N-CSR 1 d888320dncsr.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)

December 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

December 31, 2019

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (eatonvance.com/funddocuments), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-262-1122. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Annual Report December 31, 2019

Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     7  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     16 and 28  

Federal Tax Information

     17  

Management and Organization

     29  

Important Notices

     32  


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

With virtually every U.S. equity index posting strong double- digit returns for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019 — and bond markets solidly in the black as well — 2019 was a good year for investments.

As the new year dawned in January 2019, investors appeared to be taking a “glass is half full” approach. Although U.S. manufacturing output and business investment remained weak — held back by slowing global growth and an on- again/off-again U.S.-China trade war — strong spending by U.S. consumers and dovish remarks by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) combined to lift investor sentiment. After four federal funds rate hikes the previous year, markets began to project the Fed might actually lower rates in 2019 to stimulate the economy. U.S. unemployment, meanwhile, remained low and hiring remained strong.

As a result, U.S. stocks across multiple markets climbed from January through April 2019. Overseas, central banks around the world began to cut interest rates and employ other tools to stimulate their respective economies. Even a global stock pullback in May — sparked by heightened concerns about the U.S.-China trade spat — proved to be temporary, and the U.S. and global stock rallies resumed in June and July.

After holding interest rates steady through the first half of the year, the Fed cut the federal funds rate on July 31, 2019 — its first reduction in over a decade — followed by two additional rate cuts in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%. By end of the third quarter, 60 central banks around the world had lowered their interest rates as well.

After falling in August, U.S. equities rallied again during the final months of the period, spurred by optimism about a U.S.-China trade détente and better-than-expected U.S. employment reports. The year ended with two events in December that did much to allay investor concerns about international trade and tariffs: passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration’s agreement to a so-called “phase–one” trade deal with China.

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average®2 returned 25.34%, while the broader U.S. equity market, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, returned 31.49%. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned 36.69% during the period. Large-cap U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, generally outperformed their small-cap counterparts, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index. As a group, growth stocks outpaced value stocks in both large- and small-cap categories, as measured by the Russell growth and value indexes.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, Eaton Vance Stock Fund (the Fund) returned 35.01% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index), which returned 31.49%.

Stock selections in the health care, financials, and industrials sectors contributed to Fund performance versus the Index. In health care, not owning global pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer), an Index component, helped performance versus the Index. Underperformance of Upjohn Co., Pfizer’s generic drug division, along with difficulties surrounding the merger of Upjohn and generics firm Mylan NV, caused Pfizer’s stock to decline during the period.

The Fund initiated a position in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Bristol-Myers), another global pharmaceutical firm, in May 2019 after its stock price declined on the announcement of Bristol-Myers’ intent to acquire rival Celgene Corp. (Celgene). Bristol-Myers’ stock subsequently rose — and contributed to relative performance versus the Index — due to positive data from a Celgene cancer drug trial, as well as the market’s recognition that Celgene’s new products were more effective than initially perceived.

Not owning Warren Buffet’s multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Berkshire Hathaway), an Index component in the financials sector, aided performance relative to the Index as well. The stock underperformed the market as investors reacted negatively to Berkshire Hathaway’s inability to find a large acquisition during the period to put its growing cash reserves to work. In the industrials sector, performance versus the Index benefited from the Fund’s out-of-Index position in Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (Gardner Denver), a conglomerate that manufactures compressors, pumps, and blowers. The stock outperformed the Index after Gardner Denver announced a pending merger with Ingersoll Rand PLC’s pumps business, making Gardner Denver the second-largest player in its industry.

In contrast, stock selections in the information technology (IT), communication services, and consumer discretionary sectors detracted from Fund performance versus the Index. In IT, underweighting semiconductor and telecommunications equipment firm QUALCOMM, Inc. (QUALCOMM), and then selling the stock during the period, detracted from relative performance versus the Index. After the Fund sold QUALCOMM, the company’s stock price rose sharply following the firm’s settlement with Apple, Inc. over a long-running dispute over licensing fees for QUALCOMM technology.

In communication services, the Fund’s overweight position in broadband and cellular service provider Verizon Communications, Inc. hurt relative results versus the Index. While the stock delivered double-digit gains, it underperformed the market during a period when investors favored companies viewed as having higher growth potential than cell-service providers. Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Gildan), an out-of-Index holding in the consumer discretionary sector, also detracted from Fund performance versus the Index. Gildan’s stock price declined after it surprised the market in October 2019 with an announcement that annual sales and earnings would be lower than projected. By period-end, Gildan was sold from the Fund.

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Charles B. Gaffney

 

% Average Annual Total Returns

   Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     11/01/2001        11/01/2001        35.01      11.19      12.16

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   27.23        9.88        11.50  

Class C at NAV

     10/01/2009        11/01/2001        34.04        10.37        11.34  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   33.04        10.37        11.34  

Class I at NAV

     09/03/2008        11/01/2001        35.32        11.47        12.44  

S&P 500® Index

                   31.49      11.69      13.55
              
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Gross

           1.10      1.85      0.85

Net

           0.98        1.73        0.73  

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV     With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

   $ 10,000        12/31/2009      $ 29,287       N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        12/31/2009      $ 807,675       N.A.  

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Fund Profile5

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)6

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)6

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     5.0

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     4.6  

Apple, Inc.

     3.9  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.5  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2.7  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.6  

Anthem, Inc.

     2.5  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     2.4  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     2.3  

Bank of America Corp.

     2.3  

Total

     31.8
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

Dow Jones Industrial Average® is a price-weighted average of 30 blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large- cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization- weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index of 2,000 U.S. small-cap stocks. 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.

 

3 

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. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

4 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/20. 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.

 

5 

Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.

 

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

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 (July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019).

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
(7/1/19)

    

Ending

Account Value
(12/31/19)

    

Expenses Paid

During Period*
(7/1/19 – 12/31/19)

    

Annualized

Expense
Ratio

 

Actual

 

        

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,103.40      $ 5.20 **       0.98

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,099.60      $ 9.16 **       1.73

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,104.70      $ 3.87 **       0.73
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.30      $ 4.99 **       0.98

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.50      $ 8.79 **       1.73

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.50      $ 3.72 **       0.73

 

*

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 184/365 (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 June 30, 2019. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

**

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2019  

Investment in Stock Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $70,559,807)

   $ 101,960,261  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     118,426  

Total assets

   $ 102,078,687  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 45,868  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Distribution and service fees

     20,674  

Trustees’ fees

     125  

Other

     11,740  

Accrued expenses

     54,555  

Total liabilities

   $ 132,962  

Net Assets

   $ 101,945,725  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 73,125,823  

Distributable earnings

     28,819,902  

Total

   $ 101,945,725  
Class A Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 53,152,727  

Shares Outstanding

     2,781,522  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 19.11  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

  

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 20.28  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 11,417,783  

Shares Outstanding

     613,478  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 18.61  
Class I Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 37,375,215  

Shares Outstanding

     1,955,300  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 19.11  

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

*

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

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $14,874)

   $ 1,520,162  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (593,107

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 927,055  
Expenses

 

Distribution and service fees

  

Class A

   $ 121,941  

Class C

     109,152  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500  

Custodian fee

     19,528  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     63,953  

Legal and accounting services

     24,839  

Printing and postage

     22,169  

Registration fees

     59,688  

Miscellaneous

     10,203  

Total expenses

   $ 431,973  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliate

   $ 110,868  

Total expense reductions

   $ 110,868  

Net expenses

   $ 321,105  

Net investment income

   $ 605,950  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 5,540,110  

Foreign currency transactions

     39  

Net realized gain

   $ 5,540,149  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 21,450,715  

Foreign currency

     318  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 21,451,033  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 26,991,182  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 27,597,132  

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2019      2018  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 605,950      $ 769,842  

Net realized gain

     5,540,149        7,936,404 (1) 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     21,451,033        (13,917,629

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 27,597,132      $ (5,211,383

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (2,001,151    $ (4,801,685

Class C

     (392,938      (1,206,463

Class I

     (1,485,075      (3,453,645

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (3,879,164    $ (9,461,793

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 4,661,998      $ 5,948,746  

Class C

     1,277,411        1,350,480  

Class I

     7,532,472        6,250,370  

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

     

Class A

     1,931,979        4,592,175  

Class C

     389,163        1,195,293  

Class I

     1,483,659        3,453,390  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (10,007,314      (12,984,370

Class C

     (2,603,422      (5,197,497

Class I

     (9,618,672      (10,038,207

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     2,126,996         

Class C

     (2,126,996       

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (4,952,726    $ (5,429,620

Other capital —

 

Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio

   $ (34,918    $ (31,433

Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio

     47,687        38,833  

Net increase in net assets from other capital

   $ 12,769      $ 7,400  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 18,778,011      $ (20,095,396
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 83,167,714      $ 103,263,110  

At end of year

   $ 101,945,725      $ 83,167,714  

 

(1) 

Includes $332,783 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 14.720      $ 17.490      $ 15.740      $ 15.160     $ 15.680  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.114      $ 0.144      $ 0.178      $ 0.193     $ 0.129  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.023        (1.133      2.933        0.834       0.584  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 5.137      $ (0.989    $ 3.111      $ 1.027     $ 0.713  
Less Distributions

 

                         

From net investment income

   $ (0.096    $ (0.145    $ (0.168    $ (0.140   $ (0.107

From net realized gain

     (0.653      (1.637      (1.191      (0.311     (1.126

Total distributions

   $ (0.749    $ (1.782    $ (1.359    $ (0.451   $ (1.233

Portfolio transaction fee, net(1)

   $ 0.002      $ 0.001      $ (0.002    $ 0.004     $  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 19.110      $ 14.720      $ 17.490      $ 15.740     $ 15.160  

Total Return(2)(3)

     35.01      (5.89 )%       19.91      6.80     4.51
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

                         

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

   $ 53,153      $ 42,087      $ 51,999      $ 58,620     $ 55,496  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4)

             

Expenses(3)

     0.98      0.98      0.98      0.98     1.05

Net investment income

     0.65      0.80      1.05      1.26     0.81

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     55      90      101      118     96

 

(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)

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13%, 0.12% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class C  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 14.380      $ 17.100      $ 15.420      $ 14.870     $ 15.420  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ (0.018    $ 0.008      $ 0.050      $ 0.076     $ 0.009  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     4.899        (1.096      2.851        0.813       0.580  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 4.881      $ (1.088    $ 2.901      $ 0.889     $ 0.589  
Less Distributions

 

                         

From net investment income

   $      $ (0.010    $ (0.028    $ (0.034   $ (0.013

From net realized gain

     (0.653      (1.623      (1.191      (0.309     (1.126

Total distributions

   $ (0.653    $ (1.633    $ (1.219    $ (0.343   $ (1.139

Portfolio transaction fee, net(1)

   $ 0.002      $ 0.001      $ (0.002    $ 0.004     $  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 18.610      $ 14.380      $ 17.100      $ 15.420     $ 14.870  

Total Return(2)(3)

     34.04      (6.60 )%       18.94      6.00     3.77
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

                         

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

   $ 11,418      $ 11,627      $ 16,196      $ 15,370     $ 14,986  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4)

             

Expenses(3)

     1.73      1.73      1.73      1.73     1.80

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.11 )%       0.05      0.30      0.51     0.06

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     55      90      101      118     96

 

(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)

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13%, 0.12% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 14.720      $ 17.490      $ 15.750      $ 15.170     $ 15.680  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.158      $ 0.190      $ 0.219      $ 0.233     $ 0.172  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.023        (1.132      2.931        0.834       0.590  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 5.181      $ (0.942    $ 3.150      $ 1.067     $ 0.762  
Less Distributions

 

                         

From net investment income

   $ (0.140    $ (0.192    $ (0.217    $ (0.180   $ (0.146

From net realized gain

     (0.653      (1.637      (1.191      (0.311     (1.126

Total distributions

   $ (0.793    $ (1.829    $ (1.408    $ (0.491   $ (1.272

Portfolio transaction fee, net(1)

   $ 0.002      $ 0.001      $ (0.002    $ 0.004     $  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 19.110      $ 14.720      $ 17.490      $ 15.750     $ 15.170  

Total Return(2)(3)

     35.32      (5.63 )%       20.14      7.05     4.83
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

                         

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

   $ 37,375      $ 29,455      $ 35,068      $ 28,121     $ 20,457  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4)

             

Expenses(3)

     0.73      0.73      0.73      0.73     0.80

Net investment income

     0.89      1.06      1.28      1.51     1.07

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     55      90      101      118     96

 

(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)

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13%, 0.12% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Stock 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 offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I shares 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (14.9% at December 31, 2019). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

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 — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

C  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 December 31, 2019, 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.

D  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.

E  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.

F  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, upon request by the shareholder, 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.

G  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

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

 

  13  


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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 tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018  

Ordinary income

   $ 517,874      $ 2,610,754  

Long-term capital gains

   $ 3,361,290      $ 6,851,039  

During the year ended December 31, 2019, distributable earnings was decreased by $414,862 and paid-in capital was increased by $414,862 due to the Fund’s use of equalization accounting and differences between book and tax accounting. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 72,229  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

   $ 1,899,905  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 26,847,768  

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.98%, 1.73% and 0.73% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $110,868 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2019, EVM earned $10,112 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $6,444 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2019. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A 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 or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A 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 year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $121,941 for Class A 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 year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $81,864 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 year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $27,288 for Class C shares.

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

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances 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 year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $200 and $300 of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.

6  Investment Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2019, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $5,238,178 and $15,412,987, respectively. In addition, a Portfolio transaction fee is imposed by the Portfolio on the combined daily inflows or outflows of the Fund and the Portfolio’s other investors as more fully described at Note 1H of the Portfolio’s financial statements included herein. Such fee is allocated to the Fund based on its pro-rata interest in the Portfolio. The amount of the Portfolio transaction fee imposed on the Fund, if any, and the allocation of such fee are presented as Other capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

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:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2019      2018  

Sales

     259,131        330,540  

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

     103,094        302,767  

Redemptions

     (572,212      (746,974

Converted from Class C shares

     131,539         

Net decrease

     (78,448      (113,667
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class C    2019      2018  

Sales

     71,557        81,008  

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

     21,312        80,567  

Redemptions

     (152,996      (300,116

Converted to Class A shares

     (134,746       

Net decrease

     (194,873      (138,541
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class I    2019      2018  

Sales

     420,905        347,160  

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

     79,171        227,842  

Redemptions

     (546,176      (578,267

Net decrease

     (46,100      (3,265

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Stock Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Stock Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 21, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

  16  


Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2020 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2019. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals, the dividends received deduction for corporations and capital gains dividends.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund designates approximately $1,436,016, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2019 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

Capital Gains Dividends.  The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2019, $5,660,112 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

  17  


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 99.0%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%  

Hexcel Corp.

    103,500     $ 7,587,585  
      $ 7,587,585  
Banks — 6.3%  

Bank of America Corp.

    451,440     $ 15,899,717  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    111,420       15,531,948  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    72,340       11,547,634  
      $ 42,979,299  
Beverages — 2.6%  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    132,800     $ 18,149,776  
      $ 18,149,776  
Capital Markets — 1.0%  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    148,739     $ 6,894,053  
      $ 6,894,053  
Chemicals — 0.6%  

Ecolab, Inc.

    21,100     $ 4,072,089  
      $ 4,072,089  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.3%  

Waste Management, Inc.

    77,882     $ 8,875,433  
      $ 8,875,433  
Communications Equipment — 1.3%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    189,800     $ 9,102,808  
      $ 9,102,808  
Consumer Finance — 1.4%  

American Express Co.

    75,960     $ 9,456,260  
      $ 9,456,260  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    220,190     $ 13,519,666  
      $ 13,519,666  
Electric Utilities — 1.3%  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    35,596     $ 8,619,927  
      $ 8,619,927  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment — 3.0%  

AMETEK, Inc.

    123,600     $ 12,327,864  

Emerson Electric Co.

    111,842       8,529,071  
      $ 20,856,935  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1)

    14,700     $ 3,754,968  
      $ 3,754,968  
Entertainment — 2.0%  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    92,826     $ 13,425,424  
      $ 13,425,424  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.9%  

American Tower Corp.

    55,300     $ 12,709,046  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    33,780       7,083,666  
      $ 19,792,712  
Food Products — 2.3%  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    286,920     $ 15,803,554  
      $ 15,803,554  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.4%  

Abbott Laboratories

    83,200     $ 7,226,752  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

    186,620       8,438,956  

Danaher Corp.

    95,566       14,667,470  
      $ 30,333,178  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5%  

Anthem, Inc.

    55,960     $ 16,901,599  
      $ 16,901,599  
Household Products — 1.5%  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    73,900     $ 10,164,945  
      $ 10,164,945  
Insurance — 4.6%  

American International Group, Inc.

    199,740     $ 10,252,654  

Assurant, Inc.

    42,100       5,518,468  

First American Financial Corp.

    107,372       6,261,935  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    132,000       9,555,480  
      $ 31,588,537  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Interactive Media & Services — 6.9%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    23,329     $ 31,191,340  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    78,544       16,121,156  
      $ 47,312,496  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.5%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    12,822     $ 23,693,005  
      $ 23,693,005  
IT Services — 7.5%  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    160,512     $ 9,954,954  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    102,300       14,228,907  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

    78,100       8,448,077  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    98,100       18,432,990  
      $ 51,064,928  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1%  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    43,300     $ 14,066,871  
      $ 14,066,871  
Machinery — 2.2%  

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.(1)

    220,920     $ 8,103,346  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    41,200       6,828,488  
      $ 14,931,834  
Metals & Mining — 2.0%  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    402,700     $ 13,707,908  
      $ 13,707,908  
Multi-Utilities — 2.1%  

CMS Energy Corp.

    106,300     $ 6,679,892  

Sempra Energy

    52,942       8,019,654  
      $ 14,699,546  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.5%  

ConocoPhillips

    102,086     $ 6,638,653  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    61,500       5,151,240  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    157,044       10,958,530  

Phillips 66

    69,425       7,734,639  
      $ 30,483,062  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    233,100     $ 14,962,689  

Catalent, Inc.(1)

    97,700       5,500,510  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    73,300     $ 3,444,367  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    140,400       12,769,380  
      $ 36,676,946  
Road & Rail — 0.9%  

CSX Corp.

    85,700     $ 6,201,252  
      $ 6,201,252  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.2%  

ASML Holding NV - NY Shares

    11,800     $ 3,492,092  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    141,123       8,199,246  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    78,579       10,080,900  
      $ 21,772,238  
Software — 6.8%  

Adobe, Inc.(1)

    22,978     $ 7,578,374  

Intuit, Inc.

    17,536       4,593,205  

Microsoft Corp.

    215,720       34,019,044  
      $ 46,190,623  
Specialty Retail — 5.4%  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    55,188     $ 12,051,955  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    136,306       16,324,007  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    139,940       8,544,736  
      $ 36,920,698  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.9%  

Apple, Inc.

    91,797     $ 26,956,189  
      $ 26,956,189  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $500,493,335)

 

  $ 676,556,344  
Rights — 0.1%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Exp. 3/31/21(1)

    320,300     $ 964,103  

Total Rights
(identified cost $679,120)

 

  $ 964,103  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.8%

 

Description   Units   Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.78%(2)

  5,512,026   $ 5,512,026  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $5,511,762)

  $ 5,512,026  

Total Investments — 99.9%
(identified cost $506,684,217)

  $ 683,032,473  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

  $ 515,045  

Net Assets — 100.0%

  $ 683,547,518  

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

 

(1)

Non-income producing security.

 

(2)

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 December 31, 2019.

 

Abbreviations:
ADR     American Depositary Receipt
CVR     Contingent Value Rights

 

 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2019  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $501,172,455)

   $ 677,520,447  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $5,511,762)

     5,512,026  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $16,206)

     16,204  

Dividends receivable

     823,919  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     9,135  

Tax reclaims receivable

     157,340  

Total assets

   $ 684,039,071  
Liabilities

 

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

   $ 338,988  

Trustees’ fees

     7,953  

Accrued expenses

     144,612  

Total liabilities

   $ 491,553  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 683,547,518  

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $99,328)

   $ 10,052,771  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     63,749  

Total investment income

   $ 10,116,520  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 3,702,875  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     23,862  

Custodian fee

     142,399  

Legal and accounting services

     50,091  

Miscellaneous

     24,691  

Total expenses

   $ 3,943,918  

Net investment income

   $ 6,172,602  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 37,237,059  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (377

Foreign currency transactions

     253  

Net realized gain

   $ 37,236,935  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 139,851,452  

Investments — affiliated investment

     262  

Foreign currency

     2,081  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 139,853,795  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 177,090,730  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 183,263,332  

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2019      2018  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 6,172,602      $ 7,128,802  

Net realized gain

     37,236,935        50,384,018 (1) 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     139,853,795        (84,773,096

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 183,263,332      $ (27,260,276

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 63,196,014      $ 19,957,986  

Withdrawals

     (79,842,250      (123,729,807

Portfolio transaction fee

     315,199        242,333  

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

   $ (16,331,037    $ (103,529,488

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 166,932,295      $ (130,789,764
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 516,615,223      $ 647,404,987  

At end of year

   $ 683,547,518      $ 516,615,223  

 

(1) 

Includes $2,091,763 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

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

             

Expenses(1)

     0.63      0.64      0.64      0.65     0.70

Net investment income

     0.99      1.14      1.38      1.60     1.16

Portfolio Turnover

     55      90      101      118     96

Total Return

     35.47      (5.57 )%       20.31      7.14     4.88

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

   $ 683,548      $ 516,615      $ 647,405      $ 640,973     $ 395,492  

 

(1) 

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.

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2019, Eaton Vance Stock Fund, Eaton Vance Stock NextShares and Eaton Vance Balanced Fund held an interest of 14.9%, 1.0% and 84.0%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

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

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices.

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 Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities.

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

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

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

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

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

As of December 31, 2019, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in

 

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Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

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

G  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

H  Capital Transactions — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by EVM to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.60% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and 0.575% from $500 million but less than $1 billion, and is payable monthly. On net assets of $1 billion or over, the annual fee is reduced. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Portfolio who are not interested persons of BMR or the Portfolio and by the vote of a majority of the holders of interest in the Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $3,702,875 or 0.59% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2019, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $339,548,841 and $353,500,921, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 507,636,901  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 177,139,783  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,744,211

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 175,395,572  

 

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Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

5  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2019.

6  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At December 31, 2019, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $5,512,026, which represents 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases    

Sales

proceeds

    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.78%

  $ 46,118     $ 106,004,358     $ (100,538,335   $ (377   $ 262     $ 5,512,026     $ 63,749       5,512,026  

7  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 December 31, 2019, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 676,556,344    $      $         —      $ 676,556,344  

Rights

     964,103                      964,103  

Short-Term Investments

            5,512,026               5,512,026  

Total Investments

   $ 677,520,447      $ 5,512,026      $      $ 683,032,473  

 

*

The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Stock Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Stock Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 21, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 159 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee                   

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 159 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees                   

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds
(2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm)
(1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)       

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees       

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President of the Trust      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President of the Portfolio      2014      Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) since 2016.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)       

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on
Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information 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 Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, 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 intermediary. 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 intermediary.

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

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

 

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Investment Adviser of Stock Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Stock Fund

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

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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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

Annual Report

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (eatonvance.com/funddocuments), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-262-1122. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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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. Each Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Funds nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Funds is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, each 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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Annual Report December 31, 2019

Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

  
  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

     3  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

     4  
  

Fund Profile

     5  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     6  

Fund Expenses

     7  

Financial Statements

     9  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     25 and 46  

Federal Tax Information

     26  

Management and Organization

     47  

Important Notices

     53  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

With virtually every U.S. equity index posting strong double-digit returns for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019 — and bond markets solidly in the black as well — 2019 was a good year for investments.

As the new year dawned in January 2019, investors appeared to be taking a “glass is half full” approach. Although U.S. manufacturing output and business investment remained weak — held back by slowing global growth and an on-again/off-again U.S.-China trade war — strong spending by U.S. consumers and dovish remarks by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) combined to lift investor sentiment. After four federal funds rate hikes the previous year, markets began to project the Fed might actually lower rates in 2019 to stimulate the economy. U.S. unemployment, meanwhile, remained low and hiring remained strong.

As a result, U.S. stocks across multiple markets climbed from January through April 2019. Overseas, central banks around the world began to cut interest rates and employ other tools to stimulate their respective economies. Even a global stock pullback in May — sparked by heightened concerns about the U.S.-China trade spat — proved to be temporary, and the U.S. and global stock rallies resumed in June and July.

After holding interest rates steady through the first half of the year, the Fed cut the federal funds rate on July 31, 2019 — its first reduction in over a decade — followed by two additional rate cuts in September and October to end the period at 1.50%-1.75%. By end of the third quarter, 60 central banks around the world had lowered their interest rates as well.

After falling in August, U.S. equities rallied again during the final months of the period, spurred by optimism about a U.S.-China trade détente and better-than-expected U.S. employment reports. The year ended with two events in December that did much to allay investor concerns about international trade and tariffs: passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration’s agreement to a so-called “phase–one” trade deal with China.

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average®2 returned 25.34%, while the broader U.S. equity market, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, returned 31.49%. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned 36.69% during the period. Large-cap U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, generally outperformed their small-cap counterparts, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index. As a group, growth stocks outpaced value stocks in both large- and small-cap categories, as measured by the Russell growth and value indexes.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (collectively, the Funds) returned 29.45% and 29.28%, respectively, for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming their benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index), which returned 31.49%.

The Funds underperformed relative to the Index largely due to stock selection. Sector and industry allocations were marginally positive. The Funds had positive returns in all 11 market sectors in the Index. The Index had positive returns in 10 sectors.

The industrials sector detracted most from relative Funds’ performance versus the Index during the period largely due to stock selection. In the aerospace & defense industry, aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. (Boeing) was among the Funds’ worst performing individual stocks. The grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft after two crashes detracted from the Boeing’s operational results. The Funds’ overweight position in the lagging air freight & logistics industry also hampered returns relative to the Index during the period.

The information technology (IT) sector also detracted from Funds’ performance versus the Index due to subpar stock selection as well as the Funds’ underweight position in the outperforming sector. Within the IT sector, the communications equipment industry was a notable laggard during the period. Among the Funds’ weakest stocks was Arista Networks, Inc., a developer of cloud networking equipment. The stock price declined during the period due to disappointing financial results amid slowing infrastructure spending and increased competition. An underweight position in two outperforming stocks — consumer electronics company Apple, Inc. and software giant Microsoft Corp. — also detracted from relative Funds’ results.

Stock selection in the health care sector constrained relative returns versus the Index during the period. In particular, the Funds’ overweight position in the underperforming biotechnology industry hurt relative results. Within the industry, biopharmaceutical company AbbVie, Inc. was among the Funds’ weakest stocks as sales results disappointed amid slower growth and limited new product advances.

On the positive side, the consumer discretionary sector contributed to relative performance versus the Index aided by strong stock selection. In the outperforming hotels, restaurants & leisure industry, casual restaurant operator Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. was one of the Funds’ leading stocks after reporting positive sales and earnings results during the period.

The Funds’ underweight position in the lagging utilities sector also boosted relative Funds’ performance versus the Index during the period.

The communication services sector also contributed to returns relative to the Index mostly due to stock selection and a favorable overweight position. In particular, the interactive media & services industry delivered notable results. Leading social networking company Facebook, Inc. was among the Funds’ leading stocks after reporting double-digit revenue growth.

Overall, the Funds’ leading individual stock was Paycom Software, Inc., a cloud-based human capital management software provider. The company generated better-than-expected financial results driven by continued demand for its talent management software.

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

December 31, 2019

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison, CFA and Yana S. Barton, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns  

Class

Inception Date

   

Performance

Inception Date

    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

    03/28/1996       03/29/1966       29.45     10.71     12.34

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                22.01       9.41       11.67  

Class C at NAV

    08/02/1996       03/29/1966       28.34       9.88       11.50  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                27.34       9.88       11.50  

Class I at NAV

    07/02/1999       03/29/1966       29.74       10.99       12.60  

S&P 500® Index

                31.49     11.69     13.55
         
% After-Tax Returns  

Class

Inception Date

    Performance
Inception Date
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A After Taxes on Distributions

    03/28/1996       03/29/1966       21.81     9.18     11.44

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                13.24       7.71       9.99  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

    08/02/1996       03/29/1966       27.34       9.82       11.41  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                16.18       8.16       9.89  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

    07/02/1999       03/29/1966       29.45       10.67       12.29  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                17.91       9.03       10.81  
         
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                 Class A     Class C     Class I  
        0.79     1.54     0.54

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This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV      With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

   $ 10,000        12/31/2009      $ 29,714        N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        12/31/2009      $ 819,351        N.A.  

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison, CFA and Yana S. Barton, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns  

Class

Inception Date

   

Performance

Inception Date

    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

    02/28/2001       03/29/1966       29.28     10.55     12.15

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                21.85       9.25       11.49  

Class C at NAV

    02/28/2001       03/29/1966       28.22       9.72       11.31  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                27.22       9.72       11.31  

Class I at NAV

    02/28/2001       03/29/1966       29.61       10.83       12.42  

S&P 500® Index

                31.49     11.69     13.55
         
% After-Tax Returns   Class
Inception Date
    Performance
Inception Date
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A After Taxes on Distributions

    02/28/2001       03/29/1966       21.68     9.05     11.29

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                13.11       7.58       9.84  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

    02/28/2001       03/29/1966       27.22       9.70       11.27  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                16.12       8.04       9.74  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

    02/28/2001       03/29/1966       29.38       10.57       12.17  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                17.78       8.91       10.67  
         
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                 Class A     Class C     Class I  
        0.94     1.69     0.69

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV      With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

   $ 10,000        12/31/2009      $ 29,224        N.A.  

Class I

   $ 250,000        12/31/2009      $ 806,903        N.A.  

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Fund Profile5

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)6

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)6

 

 

Apple, Inc.

     3.7

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.3  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     3.2  

Microsoft Corp.

     2.9  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2.5  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     2.3  

Intel Corp.

     2.0  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     2.0  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     1.8  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     1.7  

Total

     25.4
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Dow Jones Industrial Average® is a price-weighted average of 30 blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index of 2,000 U.S. small-cap stocks. 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.

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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. 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. After-tax returns are calculated using certain assumptions, including using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state/local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or shares held by nontaxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions may be the same as Return Before Taxes for the same period because no taxable distributions were made during that period. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares. The Fund’s after-tax returns also may reflect foreign tax credits passed by the Fund to its shareholders.

 

4 

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

 

5

Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.

 

6

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

  6  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

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 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 (July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019).

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.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/19 – 12/31/19)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,101.60      $ 4.08        0.77

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,097.70      $ 8.04        1.52

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,103.00      $ 2.76        0.52
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.30      $ 3.92        0.77

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.50      $ 7.73        1.52

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.60      $ 2.65        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 184/365 (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 June 30, 2019.

 

  7  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Fund Expenses — continued

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/19 – 12/31/19)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,100.90      $ 4.87        0.92

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,097.00      $ 8.83        1.67

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,102.30      $ 3.55        0.67
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.60      $ 4.69        0.92

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.80      $ 8.49        1.67

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.80      $ 3.41        0.67

 

*

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 184/365 (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 June 30, 2019.

 

  8  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

     December 31, 2019  
Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $398,416,620 and $337,618,828, respectively)

   $ 1,770,599,551      $ 917,127,321  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     88,645        343,127  

Total assets

   $ 1,770,688,196      $ 917,470,448  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 6,831,922      $ 2,308,525  

Payable to affiliates:

 

Administration fee

            114,753  

Distribution and service fees

     340,108        183,920  

Trustees’ fees

     125        125  

Accrued expenses

     288,850        164,630  

Total liabilities

   $ 7,461,005      $ 2,771,953  

Net Assets

   $ 1,763,227,191      $ 914,698,495  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,187,867,028      $ 793,528,474  

Distributable earnings

     575,360,163        121,170,021  

Total

   $ 1,763,227,191      $ 914,698,495  
Class A Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,565,795,378      $ 629,529,935  

Shares Outstanding

     25,355,856        22,670,216  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 61.75      $ 27.77  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 65.52      $ 29.46  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 13,729,520      $ 61,397,403  

Shares Outstanding

     247,257        2,271,487  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 55.53      $ 27.03  
Class I Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 183,702,293      $ 223,771,157  

Shares Outstanding

     3,190,823        8,041,983  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 57.57      $ 27.83  

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

*

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

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
Investment Income    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $550,657 and $274,980, respectively)

   $ 28,528,922      $ 14,431,117  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (7,380,478      (3,735,969

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 21,148,444      $ 10,695,148  
Expenses

 

Administration fee

   $      $ 1,245,797  

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

     3,620,892        1,441,684  

Class B

     4,207        3,991  

Class C

     279,211        658,707  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500        500  

Custodian fee

     69,976        57,927  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     819,248        373,651  

Professional fees

     47,607        36,570  

Printing and postage

     83,145        45,081  

Registration fees

     85,447        83,427  

Miscellaneous

     253,577        86,560  

Total expenses

   $ 5,263,810      $ 4,033,895  

Net investment income

   $ 15,884,634      $ 6,661,253  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio                  

Net realized gain (loss) —

     

Investment transactions(1)

   $ 42,578,347      $ 21,562,037  

Foreign currency transactions

     (6,926      (3,499

Net realized gain

   $ 42,571,421      $ 21,558,538  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

     

Investments

   $ 355,773,612      $ 180,245,262  

Foreign currency

     8,565        4,393  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 355,782,177      $ 180,249,655  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 398,353,598      $ 201,808,193  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 414,238,232      $ 208,469,446  

 

(1)  

Includes $43,482,436 and $22,020,008, respectively, of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 15,884,634      $ 6,661,253  

Net realized gain

     42,571,421        21,558,538  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     355,782,177        180,249,655  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 414,238,232      $ 208,469,446  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (12,891,964    $ (4,346,325

Class I

     (2,075,519      (2,037,988

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (14,967,483    $ (6,384,313

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 7,444,769      $ 18,357,473  

Class B

     5        28  

Class C

     473,288        6,587,230  

Class I

     166,808,130        74,629,417  

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

     

Class A

     11,063,702        3,897,004  

Class I

     1,680,754        1,852,484  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (116,662,699      (53,203,916

Class B

     (40,812      (53,050

Class C

     (3,508,546      (11,669,202

Class I

     (160,424,924      (52,588,935

Net asset value of shares converted(1)

     

Class A

     201,454,316        95,861,467  

Class B

     (908,387      (736,564

Class C

     (200,545,930      (95,124,903

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (93,166,334    $ (12,191,467

Net increase in net assets

   $ 306,104,415      $ 189,893,666  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 1,457,122,776      $ 724,804,829  

At end of year

   $ 1,763,227,191      $ 914,698,495  

 

(1)  

Includes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the close of business on October 15, 2019 upon the termination of Class B.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2018  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 13,606,957      $ 5,268,839  

Net realized gain

     44,417,999        21,703,216  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (137,410,583      (68,819,851

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (79,385,627    $ (41,847,796

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (10,346,691    $ (3,179,321

Class C

     (329,696       

Class I

     (1,672,079      (1,560,470

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (12,348,466    $ (4,739,791

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 13,916,145      $ 31,038,781  

Class B

     8,411        25  

Class C

     703,554        8,640,508  

Class I

     124,685,726        77,458,490  

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

     

Class A

     8,651,898        2,798,049  

Class C

     321,366         

Class I

     1,282,979        1,394,629  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (95,117,186      (52,676,828

Class B

     (239,204      (133,509

Class C

     (33,985,038      (31,508,302

Class I

     (93,741,234      (47,782,161

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     1,007,775        952,863  

Class B

     (1,007,775      (952,863

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (73,512,583    $ (10,770,318

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (165,246,676    $ (57,357,905
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 1,622,369,452      $ 782,162,734  

At end of year

   $ 1,457,122,776      $ 724,804,829  

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 48.150      $ 51.300      $ 42.300      $ 39.330     $ 38.910  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.539      $ 0.491      $ 0.467      $ 0.455     $ 0.435  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     13.572        (3.192      8.982        2.964       0.402  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 14.111      $ (2.701    $ 9.449      $ 3.419     $ 0.837  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.511    $ (0.449    $ (0.449    $ (0.449   $ (0.417

Total distributions

   $ (0.511    $ (0.449    $ (0.449    $ (0.449   $ (0.417

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 61.750      $ 48.150      $ 51.300      $ 42.300     $ 39.330  

Total Return(2)

     29.45      (5.36 )%       22.35      8.68     2.15
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 1,565,795      $ 1,116,349      $ 1,257,823      $ 1,068,182     $ 1,055,259  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses(4)

     0.78      0.79      0.79      0.81     0.82

Net investment income

     0.96      0.92      1.00      1.14     1.10

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     1 %(5)       1 %(5)       0 %(5)(6)       1 %(5)      9

 

(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) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(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) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(6) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class C  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 43.280      $ 46.100      $ 38.040      $ 35.440     $ 35.100  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ (0.018    $ 0.082      $ 0.114      $ 0.140     $ 0.125  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     12.268        (2.832      8.047        2.645       0.365  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 12.250      $ (2.750    $ 8.161      $ 2.785     $ 0.490  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $      $ (0.070    $ (0.101    $ (0.185   $ (0.150

Total distributions

   $      $ (0.070    $ (0.101    $ (0.185   $ (0.150

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 55.530      $ 43.280      $ 46.100      $ 38.040     $ 35.440  

Total Return(2)

     28.34      (5.99 )%       21.46      7.85     1.40
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 13,730      $ 202,974      $ 248,201      $ 265,708     $ 263,896  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses(4)

     1.55      1.54      1.54      1.56     1.57

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.04 )%       0.17      0.27      0.39     0.35

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     1 %(5)       1 %(5)       0 %(5)(6)       1 %(5)      9

 

(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) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(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) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(6) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class I  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 44.920      $ 47.920      $ 39.530      $ 36.790     $ 36.430  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.628      $ 0.584      $ 0.542      $ 0.516     $ 0.497  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     12.675        (2.996      8.414        2.776       0.381  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 13.303      $ (2.412    $ 8.956      $ 3.292     $ 0.878  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.653    $ (0.588    $ (0.566    $ (0.552   $ (0.518

Total distributions

   $ (0.653    $ (0.588    $ (0.566    $ (0.552   $ (0.518

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 57.570      $ 44.920      $ 47.920      $ 39.530     $ 36.790  

Total Return(2)

     29.74      (5.11 )%       22.67      8.93     2.41
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 183,702      $ 136,976      $ 114,276      $ 69,864     $ 50,278  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses(4)

     0.53      0.54      0.54      0.56     0.56

Net investment income

     1.20      1.17      1.24      1.38     1.34

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     1 %(5)       1 %(5)       (5)(6)       1 %(5)      9

 

(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) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(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) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(6) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 21.650      $ 23.060      $ 19.020     $ 17.690     $ 17.500  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                           

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.205      $ 0.184      $ 0.177     $ 0.176     $ 0.168  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     6.108        (1.432      4.035       1.326       0.187  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 6.313      $ (1.248    $ 4.212     $ 1.502     $ 0.355  
Less Distributions                                           

From net investment income

   $ (0.193    $ (0.162    $ (0.172   $ (0.172   $ (0.165

Total distributions

   $ (0.193    $ (0.162    $ (0.172   $ (0.172   $ (0.165

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 27.770      $ 21.650      $ 23.060     $ 19.020     $ 17.690  

Total Return(2)

     29.28      (5.50 )%       22.15     8.48     2.03
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                           

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

   $ 629,530      $ 427,333      $ 472,741     $ 403,485     $ 379,685  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

            

Expenses(4)

     0.93      0.94      0.95     0.97     0.97

Net investment income

     0.81      0.77      0.84     0.98     0.95

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(5)

                   1            

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     1 %(6)       1 %(6)       0 %(6)(7)      1 %(6)      9

 

(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) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(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) 

Excludes the value of Fund securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Fund including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(6) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(7) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class C  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 21.080      $ 22.460      $ 18.530     $ 17.240     $ 17.070  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                           

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.003      $ 0.004      $ 0.022     $ 0.041     $ 0.034  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.947        (1.384      3.912       1.289       0.176  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 5.950      $ (1.380    $ 3.934     $ 1.330     $ 0.210  
Less Distributions                                           

From net investment income

   $      $      $ (0.004   $ (0.040   $ (0.040

Total distributions

   $      $      $ (0.004   $ (0.040   $ (0.040

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 27.030      $ 21.080      $ 22.460     $ 18.530     $ 17.240  

Total Return(2)

     28.22      (6.14 )%       21.23     7.71     1.23
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                           

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

   $ 61,397      $ 142,020      $ 173,289     $ 175,072     $ 173,494  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

            

Expenses(4)

     1.68      1.69      1.70     1.72     1.72

Net investment income

     0.01      0.02      0.11     0.23     0.20

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(5)

                   1            

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     1 %(6)       1 %(6)       0 %(6)(7)      1 %(6)      9

 

(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) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(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) 

Excludes the value of Fund securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Fund including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(6) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(7) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class I  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 21.690      $ 23.110      $ 19.060     $ 17.720     $ 17.530  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                           

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.266      $ 0.244      $ 0.229     $ 0.221     $ 0.213  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     6.130        (1.439      4.046       1.336       0.187  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 6.396      $ (1.195    $ 4.275     $ 1.557     $ 0.400  
Less Distributions                                           

From net investment income

   $ (0.256    $ (0.225    $ (0.225   $ (0.217   $ (0.210

Total distributions

   $ (0.256    $ (0.225    $ (0.225   $ (0.217   $ (0.210

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 27.830      $ 21.690      $ 23.110     $ 19.060     $ 17.720  

Total Return(2)

     29.61      (5.25 )%       22.44     8.77     2.28
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                           

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

   $ 223,771      $ 154,772      $ 134,355     $ 78,948     $ 61,538  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

            

Expenses(4)

     0.68      0.69      0.70     0.72     0.72

Net investment income

     1.05      1.02      1.09     1.23     1.20

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(5)

                   1            

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     1 %(6)       1 %(6)       0 %(6)(7)      1 %(6)      9

 

(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) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(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) 

Excludes the value of Fund securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Fund including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(6) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(7) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1) and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2) (each a Fund, and collectively the Funds) are diversified series of the 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. Each Fund currently offers Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each Fund previously offered Class B shares, which beginning January 1, 2012, were only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestment of distributions. Class B shares automatically converted to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. At the close of business on October 15, 2019, Class B shares were converted into Class A shares and Class B was terminated. Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 is closed to new investors. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in each 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. Each Fund typically invests all of its investable assets in interests in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Funds. The value of each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (8.0% and 4.2% for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, respectively, at December 31, 2019). The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.

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

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — Each Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

C  Federal Taxes — Each 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 December 31, 2019, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each 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.

D  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.

E  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.

F  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 each 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, upon request by the shareholder, 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, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.

G  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of each 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 (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). 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 a 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 tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Distributions declared from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 14,967,483      $ 6,384,313  
     Year Ended December 31, 2018  
      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Distributions declared from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 12,348,466      $ 4,739,791  

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the following amounts were reclassified due to the Funds’ use of equalization accounting and differences between book and tax accounting for the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio. Tax equalization accounting allows the Funds to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains.

 

     

Change in:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 92,314,600      $ 22,430,430  

Distributable earnings

   $ (92,314,600    $ (22,430,430

These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.

As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Deferred capital losses

   $ (5,010,421    $ (1,606,688

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 580,370,584      $ 122,776,709  

At December 31, 2019, the Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses which would reduce the respective Fund’s 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 Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the respective Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. The amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Deferred capital losses

     

Short-term

   $ 5,010,421      $ 1,597,050  

Long-term

            9,638  

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator to the Funds. EVM receives no compensation from Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 for such services and a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of average daily net assets from Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 for such services. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the administration fee for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 amounted to $1,245,797. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statements of Operations, and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

   $ 226,402      $ 80,749  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

   $ 17,350      $ 52,680  

Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

Each Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, each Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each 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 year ended December 31, 2019 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

   $ 3,620,892      $ 1,441,684  

Each Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class C shares (Class C Plan) and, prior to the close of business on October 15, 2019, Class B shares (Class B Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, each Fund paid/pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the respective Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class B Distribution Fees

   $ 3,155      $ 2,993  

Class C Distribution Fees

   $ 209,408      $ 494,030  

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Pursuant to the Class B (prior to the close of business on October 15, 2019), and Class C Plans, each Fund also made/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 year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to the following:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class B Service Fees

   $ 1,052      $ 998  

Class C Service Fees

   $ 69,803      $ 164,677  

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

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase and, prior to the close of business on October 15, 2019, on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances 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. The CDSC for Class B shares was imposed at declining rates that began at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B, and Class C shareholders:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class A

   $      $ 5,000  

Class B

   $      $  

Class C

   $ 200      $ 3,000  

6 Investment Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2019, increases and decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated, as follows:

 

Fund    Increases      Decreases  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

   $ 20,077,636      $ 127,098,225  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

   $ 16,998,321      $ 38,249,603  

Decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio include distributions of securities as the result of redemptions in-kind, as follows:

 

Fund    Redemptions
in-kind
 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

   $ 113,877,312  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

     27,006,610  

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

Each 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 Funds) and classes. Sales and redemptions of Class I shares include shares

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

purchased and redeemed in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program, a program designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing net redemptions of their shares. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

                           
     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class B(1)      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     131,208               9,884        3,202,823  

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

     180,191                      29,363  

Redemptions

     (2,089,668      (439      (71,725      (3,090,733

Converted from Class B shares

     16,311                       

Converted from Class C shares

     3,934,421                       

Converted to Class A shares

            (16,908      (4,381,065       

Net increase (decrease)

     2,172,463        (17,347      (4,442,906      141,453  
     Year Ended December 31, 2018  
      Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     263,086        161        14,755        2,521,491  

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

     180,624               7,463        28,715  

Redemptions

     (1,796,496      (4,576      (716,133      (1,885,774

Converted from Class B shares

     18,867                       

Converted to Class A shares

            (19,228              

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,333,919      (23,643      (693,915      664,432  

 

(1)  

At the close of business on October 15, 2019, Class B shares were converted into Class A and Class B was terminated.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

                           
     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class B(1)      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     732,485        1        269,131        2,932,826  

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

     141,145                      66,973  

Redemptions

     (2,110,088      (2,261      (478,274      (2,093,275

Converted from Class B shares

     30,189                       

Converted from Class C shares

     4,139,683                       

Converted to Class A shares

            (29,380      (4,255,437       

Net increase (decrease)

     2,933,414        (31,640      (4,464,580      906,524  
     Year Ended December 31, 2018  
      Class A      Class B      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     1,299,425        1        375,180        3,272,616  

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

     129,900                      64,656  

Redemptions

     (2,231,307      (5,713      (1,355,642      (2,015,026

Converted from Class B shares

     39,861                       

Converted to Class A shares

            (40,275              

Net increase (decrease)

     (762,121      (45,987      (980,462      1,322,246  

 

(1)  

At the close of business on October 15, 2019, Class B shares were converted into Class A and Class B was terminated.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (collectively the “Funds”) (each a fund constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), as of December 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2019, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 21, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2020 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2019. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds designate approximately the following amounts, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

  $ 28,048,573  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

  $ 14,184,697  

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Funds’ dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Funds’ fiscal 2019 ordinary income dividends, the following amounts qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

    100

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

    100

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 98.3%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%  

Arconic, Inc.

    4     $ 123  

Boeing Co. (The)

    881,665       287,211,190  

General Dynamics Corp.

    139,307       24,566,789  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    1,096       274,964  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    2,240       443,229  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    80,559       31,368,063  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    48,050       16,527,759  

Raytheon Co.

    246,559       54,178,875  

Textron, Inc.

    1,025       45,715  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    847       474,320  

United Technologies Corp.

    842,360       126,151,834  
            $ 541,242,861  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.4%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,056,440     $ 82,613,608  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,300       101,426  

FedEx Corp.

    344,010       52,017,752  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,558,497       182,437,659  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(1)

    30,000       2,391,000  
            $ 319,561,445  
Airlines — 0.0%(2)  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    66,989     $ 1,921,244  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    56,768       3,319,793  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    27,758       1,498,377  
            $ 6,739,414  
Auto Components — 0.6%  

Adient PLC(1)

    15,055     $ 319,919  

Aptiv PLC

    887,200       84,257,384  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    800       34,704  

Dorman Products, Inc.(1)

    20,445       1,548,095  

Garrett Motion, Inc.(1)

    36,184       361,478  

Gentex Corp.

    1,443,192       41,823,704  
            $ 128,345,284  
Automobiles — 0.1%  

Daimler AG

    38,000     $ 2,070,240  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,212,584       11,277,031  

General Motors Co.

    79,498       2,909,627  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    20,162       749,825  

Tesla, Inc.(1)

    7,397       3,094,387  

Toyota Motor Corp. ADR

    5,000       702,700  
            $ 20,803,810  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks — 6.2%  

Bank of America Corp.

    3,427,178     $ 120,705,209  

Bank of Montreal

    4       310  

CIT Group, Inc.

    1,490       67,989  

Citigroup, Inc.

    860,598       68,753,174  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    66,314       4,505,373  

CVB Financial Corp.

    608,432       13,129,963  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,545,175       47,498,680  

First Republic Bank

    1,200       140,940  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    220,592       1,725,927  

HSBC Holdings PLC ADR

    424       16,574  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    144,510       2,179,211  

ING Groep NV ADR

    131,510       1,584,696  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    3,943,238       549,687,377  

KeyCorp

    111,489       2,256,537  

M&T Bank Corp.

    230,611       39,146,217  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    34,686       2,219,904  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    103,180       16,470,624  

Regions Financial Corp.

    731,394       12,550,721  

Societe Generale SA

    460,793       16,080,737  

Sterling Bancorp

    103,627       2,184,457  

SVB Financial Group(1)

    28,107       7,055,981  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,565       61,348  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    569       31,938  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,890,538       106,475,100  

U.S. Bancorp

    1,223,475       72,539,833  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,046,234       271,487,389  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    23,987       1,367,259  
            $ 1,359,923,468  
Beverages — 2.4%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ADR

    25,379     $ 2,082,093  

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(1)

    4,730       1,787,231  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    10,699       671,576  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    347,685       23,503,506  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,498,673       193,651,551  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    39,872       7,565,712  

Diageo PLC ADR

    8,226       1,385,423  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    2,700       78,165  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    186,000       10,025,400  

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

    171,250       10,882,937  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    2,047,051       279,770,460  
            $ 531,404,054  
 

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology — 2.8%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,403,016     $ 124,223,037  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    74,972       3,579,913  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    470,965       50,934,865  

Alkermes PLC(1)

    5,000       102,000  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    188,700       21,732,579  

Amgen, Inc.

    603,952       145,594,709  

Argenx SE ADR(1)

    308,910       49,586,233  

Biogen, Inc.(1)

    108,957       32,330,810  

Bluebird Bio, Inc.(1)

    77,845       6,830,899  

Exact Sciences Corp.(1)

    130,554       12,073,634  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    981,135       63,754,152  

Incyte Corp.(1)

    82,222       7,179,625  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(1)

    64,045       6,884,197  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    20,995       7,883,202  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    343,283       75,161,813  
            $ 607,851,668  
Building Products — 0.4%  

A.O. Smith Corp.

    27,845     $ 1,326,536  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    2,923       190,989  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    345,321       14,058,018  

Lennox International, Inc.

    236,627       57,729,889  

Lennox International, Inc.(3)

    25,181       6,143,409  

Masco Corp.

    25,000       1,199,750  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(1)

    60,308       719,474  
            $ 81,368,065  
Capital Markets — 4.4%  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    58,716     $ 4,975,594  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    216,131       36,003,102  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    476,763       23,995,482  

BlackRock, Inc.

    11,190       5,625,213  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    88,282       5,102,700  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    175,414       21,049,680  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    3,896,040       185,295,662  

CME Group, Inc.

    220,294       44,217,412  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

    4,593       208,385  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    11,308       3,033,936  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(3)

    75,000       20,117,469  

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

    549       17,892  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    211,191       5,486,742  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    759,181       174,558,487  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    152,641       14,126,925  

Invesco Ltd.

    1,367       24,579  

Legg Mason, Inc.

    122,902       4,413,411  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    215,573     $ 19,886,609  

Moody’s Corp.

    246,080       58,421,853  

Morgan Stanley

    2,565,982       131,173,000  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    71,203       7,625,841  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,500       265,600  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    39,363       3,521,414  

S&P Global, Inc.

    247,057       67,458,914  

SEI Investments Co.

    150,000       9,822,000  

State Street Corp.

    457,614       36,197,267  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    112,796       6,841,077  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    587,312       71,558,094  

UBS Group AG(1)

    9       113  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

    9,248       154,627  
            $ 961,179,080  
Chemicals — 1.3%  

AdvanSix, Inc.(1)

    1,768     $ 35,289  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    10,421       2,448,831  

Albemarle Corp.

    90,157       6,585,067  

Balchem Corp.

    17,292       1,757,386  

Celanese Corp.

    16,713       2,057,705  

Chemours Co. (The)

    151       2,732  

Corteva, Inc.(1)

    488,916       14,452,357  

Dow, Inc.(1)

    299,401       16,386,217  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    494,104       31,721,477  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    650       51,519  

Ecolab, Inc.

    584,286       112,761,355  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    5,000       645,100  

Linde PLC

    6,143       1,307,845  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,274       403,807  

NewMarket Corp.

    12,318       5,992,953  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    410,020       54,733,570  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    52,582       30,683,700  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    1,000       70,150  
            $ 282,097,060  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%  

Copart, Inc.(1)

    3,800     $ 345,572  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    14,270       57,508  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,750       156,853  

Rollins, Inc.

    28,750       953,350  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

    8,000       510,480  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    115,655       10,500,317  

Waste Management, Inc.

    203,580       23,199,977  
            $ 35,724,057  
 

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment — 1.4%  

Arista Networks, Inc.(1)

    777,596     $ 158,163,026  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2,668,130       127,963,515  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    285,300       7,026,939  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    38,385       6,185,359  

Nokia Oyj ADR

    192       712  
            $ 299,339,551  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(2)  

Fluor Corp.

    3,250     $ 61,360  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    83,115       7,466,220  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    2,000       81,420  
            $ 7,609,000  
Construction Materials — 0.0%(2)  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    38,764     $ 5,581,628  
            $ 5,581,628  
Consumer Finance — 1.4%  

American Express Co.

    1,054,634     $ 131,291,387  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    132,363       13,621,476  

Discover Financial Services

    1,248,041       105,858,838  

LendingClub Corp.(1)

    15,938       201,138  

Navient Corp.

    10,200       139,536  

SLM Corp.

    10,200       90,882  

Synchrony Financial

    1,642,244       59,137,206  
            $ 310,340,463  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  

Amcor PLC(1)

    723,751     $ 7,845,461  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    65,000       7,515,300  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,250       294,345  

Ball Corp.

    53,090       3,433,330  

Crown Holdings, Inc.(1)

    13,787       1,000,109  

International Paper Co.

    284       13,078  

Packaging Corp. of America

    7,890       883,601  

Sealed Air Corp.

    6,200       246,946  

Sonoco Products Co.

    390       24,071  

WestRock Co.

    39,303       1,686,492  
            $ 22,942,733  
Distributors — 0.1%  

Genuine Parts Co.

    211,037     $ 22,418,460  

LKQ Corp.(1)

    49,518       1,767,793  
            $ 24,186,253  
Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(2)  

H&R Block, Inc.

    25,610     $ 601,323  

Service Corporation International

    15,900       731,877  
            $ 1,333,200  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.4%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1)

    453     $ 153,834,270  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

    1,676,927       379,823,965  
            $ 533,658,235  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%  

AT&T, Inc.

    772,910     $ 30,205,323  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    5,086       67,186  

Frontier Communications Corp.(1)

    894       795  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,185,329       72,779,201  

Windstream Holdings, Inc.(1)

    821       74  
            $ 103,052,579  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%  

Duke Energy Corp.

    31,500     $ 2,873,115  

Edison International

    1,134       85,515  

Entergy Corp.

    1,300       155,740  

Exelon Corp.

    28,310       1,290,653  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    130,151       31,517,366  

Southern Co. (The)

    102,565       6,533,390  
            $ 42,455,779  
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    11,121     $ 1,534,698  

AMETEK, Inc.

    64,232       6,406,500  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    86,839       8,225,390  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,192,191       167,176,486  

Hubbell, Inc.

    1,978       292,388  

nVent Electric PLC

    4       102  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    112,165       22,732,480  
            $ 206,368,044  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    15,644     $ 1,693,150  

CDW Corp.

    142,695       20,382,554  

Corning, Inc.

    1,555,623       45,284,186  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    1,750       91,122  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(1)

    14,701       1,508,764  

Knowles Corp.(1)

    8,001       169,221  

Littelfuse, Inc.(3)

    52,675       10,071,185  
 

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    47,770     $ 4,578,277  

Trimble, Inc.(1)

    3,200       133,408  
            $ 83,911,867  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%  

Apergy Corp.(1)

    18,853     $ 636,854  

Core Laboratories NV

    16,652       627,281  

Frank’s International NV(1)

    1,500,000       7,755,000  

Halliburton Co.

    948,842       23,218,164  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    5,400       135,270  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    1,165,771       46,863,994  

Transocean, Ltd.(1)

    3,626       24,947  
            $ 79,261,510  
Entertainment — 2.3%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    218,092     $ 12,959,027  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

    56,410       6,064,639  

Liberty Braves Group, Series A(1)

    1,236       36,647  

Liberty Braves Group, Series C(1)

    2,473       73,052  

Liberty Formula One, Series A(1)

    3,091       135,324  

Liberty Formula One, Series C(1)

    6,183       284,202  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(1)

    43,744       3,126,384  

Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A(1)

    1,000       294,190  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

    154,950       50,137,172  

Spotify Technology SA(1)

    32,417       4,847,962  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2,969,876       429,533,166  
            $ 507,491,765  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

American Tower Corp.

    56,291     $ 12,936,798  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    7,000       1,467,900  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    222,765       4,132,291  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(3)

    306,221       5,677,276  

ProLogis, Inc.

    28,120       2,506,617  

Public Storage

    1,949       415,059  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    25,563       3,807,864  
            $ 30,943,805  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    892,315     $ 262,269,225  

Kroger Co. (The)

    226,899       6,577,802  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1)

    1,529,238       29,590,755  

Sysco Corp.

    442,381       37,841,271  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    650,624       38,360,791  

Walmart, Inc.

    188,073       22,350,595  
            $ 396,990,439  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products — 1.7%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    307,441     $ 14,249,890  

Campbell Soup Co.

    749,720       37,051,162  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    499,875       17,115,720  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    261,924       5,694,228  

General Mills, Inc.

    89,945       4,817,454  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(1)

    17,240       447,464  

Hershey Co. (The)

    557,464       81,936,059  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    289,691       13,067,961  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    19,434       2,023,663  

Kellogg Co.

    67,139       4,643,333  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    108,171       3,475,534  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    115,108       9,902,741  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    62,860       10,669,228  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    853,758       47,024,991  

Nestle SA

    1,118,348       121,078,165  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    27,528       2,506,149  
            $ 375,703,742  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.6%  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,871,486     $ 162,557,274  

ABIOMED, Inc.(1)

    80,924       13,804,825  

Alcon, Inc.(1)

    22,924       1,296,811  

Align Technology, Inc.(1)(3)

    18,700       5,218,048  

Avanos Medical, Inc.(1)

    542       18,265  

Baxter International, Inc.

    34,115       2,852,696  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    60,652       16,495,524  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

    90,143       4,076,266  

Danaher Corp.

    145,360       22,309,853  

DexCom, Inc.(1)

    94,962       20,771,988  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

    10,027       2,339,199  

Hologic, Inc.(1)

    154,947       8,089,783  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

    8,000       2,089,040  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(3)

    520,000       30,298,024  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(3)

    491,205       28,610,250  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

    140,412       83,004,554  

Medtronic PLC

    537,489       60,978,127  

Penumbra, Inc.(1)

    75,462       12,396,143  

ResMed, Inc.

    21,305       3,301,636  

Smith & Nephew PLC ADR

    5,500       264,385  

Stryker Corp.

    272,171       57,139,580  

Teleflex, Inc.

    14,325       5,392,503  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

    45,609       6,476,934  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    151,526       22,680,412  
            $ 572,462,120  
 

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(1)

    32,000     $ 1,063,040  

Anthem, Inc.

    144,301       43,583,231  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    29,103       1,472,030  

Centene Corp.(1)

    61,728       3,880,839  

Cigna Corp.(1)

    30,693       6,276,411  

Covetrus, Inc.(1)

    10,538       139,102  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,226,354       91,105,839  

DaVita, Inc.(1)

    157,055       11,783,837  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    187,964       27,782,959  

Henry Schein, Inc.(1)

    26,346       1,757,805  

Humana, Inc.

    1,323       484,906  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)

    550       93,043  

McKesson Corp.

    152,093       21,037,504  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1)

    151,406       20,544,280  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    146,843       43,168,905  
            $ 274,173,731  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%(2)  

Cerner Corp.

    17,440     $ 1,279,922  
            $ 1,279,922  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%  

Aramark

    137,669     $ 5,974,835  

Carnival Corp.

    22,069       1,121,767  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

    121,117       101,388,252  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    30,002       3,103,107  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    66,089       7,204,362  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    148       43,479  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    6,300       475,902  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    106,201       11,778,753  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    653,442       58,620,281  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(3)

    700,000       62,765,602  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    1,575,495       238,577,208  

McDonald’s Corp.

    82,073       16,218,445  

MGM Resorts International

    892,202       29,683,561  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    1,900       253,669  

Starbucks Corp.

    4,050,857       356,151,347  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    398,116       22,421,893  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.(3)

    18,691       1,052,414  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    367,698       17,653,181  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    334,327       33,676,759  
            $ 968,164,817  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables — 0.2%  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    5,956     $ 314,179  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    92,079       4,680,376  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    8,589       479,180  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    21       939  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

    4,820       657,352  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    479,252       9,211,223  

NVR, Inc.(1)

    1,822       6,938,923  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    221,275       8,585,470  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(1)

    135,025       11,755,276  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    2,223       87,831  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,391       205,214  
            $ 42,915,963  
Household Products — 2.0%  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    153,589     $ 10,803,450  

Clorox Co. (The)

    15,801       2,426,086  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,344,954       161,426,633  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    9,500       477,090  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    84,758       11,658,463  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    2,101,487       262,475,726  
            $ 449,267,448  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(2)  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,730     $ 34,427  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    461       18,325  
            $ 52,752  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.3%  

3M Co.

    740,724     $ 130,678,528  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    55,809       9,032,128  

General Electric Co.

    5,452,756       60,852,757  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    392,987       69,558,699  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    20,247       7,172,095  
            $ 277,294,207  
Insurance — 1.7%  

Aegon NV ADR

    5     $ 23  

Aflac, Inc.

    706,153       37,355,494  

Alleghany Corp.(1)

    3,985       3,186,286  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    38,758       4,358,337  

American International Group, Inc.

    160,299       8,228,148  

Aon PLC

    146,257       30,463,871  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(1)

    239,759       10,283,264  
 

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    444,814     $ 42,359,637  

Assurant, Inc.

    11,200       1,468,096  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

    936       36,719  

Chubb, Ltd.

    36,643       5,703,849  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    175,349       18,437,947  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    57,521       2,608,577  

Globe Life, Inc.

    430,474       45,307,388  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    83,487       5,073,505  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2,950       174,080  

Markel Corp.(1)

    6,362       7,272,848  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    225,062       25,074,157  

MetLife, Inc.

    16,911       861,954  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    1,313,661       95,095,920  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    20,261       1,899,266  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    6,425       1,047,660  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    140,472       19,237,640  

Trisura Group, Ltd.(1)

    124       3,833  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    101       20,396  

WR Berkley Corp.

    2,250       155,475  
            $ 365,714,370  
Interactive Media & Services — 7.5%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

    302,144     $ 404,688,652  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    383,896       513,276,630  

Baidu, Inc. ADR(1)

    72,500       9,164,000  

CarGurus, Inc.(1)

    37,803       1,329,909  

Cars.com, Inc.(1)

    400       4,888  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    3,401,272       698,111,078  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(1)

    6,680       1,664,055  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A(1)

    385,406       7,183,968  

Twitter, Inc.(1)

    578,870       18,552,783  

Yelp, Inc.(1)

    149,508       5,207,364  
            $ 1,659,183,327  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.3%  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(1)

    223,541     $ 47,413,046  

Altaba, Inc.(4)

    114,070       1,791,355  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    393,877       727,821,676  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

    52,136       107,073,267  

eBay, Inc.

    1,344,516       48,550,472  

eBay, Inc.(3)

    171,429       6,186,897  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    2,670       288,734  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A(1)

    99,802       841,331  

Trip.com Group, Ltd. ADR(1)

    5,200       174,408  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A(1)

    60,453       5,463,138  
            $ 945,604,324  
Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services — 3.3%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    855,587     $ 180,160,955  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

    226,957       19,604,546  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    686       76,969  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    233,798       39,862,559  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    74,456       9,198,294  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(1)

    13,584       3,395,864  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    11,990       743,620  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    18,757       2,608,911  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

    670,623       77,544,138  

Global Payments, Inc.

    9,504       1,735,050  

International Business Machines Corp.

    534,177       71,601,085  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    82,613       24,667,416  

Okta, Inc.(1)

    183,039       21,117,209  

Paychex, Inc.

    46,165       3,926,795  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

    288,272       31,182,382  

Sabre Corp.

    157,290       3,529,588  

Shopify, Inc., Class A(1)

    12,524       4,979,292  

Square, Inc., Class A(1)

    234,588       14,675,825  

Twilio, Inc., Class A(1)

    516,605       50,771,939  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

    19,370       3,732,212  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    863,250       162,204,675  

Western Union Co. (The)

    83,244       2,229,274  
            $ 729,548,598  
Leisure Products — 0.0%(2)  

Hasbro, Inc.

    786     $ 83,009  

Mattel, Inc.(1)

    3,941       53,401  

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    52,104       5,298,977  
            $ 5,435,387  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    660,825     $ 56,374,981  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

    115,595       38,347,485  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

    34,269       5,294,903  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    52,843       17,167,106  
            $ 117,184,475  
Machinery — 1.6%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    317,457     $ 46,882,050  

Cummins, Inc.

    1,178       210,815  

Deere & Co.

    183,142       31,731,183  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    142,204       8,193,794  

Dover Corp.

    340,788       39,279,225  

Fortive Corp.

    29,955       2,288,262  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,059,776       190,367,563  
 

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    26,539     $ 3,527,564  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    53,660       5,190,532  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(1)

    11,435       200,113  

Middleby Corp.(1)

    2,000       219,040  

PACCAR, Inc.

    186,094       14,720,035  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    18,857       3,881,148  

Pentair PLC

    4       183  

Snap-on, Inc.

    29,674       5,026,776  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    288       47,733  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    11,100       245,865  

WABCO Holdings, Inc.(1)

    3,080       417,340  

Welbilt, Inc.(1)

    45,741       714,017  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    14,082       1,095,580  

Xylem, Inc.

    100,950       7,953,850  
            $ 362,192,668  
Media — 0.7%  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,367,617     $ 106,471,736  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(1)

    24,623       806,157  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(1)

    207       6,311  

Fox Corp., Class A

    5,412       200,623  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    726       16,771  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A(1)

    3,091       385,015  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series C(1)

    6,183       777,512  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(1)

    8,854       201,340  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C(1)

    27,614       601,847  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(1)

    1,546       29,838  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C(1)

    4,825       93,895  

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Series A(1)

    12,367       597,821  

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Series C(1)

    24,734       1,190,695  

News Corp., Class A

    24       339  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    59,711       4,837,785  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

    2,500       83,350  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    53,280       380,952  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,201       20,045  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    749,695       31,464,699  
            $ 148,166,731  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%  

Alcoa Corp.(1)

    5,862     $ 126,092  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

    527,743       4,433,041  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    58,282       764,660  

Glencore PLC

    598,405       1,863,264  

Nucor Corp.

    234,384       13,191,131  

Sibanye Gold, Ltd.(1)

    64       164  
Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)  

Southern Copper Corp.

    12,126     $ 515,112  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    232,124       7,901,501  
            $ 28,794,965  
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    52,125     $ 4,715,749  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    13,510       1,118,898  

DTE Energy Co.

    77,124       10,016,094  

Sempra Energy

    66,344       10,049,789  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    10,221       942,683  
            $ 26,843,213  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

    139,458     $ 13,116,025  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    7,429       304,069  

Target Corp.

    36,405       4,667,485  
            $ 18,087,579  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%  

Antero Resources Corp.(1)

    1,876,986     $ 5,349,410  

California Resources Corp.(1)

    275       2,483  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(1)

    723,539       44,186,527  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(1)

    284       235  

Chevron Corp.

    1,009,769       121,687,262  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    40,000       3,502,800  

ConocoPhillips

    287,973       18,726,884  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,378,677       35,804,242  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    887,557       74,341,774  

EQT Corp.

    180,474       1,967,167  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    144,379       1,928,904  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,633,340       183,754,465  

Hess Corp.

    164,190       10,969,534  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    8,000       405,680  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    112,332       2,378,069  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    123,481       1,676,872  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    171,145       10,311,486  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    145,312       3,894,362  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    27,827       1,146,751  

Phillips 66

    182,769       20,362,294  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    21,266       3,219,034  

Range Resources Corp.

    664,831       3,224,430  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, ADR

    39,498       2,329,592  

Southwestern Energy Co.(1)

    720       1,742  

Valero Energy Corp.

    28,568       2,675,393  
 

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    20,025     $ 474,993  

WPX Energy, Inc.(1)

    666       9,151  
            $ 554,331,536  
Personal Products — 0.1%  

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

    46,739     $ 9,653,473  

Unilever NV — NY Shares

    19,032       1,093,579  

Unilever PLC ADR

    18,708       1,069,536  
            $ 11,816,588  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%  

Allergan PLC

    14,939     $ 2,855,889  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

    216,121       10,775,793  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,335,509       149,916,323  

Catalent, Inc.(1)

    45,943       2,586,591  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,034,871       267,443,095  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    1,468       68,981  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,494,625       363,890,949  

Mallinckrodt PLC(1)

    6       21  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2,264,830       205,986,288  

Novartis AG ADR

    125,516       11,885,110  

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    1,305,451       75,559,504  

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,113,994       82,826,285  

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(1)

    4,694       959,594  

Roche Holding AG ADR

    35,808       1,455,953  

Sanofi ADR

    5,100       256,020  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ADR(1)

    31,905       629,486  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR(1)

    576,992       5,654,522  

Zoetis, Inc.

    23,920       3,165,812  
            $ 1,185,916,216  
Professional Services — 0.2%  

Equifax, Inc.

    12,654     $ 1,773,078  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    72,356       1,468,827  

On Assignment, Inc.(1)

    228,139       16,191,025  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    102,837       15,357,678  
            $ 34,790,608  
Road & Rail — 1.2%  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    525,943     $ 47,571,544  

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

    942       240,163  

CSX Corp.

    657,876       47,603,907  

Kansas City Southern

    12,000       1,837,920  

Lyft, Inc., Class A(1)

    34,899       1,501,355  
Security   Shares     Value  
Road & Rail (continued)  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    240,830     $ 46,752,328  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(1)

    1,331,274       39,592,089  

Union Pacific Corp.

    435,536       78,740,554  
            $ 263,839,860  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.8%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    635,826     $ 75,561,562  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    195,223       11,916,412  

ASML Holding NV — NY Shares

    12,063       3,569,924  

Broadcom, Inc.

    89,633       28,325,821  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

    107,346       2,504,382  

Intel Corp.

    7,255,880       434,264,418  

Lam Research Corp.

    56,304       16,463,290  

Lam Research Corp.(3)

    21,452       6,267,860  

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    95,391       2,533,585  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    577,298       60,454,646  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

    231,291       12,438,830  

NVIDIA Corp.

    472,704       111,227,251  

NVIDIA Corp.(3)

    19,186       4,513,337  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

    13,586       1,579,101  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    4,033,637       355,887,792  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,048,840       134,555,684  

Xilinx, Inc.

    105,444       10,309,260  
            $ 1,272,373,155  
Software — 7.1%  

Adobe, Inc.(1)

    397,445     $ 131,081,335  

ANSYS, Inc.(1)

    4,596       1,183,056  

Autodesk, Inc.(1)

    20,256       3,716,166  

Box, Inc., Class A(1)

    176,143       2,955,680  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

    559,754       38,824,537  

CDK Global, Inc.

    3       164  

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(1)

    151,500       16,810,440  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    8,036       891,192  

Coupa Software, Inc.(1)

    28,188       4,122,495  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

    91,713       4,573,727  

DocuSign, Inc.(1)

    1,300,015       96,344,112  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(1)

    1,713,027       30,680,314  

Envestnet, Inc.(1)

    41,786       2,909,559  

FireEye, Inc.(1)

    84,766       1,401,182  

Fortinet, Inc.(1)

    20,179       2,154,310  

Guidewire Software, Inc.(1)

    67,562       7,416,281  

Intuit, Inc.

    90,298       23,651,755  

LogMeIn, Inc.

    1,149       98,515  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(1)

    56,873       4,535,622  
 

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

Microsoft Corp.

    3,990,114     $ 629,240,978  

Nortonlifelock, Inc.

    194,276       4,957,923  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A(1)

    18,402       575,247  

Oracle Corp.

    1,083,218       57,388,890  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1)

    178,467       41,270,494  

Paycom Software, Inc.(1)

    550,825       145,836,427  

Proofpoint, Inc.(1)

    60,744       6,972,196  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(1)

    5,988       1,009,996  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

    264,736       43,056,663  

ServiceNow, Inc.(1)

    172,409       48,674,509  

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A(1)

    1,249,111       28,080,015  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(1)

    207,811       9,334,870  

Splunk, Inc.(1)

    411,122       61,573,742  

Synopsys, Inc.(1)

    18,742       2,608,886  

Teradata Corp.(1)

    200       5,354  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(1)

    232,333       69,704,547  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)

    178,366       29,332,289  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)(3)

    23,896       3,927,732  
            $ 1,556,901,200  
Specialty Retail — 2.2%  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    78,893     $ 12,635,503  

AutoNation, Inc.(1)

    13,540       658,450  

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

    2,475       2,948,492  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

    22,000       380,600  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    311,979       27,391,756  

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

    17,552       4,002,383  

CarMax, Inc.(1)

    6,276       550,217  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    35,000       1,732,150  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    154,138       2,725,160  

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

    900       2,430  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    46,138       10,075,617  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(3)

    11,095       2,422,926  

L Brands, Inc.

    307,212       5,566,682  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    996,668       119,360,960  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)

    158,453       69,443,612  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    429,074       49,952,795  

Ross Stores, Inc.(3)

    60,000       6,985,200  

Ross Stores, Inc.(3)

    50,000       5,821,000  

Ross Stores, Inc.(3)

    15,000       1,745,863  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

    65,986       1,434,536  

Tiffany & Co.

    14,845       1,984,034  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,863,356       113,776,517  

Tractor Supply Co.

    244,964       22,889,436  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1)

    101,010       25,569,671  
            $ 490,055,990  
Security   Shares     Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.9%  

Apple, Inc.

    2,750,413     $ 807,658,777  

Dell Technologies, Class C(1)

    2,415       124,107  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    381,616       6,052,430  

NetApp, Inc.

    480,220       29,893,695  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1)

    1,300,000       22,243,000  
            $ 865,972,009  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.5%  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    221,909     $ 3,295,349  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.(1)

    37,542       1,576,389  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

    1,000       231,670  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    2,884,108       292,188,981  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(3)

    100,000       4,317,920  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(1)

    2,400       51,840  

VF Corp.

    273,527       27,259,701  
            $ 328,921,850  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%(2)  

Essent Group, Ltd.

    96,312     $ 5,007,261  
            $ 5,007,261  
Tobacco — 0.6%  

Altria Group, Inc.

    723,883     $ 36,129,000  

British American Tobacco PLC ADR

    3,399       144,322  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,015,074       86,372,647  
            $ 122,645,969  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.

    1,011,228     $ 37,364,875  

NOW, Inc.(1)

    944       10,610  

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

    15,200       2,534,904  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    8,210       2,779,249  
            $ 42,689,638  
Water Utilities — 0.0%(2)  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,900     $ 233,415  
            $ 233,415  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%(2)  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, ADR

    270,852     $ 4,333,632  

Sprint Corp.(1)

    1       5  
 

 

  35   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Vodafone Group PLC ADR

    5     $ 97  
            $ 4,333,734  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $11,357,609,539)

 

  $ 21,639,606,485  
Rights — 0.0%(2)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%(2)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Exp. 3/31/21(1)

    237,107     $ 713,692  

Sanofi CVR, Exp. 12/31/20(1)

    6,984       6,008  

Total Rights
(identified cost $521,478)

 

  $ 719,700  
Short-Term Investments — 1.6%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.78%(5)

    346,625,190     $ 346,625,190  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $346,614,645)

 

  $ 346,625,190  

Total Investments — 99.9%
(identified cost $11,704,745,662)

 

  $ 21,986,951,375  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

  $ 26,401,207  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 22,013,352,582  

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)

Restricted security (see Note 5).

 

(4)

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

 

(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 December 31, 2019.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
CVR     Contingent Value Rights
 

 

  36   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2019  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $11,358,131,017)

   $ 21,640,326,185  

Affiliated investment fund, at value (identified cost, $346,614,645)

     346,625,190  

Cash

     11,253  

Dividends and interest receivable

     16,221,716  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     453,557  

Receivable for investments sold

     17,079,700  

Tax reclaims receivable

     2,568,954  

Total assets

   $ 22,023,286,555  
Liabilities         

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

   $ 7,712,184  

Trustees’ fees

     27,125  

Accrued expenses

     2,194,664  

Total liabilities

   $ 9,933,973  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

        

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 22,013,352,582  

 

  37   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $6,179,445)

   $ 322,111,567  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     5,406,740  

Total investment income

   $ 327,518,307  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 81,541,698  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     110,250  

Custodian fee

     2,369,374  

Professional fees

     403,955  

Miscellaneous

     545,959  

Total expenses

   $ 84,971,236  

Net investment income

   $ 242,547,071  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions(1)

   $ 489,531,799  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (4,227

Foreign currency transactions

     (79,171

Net realized gain

   $ 489,448,401  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ 4,080,943,063  

Investments — affiliated investment

     23,296  

Foreign currency

     99,904  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 4,081,066,263  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 4,570,514,664  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 4,813,061,735  

 

(1) 

Includes $499,998,800 of net realized gains from redeptions in-kind.

 

  38   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2019      2018  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 242,547,071      $ 214,584,213  

Net realized gain

     489,448,401        462,326,236  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     4,081,066,263        (1,556,354,108

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 4,813,061,735      $ (879,443,659

Capital transactions —

 

Contributions

   $ 2,251,431,385      $ 1,599,259,969  

Withdrawals

     (1,067,186,292      (928,460,409

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

   $ 1,184,245,093      $ 670,799,560  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 5,997,306,828      $ (208,644,099
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 16,016,045,754      $ 16,224,689,853  

At end of year

   $ 22,013,352,582      $ 16,016,045,754  

 

  39   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  

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

             

Expenses(1)

     0.45      0.46      0.46      0.47     0.47

Net investment income

     1.28      1.25      1.33      1.48     1.44

Portfolio Turnover

     1 %(2)       1 %(2)       0 %(2)(3)       1 %(2)      9

Total Return

     29.87      (5.02 )%       22.76      9.06     2.53

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

   $ 22,013,353      $ 16,016,046      $ 16,224,690      $ 12,577,024     $ 11,055,385  

 

(1) 

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.

 

(2)

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(3)

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

  40   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2019, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 4.7%, 8.0%, 4.2%, and 0.8% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund managed by the adviser to the Portfolio held an aggregate interest of 82.3% in the Portfolio.

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

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 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 Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities.

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

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

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

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

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

 

  41  


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

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

G  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Under the investment advisory agreement, BMR receives a monthly advisory fee at a rate of 0.625% annually of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million. The advisory fee on net assets of $500 million or more is reduced as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Annual Fee Rate
(for each level)
 

$500 million but less than $1 billion

     0.5625

$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion

     0.5000

$1.5 billion but less than $7 billion

     0.4375

$7 billion but less than $10 billion

     0.4250

$10 billion but less than $15 billion

     0.4125

$15 billion but less than $20 billion

     0.4000

$20 billion but less than $25 billion

     0.3900

$25 billion and over

     0.3800

The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $81,541,698 or 0.43% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Officers and Trustees of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2019, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $206,905,515 and $121,317,923, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2019. In addition, investors contributed securities with an aggregate market value of $2,162,578,875 and investments having an aggregate market value of $943,319,699 were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 3,366,069,163  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,633,953,788  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (13,071,576

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,620,882,212  

5  Restricted Securities

At December 31, 2019, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 1.0% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Common Stocks    Date of
Acquisition
     Eligible for
Resale
     Shares      Cost      Value  

Align Technology, Inc.

     6/20/19        6/20/20        18,700      $ 5,547,577      $ 5,218,048  

eBay, Inc.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        171,429        6,105,513        6,186,897  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        75,000        21,214,388        20,117,469  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     6/20/19        6/20/20        11,095        2,305,710        2,422,926  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        306,221        5,665,033        5,677,276  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

     12/19/19        12/19/20        700,000        59,987,991        62,765,602  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        520,000        31,704,140        30,298,024  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        491,205        29,169,890        28,610,250  

Lam Research Corp.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        21,452        6,173,971        6,267,860  

Lennox International, Inc.

     6/20/19        6/20/20        25,181        6,827,920        6,143,409  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        52,675        10,000,112        10,071,185  

NVIDIA Corp.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        19,186        3,451,370        4,513,337  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     3/21/19        3/21/20        50,000        4,572,983        5,821,000  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     6/20/19        6/20/20        60,000        6,199,078        6,985,200  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        15,000        1,629,835        1,745,863  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A

     9/19/19        9/19/20        100,000        3,453,272        4,317,920  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        18,691        1,000,029        1,052,414  

Workday, Inc., Class A

     12/19/19        12/19/20        23,986        3,856,797        3,927,732  

Total Restricted Securities

                              $ 208,865,609      $ 212,142,412  

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

7  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At December 31, 2019, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $346,625,190, which represents 1.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases    

Sales

proceeds

    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
   

Value, end

of period

    Dividend
income
   

Units, end

of period

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.78%

  $ 234,953,084     $ 421,039,355     $ (309,386,318   $ (4,227   $ 23,296     $ 346,625,190     $ 5,406,740       346,625,190  

8  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

At December 31, 2019, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

   $ 2,422,228,136         $      $      $ 2,422,228,136  

Consumer Discretionary

     2,895,994,406           76,068,696        1,791,355        2,973,854,457  

Consumer Staples

     1,766,750,075           121,078,165               1,887,828,240  

Energy

     633,593,046                         633,593,046  

Financials

     3,497,898,744           37,924,133               3,535,822,877  

Health Care

     2,699,959,858           58,908,274               2,758,868,132  

Industrials

     2,179,419,867                         2,179,419,867  

Information Technology

     4,783,266,266           24,780,114               4,808,046,380  

Materials

     337,552,958           1,863,428               339,416,386  

Real Estate

     25,266,529           5,677,276               30,943,805  

Utilities

     69,585,159                               69,585,159  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 21,311,515,044      $          326,300,086 **     $ 1,791,355      $ 21,639,606,485  

Rights

   $ 719,700         $      $      $ 719,700  

Short-Term Investments

                     346,625,190               346,625,190  

Total Investments

   $ 21,312,234,744               $ 672,925,276      $ 1,791,355      $ 21,986,951,375  

 

*

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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Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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 year ended December 31, 2019, is not presented.

9  Legal Proceedings

In November 2010, the Portfolio was named as defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) of the Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et al. as a result of its ownership of shares in the Tribune Company (Tribune) in 2007 when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (LBO) and was converted to a privately held company. The UCC, which has been replaced by a Litigation Trustee pursuant to Tribune’s plan of reorganization, seeks to recover payments of the proceeds of the LBO. In June 2011, a group of Tribune creditors filed multiple actions against former Tribune shareholders involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of the LBO (the “SLFC actions”). The Portfolio has been named as a defendant in one of the SLFC actions filed in United States District Court — District of Massachusetts by Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas seeking to recover the proceeds received in connection with the LBO from former shareholders. The FitzSimons action and the SLFC actions are now part of a multi-district litigation proceeding in the Southern District of New York. The value of the proceeds received by the Portfolio is approximately $48,237,000 (equal to 0.2% of net assets at December 31, 2019).

The Portfolio cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Portfolio’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions are expensed by the Portfolio as incurred.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 21, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 159 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 159 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President of the Trust      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President of the Portfolio      2014      Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) since 2016.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 159 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 159 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President of the Trust      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President of the Portfolio      2014      Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) since 2016.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

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We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information 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 Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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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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Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (eatonvance.com/ppafunddocuments), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by enrolling at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-260-0761. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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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 is considered to be a commodity pool operator under CFTC regulations. The Fund’s adviser and sub-adviser are registered with the CFTC as commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. 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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


Annual Report December 31, 2019

Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     7  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     21  

Federal Tax Information

     22  

Management and Organization

     23  

Important Notices

     26  


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The commodity asset class, as measured by the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (the Index),2 found strength in 2019, finishing the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, up 7.69%. Commodity prices whipsawed for much of 2019, but benefited overall from the strong months that started and ended the year.

Despite headline strengths, results by Index commodity were more dispersed, as idiosyncratic risks for some commodities dominated the major macroeconomic themes of global trade and monetary policy.

Precious metals was the best performing sector during the period, as the previously hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve reverted to a more dovish stance and delivered three interest-rate cuts during the period. A pickup in global volatility following a recession warning in the U.S. further lifted the sector.

The energy sector experienced similar strengths, led by increasing crude oil prices. This was partially due to an agreement by members of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) to further cut production, in addition to falling rig counts in North American oilfields. Gasoline and gas oil prices broadly mirrored the increase in the price of crude oil, one of the main inputs in producing both commodities. Natural gas was the sole detractor, tumbling due to a combination of record supply and limited demand caused by abnormally warm weather across much of the U.S.

Industrial metals and agriculture also increased during 2019, although results within each sector varied. Nickel benefited for much of the year as consumers drew down stocks ahead of a planned 2020 Indonesian export ban. Meanwhile, aluminum and zinc struggled against uncertainties over global trade and a slowdown in manufacturing. Within agriculture, coffee prices rebounded as supply concerns were eased, while the price of grains broadly fell as the effects of restricted trade between the U.S. and China were realized.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund (the Fund) returned 9.18% for Investor Class shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming its benchmark, the Index, which returned 7.69%.

An overweight exposure to gasoline contributed to the Fund’s relative performance versus the Index. Gasoline prices climbed in response to multiple supply shocks, as well as robust demand throughout the year. An out-of-Index exposure to palladium also aided relative results, as prices soared amid a growing supply deficit during the period. Finally, the Fund’s underweight exposure to natural gas contributed to relative performance, as did the ownership of longer-dated contracts.

A main detractor from the Fund’s relative performance versus the Index was its underweight position in crude oil, as production cuts levied by OPEC+ boosted prices. An underweight exposure to gold also weighed on relative results, as easing monetary policies and a rise in global volatility supported prices. Additionally, an overweight exposure to aluminum hurt relative performance, as prices were pressured by weakness in global manufacturing during the period.

 

 

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 prin-cipal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Thomas C. Seto and Gregory J. Liebl, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

% Average Annual Total Returns

  

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

    

One Year

    

Five
Years

    

Since

Inception

 

Investor Class at NAV

     01/03/2012        05/25/2011        9.18      –1.43      –5.35

Institutional Class at NAV

     05/25/2011        05/25/2011        9.58        –1.18        –5.12  

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return

                   7.69      –3.92      –7.27
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                           

Investor

Class

    

Institutional

Class

 

Gross

              0.98      0.73

Net

              0.90        0.65  

Growth of $10,0003

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Investor Class of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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Growth of Investment    Amount Invested      Period Beginning      At NAV     With Maximum Sales Charge  

Institutional Class

   $ 50,000        05/25/2011      $ 31,796       N.A.  

 

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 prin-cipal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Commodity Exposure (% of net assets)5

 

 

Agriculture

     26.09

Soybean

     3.62  

Corn

     3.59  

Soybean Oil

     3.59  

Coffee

     3.56  

Cocoa

     1.84  

Wheat

     1.84  

Cotton

     1.82  

Soybean Meal

     1.79  

Sugar

     1.73  

Kansas Wheat

     0.92  

Robusta Coffee

     0.91  

White Sugar

     0.88  

Energy

     25.10

Natural Gas

     7.33  

RBOB Gasoline

     7.07  

Heating Oil

     3.57  

Gasoil

     3.56  

Brent Crude Oil

     1.79  

WTI Crude Oil

     1.78  

Industrial Metals

     24.26

Aluminum

     7.20  

Copper

     3.61  

Zinc

     3.61  

New York Copper

     3.57  

Nickel

     3.57  

Lead

     1.80  

Tin

     0.90  

Precious Metals

     18.21

Silver

     7.26  

Gold

     7.25  

Platinum

     1.86  

Palladium

     1.84  

Livestock

     6.30

Live Cattle

     3.60  

Lean Hogs

     1.79  

Feeder Cattle

     0.91  
 

Asset Allocation (% of net assets)6

 

 

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Short-Term Investments are held as collateral for the Fund’s futures contracts positions.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return is designed to provide diversified commodity exposure, with weightings based on each underlying commodity’s liquidity and economic significance. 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.

 

3 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (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 Investor Class 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.

 

4 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/20. 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.

 

5 

Commodity Exposure reflects the Fund’s net exposure to commodities through its investment in commodity-linked derivative instruments.

6 

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

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

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 (July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019).

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
(7/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/19 -  12/31/19)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,042.70      $ 4.63 **       0.90

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,044.80      $ 3.35 **       0.65
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.70      $ 4.58 **       0.90

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.90      $ 3.31 **       0.65

 

*

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 184/365 (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 June 30, 2019.

 

**

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

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 100.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 95.2%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/2/20(1)

  $ 58,400     $ 58,400,000  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/30/20

    26,000       25,970,674  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/21/20(1)

    6,000       5,964,504  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/18/20

    22,100       21,941,673  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/16/20(1)

    52,800       52,359,816  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/13/20(1)

    42,400       41,998,331  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/10/20(1)

    20,800       20,579,416  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/8/20

    29,500       29,154,113  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/5/20

    70,100       69,199,584  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $325,295,711)

 

  $ 325,568,111  
Other — 5.3%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.78%(2)

    18,055,234     $ 18,055,234  

Total Other
(identified cost $18,054,905)

 

  $ 18,055,234  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $343,350,616)

 

  $ 343,623,345  

Total Investments — 100.5%
(identified cost $343,350,616)

 

  $ 343,623,345  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.5)%

 

  $ (1,683,815

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 341,939,530  

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

 

(1) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(2) 

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 December 31, 2019.

 

 

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

Commodity Futures

              
Brent Crude Oil      94        Long        2/28/20      $ 6,137,260      $ 340,533  
Cocoa      248        Long        3/16/20        6,299,200        43,634  
Coffee      250        Long        3/19/20        12,159,375        2,219,888  
Copper      175        Long        3/27/20        12,236,875        999,118  
Corn      634        Long        3/13/20        12,291,675        (367,837
Cotton No. 2      180        Long        3/9/20        6,214,500        584,453  
Feeder Cattle      43        Long        3/26/20        3,100,838        4,212  
Gold      162        Long        4/28/20        24,774,660        709,553  
Hard Red Winter Wheat      129        Long        3/13/20        3,134,700        422,475  
Lean Hogs      196        Long        4/15/20        6,109,320        243,429  
Live Cattle      242        Long        4/30/20        12,310,540        195,630  
LME Copper      83        Long        1/13/20        12,778,888        1,023,463  
LME Copper      80        Long        2/17/20        12,337,000        516,500  
LME Copper      82        Long        3/16/20        12,658,750        578,675  
LME Lead      115        Long        1/13/20        5,511,375        (617,462
LME Lead      122        Long        2/17/20        5,873,538        (551,319
LME Lead      129        Long        3/16/20        6,219,413        20,937  
LME Nickel      119        Long        1/13/20        9,973,152        (2,538,522

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

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

Commodity Futures (continued)

              
LME Nickel      136        Long        2/17/20      $ 11,424,000      $ (1,702,644
LME Nickel      153        Long        3/16/20        12,874,950        780,018  
LME Primary Aluminum      561        Long        1/13/20        25,094,231        1,035,375  
LME Primary Aluminum      530        Long        2/17/20        23,863,250        (159,744
LME Primary Aluminum      555        Long        3/16/20        25,113,750        650,560  
LME Tin      36        Long        1/13/20        3,095,640        131,310  
LME Tin      36        Long        2/17/20        3,093,840        112,320  
LME Tin      38        Long        3/16/20        3,264,200        74,045  
LME Zinc      198        Long        1/13/20        11,290,950        (61,875
LME Zinc      207        Long        2/17/20        11,787,356        (939,744
LME Zinc      221        Long        3/16/20        12,567,994        160,741  
Low Sulphur Gasoil      199        Long        3/12/20        12,163,875        657,846  
Natural Gas      922        Long        12/29/20        25,078,400        46,767  
NY Harbor ULSD      144        Long        2/28/20        12,195,792        609,348  
Palladium      33        Long        3/27/20        6,300,690        487,808  
Platinum      130        Long        4/28/20        6,355,700        447,540  
RBOB Gasoline      338        Long        2/28/20        24,175,788        1,066,538  
Robusta Coffee      225        Long        3/25/20        3,109,500        22,710  
Silver      277        Long        3/27/20        24,820,585        230,456  
Soybean      259        Long        3/13/20        12,373,725        135,813  
Soybean Meal      201        Long        3/13/20        6,124,470        (78,421
Soybean Oil      589        Long        3/13/20        12,287,718        975,703  
Sugar No. 11      394        Long        2/28/20        5,921,978        295,886  
Wheat      225        Long        3/13/20        6,285,938        691,276  
White Sugar      167        Long        2/14/20        2,999,320        175,038  
WTI Crude Oil      100        Long        2/20/20        6,077,000        264,917  
LME Copper      83        Short        1/13/20        (12,778,888      (524,394
LME Copper      80        Short        2/17/20        (12,337,000      (573,500
LME Copper      2        Short        3/16/20        (308,750      (9,175
LME Lead      115        Short        1/13/20        (5,511,375      588,669  
LME Lead      122        Short        2/17/20        (5,873,538      (19,825
LME Lead      1        Short        3/16/20        (48,213      (931
LME Nickel      119        Short        1/13/20        (9,973,152      1,646,484  
LME Nickel      136        Short        2/17/20        (11,424,000      (717,264
LME Nickel      8        Short        3/16/20        (673,200      5,076  
LME Primary Aluminum      561        Short        1/13/20        (25,094,231      236,800  
LME Primary Aluminum      530        Short        2/17/20        (23,863,250      (606,188
LME Primary Aluminum      11        Short        3/16/20        (497,750      (1,237
LME Tin      36        Short        1/13/20        (3,095,640      (113,400
LME Tin      36        Short        2/17/20        (3,093,840      (77,400
LME Tin      2        Short        3/16/20        (171,800      50  
LME Zinc      198        Short        1/13/20        (11,290,950      1,029,500  
LME Zinc      207        Short        2/17/20        (11,787,356      (155,250
LME Zinc      4        Short        3/16/20        (227,475      (3,950
       $ 10,641,012  

 

  8   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

LME     London Metal Exchange
RBOB     Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
ULSD     Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel
WTI     West Texas Intermediate

 

  9   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2019  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $325,295,711)

   $ 325,568,111  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $18,054,905)

     18,055,234  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     27,518  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     958,775  

Total assets

   $ 344,609,638  
Liabilities         

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 361,378  

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     1,929,241  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser and administration fee

     155,159  

Distribution and service fees

     2,043  

Trustees’ fees

     4,005  

Other

     10,820  

Accrued expenses

     207,462  

Total liabilities

   $ 2,670,108  

Net Assets

   $ 341,939,530  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 357,775,810  

Accumulated loss

     (15,836,280

Total

   $ 341,939,530  
Investor Class Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 9,699,704  

Shares Outstanding

     1,838,881  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 5.27  
Institutional Class Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 332,239,826  

Shares Outstanding

     62,603,208  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 5.31  

 

  10   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

Interest

   $ 7,044,347  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     404,800  

Total investment income

   $ 7,449,147  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 1,739,934  

Distribution and service fees

  

Investor Class

     41,151  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     17,211  

Custodian fee

     133,969  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     128,756  

Legal and accounting services

     96,117  

Printing and postage

     24,595  

Registration fees

     66,674  

Miscellaneous

     24,126  

Total expenses

   $ 2,272,533  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 174,503  

Total expense reductions

   $ 174,503  

Net expenses

   $ 2,098,030  

Net investment income

   $ 5,351,117  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 13,301  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     4,853  

Futures contracts

     (2,260,187

Net realized loss

   $ (2,242,033

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 407,595  

Investments — affiliated investment

     (168

Futures contracts

     24,870,690  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 25,278,117  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 23,036,084  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 28,387,201  

 

  11   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2019      2018  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 5,351,117      $ 3,611,220  

Net realized loss

     (2,242,033      (14,923,214

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     25,278,117        (19,884,522

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 28,387,201      $ (31,196,516

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Investor Class

   $ (107,065    $ (78,690

Institutional Class

     (5,051,252      (2,602,206

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (5,158,317    $ (2,680,896

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Investor Class

   $ 8,789,352      $ 28,263,399  

Institutional Class

     142,780,714        271,101,557  

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

     

Investor Class

     107,065        78,690  

Institutional Class

     4,983,406        2,527,310  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Investor Class

     (19,877,810      (53,883,097

Institutional Class

     (106,981,195      (178,895,214

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 29,801,532      $ 69,192,645  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 53,030,416      $ 35,315,233  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 288,909,114      $ 253,593,881  

At end of year

   $ 341,939,530      $ 288,909,114  

 

  12   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

     Investor Class  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  
           

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 4.880      $ 5.420      $ 5.340      $ 5.000     $ 6.440  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ 0.077      $ 0.043      $ (0.000 )(2)     $ (0.023   $ (0.042

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.372        (0.563      0.350        0.710       (1.398

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.449      $ (0.520    $ 0.350      $ 0.687     $ (1.440
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.059    $ (0.020    $ (0.270    $ (0.347   $  

Total distributions

   $ (0.059    $ (0.020    $ (0.270    $ (0.347   $  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 5.270      $ 4.880      $ 5.420      $ 5.340     $ 5.000  

Total Return(3)(4)

     9.18      (9.60 )%       6.70      13.78     (22.36 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 9,700      $ 19,709      $ 47,621      $ 31,373     $ 9,579  

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

             

Expenses(4)(5)

     0.90      0.90      0.90      0.94     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

     1.51      0.81      (0.01 )%       (0.43 )%      (0.74 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

     0      0      0      0     573 %(6) 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Amount represents less than $(0.0005) per share.

 

(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 any.

 

(4) 

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.09%, 0.19% and 0.29% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(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) 

Excluding the Fund’s investment in exchange-traded notes, which were used as temporary cash investments but offer commodity exposure, the portfolio turnover would be 0%.

 

  13   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2019      2018      2017      2016     2015  
           

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 4.930      $ 5.480      $ 5.390      $ 5.040     $ 6.480  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ 0.088      $ 0.064      $ 0.013      $ (0.011   $ (0.030

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.374        (0.571      0.359        0.716       (1.410

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.462      $ (0.507    $ 0.372      $ 0.705     $ (1.440
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.082    $ (0.043    $ (0.282    $ (0.355   $  

Total distributions

   $ (0.082    $ (0.043    $ (0.282    $ (0.355   $  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 5.310      $ 4.930      $ 5.480      $ 5.390     $ 5.040  

Total Return(2)(3)

     9.58      (9.44 )%       7.06      14.04     (22.22 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 332,240      $ 269,200      $ 205,973      $ 123,822     $ 97,359  

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

             

Expenses(3)(4)

     0.65      0.65      0.65      0.69     0.70

Net investment income (loss)

     1.70      1.20      0.24      (0.20 )%      (0.51 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

     0      0      0      0     573 %(5) 

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.09%, 0.19% and 0.29% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(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) 

Excluding the Fund’s investment in exchange-traded notes, which were used as temporary cash investments but offer commodity exposure, the portfolio turnover would be 0%.

 

  14   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric Commodity Strategy 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 total return. The Fund offers Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, which are offered 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. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in PSC Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at December 31, 2019 were $73,421,111 or 21.5% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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 ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Derivatives. Financial and commodities futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

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 most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is 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 statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — 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.

The Subsidiary is treated as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Fund is treated as a U.S. shareholder of the Subsidiary. As a result, the Fund is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal tax purposes all of the Subsidiary’s income, whether or not such income is distributed by the Subsidiary. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary, such loss is not generally available to offset the income earned by the Fund.

As of December 31, 2019, 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.

 

  15  


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — 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  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the consolidated 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 consolidated 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, upon request by the shareholder, 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 and Commodities Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial or commodities 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 (except for futures contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange, which make payments at contract expiration), depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, commodity or currency, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial or commodities futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial or commodities 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.

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 tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2019      2018  

Ordinary income

   $ 5,158,317      $ 2,680,896  

During the year ended December 31, 2019, accumulated loss was decreased by $700,810 and paid-in capital was decreased by $700,810 due to the Fund’s use of equalization accounting and differences between book and tax accounting for the Funds’s investment in the Subsidiary. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund

As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Deferred capital losses

   $ (69,049

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (15,767,231

At December 31, 2019, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $69,049 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 December 31, 2019, $35,267 are short-term and $33,782 are long-term.

 

  16  


Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund, including open derivative contracts and the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary, at December 31, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 395,614,178  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 236,388  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (54,218,338

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (53,981,950

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 and the Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory and administrative agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Trust and EVM and the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Subsidiary and EVM, the Fund and Subsidiary pay EVM an aggregate fee at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets up to $1 billion and at reduced rates on consolidated net assets of $1 billion and over, and is payable monthly. 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 year ended December 31, 2019, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $1,739,934 or 0.55% of the Fund’s consolidated 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 wholly-owned indirect 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. EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses, including expenses of the Subsidiary, to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.90% and 0.65% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets of Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated at any time after April 30, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $174,503 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2019, EVM earned $2,881 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Consolidated 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 (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 year ended December 31, 2019, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plan

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 year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $41,151 for Investor Class 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

There were no purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Investor Class    2019      2018  

Sales

     1,710,967        5,276,163  

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

     20,201        15,994  

Redemptions

     (3,927,543      (10,045,466

Net decrease

     (2,196,375      (4,753,309
     Year Ended December 31,  
Institutional Class    2019      2018  

Sales

     27,642,349        50,799,836  

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

     934,973        509,538  

Redemptions

     (20,632,315      (34,262,286

Net increase

     7,945,007        17,047,088  

7  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 futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the 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 December 31, 2019 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At December 31, 2019, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to commodity risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Commodity risk is the risk that the value of a commodity or commodity index will fluctuate based on increases or decreases in the commodities market and factors specific to a particular industry or commodity. The Fund invests primarily in commodities-linked derivative investments, including commodity futures contracts that provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is commodity risk at December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Futures contracts

   $ 20,461,094 (1)     $ (9,820,082 )(1) 

Total

   $ 20,461,094      $ (9,820,082

 

(1) 

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

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is commodity risk for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

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

Futures contracts

   $ (2,260,187 )(1)     $ 24,870,690 (2) 

 

(1)  

Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Futures contracts.

 

(2) 

Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Futures contracts.

The average notional cost of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2019, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
 
  $452,739,000     $ 135,133,000  

8  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. 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 year ended December 31, 2019.

9  Risks Associated with Commodities

The commodities which underlie commodity-linked derivatives in which the Fund invests may be subject to additional economic and non-economic variables, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments. These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices and commodity-linked instruments than on traditional securities. Certain commodities are also subject to limited pricing flexibility because of supply and demand factors. Others are subject to broad price fluctuations as a result of the volatility of the prices for certain raw materials and the instability of supplies of other materials. These additional variables may create additional investment risks which subject the Fund’s investments to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

10  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At December 31, 2019, the value of the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $18,055,234, which represents 5.3% of the Fund’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

               

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.78%

  $ 19,731,789     $ 451,852,489     $ (453,533,729   $ 4,853     $ (168   $ 18,055,234     $ 404,800       18,055,234  

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

11  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 December 31, 2019, 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  

Short-Term Investments —

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $      $ 325,568,111      $         —      $ 325,568,111  

Other

            18,055,234               18,055,234  

Total Investments

   $      $ 343,623,345      $      $ 343,623,345  

Futures Contracts

   $ 20,461,094      $      $      $ 20,461,094  

Total

   $ 20,461,094      $ 343,623,345      $      $ 364,084,439  

Liability Description

                                   

Futures Contracts

   $ (9,820,082    $      $      $ (9,820,082

Total

   $ (9,820,082    $      $      $ (9,820,082

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund and subsidiary (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), including the consolidated portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements and financial highlights”). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 24, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2020 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2019. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 159 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 159 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-260-0761.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information 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 Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, 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 intermediary. 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 intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

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

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund, Eaton Vance Stock Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 33 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Funds’ annual reports.

(a)-(d)

The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/18      12/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 52,360      $ 52,950  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 38,072      $ 37,914  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 90,432      $ 90,864  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Eaton Vance Stock Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/18      12/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 15,840      $ 16,050  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,615      $ 9,140  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25,455      $ 25,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/18      12/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 18,560      $ 18,850  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,701      $ 8,212  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,261      $ 27,062  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/18      12/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 18,560      $ 18,850  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,701      $ 8,212  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,261      $ 27,062  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

The various Series comprising the Trust have differing fiscal year ends (January 31, February 28/29, July 31, September 30, October 31 or December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.


Fiscal
Years
Ended*

   1/31/18      2/28/18      9/30/18      10/31/18      12/31/18      1/31/19      2/28/19      7/31/19      9/30/19      10/31/19      12/31/19  

Audit Fees

   $ 154,630      $ 25,850      $ 99,625      $ 621,075      $ 105,320      $ 191,680      $ 25,850      $ 37,050      $ 98,300      $ 661,708      $ 106,700  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 52,884      $ 9,890      $ 28,606      $ 430,938      $ 65,089      $ 85,957      $ 11,190      $ 16,000      $ 24,768      $ 345,480      $ 63,478  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 207,514      $ 35,740      $ 128,231      $ 1,052,013      $ 170,409      $ 277,637      $ 37,040      $ 53,050      $ 123,068      $ 1,007,188      $ 170,178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Information is not presented for the fiscal year ended 7/31/18, as no Series in the Trust with such fiscal year end was in operation during such period.

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.


Fiscal Years
Ended*

   1/31/18      2/28/18      9/30/18      10/31/18      12/31/18      1/31/19      2/28/19      7/31/19      9/30/19      10/31/19      12/31/19  

Registrant(1)

   $ 52,884      $ 9,890      $ 28,606      $ 430,938      $ 65,089      $ 85,957      $ 11,190      $ 16,000      $ 24,768      $ 345,480      $ 63,478  

Eaton Vance(2)

   $ 148,018      $ 148,018      $ 126,485      $ 126,485      $ 126,485      $ 126,485      $ 126,485      $ 60,130      $ 59,903      $ 59,903      $ 59,903  

 

*

Information is not presented for the fiscal year ended 7/31/18, as no Series in the Trust with such fiscal year end was in operation during such period.

(1)

Includes all of the Series of the Trust. During the fiscal years reported above, certain of the Funds were “feeder” funds in a “master-feeder” fund structure or funds of funds.\

(2)

Various subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series and/or their respective “master” funds (if applicable).

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

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 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:   February 24, 2020

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:   February 24, 2020

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

 

Payson F. Swaffield

 

President

Date:   February 24, 2020