N-CSRS 1 d620386dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04015

 

 

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

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)

January 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

July 31, 2018

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


LOGO

 

 

Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Semiannual Report

July 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

LOGO


 

 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund is considered to be a commodity pool operator under CFTC regulations. The Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Fund’s investment strategies.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report July 31, 2018

Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     2  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3  

Fund Expenses

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     21  

Officers and Trustees

     24  

Important Notices

     25  


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers John R. Baur, Michael A. Cirami, CFA and Eric A. Stein, CFA

 

% Cumulative Total Returns  

Class

Inception Date

    Performance
Inception Date
    Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class I at NAV

    05/01/2018       05/01/2018                         –1.26

JPMorgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified

                –2.76     0.07     5.42     0.70
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                      Class I  

Gross

              1.00

Net

              0.85  

Fund Profile

 

Asset Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Country Allocation (% of net assets)5

 

 

Turkey

     6.0    Egypt      2.6

Argentina

     5.7      Fiji      2.6  

Tanzania

     5.1      United Arab Emirates      2.6  

Sri Lanka

     5.0      Macedonia      2.6  

El Salvador

     4.9      Romania      2.5  

Indonesia

     4.1      Croatia      2.5  

Honduras

     4.0      Barbados      2.5  

Lithuania

     3.0      Albania      2.5  

Dominican Republic

     2.9      Colombia      2.4  

Georgia

     2.7      Saudi Arabia      2.4  

Angola

     2.7      Tunisia      2.4  

Armenia

     2.6      India      2.4  

Bahamas

     2.6      China      2.3  

Nigeria

     2.6      Vietnam      1.8  

Serbia

     2.6      Brazil      1.5  
 

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

  2  


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

JPMorgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified is a market-cap weighted index that measures USD-denominated Brady Bonds, Eurobonds, and traded loans issued by sovereign entities. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Class I shares are offered at net asset value (NAV). Cumulative Total Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV with all distributions reinvested. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 5/31/19. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

Other Net Assets represents other assets less liabilities and includes any investment type that represents less than 1% of net assets.

 

5 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

  3  


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (February 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/18)
     Ending
Account Value
(7/31/18)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(5/1/18 – 7/31/18)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual*

 

        

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 987.40      $ 2.13 ***       0.85

 

*

The Fund had not commenced operations on February 1, 2018. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92/365 (to reflect the period from commencement of operations on May 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on May 1, 2018.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(2/1/18)
     Ending
Account Value
(7/31/18)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(2/1/18 – 7/31/18)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Hypothetical**

 

        

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

        

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.60      $ 4.26 ***       0.85

 

**

Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on May 1, 2018.

 

***

Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, expenses would be higher.

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds — 77.9%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Albania — 2.5%  

Republic of Albania, 5.75%, 11/12/20(1)

  EUR     150     $ 192,763  

Total Albania

 

  $ 192,763  
Angola — 2.7%  

Republic of Angola, 8.25%, 5/9/28(1)

  USD     200     $ 208,102  

Total Angola

 

  $ 208,102  
Argentina — 5.7%  

Republic of Argentina, 6.25%, 11/9/47

  EUR     220     $ 210,452  

Republic of Argentina, 6.625%, 7/6/28

  USD     270       239,153  

Total Argentina

 

  $ 449,605  
Armenia — 2.6%  

Republic of Armenia, 6.00%, 9/30/20(1)

  USD     200     $ 206,278  

Total Armenia

 

  $ 206,278  
Bahamas — 2.6%  

Commonwealth of Bahamas, 5.75%, 1/16/24(1)

  USD     200     $ 204,500  

Total Bahamas

 

  $ 204,500  
Barbados — 2.5%  

Government of Barbados, 7.25%, 12/15/21(1)(2)

  USD     350     $ 192,920  

Total Barbados

 

  $ 192,920  
Brazil — 1.5%  

Federative Republic of Brazil, 8.875%, 4/15/24

  USD     100     $ 121,450  

Total Brazil

 

  $ 121,450  
Colombia — 2.4%  

Republic of Colombia, 2.625%, 3/15/23

  USD     200     $ 191,375  

Total Colombia

 

  $ 191,375  
Croatia — 2.5%  

Croatia, 3.875%, 5/30/22(1)

  EUR     150     $ 195,988  

Total Croatia

 

  $ 195,988  
Dominican Republic — 2.9%  

Dominican Republic, 8.625%, 4/20/27(1)

  USD     200     $ 227,500  

Total Dominican Republic

 

  $ 227,500  
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Egypt — 2.6%  

Arab Republic of Egypt, 6.125%, 1/31/22(1)

  USD     200     $ 203,280  

Total Egypt

 

  $ 203,280  
El Salvador — 4.9%  

Republic of El Salvador, 7.75%, 1/24/23(1)

  USD     365     $ 387,670  

Total El Salvador

 

  $ 387,670  
Fiji — 2.6%  

Republic of Fiji, 6.625%, 10/2/20(1)

  USD     200     $ 203,038  

Total Fiji

 

  $ 203,038  
Georgia — 2.7%  

Republic of Georgia, 6.875%, 4/12/21(1)

  USD     200     $ 213,874  

Total Georgia

 

  $ 213,874  
Honduras — 4.0%  

Republic of Honduras, 8.75%, 12/16/20(1)

  USD     285     $ 312,562  

Total Honduras

 

  $ 312,562  
Indonesia — 4.1%  

Republic of Indonesia, 3.70%, 1/8/22(1)

  USD     320     $ 319,431  

Total Indonesia

 

  $ 319,431  
Lithuania — 3.0%  

Republic of Lithuania, 7.375%, 2/11/20(1)

  USD     220     $ 234,880  

Total Lithuania

 

  $ 234,880  
Macedonia — 2.6%  

Republic of Macedonia, 2.75%, 1/18/25(1)

  EUR     170     $ 200,001  

Total Macedonia

 

  $ 200,001  
Romania — 2.5%  

Romania, 6.75%, 2/7/22(1)

  USD     180     $ 197,710  

Total Romania

 

  $ 197,710  
Saudi Arabia — 2.4%  

Saudi International Bond, 3.25%, 10/26/26(1)

  USD     200     $ 188,990  

Total Saudi Arabia

 

  $ 188,990  
Serbia — 2.6%  

Republic of Serbia, 4.875%, 2/25/20(1)

  USD     200     $ 203,855  

Total Serbia

 

  $ 203,855  
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Sri Lanka — 5.0%  

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.125%, 6/3/25(1)

  USD     400     $ 389,319  

Total Sri Lanka

 

  $ 389,319  
Tunisia — 2.4%  

Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 5.625%, 2/17/24(1)

  EUR     156     $ 185,577  

Total Tunisia

 

  $ 185,577  
Turkey — 6.0%  

Republic of Turkey, 6.125%, 10/24/28

  USD     215     $ 196,666  

Republic of Turkey, 6.25%, 9/26/22

  USD     275       272,468  

Total Turkey

 

  $ 469,134  
United Arab Emirates — 2.6%  

Dubai DOF Sukuk, Ltd., 3.875%, 1/30/23(1)

  USD     200     $ 201,238  

Total United Arab Emirates

 

  $ 201,238  

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $6,288,718)

 

  $ 6,101,040  
Foreign Corporate Bonds — 6.5%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
China — 2.3%  

State Grid Overseas Investment 2016, Ltd., 2.875%, 5/18/26(1)

  USD     200     $ 184,105  

Total China

 

  $ 184,105  
India — 2.4%  

Export-Import Bank of India, 3.375%, 8/5/26(1)

  USD     200     $ 184,534  

Total India

 

  $ 184,534  
Vietnam — 1.8%  

Debt and Asset Trading Corp., 1.00%, 10/10/25(1)

  USD     200     $ 139,500  

Total Vietnam

 

  $ 139,500  

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $512,816)

 

  $ 508,139  
Sovereign Loans — 7.7%

 

Borrower        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Nigeria — 2.6%  

Bank of Industry Limited, Term Loan, 8.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing May 21, 2021(3)(4)

  USD     200     $ 203,953  

Total Nigeria

 

  $ 203,953  
Tanzania — 5.1%  

Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, Term Loan, 7.53%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.20%), Maturing May 23, 2023(3)(4)

  USD     400     $ 402,712  

Total Tanzania

 

  $ 402,712  

Total Sovereign Loans
(identified cost $595,588)

 

  $ 606,665  
Short-Term Investments — 3.9%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 2.16%(5)

    304,315     $ 304,315  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $304,332)

 

  $ 304,315  

Total Investments — 96.0%
(identified cost $7,701,454)

 

  $ 7,520,159  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 4.0%

 

  $ 316,354  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 7,836,513  

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

 

(1) 

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 July 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $5,377,615 or 68.6% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(2) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.

 

(3) 

Loan is subject to scheduled mandatory prepayments. Maturity date shown reflects the final maturity date.

 

(4) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at July 31, 2018.

 

(5) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of July 31, 2018.

 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     208,279     EUR     172,574     Standard Chartered Bank     8/6/18     $ 6,422     $  
USD     108,646     EUR     92,507     Standard Chartered Bank     10/30/18             (255
USD     186,876     EUR     159,116     Standard Chartered Bank     10/30/18             (439
USD     198,623     EUR     169,119     Standard Chartered Bank     10/30/18             (467
USD     200,655     EUR     170,848     Standard Chartered Bank     10/30/18             (472
USD     114,911     EUR     97,161     Barclays Bank PLC     11/15/18       378        
                                    $ 6,800     $ (1,633

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Month/Year
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Interest Rate Futures

              
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note      10        Long        Sep-18      $ 1,131,250      $ (786
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note      12        Long        Sep-18        1,433,063        (941
                                         $ (1,727

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  
Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Fund
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
  Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
LCH.Clearnet   EUR     130     Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (pays semi-annually)   0.36%
(pays annually)
  5/8/23   $ (701
LCH.Clearnet   EUR     165     Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (pays semi-annually)   0.37%
(pays annually)
  5/9/23     (935
LCH.Clearnet   EUR     90     Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (pays semi-annually)   0.40%
(pays annually)
  5/15/23     (620
LCH.Clearnet   EUR     52     Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (pays semi-annually)   1.60%
(pays annually)(1)
  5/18/48     (25
LCH.Clearnet   EUR     50     Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (pays semi-annually)   1.46%
(pays annually)
  5/31/48     676  
LCH.Clearnet   USD     213     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA (pays quarterly)   3.11%
(pays semi-annually)
  5/17/28     (1,865
                                $ (3,470

 

(1) 

Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Brazil   ICE Clear Credit   $ 200      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       2.13   $ (9,642   $ 7,327     $ (2,315
Mexico   ICE Clear Credit     200      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       1.14       (1,055     1,331       276  
Russia   ICE Clear Credit     200      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       1.31       (2,569     3,387       818  

Total

      $ 600                             $ (13,266   $ 12,045     $ (1,221

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
   

Termination

Date

    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
    Net Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Turkey   Citibank, N.A.   $ 210      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       3.21   $ (19,238   $ 14,487     $ (4,751

Total

      $ 210                             $ (19,238   $ 14,487     $ (4,751

 

*

If the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At July 31, 2018, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller was $810,000.

 

**

The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Fund (as a seller of protection) on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract.

 

***

Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity.

 

(1)

Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.

Abbreviations:

 

LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR     Euro
USD     United States Dollar

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    July 31, 2018  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $7,397,122)

   $ 7,215,844  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $304,332)

     304,315  

Deposits for derivatives collateral —

  

Financial futures contracts

     19,400  

Centrally cleared swap contracts

     206,969  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $12,154)

     12,135  

Interest receivable

     118,189  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     394  

Receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     48,183  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     6,800  

Receivable from affiliate

     8,040  

Total assets

   $ 7,940,269  
Liabilities         

Payable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts

   $ 3,886  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,633  

Payable for open swap contracts

     4,751  

Premium received on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     14,487  

Due to custodian

     32,657  

Payable to affiliate:

  

Investment adviser and administration fee

     4,309  

Accrued expenses

     42,033  

Total liabilities

   $ 103,756  

Net Assets

   $ 7,836,513  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 8,000,000  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     397  

Accumulated net realized gain

     23,555  

Net unrealized depreciation

     (187,439

Total

   $ 7,836,513  
Class I Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 7,836,513  

Shares Outstanding

     800,000  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 9.80  

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income    Period Ended
July 31, 2018
(1)
 

Interest

   $ 71,821  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     4,298  

Total investment income

   $ 76,119  
Expenses         

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 12,734  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     417  

Custodian fee

     8,273  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     896  

Legal and accounting services

     18,281  

Printing and postage

     3,014  

Registration fees

     11,911  

Miscellaneous

     2,664  

Total expenses

   $ 58,190  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliate

   $ 41,508  

Total expense reductions

   $ 41,508  

Net expenses

   $ 16,682  

Net investment income

   $ 59,437  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 961  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     768  

Financial futures contracts

     3,377  

Swap contracts

     2,031  

Foreign currency transactions

     (677

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     17,095  

Net realized gain

   $ 23,555  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (181,278

Investments — affiliated investment

     (17

Financial futures contracts

     (1,727

Swap contracts

     (9,442

Foreign currency

     (142

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     5,167  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (187,439

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (163,884

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (104,447

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 1, 2018, to July 31, 2018.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Period Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)(1)

 

From operations —

  

Net investment income

   $ 59,437  

Net realized gain

     23,555  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (187,439

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (104,447

Distributions to shareholders —

  

From net investment income

   $ (59,040

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (59,040

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

  

Proceeds from sale of shares

   $ 8,000,000  

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 8,000,000  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 7,836,513  
Net Assets         

At beginning of period

   $  

At end of period

   $ 7,836,513  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
        

At end of period

   $ 397  

 

(1)  

For the period from the start of business, May 1, 2018, to July 31, 2018.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Class I  
     

Period Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations         

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.074  

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.200

Total loss from operations

   $ (0.126
Less Distributions         

From net investment income

   $ (0.074

Total distributions

   $ (0.074

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 9.800  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (1.26 )%(5)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data         

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

   $ 7,837  

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

  

Expenses(4)

     0.85 %(6) 

Net investment income

     3.03 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

     11 %(5) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, May 1, 2018, to July 31, 2018.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.12% of average daily net assets for the period ended July 31, 2018). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on May 1, 2018. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. The Fund offers Class I shares, which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund 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.

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 asked 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 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract, and in the case of credit default swaps, based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers.

Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund 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 Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of July 31, 2018, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund 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.

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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 Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

H  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund 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 Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund 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  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

J  Interest Rate Swaps — Swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty. Certain swap contracts may be centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”), whereby all payments made or received by the Fund pursuant to the contract are with a central clearing party (CCP) rather than the original counterparty. The CCP guarantees the performance of the original parties to the contract. Upon entering into centrally cleared swaps, the Fund is required to deposit with the CCP, either in cash or securities, an amount of initial margin determined by the CCP, which is subject to adjustment.

Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Fund either makes floating-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of centrally cleared swaps) based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Fund makes fixed-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.

K  Credit Default Swaps — When the Fund is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Fund is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Fund for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Fund may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. Those upfront payments that are paid or received, typically for non-centrally cleared swaps, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 6 and 10. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked-to-market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to July 31, 2018 and for the period then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make monthly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at July 31, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 7,715,747  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 33,406  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (234,996

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (201,590

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. For the period ended July 31, 2018, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $12,734 or 0.65% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class I. This agreement may be changed or terminated after May 31, 2019. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $41,508 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the period ended July 31, 2018.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the period ended July 31, 2018, EVM earned no fees from the Fund pursuant to such agreement.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the period ended July 31, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $8,189,183 and $783,643, respectively, for the period ended July 31, 2018.

5  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

      Period Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Sales

     800,000  

Net increase

     800,000  

 

(1)  

For the period from the start of business, May 1, 2018, to July 31, 2018.

At July 31, 2018, EVM owned 100% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

6  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund 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 July 31, 2018 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At July 31, 2018, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Fund is subject to the following risks:

Credit Risk: The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts to enhance total return and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities.

Foreign Exchange Risk: The Fund engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance total return and to seek to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Risk: The Fund utilizes various interest rate derivatives including interest rate futures contracts and interest rate swaps to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates, and/or to change the effective duration of its portfolio.

The Fund enters into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At July 31, 2018, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $20,871. At July 31, 2018, there were no assets pledged by the Fund for such liability.

The OTC derivatives in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to it.

 

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Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at July 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption    Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
     Total  

Net unrealized depreciation*

   $      $      $ 676      $ 676  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            6,800               6,800  

Total Asset Derivatives

   $      $ 6,800      $ 676      $ 7,476  

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $      $      $ 676      $ 676  

Total Asset Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $      $ 6,800      $      $ 6,800  
      Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
     Total  

Net unrealized depreciation*

   $ (13,266    $      $ (5,873    $ (19,139

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (1,633             (1,633

Payable for open swap contracts; Premium received on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     (19,238                    (19,238

Total Liability Derivatives

   $ (32,504    $ (1,633    $ (5,873    $ (40,010

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ (13,266    $      $ (5,873    $ (19,139

Total Liability Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ (19,238    $ (1,633    $      $ (20,871

 

*

For futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, amount represents value as shown in the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, as applicable.

 

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Eaton Vance

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for such assets and pledged by the Fund for such liabilities as of July 31, 2018.

 

Counterparty    Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets(b)

 

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 378      $      $      $      $ 378  

Standard Chartered Bank

     6,422        (1,633                    4,789  
     $ 6,800      $ (1,633    $      $      $ 5,167  
Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

Citibank, N.A.

   $ (19,238    $      $         —      $         —      $ (19,238

Standard Chartered Bank

     (1,633      1,633                       
     $ (20,871    $ 1,633      $      $      $ (19,238

 

(a) 

In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the period ended July 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

Statement of Operations Caption    Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
 

Net realized gain (loss) —

        

Financial futures contracts

   $      $      $ 3,377  

Swap contracts

     2,012               19  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            17,095         

Total

   $ 2,012      $ 17,095      $ 3,396  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

        

Financial futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,727

Swap contracts

     (5,972             (3,470

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            5,167         

Total

   $ (5,972    $ 5,167      $ (5,197

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2018, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts*
    Swap
Contracts
 
  $1,409,000     $ 1,037,000     $ 1,591,000  

 

*

The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold.

7  Line of Credit

The Fund 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 30, 2018. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% 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 Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the period ended July 31, 2018.

8  Overdraft Advances

Pursuant to the custodian agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Fund to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Fund is obligated to repay SSBT at the current rate of interest charged by SSBT for secured loans (currently, the Federal Funds rate plus 2%). This obligation is payable on demand to SSBT. SSBT has a lien on the Fund’s assets to the extent of any overdraft. At July 31, 2018, the Fund had a payment due to SSBT pursuant to the foregoing arrangement of $32,657. Based on the short-term nature of these payments and the variable interest rate, the carrying value of the overdraft advances approximated its fair value at July 31, 2018. If measured at fair value, overdraft advances would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at July 31, 2018. The Fund’s average overdraft advances during the period ended July 31, 2018 were not significant.

9  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

The Fund’s investments in foreign instruments can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political, economic and market developments abroad. In emerging or less developed countries, these risks can be more significant. Investment markets in emerging market countries are typically substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in developed countries. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies. Emerging market investments often are subject to speculative trading, which typically contributes to volatility.

The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Economic data as reported by foreign governments and other issuers may be delayed, inaccurate or fraudulent. In the event of a default by a sovereign entity, there are typically no assets to be seized or cash flows to be attached. Furthermore, the willingness or ability of a foreign government to renegotiate defaulted debt may be limited.

10  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At July 31, 2018, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Foreign Government Bonds

   $      $ 6,101,040      $         —      $ 6,101,040  

Foreign Corporate Bonds

            508,139               508,139  

Sovereign Loans

            606,665               606,665  

Short-Term Investments

            304,315               304,315  

Total Investments

   $      $ 7,520,159      $      $ 7,520,159  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 6,800      $      $ 6,800  

Swap Contracts

            676               676  

Total

   $      $ 7,527,635      $      $ 7,527,635  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (1,633    $      $ (1,633

Futures Contracts

     (1,727                    (1,727

Swap Contracts

            (36,650             (36,650

Total

   $ (1,727    $ (38,283    $      $ (40,010

 

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

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 for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24 and 25, 2018 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement of Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”).

Prior to voting its approval of the investment advisory and administrative agreement, the Board received information from the Adviser that the Board considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the agreement. The Board considered information furnished by the Adviser for the Meeting relating specifically to the Fund, as well as information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees. The Board also considered information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for other Eaton Vance Funds.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

 

The advisory and related fees payable by the Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of the Fund;

 

 

Information comparing the advisory and related fees to be payable by the Fund with fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by an independent data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

 

Information comparing the expected total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

 

 

Pro forma profitability analyses for the Adviser with respect to the Fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including with respect to the Fund’s investment strategies and policies;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about policies and practices with respect to trading, including processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by the Adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information with respect to “soft dollars”;

Information about the Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser;

 

 

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

 

 

The Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, 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 (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the Adviser and its affiliates; and

 

 

The terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement with the Adviser, including its fee structure, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the agreement for the Fund. The

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

conclusions reached with respect to the agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Board may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors relevant to investing in investment grade income instruments issued by emerging market entities or sovereign nations and derivative instruments, based on currencies, interest rates, or issues of emerging market countries. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as 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 expected to be devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, 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, 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.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective 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 to be provided or managed by the Adviser 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.

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

Fund Performance

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations when the agreement was approved, the Fund had no performance record.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates to be payable 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 estimated total expense ratio for a one-year period, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses.

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

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits projected to be realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to marketing support or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered to the Fund, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Fund are deemed not to be excessive.

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable asset levels of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee under the investment advisory and administrative agreement, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Fund to share in any benefits from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt 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

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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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) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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

 

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

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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Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

Semiannual Report

July 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


Semiannual Report July 31, 2018

Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     3  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4  

Fund Expenses

     5  

Financial Statements

     6  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     41  

Officers and Trustees

     44  

Important Notices

     45  


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Thomas Seto and Timothy W. Atwill, Ph.D., CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Investor Class at NAV

     06/30/2006        06/30/2006        –11.10      1.61     2.76     1.66

Class C at NAV

     06/30/2006        06/30/2006        –11.43        0.87       2.00       0.91  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –12.31        –0.13       2.00       0.91  

Institutional Class at NAV

     06/30/2006        06/30/2006        –10.94        1.89       3.03       1.92  

Class R6 at NAV

     07/01/2014        06/30/2006        –10.99        1.94       3.07       1.94  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

                   –11.94      4.36     5.25     2.87
               
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                    Investor
Class
     Class C     Institutional
Class
    Class R6  
           1.37      2.12     1.12     1.07

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Fund Profile

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Geographic Allocation (% of common stocks)

 

 

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

     0.9

China Mobile, Ltd.

     0.8  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

     0.7  

Naspers, Ltd., Class N

     0.7  

Credicorp, Ltd.

     0.6  

MTN Group, Ltd.

     0.6  

Lukoil PJSC ADR

     0.6  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

     0.5  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, PFC Shares

     0.5  

Gazprom PJSC ADR

     0.5  

Total

     6.4

 

 

 

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Investor Class, Institutional Class and Class R6 shares are offered without a sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class R6 is linked to Institutional Class. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

                

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(2/1/18)
     Ending
Account Value
(7/31/18)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(2/1/18 – 7/31/18)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 889.00      $ 6.60        1.41

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 885.70      $ 10.10        2.16

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 890.60      $ 5.44        1.16

Class R6

  $ 1,000.00      $ 890.10      $ 5.11        1.09
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.80      $ 7.05        1.41

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.10      $ 10.79        2.16

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.00      $ 5.81        1.16

Class R6

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.40      $ 5.46        1.09

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on January 31, 2018.

 

  5  


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 98.8%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Argentina — 0.7%  

Adecoagro SA(1)

    162,806     $ 1,367,570  

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A

    330,114       2,310,798  

Banco Macro SA, Class B ADR

    6,487       443,127  

BBVA Banco Frances SA ADR

    25,288       344,676  

Cresud SA ADR

    42,441       720,224  

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, Class B ADR

    30,387       1,082,689  

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA ADR

    35,110       655,153  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

    13,622       4,671,120  

Pampa Energia SA ADR(1)

    50,499       2,128,533  

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA ADR

    20,764       342,398  

YPF SA ADR

    121,524       2,017,298  
            $ 16,083,586  
Bahrain — 0.7%  

Ahli United Bank BSC

    12,490,967     $ 8,581,738  

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain BSC

    9,267,781       2,528,916  

GFH Financial Group BSC

    11,076,329       4,195,384  

Ithmaar Holding BSC(1)

    14,771,027       1,505,401  
            $ 16,811,439  
Bangladesh — 0.7%  

ACI, Ltd.

    60,159     $ 261,545  

Aftab Automobiles, Ltd.

    349,827       224,925  

Bangladesh Export Import Co., Ltd.

    3,029,993       931,472  

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Co., Ltd.

    192,647       207,180  

Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

    261,957       275,273  

BSRM Steels, Ltd.

    1,068,413       897,296  

City Bank, Ltd. (The)

    1,313,425       465,118  

Grameenphone, Ltd.

    376,134       1,753,986  

Heidelberger Cement Bangladesh, Ltd.

    146,500       608,580  

Islami Bank Bangladesh, Ltd.

    1,269,074       348,212  

Jamuna Oil Co., Ltd.

    180,599       383,629  

Khulna Power Co., Ltd.

    434,064       351,079  

LankaBangla Finance, Ltd.

    829,367       251,575  

Meghna Petroleum, Ltd.

    174,079       374,135  

National Bank, Ltd.(1)

    4,380,173       480,696  

Olympic Industries, Ltd.

    607,819       1,502,337  

Orion Pharma, Ltd.

    258,206       129,363  

Padma Oil Co., Ltd.

    166,408       446,575  

People’s Leasing and Financial Services, Ltd.(1)

    1,467,409       115,076  

Pubali Bank, Ltd.

    2,130,548       585,178  

Renata, Ltd.

    21,085       314,040  

Singer Bangladesh, Ltd.

    142,500       336,347  

Social Islami Bank, Ltd.(1)

    1,771,193       314,120  
Security   Shares     Value  
Bangladesh (continued)  

Southeast Bank, Ltd.(1)

    1,875,226     $ 325,598  

Square Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

    406,810       1,300,515  

Summit Power, Ltd.

    1,385,358       642,031  

Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Co., Ltd.

    898,740       409,724  

Unique Hotel & Resorts, Ltd.

    1,020,672       627,891  

United Airways Bangladesh, Ltd.(1)

    6,170,401       287,154  

United Commercial Bank, Ltd.

    1,220,971       241,579  
            $ 15,392,229  
Botswana — 0.4%  

Barclays Bank of Botswana, Ltd.

    1,539,465     $ 831,913  

Botswana Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

    859,111       1,462,270  

First National Bank of Botswana, Ltd.

    7,940,100       1,732,084  

Letshego Holdings, Ltd.

    17,758,614       3,178,656  

Sechaba Breweries Holdings, Ltd.

    1,220,550       2,291,900  

Standard Chartered Bank Botswana, Ltd.(1)

    531,120       213,488  
            $ 9,710,311  
Brazil — 5.6%  

AES Tiete Energia SA

    98,400     $ 265,315  

AMBEV SA

    1,387,850       7,177,196  

B2W Cia Digital(1)

    144,970       1,087,285  

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    304,500       1,930,050  

Banco Bradesco SA, PFC Shares

    449,722       3,658,118  

Banco do Brasil SA

    172,498       1,493,668  

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, PFC Shares

    93,300       391,018  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    142,700       931,107  

BR Malls Participacoes SA(1)

    146,211       387,605  

Bradespar SA, PFC Shares

    50,800       440,962  

Braskem SA, PFC Shares

    57,460       837,566  

BRF SA(1)

    288,140       1,738,835  

CCR SA

    634,000       1,778,707  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, PFC Shares

    291,500       1,497,381  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, PFC Shares

    63,069       1,397,220  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    195,260       1,300,589  

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA

    34,800       377,179  

Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista, PFC Shares

    31,790       519,542  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA, PFC Shares

    540,555       1,185,295  

Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Class B, PFC Shares

    156,300       725,011  

Cia Hering

    68,200       268,018  

Cia Paranaense de Energia, PFC Shares

    85,800       468,628  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA(1)

    205,600       502,866  

Cielo SA

    1,724,706       6,594,072  

Construtora Tenda SA(1)

    55,284       391,656  

Cosan SA

    82,300       808,462  
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

CPFL Energia SA

    338,972     $ 1,964,309  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    235,500       727,212  

Duratex SA

    162,858       441,716  

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    166,400       345,808  

EDP-Energias do Brasil SA

    186,700       678,991  

Embraer SA

    194,900       999,607  

Embraer SA ADR

    77,548       1,585,857  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    126,500       1,260,180  

Equatorial Energia SA

    90,400       1,475,235  

Estacio Participacoes SA

    124,600       861,474  

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA(1)

    341,400       338,371  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    111,998       516,827  

Fibria Celulose SA

    69,257       1,365,470  

Fleury SA

    304,200       2,219,113  

Gafisa SA(1)

    55,284       180,141  

Gerdau SA, PFC Shares

    290,100       1,289,230  

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, PFC Shares(1)

    97,000       356,905  

Hypera SA

    177,000       1,308,648  

Iochpe Maxion SA

    61,000       374,617  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, PFC Shares

    344,780       4,133,722  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, PFC Shares

    454,175       1,260,891  

JBS SA

    406,725       977,449  

Klabin SA, PFC Shares

    983,700       864,895  

Kroton Educacional SA

    652,836       1,965,483  

Light SA

    80,000       278,795  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    317,352       2,008,129  

Lojas Americanas SA, PFC Shares

    342,800       1,656,780  

Lojas Renner SA

    328,270       2,700,817  

Marcopolo SA, PFC Shares

    585,600       592,886  

Marfrig Global Foods SA(1)

    287,155       627,360  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, PFC Shares

    260,300       533,319  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    205,500       723,272  

Multiplus SA

    60,200       444,286  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    120,900       937,359  

Odontoprev SA

    688,600       2,445,591  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, PFC Shares

    2,133,000       11,206,874  

Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros SA

    485,600       2,594,059  

Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes, PFC Shares

    303,500       555,523  

Rumo SA(1)

    185,919       735,592  

Smiles Fidelidade SA

    22,500       306,930  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    91,125       1,081,613  

Telefonica Brasil SA, PFC Shares

    626,100       6,849,350  

TIM Participacoes SA

    1,422,350       4,699,102  

Totvs SA

    306,690       2,407,238  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Electrica SA

    91,000       489,998  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    155,384     $ 1,682,882  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Class A, PFC Shares

    181,750       429,521  

Vale SA

    749,647       10,953,199  

Valid Solucoes SA

    100,870       487,782  

Via Varejo SA

    49,500       280,781  

Weg SA

    820,352       4,045,697  
            $ 127,400,237  
Bulgaria — 0.1%  

CB First Investment Bank AD(1)

    235,000     $ 499,690  

Chimimport AD

    329,922       433,806  

MonBat AD

    60,235       302,346  

Petrol AD(1)

    25,625       15,320  

Sopharma AD

    354,600       846,642  
            $ 2,097,804  
Chile — 3.1%  

AES Gener SA

    1,904,140     $ 505,724  

Aguas Andinas SA, Series A

    1,752,898       1,022,475  

AntarChile SA

    60,007       1,034,076  

Banco de Chile

    16,902,605       2,642,154  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    31,519       2,183,984  

Banco Santander Chile

    38,925,155       3,197,656  

Cap SA

    79,412       821,832  

Cencosud SA

    1,434,617       3,934,402  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    176,718       2,402,441  

Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA(1)

    14,510,741       427,305  

Colbun SA

    4,152,944       924,693  

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, PFC Shares

    393,044       1,608,550  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    266,625       2,516,600  

Empresas CMPC SA

    1,102,633       4,468,314  

Empresas COPEC SA

    606,723       9,748,552  

Enel Americas SA

    17,888,503       3,160,070  

Enel Chile SA

    18,347,681       1,944,251  

Engie Energia Chile SA

    328,455       669,533  

Forus SA

    132,100       393,559  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    218,715       344,871  

Inversiones La Construccion SA

    34,520       579,172  

Itau CorpBanca

    133,731,904       1,413,344  

Latam Airlines Group SA

    412,844       4,676,130  

Parque Arauco SA

    541,699       1,514,476  

Quinenco SA

    274,187       850,534  

Ripley Corp. SA

    721,671       678,959  

S.A.C.I. Falabella

    871,770       8,118,221  

Sigdo Koppers SA

    440,196       693,689  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Chile (continued)  

Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA

    6,242,812     $ 589,389  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B, PFC Shares

    81,159       3,907,243  

Sonda SA

    1,014,743       1,543,456  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    765,576       1,647,007  
            $ 70,162,662  
China — 11.4%  

3SBio, Inc.(2)

    954,500     $ 2,036,460  

AECC Aviation Power Co., Ltd.

    40,221       140,762  

Agile Group Holdings, Ltd.

    254,000       392,182  

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    2,350,000       1,141,993  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    30,246       148,362  

Air China, Ltd., Class H

    938,000       866,312  

Aisino Corp.

    70,100       280,363  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(1)

    15,200       2,845,896  

Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd., Class H(1)

    3,986,000       1,817,607  

Angang Steel Co., Ltd., Class H

    968,000       1,030,813  

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H

    828,500       5,328,247  

ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.

    289,000       1,475,989  

AVIC Aircraft Co., Ltd., Class A

    125,600       308,278  

Baidu, Inc. ADR(1)

    11,300       2,793,134  

Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd.

    182,760       159,485  

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    2,928,000       1,383,235  

Bank of Communications, Ltd., Class H

    1,338,900       969,273  

Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd.

    169,400       192,384  

Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd., Class A

    115,300       295,892  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., Class H

    592,000       674,304  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

    171,500       836,712  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group, Ltd.

    2,088,000       1,141,544  

Beijing Orient Landscape & Environment Co., Ltd., Class A(3)

    79,000       173,935  

Beijing Originwater Technology Co., Ltd., Class A

    127,500       249,264  

Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection and New Material Co., Ltd., Class A

    98,410       277,062  

Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd.

    22,000       109,087  

Beijing Water Business Doctor Co., Ltd., Class A

    101,700       172,067  

Beijing Xinwei Technology Group Co., Ltd.(1)(3)

    80,600       0  

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd.

    407,100       120,002  

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    514,900       284,860  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.

    1,086,000       1,421,754  

BYD Co., Ltd., Class H

    401,200       2,279,143  

Cangzhou Mingzhu Plastic Co., Ltd., Class A

    135,226       104,374  

CGN Power Co., Ltd., Class H(2)

    4,108,000       1,089,567  

Changchun High & New Technology Industries, Inc., Class A

    10,400       314,817  

Changjiang Securities Co., Ltd., Class A

    213,800       168,113  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Chengdu Xingrong Environment Co., Ltd., Class A

    243,600     $ 159,093  

China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd.

    2,074,000       823,365  

China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.(1)

    20,100       2,049,798  

China Bluechemical, Ltd., Class H

    1,270,000       471,815  

China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,495,000       420,162  

China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd., Class H

    840,000       540,643  

China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,058,000       444,463  

China Communications Construction Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,612,000       1,785,697  

China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H

    1,236,000       783,571  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    3,352,630       3,065,251  

China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd.

    4,257,000       705,977  

China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.

    341,400       184,169  

China Everbright International, Ltd.

    880,000       1,073,667  

China Everbright, Ltd.

    408,000       721,192  

China Evergrande Group(1)

    774,000       2,148,014  

China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd.

    52,329       202,438  

China Gas Holdings, Ltd.

    1,046,600       4,245,734  

China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd.

    152,700       175,634  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)(3)

    1,800,000       0  

China International Marine Containers Co., Ltd.

    482,672       554,815  

China International Travel Service Corp., Ltd.

    16,300       168,170  

China Jinmao Holdings Group, Ltd.

    478,000       230,726  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    335,000       841,811  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H

    1,260,000       1,173,617  

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

    1,014,000       3,146,749  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    497,524       1,951,421  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd.

    318,035       659,458  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A

    130,374       365,170  

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class H

    1,620,288       1,204,730  

China Mobile, Ltd.

    1,901,500       17,177,038  

China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,703,000       1,384,569  

China National Building Material Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,138,000       1,238,881  

China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

    210,800       177,849  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co., Ltd.

    117,100       191,235  

China Oilfield Services, Ltd., Class H

    698,000       638,282  

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

    554,160       1,745,841  

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd., Class H

    196,400       768,470  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    7,294,300       7,011,588  

China Power International Development, Ltd.

    1,381,000       343,459  

China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H

    1,393,500       1,683,332  

China Railway Group, Ltd., Class H

    2,179,000       1,892,915  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.

    772,000       3,478,694  

China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.

    394,000       1,870,018  

China Resources Land, Ltd.

    586,000       2,148,683  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

China Resources Phoenix Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.

    355,000     $ 330,150  

China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,019,600       1,969,517  

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,164,500       2,640,304  

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.

    381,000       480,834  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.(1)

    185,800       114,953  

China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,354,000       950,301  

China Sports Industry Group Co., Ltd.

    69,000       111,285  

China State Construction Engineering Corp., Ltd.

    301,140       256,678  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.

    254,800       874,339  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    4,592,000       2,171,797  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong, Ltd.

    1,998,000       803,626  

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    2,090,372       2,581,117  

China United Network Communications, Ltd., Class A

    711,800       546,028  

China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H

    742,520       2,377,320  

China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.

    225,100       556,534  

China Yurun Food Group, Ltd.(1)

    1,776,000       229,044  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class A

    98,800       117,078  

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

    772,000       504,323  

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co., Ltd., Class A

    138,800       100,265  

CITIC, Ltd.

    1,152,000       1,632,939  

CNOOC, Ltd.

    3,223,000       5,399,645  

COFCO Tunhe Sugar Co., Ltd.

    118,100       135,826  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd., Class H(1)

    4,252,000       678,620  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,702,000       740,749  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., Class H(1)

    1,482,975       621,485  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Ltd.

    1,066,000       1,002,563  

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,353,631       2,109,470  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)

    155,589       254,126  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.

    1,192,000       3,124,914  

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR(1)

    43,354       1,784,017  

Daqin Railway Co., Ltd.

    191,900       252,442  

Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., Class H

    4,476,000       1,296,928  

Deluxe Family Co., Ltd.

    146,700       87,744  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co., Ltd., Class A

    16,200       124,538  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,318,000       1,325,144  

Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co., Ltd.

    104,900       177,898  

East Money Information Co., Ltd., Class A

    113,760       224,836  

Financial Street Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A

    242,398       266,096  

Focus Media Information Technology Co., Ltd., Class A

    196,344       306,278  

Fullshare Holdings, Ltd.

    2,425,000       1,070,363  

GD Power Development Co., Ltd.

    528,500       215,612  

Gemdale Corp.

    80,700       108,852  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    63,700       90,327  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Golden Eagle Retail Group, Ltd.

    739,000     $ 884,065  

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,771,500       1,276,951  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A(1)

    73,500       477,429  

Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co., Ltd., Class A

    255,400       278,060  

Guangdong Golden Dragon Development, Inc., Class A

    82,300       114,419  

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    1,542,000       2,658,427  

Guangdong Wens Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    100,500       346,700  

Guanghui Energy Co., Ltd.

    355,600       240,048  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,761,218       1,657,832  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., Class H

    320,000       1,363,499  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H

    522,400       940,522  

Guosen Securities Co., Ltd., Class A

    117,628       156,317  

Guoyuan Securities Co., Ltd., Class A

    113,850       117,862  

Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.

    161,000       470,851  

Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    42,100       298,777  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Class A

    70,700       359,126  

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

    150,900       89,721  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd., Class A

    34,200       126,679  

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    271,500       2,418,508  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co., Ltd.

    96,880       322,227  

Hesteel Co., Ltd., Class A

    506,400       217,780  

Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd., Class H

    1,100,000       516,958  

Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A

    47,211       321,237  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    3,904,000       2,941,208  

Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd., Class H

    1,716,000       638,509  

Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd.

    146,972       163,873  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

    82,008       280,839  

Hubei Energy Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    277,714       175,237  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co., Ltd.

    69,600       125,523  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc.

    28,100       211,633  

Iflytek Co., Ltd., Class A

    34,550       159,657  

iKang Healthcare Group, Inc. ADR(1)

    36,000       737,280  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    3,258,000       2,421,227  

Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.

    163,702       371,948  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co., Ltd.

    707,000       172,196  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    92,700       360,465  

JD.com, Inc. ADR(1)

    33,900       1,215,654  

Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.

    76,300       188,574  

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    692,000       841,768  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd.

    36,432       368,629  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., Class A

    20,000       376,632  

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,175,000       1,486,560  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd., Class A

    51,150     $ 277,154  

Jilin Aodong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    60,400       154,032  

Jinke Properties Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    265,299       197,446  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.

    43,862       103,704  

Jizhong Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Class A

    231,400       144,858  

Kaidi Ecological and Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Class A(1)

    297,600       70,542  

Kangde Xin Composite Material Group Co., Ltd., Class A(1)(3)

    76,700       153,524  

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    93,100       291,461  

Kingboard Holdings., Ltd.

    256,100       896,201  

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co., Ltd.

    171,338       126,863  

Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.

    958,000       828,739  

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.

    8,200       874,796  

KWG Property Holding, Ltd.

    476,000       544,296  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, Ltd.

    957,000       932,480  

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

    1,316,000       731,857  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co., Ltd., Class A

    69,200       349,928  

Li Ning Co., Ltd.(1)

    774,208       844,590  

Liaoning Cheng Da Co., Ltd.

    72,100       155,610  

Longfor Group Holdings., Ltd.

    316,500       892,926  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

    46,340       107,231  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Class A

    71,110       189,151  

Luye Pharma Group, Ltd.

    496,500       483,610  

Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd., Class A

    27,300       220,381  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,294,000       1,229,159  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A

    37,200       106,863  

Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    60,900       425,801  

NARI Technology Co., Ltd.

    85,600       199,827  

NetEase, Inc. ADR

    6,200       1,599,600  

Neusoft Corp.

    74,400       141,016  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR

    24,800       2,133,792  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.

    879,000       1,090,254  

O-film Tech Co., Ltd., Class A

    65,800       161,333  

Oceanwide Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A

    204,000       193,740  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd.

    217,300       170,134  

Oriental Energy Co., Ltd., Class A

    132,900       189,633  

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

    5,384,000       4,100,161  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H

    528,000       596,607  

Ping An Bank Co., Ltd., Class A

    429,188       594,967  

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H

    435,000       4,049,536  

Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd.(1)

    262,600       160,456  

Poly Property Group Co., Ltd.

    2,078,000       831,147  

Poly Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    271,600       485,489  

Power Construction Corp. of China, Ltd.

    187,000       155,404  

Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd.

    66,800       169,496  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

RiseSun Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Class A

    249,300     $ 301,416  

SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd.

    82,400       386,246  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

    84,900       236,755  

Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.

    122,300       166,308  

SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

    200,900       230,108  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(1)

    787,700       955,256  

Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

    42,500       152,529  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd.

    409,500       172,465  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,148,000       1,643,941  

Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    220,900       121,578  

Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,414,000       809,954  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd.

    304,000       709,665  

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    58,400       121,762  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., Class A

    244,400       364,910  

Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd., Class A

    75,395       122,412  

Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development Co., Ltd.

    152,200       197,332  

Shanxi Xishan Coal & Electricity Power Co., Ltd., Class A

    152,700       154,115  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    389,701       253,754  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd., Class A

    56,300       220,597  

Shenzhen Investment, Ltd.

    674,000       243,224  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co., Ltd., Class A

    176,600       175,461  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co., Ltd., Class A

    171,300       121,619  

Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.

    394,500       1,121,971  

Siasun Robot & Automation Co., Ltd., Class A

    55,000       137,925  

Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.

    307,800       132,373  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co., Ltd.

    152,000       197,345  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, Ltd.

    3,161,000       682,098  

SINA Corp.(1)

    11,900       957,712  

Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.

    2,794,000       3,826,723  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding, Ltd.

    1,455,500       823,254  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,375,000       1,428,052  

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    758,800       3,211,815  

Sohu.com, Ltd. ADR(1)

    10,300       259,560  

Sun Art Retail Group, Ltd.

    1,476,000       1,886,818  

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

    406,000       1,327,550  

Suning.com Co., Ltd, Class A

    69,200       134,630  

Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

    46,760       170,624  

TBEA Co., Ltd.

    93,537       94,939  

TCL Corp., Class A

    373,200       164,387  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    183,702       8,361,080  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    44,850     $ 305,580  

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    838,000       1,937,558  

Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    30,168       96,257  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    776,200       250,779  

Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd.

    100,600       141,289  

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H

    324,000       1,735,031  

Tus-Sound Environmental Resources Co., Ltd., Class A

    65,660       167,019  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd.

    35,865       269,223  

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    2,635,000       2,183,807  

Weibo Corp. ADR(1)

    2,290       189,497  

Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H

    887,600       1,085,920  

West China Cement, Ltd.

    4,450,000       783,954  

Western Mining Co., Ltd.

    169,300       163,853  

Western Securities Co., Ltd., Class A

    104,100       114,527  

WH Group, Ltd.(2)

    3,559,000       2,865,400  

Wintime Energy Co., Ltd.(3)

    327,670       40,080  

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A

    47,900       508,661  

Xinhu Zhongbao Co., Ltd.

    301,800       163,198  

Yang Quan Coal Industry Group Co., Ltd.

    189,300       178,415  

Yango Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    206,192       186,485  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd.

    1,535,000       1,069,912  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Class H

    518,000       647,087  

Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd.

    124,700       139,877  

Youngor Group Co., Ltd.

    132,440       141,181  

Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Class A

    65,900       185,732  

Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.

    1,590,000       302,415  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    21,200       310,056  

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co., Ltd.

    160,600       122,894  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd., Class H

    372,500       300,763  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co., Ltd.

    167,200       107,525  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., Class A

    69,550       192,314  

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,034,000       878,237  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    37,500       111,644  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., Ltd.

    69,143       118,843  

Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co., Ltd., Class A

    84,800       113,279  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd.

    246,600       181,887  

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.

    66,400       163,654  

Zhongjin Gold Corp., Ltd.

    115,900       118,648  

Zhongtian Financial Group Co., Ltd., Class A(3)

    315,000       113,052  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., Class H

    89,500       537,661  

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    8,142,000       3,018,573  

ZTE Corp., Class H(1)

    456,103       782,176  
            $ 258,869,789  
Security   Shares     Value  
Colombia — 1.4%  

Almacenes Exito SA

    353,690     $ 1,987,174  

Avianca Holdings SA, PFC Shares

    551,298       457,746  

Banco Davivienda SA, PFC Shares

    68,070       840,719  

Bancolombia SA

    114,355       1,323,757  

Bancolombia SA ADR, PFC Shares

    66,100       3,034,651  

Celsia SA ESP

    740,070       1,149,598  

Cementos Argos SA

    487,554       1,551,807  

Cementos Argos SA, PFC Shares

    253,603       701,894  

Cemex Latam Holdings SA(1)

    173,596       438,419  

Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA(1)

    51,420       422,674  

Ecopetrol SA

    5,754,255       6,111,594  

Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Bogota SA(1)

    1,844,218       246,917  

Grupo Argos SA

    346,526       2,325,758  

Grupo Argos SA, PFC Shares

    108,995       656,119  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA, PFC Shares

    2,143,838       849,228  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    121,659       1,519,422  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, PFC Shares

    48,367       581,977  

Grupo Nutresa SA

    461,855       4,304,575  

Interconexion Electrica SA

    762,587       3,746,319  
            $ 32,250,348  
Croatia — 0.7%  

AD Plastik DD

    5,907     $ 182,910  

Adris Grupa DD, PFC Shares

    35,644       2,422,954  

Atlantic Grupa DD

    1,465       230,364  

Atlantska Plovidba DD(1)

    8,876       562,453  

Ericsson Nikola Tesla DD

    6,510       1,065,262  

Hrvatski Telekom DD

    160,831       3,962,896  

INA Industrija Nafte DD

    900       463,439  

Koncar-Elektroindustrija DD

    7,378       787,080  

Kras DD

    4,381       283,953  

Ledo DD(1)(3)

    978       47,952  

Podravka Prehrambena Industrija DD

    19,726       1,059,157  

Valamar Riviera DD

    615,561       3,879,213  

Zagrebacka Banka DD

    136,778       1,299,721  
            $ 16,247,354  
Czech Republic — 0.8%  

CEZ AS

    310,200     $ 8,146,149  

Komercni Banka AS

    170,428       7,399,707  

Philip Morris CR AS

    3,278       2,261,436  
            $ 17,807,292  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Egypt — 0.7%  

Alexandria Mineral Oils Co.

    949,744     $ 588,646  

Arab Co. for Asset Management & Development(1)

    491,303       78,356  

Arab Cotton Ginning

    491,303       63,726  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    708,878       3,369,252  

Eastern Tobacco

    193,927       1,790,274  

Egypt Kuwait Holding Co. SAE

    638,089       727,809  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(1)

    264,772       259,741  

ElSewedy Electric Co.

    176,997       1,854,520  

Ezz Steel(1)

    491,084       769,908  

Global Telecom Holding SAE(1)

    4,772,720       1,111,565  

Juhayna Food Industries

    658,122       420,026  

Maridive & Oil Services SAE(1)

    295,875       135,990  

Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE

    7,289,225       277,352  

Oriental Weavers Co.

    383,580       257,866  

Palm Hills Developments SAE(1)

    2,709,769       609,131  

Pioneers Holding(1)

    373,831       163,593  

Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co.

    344,688       473,120  

Six of October Development & Investment Co.(1)

    382,178       507,508  

Talaat Moustafa Group

    1,719,986       1,082,965  

Telecom Egypt

    806,834       625,646  
            $ 15,166,994  
Estonia — 0.4%  

AS Merko Ehitus

    78,018     $ 898,363  

AS Tallink Grupp

    3,623,652       4,428,793  

AS Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp

    192,740       2,054,492  

AS Tallinna Vesi

    116,590       1,403,237  

Nordecon AS

    145,374       180,212  
            $ 8,965,097  
Ghana — 0.1%  

CAL Bank, Ltd.(1)

    2,063,694     $ 547,273  

Ghana Commercial Bank, Ltd.

    1,626,918       1,725,661  

Produce Buying Co., Ltd.(1)

    28       0  

Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana, Ltd.(1)

    244,300       1,325,931  
            $ 3,598,865  
Greece — 1.4%  

Aegean Airlines SA

    63,648     $ 606,300  

Alpha Bank AE(1)

    994,698       2,171,714  

Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. SA

    104,694       709,505  

Costamare, Inc.

    71,719       497,730  

Diana Shipping, Inc.(1)

    116,290       523,305  

Ellaktor SA(1)

    260,188       529,193  

Eurobank Ergasias SA(1)

    668,793       693,091  
Security   Shares     Value  
Greece (continued)  

FF Group(3)

    46,335     $ 208,058  

GasLog, Ltd.

    61,501       1,036,292  

GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction SA(1)

    145,762       918,908  

Grivalia Properties REIC AE

    14,830       148,680  

Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA

    230,984       1,265,589  

Hellenic Petroleum SA

    114,694       959,056  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    405,150       5,265,154  

Holding Co. ADMIE IPTO SA(1)

    300,006       597,053  

JUMBO SA

    120,623       1,932,061  

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA

    114,124       2,424,789  

Mytilineos Holdings SA

    163,406       1,643,184  

National Bank of Greece SA(1)

    7,183,088       2,337,593  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.(1)

    154,629       126,796  

OPAP SA

    249,882       2,789,914  

Public Power Corp. SA(1)

    291,796       605,844  

StealthGas, Inc.(1)

    37,397       138,369  

Terna Energy SA

    112,955       742,276  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    131,818       3,197,890  

Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.

    106,400       372,400  
            $ 32,440,744  
Hungary — 0.8%  

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    1,023,950     $ 1,476,146  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    561,932       5,505,748  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    156,074       5,870,588  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt.

    251,599       4,547,011  
            $ 17,399,493  
India — 6.0%  

ABB India, Ltd.

    19,900     $ 353,551  

ACC, Ltd.

    28,894       647,608  

Adani Enterprises, Ltd.

    180,900       515,473  

Adani Green Energy, Ltd.(1)

    137,664       121,233  

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Ltd.

    658,048       3,855,466  

Adani Power, Ltd.(1)

    556,250       253,655  

Adani Transmission, Ltd.(1)

    299,124       738,104  

Aditya Birla Capital, Ltd.(1)

    94,280       201,789  

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Ltd.(1)

    92,050       189,211  

Ambuja Cements, Ltd.

    273,970       921,497  

Asian Paints, Ltd.

    90,305       1,910,446  

Axis Bank, Ltd.(1)

    150,119       1,202,820  

Bajaj Auto, Ltd.

    27,253       1,076,350  

Bank of Baroda

    175,282       392,705  

Bank of India(1)

    109,562       151,106  

Bharat Forge, Ltd.

    98,933       929,498  

Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.

    648,450       699,744  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

    192,772     $ 1,101,408  

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

    1,171,536       6,675,927  

Biocon, Ltd.

    132,779       1,133,503  

Canara Bank

    67,631       281,875  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions, Ltd.(1)

    213,600       198,664  

Cipla, Ltd.

    181,328       1,692,824  

Coal India, Ltd.

    290,700       1,110,633  

Colgate-Palmolive (India), Ltd.

    49,296       823,755  

Container Corp. Of India, Ltd.

    135,600       1,323,086  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Ltd.

    213,600       757,171  

Cummins India, Ltd.

    49,900       491,013  

Dabur India, Ltd.

    255,954       1,576,221  

Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd.

    76,503       1,283,161  

DLF, Ltd.

    88,900       254,855  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.

    48,300       1,506,530  

GAIL (India), Ltd.

    370,696       2,032,520  

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

    8,680       401,552  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

    125,460       1,069,902  

GMR Infrastructure, Ltd.(1)

    1,721,400       448,133  

Grasim Industries, Ltd.

    67,343       1,008,442  

Gujarat State Petronet, Ltd.

    265,747       767,895  

HCL Technologies, Ltd.

    103,048       1,450,959  

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

    84,023       2,657,799  

Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.

    31,601       1,518,750  

Hindalco Industries, Ltd.

    229,710       717,955  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

    190,488       792,242  

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

    187,967       4,756,235  

Hindustan Zinc, Ltd.

    148,400       607,157  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

    108,675       3,155,047  

ICICI Bank, Ltd.

    282,999       1,249,613  

IDBI Bank, Ltd.(1)

    367,000       317,093  

Idea Cellular, Ltd.(1)

    1,816,900       1,449,239  

IDFC Bank, Ltd.

    260,034       152,684  

IDFC, Ltd.

    260,034       177,502  

IFCI, Ltd.(1)

    673,372       169,482  

Indiabulls Housing Finance, Ltd.

    40,115       760,350  

Indiabulls Real Estate, Ltd.(1)

    91,200       200,842  

Indian Hotels Co., Ltd. (The)

    197,136       382,413  

Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.

    425,400       1,023,701  

Infosys, Ltd.

    287,003       5,711,913  

ITC, Ltd.

    836,085       3,632,021  

Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.(1)

    190,924       571,728  

JSW Steel, Ltd.

    320,881       1,542,332  

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.

    66,537       1,270,376  

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

    198,857       3,784,197  

LIC Housing Finance, Ltd.

    49,663       382,476  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Lupin, Ltd.

    80,300     $ 964,294  

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

    121,720       1,661,122  

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

    24,011       3,342,314  

Nestle India, Ltd.

    11,930       1,841,780  

NTPC, Ltd.

    1,547,619       3,505,666  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.

    607,209       1,468,865  

Oracle Financial Services Software, Ltd.(1)

    10,452       592,151  

Piramal Enterprises, Ltd.

    50,846       1,980,952  

Power Grid Corporation of India, Ltd.

    1,307,767       3,485,397  

Reliance Capital, Ltd.

    36,735       225,595  

Reliance Communications, Ltd.(1)

    1,412,060       301,916  

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

    576,699       9,979,172  

Reliance Infrastructure, Ltd.

    133,300       776,188  

Reliance Power, Ltd.(1)

    1,400,250       685,137  

Siemens, Ltd.

    47,180       681,915  

State Bank of India(1)

    176,606       757,604  

Steel Authority of India, Ltd.(1)

    513,200       581,188  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

    427,669       3,558,456  

Sun TV Network, Ltd.

    55,449       625,759  

Suzlon Energy, Ltd.(1)

    2,099,450       239,444  

Tata Communications, Ltd.

    127,400       1,076,172  

Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.

    146,457       4,161,718  

Tata Global Beverages, Ltd.

    74,700       269,914  

Tata Motors, Ltd.(1)

    208,855       788,633  

Tata Power Co., Ltd. (The)

    1,346,918       1,464,327  

Tata Steel, Ltd.

    118,663       977,389  

Tech Mahindra, Ltd.

    113,951       1,131,297  

Titan Co., Ltd.

    103,677       1,380,310  

UltraTech Cement, Ltd.

    30,328       1,856,948  

Unitech, Ltd.(1)

    2,836,900       178,798  

United Spirits, Ltd.(1)

    146,425       1,254,138  

UPL, Ltd.

    105,956       993,624  

Vedanta, Ltd.

    476,489       1,553,092  

Voltas, Ltd.

    214,800       1,782,380  

Wipro, Ltd.

    241,827       978,368  

Yes Bank, Ltd.

    156,523       840,706  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.

    142,399       1,093,216  
            $ 137,569,377  
Indonesia — 3.0%  

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    20,118,500     $ 2,661,957  

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

    4,864,500       1,422,749  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    10,251,500       652,101  

Astra Argo Lestari Tbk PT

    775,000       584,787  

Astra International Tbk PT

    13,196,100       6,546,885  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    1,999,700       3,227,855  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)  

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,913,203     $ 873,455  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    3,765,100       1,738,341  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,726,700       887,925  

Bank Pan Indonesia Tbk PT(1)

    4,945,000       265,605  

Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk PT

    1,068,100       152,566  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    12,098,500       2,577,695  

Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk PT

    2,513,500       411,652  

Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk PT(1)(3)

    7,544,500       0  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    6,717,500       2,090,920  

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

    3,215,100       301,818  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    5,565,200       1,746,129  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    295,000       1,538,798  

Hanson International Tbk PT(1)

    23,744,500       215,962  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

    652,700       1,289,962  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    2,435,200       2,389,697  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    3,485,500       1,536,083  

Indosat Tbk PT

    1,634,500       398,005  

Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk PT

    3,198,000       1,041,297  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    61,346,500       5,513,752  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

    6,134,800       155,797  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

    686,300       382,814  

Matahari Putra Prima Tbk PT(1)

    7,240,000       127,550  

Medco Energi Internasional Tbk PT(1)

    17,990,000       1,236,216  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    3,201,000       219,082  

Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT

    3,345,900       463,971  

MNC Investama Tbk PT(1)

    49,042,500       349,769  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT

    31,781,800       3,753,682  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

    7,185,000       501,107  

PP Persero Tbk PT

    8,311,089       1,200,451  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    5,479,200       2,891,162  

Sigmagold Inti Perkasa Tbk PT(1)(3)

    17,097,000       29,641  

Siloam International Hospitals Tbk PT(1)

    2,296,600       497,782  

Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk PT

    14,275,000       575,129  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    25,815,800       6,401,504  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

    2,272,900       828,261  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    746,500       2,240,514  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    1,701,383       4,168,230  

Vale Indonesia Tbk PT(1)

    5,222,500       1,585,512  

Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT

    4,712,800       694,136  

Wijaya Karya Beton Tbk PT

    3,158,200       87,224  

Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT

    6,522,800       702,333  

XL Axiata Tbk PT(1)

    2,604,900       498,199  
            $ 69,656,062  
Security   Shares     Value  
Jordan — 0.6%  

Al-Eqbal Investment Co. PLC(1)

    50,157     $ 2,030,674  

Alia The Royal Jordanian Airlines PLC(1)

    249,829       140,919  

Arab Bank PLC

    746,208       6,989,468  

Arab Potash Co. PLC

    55,440       1,227,112  

Bank of Jordan

    218,804       722,374  

Cairo Amman Bank

    183,573       392,926  

Capital Bank of Jordan

    406,376       504,657  

Jordan Ahli Bank

    321,537       516,373  

Jordan Islamic Bank

    129,843       585,575  

Jordan Petroleum Refinery

    270,214       914,473  

Jordan Telecommunications Co.

    69,284       166,060  

Jordanian Electric Power Co.

    319,209       593,254  

Union Investment Corp. PLC(1)

    99,181       160,738  
            $ 14,944,603  
Kazakhstan — 0.6%  

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC GDR(4)

    447,782     $ 5,215,231  

KAZ Minerals PLC(1)

    550,742       6,099,548  

Kcell JSC GDR(4)

    414,605       1,855,658  

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC(1)

    75,523       197,719  
            $ 13,368,156  
Kenya — 0.7%  

ARM Cement, Ltd.(1)

    1,653,600     $ 70,034  

Bamburi Cement Co., Ltd.

    408,700       728,609  

Barclays Bank of Kenya, Ltd.

    6,474,160       747,398  

British American Tobacco Kenya, Ltd.

    52,000       326,857  

Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Ltd. (The)

    6,002,136       1,027,979  

East African Breweries, Ltd.

    1,355,280       3,035,246  

Equity Group Holdings, Ltd.

    4,838,900       2,406,448  

KCB Group, Ltd.

    3,921,120       1,830,592  

KenolKobil, Ltd.

    2,894,200       515,585  

Kenya Power & Lighting, Ltd.

    7,482,654       469,307  

Nation Media Group PLC

    518,384       464,194  

Safaricom PLC

    13,965,772       3,885,793  

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, Ltd.

    219,542       446,133  
            $ 15,954,175  
Kuwait — 1.5%  

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC

    1,223,868     $ 3,409,003  

Ahli United Bank

    370,553       363,589  

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP

    339,889       362,354  

Al-Mazaya Holding Co.

    882,500       260,141  

ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Co. KSCP

    495,253       585,782  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    435,013       737,261  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Kuwait (continued)  

Boubyan Petrochemicals Co.

    1,195,545     $ 3,652,192  

Burgan Bank SAK

    424,273       387,743  

Commercial Bank of Kuwait KSCP

    519,644       903,619  

Commercial Real Estate Co. KSCC

    2,296,205       568,662  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    928,963       804,321  

Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Co. KSCP

    308,785       386,187  

Gulf National Holding Co.(3)

    297,855       0  

Jazeera Airways Co. KSC

    134,546       335,242  

Kuwait Cement Co.

    533,870       686,723  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    1,521,812       2,930,640  

Kuwait International Bank KSCP

    326,536       279,351  

Kuwait Portland Cement Co. KSC

    126,123       461,307  

Kuwait Projects Co. Holdings KSC

    378,400       297,612  

Kuwait Real Estate Co. KSC(1)

    2,762,965       457,105  

Mabanee Co. SAKC

    618,024       1,353,651  

Mezzan Holding Co. KSCC

    138,999       330,759  

Mobile Telecommunications Co.

    3,941,289       6,326,410  

National Bank of Kuwait SAK

    1,683,508       4,508,432  

National Industries Group Holding SAK

    1,375,456       731,938  

National Investment Co.

    581,744       176,174  

National Real Estate Co. KPSC(1)

    948,370       361,662  

Qurain Petrochemical Industries Co. KSC

    1,291,648       1,389,860  

Sultan Center Food Products Co.(1)

    3,421,833       760,500  

Warba Bank KSCP(1)

    338,872       262,707  
            $ 34,070,927  
Latvia — 0.0%(5)  

Grindeks

    42,000     $ 350,038  
            $ 350,038  
Lebanon — 0.1%  

Solidere GDR(1)

    316,363     $ 2,315,777  
            $ 2,315,777  
Lithuania — 0.2%  

Apranga PVA

    427,588     $ 1,149,762  

Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius AB

    128,934       129,537  

Klaipedos Nafta AB

    1,345,900       853,819  

Pieno Zvaigzdes(1)

    104,200       140,202  

Rokiskio Suris

    122,500       375,601  

Siauliu Bankas

    2,303,871       1,352,358  
            $ 4,001,279  
Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia — 3.0%  

Aeon Co. (M) Bhd

    661,200     $ 370,604  

AirAsia Group Bhd

    1,228,200       1,078,092  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    416,600       412,124  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    316,900       313,850  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    979,300       441,076  

Axiata Group Bhd

    2,357,650       2,553,965  

Berjaya Corp. Bhd(1)

    2,090,591       154,338  

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    830,250       482,288  

Boustead Holdings Bhd

    834,694       488,950  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    74,500       628,582  

Bumi Armada Bhd(1)

    3,133,350       551,066  

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    122,550       235,928  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    892,200       1,284,695  

Dialog Group Bhd

    3,532,614       2,890,765  

Digi.com Bhd

    1,873,500       2,099,443  

FGV Holdings Bhd

    1,358,400       579,542  

Gamuda Bhd

    965,900       920,831  

Genting Bhd

    1,146,500       2,469,917  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    1,760,500       2,194,608  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    261,700       602,095  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    237,200       359,405  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    116,000       545,637  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    59,900       266,685  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    2,141,700       3,117,303  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    1,567,680       756,962  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    1,111,018       1,264,770  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    1,044,058       488,740  

KLCCP Stapled Group

    399,100       755,420  

KNM Group Bhd(1)

    5,003,150       246,458  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    178,100       1,085,693  

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd(1)

    942,950       734,847  

Magnum Bhd

    940,340       508,926  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    733,187       1,771,393  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    342,800       781,107  

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd

    761,400       145,719  

Maxis Bhd

    1,037,800       1,480,862  

MISC Bhd

    482,400       793,846  

MMC Corp. Bhd

    1,217,800       440,667  

My EG Services Bhd

    727,950       222,697  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    12,300       447,059  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    1,952,800       4,294,775  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    422,200       2,808,276  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    315,800       1,457,111  

PPB Group Bhd

    246,960       1,003,059  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    1,975,820       2,329,834  

Public Bank Bhd

    360,020       2,132,519  

RHB Bank Bhd

    206,400       276,507  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)  

Sapura Energy Bhd(1)

    5,340,168     $ 795,929  

Silverlake Axis, Ltd.

    703,200       263,398  

Sime Darby Bhd

    1,193,039       741,972  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    1,056,339       1,366,649  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    1,193,039       394,361  

Sunway Bhd

    717,840       270,381  

Supermax Corp. Bhd

    1,126,100       1,215,164  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    1,249,900       1,220,076  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    1,175,625       4,542,115  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    723,500       1,807,019  

UEM Sunrise Bhd

    1,683,050       379,644  

UMW Holdings Bhd

    448,400       662,042  

Unisem (M) Bhd

    2,784,300       1,796,304  

WCT Holdings Bhd

    734,737       180,110  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    2,920,734       971,734  

YTL Power International Bhd

    1,920,860       576,654  
            $ 68,452,588  
Mauritius — 0.7%  

Alteo, Ltd.

    852,532     $ 652,468  

Attitude Property, Ltd.

    700,989       261,299  

CIEL, Ltd.

    1,801,109       369,210  

CIM Financial Services, Ltd.

    2,484,951       698,798  

MCB Group, Ltd.

    918,789       7,150,965  

Phoenix Beverages, Ltd.

    24,345       424,173  

Rogers & Co., Ltd.

    2,004,091       1,991,092  

SBM Holdings, Ltd.

    9,094,160       1,972,219  

Sun, Ltd., Class A

    516,880       732,630  

Terra Mauricia, Ltd.

    594,238       466,937  

United Basalt Products, Ltd.

    334,219       1,285,586  
            $ 16,005,377  
Mexico — 6.2%  

Alfa SAB de CV, Series A

    4,741,372     $ 6,456,574  

Alsea SAB de CV

    694,800       2,394,069  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    22,692,550       19,420,057  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    329,780       2,189,834  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    1,204,875       2,262,646  

Cemex SAB de CV ADR(1)

    185,473       1,381,774  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO(1)

    7,728,239       5,772,000  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    319,500       1,998,830  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV

    163,780       1,221,029  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    2,054,090       2,966,887  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, Series UBD

    1,073,456       10,545,214  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV(1)

    2,778,500       2,209,353  

Gentera SAB de CV

    1,792,600       1,935,164  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mexico (continued)  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    370,587     $ 3,505,492  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    206,415       3,686,902  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    1,376,145       2,947,550  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    934,900       3,892,543  

Grupo Elektra SAB de CV

    61,453       2,299,029  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    1,701,800       11,870,210  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    3,303,000       5,449,545  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    2,409,679       7,585,458  

Grupo Sanborns SAB de CV

    226,889       236,168  

Grupo Simec SA de CV, Series B(1)

    133,800       437,989  

Grupo Televisa SAB ADR

    431,500       8,578,220  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    1,550,600       6,169,870  

Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina SA de CV, Series B1(1)

    958,200       1,574,486  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B(1)

    225,500       1,050,202  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    106,665       1,808,488  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    180,000       880,890  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    1,101,000       2,027,408  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    815,799       2,854,766  

Minera Frisco SAB de CV(1)

    714,800       306,818  

Organizacion Soriana SAB de CV, Class B(1)

    120,000       226,637  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    345,845       3,572,431  

Telesites SAB de CV(1)

    1,386,268       1,025,694  

Ternium SA ADR

    26,100       946,125  

TV Azteca SAB de CV, Series CPO

    1,240,300       155,056  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V

    2,708,580       7,907,276  
            $ 141,748,684  
Morocco — 0.7%  

Attijariwafa Bank

    54,975     $ 2,752,970  

Banque Centrale Populaire

    63,220       1,912,567  

BMCE Bank

    49,850       1,053,536  

Cosumar

    92,324       1,682,812  

Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha SA

    160,235       307,544  

Label Vie

    3,100       696,154  

LafargeHolcim Maroc SA

    14,330       2,612,754  

Lesieur Cristal

    35,208       572,335  

Managem SA

    2,236       309,139  

Maroc Telecom

    202,750       3,055,480  

Samir(1)(3)

    15,717       0  

Taqa Morocco

    10,428       939,653  
            $ 15,894,944  
Nigeria — 0.7%  

Access Bank PLC

    23,343,745     $ 643,217  

Afriland Properties PLC(1)(3)

    1,286,159       0  

Dangote Cement PLC

    3,302,044       2,076,827  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Nigeria (continued)  

Ecobank Transnational, Inc.(1)

    7,244,274     $ 411,613  

FBN Holdings PLC

    29,232,719       815,445  

Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC

    3,215,556       248,757  

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC

    23,743,326       2,625,204  

Guiness Nigeria PLC

    1,391,550       356,801  

Lafarge Africa PLC

    5,061,475       386,366  

Lekoil, Ltd.(1)

    1,111,089       286,401  

Nestle Nigeria PLC

    413,429       1,879,051  

Nigerian Breweries PLC

    4,747,707       1,376,917  

SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co. PLC(2)

    764,746       1,489,085  

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC

    1,977,675       270,802  

Transnational Corp. of Nigeria PLC

    44,100,342       146,973  

Unilever Nigeria PLC

    2,740,833       399,484  

United Bank for Africa PLC

    25,521,594       673,651  

Zenith Bank PLC

    23,186,709       1,474,378  
            $ 15,560,972  
Oman — 0.7%  

Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles Co.

    1,033,027     $ 246,732  

Bank Dhofar SAOG

    2,257,341       965,765  

Bank Muscat SAOG

    2,778,388       2,626,937  

Bank Sohar SAOG

    2,977,139       950,704  

Dhofar International Development & Investment Holding SAOG

    339,824       251,730  

HSBC Bank Oman SAOG

    915,535       278,697  

National Bank of Oman SAOG

    1,713,121       766,298  

Oman Cables Industry SAOG

    127,600       308,887  

Oman Cement Co. SAOG

    951,260       910,175  

Oman Flour Mills Co. SAOG

    90,796       185,810  

Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG

    936,551       1,650,571  

Ominvest

    1,586,849       1,351,262  

Ooredoo

    731,509       967,128  

Phoenix Power Co. SAOC

    2,829,100       830,987  

Raysut Cement Co. SAOG

    634,342       721,217  

Renaissance Services SAOG(1)

    1,523,972       1,694,531  

Sembcorp Salalah Power & Water Co.

    1,120,000       647,295  
            $ 15,354,726  
Pakistan — 1.3%  

Adamjee Insurance Co., Ltd.

    1,115,744     $ 446,449  

Bank Alfalah, Ltd.

    2,236,538       1,026,124  

Cherat Cement Co., Ltd.

    231,500       173,453  

D.G. Khan Cement Co., Ltd.

    322,232       299,410  

Engro Corp., Ltd.

    487,387       1,330,896  

Engro Fertilizers, Ltd.

    610,528       389,451  

Engro Foods, Ltd.

    512,800       377,280  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pakistan (continued)  

Fatima Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

    680,500     $ 192,323  

Fauji Cement Co., Ltd.

    1,580,000       307,330  

Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim, Ltd.

    1,026,000       327,403  

Fauji Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

    1,398,110       1,124,538  

Habib Bank, Ltd.

    1,125,817       1,613,746  

Hub Power Co., Ltd. (The)

    3,388,900       2,627,197  

K-Electric, Ltd.(1)

    11,230,000       489,362  

Kot Addu Power Co., Ltd.

    1,364,400       623,775  

Lucky Cement, Ltd.

    303,500       1,350,135  

Maple Leaf Cement Factory, Ltd.

    624,937       272,392  

Mari Petroleum Co., Ltd.

    43,100       506,691  

MCB Bank, Ltd.

    1,209,730       2,024,666  

Millat Tractors, Ltd.

    97,690       932,591  

National Bank of Pakistan(1)

    672,540       272,957  

Nishat Mills, Ltd.

    2,394,071       2,649,680  

Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd.

    1,122,391       1,364,504  

Pak Elektron, Ltd.

    892,000       275,977  

Pak Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.

    106,700       296,349  

Pakistan Oilfields, Ltd.

    188,600       1,007,811  

Pakistan Petroleum, Ltd.

    837,777       1,439,089  

Pakistan State Oil Co., Ltd.

    503,274       1,321,259  

Pakistan Telecommunication Co., Ltd.

    1,949,200       185,949  

Searle Co., Ltd. (The)

    686,633       1,859,973  

SUI Southern Gas Co., Ltd.(1)

    1,500,051       389,173  

TRG Pakistan(1)

    1,992,000       497,033  

United Bank, Ltd.

    556,245       790,527  
            $ 28,785,493  
Panama — 0.2%  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

    59,767     $ 5,817,720  
            $ 5,817,720  
Peru — 1.5%  

Alicorp SAA

    1,031,466     $ 3,701,260  

BBVA Banco Continental SA

    358,301       454,488  

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA

    192,689       447,607  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR

    281,597       3,869,143  

Credicorp, Ltd.

    63,400       14,504,018  

Ferreycorp SAA

    2,543,060       1,834,405  

Grana y Montero SAA(1)

    1,115,664       852,511  

Southern Copper Corp.

    139,376       6,879,599  

Volcan Cia Minera SAA, Class B

    3,886,275       962,155  
            $ 33,505,186  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines — 3.0%  

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    1,404,010     $ 1,524,971  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    2,919,900       2,046,541  

Alliance Global Group, Inc.(1)

    2,794,300       627,882  

Ayala Corp.

    143,035       2,697,514  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    3,502,500       2,697,342  

Ayala Land, Inc., PFC Shares(3)

    3,951,800       0  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    1,107,720       2,047,869  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    1,091,944       2,717,867  

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.

    11,870,300       2,345,120  

Cosco Capital, Inc.

    3,726,300       428,066  

D&L Industries, Inc.

    4,814,000       923,415  

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    2,571,600       571,826  

Emperador, Inc.

    4,313,300       591,212  

Energy Development Corp.(1)

    14,106,300       1,352,099  

Filinvest Land, Inc.

    9,303,000       248,746  

First Gen Corp.

    2,377,522       694,891  

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

    587,500       691,064  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    45,740       1,580,927  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    56,950       1,039,671  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    579,270       971,237  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    1,805,920       1,905,653  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    933,070       4,746,781  

Lopez Holdings Corp.

    4,600,000       328,276  

LT Group, Inc.

    1,873,000       634,962  

Manila Electric Co.

    433,030       3,098,423  

Manila Water Co.

    1,388,900       693,662  

Megaworld Corp.

    9,443,000       826,028  

Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corp.(1)

    3,711,400       481,767  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    7,682,400       681,902  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    936,617       1,301,349  

Nickel Asia Corp.

    5,281,800       432,705  

Petron Corp.

    4,267,400       713,399  

Philex Mining Corp.

    6,094,825       508,271  

PLDT, Inc.

    178,645       4,481,534  

Puregold Price Club, Inc.

    2,240,100       1,911,062  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    1,507,082       556,360  

Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.

    1,269,250       2,042,613  

San Miguel Corp.

    306,670       804,406  

Security Bank Corp.

    186,200       711,735  

Semirara Mining & Power Corp.

    3,622,920       2,163,101  

SM Investments Corp.

    275,083       4,930,083  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    6,510,499       4,634,954  

SSI Group, Inc.

    2,061,000       79,999  

Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc.(1)

    3,521,900       336,490  

Universal Robina Corp.

    1,611,430       3,885,707  

Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.

    3,675,000       415,061  
            $ 69,104,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
Poland — 3.1%  

Alior Bank SA(1)

    65,097     $ 1,294,418  

AmRest Holdings SE(1)

    12,198       1,456,313  

Asseco Poland SA

    480,583       6,066,278  

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    39,181       804,674  

Bank Millennium SA(1)

    687,285       1,729,073  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    102,868       3,149,746  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    19,800       1,985,755  

Boryszew SA(1)

    122,670       226,461  

Budimex SA

    33,545       1,146,400  

CCC SA

    38,814       2,391,218  

Ciech SA

    42,262       644,302  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA(1)

    342,382       2,226,550  

Enea SA(1)

    392,460       1,029,111  

Energa SA

    367,797       901,774  

Eurocash SA

    317,200       1,606,736  

Getin Noble Bank SA(1)

    774,062       207,599  

Grupa Azoty SA

    74,494       850,236  

Grupa Lotos SA

    74,062       1,323,107  

ING Bank Slaski SA

    35,724       1,877,049  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(1)

    80,467       1,736,735  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    151,583       4,010,388  

LPP SA

    2,021       4,963,174  

Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA(1)

    12,326       209,123  

mBank SA

    11,330       1,326,200  

Netia SA

    393,220       533,591  

Orange Polska SA(1)

    1,362,301       1,857,551  

PGE SA(1)

    1,443,963       3,886,458  

PKP Cargo SA(1)

    51,483       676,750  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    227,752       5,776,026  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA(1)

    1,282,036       1,937,515  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA(1)

    630,169       7,191,285  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    439,397       5,053,673  

Tauron Polska Energia SA(1)

    1,898,392       1,169,179  
            $ 71,244,448  
Qatar — 1.5%  

Aamal Co. QSC

    230,040     $ 644,214  

Al Meera Consumer Goods Co.

    12,300       544,632  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    172,367       1,714,166  

Commercial Bank PQSC (The)

    144,180       1,609,923  

Doha Bank QPSC

    98,700       689,537  

Gulf International Services QSC(1)

    124,213       579,709  

Industries Qatar

    116,126       3,956,327  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    228,260       2,421,143  

Medicare Group

    18,044       346,656  

Ooredoo QPSC

    170,000       3,276,608  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Qatar (continued)  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    49,258     $ 2,565,821  

Qatar Gas Transport Co., Ltd.

    489,281       2,248,517  

Qatar Insurance Co.

    103,644       1,031,123  

Qatar International Islamic Bank

    31,943       490,027  

Qatar Islamic Bank

    36,702       1,336,208  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    136,354       6,528,094  

Qatar National Cement Co. QSC

    33,300       516,070  

Qatar Navigation QSC

    44,721       801,450  

Qatari Investors Group

    21,054       177,099  

United Development Co. QSC

    366,035       1,393,605  

Vodafone Qatar QSC(1)

    571,700       1,430,020  
            $ 34,300,949  
Romania — 0.7%  

Banca Transilvania SA

    8,448,000     $ 5,356,260  

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA

    642,412       2,228,661  

OMV Petrom SA

    34,103,833       2,742,575  

Societatea Energetica Electrica SA

    487,729       1,171,665  

Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA

    235,067       1,816,063  

Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA

    227,761       430,975  

Transelectrica SA

    299,241       1,723,840  

Transgaz SA Medias

    10,700       902,092  
            $ 16,372,131  
Russia — 5.8%  

Aeroflot PJSC

    789,856     $ 1,553,543  

Alrosa PJSC

    650,100       1,008,364  

Evraz PLC

    247,452       1,805,227  

Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC

    371,445,440       1,007,926  

Gazprom PJSC ADR

    2,454,895       11,009,222  

Globaltrans Investment PLC GDR(4)

    208,663       2,397,270  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    37,254,070       2,485,460  

Lenta, Ltd. GDR(1)(4)

    168,201       839,270  

LSR Group PJSC GDR(4)

    186,400       459,883  

Lukoil PJSC ADR(6)

    10,200       729,300  

Lukoil PJSC ADR(6)

    178,782       12,824,258  

Luxoft Holding, Inc.(1)

    19,800       752,400  

Magnit PJSC

    62,447       4,153,420  

Magnit PJSC GDR(4)

    66,434       1,089,524  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    721,700       531,891  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC GDR(4)

    46,201       445,754  

Mail.ru Group, Ltd. GDR(1)(4)

    130,162       3,515,231  

Mechel PJSC ADR(1)

    152,000       428,640  

MegaFon PJSC GDR(4)(6)

    27,210       259,855  

MegaFon PJSC GDR(4)(6)

    120,383       1,142,855  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR(6)

    32,723       566,599  
Security   Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR(6)

    419,792     $ 7,250,252  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

    1,171,567       4,924,799  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    834,940       1,373,956  

Mosenergo PJSC

    8,811,603       341,450  

Novatek PJSC GDR(4)

    34,108       5,415,616  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC GDR

    81,300       2,100,982  

PhosAgro PJSC GDR(4)(6)

    12,600       165,942  

PhosAgro PJSC GDR(4)(6)

    28,064       370,927  

Polymetal International PLC

    228,081       1,989,297  

QIWI PLC ADR

    57,166       902,651  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC GDR(4)(6)

    3,905       25,773  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC GDR(4)(6)

    461,943       3,051,570  

Rosseti PJSC

    28,171,437       346,889  

Rostelecom PJSC

    1,260,647       1,417,097  

RusHydro PJSC

    205,845,080       2,241,158  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    4,662,848       15,940,501  

Severstal PJSC GDR(4)

    144,000       2,349,758  

Sistema PJSFC

    5,535,478       800,957  

Sollers PJSC(1)

    24,262       194,724  

Surgutneftegas PJSC ADR(6)

    10,800       49,248  

Surgutneftegas PJSC ADR(6)

    527,704       2,416,019  

Surgutneftegas PJSC, PFC Shares

    4,537,600       2,520,381  

Tatneft PJSC ADR(6)

    3,614       250,812  

Tatneft PJSC ADR(6)

    100,386       6,920,012  

TMK PJSC GDR(4)

    64,757       299,255  

Transneft PJSC, PFC Shares

    845       2,203,972  

Unipro PJSC

    8,737,000       377,773  

VEON, Ltd. ADR

    370,784       1,123,476  

VTB Bank PJSC

    2,908,170,000       2,237,718  

X5 Retail Group NV GDR(4)

    157,800       4,228,232  

Yandex NV, Class A(1)

    265,300       9,540,188  
            $ 132,377,277  
Slovenia — 0.7%  

Cinkarna Celje DD

    3,159     $ 979,927  

Gorenje DD

    51,507       702,623  

KRKA DD

    67,125       4,563,024  

Luka Koper

    54,318       2,003,126  

Petrol

    6,269       2,656,791  

Pozavarovalnica Sava DD

    56,957       1,144,135  

Telekom Slovenije DD

    21,981       1,966,421  

Zavarovalnica Triglav DD

    48,275       1,757,178  
            $ 15,773,225  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa — 6.3%  

Absa Group, Ltd.

    115,033     $ 1,498,619  

AECI, Ltd.

    73,130       588,203  

African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd.

    94,900       818,930  

Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.

    48,769       1,500,133  

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.

    218,130       1,914,780  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.

    392,807       7,609,245  

Astral Foods, Ltd.

    18,500       409,886  

Aveng, Ltd.(1)

    939,990       6,401  

AVI, Ltd.

    233,600       1,939,753  

Barloworld, Ltd.

    560,920       5,398,884  

Bid Corp., Ltd.

    187,327       3,745,532  

Bidvest Group, Ltd. (The)

    489,196       6,953,823  

Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.

    12,100       873,797  

Clicks Group, Ltd.

    167,700       2,461,328  

DataTec, Ltd.

    160,600       298,861  

Discovery, Ltd.

    96,631       1,245,523  

Exxaro Resources, Ltd.

    118,010       1,162,810  

FirstRand, Ltd.

    703,860       3,699,561  

Foschini Group, Ltd. (The)

    63,545       829,718  

Gold Fields, Ltd.

    509,300       1,869,003  

Grindrod Shipping Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    8,507       86,572  

Grindrod, Ltd.(1)

    340,300       203,056  

Growthpoint Properties, Ltd.

    1,042,876       2,070,756  

Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

    374,410       623,180  

Hyprop Investments, Ltd.

    92,800       723,829  

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    533,748       792,801  

Imperial Holdings, Ltd.

    60,958       988,365  

Investec, Ltd.

    62,594       452,315  

JSE, Ltd.

    40,800       514,683  

Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.

    23,160       512,399  

Liberty Holdings, Ltd.

    88,826       777,145  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings, Ltd.

    1,510,419       2,754,572  

Massmart Holdings, Ltd.

    116,773       1,041,426  

Mediclinic International PLC

    253,849       1,707,753  

MMI Holdings, Ltd.

    478,158       616,973  

Mondi, Ltd.

    49,630       1,359,848  

Mr Price Group, Ltd.

    74,702       1,332,669  

MTN Group, Ltd.

    1,536,595       13,367,388  

Murray & Roberts Holdings, Ltd.

    915,850       1,258,612  

Nampak, Ltd.(1)

    465,438       535,251  

Naspers, Ltd., Class N

    61,047       15,027,860  

Nedbank Group, Ltd.

    44,331       917,372  

Netcare, Ltd.

    1,305,994       2,678,361  

Northam Platinum, Ltd.(1)

    207,738       557,290  

Pick’n Pay Stores, Ltd.

    305,481       1,724,810  

PPC, Ltd.(1)

    468,427       227,005  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, Ltd.

    322,134     $ 974,866  

Redefine Properties, Ltd.

    2,311,150       1,865,236  

Remgro, Ltd.

    103,310       1,705,331  

Reunert, Ltd.

    407,260       2,529,740  

RMB Holdings, Ltd.

    163,033       1,019,032  

Sanlam, Ltd.

    378,884       2,196,656  

Sappi, Ltd.

    345,500       2,469,265  

Sasol, Ltd.

    244,489       9,634,705  

Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.

    224,300       3,709,672  

Sibanye Gold, Ltd.(1)

    534,218       326,997  

SPAR Group, Ltd. (The)

    147,000       2,140,723  

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

    246,739       3,815,253  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV(1)

    787,883       153,511  

Telkom SA SOC, Ltd.

    309,050       1,187,121  

Tiger Brands, Ltd.

    103,271       2,737,396  

Tongaat Hulett, Ltd.

    99,910       640,266  

Truworths International, Ltd.

    155,016       962,984  

Vodacom Group, Ltd.

    528,700       5,633,065  

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon, Ltd.

    106,200       1,121,426  

Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.

    287,328       1,116,263  
            $ 143,616,589  
South Korea — 5.7%  

AMOREPACIFIC Corp.

    9,380     $ 2,244,420  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    6,000       514,279  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    34,935       280,153  

Celltrion, Inc.(1)

    21,040       5,123,910  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    31,519       569,928  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    4,652       1,407,572  

CJ Corp.

    3,500       439,960  

CJ ENM Co., Ltd.

    3,130       649,971  

CJ Logistics Corp.(1)

    2,049       277,104  

Coway Co., Ltd.

    14,240       1,195,863  

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

    4,800       336,795  

Daesang Corp.

    8,000       176,133  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.(1)

    65,741       334,407  

Daewoo Industrial Development Co., Ltd.(1)

    3,657       8,827  

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    5,630       923,500  

DB Insurance Co., Ltd.

    9,940       573,272  

DGB Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    34,537       289,143  

Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,407       208,023  

Dong-A ST Co., Ltd.

    4,078       349,769  

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.

    50,333       345,824  

Doosan Corp.

    3,701       344,576  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.(1)

    23,400       315,654  

Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.(1)

    34,600       312,486  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

E-MART, Inc.

    6,525     $ 1,275,618  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    10,435       424,218  

GS Holdings Corp.

    29,120       1,401,488  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    46,600       1,873,675  

Hanjin Kal Corp.

    19,283       318,483  

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

    21,623       858,247  

Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    3,953       1,502,985  

Hanmi Science Co., Ltd.

    9,058       562,328  

Hansol Holdings Co., Ltd.

    37,566       159,760  

Hansol Paper Co., Ltd.

    22,933       376,786  

Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.(1)

    9,095       183,454  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    35,850       679,916  

Hanwha Corp.

    11,790       339,302  

HDC Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,549       155,760  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction, Class E(1)

    9,150       470,321  

Hite-Jinro Co., Ltd.

    20,121       327,418  

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.(1)

    1,067       162,151  

Hyosung Chemical Corp.(1)

    760       114,477  

Hyosung Corp.

    3,287       131,114  

Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp.(1)

    2,221       105,029  

Hyosung TNC Co., Ltd.(1)

    1,031       205,066  

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., Ltd.(1)

    1,100       131,182  

Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.

    7,615       671,019  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    15,844       832,744  

Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.

    4,770       585,092  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(1)

    6,601       630,633  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)

    867       260,696  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

    10,256       336,350  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.(1)

    5,275       442,334  

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    12,774       2,603,924  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    30,410       3,524,314  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    16,100       775,937  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    5,400       227,733  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    37,480       525,085  

Kakao Corp.

    5,600       564,663  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    30,266       702,903  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    56,400       2,710,778  

KCC Corp.

    1,345       407,762  

Kia Motors Corp.

    53,420       1,514,490  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    147,695       4,388,833  

Korea Gas Corp.(1)

    15,148       789,397  

Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,990       447,817  

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

    3,675       1,357,124  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

    10,010       262,140  

Korean Reinsurance Co.

    29,387       290,250  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

KT Corp.

    69,653     $ 1,776,969  

KT Corp. ADR

    16,800       230,160  

KT&G Corp.

    36,763       3,634,611  

Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

    4,400       445,945  

LG Chem, Ltd.

    8,233       2,768,950  

LG Corp.

    20,410       1,375,833  

LG Display Co., Ltd.

    19,325       366,367  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    15,743       1,055,221  

LG Hausys, Ltd.

    2,858       172,041  

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.

    2,500       2,707,289  

LG International Corp.

    8,000       169,035  

LG Uplus Corp.

    121,400       1,671,340  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    4,379       1,410,308  

Lotte Corp.(1)

    5,796       273,020  

LOTTE Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.

    9,050       499,116  

Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.

    4,523       834,128  

LS Corp.

    7,030       472,304  

LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.

    3,300       214,021  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    2,500       1,606,943  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd.

    76,889       561,765  

Naver Corp.

    1,979       1,269,713  

NCsoft Corp.

    1,263       435,995  

NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.

    21,508       250,948  

NHN Entertainment Corp.(1)

    4,718       265,533  

Nong Shim Co., Ltd.

    3,700       973,208  

OCI Co., Ltd.

    4,137       367,260  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    10,527       1,256,375  

POSCO

    14,872       4,377,057  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    9,000       154,594  

S-Oil Corp.

    22,412       2,353,993  

S1 Corp.

    3,266       253,353  

Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.(1)(2)

    5,181       1,728,758  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    14,200       1,570,846  

Samsung Card Co., Ltd.

    8,160       258,444  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

    5,701       784,757  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    240,100       9,966,606  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

    4,379       1,069,384  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(1)

    67,350       391,257  

Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    14,110       1,214,796  

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

    3,725       765,316  

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.

    16,440       479,455  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    67,151       2,619,513  

Shinsegae, Inc.

    1,984       588,773  

SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.(1)

    5,375       431,044  

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,084       1,434,117  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    26,400       2,040,466  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

    34,891     $ 6,196,866  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    64,010       269,478  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    21,600       4,827,378  

ViroMed Co., Ltd.(1)

    9,440       1,691,648  

Woori Bank

    61,986       936,914  

Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd.(1)

    78,565       257,095  

Yuhan Corp.

    6,867       1,370,582  

Zyle Motor Sales Corp.(1)

    5,113       7,564  
            $ 128,936,817  
Sri Lanka — 0.7%  

Access Engineering PLC

    3,199,414     $ 336,435  

Aitken Spence PLC

    1,072,547       329,059  

Ceylon Tobacco Co. PLC

    140,993       1,037,475  

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC

    1,500,000       814,080  

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

    2,108,547       1,664,620  

DFCC Bank PLC

    293,137       190,034  

Dialog Axiata PLC

    13,459,868       1,203,621  

Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka PLC

    1,996,476       255,637  

Hatton National Bank PLC

    1,368,463       1,936,632  

Hemas Holdings PLC

    500,000       312,760  

John Keells Holdings PLC

    3,177,989       2,770,190  

Lanka IOC PLC

    1,479,571       303,588  

Melstacorp PLC(1)

    6,101,508       1,891,090  

National Development Bank PLC

    538,000       387,844  

Nations Trust Bank PLC(1)

    386,337       220,274  

Sampath Bank PLC(1)

    839,158       1,550,786  

Teejay Lanka PLC

    1,705,074       344,909  
            $ 15,549,034  
Taiwan — 5.8%  

AcBel Polytech, Inc.

    429,000     $ 273,676  

Acer, Inc.

    263,519       215,967  

AirTAC International Group

    106,714       1,162,068  

AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.

    650,067       278,491  

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.

    262,561       673,047  

Asia Cement Corp.

    524,356       700,367  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    63,325       545,886  

AU Optronics Corp.

    1,011,837       437,914  

Capital Securities Corp.

    711,928       261,915  

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

    49,183       605,814  

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,110,533       1,915,222  

Center Laboratories, Inc.(1)

    523,551       1,603,297  

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.

    209,328       685,062  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd.

    829,476       490,903  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.

    843,672       1,304,820  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.

    100,164     $ 227,050  

China Airlines, Ltd.(1)

    2,591,887       839,123  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    2,042,050       748,030  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    473,009       501,050  

China Motor Corp.

    762,315       659,054  

China Petrochemical Development Corp.(1)

    1,155,564       533,525  

China Steel Corp.

    2,389,734       1,953,549  

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    68,000       146,600  

Chong Hong Construction Co., Ltd.

    184,999       561,735  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

    2,498,746       8,659,468  

Clevo Co.

    260,155       297,659  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    572,345       356,137  

Coretronic Corp.

    165,702       258,763  

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    2,741,275       1,859,933  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    132,151       460,737  

Dynapack International Technology Corp.

    183,374       233,722  

E Ink Holdings, Inc.

    278,000       358,235  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,733,040       1,209,478  

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

    90,159       1,038,816  

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    95,300       150,838  

Epistar Corp.

    125,472       155,658  

EVA Airways Corp.

    1,789,366       884,008  

Evergreen International Storage & Transport Corp.

    868,000       377,420  

Evergreen Marine Corp.(1)

    2,373,754       1,076,431  

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.

    142,291       187,519  

Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd.

    1,200,995       696,963  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    2,912,695       3,110,317  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

    1,232,084       2,924,207  

Feng Hsin Steel Co., Ltd.

    183,260       324,667  

FIH Mobile, Ltd.(1)

    1,391,000       211,317  

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,373,587       944,852  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    709,399       2,798,674  

Formosa International Hotels Corp.

    118,084       551,804  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    1,005,320       3,962,299  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    837,896       3,085,462  

Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.

    673,000       713,110  

Formosan Rubber Group, Inc.

    350,730       161,049  

Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.

    109,087       271,117  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,022,596       1,696,531  

Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    201,208       862,942  

Goldsun Building Materials Co., Ltd.(1)

    1,672,928       541,720  

Great Wall Enterprise Co., Ltd.

    930,888       1,210,171  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    441,669       683,157  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    247,241       2,427,093  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    882,434       2,420,498  

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    89,360       381,220  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.

    197,000     $ 1,715,350  

HTC Corp.(1)

    185,535       327,392  

Hu Lane Associate, Inc.

    157,000       688,594  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,191,080       714,345  

Innolux Corp.

    1,213,762       457,136  

Inventec Corp.

    324,966       260,039  

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd.

    238,367       252,090  

Kinpo Electronics, Inc.

    2,159,000       716,534  

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

    5,795       975,796  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    240,941       316,653  

MediaTek, Inc.

    98,462       818,873  

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,516,730       1,351,102  

Merida Industry Co., Ltd.

    146,657       707,248  

Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co., Ltd.

    1,001,253       830,417  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    973,214       2,704,260  

Neo Solar Power Corp.(1)

    685,542       225,484  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Ltd.

    62,942       304,799  

Pegatron Corp.

    223,028       496,854  

Pou Chen Corp.

    1,061,819       1,168,037  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    111,865       316,980  

President Chain Store Corp.

    480,664       5,295,330  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    198,508       343,618  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    141,264       298,735  

Radium Life Tech Co., Ltd.(1)

    633,422       279,718  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    74,002       298,191  

Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.

    524,767       583,323  

Sanyang Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,013,866       697,481  

ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd.

    255,343       266,260  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,899,606       721,626  

Shin Kong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    750,483       325,096  

Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.

    30,533       177,472  

Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.

    70,233       241,873  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,948,446       732,880  

St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd.

    22,000       485,262  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    169,358       242,046  

Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd.

    941,822       411,398  

Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,426,766       700,035  

Taiwan Business Bank

    767,898       253,448  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    799,513       1,028,825  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,253,288       766,406  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

    328,000       461,106  

Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.

    542,564       294,595  

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

    1,169,296       4,031,773  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    1,022,465       8,175,331  

Taiwan Tea Corp.

    395,711       199,868  

Tatung Co., Ltd.(1)

    1,151,785       1,472,073  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.

    2,247,000     $ 1,642,609  

Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd.

    483,608       711,727  

TPK Holding Co., Ltd.

    79,148       156,967  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    68,535       189,453  

TSRC Corp.

    554,063       579,677  

TTY Biopharm Co., Ltd.

    534,330       1,614,921  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    798,060       597,482  

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    186,000       192,356  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    3,558,831       9,413,795  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    816,090       467,359  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    2,539,000       1,730,035  

Wan Hai Lines, Ltd.

    518,962       281,894  

Waterland Financial Holdings

    714,977       262,920  

Wei Chuan Food Corp.(1)

    623,000       486,793  

Wistron Corp.

    281,230       217,590  

WPG Holdings Co., Ltd.

    247,489       343,766  

Xxentria Technology Materials Corp.

    234,700       684,241  

Yageo Corp.

    19,591       501,470  

Yang Ming Marine Transport(1)

    1,153,621       346,539  

YFY, Inc.

    899,120       356,320  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd.

    1,437,319       500,741  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,535,629       708,369  

Yulon Motor Co., Ltd.

    857,950       593,508  
            $ 131,580,441  
Thailand — 3.1%  

Advanced Info Service PCL(7)

    635,100     $ 3,856,202  

Airports of Thailand PCL(7)

    1,801,600       3,590,983  

AP Thailand PCL(7)

    2,428,300       671,900  

Bangkok Bank PCL(7)

    126,300       783,184  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL(7)

    4,713,300       3,754,837  

Bangkok Land PCL(7)

    13,071,100       750,613  

Banpu PCL(7)

    853,900       542,466  

BEC World PCL(7)

    1,752,100       511,828  

Berli Jucker PCL(7)

    591,200       1,012,444  

BTS Group Holdings PCL(7)

    3,681,100       1,046,953  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL(7)

    482,200       2,632,029  

Central Pattana PCL(7)

    537,000       1,223,745  

Central Plaza Hotel PCL(7)

    268,400       353,574  

CH. Karnchang PCL(7)

    442,520       353,090  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL(7)

    975,500       799,547  

CP ALL PCL(7)

    1,230,300       2,775,516  

Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL(7)

    1,096,800       2,300,918  

Electricity Generating PCL(7)

    299,200       2,077,085  

Glow Energy PCL(7)

    673,400       1,894,540  

Hana Microelectronics PCL(7)

    1,549,800       1,677,925  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)  

Home Product Center PCL(7)

    3,521,555     $ 1,559,250  

Indorama Ventures PCL(7)

    879,700       1,575,914  

IRPC PCL(7)

    3,717,200       721,246  

Italian-Thai Development PCL(1)(7)

    4,208,006       359,324  

Jasmine International PCL(7)

    662,900       107,770  

Kasikornbank PCL(7)

    300,200       1,959,841  

KCE Electronics PCL(7)

    562,600       697,224  

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL(7)

    2,728,780       269,200  

Kiatnakin Bank PCL(7)

    103,100       224,849  

Krung Thai Bank PCL(7)

    1,231,400       704,001  

L.P.N. Development PCL(7)

    1,255,000       380,831  

Land & Houses PCL(7)

    2,593,500       935,335  

Minor International PCL(7)

    2,603,577       2,977,005  

Pruksa Holding PCL(7)

    518,200       319,474  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL(7)

    314,498       1,305,761  

PTT Global Chemical PCL(7)

    876,200       2,156,808  

PTT PCL(7)

    2,036,000       3,137,181  

Quality House PCL(7)

    8,192,646       856,984  

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL(7)

    676,000       1,046,419  

Robinson PCL(7)

    644,300       1,226,824  

Samart Corp. PCL(7)

    2,188,100       477,367  

Siam Cement PCL(7)

    146,100       1,968,420  

Siam City Cement PCL(7)

    59,183       423,714  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL(7)

    482,500       2,031,921  

Siam Global House PCL (The)(7)

    1,162,656       608,598  

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL(1)(7)

    452,157       291,166  

Super Energy Corp. PCL(1)(7)

    11,910,000       261,656  

Thai Airways International PCL(1)(7)

    794,000       334,471  

Thai Beverage PCL(7)

    2,240,500       1,252,203  

Thai Oil PCL(7)

    330,500       797,490  

Thai Union Group PCL(7)

    950,700       468,999  

Thanachart Capital PCL(7)

    363,800       561,122  

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL(7)

    1,334,265       291,074  

TMB Bank PCL(7)

    9,863,000       682,642  

Total Access Communication PCL(7)

    689,400       850,415  

TPI Polene PCL(7)

    7,161,500       408,894  

True Corp. PCL(7)

    8,870,490       1,666,675  

TTW PCL(7)

    3,598,200       1,352,183  
            $ 69,859,630  
Tunisia — 0.2%  

Attijari Bank

    9,305     $ 181,359  

Banque de Tunisie

    134,784       438,123  

Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie

    6,838       446,823  

Banque Nationale Agricole(1)

    87,116       673,582  

Carthage Cement(1)

    597,550       429,912  
Security   Shares     Value  
Tunisia (continued)  

Euro Cycles SA

    18,760     $ 191,166  

Poulina Group

    122,715       520,655  

Societe D’Articles Hygieniques SA(1)

    84,735       458,800  

Societe Frigorifique et Brasserie de Tunis SA

    92,682       839,616  

Telnet Holding

    95,416       402,862  

Union Internationale de Banques SA

    40,688       509,561  
            $ 5,092,459  
Turkey — 2.5%  

AG Anadolu Grubu Holding AS

    109,884     $ 394,709  

Akbank Turk AS

    887,877       1,307,312  

Akcansa Cimento AS

    126,800       225,994  

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS

    251,413       597,584  

Aksa Enerji Uretim AS(1)

    600,923       520,628  

Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi AS

    522,467       139,390  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS

    257,058       1,081,236  

Arcelik AS

    516,256       1,324,482  

Aygaz AS

    279,132       588,494  

Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(1)

    372,500       181,857  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    271,885       3,907,845  

Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(1)

    121,177       179,431  

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS

    141,400       286,268  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    102,495       616,527  

Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS(1)

    1,732,915       352,531  

Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS

    111,778       144,628  

EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS

    440,700       319,382  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    9,265,567       3,320,779  

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

    1,336,833       1,326,224  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    2,495,893       5,600,905  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    157,461       1,889,123  

Gubre Fabrikalari TAS(1)

    239,300       172,799  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    498,524       860,656  

Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    1,682,412       342,200  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(1)

    2,316,004       2,065,750  

KOC Holding AS

    746,532       2,109,003  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(1)

    77,300       672,546  

Migros Ticaret AS(1)

    75,000       293,840  

Net Holding AS(1)

    325,363       115,113  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(1)

    36,600       215,122  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    1,139,360       1,029,977  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    101,888       601,535  

Tekfen Holding AS

    209,373       829,243  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    266,109       1,243,727  

Trakya Cam Sanayii AS

    365,441       326,907  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Turkey (continued)  

Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    353,994     $ 7,756,514  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(1)

    578,119       2,034,456  

Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    769,408       782,034  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS(1)

    1,467,995       1,434,275  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    2,156,473       5,666,958  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    882,172       1,272,793  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    267,144       377,332  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    563,039       582,322  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS

    1,026,653       179,601  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    458,258       384,047  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS(1)

    269,059       955,068  

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(1)

    242,175       456,346  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS(1)

    609,032       262,526  
            $ 57,328,019  
United Arab Emirates — 1.5%  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    1,023,599     $ 1,972,297  

Abu Dhabi National Hotels

    232,683       181,088  

Agthia Group PJSC

    1,013,903       1,329,741  

Air Arabia PJSC

    4,253,944       1,239,619  

Ajman Bank PJSC

    825,022       216,200  

Al Waha Capital PJSC

    1,587,889       779,482  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    4,132,498       2,286,886  

Arabtec Holding PJSC

    1,673,286       902,409  

Dana Gas PJSC

    5,241,906       1,560,696  

DP World, Ltd.

    211,673       4,870,222  

Dubai Financial Market PJSC

    1,928,561       509,920  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    1,856,227       1,023,591  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    982,741       1,346,396  

DXB Entertainments PJSC(1)

    4,892,600       448,068  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    2,668,666       3,844,351  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    577,000       2,726,849  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    1,640,026       6,081,182  

National Central Cooling Co. (Tabreed)

    828,054       417,654  

RAK Properties PJSC

    2,150,800       391,859  

Union National Bank PJSC

    1,310,400       1,244,262  
            $ 33,372,772  
Vietnam — 1.5%  

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC

    1,188,355     $ 2,995,156  

Bao Viet Holdings

    307,150       1,032,752  

Development Investment Construction Corp.

    322,120       222,094  

FLC Faros Construction JSC(1)

    383,532       701,934  

FPT Corp.

    187,852       369,491  

HAGL JSC(1)

    1,155,511       379,153  

Hoa Phat Group JSC(1)

    2,967,967       4,768,098  
Security   Shares     Value  
Vietnam (continued)  

KIDO Group Corp.

    633,520     $ 923,040  

Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp.(1)

    328,860       169,030  

Masan Group Corp.(1)

    408,780       1,483,620  

PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC(1)

    813,305       459,264  

PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemical JSC

    880,500       698,756  

PetroVietnam Gas JSC

    352,900       1,332,542  

PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp.

    1,236,400       914,090  

Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC

    483,390       391,164  

Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC

    73,305       325,092  

Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corp.

    186,753       283,688  

Saigon Securities, Inc.

    198,000       246,832  

Tan Tao Investment & Industry JSC(1)

    1,554,838       180,574  

Vietjet Aviation JSC

    410,676       2,554,187  

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC

    492,098       3,560,627  

Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade

    1,255,523       1,279,350  

Vingroup JSC(1)

    1,808,537       8,274,419  
            $ 33,544,953  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,971,359,859)

          $ 2,251,813,615  
Equity-Linked Securities(2)(8) — 0.7%

 

 
Security   Maturity
Date
    Shares     Value  
Saudi Arabia — 0.7%                     

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets

    7/20/20       23,008     $ 464,405  

Al Rajhi Bank

    1/19/21       85,461       2,014,386  

Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co.

    2/24/21       46,623       310,538  

Alinma Bank

    1/19/21       109,712       673,999  

Almarai Co.

    7/20/20       38,453       544,436  

Arab National Bank

    3/13/20       49,700       460,504  

Bank Albilad

    2/24/21       28,212       197,087  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    3/24/20       49,100       455,599  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    11/9/20       95,838       490,638  

Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co.

    2/28/20       43,595       246,896  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    1/19/21       11,895       574,705  

Mobile Telecommunication Co.

    4/5/21       123,207       204,666  

National Industrialization Co.

    8/26/19       30,681       177,195  

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemicals Co.

    7/20/20       64,000       477,816  

Riyad Bank

    11/9/20       68,200       321,870  

Sahara Petrochemical Co.

    9/14/18       43,292       218,168  

Samba Financial Group

    5/6/20       61,205       517,331  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    5/10/21       5,500       129,493  

Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co.

    4/5/21       106,500       182,876  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

    7/20/20       12,058       210,591  
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Maturity
Date
    Shares     Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)                     

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.

    4/5/21       21,900     $ 335,764  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    1/19/21       38,437       1,320,042  

Saudi British Bank

    3/24/20       58,524       529,000  

Saudi Chemical Co.

    4/05/21       25,900       234,802  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    1/19/21       190,400       973,729  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    12/12/19       35,563       256,974  

Saudi International Petrochemical

    1/19/21       40,200       248,463  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.

    1/19/21       59,809       290,880  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    4/5/21       45,600       1,051,728  

Savola AB

    1/24/20       63,323       563,937  

Yanbu National Petrochemicals Co.

    7/20/20       18,678       368,042  

Total Equity-Linked Securities
(identified cost $12,863,374)

 

  $ 15,046,560  
Warrants(1) — 0.0%(5)

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Samart Corp. PCL, Exp. 5/17/21, Strike THB 15.00

    729,366     $ 7,015  

Total Warrants
(identified cost $0)

          $ 7,015  
Rights(1) — 0.0%(5)    
Security   Shares     Value  

Cosumar, Exp. 12/28/18

    1     $ 9  

Total Rights
(identified cost $5)

          $ 9  
Short-Term Investments — 0.2%    
Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

State Street Bank and Trust Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.35%, 8/1/18

  $ 4,122     $ 4,122,253  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $4,122,253)

          $ 4,122,253  

Total Investments — 99.7%
(identified cost $1,988,345,491)

          $ 2,270,989,452  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

          $ 7,758,789  

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 2,278,748,241  

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

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(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 July 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $24,255,830 or 1.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(3) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 10).

 

(4) 

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 July 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $33,127,604 or 1.5% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(5) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(6) 

Securities are traded on separate exchanges for the same entity.

 

(7) 

Indicates a foreign registered security. Shares issued to foreign investors in markets that have foreign ownership limits.

 

(8) 

Security whose performance, including redemption at maturity, is linked to the price of the underlying equity security. The investment is subject to credit risk of the issuing financial institution (HSBC Bank plc) in addition to the market risk of the underlying security.

 

Currency Concentration of Portfolio

 

Currency   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Hong Kong Dollar

    9.2   $ 210,299,149  

United States Dollar

    8.8       199,381,959  

South African Rand

    6.3       143,463,078  

Indian Rupee

    6.0       137,569,377  

New Taiwan Dollar

    5.8       131,369,124  

Mexican Peso

    5.7       130,842,565  

South Korean Won

    5.7       128,706,657  

Brazilian Real

    5.5       125,814,380  

Polish Zloty

    3.1       71,244,448  

Chilean Peso

    3.1       70,162,662  

Indonesian Rupiah

    3.0       69,656,062  

Philippine Peso

    3.0       69,104,543  

Thai Baht

    3.0       68,614,442  

Malaysian Ringgit

    3.0       68,189,190  

Euro

    2.6       58,989,002  

New Turkish Lira

    2.5       57,328,019  

Russian Ruble

    2.0       45,661,979  

Kuwaiti Dinar

    1.9       44,158,066  

United Arab Emirates Dirham

    1.5       35,226,850  

Qatari Riyal

    1.5       34,300,949  

Vietnamese Dong

    1.5       33,544,953  

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

    1.4       31,146,105  

Colombian Peso

    1.3       29,215,697  

Pakistani Rupee

    1.3       28,785,493  

Other currency, less than 1% each

    11.0       248,214,703  

Total Investments

    99.7   $ 2,270,989,452  
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio

 

Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    19.2   $ 436,903,306  

Materials

    11.6       265,085,919  

Consumer Staples

    10.7       242,906,463  

Industrials

    10.5       238,735,656  

Energy

    9.4       214,844,920  

Telecommunication Services

    8.9       203,825,431  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.8       199,317,971  

Utilities

    6.2       141,402,340  

Information Technology

    5.4       124,010,728  

Health Care

    5.1       115,552,259  

Real Estate

    3.7       84,282,206  

Short-Term Investments

    0.2       4,122,253  

Total Investments

    99.7   $ 2,270,989,452  

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
PCL     Public Company Ltd.
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

Currency Abbreviations:

 

THB     Thai Baht
 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    July 31, 2018  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,988,345,491)

   $ 2,270,989,452  

Cash

     885,887  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $11,265,288)

     11,306,118  

Dividends and interest receivable

     7,323,541  

Receivable for investments sold

     83,463  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,272,886  

Tax reclaims receivable

     74,990  

Total assets

   $ 2,291,936,337  
Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 527,476  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     6,889,216  

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

     1,519,928  

Administration fee

     285,960  

Distribution and service fees

     66,127  

Accrued foreign capital gains taxes

     2,451,775  

Accrued expenses

     1,447,614  

Total liabilities

   $ 13,188,096  

Net Assets

   $ 2,278,748,241  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,285,934,102  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     14,726,750  

Accumulated net realized loss

     (302,021,621

Net unrealized appreciation

     280,109,010  

Total

   $ 2,278,748,241  
Investor Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 279,542,031  

Shares Outstanding

     18,660,325  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 14.98  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 8,345,583  

Shares Outstanding

     569,777  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 14.65  
Institutional Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,695,496,258  

Shares Outstanding

     112,599,709  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 15.06  
Class R6 Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 295,364,369  

Shares Outstanding

     19,609,230  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 15.06  

 

*

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

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $5,943,930)

   $ 53,974,213  

Interest

     4,730  

Total investment income

   $ 53,978,943  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 10,399,640  

Administration fee

     1,969,765  

Distribution and service fees

 

Investor Class

     405,965  

Class C

     45,427  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     48,379  

Custodian fee

     1,494,807  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     723,964  

Legal and accounting services

     78,444  

Printing and postage

     98,508  

Registration fees

     59,369  

Miscellaneous

     199,263  

Total expenses

   $ 15,523,531  

Net investment income

   $ 38,455,412  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $137,641)

   $ 54,578,042  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,138,682

Net realized gain

   $ 53,439,360  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments (including net increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $1,577,300)

   $ (418,757,520

Foreign currency

     (135,725

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (418,893,245

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (365,453,885

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (326,998,473

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

Year Ended

January 31, 2018

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 38,455,412      $ 48,219,970  

Net realized gain

     53,439,360        14,886,813  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (418,893,245      704,772,106  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (326,998,473    $ 767,878,889  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

From net investment income

     

Investor Class

   $      $ (10,183,156

Class C

            (168,458

Institutional Class

            (49,803,465

Class R6

            (16,110,983

Total distributions to shareholders

   $      $ (76,266,062

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Investor Class

   $ 20,145,848      $ 55,520,901  

Class C

     170,176        885,164  

Institutional Class

     158,927,355        420,440,001  

Class R6

     16,177,698        80,751,262  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

     

Investor Class

            9,992,931  

Class C

            158,118  

Institutional Class

            36,505,344  

Class R6

            15,633,121  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Investor Class

     (100,940,244      (292,705,286

Class C

     (827,120      (2,294,846

Institutional Class

     (274,235,081      (756,611,346

Class R6

     (256,928,889      (171,183,425

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (437,510,257    $ (602,908,061

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (764,508,730    $ 88,704,766  
Net Assets                  

At beginning of period

   $ 3,043,256,971      $ 2,954,552,205  

At end of period

   $ 2,278,748,241      $ 3,043,256,971  

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

included in net assets

                 

At end of period

   $ 14,726,750      $ (23,728,662

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Investor Class  
    

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended January 31,  
    2018      2017      2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 16.850     $ 13.340      $ 10.990      $ 13.850     $ 14.070     $ 15.260  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.207     $ 0.223      $ 0.179      $ 0.185     $ 0.204     $ 0.201  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.077     3.650        2.364        (2.851     (0.166     (1.204

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (1.870   $ 3.873      $ 2.543      $ (2.666   $ 0.038     $ (1.003
Less Distributions                                                   

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.363    $ (0.193    $ (0.016   $ (0.180   $ (0.187

From net realized gain

                         (0.178     (0.078      

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.363    $ (0.193    $ (0.194   $ (0.258   $ (0.187

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 14.980     $ 16.850      $ 13.340      $ 10.990     $ 13.850     $ 14.070  

Total Return(2)

     (11.10 )%(3)       29.33      23.32      (19.59 )%      0.25     (6.62 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 279,542     $ 400,814      $ 520,939      $ 527,198     $ 599,094     $ 755,768  

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

              

Expenses(4)

     1.41 %(5)      1.37      1.38      1.37     1.36     1.38

Net investment income

     2.67 %(5)      1.52      1.44      1.43     1.34     1.36

Portfolio Turnover

     1 %(3)      3      6      8     9     7

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable, which were eliminated effective March 1, 2013.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class C  
    

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended January 31,  
    2018      2017      2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 16.530     $ 13.120      $ 10.840      $ 13.760     $ 13.960     $ 15.130  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.150     $ 0.096      $ 0.083      $ 0.096     $ 0.094     $ 0.091  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.030     3.580        2.340        (2.834     (0.163     (1.188

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (1.880   $ 3.676      $ 2.423      $ (2.738   $ (0.069   $ (1.097
Less Distributions                                                   

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.266    $ (0.143    $ (0.004   $ (0.053   $ (0.073

From net realized gain

                         (0.178     (0.078      

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.266    $ (0.143    $ (0.182   $ (0.131   $ (0.073

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 14.650     $ 16.530      $ 13.120      $ 10.840     $ 13.760     $ 13.960  

Total Return(2)

     (11.43 )%(3)       28.32      22.50      (20.23 )%      (0.51 )%      (7.27 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 8,346     $ 10,152      $ 9,209      $ 9,573     $ 15,996     $ 19,779  

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

              

Expenses(4)

     2.16 %(5)      2.12      2.13      2.12     2.11     2.13

Net investment income

     1.98 %(5)      0.66      0.68      0.74     0.63     0.63

Portfolio Turnover

     1 %(3)      3      6      8     9     7

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Institutional Class  
   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended January 31,  
    2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 16.910     $ 13.400     $ 11.040     $ 13.890     $ 14.110     $ 15.310  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.231     $ 0.245     $ 0.212     $ 0.233     $ 0.243     $ 0.224  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.081     3.673       2.375       (2.880     (0.162     (1.197

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1.850   $ 3.918     $ 2.587     $ (2.647   $ 0.081     $ (0.973
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $     $ (0.408   $ (0.227   $ (0.025   $ (0.223   $ (0.227

From net realized gain

                      (0.178     (0.078      

Total distributions

  $     $ (0.408   $ (0.227   $ (0.203   $ (0.301   $ (0.227

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 15.060     $ 16.910     $ 13.400     $ 11.040     $ 13.890     $ 14.110  

Total Return(2)

    (10.94 )%(3)       29.56     23.64     (19.40 )%      0.55     (6.42 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 1,695,496     $ 2,030,663     $ 1,884,610     $ 1,803,056     $ 3,227,614     $ 3,392,890  

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

           

Expenses(4)

    1.16 %(5)      1.12     1.13     1.12     1.11     1.13

Net investment income

    2.98 %(5)      1.65     1.68     1.77     1.59     1.52

Portfolio Turnover

    1 %(3)      3     6     8     9     7

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class R6  
    

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended January 31,    

Period Ended

January 31,  2015(1)

 
    2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 16.910     $ 13.400      $ 11.040      $ 13.890     $ 16.010  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                           

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.231     $ 0.249      $ 0.225      $ 0.223     $ 0.027  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.081     3.676        2.370        (2.861     (1.842

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (1.850   $ 3.925      $ 2.595      $ (2.638   $ (1.815
Less Distributions                                           

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.415    $ (0.235    $ (0.034   $ (0.227

From net realized gain

                         (0.178     (0.078

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.415    $ (0.235    $ (0.212   $ (0.305

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 15.060     $ 16.910      $ 13.400      $ 11.040     $ 13.890  

Total Return(3)

     (10.99 )%(4)       29.69      23.71      (19.34 )%      (11.36 )%(4)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                           

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

   $ 295,364     $ 601,629      $ 539,794      $ 555,338     $ 593,622  

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

            

Expenses(5)

     1.09 %(6)      1.07      1.08      1.07     1.07 %(6) 

Net investment income

     2.96 %(6)      1.67      1.79      1.72     0.31 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

     1 %(4)      3      6      8     9 %(7) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations, July 1, 2014, to January 31, 2015.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

For the Fund’s year ended January 31, 2015.

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers four classes of shares. Investor Class, Institutional Class and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective March 1, 2013, Class C shares of the Fund are no longer available for purchase, except by existing shareholders (including shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions) or employer sponsored retirement plans. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Sub-accounting, recordkeeping and similar administrative fees payable to financial intermediaries, which are a component of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations, are not allocated to Class R6 shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund 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 asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices. Equity-linked securities are generally valued based on the value of the underlying equity security or instrument.

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 asked 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 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.

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

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 Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal and Other Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

 

  35  


Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

In addition to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund may also be subject to local taxes on the recognition of capital gains in certain countries. In determining the daily net asset value, the Fund estimates the accrual for such taxes, if any, based on the unrealized appreciation on certain portfolio securities and the related tax rates. Taxes attributable to unrealized appreciation are included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. Capital gains taxes on securities sold are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments.

As of July 31, 2018, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund 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  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

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

G  Equity-Linked Securities — Equity-linked securities are primarily used as an alternative means to more efficiently and effectively access the securities markets of emerging market countries and may also be known as participation notes, equity swaps, and zero strike calls and warrants. Equity-linked securities are privately issued securities whose investment results are designed to correspond generally to the performance of a specified stock index or “basket” of stocks, or a single stock. The Fund deposits an amount of cash with its custodian (or broker, if legally permitted) in an amount near or equal to the selling price of the underlying security in exchange for an equity-linked security. Upon sale, the Fund receives cash from the broker or custodian equal to the current value of the underlying security, less transactional costs. Aside from market risk of the underlying security, there is the risk that the issuer of an equity-linked security may default on its obligation under the security. In addition, the Fund may be unable to close out such a transaction with the other party or obtain an offsetting position with any other party, at any time prior to the end of the term of the underlying agreement. Income received on equity-linked securities is recorded as dividend income.

H  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.

I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to July 31, 2018 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At January 31, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $349,111,888 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The

 

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deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at January 31, 2018, $349,111,888 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at July 31, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 2,019,721,488  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 660,934,280  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (409,666,316

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 251,267,964  

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Fund and EVM, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.80% on net assets of $500 million but less than $1 billion, 0.775% on net assets of $1 billion but less than $2.5 billion, 0.75% on net assets of $2.5 billion but less than $5 billion, 0.73% on net assets of $5 billion but less than $7.5 billion and 0.71% on net assets of $7.5 billion and over, and is payable monthly. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or the Fund and by the vote of a majority of shareholders. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the investment adviser fee amounted to $10,399,640 or 0.79% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Fund and is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the administration fee amounted to $1,969,765.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, EVM earned $31,834 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and service fees from Investor Class and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Investor Class shares (Investor Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Investor Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended July 31, 2018 amounted to $405,965 for Investor Class shares.

The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $34,070 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended July 31, 2018 amounted to $11,357 for Class C shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

 

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5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the Fund was informed that EVD received less than $100 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $16,114,787 and $422,864,752, respectively, for the six months ended July 31, 2018.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Investor Class   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

January 31, 2018

 

Sales

     1,284,537        3,766,534  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            654,358  

Redemptions

     (6,413,081      (19,672,231

Net decrease

     (5,128,544      (15,251,339
Class C   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

January 31, 2018

 

Sales

     10,885        58,977  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            10,606  

Redemptions

     (55,055      (157,753

Net decrease

     (44,170      (88,170
Institutional Class   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

January 31, 2018

 

Sales

     10,104,643        28,311,462  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            2,369,982  

Redemptions

     (17,562,204      (51,281,512

Net decrease

     (7,457,561      (20,600,068
Class R6   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

January 31, 2018

 

Sales

     1,038,731        5,554,714  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            1,015,051  

Redemptions

     (16,997,582      (11,291,637

Net decrease

     (15,958,851      (4,721,872

 

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8  Line of Credit

The Fund 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 30, 2018. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% 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 Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended July 31, 2018.

9  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 Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States. The foregoing risks of foreign investing can be more significant in less developed countries characterized as emerging market countries.

10  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 July 31, 2018, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Asia/Pacific

   $ 18,244,894      $ 1,021,913,986      $ 510,232      $ 1,040,669,112  

Emerging Europe

     17,505,096        374,643,095        256,010        392,404,201  

Latin America

     426,968,423                      426,968,423  

Middle East/Africa

     2,670,316        389,101,563        0        391,771,879  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 465,388,729      $ 1,785,658,644 **     $ 766,242      $ 2,251,813,615  

Equity-Linked Securities — Saudi Arabia

   $      $ 15,046,560      $      $ 15,046,560  

Warrants

     7,015                      7,015  

Rights

     9                      9  

Short-Term Investments

            4,122,253               4,122,253  

Total Investments

   $ 465,395,753      $ 1,804,827,457      $ 766,242      $ 2,270,989,452  

 

*

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

 

**

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.

 

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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 July 31, 2018 is not presented. At July 31, 2018, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended was not significant.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2018. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), 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 the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with 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 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 in comparison to benchmark indices, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the fund’s investment strategies and policies;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

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

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, 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 each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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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 each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, thirteen, six, eight and nine times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

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

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each 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 specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Parametric Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities overseeing the Sub-adviser. The Board also noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as special considerations relevant to investing in emerging markets. The Board also noted the Sub-adviser’s experience in deploying quantitative-based investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as 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, 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, 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.

 

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The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective 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 investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2017 for the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. In considering the Fund’s performance, the Board noted that the Fund’s underperformance was primarily attributable to relative underweights in certain larger countries in the Fund’s primary benchmark index which had stronger returns. The Board also noted that sector allocation within these countries also had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable 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, 2017, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser to other types of clients with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser provide to the Fund as compared to other types of clients and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser as between the Fund and other types of clients. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds.

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 Other “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 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 also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with the Fund, 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 other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from 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 currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Parametric Emerging Markets 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

 

 

Trustees of Parametric Emerging Markets Fund

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

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Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

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 1-800-260-0761, 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) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-260-0761 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100

Seattle, WA 98101

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) 260-0761

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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Parametric International Equity Fund

Semiannual Report

July 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


Semiannual Report July 31, 2018

Parametric International Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     3  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4  

Fund Expenses

     5  

Financial Statements

     6  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     32  

Officers and Trustees

     35  

Important Notices

     36  


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Thomas Seto, Timothy W. Atwill, Ph.D., CFA and Paul Bouchey, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Investor Class at NAV

     04/01/2010        04/01/2010        –3.14      7.10      6.77     6.49

Institutional Class at NAV

     04/01/2010        04/01/2010        –2.98        7.42        7.06       6.77  

Class R at NAV

     08/10/2015        04/01/2010        –3.22        6.87        6.60       6.40  

Class R6 at NAV

     08/10/2015        04/01/2010        –2.98        7.40        7.08       6.78  

MSCI EAFE Index

                   –5.12      6.40      5.86     5.83
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                    Investor
Class
     Institutional
Class
     Class R     Class R6  

Gross

           0.86      0.61      1.11     0.58

Net

           0.75        0.50        1.00       0.47  

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4

 

 

Nestle SA

     1.2

Total SA

     0.8  

Air Liquide SA

     0.8  

Deutsche Telekom AG

     0.7  

Orange SA

     0.7  

Unilever NV

     0.7  

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

     0.7  

Novartis AG

     0.6  

CSL, Ltd.

     0.6  

Vodafone Group PLC

     0.6  

Total

     7.4
 

 

Geographic Allocation (% of common stocks)

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV with all distributions reinvested. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

  

Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class R is linked to Investor Class and the performance of Class R6 is linked to Institutional Class. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 5/31/19. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(2/1/18)
     Ending
Account Value
(7/31/18)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(2/1/18 – 7/31/18)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 968.60      $ 3.66 **       0.75

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 970.20      $ 2.44 **       0.50

Class R

  $ 1,000.00      $ 967.80      $ 4.88 **       1.00

Class R6

  $ 1,000.00      $ 970.20      $ 2.30 **       0.47
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.10      $ 3.76 **       0.75

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.30      $ 2.51 **       0.50

Class R

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.80      $ 5.01 **       1.00

Class R6

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.50      $ 2.36 **       0.47

 

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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on January 31, 2018.

 

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Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, the expenses would be higher.

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 98.1%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia — 8.7%  

Adelaide Brighton, Ltd.

    13,200     $ 67,565  

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    61,713       1,009,840  

Altium, Ltd.

    17,033       258,846  

Alumina, Ltd.

    55,500       116,979  

Amcor, Ltd.

    17,100       191,428  

AMP, Ltd.

    36,161       91,452  

ARB Corp., Ltd.

    5,909       92,403  

Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.

    21,634       518,198  

Asx, Ltd.

    1,485       72,515  

Atlas Arteria, Ltd.

    33,880       164,661  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(1)

    8,534       617,947  

Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.

    31,941       108,187  

AusNet Services

    252,683       306,218  

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

    100,174       126,075  

Automotive Holdings Group, Ltd.

    23,000       46,741  

Bank of Queensland, Ltd.

    6,700       55,390  

Beach Energy, Ltd.

    41,800       59,307  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.

    15,000       130,655  

Blackmores, Ltd.

    1,038       114,397  

BlueScope Steel, Ltd.

    10,995       144,473  

Boral, Ltd.

    21,487       106,188  

Brambles, Ltd.

    56,335       413,743  

BWP Trust

    43,000       105,844  

Caltex Australia, Ltd.

    14,550       351,991  

carsales.com, Ltd.

    16,291       168,919  

Cimic Group, Ltd.

    2,560       92,067  

Cleanaway Waste Management, Ltd.

    110,518       152,874  

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    25,021       178,227  

Cochlear, Ltd.

    2,716       410,537  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    11,400       634,831  

Cromwell Property Group

    126,000       103,891  

CSL, Ltd.

    10,380       1,518,660  

CSR, Ltd.

    25,925       81,810  

Dexus

    30,795       231,035  

Domain Holdings Australia, Ltd.

    33,200       78,516  

DuluxGroup, Ltd.

    13,768       78,345  

Elders, Ltd.

    17,500       97,710  

Evolution Mining, Ltd.

    44,676       92,645  

G8 Education, Ltd.

    67,000       123,960  

Goodman Group

    44,165       316,616  

GPT Group (The)

    52,362       201,101  

GrainCorp, Ltd., Class A

    25,572       140,927  

GUD Holdings, Ltd.

    8,300       87,543  

GWA Group, Ltd.

    16,000       38,899  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)  

Hansen Technologies, Ltd.

    30,805     $ 77,494  

Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.

    37,504       99,044  

Iluka Resources, Ltd.

    9,500       80,969  

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

    24,973       70,413  

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

    20,689       123,680  

Investa Office Fund

    19,533       74,901  

InvoCare, Ltd.

    7,600       80,150  

IOOF Holdings, Ltd.

    7,250       49,322  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    6,121       97,872  

JB Hi-Fi, Ltd.

    6,499       115,134  

Link Administration Holdings, Ltd.

    45,000       257,033  

Medibank Pvt, Ltd.

    42,014       97,169  

Metcash, Ltd.

    68,363       133,653  

Mirvac Group

    126,845       215,302  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    15,330       322,777  

Navitas, Ltd.

    32,100       102,702  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    10,706       171,993  

Northern Star Resources, Ltd.

    21,243       113,648  

Oil Search, Ltd.

    69,256       461,989  

Orica, Ltd.

    5,800       75,765  

Orora, Ltd.

    42,869       115,599  

Premier Investments, Ltd.

    7,193       92,906  

Qantas Airways, Ltd.

    38,249       191,174  

REA Group, Ltd.

    4,583       295,898  

Reliance Worldwide Corp, Ltd.

    24,300       107,349  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    3,197       193,218  

Scentre Group

    133,091       421,696  

Sims Metal Management, Ltd.

    5,711       72,911  

South32, Ltd.

    47,043       125,199  

Southern Cross Media Group, Ltd.

    51,672       48,436  

Spark Infrastructure Group

    270,383       462,579  

SpeedCast International, Ltd.

    46,511       214,271  

Star Entertainment Group, Ltd. (The)

    38,085       140,515  

Stockland

    71,106       219,717  

Suncorp Group, Ltd.

    10,356       115,228  

Super Retail Group, Ltd.

    18,050       124,039  

Sydney Airport

    45,111       237,078  

Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.

    89,236       309,935  

Technology One, Ltd.

    32,500       119,420  

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    346,742       731,155  

Transurban Group

    71,615       622,723  

Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.

    28,241       386,730  

Vicinity Centres

    71,300       141,254  

Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.

    17,626       285,745  

Webjet, Ltd.

    9,738       96,709  

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    26,741       983,223  
 

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    16,749     $ 366,677  

WiseTech Global, Ltd.

    17,700       200,806  

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    33,435       896,172  
      $ 21,239,528  
Austria — 1.1%  

ams AG

    3,370     $ 242,451  

ANDRITZ AG

    2,354       133,446  

BUWOG AG

    3,930       133,233  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    4,051       141,623  

DO & Co. AG

    1,870       131,199  

Erste Group Bank AG

    5,900       254,829  

EVN AG

    2,151       42,786  

Lenzing AG

    409       51,941  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    3,050       144,469  

OMV AG

    6,515       368,183  

Porr AG

    1,731       61,322  

Rhi Magnesita NV

    2,046       131,045  

S IMMO AG

    2,800       60,880  

S&T AG

    3,000       85,283  

Telekom Austria AG

    19,133       166,461  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    4,365       43,647  

Verbund AG

    9,000       354,850  

Vienna Insurance Group

    2,101       59,809  

Wienerberger AG

    6,800       166,690  
      $ 2,774,147  
Belgium — 2.2%  

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    418     $ 76,236  

Aedifica SA

    3,049       290,788  

Ageas

    2,473       132,640  

AGFA-Gevaert NV(1)

    19,500       93,095  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    7,300       742,877  

Barco NV

    1,818       258,043  

Bekaert SA

    2,430       68,256  

Biocartis NV(1)(2)

    6,300       92,521  

bpost SA

    14,900       234,889  

Cofinimmo

    2,670       349,657  

Colruyt SA

    750       44,836  

D’ieteren SA/NV

    2,000       87,118  

Econocom Group SA/NV

    26,944       95,132  

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    3,060       190,698  

Euronav SA

    16,700       141,322  

Gimv NV

    500       29,716  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    1,360       144,471  
Security   Shares     Value  
Belgium (continued)  

Ion Beam Applications(1)

    3,519     $ 92,097  

KBC Group NV

    2,922       224,318  

Kinepolis Group NV

    1,796       114,859  

Ontex Group NV

    977       29,540  

Orange Belgium SA

    1,888       30,286  

Proximus SA

    16,200       397,047  

Retail Estates NV

    755       68,258  

Sofina SA

    347       62,884  

Solvay SA

    1,639       224,544  

Telenet Group Holding NV(1)

    4,666       224,686  

UCB SA

    4,872       418,869  

Umicore SA

    6,674       390,580  
      $ 5,350,263  
Denmark — 2.2%  

Alm Brand A/S

    4,100     $ 42,605  

Bakkafrost P/F

    2,234       137,275  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    3,846       463,974  

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S

    4,046       418,823  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    1,302       142,009  

Danske Bank A/S

    18,200       528,901  

Dfds A/S

    1,122       73,900  

DSV A/S

    2,531       212,043  

H Lundbeck AS

    1,459       105,589  

ISS A/S

    1,926       71,942  

Matas A/S

    4,212       33,862  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(1)

    1,020       52,774  

NKT A/S(1)

    2,500       67,305  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    11,400       567,119  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    7,184       378,272  

Orsted A/S(2)

    12,900       796,038  

Pandora A/S

    9,000       639,111  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    795       44,935  

Rockwool International A/S, Class B

    246       98,499  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    1,899       158,172  

Topdanmark A/S

    2,527       108,530  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    2,869       185,136  

William Demant Holding A/S(1)

    1,895       90,577  
      $ 5,417,391  
Finland — 2.2%  

Amer Sports Oyj

    8,339     $ 267,386  

Caverion OYJ(1)

    4,767       39,981  

Citycon Oyj

    50,397       106,052  

Cramo Oyj

    3,655       78,062  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)  

DNA Oyj

    2,547     $ 50,484  

Elisa Oyj

    9,357       406,290  

Ferratum Oyj

    2,041       42,341  

Fortum Oyj

    23,080       579,839  

Huhtamaki Oyj

    1,924       69,097  

Kemira Oyj

    3,783       49,656  

Kesko Oyj, Class B

    7,618       427,815  

Kone Oyj, Class B

    4,394       240,202  

Metsa Board Oyj

    9,623       99,764  

Neste Oyj

    6,224       513,395  

Nokia Oyj

    81,195       440,698  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

    4,149       179,936  

Oriola Oyj, Series B

    21,185       68,345  

Orion Oyj, Class B

    14,650       504,355  

Raisio Oyj, Class V

    9,946       41,846  

Sampo Oyj, Class A

    8,646       439,113  

Technopolis Oyj

    15,622       70,636  

Tieto Oyj

    2,033       63,228  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    7,975       66,175  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

    8,531       302,617  

Uponor Oyj

    4,213       64,063  

Valmet Oyj

    3,811       79,174  

YIT Oyj

    7,400       50,316  
      $ 5,340,866  
France — 8.8%  

Aeroports de Paris

    489     $ 109,312  

Air Liquide SA

    15,550       1,988,131  

Airbus SE

    2,843       351,876  

Alstom SA

    2,298       103,024  

Alten SA

    1,210       120,084  

Altran Technologies SA

    7,912       75,290  

Amundi SA(2)

    1,276       87,922  

Atos SE

    2,791       373,986  

AXA SA

    21,900       551,818  

BioMerieux

    780       64,865  

BNP Paribas SA

    11,980       777,140  

Bollore SA

    11,284       52,462  

Bouygues SA

    2,581       113,343  

Bureau Veritas SA

    4,718       121,373  

CNP Assurances

    6,100       142,448  

Danone SA

    11,280       885,618  

Dassault Systemes SE

    3,155       470,425  

Eiffage SA

    672       75,097  

Elior Group SA(2)

    3,613       58,990  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)  

Engie SA

    57,248     $ 924,472  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

    2,822       415,861  

Eurazeo SA

    1,050       81,177  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    5,093       109,029  

Fnac Darty SA(1)

    617       55,982  

Gecina SA

    1,913       325,867  

Getlink

    4,517       59,624  

Hermes International

    207       131,009  

ICADE

    2,907       281,460  

Iliad SA

    936       147,979  

Ingenico Group SA

    1,627       134,763  

Kering SA

    624       331,647  

Korian SA

    2,511       87,948  

L’Oreal SA

    4,377       1,069,613  

Lagardere SCA

    3,693       107,760  

Legrand SA

    2,162       158,686  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,956       681,643  

Mercialys SA

    6,623       118,573  

Nexity SA

    4,423       272,157  

Orange SA

    104,500       1,780,858  

Orpea

    1,348       185,116  

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,902       121,379  

Rubis SCA

    3,910       230,604  

Safran SA

    2,043       253,340  

Sanofi

    13,534       1,177,408  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    786       93,553  

SCOR SE

    4,600       178,957  

SEB SA

    492       93,454  

Societe BIC SA

    456       43,613  

Sodexo SA

    790       87,513  

SOITEC(1)

    1,589       135,779  

Sopra Steria Group

    819       144,866  

Suez

    25,209       356,605  

Teleperformance

    618       113,175  

Thales SA

    1,146       150,440  

Total SA

    31,097       2,028,311  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(1)

    2,315       255,159  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

    4,184       928,853  

Veolia Environnement SA

    19,808       451,994  

Vinci SA

    3,092       311,122  

Vivendi SA

    6,567       170,145  

Wendel SA

    602       87,670  

Worldline SA(1)(2)

    2,397       142,559  
      $ 21,540,927  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany — 8.9%  

1&1 Drillisch AG

    1,305     $ 77,627  

adidas AG

    1,442       318,817  

ADO Properties SA(2)

    4,405       251,283  

Allianz SE

    4,451       984,804  

alstria office REIT AG

    16,144       250,656  

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA

    1,200       74,110  

Aurubis AG

    1,067       87,337  

Axel Springer SE

    773       57,760  

BASF SE

    10,528       1,009,198  

Bayer AG

    9,834       1,094,791  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, PFC Shares

    1,536       127,194  

Bechtle AG

    1,050       94,281  

Beiersdorf AG

    4,645       541,463  

Brenntag AG

    1,852       111,124  

CANCOM SE

    2,228       120,611  

Continental AG

    968       223,081  

Covestro AG(2)

    1,700       163,262  

Daimler AG

    7,929       548,799  

Delivery Hero SE(1)(2)

    2,000       113,584  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,786       235,371  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    2,062       57,854  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(2)

    4,793       75,074  

Deutsche Post AG

    8,239       291,047  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    110,815       1,832,333  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    14,811       721,079  

E.ON SE

    111,516       1,258,148  

Encavis AG

    18,946       137,342  

Evonik Industries AG

    2,553       94,478  

Fielmann AG

    567       39,807  

Fraport AG

    716       71,476  

Freenet AG

    4,137       118,559  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    2,940       286,809  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    5,187       399,858  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, PFC Shares

    1,895       106,990  

GEA Group AG

    2,527       98,767  

Gerresheimer AG

    913       77,737  

Grand City Properties SA

    12,766       331,545  

GRENKE AG

    857       94,725  

Hannover Rueck SE

    1,092       145,656  

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA

    898       52,903  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    4,580       491,127  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, PFC Shares

    8,725       1,094,884  

Hochtief AG

    363       65,273  

Hugo Boss AG

    1,223       110,280  

Innogy SE(2)

    7,900       351,008  

KION Group AG

    994       68,217  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)  

KWS Saat SE

    205     $ 80,836  

LEG Immobilien AG

    3,814       428,983  

Linde AG

    2,386       590,050  

MAN SE

    587       65,896  

Merck KGaA

    1,900       195,312  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    567       120,237  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

    1,785       395,547  

Osram Licht AG

    742       33,129  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    3,293       88,878  

Puma SE

    52       26,101  

Rational AG

    114       78,081  

RWE AG, PFC Shares

    10,176       215,303  

SAP SE

    10,536       1,226,242  

Scout24 AG(2)

    2,000       104,056  

Siemens AG

    7,855       1,108,647  

Software AG

    2,606       123,011  

Symrise AG

    1,730       156,373  

Talanx AG

    1,940       74,238  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    22,223       97,326  

TLG Immobilien AG

    9,950       260,094  

TUI AG

    5,129       109,723  

Uniper SE

    12,515       390,767  

United Internet AG

    1,626       87,465  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    4,576       33,131  

Volkswagen AG

    452       77,988  

Wirecard AG

    2,394       447,855  

Zalando SE(1)(2)

    3,599       206,477  
      $ 21,779,875  
Hong Kong — 4.5%  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    109,800     $ 961,140  

ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.

    19,100       229,843  

Beijing Gas Blue Sky Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    1,400,000       91,045  

Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.

    38,000       79,901  

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings), Ltd.

    31,500       152,884  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, Ltd.(1)(3)

    262,000       0  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    74,000       65,231  

Cafe de Coral Holdings, Ltd.

    38,000       95,853  

Canvest Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd.

    100,000       54,916  

China Goldjoy Group, Ltd.

    996,000       61,075  

China Regenerative Medicine International, Ltd.(1)

    3,140,000       44,825  

China Youzan, Ltd.(1)

    1,120,000       134,111  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.

    78,600       77,792  

CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.

    33,500       256,559  

CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

    35,500       263,527  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)  

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

    60,000     $ 685,856  

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    257,000       69,541  

First Pacific Co., Ltd.

    108,000       50,183  

Fortune REIT

    70,000       87,439  

G-Resources Group, Ltd.(1)

    5,688,000       66,758  

Global Cord Blood Corp.

    12,700       99,187  

Hang Lung Group, Ltd.

    21,000       62,138  

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

    6,700       182,590  

HC Group, Inc.

    134,000       75,275  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

    20,152       112,560  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments,
Ltd.(2)

    145,500       148,498  

HKBN, Ltd.

    105,000       162,689  

HKT Trust and HKT, Ltd.

    339,000       453,964  

Honbridge Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    640,000       95,510  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    218,210       445,577  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.

    10,900       323,027  

Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.

    23,200       168,944  

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

    18,000       98,689  

Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.

    9,000       609,379  

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.

    7,900       315,587  

Johnson Electric Holdings, Ltd.

    38,000       112,635  

Kerry Logistics Network, Ltd.

    73,500       96,266  

Kerry Properties, Ltd.

    13,500       68,482  

KuangChi Science, Ltd.(1)

    737,000       83,740  

Landing International Development, Ltd.(1)

    127,400       126,378  

Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings, Ltd.

    98,000       105,074  

Li & Fung, Ltd.

    266,000       90,204  

Link REIT

    25,500       253,013  

Macau Legend Development, Ltd.

    273,000       48,398  

Madison Holdings Group, Ltd.(1)

    492,000       102,282  

Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.

    68,800       50,741  

Melco International Development, Ltd.

    36,000       102,400  

MGM China Holdings, Ltd.

    31,600       68,154  

MTR Corp., Ltd.

    51,000       286,253  

New World Development Co., Ltd.

    104,000       148,294  

Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd.

    48,000       68,492  

NWS Holdings, Ltd.

    91,000       164,484  

Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd.

    81,000       67,961  

Sands China, Ltd.

    54,800       283,138  

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

    50,000       82,057  

Shunten International Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    720,000       27,949  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

    70,000       120,342  

SJM Holdings, Ltd.

    111,000       135,172  

Superb Summit International Group, Ltd.(1)(3)

    230,000       0  

Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A

    9,500       103,177  

Swire Properties, Ltd.

    25,400       100,034  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    41,500     $ 231,443  

Television Broadcasts, Ltd.

    19,500       60,539  

Texwinca Holdings, Ltd.

    70,000       30,817  

Town Health International Medical Group, Ltd.(3)

    604,000       26,548  

Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd.

    96,000       342,064  

VTech Holdings, Ltd.

    14,500       162,514  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

    22,000       160,263  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.

    43,000       115,699  
      $ 10,907,100  
Ireland — 2.1%  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    93,050     $ 798,591  

C&C Group PLC

    23,800       95,642  

Cairn Homes PLC(1)

    59,850       118,965  

CRH PLC

    18,510       633,094  

DCC PLC

    4,921       455,277  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(1)(2)

    62,500       81,766  

Grafton Group PLC

    33,399       335,123  

Greencore Group PLC

    42,726       99,494  

Hibernia REIT PLC

    202,785       345,085  

ICON PLC(1)

    4,430       616,479  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    93,395       149,982  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    5,539       588,201  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    5,318       579,991  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    4,388       180,304  

UDG Healthcare PLC

    17,588       193,636  
      $ 5,271,630  
Israel — 2.2%  

ADO Group, Ltd.(1)

    2,500     $ 51,235  

Amot Investments, Ltd.

    22,481       113,391  

Azrieli Group, Ltd.

    2,874       137,654  

Bank Hapoalim B.M.

    24,638       174,247  

Bayside Land Corp.

    83       36,544  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

    488,290       517,315  

Brack Capital Properties NV(1)

    284       31,684  

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(1)

    2,350       264,774  

Delek Automotive Systems, Ltd.

    13,963       73,808  

Delta-Galil Industries, Ltd.

    1,119       32,342  

El Al Israel Airlines(1)

    154,187       38,363  

Elbit Systems, Ltd.

    2,388       286,713  

Electra, Ltd.

    291       67,187  

First International Bank of Israel, Ltd.

    4,135       88,968  

Frutarom Industries, Ltd.

    5,600       566,041  

IDI Insurance Co., Ltd.

    672       40,741  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)  

Inrom Construction Industries, Ltd.

    18,751     $ 68,421  

Israel Discount Bank, Ltd., Series A

    46,000       145,419  

Jerusalem Oil Exploration(1)

    2,690       135,703  

Kenon Holdings, Ltd.

    3,095       49,322  

Melisron, Ltd.

    3,626       142,512  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.

    7,050       137,101  

Nice, Ltd.(1)

    1,437       156,882  

Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.(1)

    2,500       70,240  

Oil Refineries, Ltd.

    389,192       179,267  

Orbotech, Ltd.(1)

    1,735       111,456  

Paz Oil Co., Ltd.

    2,262       322,864  

Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006, Ltd.

    2,600       123,114  

Reit 1, Ltd.

    19,864       77,931  

Shapir Engineering and Industry, Ltd.

    30,000       86,976  

Shufersal, Ltd.

    34,218       206,711  

SodaStream International, Ltd.(1)

    4,100       357,930  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR

    22,170       530,750  
      $ 5,423,606  
Italy — 4.4%  

Amplifon SpA

    18,720     $ 417,498  

Anima Holding SpA(2)

    11,048       59,219  

Ansaldo STS SpA(1)

    6,279       92,527  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    10,926       193,751  

ASTM SpA

    2,449       66,599  

Atlantia SpA

    13,328       394,784  

Autogrill SpA

    4,891       53,391  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    7,021       50,342  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCPA

    17,850       77,195  

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

    132,963       117,040  

Brembo SpA

    4,505       61,661  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    7,100       156,162  

Cementir Holding SpA

    15,000       121,513  

Cerved Group SpA

    9,600       110,288  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, PFC Shares

    3,048       53,545  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    50,493       425,332  

De’Longhi SpA

    3,050       89,610  

Ei Towers SpA

    6,517       433,945  

Enav SpA(2)

    13,855       71,361  

Enel SpA

    156,774       873,377  

ENI SpA

    42,600       819,988  

ERG SpA

    2,068       46,480  

EXOR NV

    1,123       73,668  

Ferrari NV(4)

    400       53,048  

Ferrari NV(4)

    1,850       245,538  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    4,180     $ 49,016  

Hera SpA

    14,846       49,237  

IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA

    1,000       83,972  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(2)

    76,500       625,668  

International Game Technology PLC

    2,666       67,396  

Interpump Group SpA

    2,600       81,731  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    105,800       324,238  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, PFC Shares

    17,593       56,041  

Iren SPA

    22,040       62,315  

Italgas SpA

    13,643       78,474  

Leonardo SpA

    13,286       158,729  

Luxottica Group SpA

    3,446       232,991  

MARR SpA

    2,736       73,740  

Mediaset SpA(1)

    17,964       60,820  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    6,800       70,412  

Moncler SpA

    3,636       160,252  

OVS SpA(2)

    20,100       65,709  

Parmalat SpA

    31,548       109,056  

Poste Italiane SpA(2)

    8,902       82,819  

Prada SpA

    18,400       87,676  

Prysmian SpA

    7,258       185,402  

Recordati SpA

    15,114       563,270  

Reply SpA

    1,900       128,335  

Retelit SpA

    143,500       269,771  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    1,935       44,676  

Saras SpA

    30,643       73,366  

Snam SpA

    43,650       187,457  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    4,176       73,968  

STMicroelectronics NV

    49,997       1,079,741  

Tenaris SA

    8,771       160,682  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    28,000       156,846  

Tod’s SpA

    613       39,024  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    15,281       63,475  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    28,030       63,709  
      $ 10,827,876  
Japan — 13.4%  

Activia Properties, Inc.

    19     $ 84,828  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    55       143,221  

Air Water, Inc.

    6,900       126,134  

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

    2,800       130,598  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    7,400       131,020  

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    5,400       262,466  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    19,000       253,972  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    24,800       404,510  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    2,900     $ 116,024  

Bridgestone Corp.

    4,200       165,675  

Calbee, Inc.

    3,300       109,469  

Canon, Inc.

    7,200       233,599  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    1,100       229,106  

Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)

    10,000       71,385  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    3,600       183,116  

Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The)

    9,000       95,485  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

    12,600       165,795  

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.

    12,000       79,041  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

    3,200       115,385  

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

    25,400       136,566  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.

    5,700       201,162  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

    5,700       124,537  

Daicel Corp.

    9,200       101,361  

Daido Steel Co., Ltd.

    1,200       59,263  

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

    1,300       155,389  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    1,600       268,108  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

    11,100       404,767  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    77       190,479  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    25,000       145,812  

DeNA Co., Ltd.

    2,800       52,810  

Denka Co., Ltd.

    2,400       82,713  

Denso Corp.

    3,500       173,128  

Dentsu, Inc.

    2,100       88,180  

Disco Corp.

    600       102,427  

East Japan Railway Co.

    2,500       233,830  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

    4,000       344,369  

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

    2,200       101,894  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,800       167,977  

FANUC Corp.

    1,200       241,969  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

    400       175,182  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    4,000       165,099  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    19,000       103,991  

GLP J-REIT

    123       131,470  

Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)

    13,400       59,076  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    2,700       107,526  

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

    840       102,422  

Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)

    9,500       65,374  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    1,700       124,442  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

    16,300       105,194  

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

    4,000       57,630  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(1)

    14,300       150,112  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

    17,000       166,835  

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

    7,100       319,822  

ITOCHU Corp.

    8,400       149,154  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The)

    9,200     $ 63,500  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

    2,000       73,829  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    7,500       133,412  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    191       140,059  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

    8,000       88,206  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    38       136,908  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    34       178,090  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    95       173,572  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    10,400       295,981  

JSR Corp.

    6,500       124,981  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    100,800       739,005  

Kajima Corp.

    9,000       70,221  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    3,700       77,924  

Kaneka Corp.

    9,000       79,222  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

    27,800       395,745  

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

    6,000       138,073  

Kao Corp.

    4,700       343,344  

KDDI Corp.

    48,300       1,344,519  

Keikyu Corp.

    5,900       96,599  

Keio Corp.

    1,400       68,753  

Keyence Corp.

    600       317,381  

Kikkoman Corp.

    3,000       142,383  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,700       107,444  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    9,900       253,454  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1,400       116,872  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    2,400       112,917  

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

    6,400       90,457  

Kyocera Corp.

    3,600       209,521  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

    4,500       85,501  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    20,600       242,763  

Lawson, Inc.

    1,600       96,080  

Lion Corp.

    5,000       90,533  

M3, Inc.

    3,200       122,020  

Makita Corp.

    2,000       89,972  

Marubeni Corp.

    12,600       96,197  

Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.

    3,000       103,368  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    21,500       76,823  

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,200       173,000  

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

    2,700       78,468  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    5,000       111,715  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    16,700       127,670  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    6,300       118,122  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    8,900       149,164  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    212,500       369,387  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    4,600       140,896  

NEC Corp.

    4,500       125,014  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

NH Foods, Ltd.

    3,000     $ 119,433  

Nidec Corp.

    1,500       217,875  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

    800       270,550  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

    44       244,968  

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

    1,400       91,643  

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

    5,000       57,018  

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

    5,100       83,556  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

    100       202,391  

Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.

    2,000       113,842  

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

    1,400       100,094  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    10,400       207,410  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    20,700       957,448  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    3,100       138,978  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    15,900       150,400  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    6,900       135,206  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,600       110,391  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

    800       120,565  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

    165       233,798  

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

    2,400       115,338  

NTT Data Corp.

    12,500       142,384  

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    34,900       898,498  

Obic Co., Ltd.

    1,700       146,042  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

    4,900       103,786  

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

    3,662       79,772  

Omron Corp.

    2,900       131,250  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    7,000       165,405  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    900       75,541  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd.

    1,300       141,355  

ORIX Corp.

    11,000       178,172  

Orix JREIT, Inc.

    116       180,899  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    15,700       302,151  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,700       309,408  

Rakuten, Inc.

    9,100       64,151  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,600       180,850  

Relo Group, Inc.

    6,000       162,522  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    27,900       158,687  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    15,500       151,320  

Rinnai Corp.

    800       69,285  

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

    400       128,386  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    7,600       127,121  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1,900       89,823  

SECOM Co., Ltd.

    1,300       99,362  

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

    7,200       128,870  

Sekisui House, Ltd.

    6,100       103,977  

Seven Bank, Ltd.

    26,300       79,610  

Shimadzu Corp.

    4,000       114,070  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

    1,000     $ 93,576  

Shimano, Inc.

    800       115,366  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    4,300       434,995  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    3,900       212,872  

Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)

    8,000       73,940  

Showa Denko K.K.

    3,100       147,858  

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    6,200       101,757  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    4,900       199,156  

Sumitomo Corp.

    9,500       156,434  

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

    6,400       98,452  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

    5,000       179,734  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    10,000       396,877  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

    12,000       57,218  

Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.

    2,200       93,591  

Suruga Bank, Ltd.

    12,200       109,308  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    2,500       147,045  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    8,800       131,490  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    3,000       94,793  

Taisei Corp.

    2,100       116,790  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,400       158,592  

Takashimaya Co., Ltd.

    14,000       117,250  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    8,800       371,561  

TEIJIN, Ltd.

    5,500       102,724  

Terumo Corp.

    4,100       225,238  

Toho Gas Co., Ltd.

    5,300       181,066  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    19,200       244,508  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    5,500       261,668  

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

    1,400       245,420  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    12,900       315,088  

Tokyu Corp.

    6,500       111,907  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    17,900       138,722  

Tosoh Corp.

    8,200       133,932  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    10,800       709,896  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    1,300       76,813  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    600       73,808  

Ube Industries, Ltd.

    3,200       86,137  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    96       149,272  

USS Co., Ltd.

    5,000       94,894  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,300       90,883  

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    24,900       94,734  

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

    2,100       151,431  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    8,000       90,659  

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,300       95,645  

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

    4,400       109,415  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    2,800       92,598  

Zeon Corp.

    6,000       67,977  
      $ 32,706,655  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands — 4.5%  

Aalberts Industries NV

    2,908     $ 131,773  

ABN AMRO Group NV(2)

    4,855       134,367  

Accell Group

    2,450       51,003  

Akzo Nobel NV

    8,135       751,356  

ALTICE EUROPE NV, Class B(1)

    6,916       22,987  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    4,069       240,237  

ASM International NV

    2,469       142,136  

ASML Holding NV

    6,736       1,442,637  

ASR Nederland NV

    2,400       107,368  

Cimpress NV(1)

    473       69,091  

Corbion NV

    6,263       214,438  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    1,439       60,877  

Euronext NV(2)

    1,764       109,480  

Flow Traders(2)

    2,849       84,644  

Gemalto NV(1)

    3,224       188,071  

GrandVision NV(2)

    5,474       125,664  

IMCD NV

    2,169       157,585  

ING Groep NV

    53,109       811,864  

InterXion Holding NV(1)

    3,300       214,104  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    27,230       692,477  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    143,773       415,680  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    25,141       1,103,678  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    2,501       117,638  

NN Group NV

    5,540       244,741  

NSI NV

    1,162       45,306  

NXP Semiconductors NV(1)

    1,100       104,874  

PostNL NV

    28,142       111,089  

QIAGEN NV(1)

    6,909       250,498  

RELX NV

    17,050       370,815  

SBM Offshore NV

    6,486       100,498  

Signify NV(2)

    3,321       91,960  

TKH Group NV

    1,737       108,564  

TomTom NV(1)

    6,730       68,731  

Unilever NV

    30,450       1,756,690  

Vastned Retail NV

    1,000       45,407  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    4,270       257,134  
      $ 10,945,462  
New Zealand — 1.1%  

A2 Milk Co., Ltd.(1)

    32,739     $ 233,829  

Air New Zealand, Ltd.

    34,574       76,525  

Auckland International Airport, Ltd.

    40,500       184,394  

Contact Energy, Ltd.

    28,474       112,261  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

    11,759       118,742  

Fletcher Building, Ltd.

    59,700       286,090  
Security   Shares     Value  
New Zealand (continued)  

Goodman Property Trust

    65,888     $ 66,766  

Heartland Bank, Ltd.

    76,907       89,653  

Infratil, Ltd.

    38,198       90,147  

Kiwi Property Group, Ltd.

    150,000       138,749  

Mercury NZ, Ltd.

    47,223       108,220  

Precinct Properties New Zealand, Ltd.

    121,300       114,148  

Restaurant Brands New Zealand, Ltd.

    8,227       42,915  

Ryman Healthcare, Ltd.

    12,285       101,940  

SKYCITY Entertainment Group, Ltd.

    62,322       168,354  

Spark New Zealand, Ltd.

    101,061       266,840  

Summerset Group Holdings, Ltd.

    16,945       89,380  

Trade Me, Ltd.

    28,289       93,626  

Z Energy, Ltd.

    55,400       271,304  
      $ 2,653,883  
Norway — 2.1%  

Aker BP ASA

    3,100     $ 110,766  

Atea ASA

    18,187       259,956  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    16,139       235,057  

Borregaard ASA

    7,950       75,470  

DNB ASA

    16,445       331,149  

Entra ASA(2)

    16,712       244,018  

Equinor ASA

    12,900       342,265  

Europris ASA(2)

    27,574       71,739  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    7,400       118,778  

Golar LNG, Ltd.

    2,320       60,343  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    11,096       225,344  

Marine Harvest ASA

    17,300       378,285  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.

    13,100       29,475  

Nordic Nanovector ASA(1)

    4,831       37,782  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(1)

    30,100       181,440  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    33,693       192,186  

Norwegian Finans Holding ASA(1)

    8,625       105,355  

Salmar ASA

    2,400       122,457  

Scatec Solar ASA(2)

    8,900       68,574  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    13,669       443,146  

Ship Finance International, Ltd.

    5,500       80,025  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    4,478       46,839  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    4,300       47,761  

Telenor ASA

    29,669       580,385  

Tomra Systems ASA

    13,200       272,597  

Veidekke ASA

    7,872       77,256  

Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, Class A

    1,536       38,423  

XXL ASA(2)

    21,116       129,519  

Yara International ASA

    8,282       365,171  
      $ 5,271,561  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Portugal — 1.1%  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA(1)

    1,242,000     $ 388,961  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    69,614       244,519  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    4,900       50,611  

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

    75,050       306,190  

Galp Energia SGPS SA, Class B

    21,650       444,651  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    24,150       358,848  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    50,600       288,582  

NOS SGPS SA

    65,302       380,359  

Pharol SGPS SA(1)

    189,661       51,061  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    15,211       44,540  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    4,106       96,347  
      $ 2,654,669  
Singapore — 2.2%  

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

    69,500     $ 140,646  

Best World International, Ltd.

    76,000       71,100  

BOC Aviation, Ltd.(2)

    11,800       74,324  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust, Ltd.

    94,500       121,727  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    45,800       72,802  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    40,000       47,671  

China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp, Ltd.

    40,000       44,113  

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    49,300       85,217  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    17,700       348,253  

Ezion Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    226,000       13,514  

Flex, Ltd.(1)

    29,200       407,632  

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust

    49,500       38,176  

Genting Singapore, Ltd.

    388,400       365,190  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    196,200       50,113  

IGG, Inc.

    53,000       68,682  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    291,400       111,380  

Keppel REIT

    66,000       56,767  

M1, Ltd.

    44,000       53,010  

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    35,100       41,802  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    34,200       50,304  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    70,400       65,199  

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

    46,100       39,004  

Metro Holdings, Ltd.

    53,000       45,571  

Midas Holdings, Ltd.(1)(3)

    480,000       0  

mm2 Asia, Ltd.(1)

    142,500       46,124  

Olam International, Ltd.

    50,200       82,331  

Raffles Medical Group, Ltd.

    140,800       115,958  

Sea, Ltd. ADR(1)

    4,300       60,630  

Sheng Siong Group, Ltd.

    91,200       71,698  

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

    22,900       166,170  

Singapore Airport Terminal Services, Ltd.

    25,700       98,126  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)  

Singapore Exchange, Ltd.

    21,600     $ 118,235  

Singapore Post, Ltd.

    72,300       71,263  

Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd.

    123,000       263,343  

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

    47,600       119,760  

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    262,200       618,797  

StarHub, Ltd.

    21,000       26,568  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust

    45,000       60,964  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    15,700       312,202  

Venture Corp., Ltd.

    13,300       163,545  

Wilmar International, Ltd.

    213,500       491,700  
      $ 5,299,611  
Spain — 4.2%  

Acerinox SA

    8,856     $ 128,003  

Aena SME SA(2)

    2,240       406,727  

Almirall SA

    9,140       130,790  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    12,900       1,100,447  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    38,700       283,503  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    53,823       89,603  

Bankia SA

    20,510       80,627  

Bankinter SA

    11,334       109,319  

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SHMSF SA

    1,920       61,776  

CaixaBank SA

    34,214       157,414  

Cellnex Telecom SA(2)

    3,584       95,242  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    4,197       99,426  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    17,900       738,196  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    2,050       90,800  

Ebro Foods SA

    12,141       262,771  

Enagas SA

    6,668       186,414  

Endesa SA

    5,685       131,463  

Ercros SA

    35,810       204,440  

Gestamp Automocion SA(2)

    12,257       92,375  

Grifols SA

    20,691       600,849  

Grifols SA ADR

    12,300       255,594  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    2,596       110,841  

Iberdrola SA

    95,182       740,033  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    23,800       779,941  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

    53,263       573,280  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA

    14,031       149,217  

Mapfre SA

    26,500       83,166  

Neinor Homes SA(1)(2)

    4,963       93,885  

Prosegur Cash SA(2)

    18,590       49,996  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

    16,517       109,876  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    7,578       160,617  

Repsol SA

    39,916       791,730  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    16,900     $ 238,391  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    1,615       54,521  

Telefonica SA

    107,200       963,248  

Tubacex SA(1)

    34,340       126,435  
      $ 10,330,956  
Sweden — 4.6%  

Alfa Laval AB

    3,749     $ 103,058  

Arjo AB, Class B

    13,601       46,110  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    9,306       183,705  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    2,941       77,076  

Attendo AB(2)

    14,762       133,529  

Axfood AB

    7,649       154,860  

BillerudKorsnas AB

    16,002       190,646  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    2,949       144,704  

Bonava AB, Class B

    4,887       63,999  

Capio AB(2)

    22,400       133,557  

Castellum AB

    18,524       334,138  

Catena Media PLC(1)

    6,265       82,456  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    24,800       78,827  

Com Hem Holding AB

    17,822       318,418  

D Carnegie & Co. AB(1)

    6,188       115,537  

Dometic Group AB(2)

    18,000       174,631  

Elekta AB, Class B

    33,916       476,187  

Epiroc AB, Class B(1)

    2,941       31,166  

Essity Aktiebolag, Class B

    22,241       556,347  

Fabege AB

    25,800       365,413  

Getinge AB, Class B

    20,810       223,720  

Granges AB

    7,960       99,647  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    25,700       400,139  

Hexpol AB

    24,200       260,310  

Holmen AB, Class B

    8,326       185,331  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    11,335       175,385  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    3,874       84,767  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    3,570       75,193  

Kindred Group PLC SDR

    16,200       209,065  

Kungsleden AB

    20,778       167,590  

L E Lundbergforetagen, Class B

    4,000       130,707  

LeoVegas AB(2)

    12,500       103,680  

Lundin Petroleum AB

    14,116       465,427  

Medivir AB, Class B(1)

    11,060       47,836  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B

    2,700       99,157  

Mycronic AB

    12,782       130,245  

NCC AB, Class B

    4,080       65,860  

NetEnt AB

    26,464       113,139  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    6,212     $ 69,817  

Nordea Bank AB

    41,200       437,868  

Pandox AB

    5,668       106,536  

RaySearch Laboratories AB(1)

    6,321       82,981  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(2)

    6,000       62,610  

Securitas AB, Class B

    6,225       112,000  

Skanska AB, Class B

    3,995       75,147  

SKF AB, Class B

    3,418       70,173  

Starbreeze AB(1)

    33,624       34,350  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    31,061       321,386  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    16,280       201,099  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    14,600       345,251  

Swedish Match AB

    8,034       439,197  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    95,300       748,129  

Telia Co. AB

    173,127       832,772  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    2,484       51,723  

Volvo AB, Class A

    3,800       66,841  

Volvo AB, Class B

    12,900       226,382  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    11,784       140,166  
      $ 11,225,990  
Switzerland — 8.9%  

Allreal Holding AG

    1,304     $ 202,884  

ALSO Holding AG

    1,183       129,300  

Ascom Holding AG

    5,950       108,136  

Autoneum Holding AG

    372       85,032  

Baloise Holding AG

    1,432       223,305  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    202       151,022  

Belimo Holding AG

    28       117,793  

BKW AG

    1,604       108,271  

Burckhardt Compression Holdings AG

    260       94,547  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    1,074       98,501  

Clariant AG

    23,873       570,835  

Comet Holding AG

    1,329       131,356  

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    20,009       1,752,365  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer Shares

    436       80,591  

DKSH Holding AG

    1,552       113,459  

dormakaba Holding AG

    136       87,142  

EFG International AG

    8,368       62,337  

Emmi AG

    245       200,948  

Ems-Chemie Holding AG

    258       165,474  

Flughafen Zurich AG

    707       147,936  

Forbo Holding AG

    79       124,905  

Geberit AG

    1,101       490,247  

Georg Fischer AG

    150       193,537  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)  

Givaudan SA

    443     $ 1,036,932  

Helvetia Holding AG

    372       219,861  

Inficon Holding AG

    320       149,733  

Intershop Holding AG

    234       119,345  

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

    4,417       242,315  

Kardex AG

    528       81,089  

Komax Holding AG

    326       91,292  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

    1,725       275,310  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    3,200       204,210  

LEM Holding SA

    53       72,274  

Mobimo Holding AG

    577       143,175  

Nestle SA

    34,693       2,827,249  

Novartis AG

    18,255       1,531,991  

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG

    731       104,364  

Pargesa Holding SA, Bearer Shares

    1,628       135,980  

Partners Group Holding AG

    326       247,390  

Roche Holding AG PC

    5,093       1,251,077  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer Shares

    473       117,196  

Schindler Holding AG

    842       190,477  

Schindler Holding AG PC

    1,220       284,105  

Schmolz & Bickenbach AG(1)

    96,337       79,209  

SFS Group AG

    1,027       121,550  

SGS SA

    132       344,079  

Sika AG

    7,980       1,133,067  

Sonova Holding AG

    585       107,851  

Straumann Holding AG

    149       115,702  

Sulzer AG

    513       62,923  

Swatch Group AG (The)

    3,577       294,375  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer Shares

    1,354       606,038  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    703       252,081  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    5,856       536,658  

Swiss Re AG

    4,990       457,499  

Swisscom AG

    2,095       983,593  

Temenos AG

    4,862       782,546  

Valiant Holding AG

    1,138       121,474  

Valora Holding AG

    268       82,393  

VAT Group AG(2)

    929       121,967  

Vontobel Holding AG

    2,114       146,561  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    2,123       651,019  
      $ 21,765,873  
United Kingdom — 8.7%  

3i Group PLC

    7,509     $ 93,260  

Admiral Group PLC

    3,026       78,660  

Assura PLC

    171,909       127,562  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)  

AstraZeneca PLC

    11,023     $ 848,508  

Aveva Group PLC

    4,558       157,256  

Aviva PLC

    25,000       163,843  

Babcock International Group PLC

    11,872       111,284  

BAE Systems PLC

    21,824       186,821  

Bellway PLC

    1,558       59,559  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    1,364       66,763  

BHP Billiton PLC

    16,329       375,791  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    8,638       107,766  

British American Tobacco PLC

    13,450       739,377  

BTG PLC(1)

    10,830       75,400  

Bunzl PLC

    2,708       80,466  

Carnival PLC

    2,885       167,467  

Compass Group PLC

    13,137       282,568  

Computacenter PLC

    4,400       90,454  

ConvaTec Group PLC(2)

    54,000       155,047  

Croda International PLC

    2,464       166,237  

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC, Class A

    7,483       73,144  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    15,813       71,346  

DS Smith PLC

    15,415       101,846  

easyJet PLC

    5,421       115,123  

Elementis PLC

    29,679       101,119  

Essentra PLC

    15,665       98,831  

Experian PLC

    5,985       146,945  

F&C Commercial Property Trust, Ltd.

    51,629       99,107  

Ferguson PLC

    2,207       174,050  

Fidessa Group PLC

    2,212       111,920  

FirstGroup PLC(1)

    47,376       54,747  

Fresnillo PLC

    4,298       58,539  

G4S PLC

    22,268       80,596  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    39,957       829,917  

Grainger PLC

    28,961       116,324  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    11,841       111,053  

Greene King PLC

    6,800       45,908  

Halma PLC

    11,833       218,286  

Hammerson PLC

    22,747       155,568  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    9,910       62,041  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    76,825       735,699  

Imperial Brands PLC

    9,400       359,998  

Indivior PLC(1)

    23,948       96,058  

Informa PLC

    16,240       168,221  

Inmarsat PLC

    40,064       299,352  

Intertek Group PLC

    1,038       80,074  

John Wood Group PLC

    28,791       245,638  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    3,050       150,267  

Just Eat PLC(1)

    20,538       213,487  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)  

Kingfisher PLC

    16,823     $ 65,404  

Land Securities Group PLC

    20,525       253,780  

Legal & General Group PLC

    37,400       128,706  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    311,400       255,248  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    2,149       123,854  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    26,800       66,195  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    21,900       88,512  

Meggitt PLC

    11,454       85,651  

Melrose Industries PLC

    28,400       80,362  

Merlin Entertainments PLC(2)

    10,000       51,694  

Micro Focus International PLC

    18,295       298,527  

Mimecast, Ltd.(1)

    2,500       89,775  

Mondi PLC

    5,400       148,476  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    32,372       133,423  

National Grid PLC

    93,281       996,517  

NCC Group PLC

    32,556       94,067  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    17,458       161,680  

Next PLC

    1,260       98,096  

Pearson PLC

    10,040       121,605  

Pennon Group PLC

    27,207       268,474  

Persimmon PLC

    2,550       82,938  

Playtech PLC

    5,601       39,503  

Provident Financial PLC(1)

    10,491       92,179  

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    1,380       102,177  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    3,215       286,619  

RELX PLC

    7,273       158,459  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    17,999       80,023  

Rightmove PLC

    3,180       203,159  

Rio Tinto PLC

    9,070       497,951  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    12,632       164,235  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    27,600       945,766  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    18,789       658,126  

Royal Mail PLC

    12,695       78,107  

RPC Group PLC

    11,288       120,674  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    6,332       53,553  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    38,000       309,888  

Savills PLC

    11,000       127,851  

Segro PLC

    29,923       260,820  

Severn Trent PLC

    13,453       341,440  

Shaftesbury PLC

    10,274       125,627  

Sky PLC

    6,960       139,056  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    959       87,361  

St. James’s Place PLC

    4,600       72,783  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    27,303       111,837  

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    75,000       112,913  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    16,484       134,823  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)  

Travis Perkins PLC

    3,350     $ 52,571  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    51,456       102,819  

Unilever PLC

    8,140       464,997  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    9,707       111,430  

United Utilities Group PLC

    30,928       291,865  

Victrex PLC

    1,727       71,555  

Vodafone Group PLC

    613,643       1,499,106  

WH Smith PLC

    2,540       64,131  

Whitbread PLC

    1,688       86,713  

William Hill PLC

    12,074       47,128  

WPP PLC

    11,945       186,843  
      $ 21,286,365  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $203,634,192)

 

  $ 240,014,234  
Rights(1) — 0.0%

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Glenveagh Properties PLC, Exp. 8/9/18

    10,416     $ 0  

Total Rights
(identified cost $0)

 

  $ 0  
Warrants(1) — 0.0%

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Ezion Holdings, Ltd., Exp. 4/16/23, Strike SGD 0.2763

    135,600     $ 0  

Total Warrants
(identified cost $0)

          $ 0  
Short-Term Investments — 1.1%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 2.16%(5)

    2,760,308     $ 2,760,308  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,760,308)

 

  $ 2,760,308  

Total Investments — 99.2%
(identified cost $206,394,500)

 

  $ 242,774,542  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

  $ 2,020,537  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 244,795,079  

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

 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(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 July 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $6,387,043 or 2.6% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(3) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9).

 

(4) 

Securities are traded on separate exchanges for the same entity.

 

(5) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of July 31, 2018.

 

Currency Concentration of Portfolio

 

Currency  

Percentage

of Net Assets

    Value  

Euro

    38.0   $ 93,043,464  

Japanese Yen

    13.4       32,706,655  

British Pound Sterling

    9.1       22,359,208  

Swiss Franc

    9.0       22,008,324  

Australian Dollar

    8.4       20,621,581  

Swedish Krona

    4.6       11,225,990  

Hong Kong Dollar

    4.1       9,944,685  

United States Dollar

    3.6       8,733,037  

Danish Krone

    2.1       5,280,116  

Norwegian Krone

    2.1       5,238,993  

Singapore Dollar

    1.9       4,638,230  

Israeli Shekel

    1.7       4,158,696  

New Zealand Dollar

    1.1       2,653,883  

South African Rand

    0.1       161,680  

Total Investments

    99.2   $ 242,774,542  
Sector Classification of Portfolio

 

Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    10.9   $ 26,605,357  

Industrials

    10.6       25,917,440  

Consumer Staples

    10.4       25,370,142  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.1       24,701,815  

Health Care

    9.6       23,616,633  

Materials

    9.2       22,508,698  

Information Technology

    8.9       21,857,186  

Real Estate

    8.2       20,085,294  

Telecommunication Services

    7.7       18,831,478  

Utilities

    7.0       17,177,358  

Energy

    5.5       13,342,833  

Short-Term Investments

    1.1       2,760,308  

Total Investments

    99.2   $ 242,774,542  

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
CDI     CHESS Depositary Interest
PC     Participation Certificate
PFC Shares     Preference Shares
SDR     Swedish Depositary Receipt

Currency Abbreviations:

 

SGD     Singapore Dollar
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    July 31, 2018  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $203,634,192)

   $ 240,014,234  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $2,760,308)

     2,760,308  

Cash

     728  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $520,488)

     521,515  

Dividends receivable

     333,212  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     2,392  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,094,597  

Tax reclaims receivable

     588,787  

Receivable from affiliates

     30,278  

Other assets

     4,374  

Total assets

   $ 245,350,425  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 357,685  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser and administration fee

     81,467  

Distribution and service fees

     13,816  

Accrued expenses

     102,378  

Total liabilities

   $ 555,346  

Net Assets

   $ 244,795,079  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 202,042,116  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     3,091,480  

Accumulated net realized gain

     3,290,716  

Net unrealized appreciation

     36,370,767  

Total

   $ 244,795,079  
Investor Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 65,535,690  

Shares Outstanding

     4,713,156  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 13.90  
Institutional Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 93,400,903  

Shares Outstanding

     6,680,869  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 13.98  
Class R Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,159,694  

Shares Outstanding

     83,826  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 13.83  
Class R6 Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 84,698,792  

Shares Outstanding

     6,059,510  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 13.98  

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $621,829)

   $ 5,140,224  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     14,563  

Total investment income

   $ 5,154,787  
Expenses         

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 490,527  

Distribution and service fees

  

Investor Class

     75,004  

Class R

     2,842  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     5,545  

Custodian fee

     71,908  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     52,395  

Legal and accounting services

     27,155  

Printing and postage

     10,285  

Registration fees

     43,067  

Miscellaneous

     28,428  

Total expenses

   $ 807,156  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 127,277  

Total expense reductions

   $ 127,277  

Net expenses

   $ 679,879  

Net investment income

   $ 4,474,908  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 2,227,224  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     377  

Foreign currency transactions

     (79,808

Net realized gain

   $ 2,147,793  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (14,649,613

Investments — affiliated investment

     (219

Foreign currency

     (35,433

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (14,685,265

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (12,537,472

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (8,062,564

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

January 31, 2018

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 4,474,908      $ 5,300,423  

Net realized gain

     2,147,793        5,586,140  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (14,685,265      43,457,767  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (8,062,564    $ 54,344,330  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

From net investment income

     

Investor Class

   $      $ (1,486,587

Institutional Class

            (2,196,786

Class R

            (25,865

Class R6

            (2,816,034

Total distributions to shareholders

   $      $ (6,525,272

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Investor Class

   $ 17,895,121      $ 33,141,322  

Institutional Class

     24,909,671        35,797,290  

Class R

     160,239        463,484  

Class R6

     7,064,518        48,292,478  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

     

Investor Class

            1,162,366  

Institutional Class

            1,799,165  

Class R

            25,865  

Class R6

            2,215,954  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Investor Class

     (10,389,069      (19,269,279

Institutional Class

     (15,524,150      (21,722,920

Class R

     (128,957      (343,580

Class R6

     (27,826,017      (48,038,853

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (3,838,644    $ 33,523,292  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (11,901,208    $ 81,342,350  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 256,696,287      $ 175,353,937  

At end of period

   $ 244,795,079      $ 256,696,287  
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
included in net assets

 

At end of period

   $ 3,091,480      $ (1,383,428

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Investor Class  
     Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended January 31,  
     2018      2017      2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 14.350     $ 11.570      $ 10.750      $ 11.410     $ 11.960     $ 11.180  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.235     $ 0.272      $ 0.198      $ 0.217     $ 0.355 (2)     $ 0.195  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.685     2.869        0.810        (0.607     (0.242     0.822  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.450   $ 3.141      $ 1.008      $ (0.390   $ 0.113     $ 1.017  
Less Distributions                                                   

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.361    $ (0.178    $ (0.266   $ (0.251   $ (0.237

From net realized gain

                  (0.010      (0.004     (0.412      

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.361    $ (0.188    $ (0.270   $ (0.663   $ (0.237

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 13.900     $ 14.350      $ 11.570      $ 10.750     $ 11.410     $ 11.960  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (3.14 )%(5)       27.29      9.55      (3.73 )%      1.01     9.04
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 65,536     $ 59,858      $ 34,386      $ 12,069     $ 8,503     $ 14,007  

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

              

Expenses(4)(6)

     0.75 %(7)      0.75      0.84      0.90     0.97     1.05

Net investment income

     3.43 %(7)      2.06      1.75      1.86     2.83 %(2)      1.65

Portfolio Turnover

     9 %(5)      36      22      34     63     35

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.059 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 2.35%.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable, which were eliminated effective March 1, 2013.

 

(4) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.11%, 0.23%, 0.35%, 0.32% and 0.29% of average daily net assets for the six months ended July 31, 2018 and the years ended January 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended January 31,  
     2018      2017      2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 14.410     $ 11.610      $ 10.770      $ 11.430     $ 11.990     $ 11.200  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.251     $ 0.312      $ 0.257      $ 0.325     $ 0.333 (2)     $ 0.259  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.681     2.874        0.788        (0.693     (0.184     0.790  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.430   $ 3.186      $ 1.045      $ (0.368   $ 0.149     $ 1.049  
Less Distributions                                                   

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.386    $ (0.195    $ (0.288   $ (0.297   $ (0.259

From net realized gain

                  (0.010      (0.004     (0.412      

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.386    $ (0.205    $ (0.292   $ (0.709   $ (0.259

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 13.980     $ 14.410      $ 11.610      $ 10.770     $ 11.430     $ 11.990  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (2.98 )%(5)       27.60      9.78      (3.37 )%      1.22     9.31
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 93,401     $ 86,446      $ 55,324      $ 30,808     $ 84,195     $ 68,911  

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

              

Expenses(4)(6)

     0.50 %(7)      0.50      0.60      0.65     0.72     0.80

Net investment income

     3.65 %(7)      2.36      2.26      2.72     2.66 %(2)      2.20

Portfolio Turnover

     9 %(5)      36      22      34     63     35

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.048 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 2.28%.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.11%, 0.24%, 0.35%, 0.32% and 0.29% of average daily net assets for the six months ended July 31, 2018 and the years ended January 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class R  
     Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended January 31,      Period Ended
January 31, 2016
(1)
 
    2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 14.290     $ 11.530      $ 10.740      $ 12.340  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                   

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.219     $ 0.259      $ 0.064      $ 0.044  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.679     2.827        0.919        (1.384

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.460   $ 3.086      $ 0.983      $ (1.340
Less Distributions                                   

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.326    $ (0.183    $ (0.256

From net realized gain

                  (0.010      (0.004

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.326    $ (0.193    $ (0.260

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 13.830     $ 14.290      $ 11.530      $ 10.740  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (3.22 )%(5)       26.90      9.22      (10.98 )%(5)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                   

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

   $ 1,160     $ 1,167      $ 786      $ 1  

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

          

Expenses(4)

     1.00 %(6)      1.00      1.04      1.15 %(6) 

Net investment income

     3.22 %(6)      1.98      0.56      0.82 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

     9 %(5)      36      22      34 %(7) 

 

(1) 

For the period from commencement of operations, August 10, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.11%, 0.19% and 0.35% of average daily net assets for the six months ended July 31, 2018, the years ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

For the Fund’s year ended January 31, 2016.

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class R6  
     Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended January 31,      Period Ended
January 31, 2016
(1)
 
    2018      2017  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 14.410     $ 11.610      $ 10.770      $ 12.380  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                   

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.261     $ 0.319      $ 0.267      $ 0.059  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.691     2.875        0.780        (1.374

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.430   $ 3.194      $ 1.047      $ (1.315
Less Distributions                                   

From net investment income

   $     $ (0.394    $ (0.197    $ (0.291

From net realized gain

                  (0.010      (0.004

Total distributions

   $     $ (0.394    $ (0.207    $ (0.295

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 13.980     $ 14.410      $ 11.610      $ 10.770  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (2.98 )%(5)       27.67      9.79      (10.77 )%(5)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                   

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

   $ 84,699     $ 109,225      $ 84,858      $ 60,608  

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

          

Expenses(4)

     0.47 %(6)      0.47      0.58      0.62 %(6) 

Net investment income

     3.79 %(6)      2.42      2.34      1.10 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

     9 %(5)      36      22      34 %(7) 

 

(1) 

For the period from commencement of operations, August 10, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.11%, 0.25% and 0.35% of average daily net assets for the six months ended July 31, 2018, the years ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 and the period ended January 31, 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

For the Fund’s year ended January 31, 2016.

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric International Equity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers four classes of shares, Investor Class, Institutional Class, Class R and Class R6, all of which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Sub-accounting, recordkeeping and similar administrative fees payable to financial intermediaries, which are a component of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations, are not allocated to Class R6 shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund 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 asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices.

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

Affiliated Fund. The Fund 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 Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of July 31, 2018, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund 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.

 

  27  


Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

E  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

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

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with 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.

H  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to July 31, 2018 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at July 31, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 210,156,105  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 42,342,436  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,723,999

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 32,618,437  

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory and administrative agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreements between the Fund and EVM, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On net assets of $1 billion and over, the annual fee is reduced. The fee reductions cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or the Fund and by the vote of a majority of shareholders. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $490,527 or 0.40% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.75%, 0.50%, 1.00% and 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Investor Class, Institutional Class, Class R and Class R6, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after May 31, 2019. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $127,277 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2018.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, EVM earned $3,563 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and service fees from Investor Class and Class R shares (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Investor Class shares (Investor Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Investor Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended July 31, 2018 amounted to $75,004 for Investor Class shares.

The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class R shares (Class R Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class R Plan requires the Fund to pay EVD an amount up to 0.50% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Trustees of the Trust have currently limited Class R distribution payments to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $1,421 for Class R shares.

Pursuant to the Class R Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended July 31, 2018 amounted to $1,421 for Class R shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $22,744,747 and $24,992,825, respectively, for the six months ended July 31, 2018.

6  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Investor Class    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
January 31, 2018
 

Sales

     1,296,393        2,564,884  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            84,844  

Redemptions

     (755,233      (1,449,992

Net increase

     541,160        1,199,736  

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Institutional Class    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
January 31, 2018
 

Sales

     1,800,788        2,743,459  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            130,848  

Redemptions

     (1,119,966      (1,640,319

Net increase

     680,822        1,233,988  
Class R    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
January 31, 2018
 

Sales

     11,627        38,290  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            1,895  

Redemptions

     (9,430      (26,742

Net increase

     2,197        13,443  
Class R6    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
January 31, 2018
 

Sales

     513,352        3,754,669  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            161,160  

Redemptions

     (2,035,608      (3,643,473

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,522,256      272,356  

At July 31, 2018, donor advised and pooled income funds (established and maintained by a public charity) managed by EVM owned in the aggregate 17.0% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

7  Line of Credit

The Fund 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 30, 2018. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% 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 Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended July 31, 2018.

8  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 Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

9  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 July 31, 2018, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Asia/Pacific

   $ 1,550,586      $ 71,229,643      $ 26,548      $ 72,806,777  

Developed Europe

     3,358,979        158,424,872               161,783,851  

Developed Middle East

     1,264,910        4,158,696               5,423,606  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 6,174,475      $ 233,813,211 **     $ 26,548      $ 240,014,234  

Rights

   $ 0      $      $      $ 0  

Warrants

            0               0  

Short-Term Investments

            2,760,308               2,760,308  

Total Investments

   $ 6,174,475      $ 236,573,519      $ 26,548      $ 242,774,542  

 

*

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

 

**

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 July 31, 2018 is not presented. At July 31, 2018, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended was not significant.

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2018. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), 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 the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with 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 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 in comparison to benchmark indices, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the fund’s investment strategies and policies;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

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

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, 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 each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

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 each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, thirteen, six, eight and nine times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

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

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each 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 specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

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 and administrative agreement of Parametric International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities overseeing the Sub-adviser. The Board also noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as special considerations relevant to investing in global markets. The Board also noted the Sub-adviser’s experience in deploying quantitative-based investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as 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, 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, 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.

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective 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 investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2017 for the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index 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 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, 2017, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser to other types of clients with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser provide to the Fund as compared to other types of clients and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser as between the Fund and other types of clients. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds.

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 Other “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 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 also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with the Fund, 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 other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from 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 currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Parametric International Equity Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Parametric International Equity 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

 

 

Trustees of Parametric International Equity Fund

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

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 1-800-260-0761, 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) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-260-0761 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100

Seattle, WA 98101

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) 260-0761

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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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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Semiannual Report July 31, 2018

Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     3  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4  

Fund Expenses

     5  

Financial Statements

     6  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     22  

Officers and Trustees

     25  

Important Notices

     26  


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Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Thomas Seto, Thomas B. Lee, CFA and Jay Strohmaier, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

% Average Annual Total Returns  

Class

Inception Date

    Performance
Inception Date
    Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class at NAV

    02/09/2017       02/09/2017       1.63     7.03           8.40

CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index

                3.77     8.98     8.47     9.93

Blended Index

                0.82       8.70       6.73       8.80  
           
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                 Institutional
Class
 

Gross

              0.63

Net

              0.55  

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Fund Profile

 

 

Common Stock Sector Allocation (% of net assets)

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4

 

 

Apple, Inc.

     2.1

Microsoft Corp.

     1.8  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1.5  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.0  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     0.9  

Johnson & Johnson

     0.9  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     0.9  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     0.8  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     0.8  

Bank of America Corp.

     0.7  

Total

     11.4
 

 

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

 

 

    

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index measures the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy on the S&P 500 Index. S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days. ICE® BofAML® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofAML® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. The Blended Index consists of 50% S&P 500 Index and 50% ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV with all distributions reinvested. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 5/31/19. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

Depictions do not reflect the Fund’s option positions. Excludes short-term investments.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(2/1/18)
     Ending
Account Value
(7/31/18)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(2/1/18 – 7/31/18)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

 

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.30      $ 2.60        0.52
 

Hypothetical

 

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.20      $ 2.61        0.52

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on January 31, 2018.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 49.9%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%  

Boeing Co. (The)

    5,344     $ 1,904,067  

Harris Corp.

    3,352       552,913  

Raytheon Co.

    2,934       581,020  

United Technologies Corp.

    9,195       1,248,129  
      $ 4,286,129  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    3,568     $ 329,077  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    4,712       358,913  
      $ 687,990  
Airlines — 0.2%  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    13,109     $ 518,330  
      $ 518,330  
Auto Components — 0.1%  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    8,796     $ 404,792  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    4,072       98,583  
      $ 503,375  
Banks — 3.4%  

Bank of America Corp.

    83,391     $ 2,575,114  

Citigroup, Inc.

    17,667       1,270,081  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    15,876       631,547  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    29,332       3,371,713  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    26,563       484,244  

U.S. Bancorp

    14,143       749,720  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    40,968       2,347,057  

Zions Bancorporation

    3,328       172,058  
      $ 11,601,534  
Beverages — 0.9%  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    17,207     $ 802,363  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    2,897       609,036  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    14,470       1,664,050  
      $ 3,075,449  
Biotechnology — 1.4%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    10,857     $ 1,001,341  

Amgen, Inc.

    7,527       1,479,432  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    13,288       1,034,205  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    1,944       715,412  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    3,744     $ 655,387  
      $ 4,885,777  
Building Products — 0.3%  

A.O. Smith Corp.

    621     $ 36,968  

Allegion PLC

    947       77,218  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    15,170       569,027  

Masco Corp.

    5,899       237,907  
      $ 921,120  
Capital Markets — 1.6%  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    804     $ 117,119  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    17,934       915,710  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)

    5,242       313,524  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    4,663       1,107,136  

Morgan Stanley

    19,760       999,065  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    4,719       431,317  

Northern Trust Corp.

    5,973       652,371  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    4,795       439,174  

S&P Global, Inc.

    3,422       685,906  
      $ 5,661,322  
Chemicals — 1.0%  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    2,517     $ 413,216  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    4,816       213,927  

DowDuPont, Inc.

    18,784       1,291,776  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,626       168,486  

Ecolab, Inc.

    2,761       388,473  

FMC Corp.

    2,941       264,337  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    3,254       360,510  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,085       478,192  
      $ 3,578,917  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%  

Cintas Corp.

    1,220     $ 249,466  

Republic Services, Inc.

    4,895       354,790  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

    732       51,137  
      $ 655,393  
Communications Equipment — 0.5%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    36,851     $ 1,558,429  
      $ 1,558,429  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

Fluor Corp.

    2,321     $ 118,951  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    2,891       195,519  

Quanta Services, Inc.(1)

    1,401       47,732  
      $ 362,202  
Consumer Finance — 0.0%(2)  

Navient Corp.

    7,533     $ 99,511  
      $ 99,511  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    1,251     $ 143,465  

Sealed Air Corp.

    5,857       258,118  

WestRock Co.

    3,448       199,915  
      $ 601,498  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(2)  

H&R Block, Inc.

    2,063     $ 51,905  
      $ 51,905  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

    11,838     $ 2,342,385  
      $ 2,342,385  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

AT&T, Inc.

    29,923     $ 956,638  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    30,000       563,100  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    39,417       2,035,494  
      $ 3,555,232  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    8,824     $ 379,168  

Entergy Corp.

    3,340       271,475  

Exelon Corp.

    12,226       519,605  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    5,163       182,925  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    5,980       1,001,889  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    2,563       206,142  
      $ 2,561,204  
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    5,391     $ 448,369  

nVent Electric PLC(1)

    2,975       81,515  
      $ 529,884  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    2,959     $ 173,397  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    5,433       508,366  
      $ 681,763  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    5,359     $ 328,775  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    10,441       507,641  
      $ 836,416  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    1,834     $ 233,725  

American Tower Corp.

    6,256       927,389  

Duke Realty Corp.

    11,465       333,861  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    2,047       492,201  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    3,827       359,623  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    12,140       254,212  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    16,982       283,430  

Macerich Co. (The)

    2,720       160,643  

Public Storage

    2,207       480,751  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    2,729       281,387  

UDR, Inc.

    10,043       386,455  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    10,622       363,060  
            $ 4,556,737  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,285     $ 499,752  

Kroger Co. (The)

    18,737       543,373  

Sysco Corp.

    8,910       598,841  

Walmart, Inc.

    12,221       1,090,480  
            $ 2,732,446  
Food Products — 0.4%  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    8,980     $ 323,011  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    3,020       335,582  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    4,462       524,463  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    6,041       348,264  
            $ 1,531,320  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%  

Abbott Laboratories

    18,314     $ 1,200,300  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

    23,382       785,869  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,821       474,370  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

    2,236       547,663  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

    1,693       860,366  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Medtronic PLC

    15,559     $ 1,403,889  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

    594       68,577  
            $ 5,341,034  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%  

Aetna, Inc.

    4,978     $ 937,805  

Centene Corp.(1)

    2,767       360,623  

Cigna Corp.

    3,503       628,508  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(1)

    9,763       432,110  

Express Scripts Holding Co.(1)

    6,469       514,027  

Henry Schein, Inc.(1)

    4,987       396,018  

McKesson Corp.

    2,951       370,646  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    9,053       2,292,401  
            $ 5,932,138  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%  

McDonald’s Corp.

    7,234     $ 1,139,644  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    4,843       546,097  

Starbucks Corp.

    15,899       832,948  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

    1,858       85,691  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    1,858       107,764  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

    756       126,086  
            $ 2,838,230  
Household Durables — 0.2%  

Garmin, Ltd.

    2,621     $ 163,681  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    5,438       236,934  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    3,976       207,826  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    29       1,253  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    5,815       165,669  
            $ 775,363  
Household Products — 0.6%  

Clorox Co. (The)

    3,043     $ 411,322  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    19,591       1,584,520  
            $ 1,995,842  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(2)  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    2,933     $ 92,888  
            $ 92,888  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%  

3M Co.

    6,770     $ 1,437,406  

General Electric Co.

    102,458       1,396,503  
Security   Shares     Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    7,411     $ 1,183,166  
            $ 4,017,075  
Insurance — 1.2%  

Aflac, Inc.

    13,084     $ 608,929  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    4,385       312,870  

Assurant, Inc.

    3,323       366,527  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

    2,621       113,830  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    12,418       654,429  

Lincoln National Corp.

    3,747       255,171  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    9,475       789,836  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    12,829       769,868  

Torchmark Corp.

    4,205       370,334  

Unum Group

    1,456       57,847  
            $ 4,299,641  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.1%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    2,919     $ 5,188,347  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

    381       772,942  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

    3,517       1,186,812  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(1)

    3,538       205,169  
            $ 7,353,270  
Internet Software & Services — 2.6%  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

    1,829     $ 137,650  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

    2,240       2,748,973  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    2,168       2,639,020  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    18,237       3,147,341  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

    1,339       194,463  
      $ 8,867,447  
IT Services — 2.1%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    5,282     $ 841,581  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    4,870       502,243  

Global Payments, Inc.

    1,927       216,923  

International Business Machines Corp.

    9,624       1,394,806  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    8,791       1,740,618  

Total System Services, Inc.

    2,648       242,398  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    15,987       2,186,062  
      $ 7,124,631  
Leisure Products — 0.0%(2)  

Mattel, Inc.

    10,124     $ 160,668  
      $ 160,668  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.3%  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    4,025     $ 318,699  

Waters Corp.(1)

    2,921       576,226  
      $ 894,925  
Machinery — 0.6%  

Flowserve Corp.

    1,387     $ 61,486  

Fortive Corp.

    2,243       184,105  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    5,987       858,117  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    1,080       106,391  

PACCAR, Inc.

    8,226       540,613  

Pentair PLC

    5,730       255,844  
      $ 2,006,556  
Media — 1.4%  

CBS Corp., Class B

    10,604     $ 558,513  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    26,489       947,776  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(1)

    6,335       168,384  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(1)

    8,867       279,842  

News Corp., Class A

    18,862       284,250  

News Corp., Class B

    18,883       288,910  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B

    11,328       503,190  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    14,635       1,661,951  
      $ 4,692,816  
Metals & Mining — 0.2%  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    6,048     $ 99,792  

Nucor Corp.

    7,302       488,723  
      $ 588,515  
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%  

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

    17,460     $ 497,261  

CMS Energy Corp.

    11,915       575,971  

NiSource, Inc.

    14,255       373,196  

SCANA Corp.

    9,960       398,300  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    6,473       429,613  
      $ 2,274,341  
Multiline Retail — 0.2%  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

    4,652     $ 424,635  

Kohl’s Corp.

    3,182       235,054  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    932       48,846  
      $ 708,535  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.8%  

Andeavor

    4,590     $ 688,775  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    7,629       179,281  

Chevron Corp.

    18,059       2,280,310  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    5,782       570,105  

EQT Corp.

    6,266       311,295  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    36,931       3,010,246  

Hess Corp.

    7,631       500,823  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    12,299       259,755  

Newfield Exploration Co.(1)

    9,882       283,811  

Noble Energy, Inc.

    14,821       534,890  

ONEOK, Inc.

    10,511       740,395  

Range Resources Corp.

    12,788       197,319  
      $ 9,557,005  
Personal Products — 0.2%  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    4,104     $ 553,794  
      $ 553,794  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    15,285     $ 897,994  

Johnson & Johnson

    23,276       3,084,535  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    27,031       1,780,532  

Nektar Therapeutics(1)

    1,549       81,477  

Pfizer, Inc.

    54,674       2,183,133  
      $ 8,027,671  
Professional Services — 0.2%  

Equifax, Inc.

    2,928     $ 367,464  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(1)

    3,497       386,838  
      $ 754,302  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%(2)  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(1)

    2,598     $ 129,380  
      $ 129,380  
Road & Rail — 0.6%  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    2,653     $ 318,095  

Kansas City Southern

    2,009       233,586  

Union Pacific Corp.

    9,437       1,414,512  
      $ 1,966,193  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.0%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    2,355     $ 226,410  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    13,573       660,055  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Broadcom, Inc.

    5,326     $ 1,181,147  

Intel Corp.

    37,389       1,798,411  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

    11,349       599,114  

NVIDIA Corp.

    4,156       1,017,638  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

    1,869       152,809  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    5,297       339,485  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    7,758       863,620  
      $ 6,838,689  
Software — 3.0%  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)

    5,164     $ 1,263,528  

CA, Inc.

    10,105       446,742  

Microsoft Corp.

    59,950       6,359,496  

Oracle Corp.

    30,201       1,439,984  

Red Hat, Inc.(1)

    3,339       471,567  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

    2,129       291,992  
      $ 10,273,309  
Specialty Retail — 1.0%  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    4,022     $ 301,771  

CarMax, Inc.(1)

    3,325       248,311  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    10,379       2,050,060  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    5,748       502,547  

Tiffany & Co.

    2,114       290,802  
      $ 3,393,491  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.2%  

Apple, Inc.

    38,212     $ 7,271,361  

NetApp, Inc.

    2,550       197,676  

Seagate Technology PLC

    2,896       152,388  

Xerox Corp.

    1,864       48,408  
      $ 7,669,833  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%  

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    2,258     $ 150,676  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    5,177       398,163  

PVH Corp.

    2,492       382,572  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,633       220,422  

Tapestry, Inc.

    4,112       193,758  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(1)

    7,697       153,709  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C(1)

    9,247       173,289  
      $ 1,672,589  
Security   Shares     Value  
Tobacco — 0.6%  

Altria Group, Inc.

    11,539     $ 677,108  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    16,729       1,443,713  
            $ 2,120,821  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.

    3,445     $ 196,124  

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

    1,096       163,085  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    696       241,205  
            $ 600,414  
Water Utilities — 0.1%  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    3,884     $ 342,763  
            $ 342,763  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $152,571,476)

 

  $ 172,240,437  
Short-Term Investments — 49.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 47.8%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills:  

0.00%, 9/13/18(3)

  $ 10,000     $ 9,977,574  

0.00%, 1/3/19

    10,000       9,909,583  

0.00%, 3/28/19(3)

    20,000       19,708,885  

0.00%, 6/20/19

    20,010       19,595,052  

0.00%, 7/18/19

    17,690       17,285,325  
            $ 76,476,419  
U.S. Treasury Notes:  

0.75%, 2/15/19

  $ 15,600     $ 15,473,555  

1.00%, 9/15/18

    15,000       14,982,298  

1.25%, 10/31/18(3)

    20,000       19,961,301  

1.25%, 4/30/19

    23,500       23,308,603  

1.50%, 1/31/19

    15,000       14,945,508  
            $ 88,671,265  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $165,258,663)

 

  $ 165,147,684  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Other — 2.1%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 2.16%(4)

    7,360,255     $ 7,360,255  

Total Other
(identified cost $7,360,255)

          $ 7,360,255  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $172,618,918)

          $ 172,507,939  

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $325,190,394)

          $ 344,748,376  

Total Written Options — (0.2)%
(premiums received $1,145,864)

          $ (844,718

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%

          $ 1,608,511  

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 345,512,169  

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

 

  (1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

  (2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (3) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for written options.

 

  (4) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of July 31, 2018.

 

 

Written Call Options — (0.1)%

 

Exchange-Traded Options — (0.1)%

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

S&P 500 Index

     51      $ 14,363,079      $ 2,800        8/1/18      $ (113,220
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,810        8/3/18        (94,325
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,815        8/6/18        (78,000
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,840        8/8/18        (29,500
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,850        8/10/18        (20,488
S&P 500 Index      52        14,644,708        2,850        8/13/18        (28,340
S&P 500 Index      45        12,673,305        2,865        8/15/18        (15,975
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,855        8/17/18        (39,050
S&P 500 Index      48        13,518,192        2,855        8/20/18        (36,720
S&P 500 Index      45        12,673,305        2,880        8/22/18        (17,325
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,870        8/24/18        (29,750
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,855        8/27/18        (52,500

Total

 

   $ (555,193

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Written Put Options — (0.1)%

 

Exchange-Traded Options — (0.1)%

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

S&P 500 Index

     50      $ 14,081,450      $ 2,640        8/1/18      $ (250
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,675        8/3/18        (1,375
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,680        8/6/18        (2,750
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,715        8/8/18        (8,125
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,730        8/10/18        (22,000
S&P 500 Index      43        12,110,047        2,730        8/13/18        (16,125
S&P 500 Index      46        12,954,934        2,750        8/15/18        (29,440
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,735        8/17/18        (38,225
S&P 500 Index      48        13,518,192        2,735        8/20/18        (27,480
S&P 500 Index      48        13,518,192        2,760        8/22/18        (52,080
S&P 500 Index      50        14,081,450        2,730        8/24/18        (43,000
S&P 500 Index      55        15,489,595        2,725        8/27/18        (48,675

Total

 

   $ (289,525

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    July 31, 2018  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $317,830,139)

   $ 337,388,121  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $7,360,255)

     7,360,255  

Dividends receivable

     128,443  

Interest receivable

     248,659  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     13,300  

Receivable for premiums on written options

     76,860  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,794,803  

Total assets

   $ 347,010,441  
Liabilities         

Written options outstanding, at value
(premiums received, $1,145,864)

   $ 844,718  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     400,733  

Due to custodian

     39,910  

Payable to affiliate:

  

Investment adviser and administration fee

     113,811  

Accrued expenses

     99,100  

Total liabilities

   $ 1,498,272  

Net Assets

   $ 345,512,169  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 327,691,116  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     1,799,233  

Accumulated net realized loss

     (3,837,308

Net unrealized appreciation

     19,859,128  

Total

   $ 345,512,169  
Institutional Class Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 345,512,169  

Shares Outstanding

     30,838,576  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 11.20  

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2018

 

Dividends

   $ 1,255,793  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     99,517  

Interest

     1,101,113  

Total investment income

   $ 2,456,423  
Expenses         

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 537,694  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     7,222  

Custodian fee

     69,931  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     14,032  

Legal and accounting services

     28,822  

Printing and postage

     6,412  

Registration fees

     34,408  

Miscellaneous

     6,038  

Total expenses

   $ 704,559  

Net investment income

   $ 1,751,864  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (3,129,302

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     1,218  

Written options

     3,294,572  

Net realized gain

   $ 166,488  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 4,819,410  

Investments — affiliated investment

     (822

Written options

     609,940  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 5,428,528  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 5,595,016  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 7,346,880  

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
     Period Ended
January 31, 2018
(1)
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,751,864      $ 1,080,463  

Net realized gain (loss)

     166,488        (4,013,204

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     5,428,528        14,430,600  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 7,346,880      $ 11,497,859  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

From net investment income

   $      $ (912,813

Total distributions to shareholders

   $      $ (912,813

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

   $ 161,140,985      $ 216,359,045  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

            873,797  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (17,566,769      (33,226,815

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 143,574,216      $ 184,006,027  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 150,921,096      $ 194,591,073  
Net Assets                  

At beginning of period

   $ 194,591,073      $  

At end of period

   $ 345,512,169      $ 194,591,073  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets                  

At end of period

   $ 1,799,233      $ 47,369  

 

(1)  

For the period from the start of business, February 9, 2017, to January 31, 2018.

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Institutional Class  
      Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

Period Ended

January 31,  2018(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 11.020      $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                  

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.070      $ 0.104  

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.110        0.974  

Total income from operations

   $ 0.180      $ 1.078  
Less Distributions                  

From net investment income

   $      $ (0.058

Total distributions

   $      $ (0.058

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 11.200      $ 11.020  

Total Return(3)

     1.63 %(4)       10.79 %(4)(5)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                  

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

   $ 345,512      $ 194,591  

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

     

Expenses

     0.52 %(6)       0.55 %(5)(6) 

Net investment income

     1.30 %(6)       1.00 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

     19 %(4)       26 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, February 9, 2017, to January 31, 2018.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.08% of average daily net assets for the period ended January 31, 2018). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. The Fund offers Institutional Class shares, which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund 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 asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices.

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 asked 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 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.

Derivatives. U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Non U.S. exchange-traded options and over-the-counter options are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund 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 Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of July 31, 2018, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund 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  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

F  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.

 

  17  


Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

G  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

H  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. When an index option is exercised, the Fund is required to deliver an amount of cash determined by the excess of the exercise price of the option over the value of the index (in the case of a put) or the excess of the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) at contract termination. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to July 31, 2018 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At January 31, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $4,312,213 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at January 31, 2018, $2,866,373 are short-term and $1,445,840 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at July 31, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 324,045,139  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 20,771,433  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (912,914

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,858,519  

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On net assets of $1 billion and over, the annual fee is reduced. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $537,694 or 0.40% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment

 

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Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement may be changed or terminated after May 31, 2019. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric reimbursed no expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2018.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, EVM earned $2,779 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended July 31, 2018, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $97,309,716 and $25,978,154, respectively, for the six months ended July 31, 2018.

5  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Institutional Class    Six Months Ended
July 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
     Period Ended
January 31, 2018
(1)
 

Sales

     14,807,311        20,659,414  

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

            80,386  

Redemptions

     (1,620,578      (3,087,957

Net increase

     13,186,733        17,651,843  

 

(1)  

For the period from the start of business, February 9, 2017, to January 31, 2018.

At July 31, 2018, one shareholder owned 16.7% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

6  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options 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 Fund 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 July 31, 2018 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At July 31, 2018, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund employs a systematic, rules based options strategy of writing call and put options on the S&P 500 Index, that seeks to take advantage of the volatility risk premium ( i.e., the tendency for volatility priced into an option to be higher, on average, than the volatility actually experienced on the securities underlying the option). Premium received from writing options can offset the equity risk premium foregone.

 

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July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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 July 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative(1)  

Written options

   $         —      $ (844,718

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Written options outstanding, at value.

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 July 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

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

Written options

   $ 3,294,572      $ 609,940  

 

(1)  

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Written options.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Written options.

The average number of written options contracts outstanding during the six months ended July 31, 2018, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was 968 contracts.

7  Line of Credit

The Fund 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 30, 2018. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% 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 Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended July 31, 2018.

8  Overdraft Advances

Pursuant to the custodian agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Fund to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Fund is obligated to repay SSBT at the current rate of interest charged by SSBT for secured loans (currently, the Federal Funds rate plus 2%). This obligation is payable on demand to SSBT. SSBT has a lien on the Fund’s assets to the extent of any overdraft. At July 31, 2018, the Fund had a payment due to SSBT pursuant to the foregoing arrangement of $39,910. Based on the short-term nature of these payments and the variable interest rate, the carrying value of the overdraft advances approximated its fair value at July 31, 2018. If measured at fair value, overdraft advances would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 9) at July 31, 2018. The Fund’s average overdraft advances during the six months ended July 31, 2018 were not significant.

9  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

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Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At July 31, 2018, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’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

   $ 172,240,437    $      $         —      $ 172,240,437  

Short-Term Investments —

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            165,147,684               165,147,684  

Other

            7,360,255               7,360,255  

Total Investments

   $ 172,240,437      $ 172,507,939      $      $ 344,748,376  

Liability Description

                                   

Written Call Options

   $ (555,193    $      $      $ (555,193

Written Put Options

     (289,525                    (289,525

Total

   $ (844,718    $      $      $ (844,718

 

*

The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

At July 31, 2018, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by either Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research, (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 24, 2018, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2018. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), 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 the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with 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 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 in comparison to benchmark indices, as well as customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the fund’s investment strategies and policies;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

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

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, 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 each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

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 each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2018, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met seven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, thirteen, six, eight and nine times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

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

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each 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 specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

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 and administrative agreement of Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities overseeing the Sub-adviser. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board took into account the resources available to the Sub-adviser in fulfilling its duties under the sub-advisory agreement and the experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as tax and other special considerations relevant to investing in stocks and selling call and put options on one or more U.S. indices. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as 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, 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, 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.

 

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Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective 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 investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

In light of the Fund’s relatively brief operating history, the Board concluded that additional time is required to evaluate Fund performance.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable 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, 2017, 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 factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds.

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 Other “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 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 also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with the Fund, 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 other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from 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 currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

July 31, 2018

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive 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

Trustees of Parametric Volatility Risk Premium - Defensive Fund

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

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 1-800-260-0761, 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) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-260-0761 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100

Seattle, WA 98101

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) 260-0761

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.

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   September 24, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   September 24, 2018

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   September 24, 2018