N-CSRS 1 d747772dncsrs.htm GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER PORTFOLIO Global Income Builder Portfolio

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-23145

 

 

Global Income Builder 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, 2019

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 56.3%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%  

CAE, Inc.

    56,159     $ 1,306,199  
      $ 1,306,199  
Auto Components — 0.0%(1)  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

    1,374     $ 46,056  
      $ 46,056  
Automobiles — 0.6%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    15,812     $ 1,348,897  

Daimler AG

    6,733       441,927  
      $ 1,790,824  
Banks — 4.3%  

Banco Santander SA

    258,931     $ 1,312,618  

Bank of America Corp.

    43,301       1,324,145  

BNP Paribas SA

    8,124       432,466  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    18,227       1,534,812  

Citigroup, Inc.

    27,385       1,936,119  

Credit Agricole SA

    31,910       438,190  

ING Groep NV

    71,556       913,056  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    170,600       446,975  

KeyCorp

    74,813       1,312,968  

Societe Generale SA

    30,466       966,123  

UniCredit SpA

    57,320       793,544  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    141,152       440,660  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    33,371       1,615,490  
      $ 13,467,166  
Beverages — 1.6%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    12,384     $ 1,101,026  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    40,951       2,009,056  

Diageo PLC

    42,246       1,780,995  
      $ 4,891,077  
Biotechnology — 0.3%  

CSL, Ltd.

    6,894     $ 966,965  
      $ 966,965  
Building Products — 0.6%  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    82,442     $ 1,762,409  
      $ 1,762,409  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets — 1.6%  

Azimut Holding SpA

    23,407     $ 473,327  

Natixis SA

    162,548       957,853  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    19,925       1,047,657  

UBS Group AG

    179,766       2,410,564  
      $ 4,889,401  
Chemicals — 1.5%  

BASF SE

    17,790     $ 1,452,392  

Covestro AG(2)

    21,530       1,183,022  

Ecolab, Inc.

    5,069       933,101  

Sika AG

    8,061       1,235,123  
      $ 4,803,638  
Construction & Engineering — 0.6%  

Abengoa SA, Class A(3)

    36,194     $ 1,112  

Abengoa SA, Class B(3)

    374,261       5,650  

Bouygues SA

    52,021       1,958,194  
      $ 1,964,956  
Consumer Finance — 1.2%  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    14,525     $ 1,348,356  

Discover Financial Services

    14,279       1,163,595  

Navient Corp.

    47,590       642,941  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.(3)

    18,475       627,596  
      $ 3,782,488  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%  

ORIX Corp.

    141,903     $ 2,010,174  
      $ 2,010,174  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Swisscom AG

    696     $ 324,304  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG(2)

    137,413       446,226  
      $ 770,530  
Electric Utilities — 1.4%  

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

    66,712     $ 253,150  

Iberdrola SA

    156,701       1,424,003  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    14,064       2,734,604  
      $ 4,411,757  
Electrical Equipment — 2.4%  

ABB, Ltd.

    69,023     $ 1,419,714  

Legrand SA

    30,706       2,258,515  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)  

Melrose Industries PLC

    1,262,370     $ 3,340,166  

Signify NV(2)

    16,395       492,005  
      $ 7,510,400  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9%  

CDW Corp.

    9,466     $ 999,610  

Keyence Corp.

    2,934       1,833,144  
      $ 2,832,754  
Entertainment — 1.2%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    18,011     $ 868,310  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    22,142       3,032,790  
      $ 3,901,100  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%  

American Tower Corp.

    14,088     $ 2,751,386  

Equity Residential

    11,828       903,896  
      $ 3,655,282  
Food Products — 1.0%  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    33,646     $ 1,710,899  

Nestle SA

    15,963       1,536,880  
      $ 3,247,779  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1%  

Baxter International, Inc.

    19,945     $ 1,521,803  

Boston Scientific Corp.(3)

    39,132       1,452,580  

Danaher Corp.

    13,216       1,750,327  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(3)

    2,608       1,331,723  

Straumann Holding AG

    769       621,483  
      $ 6,677,916  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%  

Anthem, Inc.

    4,826     $ 1,269,383  
      $ 1,269,383  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%  

Compass Group PLC

    54,216     $ 1,233,623  
      $ 1,233,623  
Household Products — 0.3%  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    13,355     $ 1,080,505  
      $ 1,080,505  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance — 4.7%  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    91,861     $ 940,605  

Allianz SE

    6,259       1,512,889  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    23,344       452,921  

Aviva PLC

    228,400       1,282,723  

AXA SA

    86,682       2,311,510  

Chubb, Ltd.

    10,299       1,495,415  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

    9,205       2,290,699  

Prudential PLC

    61,605       1,399,750  

Sampo Oyj, Class A

    14,949       684,487  

SCOR SE

    10,312       420,983  

Swiss Re AG

    18,279       1,759,862  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    769       245,132  
      $ 14,796,976  
Interactive Media & Services — 2.5%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(3)(4)

    4,499     $ 5,346,972  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(3)

    12,835       2,482,289  
      $ 7,829,261  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.6%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(3)(4)

    2,529     $ 4,872,169  
      $ 4,872,169  
IT Services — 0.7%  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    10,779     $ 859,050  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    8,973       1,475,430  
      $ 2,334,480  
Leisure Products — 0.5%  

Yamaha Corp.

    29,813     $ 1,547,963  
      $ 1,547,963  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%  

Lonza Group AG

    3,849     $ 1,188,683  
      $ 1,188,683  
Machinery — 3.5%  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    29,268     $ 913,580  

Fortive Corp.

    14,920       1,288,193  

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.(3)

    42,140       1,422,225  

ITT, Inc.

    27,334       1,655,074  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    34,351       896,942  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    12,673       1,857,862  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Volvo AB, Class B

    66,237     $ 1,061,542  

Xylem, Inc.

    21,722       1,811,615  
      $ 10,907,033  
Metals & Mining — 1.0%  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    27,959     $ 1,884,502  

SSAB AB, Class A

    346,358       1,308,557  
      $ 3,193,059  
Multi-Utilities — 1.1%  

CMS Energy Corp.

    35,974     $ 1,998,356  

E.ON SE

    40,937       440,143  

Veolia Environnement SA

    43,165       1,020,959  
      $ 3,459,458  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%  

BP PLC

    173,643     $ 1,262,679  

ConocoPhillips

    19,019       1,200,479  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    18,178       1,745,997  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    23,174       1,860,409  

Phillips 66

    19,492       1,837,511  
      $ 7,907,075  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

    13,647     $ 385,320  
      $ 385,320  
Personal Products — 0.6%  

Unilever PLC

    29,342     $ 1,778,568  
      $ 1,778,568  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%  

Bayer AG

    18,954     $ 1,261,101  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    13,034       1,525,499  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    89,332       1,835,167  

Johnson & Johnson

    12,320       1,739,584  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    23,403       1,146,619  

Sanofi

    13,915       1,214,074  

Zoetis, Inc.

    19,016       1,936,589  
      $ 10,658,633  
Professional Services — 1.0%  

Randstad NV

    5,767     $ 329,822  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

    48,744       1,467,870  
Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services (continued)  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(3)

    8,857     $ 1,250,077  
      $ 3,047,769  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.2%  

ASML Holding NV

    13,575     $ 2,834,606  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    17,989       788,278  
      $ 3,622,884  
Software — 1.5%  

Microsoft Corp.

    36,771     $ 4,802,293  
      $ 4,802,293  
Specialty Retail — 1.8%  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    66,184     $ 2,003,959  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    9,545       1,079,921  

Tiffany & Co.

    8,279       892,642  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    17,553       963,309  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(3)

    2,072       723,087  
      $ 5,662,918  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%  

Apple, Inc.(4)

    15,031     $ 3,016,271  
      $ 3,016,271  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.3%  

adidas AG

    4,976     $ 1,281,758  

HUGO BOSS AG

    6,361       444,470  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    4,065       1,595,988  

Samsonite International SA(2)

    244,805       702,095  
      $ 4,024,311  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%  

MGIC Investment Corp.(3)

    36,063     $ 527,962  
      $ 527,962  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  

Freenet AG

    20,360     $ 478,362  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    146,295       1,954,433  
      $ 2,432,795  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $155,823,712)

 

  $ 176,268,263  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 0.9%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks — 0.2%  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23(2)(5)

    1,115     $ 118,190  

IBERIABANK Corp., Series C, 6.60% to 5/1/26(5)

    13,000       345,410  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series Y, 5.625%

    4,650       119,133  
      $ 582,733  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., Series D, 7.375%

    19,100     $ 148,789  

SITE Centers Corp., Series A, 6.375%

    10,450       266,162  

SITE Centers Corp., Series K, 6.25%

    1,950       49,920  
      $ 464,871  
Food Products — 0.2%  

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875%(2)

    4,700     $ 470,996  

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25%(2)

    540       47,790  
      $ 518,786  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 6.875% to 10/17/23(5)

    14,767     $ 395,460  
      $ 395,460  
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%  

DTE Energy Co., Series C, 5.25%

    9,407     $ 237,809  
      $ 237,809  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%  

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

    23,750     $ 490,200  
      $ 490,200  
Pipelines — 0.0%(1)  

Enbridge, Inc., Series B, 6.375% to 4/15/23(5)

    2,300     $ 60,789  

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

    2,970       73,864  
      $ 134,653  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $3,151,772)

 

  $ 2,824,512  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 35.9%

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%  

BWX Technologies, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/26(2)

      215     $ 220,375  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.875%, 5/15/26(2)

      200       201,500  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26(2)

      419       437,331  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/26

      110       110,687  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/25

      30       30,413  

TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/27(2)

        605       625,419  
      $ 1,625,725  
Auto Components — 0.9%  

Dometic Group AB, 3.00%, 5/8/26(6)(7)

  EUR     665     $ 739,152  

Garrett LX I S.a.r.l./Garrett Borrowing, LLC, 5.125%, 10/15/26(6)

  EUR     275       303,443  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P./Panther Finance Co., Inc., 4.375%, 5/15/26(6)

  EUR     881       1,016,465  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P./Panther Finance Co., Inc., 8.50%, 5/15/27(2)

        824       852,840  
      $ 2,911,900  
Automobiles — 0.1%  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
Series A, 5.75% to 9/30/27(5)(8)

        400     $ 374,686  
      $ 374,686  
Banks — 1.8%  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.125% to 11/16/27(5)(8)

      200     $ 182,428  

Bank of America Corp., Series FF, 5.875% to 3/15/28(5)(8)

      220       227,527  

Barclays PLC, 7.75% to 9/15/23(5)(8)

      495       512,023  

CIT Group, Inc., 6.125%, 3/9/28

      105       117,206  

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

      125       129,830  

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

      195       202,925  

Citigroup, Inc., Series T, 6.25% to
8/15/26(5)(8)

      196       210,137  

Credit Agricole SA, 6.875% to 9/23/24(2)(5)(8)

      200       208,622  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to
7/17/23(2)(5)(8)

      208       218,273  

Danske Bank A/S, 7.00% to 6/26/25(5)(6)(8)

      200       193,416  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 3, 6.20% to 6/15/28(2)(5)(8)

      220       223,023  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Series H, 5.10% to 6/30/23(5)(8)

      460       453,314  

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

      215       238,317  

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

      598       635,749  

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

      400       415,450  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25(5)(8)

      389       424,496  

Societe Generale SA, 6.75% to
4/6/28(2)(5)(8)

      210       203,887  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

Societe Generale SA, 7.375% to
10/4/23(2)(5)(8)

      200     $ 203,628  

UniCredit SpA, 8.00% to 6/3/24(5)(6)(8)

      610       589,437  

Zions Bancorporation, Series I, 5.80% to 6/15/23(5)(8)

        88       85,856  
      $ 5,675,544  
Biotechnology — 0.4%  

Grifols S.A., 3.20%, 5/1/25(6)

  EUR     1,075     $ 1,233,293  
      $ 1,233,293  
Building Products — 0.6%  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.,
5.625%, 9/1/24(2)

      125     $ 125,781  

Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P., 6.50%, 4/1/23(2)

      1,000       1,035,000  

Standard Industries, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/23(2)

      94       95,645  

Standard Industries, Inc.,
6.00%, 10/15/25(2)

      525       550,704  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/24

        74       75,172  
      $ 1,882,302  
Capital Markets — 0.5%  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series F, 5.00% to 12/1/27(5)(8)

      450     $ 437,272  

Vantiv, LLC/Vanity Issuer Corp.,
3.875%, 11/15/25(6)

  GBP     950       1,295,785  
      $ 1,733,057  
Casino & Gaming — 0.3%  

Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/23

      430     $ 435,521  

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/21

      30       30,602  

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26

      110       116,441  

Stars Group Holdings B.V./Stars Group US Co-Borrower, LLC, 7.00%, 7/15/26(2)

        287       301,709  
      $ 884,273  
Chemicals — 1.4%  

Chemours Co. (The), 4.00%, 5/15/26

  EUR     850     $ 996,264  

Chemours Co. (The), 7.00%, 5/15/25

      130       137,800  

INEOS Finance PLC, 2.875%, 5/1/26(6)

  EUR     860       961,586  

Nufarm Australia, Ltd./Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.75%, 4/30/26(2)

      195       182,325  

OCI N.V., 6.625%, 4/15/23(2)

      555       580,807  

SPCM SA, 4.875%, 9/15/25(2)

      200       196,000  

Tronox Finance PLC, 5.75%, 10/1/25(2)

      220       215,600  

Tronox, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/26(2)

      103       104,288  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals (continued)  

Valvoline, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/24

      45     $ 46,350  

Venator Finance S.a.r.l./Venator Materials, LLC, 5.75%, 7/15/25(2)

      115       108,962  

W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/1/21(2)

        750       780,000  
      $ 4,309,982  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.,
5.625%, 11/15/24(2)

      170     $ 179,350  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/21

      400       401,500  

Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/24

      500       515,625  

Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/1/25

      95       97,731  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 5.375%, 3/1/23(2)

      270       263,925  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 8.50%, 5/1/27(2)

      357       372,619  

IPD 3 B.V., 4.50%, 7/15/22(6)

  EUR     125       144,225  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.,
5.125%, 6/1/25(2)

      231       232,155  

La Financiere Atalian SA, 5.125%, 5/15/25(6)

  EUR     674       568,859  

Loxam SAS, 2.875%, 4/15/26(6)

  EUR     475       532,774  

Loxam SAS, 4.50%, 4/15/27(6)

  EUR     450       508,354  

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.,
9.25%, 5/15/23(2)

      203       214,332  

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

      550       582,313  

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

      104       88,920  

Tervita Escrow Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/21(2)

      326       331,705  

TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/25(2)

      210       206,325  

Verisure Holding AB, 3.50%, 5/15/23(6)

  EUR     540       630,917  

Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/26(2)

        105       105,000  
      $ 5,976,629  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%  

CommScope Technologies, LLC,
5.00%, 3/15/27(2)

      628     $ 587,965  

CommScope Technologies, LLC,
6.00%, 6/15/25(2)

      124       126,406  

Riverbed Technology, Inc., 8.875%, 3/1/23(2)

      630       441,000  

Sprint Communications, Inc.,
6.00%, 11/15/22

      75       75,656  

Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26

        177       171,247  
      $ 1,402,274  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(1)  

Abengoa Abenewco 2 SAU, 1.50%, (0.00% Cash and 1.50% PIK), 4/26/24(2)

        157     $ 1,847  
      $ 1,847  
Consumer Finance — 0.4%  

CPUK Finance, Ltd., 4.875%, 2/28/47(6)

  GBP     895     $ 1,178,490  

William Carter Co. (The), 5.625%, 3/15/27(2)

        144       149,400  
      $ 1,327,890  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%  

Berry Global, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/26(2)

      135     $ 131,288  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC, 5.125%, 7/15/23(2)

      120       121,891  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC, 5.75%, 10/15/20

      485       486,613  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC, 7.00%, 7/15/24(2)

        140       144,987  
      $ 884,779  
Distributors — 0.4%  

Parts Europe SA, 4.375%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.375%), 5/1/22(6)(9)

  EUR     662     $ 744,021  

Parts Europe SA, 5.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.50%), 5/1/22(6)(9)

  EUR     340       383,770  
      $ 1,127,791  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%  

Carriage Services, Inc., 6.625%, 6/1/26(2)

      170     $ 175,950  

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25(2)

        745       810,187  
      $ 986,137  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%  

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.,
5.125%, 10/1/23(2)

      350     $ 364,605  

Cadence Financial Corp.,
4.875%, 6/28/19(2)

      371       370,987  

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ENR, 9.50%, 2/7/26(2)

      200       216,350  

DAE Funding, LLC, 4.50%, 8/1/22(2)

      155       156,938  

DAE Funding, LLC, 5.00%, 8/1/24(2)

      255       263,287  

Hulk Finance Corp., 7.00%, 6/1/26(2)

      115       112,413  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/22

      115       118,770  

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

      120       125,400  

Louvre Bidco SAS, 4.25%, 9/30/24(6)

  EUR     615       685,687  

Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.,
5.25%, 8/15/22(2)

      340       354,827  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR, 8.875% to 1/29/25(2)(5)(8)

      210       190,575  

West Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/25(2)

        284       251,695  
      $ 3,211,534  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

CenturyLink, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/24

      55     $ 59,228  

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

      90       91,604  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/24

      35       35,525  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Level 3 Parent, LLC, 5.75%, 12/1/22

      50     $ 50,547  

Telecom Italia SpA, 4.00%, 4/11/24(6)

  EUR     520       612,445  
      $ 849,349  
Electric Utilities — 0.8%  

AES Corp. (The), 5.50%, 4/15/25

      14     $ 14,567  

AES Corp. (The), 6.00%, 5/15/26

      45       47,813  

Drax Finco PLC, 6.625%, 11/1/25(2)

      800       810,000  

Guala Closures SpA, 3.50%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), 4/15/24(6)(9)

  EUR     265       300,925  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P., 4.25%, 9/15/24(2)

      95       95,665  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P., 4.50%, 9/15/27(2)

      150       147,937  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 4.25%, 3/15/46(10)

      85       76,713  

Pattern Energy Group, Inc.,
5.875%, 2/1/24(2)

      60       62,113  

Resideo Funding, Inc., 6.125%, 11/1/26(2)

      107       111,012  

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

      262       267,360  

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC,
4.25%, 1/31/23(2)

      95       94,406  

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC,
5.00%, 1/31/28(2)

      145       143,550  

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC,
6.625%, 6/15/25(2)

      90       94,387  

Vistra Energy Corp., 8.125%, 1/30/26(2)

        190       207,575  
      $ 2,474,023  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%  

Energizer Gamma Acquisition B.V.,
4.625%, 7/15/26(6)

  EUR     630     $ 730,630  
      $ 730,630  
Entertainment — 0.4%  

EIG Investors Corp., 10.875%, 2/1/24

      480     $ 515,400  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.,
7.625%, 4/15/26(2)

      100       100,500  

Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/28

      300       317,250  

Zayo Group, LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/25

        369       376,841  
      $ 1,309,991  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%  

Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/27

      115     $ 122,027  

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

      100       99,250  

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

      200       211,000  

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

      150       151,500  

SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/1/24

        55       56,066  
      $ 639,843  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products — 0.4%  

Dole Food Co., Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/25(2)

      225     $ 210,375  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26(2)

      85       85,000  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/25(2)

      190       195,225  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/28(2)

      175       177,723  

US Foods, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/24(2)

        510       523,387  
      $ 1,191,710  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%  

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

        230     $ 231,003  
      $ 231,003  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%  

Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25

      300     $ 305,100  

Centene Corp., 5.375%, 6/1/26(2)

      445       465,581  

Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/21

      90       91,575  

Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/24

      340       356,575  

Hologic, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/25(2)

      70       69,694  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC, 6.375%, 8/1/23(2)

      437       446,833  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/21(2)

      280       286,230  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 12.50%, 11/1/21(2)

      390       423,111  

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC,
7.125%, 6/1/24(2)

      1,103       1,111,493  

Polaris Intermediate Corp., 8.50%, (8.50% Cash or 9.25% PIK), 12/1/22(2)(11)

        388       387,515  
      $ 3,943,707  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9%  

Eagle Holding Co. II, LLC, 7.625%, (7.625% Cash or 8.375% PIK), 5/15/22(2)(11)

      185     $ 186,156  

HCA, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/24

      110       116,587  

HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/26

      270       285,525  

HCA, Inc., 5.625%, 9/1/28

      330       352,275  

HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/26

      750       807,892  

HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/1/29

      190       204,725  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.00%, 10/1/20

      135       140,063  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23

      260       266,175  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/25

      318       329,527  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.,
5.375%, 8/15/26(2)

        261       273,998  
      $ 2,962,923  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc.,
4.25%, 5/15/24(2)

      325     $ 320,938  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc.,
5.00%, 10/15/25(2)

      504       500,850  

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.25%, 10/15/25(2)

      157       153,860  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/25

      220       228,258  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/26

      7       7,298  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, Ltd., 8.25%, 3/1/24(2)

      490       514,500  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(2)

      430       440,750  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 8.75%, 10/1/25(2)

      295       309,750  

Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp., 10.25%, 11/15/22(2)

      342       370,642  

Merlin Entertainments PLC,
5.75%, 6/15/26(2)

      200       208,200  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/27(2)

      101       106,429  

MGM Resorts International, 5.75%, 6/15/25

      240       255,000  

NCL Corp., Ltd., 4.75%, 12/15/21(2)

      121       122,640  

Scientific Games International, Inc.,
10.00%, 12/1/22

      229       241,881  

Viking Cruises, Ltd., 5.875%, 9/15/27(2)

      730       728,175  

Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27(2)

        123       120,386  
      $ 4,629,557  
Household Products — 0.6%  

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

      50     $ 47,625  

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

      235       246,750  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 7/15/26(2)

      165       170,723  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/27(2)

      147       159,679  

Monitchem HoldCo 2 SA, 6.875%, 6/15/22(6)

  EUR     641       691,080  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 5.25%, 6/15/21(6)

  EUR     300       338,997  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25

        120       123,150  
      $ 1,778,004  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/26(2)

      150     $ 150,750  

Calpine Corp., 5.50%, 2/1/24

      45       44,831  

NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28

      210       223,171  

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/26

        350       382,375  
      $ 801,127  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%(1)  

Hillman Group, Inc. (The), 6.375%, 7/15/22(2)

        110     $ 102,300  
      $ 102,300  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insurance — 0.7%  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 8.25%, 8/1/23(2)

      560     $ 578,200  

Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC, 8.375%, 7/15/23(6)

  GBP     910       998,541  

Hub International, Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26(2)

      415       419,669  

USI, Inc., 6.875%, 5/1/25(2)

        169       168,789  
      $ 2,165,199  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3%  

eDreams Odigeo SA, 5.50%, 9/1/23(6)

  EUR     705     $ 806,397  
      $ 806,397  
Machinery — 0.3%  

Cloud Crane, LLC, 10.125%, 8/1/24(2)

      190     $ 204,725  

Colfax Corp., 6.00%, 2/15/24(2)

      83       86,528  

Colfax Corp., 6.375%, 2/15/26(2)

      136       144,160  

Navistar International Corp.,
6.625%, 11/1/25(2)

        445       456,125  
      $ 891,538  
Media — 2.8%  

Altice France SA, 7.375%, 5/1/26(2)

      455     $ 462,109  

Altice France SA, 8.125%, 2/1/27(2)

      450       471,375  

Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.75%, 5/15/22(2)

      705       719,981  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 11/15/24

  GBP     345       451,873  

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
5.875%, 9/15/22

      50       52,125  

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
8.00%, 4/15/20

      70       73,100  

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/24(2)

      1,130       1,183,347  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/24(2)

      49       52,859  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 5.50%, 5/15/26(2)

      200       205,875  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 6.75%, 11/15/21

      500       536,250  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(2)

      200       219,250  

CSC Holdings, LLC, 10.875%, 10/15/25(2)

      422       486,355  

DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 7/1/26

      95       85,263  

Gray Television, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/27(2)

      12       12,986  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, 7.875%, 5/15/24(2)

      87       74,711  

MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/24(2)

      221       187,850  

Pinewood Finance Co., Ltd.,
3.75%, 12/1/23(6)

  GBP     350       465,006  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27(2)

      218       220,605  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/24(2)

      500       518,125  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH,
5.00%, 1/15/25(2)

      1,100       1,130,250  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

UPC Holding B.V., 5.50%, 1/15/28(2)

      47     $ 47,588  

Ziggo B.V., 4.25%, 1/15/27(6)

  EUR     870       1,020,538  
      $ 8,677,421  
Metals & Mining — 1.9%  

Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V.,
6.125%, 5/15/28(2)

      250     $ 260,625  

Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V.,
7.00%, 9/30/26(2)

      770       833,525  

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

      450       465,750  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.,
5.95%, 1/15/21

      50       51,250  

BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.75% to 10/20/25, 10/19/75(2)(5)

      270       304,213  

Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22(2)

      637       640,583  

Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/23(2)

      168       168,210  

Bombardier, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/27(2)

      194       195,455  

Centennial Resource Production, LLC, 5.375%, 1/15/26(2)

      320       316,000  

Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/20(2)

      587       585,532  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.,
6.875%, 3/1/26(2)

      200       187,000  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.,
7.00%, 2/15/21(2)

      19       19,392  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.,
7.25%, 4/1/23(2)

      346       342,972  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.,
7.50%, 4/1/25(2)

      369       357,930  

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

      75       74,719  

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

      253       229,597  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/23(2)

      115       119,744  

Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/26(2)

      180       183,375  

Novelis Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/24(2)

      625       652,344  

Teck Resources, Ltd., 8.50%, 6/1/24(2)

        130       139,106  
      $ 6,127,322  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%  

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

      425     $ 434,282  

Thames Water Kemble Finance PLC, 5.875%, 7/15/22(6)

  GBP     900       1,203,816  
      $ 1,638,098  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%  

AmeriGas Partners, L.P./AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.50%, 5/20/25

      105     $ 108,019  

AmeriGas Partners, L.P./AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.625%, 5/20/24

      24       25,140  

Antero Resources Corp., 5.375%, 11/1/21

      1,000       1,011,250  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/26(2)

      342       335,160  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.00%, 4/1/22(2)

      505     $ 555,500  

Berry Petroleum Co., LLC, 7.00%, 2/15/26(2)

      115       113,706  

Canbriam Energy, Inc., 9.75%, 11/15/19(2)

      305       242,475  

Centennial Resource Production, LLC, 6.875%, 4/1/27(2)

      284       295,005  

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.,
5.25%, 10/1/25

      235       240,581  

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

      110       107,525  

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

      120       122,250  

CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/25(2)

      720       713,700  

CVR Refining, LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 11/1/22

      256       261,440  

Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/21(2)

      24       24,480  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/24

      60       61,500  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/25

      140       146,475  

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/30/26(2)

      155       162,363  

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P./EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/28(2)

      205       219,350  

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

      392       339,570  

Enterprise Products Operating, LLC, Series E, 5.25% to 8/16/27, 8/16/77(5)

      455       435,724  

EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/26(2)

      105       93,975  

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

      367       302,775  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.375%, 5/15/24(2)

      195       176,475  

Great Western Petroleum, LLC/Great Western Finance Corp., 9.00%, 9/30/21(2)

      360       294,300  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/24

      49       43,212  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.625%, 5/1/23

      350       338,625  

Hilcorp Energy I, L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 10/1/25(2)

      3       3,038  

Hilcorp Energy I, L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.25%, 11/1/28(2)

      255       261,056  

Jagged Peak Energy, LLC, 5.875%, 5/1/26

      47       47,411  

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

      370       374,625  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 1/15/26(2)

      275       253,000  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/27

      65       67,925  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 6.00%, 8/15/23

      500       513,750  

Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/25

      67       61,305  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC,
6.625%, 5/15/25(6)

      1,225       1,240,312  

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

      65       71,085  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Nine Energy Service, Inc., 8.75%, 11/1/23(2)

      110     $ 114,125  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd., 0.00%(2)(8)

      862       8,619  

Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/25(2)

      75       76,031  

Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/25(2)

      140       143,360  

Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/27(2)

      137       140,768  

Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 6.25%, 6/1/24(2)

      150       155,906  

PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/15/23

      100       103,375  

PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/25

      588       607,845  

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

      710       681,043  

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21

      9       9,486  

Precision Drilling Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/26(2)

      75       75,750  

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

      10       10,450  

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 3/1/26

      63       59,168  

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd.,
5.375%, 9/30/25(2)

      255       248,306  

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

      440       433,400  

SM Energy Co., 5.625%, 6/1/25

      85       80,113  

SM Energy Co., 6.125%, 11/15/22

      326       330,890  

SM Energy Co., 6.625%, 1/15/27

      155       146,863  

SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26

      147       141,488  

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

      145       147,719  

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

      155       163,573  

Targa Resources Partners, L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
6.50%, 7/15/27(2)

      102       109,523  

Targa Resources Partners, L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/29(2)

      203       219,747  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/27

      160       159,800  

Transocean Guardian, Ltd., 5.875%, 1/15/24(2)

      165       171,163  

Transocean Pontus, Ltd., 6.125%, 8/1/25(2)

      113       117,369  

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

      51       54,443  

Transocean, Inc., 7.25%, 11/1/25(2)

      228       226,575  

Transocean, Inc., 7.50%, 1/15/26(2)

      84       83,160  

Weatherford International, Ltd., 8.25%, 6/15/23

      40       27,800  

Weatherford International, Ltd.,
9.875%, 2/15/24

      95       66,975  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/21

      135       139,010  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/1/23

      17       17,446  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/26

      139       138,829  

WildHorse Resource Development Corp., 6.875%, 2/1/25

        502       506,392  
      $ 15,580,592  
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%(1)  

Mercer International, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/26

        70     $ 69,475  
      $ 69,475  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23(2)

      113     $ 113,847  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 11/1/25(2)

      129       132,508  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/27(2)

      72       75,204  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, 5/15/23(2)

      110       111,260  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
6.125%, 4/15/25(2)

      60       60,900  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.50%, 3/15/22(2)

      155       160,619  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24(2)

      281       296,806  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 8.50%, 1/31/27(2)

      422       460,771  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
9.00%, 12/15/25(2)

      245       272,256  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 9.25%, 4/1/26(2)

      105       117,075  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/26(2)

      270       272,025  

Rossini S.a.r.l., 6.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.25%), 10/30/25(6)(9)

  EUR     385       443,687  

Rossini S.a.r.l., 6.75%, 10/30/25(6)

  EUR     330       400,384  

Syneos Health, Inc./inVentiv Health, Inc./inVentiv Health Clinical, Inc., 7.50%, 10/1/24(2)

      198       208,395  

Vizient, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/27(2)(7)

      67       69,513  

Vizient, Inc., 10.375%, 3/1/24(2)

        125       134,856  
      $ 3,330,106  
Pipelines — 0.9%  

Andeavor Logistics, L.P./Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 6.375%, 5/1/24

      105     $ 110,709  

Antero Midstream Partners, L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,
5.375%, 9/15/24

      70       71,708  

Antero Midstream Partners, L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,
5.75%, 3/1/27(2)

      242       248,348  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC, 5.875%, 3/31/25

      230       248,400  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24

      170       191,038  

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.,
5.625%, 10/1/26(2)

      215       222,624  

Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.625%, 5/1/27(2)

      190       189,525  

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

      15       16,389  

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

      504       480,456  

EnLink Midstream, LLC, 5.375%, 6/1/29

      166       166,837  

Five Point Operating Co., L.P./Five Point Capital Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/25(2)

      123       123,000  

Holly Energy Partners, L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/24(2)

      60       62,867  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Pipelines (continued)  

NGPL PipeCo, LLC, 4.375%, 8/15/22(2)

      50     $ 51,500  

Tallgrass Energy Partners, L.P./Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 1/15/28(2)

      490       501,637  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 5.75%, 6/24/44

        85       92,761  
      $ 2,777,799  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.1%  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus, LLC/BPR Nimbus, LLC/GGSI Sellco LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/26(2)(7)

      287     $ 293,099  

RHP Hotel Properties, L.P./RHP Finance Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/23

        67       68,507  
      $ 361,606  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%  

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/25(2)

      160     $ 161,000  

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC,
5.75%, 12/1/25(2)

        517       520,878  
      $ 681,878  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

AT Securities B.V., 5.25% to 7/21/23(5)(6)(8)

        1,250     $ 1,200,781  
      $ 1,200,781  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  

NXP B.V./NXP Funding, LLC, 4.125%, 6/1/21(2)

        200     $ 204,162  
      $ 204,162  
Software — 0.3%  

Camelot Finance SA, 7.875%, 10/15/24(2)

      405     $ 428,288  

j2 Cloud Services, LLC/j2 Global Co-Obligor, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/25(2)

      255       267,431  

Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/25(2)

      74       75,519  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda, Ltd., 10.50%, 2/1/24(2)

        200       183,500  
      $ 954,738  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%  

Entegris, Inc., 4.625%, 2/10/26(2)

      77     $ 77,385  

Party City Holdings, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/23(2)

      110       111,925  

Party City Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 8/1/26(2)

        105       104,346  
      $ 293,656  
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp.,
5.45%, 6/15/23(2)

      135     $ 144,122  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/21(2)

      205       208,838  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp.,
6.02%, 6/15/26(2)

      315       341,475  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24(2)

      210       222,170  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 1/1/25

        25       24,423  
      $ 941,028  
Telecommunications — 1.9%  

CenturyLink, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/23

      282     $ 299,978  

CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(2)

      488       528,260  

DKT Finance ApS, 7.00%, 6/17/23(6)

  EUR     175       213,257  

eircom Finance DAC, 3.50%, 5/15/26(6)(7)

  EUR     510       579,510  

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

      145       146,444  

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

      95       96,306  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.,
5.50%, 8/1/23

      30       27,188  

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

      200       209,250  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.,
8.50%, 10/15/24(2)

      216       214,245  

Sable International Finance, Ltd.,
5.75%, 9/7/27(2)

      200       198,750  

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28

      556       533,412  

Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23

      1,858       1,936,965  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/1/26

      155       156,226  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28

      170       172,125  

Telecom Italia SpA, 5.303%, 5/30/24(2)

      236       236,000  

ViaSat, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/27(2)

      143       146,218  

Wind Tre SpA, 5.00%, 1/20/26(2)

        220       202,125  
      $ 5,896,259  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%  

Mattel, Inc., 6.75%, 12/31/25(2)

        362     $ 363,018  
      $ 363,018  
Transportation — 0.5%  

CMA CGM SA, 5.25%, 1/15/25(6)

  EUR     127     $ 119,276  

CMA CGM SA, 6.50%, 7/15/22(6)

  EUR     650       694,958  

Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/23(2)

      260       263,250  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.125%, 9/1/23(2)

      80       82,000  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/22(2)

        375       384,844  
      $ 1,544,328  
Water Utilities — 0.2%  

Anglian Water Osprey Financing PLC, 4.00%, 3/8/26(6)

  GBP     475     $ 565,354  
      $ 565,354  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26

      157     $ 157,243  

Vodafone Group PLC, 7.00% to 1/4/29, 4/4/79(5)

        145       152,599  
      $ 309,842  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $112,466,690)

          $ 112,574,407  
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 3.3%(12)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%                   

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan, 4.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing 6/9/23

    $ 74     $ 73,494  

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan, 4.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing 5/30/25

        132       131,450  
      $ 204,944  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.3%  

EIG Investors Corp., Term Loan, 6.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing 2/9/23

    $ 436     $ 436,876  

Solera, LLC, Term Loan, 5.23%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing 3/3/23

        676       677,017  
      $ 1,113,893  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%(1)  

CSC Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 5.47%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing 4/15/27

      $ 152     $ 152,632  
      $ 152,632  
Containers and Glass Products — 0.4%  

BWAY Holding Company, Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing 4/3/24

      $ 1,144     $ 1,132,186  
      $ 1,132,186  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.6%  

Applied Systems, Inc., Term Loan, 5.48%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing 9/19/24

    $ 349     $ 348,910  

Cortes NP Acquisition Corporation, Term Loan, 6.63%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing 11/30/23

      494       473,774  

Infor (US), Inc., Term Loan, 5.23%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing 2/1/22

      260       260,325  
 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 4.73%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing 4/16/25

    $ 57     $ 57,416  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, 4.73%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing 4/16/25

      79       79,347  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, 4.73%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing 4/16/25

      292       292,543  

VeriFone Systems, Inc., Term Loan, 6.68%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing 8/20/25

        303       303,551  
      $ 1,815,866  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%  

Navistar International Corporation, Term Loan, 5.99%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing 11/6/24

      $ 284     $ 284,132  
      $ 284,132  
Food Products — 0.1%  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 5.73%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing 8/18/25

      $ 294     $ 294,993  
      $ 294,993  
Health Care — 0.3%  

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., Term Loan, 4.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing 2/16/23

    $ 59     $ 58,706  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Term Loan, 5.85%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing 2/2/24

      24       24,041  

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 5.35%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing 6/7/23

      57       56,429  

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.74%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing 3/9/26

      308       309,494  

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.74%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing 3/9/26

      19       19,061  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 5.23%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing 10/23/23

      355       355,563  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing 10/21/24

        285       286,287  
      $ 1,109,581  
Home Furnishings — 0.0%(1)  

Hillman Group, Inc. (The), Term Loan, Maturing 5/31/25(13)

      $ 116     $ 114,623  
      $ 114,623  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Insurance — 0.5%  

Asurion, LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing 8/4/25

    $ 1,221     $ 1,247,858  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Term Loan, 5.73%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing 12/31/25

        290       289,864  
      $ 1,537,722  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.1%  

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The), Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing 7/10/25

      $ 205     $ 206,009  
      $ 206,009  
Radio and Television — 0.1%  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing 7/30/19(10)

    $ 272     $ 201,620  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing 1/30/20(10)

        136       101,263  
      $ 302,883  
Steel — 0.3%  

Big River Steel, LLC, Term Loan, 7.60%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing 8/23/23

    $ 172     $ 173,668  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., Term Loan, 5.98%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing 2/12/25

        754       754,868  
      $ 928,536  
Telecommunications — 0.2%  

CenturyLink, Inc., Term Loan, 5.23%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing 1/31/25

    $ 423     $ 420,947  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing 1/2/24(14)

        110       110,687  
      $ 531,634  
Utilities — 0.2%  

TEX Operations Co., LLC, Term Loan, 4.48%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing 8/4/23

      $ 492     $ 493,815  
      $ 493,815  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $10,187,722)

 

  $ 10,223,449  
 

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.7%

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Equity Funds — 0.7%                   

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

      80,000     $ 1,540,800  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

      3,936       218,133  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

        2,116       622,147  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $2,363,694)

 

  $ 2,381,080  
Miscellaneous — 0.0%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Telecommunications — 0.0%                   

Avaya, Inc., Escrow Certificates(3)(15)

      $ 200,000     $ 0  
      $ 0  

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $0)

 

  $ 0  
Short-Term Investments — 0.8%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC,
2.54%(16)

        2,547,398     $ 2,547,398  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,547,379)

 

  $ 2,547,398  

Total Investments — 97.9%
(identified cost $286,540,969)

 

  $ 306,819,109  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.1%

 

  $ 6,485,251  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 313,304,360  

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

 

  *

In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (2) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At April 30, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities is $59,128,715 or 18.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (3) 

Non-income producing security.

 

  (4) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.

  (5) 

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

 

  (6) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At April 30, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities is $24,335,568 or 7.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (7) 

When-issued security.

 

  (8) 

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

 

  (9) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2019.

 

(10) 

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

 

(11) 

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

 

(12) 

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

 

(13) 

This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2019, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

(14) 

Fixed-rate loan.

 

(15) 

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

 

(16) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2019.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Country Concentration of Portfolio

 

Country   Percentage of
Total Investments
    Value  

United States

    56.2   $ 172,389,814  

United Kingdom

    8.2       25,052,965  

France

    6.4       19,558,175  

Germany

    4.9       14,912,917  

Switzerland

    3.7       11,263,461  

Canada

    3.2       9,906,794  

Sweden

    2.7       8,370,590  

Japan

    2.5       7,756,093  

Spain

    2.3       7,023,960  

Netherlands

    2.2       6,868,518  

Luxembourg

    1.6       4,951,386  

Italy

    1.6       4,948,743  

Denmark

    0.5       1,553,292  

Australia

    0.5       1,453,503  

Ireland

    0.4       1,298,942  

Finland

    0.4       1,115,863  

Belgium

    0.4       1,101,026  

Hong Kong

    0.3       940,605  

Zambia

    0.3       907,294  

United Arab Emirates

    0.3       853,625  

Taiwan

    0.2       788,278  

New Zealand

    0.2       753,491  

Mexico

    0.1       406,925  

Portugal

    0.1       253,150  

Brazil

    0.0 (1)      8,619  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    0.8       2,381,080  

Total Investments

    100.0   $ 306,819,109  
 

 

(1)  

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

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

Equity Futures

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index      187      Long    6/21/19    $ 27,568,475      $ 1,464,676  
OMX Stockholm 30 Index      100      Short    5/17/19      (1,759,104      (56,933
STOXX Europe 600 Banks Index      500      Short    6/21/19      (4,091,039      (140,111
STOXX Europe 600 Index      483      Short    6/21/19      (10,482,535      (529,685
STOXX Europe 600 Insurance Index      625      Short    6/21/19      (10,497,480      (607,703
       $ 130,244  

OMX Stockholm 30 Index:  Market weighted price index consisting of the 30 most actively traded stocks on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

STOXX Europe 600 Banks Index:  Index composed of companies from the European banks sector.

 

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STOXX Europe 600 Index:  Represents large, mid and small capitalization companies across 17 countries of the European region.

STOXX Europe 600 Insurance Index:  Index composed of companies from the European insurance sector.

Abbreviations:

 

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

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    April 30, 2019  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $283,993,590)

   $ 304,271,711  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $2,547,379)

     2,547,398  

Cash

     33,150  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,193,393)

     1,195,911  

Interest and dividends receivable

     2,326,604  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     1,032  

Receivable for investments sold

     7,060,780  

Receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     93,308  

Tax reclaims receivable

     2,304,501  

Total assets

   $ 319,834,395  
Liabilities         

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 4,590,957  

Payable for when-issued securities

     1,671,880  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     166,761  

Trustees’ fees

     1,426  

Accrued expenses

     99,011  

Total liabilities

   $ 6,530,035  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 313,304,360  

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2019

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $602,380)

   $ 5,957,875  

Interest (net of foreign taxes, $5,552)

     3,753,476  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     51,766  

Total investment income

   $ 9,763,117  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 997,397  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     8,705  

Custodian fee

     88,353  

Legal and accounting services

     28,583  

Miscellaneous

     20,316  

Total expenses

   $ 1,143,354  

Net investment income

   $ 8,619,763  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (5,286,904

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     596  

Financial futures contracts

     (639,063

Foreign currency transactions

     (65,566

Net realized loss

   $ (5,990,937

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 19,658,670  

Investments — affiliated investment

     237  

Financial futures contracts

     130,244  

Foreign currency

     (8,067

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 19,781,084  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 13,790,147  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 22,409,910  

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

     Year Ended
October 31, 2018
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 8,619,763      $ 12,297,508  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (5,990,937      9,137,041 (1) 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     19,781,084        (23,312,588

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 22,409,910      $ (1,878,039

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 2,282,184      $ 11,555,928  

Withdrawals

     (34,955,045      (50,914,402

Portfolio transaction fee

     130,144        197,464  

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

   $ (32,542,717    $ (39,161,010

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (10,132,807    $ (41,039,049
Net Assets                  

At beginning of period

   $ 323,437,167      $ 364,476,216  

At end of period

   $ 313,304,360      $ 323,437,167  

 

(1)  

Includes $447,006 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended October 31,      Period Ended
October 31, 2016
(1)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2018      2017  
         

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

           

Expenses

     0.75 %(2)       0.75      0.75      0.80 %(2) 

Net investment income

     5.62 %(2)       3.47      4.56      3.75 %(2) 

Portfolio Turnover

     52 %(3)       102      143      66 %(3) 

Total Return

     7.76 %(3)       (1.00 )%       15.99      3.65 %(3) 

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

   $ 313,304      $ 323,437      $ 364,476      $ 376,698  

 

(1)  

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

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

April 30, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2019, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund and Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares held an interest of 98.0% and 2.0%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

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

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

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

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

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

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign financial futures contracts as described below.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

As of April 30, 2019, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

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

G  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. 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.

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

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

J  Capital Transactions — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such

 

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fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by EVM to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2019 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 $500 million, and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. Effective May 1, 2019, pursuant to a fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the annual investment adviser fee rate on average daily net assets up to $500 million was reduced to 0.55%. The annual fee rate was also reduced on average daily net assets of $500 million and over. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $997,397 or 0.65% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, BMR pays Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (EVC), a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $156,784,933 and $184,357,921, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2019.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Portfolio at April 30, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 287,139,687  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 27,260,947  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,451,281

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,809,666  

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 financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2019 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2019, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

 

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The Portfolio is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Portfolio enters into equity futures contracts on securities indices to gain or limit exposure to certain markets, particularly in connection with engaging in the dividend capture trading strategy. The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk at April 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative(1)      Liability Derivative(1)  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,464,676      $ (1,334,432

 

(1) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts, as applicable.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk for the six months ended April 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

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

Futures contracts

   $ (639,063    $ 130,244  

 

(1)  

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts.

The average notional cost of futures contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2019, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
 
  $13,836,000     $ 13,597,000  

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 29, 2019. 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 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. 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, 2019.

7  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

 

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8  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

At April 30, 2019, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 11,730,361      $ 3,203,325      $         —      $ 14,933,686  

Consumer Discretionary

     8,531,128        10,646,736               19,177,864  

Consumer Staples

     3,719,955        7,277,974               10,997,929  

Energy

     6,644,396        1,262,679               7,907,075  

Financials

     14,577,056        24,897,111               39,474,167  

Health Care

     12,527,488        8,234,092               20,761,580  

Industrials

     10,591,245        15,907,521               26,498,766  

Information Technology

     11,081,882        5,526,800               16,608,682  

Materials

     933,101        7,448,916               8,382,017  

Real Estate

     3,655,282                      3,655,282  

Utilities

     4,732,960        3,138,255               7,871,215  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 88,724,854      $ 87,543,409 **     $      $ 176,268,263  

Preferred Stocks

           

Consumer Staples

   $      $ 518,786      $      $ 518,786  

Energy

     624,853                      624,853  

Financials

     464,543        118,190               582,733  

Real Estate

     464,871                      464,871  

Utilities

     633,269                      633,269  

Total Preferred Stocks

   $ 2,187,536      $ 636,976      $      $ 2,824,512  

 

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Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 112,574,407      $         —      $ 112,574,407  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans

            10,223,449               10,223,449  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     2,381,080                      2,381,080  

Miscellaneous

                   0        0  

Short-Term Investments

            2,547,398               2,547,398  

Total Investments

   $ 93,293,470      $ 213,525,639      $ 0      $ 306,819,109  

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,464,676      $      $      $ 1,464,676  

Total

   $ 94,758,146      $ 213,525,639      $      $ 308,283,785  

Liability Description

                                   

Futures Contracts

   $ (1,277,499    $ (56,933    $      $ (1,334,432

Total

   $ (1,277,499    $ (56,933    $      $ (1,334,432

 

*

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

 

**

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

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended April 30, 2019 is not presented.

 

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Global Income Builder Fund

April 30, 2019

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including 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 held on April 24, 2019, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings held between February and April 2019. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

Among other things, the information the Board considered included the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and related fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance relative to benchmark indices and, in certain instances, to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board;

 

 

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each fund in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund(s), if any;

 

 

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable and in the context of a sub-adviser with trading responsibilities) with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable and in the context of a sub-adviser with trading responsibilities) to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each fund;

 

 

Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, if applicable;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser (where applicable) of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser (where applicable) of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser (where applicable) of each fund, if any;

 

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A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2019, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers (where applicable) of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its Committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers (as applicable), with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment 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 investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund (the “Fund”), as well as the investment advisory agreement between Global Income Builder Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which the Fund invests, and Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), and the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management, with respect to the Fund, as well as the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-adviser with respect to the Portfolio, including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreements and the sub-advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolio (collectively, the “investment advisory agreements”).

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund and the Portfolio by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund and the Portfolio. Regarding the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities with respect to oversight of the Sub-adviser and coordinating activities in implementing the investment strategies of the Fund and the Portfolio. The Board also considered the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in investing in equity securities, including investing in both U.S. and foreign common stocks. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as special considerations relevant to investing in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks and foreign markets. The Board considered the international investment capabilities of the Sub-adviser, which is based in London, and the benefits to the Fund of having portfolio management services involving investments in international equities provided by investment professionals located abroad. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund and

 

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the Portfolio, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund and the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund and the Portfolio.

The Board noted that under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Adviser 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 the Adviser receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2018. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group and custom peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its primary benchmark and blended benchmark indexes for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended September 30, 2018, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. The Board considered the fact that, following discussions with the Contract Review Committee, the Adviser committed to permanently reduce fees of the Fund and the Portfolio in an agreed upon amount, each such reduction to be effective May 1, 2019.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, to the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services.

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, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or the Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.

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

 

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Global Income Builder Fund

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acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund and the Portfolio currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Global Income Builder Fund

April 30, 2019

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Officers of Global Income Builder Portfolio

 

Edward J. Perkin

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund and Global Income Builder Portfolio

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton(1)

Marcus L. Smith(1)

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

(1) 

Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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

 

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Investment Adviser

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser

Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.

125 Old Broad St.

London, EC2N 1AR

United Kingdom

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

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


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.


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.

Global Income Builder Portfolio

 

By:

 

/s/ Edward J. Perkin

 

Edward J. Perkin

 

President

Date:

 

June 24, 2019

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.

Global Income Builder Portfolio

 

By:  

/s/ Edward J. Perkin

  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   June 24, 2019
By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   June 24, 2019