian Rupee
14,500,000
  United States Dollar
324,530
    1,322      
5/24/10
  Indian Rupee
15,000,000
  United States Dollar
336,323
    766      
5/24/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
2,430,000
  United States Dollar
757,399
    4,977      
5/24/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
1,765,000
  United States Dollar
549,262
    4,480      
5/24/10
  New Turkish Lira
602,258
  United States Dollar
403,334
    (57 )    
5/24/10
  South Korean Won
163,000,000
  United States Dollar
145,927
    806      
5/24/10
  South Korean Won
237,700,000
  United States Dollar
213,976
    1      
5/26/10
  Mexican Peso
91,435,975
  United States Dollar
7,437,568
    (28,015 )    
5/26/10
  Norwegian Krone
4,522,300
  Euro 571,452     4,918      
5/26/10
  Zambian Kwacha
581,200,000
  United States Dollar
98,242
    24,265      
5/27/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
3,780,000,000
  United States Dollar
418,142
    827      
5/27/10
  Kazak Tenge
10,530,000
  United States Dollar
71,975
    (61 )    
5/27/10
  Zambian Kwacha
540,750,000
  United States Dollar
91,250
    22,726      
5/28/10
  Indian Rupee
10,270,000
  United States Dollar
229,908
    741      
5/28/10
  Indian Rupee
16,840,000
  United States Dollar
378,384
    (182 )    
5/28/10
  New Turkish Lira
138,690
  United States Dollar
92,220
    591      
6/1/10
  South Korean Won
349,000,000
  United States Dollar
312,721
    1,164      
6/2/10
  Brazilian Real
10,885,000
  United States Dollar
6,240,683
    (15,658 )    
6/3/10
  Israeli Shekel
2,500,000
  United States Dollar
670,691
    (255 )    

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
 
Purchases
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   (Depreciation)      
 
6/4/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
6,838,000,000
  United States Dollar
755,914
  $ 1,759      
6/4/10
  Thailand Baht
280,575,000
  United States Dollar
8,667,748
    2,925      
6/11/10
  Zambian Kwacha
507,200,000
  United States Dollar
104,793
    2,048      
7/20/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,269,900
  United States Dollar
225,861
    54,214      
7/21/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,253,200
  United States Dollar
227,596
    50,290      
7/23/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,355,400
  United States Dollar
237,919
    52,306      
8/19/10
  Zambian Kwacha
212,650,000
  United States Dollar
43,073
    1,517      
8/23/10
  Zambian Kwacha
212,650,000
  United States Dollar
43,354
    1,221      
9/28/10
  Zambian Kwacha
417,900,000
  United States Dollar
79,373
    7,952      
6/15/11
  Yuan Renminbi
3,800,000
  United States Dollar
574,887
    1,594      
6/15/11
  Yuan Renminbi
1,800,000
  United States Dollar
272,521
    549      
1/19/12
  Yuan Renminbi
780,000
  United States Dollar
123,223
    (2,731 )    
 
 
            $ (171,246 )    
 
 
 
At April 30, 2010, closed forward foreign currency purchases and sales contracts excluded above amounted to a receivable of $393,440 and a payable of $44,712.
 
                                     
Futures Contracts
 
Sales
 
                        Net
     
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Unrealized
     
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Depreciation      
 
6/10   5
Euro-Bobl
  Short   $ (779,132 )   $ (786,621 )   $ (7,489 )    
6/10   2
Euro-Bund
  Short     (326,889 )     (332,463 )     (5,574 )    
5/10   11
Hang Seng H-shares
  Short     (836,734 )     (853,319 )     (16,585 )    
6/10   28
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note
  Long     3,246,786       3,244,063       (2,723 )    
 
 
                            $ (32,371 )    
 
 
 
Euro-Bobl: Medium-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 4.5 to 5 years.
 
Euro-Bund: Long-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 8.5 to 10.5 years.
 
Hang Seng H-shares: Hang Seng China Enterprises Index comprised of H-shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
 
                                         
Interest Rate Swaps
 
        Portfolio
                         
    Notional
  Pays/
                  Net
     
    Amount
  Receives
  Floating
  Annual
          Unrealized
     
    (000’s
  Floating
  Rate
  Fixed
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Counterparty   omitted)   Rate   Index   Rate     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Bank of
America, N.A.
  ILS
640
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    4.20 %     11/19/14     $ (4,316 )    
 
 
Bank of
America, N.A.
  ILS
600
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    4.54       1/6/15       (5,677 )    
 
 
Barclays Bank
PLC
  ILS
303
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    5.15       3/5/20       (1,390 )    
 
 
Barclays Bank
PLC
  ILS
303
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    5.16       3/8/20       (1,427 )    
 
 
Barclays Bank
PLC
  PLN
8,000
  Pay   6-month
PLN WIBOR
    5.42       6/1/14       127,475      
 
 
Barclays Bank
PLC
  THB
143,000
  Pay   6-month
THBFIX
    3.34       2/16/15       85,619      
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  MXN
50,000
  Pay   Mexican Interbank
Deposit Rate
    9.08       8/6/13       322,901      
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  THB
69,000
  Pay   6-month
THBFIX
    3.40       1/14/15       54,133      
 
 

Credit Suisse
  PLN
10,000
  Pay   6-month
PLN WIBOR
    5.17       6/15/12       140,870      
 
 
Deutsche
Bank
  PLN
5,400
  Pay   6-month
PLN WIBOR
    4.85       4/23/14       (8,191 )    
 
 
Deutsche
Bank
  PLN
3,100
  Pay   6-month
PLN WIBOR
    5.11       4/23/17       (9,045 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  BRL
4,252
  Pay   Brazil Interbank
Deposit Rate
    9.67       1/3/11       (7,104 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  ZAR
36,500
  Pay   3-month
JIBOR
    9.05       10/12/15       288,256      
 
 
                                $ 982,104      
 
 
 
BRL - Brazilian Real
ILS - Israeli Shekel
MXN - Mexican Peso
PLN - Polish Zloty
THB - Thailand Baht
ZAR - South African Rand
 

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                                           
Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
 
                      Current
           
        Notional
            Market
           
        Amount*
  Contract
        Annual
    Net
     
Reference
      (000’s
  Annual
  Termination
    Fixed
    Unrealized
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)   Fixed Rate**   Date     Rate***     Depreciation      
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank   $ 500   1.75%     3/20/18       3.48 %   $ (48,568 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     200   2.10     3/20/23       3.08       (14,756 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     200   2.45     3/20/23       3.08       (9,273 )    
 
 
                                  $ (72,597 )    
 
 
 
                                     
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
 
        Notional
    Contract
        Net
     
        Amount*
    Annual
        Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
    Fixed
  Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)     Rate**   Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 300     0.44%     12/20/13     $ 2,079      
 
 
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC     200     1.42     3/20/14       (5,954 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     350     1.00(1)     6/20/20       24      
 
 
Brazil   Barclays Bank PLC     450     1.65     9/20/19       (6,756 )    
 
 
China   Barclays Bank PLC     200     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (1,839 )    
 
 
China   Barclays Bank PLC     200     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (3,263 )    
 
 
China   Citigroup Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (1,473 )    
 
 
China   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (965 )    
 
 
Egypt   Citigroup Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     6/20/20       (2,831 )    
 
 
Egypt   Citigroup Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     6/20/20       (2,264 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     100     1.00(1)     6/20/15       (1,923 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     100     1.00(1)     6/20/15       (1,717 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     150     1.00(1)     6/20/15       (1,530 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     50     1.00(1)     6/20/20       (1,159 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     100     1.00(1)     6/20/20       (2,333 )    
 
 
Egypt   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     6/20/15       (1,801 )    
 
 
Greece   Citigroup Global Markets     225     1.00(1)     6/20/15       16,675      
 
 
Kazakhstan   Citibank Global Markets     150     1.00(1)     6/20/15       1,195      
 
 
Kazakhstan   Deutsche Bank     150     1.00(1)     6/20/15       1,263      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     200     1.00(1)     12/20/14       1,690      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     250     3.30     9/20/14       (4,563 )    
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     200     1.00(1)     12/20/14       1,475      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     150     1.00(1)     12/20/14       1,483      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     12/20/14       845      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse     100     1.00(1)     3/20/15       1,524      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse     300     1.00(1)     3/20/15       4,693      
 
 
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     100     1.00(1)     3/20/15       2,058      
 
 
Malaysia   Bank of America     200     0.83     12/20/14       (331 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Barclays Bank PLC     300     2.40     3/20/14       (19,634 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Barclays Bank PLC     400     0.82     12/20/14       (480 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Citigroup Global Markets     300     2.45     3/20/14       (20,215 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     500     1.70     12/20/14       (4,407 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     300     1.84     12/20/14       (4,512 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     100     1.85     12/20/14       (1,549 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     142     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (442 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     200     1.84     12/20/14       (3,008 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     100     1.86     12/20/14       (1,593 )    
 
 
Philippines   Deutsche Bank     150     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (835 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     400     1.69     12/20/14       (3,348 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     142     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (442 )    
 
 
Russia   Citibank Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     6/20/15       369      
 
 
Russia   Credit Suisse     200     1.00(1)     3/20/15       732      
Russia   Credit Suisse     300     1.00(1)     6/20/15       1,368      
 
 
South Africa   Bank of America     300     1.00(1)     12/20/19       (1,334 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     300     1.00(1)     12/20/19       (3,426 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       199      
 
 
South Africa   Citibank Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (2,017 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     150     1.00(1)     12/20/19       (2,775 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (183 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (1,122 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     12/20/19       (3,328 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     12/20/19       (2,101 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (259 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (107 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     100     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (1,943 )    
 
 
Spain   Citibank Global Markets     300     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (2,167 )    
 
 
Spain   Citibank Global Markets     300     1.00(1)     3/20/20       6,448      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     300     1.00(1)     3/20/20       (2,167 )    
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     300     1.00(1)     3/20/20       6,901      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     550     1.00(1)     6/20/20       (12,396 )    
 
 
Thailand   Barclays Bank PLC     400     0.97     9/20/19       15,891      
 
 
Thailand   Citigroup Global Markets     400     0.86     12/20/14       7,286      
 
 
Thailand   Citigroup Global Markets     200     0.95     9/20/19       8,257      
 
 
Thailand   JPMorgan Chase Bank     200     0.87     12/20/14       3,554      
 
 
Turkey   Barclays Bank PLC     1,190     2.12     1/20/13       (29,849 )    
 
 
Turkey   Citigroup Global Markets     430     2.93     9/20/19       (33,528 )    
 
 
Uruguay   Citibank Global Markets     100     1.00(1)     6/20/20       64      
 
 
Uruguay   Deutsche Bank     100     1.00(1)     6/20/20       245      
 
 
Banco Comercial
Portugues, S.A. 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     110     1.00(1)     3/20/15       11,019      
 
 
Banco de
Sabadell, S.A. 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     110     3.00(1)     3/20/15       5,072      
 
 
Erste Group Bank AG   Barclays Bank PLC     110     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (1,269 )    
 
 
ING Verzekeringen N.V.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     110     1.00(1)     3/20/15       692      
 
 
Rabobank Nederland N.V.   JPMorgan Chase Bank     110     1.00(1)     3/20/15       236      
 
 
Raiffeisen Zentralbank   Barclays Bank PLC     110     1.00(1)     3/20/15       (1,636 )    
 
 

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                                     
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)
 
        Notional
    Contract
        Net
     
        Amount*
    Annual
        Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
    Fixed
  Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)     Rate**   Date     (Depreciation)      
 
iTraxx Europe
Subordinated
Financials 5-Year Index
  Bank of America   EUR 400     1.00%(1)     6/20/15     $ 7,228      
 
 
iTraxx Europe
Subordinated
Financials 5-Year Index
  JPMorgan Chase Bank   EUR 400     1.00(1)     6/20/15       7,016      
 
 
                            $ (85,193 )    
 
 
 
* If the Portfolio is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At April 30, 2010, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Portfolio is the seller was $900,000.
 
** The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Portfolio (as a seller of protection) or paid by the Portfolio (as a buyer of protection) annually on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract.
 
*** Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity.
 
(1) Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.
 
EUR - Euro
 
                                     
Total Return Swaps
 
                    Net
           
    Notional
  Expiration
          Unrealized
           
Counterparty   Amount   Date   Portfolio Pays   Portfolio Receives   Depreciation            
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
 
$165,157
 
8/25/10
  1-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA+50bp
  Total Return on
JPMorgan Abu Dhabi Index
  $ (1,073 )            
 
 
                    $ (1,073 )            
 
 
 
                                     
Cross-Currency Swaps
 
    Notional
  Notional
                       
    Amount
  Amount
                       
    on Fixed
  on Floating
                       
    Rate
  Rate
                Net
     
    (Currency
  (Currency
  Floating
  Fixed
  Termination
    Unrealized
     
Counterparty   Received)   Delivered)   Rate   Rate   Date     Depreciation      
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
169,736
  $105,035   3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
  11.95%     2/15/12     $ (17,595 )    
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
339,968
  205,047   3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
  12.10     2/15/12       (41,368 )    
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
500,316
  $297,807   3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
  12.46     8/14/13       (92,874 )    
 
 
Credit Suisse   TRY
258,962
  149,603   3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
  12.45     2/15/12       (39,315 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  TRY
685,893
  463,128   3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
  11.20     5/21/14       (52,829 )    
 
 
                            $ (243,981 )    
 
 
 
TRY - New Turkish Lira
 
The Portfolio pays interest on the currency received and receives interest on the currency delivered. At the termination date, the notional amount of the currency received will be exchanged for the notional amount of the currency delivered.
 
Written currency call options activity for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                 
    Principal
         
    Amount of Contracts
  Premiums
     
    (000’s omitted)   Received      
 
Outstanding, beginning of period   JPY  170,000   $ 21,790      
Options expired
  JPY  (170,000)     (21,790 )    
 
 
Outstanding, end of period
           —   $      
 
 
 
JPY - Japanese Yen
 
At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:
 
Credit Risk: The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit in which the Portfolio may otherwise invest, or to enhance return.
 
Equity Risk: The Portfolio may enter into total return swap agreements on a security, basket of securities or an index to enhance return, to change the duration of the overall portfolio, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates or as substitution for the purchase or sale of securities. The Portfolio may also enter into equity index futures contracts to enhance return.

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
Foreign Exchange Risk: The Portfolio engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency options to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, to manage certain investment risks and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.
 
Interest Rate Risk: The Portfolio holds fixed-rate bonds. The value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Portfolio may enter into interest rate and cross-currency swap contracts. The Portfolio may also purchase and sell U.S. Treasury and foreign debt futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
The Portfolio enters into swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2010, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $522,701.
 
The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Portfolio invests, including swap contracts, over-the counter options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. The Portfolio is not subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to its written options as the Portfolio, not the counterparty, is obligated to perform under such derivatives. At April 30, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk was $2,014,140, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position, with the highest amount from any one counterparty being $295,787. Such maximum amount would be increased by any unamortized upfront payments made by the Portfolio. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio has entered into master netting agreements with substantially all its derivative counterparties, which allows it and a counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Portfolio or the counterparty. At April 30, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $1,230,000 due to master netting agreements. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Portfolio if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                                     
    Fair Value
     
Statement of Assets
              Foreign
    Interest
     
and Liabilities Caption   Credit     Equity     Exchange     Rate      
 
Receivable for open and closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $     $     $ 877,305     $      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    117,581                   1,019,254      
 
 
Total Asset Derivatives
  $ 117,581     $     $ 877,305     $ 1,019,254      
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $     $     $     $ (32,371 )*    
Payable for open and closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
                (857,621 )          
Payable for open swap contracts
    (275,371 )     (1,073 )           (281,131 )    
 
 
Total Liability Derivatives
  $ (275,371 )   $ (1,073 )   $ (857,621 )   $ (313,502 )    
 
 
 
* Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                                     
Statement of
              Foreign
    Interest
     
Operations Caption   Credit     Equity     Exchange     Rate      
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
                                   
Investment transactions
  $     $     $ (20,625 )   $      
Financial futures contracts
                      (60,514 )    
Written options
                21,790            
Swap contracts
    (5,679 )     (19,612 )           (78,598 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
                2,480,070            
 
 
Total
  $ (5,679 )   $ (19,612 )     2,481,235     $ (139,112 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
                                   
Investments
  $     $     $ 19,752     $      
Financial futures contracts
                      (27,480 )    
Written options
                (12,895 )          
Swap contracts
    2,307       4,917             631,351      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
                383,952            
 
 
Total
  $ 2,307     $ 4,917     $ 390,809     $ 603,871      
 
 
 
The average notional amounts of futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $1,781,000,

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
$88,121,000 and $34,244,000, respectively. The average principal amount of purchased option contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $1,130,000.
 
6   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. 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 April 30, 2010.
 
7   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by entities whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
8   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)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At April 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Foreign Government Bonds
  $     $ 105,646,853     $      —     $ 105,646,853      
Mortgage Pass-Throughs
          18,503,109             18,503,109      
Common Stocks
          226,202 *           226,202      
Short-Term – Foreign Government Securities
          17,812,389             17,812,389      
Short-Term – Other Securities
          23,218,503             23,218,503      
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 165,407,056     $     $ 165,407,056      
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ 877,305     $     $ 877,305      
Swap Contracts
          1,136,835             1,136,835      
 
 
Total
  $     $ 167,421,196     $     $ 167,421,196      
 
 

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Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Liability Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ (857,621 )   $     $ (857,621 )    
Swap Contracts
          (557,575 )           (557,575 )    
Futures Contracts
    (32,371 )                 (32,371 )    
 
 
Total
  $ (32,371 )   $ (1,415,196 )   $     $ (1,447,567 )    
 
 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.
 
The Portfolio held no investments or other financial instruments as of October 31, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, 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 for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. 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 yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual 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
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s 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;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS CONT’D
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, 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 nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”), as well as the terms of the investment advisory agreement for Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio, the portfolio in which the Fund invests (the “Portfolio”), with Boston Management and Research (“BMR”), an affiliate of EVM (EVM, with respect to the Fund, and BMR, with respect to the Portfolio, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser”), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreements of the Fund and the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by EVM and to the Portfolio by BMR. The Board considered EVM’s and BMR’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio and the Fund. The Board specifically noted EVM’s and BMR’s expertise with respect to emerging markets and in-house research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund and Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board noted that under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, EVM may invest assets of the Fund directly in securities, for which it would receive a fee, or in the Portfolio, for which it receives no separate fee but for which BMR receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio. The Trustees considered the potential benefits to the Fund of the ability to make direct investments, such as an improved ability to: manage the Fund’s duration, or other general market exposures, using certain derivatives; add exposure to specific market sectors or asset classes without changing the Portfolio’s investments, which would affect any other fund investing in the Portfolio; hedge some of the general market risks of the Portfolio while retaining the value added by the individual manager; and hedge a portion of the exposures of the Portfolio while retaining others (e.g., hedging the U.S. government exposure of the Portfolio while retaining its exposure to high-grade corporate bonds).
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of EVM 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

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS CONT’D
 
trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of EVM and its affiliates in recent years to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by EVM and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreements.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-year period ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. In light of the Fund’s relatively brief operating history, the Board concluded that additional time was required to evaluate Fund performance.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, 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 being taken to reduce expenses at the fund complex level. In considering the Fund’s total expense ratio and management fees, the Board noted the impact of the Fund’s use of leverage. The Board also considered the fact that EVM had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by EVM and BMR, 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 Portfolio, the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund and Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and 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. The Board noted the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels both at the Fund and the Portfolio level. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund
 
     
Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Maria C. Cappellano
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
John H. Croft
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Jeffrey A. Rawlins
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Eric A. Stein
Vice President
Dan R. Strelow
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Helen Frame Peters
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout

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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT’D
 
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio
 
     
Officers
Mark S. Venezia
President

John R. Baur
Vice President

Michael A. Cirami
Vice President

Christine M. Johnston
Vice President

Susan Schiff
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

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

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser of
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund
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 the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

3040-6/10 EMISRC


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), 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 required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(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.
         
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio
 
   
By:   /s/ Mark S. Venezia      
  Mark S. Venezia     
  President      
 
Date:  June 16, 2010     
 
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:  June 16, 2010     
 
     
By:   /s/ Mark S. Venezia      
  Mark S. Venezia     
  President      
 
Date:  June 16, 2010     

 

EX-99.CERT 2 b81369a1exv99wcert.htm EX-99.CERT SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
         
Emerging Markets Local Income 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 Emerging Markets Local Income 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.
Dated: June 16, 2010
         
     
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   

 


 

         
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(ii)
CERTIFICATION
I, Mark S. Venezia, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Emerging Markets Local Income 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: June 16, 2010
         
     
  /s/ Mark S. Venezia    
  Mark S. Venezia   
  President   

 

EX-99.906CERT 3 b81369a1exv99w906cert.htm EX-99.906CERT SECTION 906 CERTIFCATION EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certifcation
         
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 Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), that:
  (a)   The Semi-Annual Report of the Portfolio on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2010 (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.
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio
Date: June 16, 2010
/s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Date: June 16, 2010
/s/ Mark S. Venezia
 
Mark S. Venezia
President

 

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