N-CSRS 1 d82150dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04015

 

 

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

June 30, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2020

 

 

 

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. The investment adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. 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. The adviser is also registered as 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.


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Semiannual Report June 30, 2020

Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

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Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     2  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3  

Fund Expenses

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     25  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     29  

Officers and Trustees

     30  

Important Notices

     31  


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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Manager Charles B. Gaffney

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     11/01/2001        11/01/2001        –1.94      8.21      9.74     12.98

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –7.59        1.98        8.45       12.31  

Class C at NAV

     10/01/2009        11/01/2001        –2.31        7.41        8.91       12.15  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –3.29        6.41        8.91       12.15  

Class I at NAV

     09/03/2008        11/01/2001        –1.78        8.51        10.01       13.27  

S&P 500® Index

                   –3.08      7.51      10.72     13.98
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Class A      Class C     Class I  

Gross

              1.10      1.85     0.85

Net

              0.98        1.73       0.73  

Fund Profile4

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)5

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     6.9

Amazon.com, Inc.

     6.0  

Apple, Inc.

     5.8  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     4.9  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     3.4  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2.8  

Walmart, Inc.

     2.5  

Danaher Corp.

     2.5  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.4  

American Tower Corp.

     2.4  

Total

     39.6
 

 

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

June 30, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/21. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

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.

 

5

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

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 (January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020).

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
(1/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(6/30/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/20 – 6/30/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 980.60      $ 4.83 **       0.98

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 976.90      $ 8.50 **       1.73

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 982.20      $ 3.60 **       0.73
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.00      $ 4.92 **       0.98

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.30      $ 8.67 **       1.73

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.20      $ 3.67 **       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 182/366 (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 December 31, 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

June 30, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    June 30, 2020  

Investment in Stock Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $62,386,136)

   $ 93,049,700  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     45,300  

Receivable from affiliate

     9,121  

Total assets

   $ 93,104,121  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 129,283  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Distribution and service fees

     17,998  

Trustees’ fees

     125  

Accrued expenses

     22,338  

Total liabilities

   $ 169,744  

Net Assets

   $ 92,934,377  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 66,600,790  

Distributable earnings

     26,333,587  

Total

   $ 92,934,377  
Class A Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 49,817,189  

Shares Outstanding

     2,658,659  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 18.74  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

  

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 19.88  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,488,150  

Shares Outstanding

     521,870  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 18.18  
Class I Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 33,629,038  

Shares Outstanding

     1,791,978  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 18.77  

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.

 

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Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $12,404)

   $ 839,108  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (300,193

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 538,915  
Expenses         

Distribution and service fees

  

Class A

   $ 61,413  

Class C

     49,834  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     250  

Custodian fee

     8,184  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     33,424  

Legal and accounting services

     14,062  

Printing and postage

     10,840  

Registration fees

     29,792  

Miscellaneous

     4,481  

Total expenses

   $ 212,280  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliate

   $ 56,867  

Total expense reductions

   $ 56,867  

Net expenses

   $ 155,413  

Net investment income

   $ 383,502  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (2,131,643

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,284

Net realized loss

   $ (2,132,927

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (737,001

Foreign currency

     111  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (736,890

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (2,869,817

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (2,486,315

 

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Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 383,502      $ 605,950  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,132,927      5,540,149  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (736,890      21,451,033  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (2,486,315    $ 27,597,132  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $      $ (2,001,151

Class C

            (392,938

Class I

            (1,485,075

Total distributions to shareholders

   $      $ (3,879,164

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 3,496,296      $ 4,661,998  

Class C

     599,331        1,277,411  

Class I

     8,718,194        7,532,472  

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

     

Class A

            1,931,979  

Class C

            389,163  

Class I

            1,483,659  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (5,926,247      (10,007,314

Class C

     (2,028,837      (2,603,422

Class I

     (11,383,890      (9,618,672

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     195,456        2,126,996  

Class C

     (195,456      (2,126,996

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (6,525,153    $ (4,952,726

Other capital —

     

Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio

   $ (27,551    $ (34,918

Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio

     27,671        47,687  

Net increase in net assets from other capital

   $ 120      $ 12,769  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (9,011,348    $ 18,778,011  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 101,945,725      $ 83,167,714  

At end of period

   $ 92,934,377      $ 101,945,725  

 

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Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 19.110     $ 14.720     $ 17.490     $ 15.740     $ 15.160     $ 15.680  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

                               

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.071     $ 0.114     $ 0.144     $ 0.178     $ 0.193     $ 0.129  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.441     5.023       (1.133     2.933       0.834       0.584  

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.370   $ 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)

  $ (2)      $ 0.002     $ 0.001     $ (0.002   $ 0.004     $  

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 18.740     $ 19.110     $ 14.720     $ 17.490     $ 15.740     $ 15.160  

Total Return(3)(4)

    (1.94 )%(5)       35.01     (5.89 )%      19.91     6.80     4.51
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

                               

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

  $ 49,817     $ 53,153     $ 42,087     $ 51,999     $ 58,620     $ 55,496  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(4)

    0.98 %(7)      0.98     0.98     0.98     0.98     1.05

Net investment income

    0.80 %(7)      0.65     0.80     1.05     1.26     0.81

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    38 %(5)      55     90     101     118     96

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(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.

 

(4) 

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13%, 0.12% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

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

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 18.610     $ 14.380     $ 17.100     $ 15.420     $ 14.870     $ 15.420  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

                               

Net investment income (loss)(1)

  $ 0.004     $ (0.018   $ 0.008     $ 0.050     $ 0.076     $ 0.009  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.434     4.899       (1.096     2.851       0.813       0.580  

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.430   $ 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)

  $ (2)      $ 0.002     $ 0.001     $ (0.002   $ 0.004     $  

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 18.180     $ 18.610     $ 14.380     $ 17.100     $ 15.420     $ 14.870  

Total Return(3)(4)

    (2.31 )%(5)       34.04     (6.60 )%      18.94     6.00     3.77
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

                               

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

  $ 9,488     $ 11,418     $ 11,627     $ 16,196     $ 15,370     $ 14,986  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(4)

    1.73 %(7)      1.73     1.73     1.73     1.73     1.80

Net investment income (loss)

    0.05 %(7)      (0.11 )%      0.05     0.30     0.51     0.06

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    38 %(5)      55     90     101     118     96

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(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.

 

(4) 

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13%, 0.12% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

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

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 19.110     $ 14.720     $ 17.490     $ 15.750     $ 15.170     $ 15.680  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

                               

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.094     $ 0.158     $ 0.190     $ 0.219     $ 0.233     $ 0.172  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.434     5.023       (1.132     2.931       0.834       0.590  

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.340   $ 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)

  $ (2)      $ 0.002     $ 0.001     $ (0.002   $ 0.004     $  

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 18.770     $ 19.110     $ 14.720     $ 17.490     $ 15.750     $ 15.170  

Total Return(3)(4)

    (1.78 )%(5)       35.32     (5.63 )%      20.14     7.05     4.83
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

                               

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

  $ 33,629     $ 37,375     $ 29,455     $ 35,068     $ 28,121     $ 20,457  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(6)

           

Expenses(4)

    0.73 %(7)      0.73     0.73     0.73     0.73     0.80

Net investment income

    1.05 %(7)      0.89     1.06     1.28     1.51     1.07

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    38 %(5)      55     90     101     118     96

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.0005.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13%, 0.12% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

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

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

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 (13.9% at June 30, 2020). 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 June 30, 2020, 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.

H  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to

 

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Stock Fund

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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.

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, 2021. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $56,867 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020. 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, EVM earned $6,064 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 $4,675 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended June 30, 2020. 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 six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $61,413 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $37,375 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $12,459 for Class C shares.

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) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within 12 months 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $500 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $6,941,669 and $13,521,448, 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.

 

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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:

 

Class A    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     205,014        259,131  

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

            103,094  

Redemptions

     (338,826      (572,212

Converted from Class C shares

     10,949        131,539  

Net decrease

     (122,863      (78,448
Class C    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     35,450        71,557  

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

            21,312  

Redemptions

     (115,786      (152,996

Converted to Class A shares

     (11,272      (134,746

Net decrease

     (91,608      (194,873
Class I    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     483,008        420,905  

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

            79,171  

Redemptions

     (646,330      (546,176

Net decrease

     (163,322      (46,100

 

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Stock Portfolio

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 99.6%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%  

Hexcel Corp.

    139,800     $ 6,321,756  
      $ 6,321,756  
Banks — 4.2%  

Bank of America Corp.

    427,940     $ 10,163,575  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    110,820       10,423,729  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    67,640       7,116,405  
      $ 27,703,709  
Beverages — 2.4%  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    123,200     $ 16,294,432  
      $ 16,294,432  
Biotechnology — 1.7%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    115,300     $ 11,320,154  
      $ 11,320,154  
Capital Markets — 3.6%  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    74,100     $ 6,912,048  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    61,400       5,624,240  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    193,639       11,258,172  
      $ 23,794,460  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1%  

Waste Management, Inc.

    68,482     $ 7,252,929  
      $ 7,252,929  
Communications Equipment — 1.4%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    206,500     $ 9,631,160  
      $ 9,631,160  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    197,590     $ 10,893,137  
      $ 10,893,137  
Electric Utilities — 1.2%  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    33,796     $ 8,116,785  

    

 

  $ 8,116,785  
Electrical Equipment — 2.5%  

AMETEK, Inc.

    131,500     $ 11,752,155  

Emerson Electric Co.

    78,742       4,884,366  
      $ 16,636,521  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4%  

American Tower Corp.

    62,900     $ 16,262,166  
      $ 16,262,166  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5%  

Walmart, Inc.

    138,800     $ 16,625,464  
      $ 16,625,464  
Food Products — 2.0%  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    259,020     $ 13,243,693  
      $ 13,243,693  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.5%  

Abbott Laboratories

    136,100     $ 12,443,623  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

    195,200       6,853,472  

Danaher Corp.

    93,366       16,509,910  

ICU Medical, Inc.(1)

    42,000       7,741,020  
      $ 43,548,025  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%  

Anthem, Inc.

    51,760     $ 13,611,845  
      $ 13,611,845  
Insurance — 2.2%  

First American Financial Corp.

    126,572     $ 6,077,987  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    72,600       8,280,030  
      $ 14,358,017  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.3%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    23,029     $ 32,554,025  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    99,844       22,671,577  
      $ 55,225,602  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 6.0%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    14,622     $ 40,339,466  
      $ 40,339,466  
IT Services — 9.3%  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    171,012     $ 9,716,902  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    92,200       12,363,098  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    22,900       6,771,530  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

    76,900       13,398,287  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A

    44,000       1,562,000  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    95,400       18,428,418  
      $ 62,240,235  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1%  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    38,800     $ 14,058,792  
      $ 14,058,792  
Machinery — 2.1%  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(1)

    239,520     $ 6,735,302  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    52,100       7,261,698  
      $ 13,997,000  
Metals & Mining — 2.3%  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    54,400     $ 7,596,416  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    306,600       7,999,194  
      $ 15,595,610  
Multi-Utilities — 1.9%  

CMS Energy Corp.

    103,500     $ 6,046,470  

Sempra Energy

    55,642       6,522,912  
      $ 12,569,382  
Multiline Retail — 1.2%  

Dollar General Corp.

    42,000     $ 8,001,420  
      $ 8,001,420  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.6%  

Chevron Corp.

    81,700     $ 7,290,091  

ConocoPhillips

    106,886       4,491,350  

Phillips 66

    78,825       5,667,517  
      $ 17,448,958  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.9%  

Sanofi

    107,100     $ 10,922,546  

Zoetis, Inc.

    60,400       8,277,216  
      $ 19,199,762  
Road & Rail — 1.0%  

Union Pacific Corp.

    37,400     $ 6,323,218  
      $ 6,323,218  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.5%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    115,523     $ 6,558,241  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    77,279       9,812,114  
      $ 16,370,355  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software — 9.2%  

Adobe, Inc.(1)

    21,578     $ 9,393,119  

Intuit, Inc.

    18,836       5,579,035  

Microsoft Corp.

    227,820       46,363,648  
      $ 61,335,802  
Specialty Retail — 3.4%  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    59,388     $ 14,877,288  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    160,340       8,106,790  
      $ 22,984,078  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.8%  

Apple, Inc.

    105,897     $ 38,631,226  
      $ 38,631,226  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(1)

    49,100     $ 5,113,765  
      $ 5,113,765  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $495,824,370)

 

  $ 665,048,924  
Rights — 0.0%(2)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%(2)  

T Mobile US, Inc., Exp. 7/27/20(1)

    32,400     $ 5,443  

Total Rights
(identified cost $11,988)

 

  $ 5,443  
Short-Term Investments — 0.2%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.35%(3)

    1,386,725     $ 1,386,725  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,386,725)

 

  $ 1,386,725  

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $497,223,083)

 

  $ 666,441,092  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

  $ 1,449,705  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 667,890,797  

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

 

 

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(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(3) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of June 30, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
 

 

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Stock Portfolio

June 30, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    June 30, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $495,836,358)

   $ 665,054,367  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $1,386,725)

     1,386,725  

Dividends receivable

     472,752  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     2,254  

Receivable for investments sold

     2,688,349  

Tax reclaims receivable

     166,926  

Total assets

   $ 669,771,373  
Liabilities         

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 1,470,717  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     325,495  

Trustees’ fees

     8,500  

Accrued expenses

     75,864  

Total liabilities

   $ 1,880,576  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 667,890,797  

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $84,446)

   $ 5,693,691  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     24,804  

Total investment income

   $ 5,718,495  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 1,911,770  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     25,498  

Custodian fee

     80,188  

Legal and accounting services

     25,946  

Miscellaneous

     3,564  

Total expenses

   $ 2,046,966  

Net investment income

   $ 3,671,529  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (13,822,276

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     750  

Foreign currency transactions

     (8,682

Net realized loss

   $ (13,830,208

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (7,129,983

Investments — affiliated investment

     (264

Foreign currency

     768  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (7,129,479

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (20,959,687

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (17,288,158

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 3,671,529      $ 6,172,602  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (13,830,208      37,236,935  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,129,479      139,853,795  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (17,288,158    $ 183,263,332  

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 59,135,247      $ 63,196,014  

Withdrawals

     (57,692,956      (79,842,250

Portfolio transaction fee

     189,146        315,199  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

   $ 1,631,437      $ (16,331,037

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (15,656,721    $ 166,932,295  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 683,547,518      $ 516,615,223  

At end of period

   $ 667,890,797      $ 683,547,518  

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

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

           

Expenses(1)

    0.64 %(2)      0.63     0.64     0.64     0.65     0.70

Net investment income

    1.14 %(2)      0.99     1.14     1.38     1.60     1.16

Portfolio Turnover

    38 %(3)      55     90     101     118     96

Total Return

    (1.77 )%(3)       35.47     (5.57 )%      20.31     7.14     4.88

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

  $ 667,891     $ 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.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

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 June 30, 2020, Eaton Vance Stock Fund, Eaton Vance Stock NextShares and Eaton Vance Balanced Fund held an interest of 13.9%, 1.0% and 85.0%, 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 June 30, 2020, 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

 

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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.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $1,911,770 or 0.59% (annualized) 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, 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 $251,715,258 and $243,218,937, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2020

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 498,175,767  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 176,976,603  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (8,711,278

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 168,265,325  

 

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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 for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

6  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At June 30, 2020, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $1,386,725, which represents 0.2% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2020 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

  $ 5,512,026     $ 89,949,573     $ (94,075,360   $ 750     $ (264   $ 1,386,725     $ 24,804       1,386,725  

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.

 

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At June 30, 2020, 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

   $ 71,232,504      $      $         —      $ 71,232,504  

Consumer Discretionary

     71,324,964                      71,324,964  

Consumer Staples

     46,163,589                      46,163,589  

Energy

     17,448,958                      17,448,958  

Financials

     65,856,186                      65,856,186  

Health Care

     90,816,032        10,922,546               101,738,578  

Industrials

     50,531,424                      50,531,424  

Information Technology

     188,208,778                      188,208,778  

Materials

     15,595,610                      15,595,610  

Real Estate

     16,262,166                      16,262,166  

Utilities

     20,686,167                      20,686,167  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 654,126,378      $ 10,922,546    $      $ 665,048,924  

Rights

   $ 5,443      $      $      $ 5,443  

Short-Term Investments

            1,386,725               1,386,725  

Total Investments

   $ 654,131,821      $ 12,309,271      $      $ 666,441,092  

 

*

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.

8  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread rapidly internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies and can affect the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The near-term impact of this coronavirus has resulted in substantial market volatility, which may have an adverse effect on the Portfolio’s investments.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting held on April 22, 2020 (the “April 2020 Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors comprised of the same individuals (collectively, the “Board”) that oversees a majority of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the
“Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements(1) for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between February and April 2020. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

   

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;

 

   

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

 

 

(1)

Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report.

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

Other Relevant Information

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices, trading volume data, distribution rates and other relevant matters; and

 

   

The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2020, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

In voting its approval of the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements at the April 2020 Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, which provided temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of the Contract Review Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Stock Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Stock Fund (the “Fund”) invests, and Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted that the Adviser has devoted extensive resources to in-house equity research and also draws upon independent research available from third-party sources. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other

 

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services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Portfolio, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Portfolio.

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

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

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2019. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended September 30, 2019, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser provides to the Fund as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser as between the Fund and other types of accounts. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.

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

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

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

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

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

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a

 

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group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund’s liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.

At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

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Stock Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Stock Fund

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Officers of Stock Portfolio

 

Edward J. Perkin

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees of Eaton Vance Stock Fund and Stock Portfolio

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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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 1-800-262-1122, 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. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed 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

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

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


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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

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 adviser and Parametric, the sub-adviser to the Fund are registered with the CFTC as commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. As the “commodity pool operator” of the Fund, the adviser has claimed relief under the Commodity Exchange Act from certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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.


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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

 

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Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     2  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3  

Fund Expenses

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     19  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     23  

Officers and Trustees

     24  

Important Notices

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Commodity Strategy Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

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
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years      Since
Inception
 

Investor Class at NAV

     01/03/2012        05/25/2011        –12.33      –8.59      –3.26      –6.42

Institutional Class at NAV

     05/25/2011        05/25/2011        –12.43        –8.50        –3.04        –6.23  

 

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return

                   –19.40      –17.38      –7.68      –9.06
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                    Investor
Class
     Institutional
Class
 
                 0.96      0.71

Fund Profile

 

Commodity Exposure (% of net assets)4

 

 

Agriculture

    26.28    

Industrial Metals

    24.49

Corn

    3.79      

Aluminum

    7.21  

Soybean Oil

    3.63      

New York Copper

    3.72  

Coffee

    3.61      

Copper

    3.69  

Soybean

    3.58      

Nickel

    3.59  

Cotton

    1.82      

Zinc

    3.57  

Wheat

    1.82      

Lead

    1.78  

Sugar

    1.81      

Tin

    0.93  

Cocoa

    1.77        

Soybean Meal

    1.74      

Precious Metals

    18.24

Kansas Wheat

    0.91      

Silver

    7.37  

White Sugar

    0.90      

Gold

    7.29  

Robusta Coffee

    0.90      

Platinum

    1.86  
     

Palladium

    1.72  

Energy

    24.86      

RBOB Gasoline

    7.05      

Livestock

    6.33

Natural Gas

    6.73      

Live Cattle

    3.64  

Gasoil

    3.66      

Lean Hogs

    1.79  

Heating Oil

    3.63      

Feeder Cattle

    0.90  

WTI Crude Oil

    1.91        

Brent Crude Oil

    1.88        

Asset Allocation (% of net assets)5

 

 

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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.

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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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

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.

 

2 

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.

 

3 

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

 

4 

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

 

5 

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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Commodity Strategy Fund

June 30, 2020

 

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 (January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020).

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
(1/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(6/30/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/20 – 6/30/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

 

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 876.70      $ 4.25 **       0.91

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 875.70      $ 3.08 **       0.66
 

Hypothetical

 

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.30      $ 4.57 **       0.91

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.60      $ 3.32 **       0.66

 

*

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 182/366 (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 December 31, 2019.

 

**

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

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 98.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 92.4%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/16/20   $ 21,500     $ 21,499,070  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/30/20     18,000       17,998,296  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/13/20(1)     42,400       42,393,923  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/10/20(1)     20,800       20,794,975  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/8/20     29,500       29,488,845  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/5/20(1)     38,035       38,015,544  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/3/20(1)     16,855       16,844,840  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/31/20(1)     48,400       48,360,635  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/25/21     12,500       12,486,094  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/20/21(1)     26,500       26,466,119  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $273,475,023)

 

  $ 274,348,341  
Other — 5.8%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.35%(2)

    17,154,155     $ 17,154,155  

Total Other
(identified cost $17,154,155)

 

  $ 17,154,155  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $290,629,178)

 

  $ 291,502,496  

Total Investments — 98.2%
(identified cost $290,629,178)

 

  $ 291,502,496  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.8%

 

  $ 5,467,745  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 296,970,241  

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 June 30, 2020.

 

 

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

Commodity Futures

 

Brent Crude Oil      135      Long    8/28/20    $ 5,587,650      $ 156,310  
Cocoa      240      Long    9/15/20      5,246,400        (390,520
Coffee      283      Long    9/18/20      10,718,625        (894,180
Copper      162      Long    9/28/20      11,050,425        1,558,787  
Corn      659      Long    9/14/20      11,252,425        627,925  
Cotton No. 2      178      Long    12/8/20      5,418,320        462,210  
Feeder Cattle      40      Long    9/24/20      2,667,500        (48,638
Gold      119      Long    12/29/20      21,662,760        1,152,268  
Hard Red Winter Wheat      123      Long    9/14/20      2,704,463        (279,775
Lean Hogs      270      Long    10/14/20      5,329,800        (183,469
Live Cattle      271      Long    10/30/20      10,810,190        (23,439
LME Copper      79      Long    7/13/20      11,866,294        2,301,863  
LME Copper      73      Long    8/17/20      10,975,094        1,558,550  
LME Copper      78      Long    9/14/20      11,737,050        956,475  
LME Lead      114      Long    7/13/20      5,035,238        309,938  
LME Lead      122      Long    8/17/20      5,396,213        412,550  
LME Lead      125      Long    9/14/20      5,542,188        153,125  

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

Commodity Futures (continued)

 

LME Nickel      143      Long    7/13/20    $ 10,949,796      $ 1,299,441  
LME Nickel      140      Long    8/17/20      10,736,460        635,304  
LME Nickel      139      Long    9/14/20      10,676,034        (63,801
LME Primary Aluminum      519      Long    7/13/20      20,678,906        1,433,738  
LME Primary Aluminum      518      Long    8/17/20      20,826,838        1,544,750  
LME Primary Aluminum      553      Long    9/14/20      22,341,200        597,931  
LME Tin      34      Long    7/13/20      2,860,930        459,680  
LME Tin      33      Long    8/17/20      2,768,535        257,745  
LME Tin      34      Long    9/14/20      2,846,480        126,820  
LME Zinc      205      Long    7/13/20      10,446,031        793,094  
LME Zinc      213      Long    8/17/20      10,873,650        651,938  
LME Zinc      212      Long    9/14/20      10,843,800        127,200  
Low Sulphur Gasoil      303      Long    9/10/20      10,877,700        810,074  
Natural Gas      693      Long    12/29/20      19,979,190        1,171,559  
NY Harbor ULSD      213      Long    8/31/20      10,767,406        688,377  
Palladium      26      Long    9/28/20      5,113,940        552,480  
Platinum      130      Long    10/28/20      5,532,800        (52,380
RBOB Gasoline      420      Long    8/31/20      20,945,736        984,989  
Robusta Coffee      224      Long    9/24/20      2,658,880        (68,430
Silver      235      Long    9/28/20      21,898,475        4,052,613  
Soybean      241      Long    11/13/20      10,631,113        464,775  
Soybean Meal      175      Long    12/14/20      5,178,250        46,080  
Soybean Oil      623      Long    12/14/20      10,769,178        631,446  
Sugar No. 11      402      Long    9/30/20      5,384,870        430,957  
Wheat      220      Long    9/14/20      5,409,250        (295,000
White Sugar      150      Long    7/16/20      2,667,750        245,990  
WTI Crude Oil      144      Long    8/20/20      5,664,960        211,700  
LME Copper      79      Short    7/13/20      (11,866,294      (1,684,003
LME Copper      73      Short    8/17/20      (10,975,094      (899,269
LME Copper      5      Short    9/14/20      (752,375      (35,470
LME Lead      114      Short    7/13/20      (5,035,238      (394,013
LME Lead      122      Short    8/17/20      (5,396,213      (147,163
LME Lead      6      Short    9/14/20      (266,025      3,110  
LME Nickel      143      Short    7/13/20      (10,949,796      (655,944
LME Nickel      140      Short    8/17/20      (10,736,460      61,740  
LME Primary Aluminum      519      Short    7/13/20      (20,678,906      (1,515,625
LME Primary Aluminum      518      Short    8/17/20      (20,826,838      (556,850
LME Primary Aluminum      23      Short    9/14/20      (929,200      (9,135
LME Tin      34      Short    7/13/20      (2,860,930      (271,956
LME Tin      33      Short    8/17/20      (2,768,535      (124,410
LME Tin      1      Short    9/14/20      (83,720      780  
LME Zinc      205      Short    7/13/20      (10,446,031      (624,510

 

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

Commodity Futures (continued)

 

LME Zinc      213      Short    8/17/20    $ (10,873,650    $ (119,813
LME Zinc      5      Short    9/14/20      (255,750      1,713  
       $ 18,598,232  

Abbreviations:

 

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

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    June 30, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $273,475,023)

   $ 274,348,341  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $17,154,155)

     17,154,155  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     6,433  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     504,885  

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     9,549,180  

Total assets

   $ 301,562,994  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 4,331,373  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser and administration fee

     133,018  

Distribution and service fees

     1,624  

Trustees’ fees

     4,313  

Accrued expenses

     122,425  

Total liabilities

   $ 4,592,753  

Net Assets

   $ 296,970,241  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 357,893,789  

Accumulated loss

     (60,923,548

Total

   $ 296,970,241  
Investor Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 7,958,267  

Shares Outstanding

     1,723,160  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.62  
Institutional Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 289,011,974  

Shares Outstanding

     62,128,641  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.65  

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Interest

   $ 2,303,720  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     103,036  

Total investment income

   $ 2,406,756  
Expenses         

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 824,139  

Distribution and service fees

  

Investor Class

     10,489  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     8,933  

Custodian fee

     57,126  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     55,955  

Legal and accounting services

     52,581  

Printing and postage

     9,667  

Registration fees

     27,391  

Miscellaneous

     2,579  

Total expenses

   $ 1,048,860  

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 50,109  

Total expense reductions

   $ 50,109  

Net expenses

   $ 998,751  

Net investment income

   $ 1,408,005  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 516,044  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (4,757

Futures contracts

     (55,564,369

Net realized loss

   $ (55,053,082

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ 600,918  

Investments — affiliated investment

     (329

Futures contracts

     7,957,220  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 8,557,809  

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (46,495,273

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (45,087,268

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 1,408,005      $ 5,351,117  

Net realized loss

     (55,053,082      (2,242,033

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,557,809        25,278,117  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (45,087,268    $ 28,387,201  

Distributions to shareholders —

 

Investor Class

   $      $ (107,065

Institutional Class

            (5,051,252

Total distributions to shareholders

   $      $ (5,158,317

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Investor Class

   $ 5,471,684      $ 8,789,352  

Institutional Class

     90,454,418        142,780,714  

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

 

Investor Class

            107,065  

Institutional Class

            4,983,406  

Cost of shares redeemed

 

Investor Class

     (5,971,598      (19,877,810

Institutional Class

     (89,836,525      (106,981,195

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 117,979      $ 29,801,532  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (44,969,289    $ 53,030,416  
Net Assets         

At beginning of period

   $ 341,939,530      $ 288,909,114  

At end of period

   $ 296,970,241      $ 341,939,530  

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

     Investor Class  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 5.270     $ 4.880      $ 5.420      $ 5.340      $ 5.000      $ 6.440  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

        

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ 0.016     $ 0.077      $ 0.043      $ (0.000 )(2)     $ (0.023    $ (0.042

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.666     0.372        (0.563      0.350        0.710        (1.398

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.650   $ 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 period

   $ 4.620     $ 5.270      $ 4.880      $ 5.420      $ 5.340      $ 5.000  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (12.33 )%(5)       9.18      (9.60 )%       6.70      13.78      (22.36 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

        

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

   $ 7,958     $ 9,700      $ 19,709      $ 47,621      $ 31,373      $ 9,579  

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

                

Expenses(4)(6)

     0.91 %(7)      0.90      0.90      0.90      0.94      0.95

Net investment income (loss)

     0.70 %(7)      1.51      0.81      (0.01 )%       (0.43 )%       (0.74 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

     0     0      0      0      0      573 %(8) 

 

(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 0.03%, 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.09%, 0.19% and 0.29% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

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

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

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%.

 

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    Institutional Class  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 5.310     $ 4.930     $ 5.480     $ 5.390     $ 5.040     $ 6.480  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)(1)

  $ 0.022     $ 0.088     $ 0.064     $ 0.013     $ (0.011   $ (0.030

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.682     0.374       (0.571     0.359       0.716       (1.410

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.660   $ 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 period

  $ 4.650     $ 5.310     $ 4.930     $ 5.480     $ 5.390     $ 5.040  

Total Return(2)(3)

    (12.43 )%(4)       9.58     (9.44 )%      7.06     14.04     (22.22 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

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

  $ 289,012     $ 332,240     $ 269,200     $ 205,973     $ 123,822     $ 97,359  

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

           

Expenses(3)(5)

    0.66 %(6)      0.65     0.65     0.65     0.69     0.70

Net investment income (loss)

    0.95 %(6)      1.70     1.20     0.24     (0.20 )%      (0.51 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

    0     0     0     0     0     573 %(7) 

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.03%, 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.09%, 0.19% and 0.29% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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%.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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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 June 30, 2020 were $58,732,629 or 19.8% 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 June 30, 2020, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

 

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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.

I  Interim Consolidated Financial Statements — The interim consolidated financial statements relating to June 30, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

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

At 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.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund, including open derivative contracts and the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary, at June 30, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 401,658,108  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 734,721  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (101,390,093

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (100,655,372

 

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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 six months ended June 30, 2020, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $824,139 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. Prior to May 1, 2020, EVM and Parametric had 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) exceeded 0.90% and 0.65% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets of Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $50,109 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, EVM earned $1,727 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, 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 six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $10,489 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 six months ended June 30, 2020.

6  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Investor Class    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     1,193,734        1,710,967  

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

            20,201  

Redemptions

     (1,309,455      (3,927,543

Net decrease

     (115,721      (2,196,375

 

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Institutional Class    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     19,887,310        27,642,349  

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

            934,973  

Redemptions

     (20,361,877      (20,632,315

Net increase (decrease)

     (474,567      7,945,007  

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 June 30, 2020 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At June 30, 2020, 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 June 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative    Liability Derivative  

Futures contracts

   $27,936,025(1)    $ (9,337,793 )(1) 

Total

   $27,936,025    $ (9,337,793

 

(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.

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 six months ended June 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

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

Futures contracts

   $ (55,564,369 )(1)     $ 7,957,220 (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 six months ended June 30, 2020, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
 
  $447,605,000     $ 133,382,000  

 

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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 for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

9  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At June 30, 2020, the value of the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $17,154,155, which represents 5.8% of the Fund’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2020 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

  $ 18,055,234     $ 352,648,183     $ (353,544,176   $ (4,757   $ (329   $ 17,154,155     $ 103,036       17,154,155  

10  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

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At June 30, 2020, 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

   $      $ 274,348,341      $         —      $ 274,348,341  

Other

            17,154,155               17,154,155  

Total Investments

   $      $ 291,502,496      $      $ 291,502,496  

Futures Contracts

   $ 27,936,025      $      $      $ 27,936,025  

Total

   $ 27,936,025      $ 291,502,496      $      $ 319,438,521  

Liability Description

 

                          

Futures Contracts

   $ (9,337,793    $      $      $ (9,337,793

Total

   $ (9,337,793    $      $      $ (9,337,793

11  Risks and Uncertainities

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.

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread rapidly internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies and can affect the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The near-term impact of this coronavirus has resulted in substantial market volatility, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s investments.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting held on April 22, 2020 (the “April 2020 Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors comprised of the same individuals (collectively, the “Board”) that oversees a majority of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between February and April 2020. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

   

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;

 

   

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

 

1 

Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report.

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

Other Relevant Information

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices, trading volume data, distribution rates and other relevant matters; and

 

   

The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2020, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

In voting its approval of the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements at the April 2020 Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, which provided temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of the Contract Review Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement between Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, with respect to the Fund, including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment

 

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research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. Regarding the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities with respect to oversight of the Sub-adviser. The Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in investing in commodity-linked derivative securities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.

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

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

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2019. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group and custom peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended September 30, 2019, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board noted that the Fund has established a wholly-owned subsidiary to accommodate the Fund’s commodity-related investments. The subsidiary is managed by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser pursuant to separate investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements, respectively, that are subject to annual approval by the Board. The subsidiary’s fee rates are the same as those charged to the Fund, and the Fund will not pay any additional management fees with respect to its assets invested in the subsidiary. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser provide to the Fund as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser as between the Fund and other types of accounts. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.

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

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

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

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

 

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

Economies of Scale

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

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund’s liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.

At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

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Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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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. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed 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

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

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 adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act, with respect to its management of the Fund. 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. The adviser is also registered as 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.

 


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

 

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Performance

  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

     2  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     8  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     42  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     48  

Officers and Trustees

     49  

Important Notices

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

June 30, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     Six Months      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     03/28/1996        03/29/1966        –1.85      8.13      9.97      13.10

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –7.49        1.91        8.68        12.43  

Class C at NAV

     08/02/1996        03/29/1966        –2.22        7.33        9.14        12.25  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –3.19        6.33        9.14        12.25  

Class I at NAV

     07/02/1999        03/29/1966        –1.77        8.34        10.23        13.38  

 

S&P 500® Index

                   –3.08      7.51      10.72      13.98
% 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        1.74      8.45      12.19

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                      1.31        7.09        10.68  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

        08/02/1996        03/29/1966        6.33        9.08        12.16  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                      3.75        7.53        10.57  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

        07/02/1999        03/29/1966        8.10        9.92        13.07  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                      5.20        8.39        11.53  
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Class A      Class C      Class I  
              0.78      1.55      0.53

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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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     Six Months      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        –1.91      7.99      9.81      12.92

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –7.54        1.78        8.52        12.25  

Class C at NAV

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        –2.29        7.18        8.98        12.07  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –3.27        6.18        8.98        12.07  

Class I at NAV

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        –1.83        8.21        10.08        13.19  

 

S&P 500® Index

                   –3.08      7.51      10.72      13.98
% 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        1.64      8.33      12.05

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                      1.20        6.97        10.53  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

        02/28/2001        03/29/1966        6.18        8.96        12.03  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                      3.66        7.41        10.43  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

        02/28/2001        03/29/1966        8.01        9.82        12.93  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                      5.07        8.28        11.37  
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Class A      Class C      Class I  
              0.93      1.68      0.68

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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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Fund Profile4

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)5

 

 

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Amazon.com, Inc.

     5.1

Apple, Inc.

     4.2  

Microsoft Corp.

     3.7  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     3.5  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     2.6  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     2.0  

Intel Corp.

     2.0  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.7  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1.7  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     1.6  

Total

     28.1
 

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

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. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. 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.

 

3 

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

 

4 

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.

 

5 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

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June 30, 2020

 

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 (January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020).

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
(1/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(6/30/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/20 – 6/30/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 981.50      $ 3.79        0.77

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 977.80      $ 7.47        1.52

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 982.30      $ 2.56        0.52
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.00      $ 3.87        0.77

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.30      $ 7.62        1.52

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.30      $ 2.61        0.52

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (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 December 31, 2019.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(6/30/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/20 – 6/30/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 980.90      $ 4.63        0.94

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 977.10      $ 8.31        1.69

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 981.70      $ 3.40        0.69
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.20      $ 4.72        0.94

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.50      $ 8.47        1.69

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.40      $ 3.47        0.69

 

*

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 182/366 (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 December 31, 2019.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

     June 30, 2020  
Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $365,841,654 and $312,993,271, respectively)

   $ 1,675,870,609      $ 860,014,578  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     29,752        240,918  

Total assets

   $ 1,675,900,361      $ 860,255,496  
Liabilities                  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 4,786,314      $ 1,606,997  

Payable to affiliates:

     

Administration fee

            105,565  

Distribution and service fees

     313,016        169,094  

Trustees’ fees

     125        125  

Accrued expenses

     203,502        129,441  

Total liabilities

   $ 5,302,957      $ 2,011,222  

Net Assets

   $ 1,670,597,404      $ 858,244,274  
Sources of Net Assets                  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,175,910,007      $ 786,877,361  

Distributable earnings

     494,687,397        71,366,913  

Total

   $ 1,670,597,404      $ 858,244,274  
Class A Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 1,477,329,497      $ 597,709,575  

Shares Outstanding

     24,372,652        21,946,033  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 60.61      $ 27.24  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

     

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 64.31      $ 28.90  
Class C Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 11,897,290      $ 56,044,481  

Shares Outstanding

     219,103        2,122,031  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 54.30      $ 26.41  
Class I Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 181,370,617      $ 204,490,218  

Shares Outstanding

     3,207,062        7,485,327  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 56.55      $ 27.32  

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.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2020  
Investment Income    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $124,704 and $64,035, respectively)

   $ 13,785,213      $ 7,085,288  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (3,590,395      (1,846,112

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 10,194,818      $ 5,239,176  
Expenses                  

Administration fee

   $      $ 621,271  

Distribution and service fees

     

Class A

     1,783,119        718,733  

Class C

     60,379        276,340  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     250        252  

Custodian fee

     25,382        25,852  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     396,552        186,484  

Professional fees

     23,329        18,201  

Printing and postage

     34,856        23,377  

Registration fees

     35,433        42,532  

Miscellaneous

     103,942        81,498  

Total expenses

   $ 2,463,242      $ 1,994,540  

Net investment income

   $ 7,731,576      $ 3,244,636  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio                  

Net realized gain (loss) —

     

Investment transactions(1)

   $ 17,179,700      $ 8,826,510  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,239      (636

Net realized gain

   $ 17,178,461      $ 8,825,874  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

     

Investments

   $ (62,156,453    $ (32,488,440

Foreign currency

     2,477        1,254  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (62,153,976    $ (32,487,186

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (44,975,515    $ (23,661,312

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (37,243,939    $ (20,416,676

 

(1) 

Includes $20,311,210 and $10,437,752, respectively, of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 7,731,576      $ 3,244,636  

Net realized gain

     17,178,461        8,825,874  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (62,153,976      (32,487,186

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (37,243,939    $ (20,416,676

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 2,437,920      $ 11,914,190  

Class C

     276,976        3,151,107  

Class I

     62,123,571        53,319,745  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (58,933,283      (32,054,912

Class C

     (848,521      (4,884,462

Class I

     (60,442,511      (67,483,213

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     874,521        1,937,621  

Class C

     (874,521      (1,937,621

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (55,385,848    $ (36,037,545

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (92,629,787    $ (56,454,221
Net Assets                  

At beginning of period

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

At end of period

   $ 1,670,597,404      $ 858,244,274  

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     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.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class A  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 61.750     $ 48.150     $ 51.300     $ 42.300     $ 39.330     $ 38.910  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.269     $ 0.539     $ 0.491     $ 0.467     $ 0.455     $ 0.435  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.409     13.572       (3.192     8.982       2.964       0.402  

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1.140   $ 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 period

  $ 60.610     $ 61.750     $ 48.150     $ 51.300     $ 42.300     $ 39.330  

Total Return(2)

    (1.85 )%(3)       29.45     (5.36 )%      22.35     8.68     2.15
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 1,477,329     $ 1,565,795     $ 1,116,349     $ 1,257,823     $ 1,068,182     $ 1,055,259  

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

           

Expenses(5)

    0.77 %(6)      0.78     0.79     0.79     0.81     0.82

Net investment income

    0.94 %(6)      0.96     0.92     1.00     1.14     1.10

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    0 %(3)(7)(8)      1 %(7)      1 %(7)      0 %(7)(8)      1 %(7)      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) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(8) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class C  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 55.530     $ 43.280      $ 46.100      $ 38.040     $ 35.440     $ 35.100  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ 0.049     $ (0.018    $ 0.082      $ 0.114     $ 0.140     $ 0.125  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.279     12.268        (2.832      8.047       2.645       0.365  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (1.230   $ 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 period

   $ 54.300     $ 55.530      $ 43.280      $ 46.100     $ 38.040     $ 35.440  

Total Return(2)

     (2.22 )%(3)       28.34      (5.99 )%       21.46     7.85     1.40
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 11,897     $ 13,730      $ 202,974      $ 248,201     $ 265,708     $ 263,896  

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

              

Expenses(5)

     1.52 %(6)      1.55      1.54      1.54     1.56     1.57

Net investment income (loss)

     0.19 %(6)      (0.04 )%       0.17      0.27     0.39     0.35

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     0 %(3)(7)(8)      1 %(7)       1 %(7)       0 %(7)(8)      1 %(7)      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) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(8) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class I  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 57.570     $ 44.920      $ 47.920      $ 39.530     $ 36.790     $ 36.430  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.317     $ 0.628      $ 0.584      $ 0.542     $ 0.516     $ 0.497  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.337     12.675        (2.996      8.414       2.776       0.381  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (1.020   $ 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 period

   $ 56.550     $ 57.570      $ 44.920      $ 47.920     $ 39.530     $ 36.790  

Total Return(2)

     (1.77 )%(3)       29.74      (5.11 )%       22.67     8.93     2.41
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 181,371     $ 183,702      $ 136,976      $ 114,276     $ 69,864     $ 50,278  

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

              

Expenses(5)

     0.52 %(6)      0.53      0.54      0.54     0.56     0.56

Net investment income

     1.19 %(6)      1.20      1.17      1.24     1.38     1.34

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     0 %(3)(7)(8)      1 %(7)       1 %(7)       0 %(7)(8)      1 %(7)      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) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(8) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class A  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 27.770     $ 21.650      $ 23.060      $ 19.020     $ 17.690     $ 17.500  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.100     $ 0.205      $ 0.184      $ 0.177     $ 0.176     $ 0.168  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.630     6.108        (1.432      4.035       1.326       0.187  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.530   $ 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 period

   $ 27.240     $ 27.770      $ 21.650      $ 23.060     $ 19.020     $ 17.690  

Total Return(2)

     (1.91 )%(3)       29.28      (5.50 )%       22.15     8.48     2.03
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 597,710     $ 629,530      $ 427,333      $ 472,741     $ 403,485     $ 379,685  

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

              

Expenses(5)

     0.94 %(6)      0.93      0.94      0.95     0.97     0.97

Net investment income

     0.77 %(6)      0.81      0.77      0.84     0.98     0.95

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(7)

                         1            

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     0 %(3)(8)(9)      1 %(8)       1 %(8)       0 %(8)(9)      1 %(8)      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) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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.

 

(8) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(9) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class C  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 27.030     $ 21.080      $ 22.460      $ 18.530     $ 17.240     $ 17.070  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.003     $ 0.003      $ 0.004      $ 0.022     $ 0.041     $ 0.034  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.623     5.947        (1.384      3.912       1.289       0.176  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.620   $ 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 period

   $ 26.410     $ 27.030      $ 21.080      $ 22.460     $ 18.530     $ 17.240  

Total Return(2)

     (2.29 )%(3)       28.22      (6.14 )%       21.23     7.71     1.23
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 56,044     $ 61,397      $ 142,020      $ 173,289     $ 175,072     $ 173,494  

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

              

Expenses(5)

     1.69 %(6)      1.68      1.69      1.70     1.72     1.72

Net investment income

     0.02 %(6)      0.01      0.02      0.11     0.23     0.20

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(7)

                         1            

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     0 %(3)(8)(9)      1 %(8)       1 %(8)       0 %(8)(9)      1 %(8)      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) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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.

 

(8) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(9) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class I  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 27.830     $ 21.690      $ 23.110      $ 19.060     $ 17.720     $ 17.530  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                   

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.132     $ 0.266      $ 0.244      $ 0.229     $ 0.221     $ 0.213  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.642     6.130        (1.439      4.046       1.336       0.187  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.510   $ 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 period

   $ 27.320     $ 27.830      $ 21.690      $ 23.110     $ 19.060     $ 17.720  

Total Return(2)

     (1.83 )%(3)       29.61      (5.25 )%       22.44     8.77     2.28
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                   

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

   $ 204,490     $ 223,771      $ 154,772      $ 134,355     $ 78,948     $ 61,538  

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

              

Expenses(5)

     0.69 %(6)      0.68      0.69      0.70     0.72     0.72

Net investment income

     1.02 %(6)      1.05      1.02      1.09     1.23     1.20

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(7)

                         1            

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     0 %(3)(8)(9)      1 %(8)       1 %(8)       0 %(8)(9)      1 %(8)      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) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

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.

 

(8) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(9) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

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. 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 (7.6% and 3.9% for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, respectively, at June 30, 2020). 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 June 30, 2020, 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.

H  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Funds’ management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

 

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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.

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 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, the administration fee for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 amounted to $621,271. 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 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 six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

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

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

   $ 108,474      $ 38,259  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

   $ 7,826      $ 31,029  

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.

 

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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 six months ended June 30, 2020 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

   $ 1,783,119      $ 718,733  

Each Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each 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 respective Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:

 

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

Class C Distribution Fees

   $ 45,284      $ 207,255  

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to the following:

 

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

Class C Service Fees

   $ 15,095      $ 69,085  

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. 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. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders:

 

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

Class A

   $      $ 2,000  

Class C

   $ 100      $ 4,000  

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, increases and decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated, as follows:

 

Fund    Increases      Decreases  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

   $ 655,115      $ 60,603,360  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

   $ 3,999,086      $ 42,689,693  

 

 

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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

   $ 47,627,237  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

     34,102,099  

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 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

                           
     Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)         
      Class A      Class C      Class I         

Sales

     42,370        5,218        1,181,554     

Redemptions

     (1,040,976      (16,208      (1,165,315   

Converted from Class C shares

     15,402                   

Converted to Class A shares

            (17,164          

Net increase (decrease)

     (983,204      (28,154      16,239     
     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  

 

(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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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

                           
     Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)         
      Class A      Class C      Class I         

Sales

     460,527        127,854        2,088,557     

Redemptions

     (1,258,106      (201,752      (2,645,213   

Converted from Class C shares

     73,396                   

Converted to Class A shares

            (75,558          

Net decrease

     (724,183      (149,456      (556,656   
     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  

 

(1)  

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

8  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread rapidly internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies and can affect the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The near-term impact of this coronavirus has resulted in substantial market volatility, which may have an adverse effect on each Fund’s investments.

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 99.0%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%  

Boeing Co. (The)

    869,443     $ 159,368,902  

General Dynamics Corp.

    141,621       21,166,675  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    4       63  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    1,096       191,241  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    5,671       962,198  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    120,053       43,809,741  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    48,050       14,772,492  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    1,207,997       74,436,775  

Textron, Inc.

    1,025       33,733  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    2,016       891,173  
      $ 315,632,993  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.3%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,031,186     $ 81,525,565  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,300       98,852  

FedEx Corp.

    344,010       48,237,082  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,396,739       155,289,442  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(1)

    42,458       3,279,881  
      $ 288,430,822  
Airlines — 0.0%(2)  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    66,989     $ 875,546  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    56,768       1,592,342  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    27,758       948,769  
      $ 3,416,657  
Auto Components — 0.5%  

Adient PLC(1)

    15,055     $ 247,203  

Aptiv PLC

    1,015,200       79,104,384  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    800       28,240  

Dorman Products, Inc.(1)

    20,730       1,390,361  

Garrett Motion, Inc.(1)

    36,184       200,459  

Gentex Corp.

    1,443,192       37,191,058  
      $ 118,161,705  
Automobiles — 0.1%  

Daimler AG

    38,000     $ 1,546,600  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,212,584       7,372,511  

General Motors Co.

    79,498       2,011,299  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    20,162       479,251  

Tesla, Inc.(1)

    7,397       7,987,354  

Toyota Motor Corp. ADR

    5,000       628,150  
      $ 20,025,165  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks — 3.8%  

Bank of America Corp.

    3,532,782     $ 83,903,573  

Bank of Montreal

    4       212  

CIT Group, Inc.

    1,490       30,888  

Citigroup, Inc.

    860,867       43,990,304  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    66,314       3,943,694  

CVB Financial Corp.

    608,432       11,402,016  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,723,095       33,221,272  

First Republic Bank

    1,652       175,095  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    220,592       1,028,218  

HSBC Holdings PLC ADR

    424       9,892  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    144,510       1,305,648  

ING Groep NV ADR

    108,320       747,408  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    3,995,124       375,781,363  

KeyCorp

    111,480       1,357,826  

M&T Bank Corp.

    230,611       23,976,626  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    34,686       1,456,465  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    120,637       12,692,219  

Regions Financial Corp.

    731,394       8,133,101  

Societe Generale S.A.(1)

    405,793       6,784,728  

Sterling Bancorp

    103,627       1,214,508  

SVB Financial Group(1)

    29,245       6,303,175  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,565       32,129  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    569       25,383  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,891,006       71,007,275  

U.S. Bancorp

    889,261       32,742,590  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    4,524,559       115,828,710  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    23,987       908,388  
      $ 838,002,706  
Beverages — 2.2%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ADR

    75,379     $ 3,716,185  

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

    4,730       2,538,355  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    10,699       615,941  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    366,004       23,299,815  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,471,828       155,121,275  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    39,872       6,975,606  

Diageo PLC ADR

    8,721       1,172,015  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    2,700       76,680  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    186,000       6,390,960  

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

    171,250       11,871,050  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    2,052,980       271,527,135  
      $ 483,305,017  
Biotechnology — 3.1%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    804,491     $ 78,984,926  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    74,972       4,009,503  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    490,965     $ 55,105,912  

Alkermes PLC(1)

    5,000       97,025  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    188,700       27,948,357  

Amgen, Inc.

    727,113       171,496,872  

argenx SE ADR(1)

    308,910       69,575,799  

Biogen, Inc.(1)

    111,990       29,962,924  

Bluebird Bio, Inc.(1)

    500       30,520  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(1)

    255,000       19,890,000  

Exact Sciences Corp.(1)

    131,454       11,428,611  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    1,036,413       79,741,616  

Incyte Corp.(1)

    94,844       9,860,931  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(1)

    64,045       7,813,490  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    22,995       14,340,832  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    346,315       100,538,708  
      $ 680,826,026  
Building Products — 0.5%  

A.O. Smith Corp.

    28,185     $ 1,328,077  

Carrier Global Corp.(1)

    842,760       18,726,127  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    2,923       186,867  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    356,155       12,159,132  

Lennox International, Inc.

    263,361       61,360,480  

Masco Corp.

    25,000       1,255,250  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(1)

    60,308       706,810  

Trane Technologies PLC

    26,539       2,361,440  
      $ 98,084,183  
Capital Markets — 4.0%  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    58,716     $ 4,377,865  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    214,951       32,251,248  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    476,763       18,426,890  

BlackRock, Inc.

    11,190       6,088,367  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    192,123       6,320,847  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    175,414       16,362,618  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    3,911,424       131,971,446  

CME Group, Inc.

    233,101       37,888,237  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

    4,593       228,410  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    11,308       3,714,339  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(3)

    75,000       24,635,250  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B

    549       13,011  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    211,191       4,428,675  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    827,568       163,543,988  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    153,966       14,103,286  

Invesco, Ltd.

    1,367       14,709  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    215,573       16,900,923  

Moody’s Corp.

    247,360       67,957,213  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  

Morgan Stanley

    2,671,663     $ 129,041,323  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    71,203       8,506,622  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,500       198,350  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    39,363       2,709,355  

S&P Global, Inc.

    270,687       89,185,953  

SEI Investments Co.

    150,000       8,247,000  

State Street Corp.

    309,297       19,655,824  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    112,796       5,349,914  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    565,593       69,850,736  

UBS Group AG(1)

    9       104  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

    9,248       143,436  
      $ 882,115,939  
Chemicals — 1.2%  

AdvanSix, Inc.(1)

    1,768     $ 20,756  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    12,046       2,908,627  

Albemarle Corp.

    90,157       6,961,022  

Balchem Corp.

    17,292       1,640,319  

Celanese Corp.

    16,713       1,443,000  

Chemours Co. (The)

    151       2,318  

Corteva, Inc.(1)

    587,591       15,741,563  

Dow, Inc.(1)

    93,859       3,825,693  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    493,756       26,233,256  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    650       45,266  

Ecolab, Inc.

    582,345       115,857,538  

FMC Corp.

    817       81,390  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    5,000       612,300  

Linde PLC

    6,469       1,372,140  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,274       280,887  

NewMarket Corp.

    12,318       4,933,113  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    410,020       43,486,721  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    52,644       30,420,335  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    1,000       53,650  
      $ 255,919,894  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%  

Cintas Corp.

    395     $ 105,212  

Copart, Inc.(1)

    4,771       397,281  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    14,270       37,102  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,750       143,588  

Rollins, Inc.

    29,293       1,241,730  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

    8,000       447,840  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    115,655       10,847,282  

Waste Management, Inc.

    206,927       21,915,639  
      $ 35,135,674  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment — 1.5%  

Arista Networks, Inc.(1)

    802,596     $ 168,569,238  

Arista Networks, Inc.(1)(3)

    88,600       18,598,423  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2,694,436       125,668,495  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    285,300       6,521,958  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    38,973       5,461,287  

Nokia Oyj ADR

    192       845  
      $ 324,820,246  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(2)  

Fluor Corp.

    3,250     $ 39,260  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    85,615       7,260,152  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    2,000       78,460  
      $ 7,377,872  
Construction Materials — 0.0%(2)  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    38,764     $ 4,490,809  
      $ 4,490,809  
Consumer Finance — 1.0%  

American Express Co.

    1,050,374     $ 99,995,605  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    133,434       8,351,634  

Discover Financial Services

    1,261,152       63,171,104  

LendingClub Corp.(1)

    15,938       72,518  

Navient Corp.

    10,200       71,706  

SLM Corp.

    10,200       71,706  

Synchrony Financial

    1,641,171       36,368,349  
      $ 208,102,622  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  

Amcor PLC(1)

    827,229     $ 8,446,008  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    65,000       7,278,700  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,503       285,567  

Ball Corp.

    53,090       3,689,224  

Crown Holdings, Inc.(1)

    13,787       897,947  

International Paper Co.

    704       24,788  

Packaging Corp. of America

    8,860       884,228  

Sealed Air Corp.

    27,104       890,366  

Sonoco Products Co.

    774       40,473  

WestRock Co.

    39,303       1,110,703  
      $ 23,548,004  
Distributors — 0.1%  

Genuine Parts Co.

    211,356     $ 18,379,518  

LKQ Corp.(1)

    49,518       1,297,371  
      $ 19,676,889  
Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(2)  

H&R Block, Inc.

    25,610     $ 365,711  

Service Corp. International

    15,900       618,351  
      $ 984,062  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.0%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1)

    470     $ 125,631,000  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

    1,729,425       308,719,657  
      $ 434,350,657  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

AT&T, Inc.

    639,553     $ 19,333,687  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    5,086       51,013  

Frontier Communications Corp.(1)

    894       87  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(1)

    8,854       193,549  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C(1)

    27,614       593,977  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(1)

    1,546       15,027  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C(1)

    4,825       45,548  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,067,033       58,825,529  

Windstream Holdings, Inc.(1)

    821       102  
      $ 79,058,519  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%  

Duke Energy Corp.

    31,500     $ 2,516,535  

Edison International

    1,134       61,588  

Entergy Corp.

    2,340       219,515  

Exelon Corp.

    28,310       1,027,370  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    135,816       32,618,929  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    461       15,010  

Southern Co. (The)

    104,065       5,395,770  
      $ 41,854,717  
Electrical Equipment — 0.8%  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    9,321     $ 892,392  

AMETEK, Inc.

    68,343       6,107,814  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    86,839       7,596,676  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,192,191       135,981,608  

Hubbell, Inc.

    2,267       284,191  

nVent Electric PLC

    4       75  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    112,165       23,891,145  
      $ 174,753,901  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    15,644     $ 1,498,852  

CDW Corp.

    142,695       16,578,305  
 

 

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

Corning, Inc.

    1,555,623     $ 40,290,636  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    1,750       70,997  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(1)

    15,146       1,526,414  

Knowles Corp.(1)

    8,001       122,095  

Littelfuse, Inc.(3)

    52,675       8,987,935  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    56,129       4,577,320  

Trimble, Inc.(1)

    3,200       138,208  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1)

    50,277       12,868,398  
      $ 86,659,160  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%  

ChampionX Corp.

    18,853     $ 184,005  

Core Laboratories NV

    16,652       338,369  

Frank’s International NV(1)

    1,500,000       3,345,000  

Halliburton Co.

    538,388       6,988,276  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    10,391       127,290  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    883,883       16,254,608  

Transocean, Ltd.(1)

    3,626       6,636  
      $ 27,244,184  
Entertainment — 2.2%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    241,143     $ 18,302,754  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

    140,557       18,560,552  

Liberty Braves Group, Series A(1)

    1,236       24,819  

Liberty Braves Group, Series C(1)

    2,473       48,817  

Liberty Formula One Group, Series A(1)

    3,091       90,195  

Liberty Formula One Group, Series C(1)

    6,183       196,063  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(1)

    43,744       1,939,172  

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

    1,000       146,890  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(1)

    1,000       75,000  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

    199,550       90,803,232  

Spotify Technology S.A.(1)

    81,126       20,945,922  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2,994,234       333,887,033  
      $ 485,020,449  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

American Tower Corp.

    56,291     $ 14,553,475  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    7,000       1,082,480  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    222,765       2,403,634  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(3)

    306,221       3,304,124  

ProLogis, Inc.

    28,120       2,624,440  

Public Storage

    1,949       373,994  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    25,563       1,747,998  
      $ 26,090,145  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    904,709     $ 274,316,816  

Kroger Co. (The)

    155,213       5,253,960  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1)

    750,036       19,193,421  

Sysco Corp.

    441,729       24,144,907  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    587,420       24,900,734  

Walmart, Inc.

    15,881       1,902,226  
      $ 349,712,064  
Food Products — 1.7%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    308,191     $ 12,296,821  

Campbell Soup Co.

    749,720       37,208,604  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    499,875       17,580,604  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    586,273       13,109,064  

General Mills, Inc.

    111,265       6,859,487  

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

    17,240       543,232  

Hershey Co. (The)

    499,525       64,748,430  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    310,408       14,983,394  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    19,734       2,088,055  

Kellogg Co.

    67,139       4,435,202  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    106,315       3,390,385  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    115,333       7,373,239  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    75,494       13,544,379  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    875,444       44,761,452  

Nestle S.A.

    1,118,348       123,991,942  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    27,528       1,643,697  
      $ 368,557,987  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,963,918     $ 179,561,023  

ABIOMED, Inc.(1)

    80,924       19,548,001  

Alcon, Inc.(1)

    22,924       1,314,004  

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

    18,700       5,132,028  

Avanos Medical, Inc.(1)

    542       15,929  

Baxter International, Inc.

    34,695       2,987,239  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    77,003       18,424,508  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

    1,214,159       42,629,122  

Danaher Corp.

    146,922       25,980,217  

DexCom, Inc.(1)

    95,402       38,675,971  

Edwards LifeSciences Corp.(1)

    31,284       2,162,037  

Haemonetics Corp.(1)

    206,500       18,494,140  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

    8,000       2,641,280  

Insulet Corp.(1)

    9,898       1,922,785  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)

    140       6,579  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)(3)

    491,205       23,081,723  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)(3)

    520,000       24,434,800  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)(3)

    600,000     $ 28,175,674  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

    170,197       96,983,357  

Medtronic PLC

    542,027       49,703,876  

Penumbra, Inc.(1)

    91,462       16,355,235  

ResMed, Inc.

    21,305       4,090,560  

Smith & Nephew PLC ADR

    5,500       209,660  

Stryker Corp.

    305,404       55,030,747  

Teleflex, Inc.

    14,325       5,214,013  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

    45,609       5,588,015  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    5,588       1,269,426  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    151,852       18,125,055  
      $ 687,757,004  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(1)

    32,000     $ 803,840  

Anthem, Inc.

    177,801       46,758,107  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    29,103       1,518,886  

Centene Corp.(1)

    163,239       10,373,838  

Cigna Corp.(1)

    31,339       5,880,763  

Covetrus, Inc.(1)

    10,538       188,525  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,221,567       79,365,208  

DaVita, Inc.(1)

    157,055       12,429,333  

Guardant Health, Inc.(1)

    82,055       6,657,122  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    188,518       18,297,557  

Henry Schein, Inc.(1)

    26,346       1,538,343  

Humana, Inc.

    1,323       512,993  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)

    745       123,752  

McKesson Corp.

    152,093       23,334,108  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1)

    18,585       3,307,758  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    360,490       106,326,526  
      $ 317,416,659  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%(2)  

Cerner Corp.

    18,346     $ 1,257,618  
      $ 1,257,618  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.4%  

Aramark

    137,669     $ 3,107,189  

Carnival Corp.

    22,069       362,373  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

    121,117       127,458,686  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    30,002       2,367,158  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    66,089       5,007,563  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    2,815       1,039,974  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    6,300       410,949  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    106,201       7,800,463  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    653,442     $ 32,861,598  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(3)

    700,000       35,203,000  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    1,575,495       135,067,186  

McDonald’s Corp.

    98,811       18,227,665  

MGM Resorts International

    892,202       14,988,994  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    1,900       95,570  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,968,481       292,040,517  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    398,116       20,928,958  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.(3)

    18,691       982,586  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    367,698       17,675,243  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    292,359       25,408,921  
      $ 741,034,593  
Household Durables — 0.2%  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    6,235     $ 345,731  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    92,079       3,236,577  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    8,589       529,254  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    21       968  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

    4,820       490,483  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    479,252       7,610,522  

NVR, Inc.(1)

    1,822       5,937,442  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    221,275       7,529,988  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(1)

    135,025       9,715,049  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    4,378       142,679  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,391       180,176  
      $ 35,718,869  
Household Products — 2.1%  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    157,789     $ 12,197,090  

Clorox Co. (The)

    16,257       3,566,298  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,418,114       177,151,032  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    10,496       498,455  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    80,923       11,438,466  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    2,113,460       252,706,412  
      $ 457,557,753  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(2)  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,730     $ 25,068  
      $ 25,068  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%  

3M Co.

    742,864     $ 115,879,355  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    71,809       8,593,383  

General Electric Co.

    5,411,554       36,960,914  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    392,110     $ 56,695,185  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    20,247       7,861,100  
      $ 225,989,937  
Insurance — 1.4%  

Aegon NV ADR

    5     $ 15  

Aflac, Inc.

    707,758       25,500,521  

Alleghany Corp.

    3,985       1,949,223  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    38,758       3,759,138  

American International Group, Inc.

    160,299       4,998,123  

Aon PLC, Class A

    152,908       29,450,081  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(1)

    241,964       6,932,269  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    464,814       45,314,717  

Assurant, Inc.

    11,200       1,156,848  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

    936       26,039  

Chubb, Ltd.

    36,843       4,665,061  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    56,610       3,624,738  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    57,521       1,763,594  

First American Financial Corp.

    1,227       58,920  

Globe Life, Inc.

    379,087       28,139,628  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    83,487       3,218,424  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2,950       108,530  

Markel Corp.(1)

    6,405       5,912,904  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    225,062       24,164,907  

MetLife, Inc.

    16,911       617,590  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    1,213,898       97,245,369  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    20,261       1,233,895  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    6,425       503,977  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    145,065       16,544,663  

Trisura Group, Ltd.(1)

    124       5,554  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    101       19,892  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    2,250       128,902  
      $ 307,043,522  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.4%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

    310,297     $ 440,016,661  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    393,800       556,679,618  

Baidu, Inc. ADR(1)

    72,500       8,692,025  

CarGurus, Inc.(1)

    37,803       958,306  

Cars.com, Inc.(1)

    400       2,304  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    3,396,537       771,251,656  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(1)

    6,680       2,160,312  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A(1)

    1,352,706       29,989,492  

Twitter, Inc.(1)

    550,134       16,388,492  

Yelp, Inc.(1)

    149,508       3,458,120  
      $ 1,829,596,986  
Security   Shares     Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.9%  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(1)

    258,397     $ 55,736,233  

Altaba, Inc.(4)

    114,070       1,791,355  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    400,893       1,105,991,626  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

    52,136       83,018,238  

eBay, Inc.

    440,008       23,078,420  

eBay, Inc.(3)

    171,429       8,991,451  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    2,670       219,474  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A(1)

    99,802       948,119  

Trip.com Group, Ltd. ADR(1)

    5,200       134,784  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A(1)

    51,793       10,234,815  
      $ 1,290,144,515  
IT Services — 4.7%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    876,639     $ 188,231,926  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

    227,681       24,382,358  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    686       30,952  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    265,643       39,551,586  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    43,691       3,398,723  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    90,255       11,389,278  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(1)

    13,584       2,946,098  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    11,990       681,272  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    18,757       2,515,126  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

    614,599       59,997,154  

Global Payments, Inc.

    20,556       3,486,709  

International Business Machines Corp.

    571,752       69,050,489  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    813       149,616  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    89,387       26,431,736  

Okta, Inc.(1)

    307,329       61,536,486  

Paychex, Inc.

    14,638       1,108,829  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

    963,729       167,910,504  

Sabre Corp.

    157,290       1,267,757  

Shopify, Inc., Class A(1)

    12,524       11,887,781  

Square, Inc., Class A(1)

    244,895       25,699,281  

Twilio, Inc., Class A(1)

    517,013       113,442,993  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

    4,612       953,900  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,046,952       202,239,718  

Western Union Co. (The)

    28,606       618,462  
      $ 1,018,908,734  
Leisure Products — 0.0%(2)  

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,383     $ 103,656  

Mattel, Inc.(1)

    3,941       38,110  

Polaris, Inc.

    52,104       4,822,225  
      $ 4,963,991  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%  

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A(1)

    106,930     $ 9,549,918  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    665,215       58,785,050  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

    115,595       42,810,608  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

    37,124       5,267,153  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    1,200       117,708  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    54,303       19,676,149  

Waters Corp.(1)

    730       131,692  
      $ 136,338,278  
Machinery — 1.6%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    318,743     $ 40,320,990  

Cummins, Inc.

    1,178       204,100  

Deere & Co.

    184,645       29,016,962  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    142,204       6,615,330  

Dover Corp.

    365,788       35,320,489  

Fortive Corp.

    30,511       2,064,374  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,060,125       185,362,856  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(1)

    23,418       658,514  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    53,660       4,520,318  

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

    11,435       124,413  

Middleby Corp.(1)

    2,000       157,880  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    421,380       23,959,667  

PACCAR, Inc.

    186,094       13,929,136  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    19,172       3,513,653  

Pentair PLC

    4       152  

Snap-on, Inc.

    29,674       4,110,146  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    288       40,141  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    11,100       236,319  

Welbilt, Inc.(1)

    45,741       278,563  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    14,082       810,701  

Xylem, Inc.

    102,091       6,631,831  
      $ 357,876,535  
Media — 0.4%  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,777,845     $ 69,300,398  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(1)

    34,462       727,148  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(1)

    207       3,987  

Fox Corp., Class A

    5,412       145,150  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    726       12,458  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A(1)

    3,091       377,689  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series C(1)

    6,183       766,445  

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Series A(1)

    12,367       426,909  

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Series C(1)

    24,734       852,086  

News Corp., Class A

    24       285  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    31,882       1,740,757  
Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

    2,500     $ 46,150  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    53,280       312,754  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,201       13,379  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    621,320       14,489,182  
      $ 89,214,777  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%  

Alcoa Corp.(1)

    5,862     $ 65,889  

Arconic Corp.(1)

    1       14  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

    527,743       2,913,141  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    85,564       989,975  

Glencore PLC

    598,405       1,274,725  

Nucor Corp.

    236,089       9,776,446  

Southern Copper Corp.

    12,126       482,251  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    232,124       6,056,115  
      $ 21,558,556  
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    53,125     $ 3,821,281  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    13,510       1,096,742  

DTE Energy Co.

    77,124       8,290,830  

NiSource, Inc.

    828       18,829  

Sempra Energy

    66,344       7,777,507  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    12,078       1,058,637  
      $ 22,063,826  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%  

Dollar General Corp.

    329     $ 62,678  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

    142,190       13,178,169  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    7,429       115,075  

Target Corp.

    36,405       4,366,052  
      $ 17,721,974  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.6%  

Antero Resources Corp.(1)

    1,341,986     $ 3,408,644  

California Resources Corp.(1)

    275       336  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(1)

    723,539       34,961,404  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(1)

    1       5  

Chevron Corp.

    1,011,855       90,287,822  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    40,000       2,060,000  

ConocoPhillips

    289,175       12,151,133  

Devon Energy Corp.

    160,900       1,824,606  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    488,114       24,727,855  

EQT Corp.

    180,474       2,147,641  
 

 

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

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    144,379     $ 1,199,789  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,065,290       137,079,769  

Hess Corp.

    164,574       8,526,579  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    8,000       233,600  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    112,401       1,705,123  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    123,481       755,704  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    171,145       6,397,400  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    145,312       2,005,306  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    22,827       417,734  

Phillips 66

    179,347       12,895,049  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    22,520       2,200,204  

Range Resources Corp.

    664,831       3,742,999  

Southwestern Energy Co.(1)

    720       1,843  

Valero Energy Corp.

    11,551       679,430  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    20,025       380,876  

WPX Energy, Inc.(1)

    666       4,249  
      $ 349,795,100  
Personal Products — 0.1%  

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

    45,992     $ 8,677,770  

Unilever NV ADR

    46,529       2,478,600  

Unilever PLC ADR

    20,868       1,145,236  
      $ 12,301,606  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.6%  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

    217,956     $ 11,527,693  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,335,260       137,313,288  

Catalent, Inc.(1)

    45,943       3,367,622  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,185,688       358,846,256  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    1,468       59,880  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,548,122       358,342,397  

Mallinckrodt PLC(1)

    6       16  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2,326,623       179,917,756  

Novartis AG ADR

    126,232       11,025,103  

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    1,151,390       75,393,017  

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,307,874       75,467,480  

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(1)

    4,694       732,358  

Roche Holding AG ADR

    35,808       1,553,351  

Sanofi ADR

    5,100       260,355  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ADR(1)

    31,905       572,056  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR(1)

    62,727       773,424  

Zoetis, Inc.

    1,198       164,174  
      $ 1,215,316,226  
Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services — 0.2%  

ASGN, Inc.(1)

    228,139     $ 15,212,309  

ASGN, Inc.(1)(3)

    17,000       1,132,880  

Equifax, Inc.

    8,854       1,521,826  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    69,006       1,025,429  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    121,293       8,244,285  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    102,837       17,502,857  
      $ 44,639,586  
Road & Rail — 1.4%  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    526,084     $ 46,595,260  

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

    942       240,530  

CSX Corp.

    673,695       46,983,489  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    10,000       1,203,400  

Kansas City Southern

    7,899       1,179,242  

Lyft, Inc., Class A(1)

    79,899       2,637,466  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    252,766       44,378,127  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(1)

    2,441,945       75,895,651  

Union Pacific Corp.

    504,149       85,236,471  
      $ 304,349,636  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.3%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    640,155     $ 78,508,609  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    200,009       12,090,544  

ASML Holding NV — NY Shares

    12,459       4,585,286  

Broadcom, Inc.

    97,988       30,925,993  

Intel Corp.

    7,328,237       438,448,420  

Lam Research Corp.

    56,304       18,212,092  

Lam Research Corp.(3)

    21,452       6,938,864  

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    95,391       3,344,408  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    577,298       60,795,252  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

    231,291       11,916,112  

NVIDIA Corp.

    531,336       201,859,860  

NVIDIA Corp.(3)

    19,186       7,288,953  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    619       70,591  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

    13,586       1,501,661  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    4,023,020       366,939,654  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,200       101,412  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,039,819       132,025,818  

Xilinx, Inc.

    105,444       10,374,635  
      $ 1,385,928,164  
Software — 10.0%  

Adobe, Inc.(1)

    401,205     $ 174,648,549  

ANSYS, Inc.(1)

    4,596       1,340,791  

Autodesk, Inc.(1)

    25,874       6,188,802  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

Box, Inc., Class A(1)

    176,143     $ 3,656,729  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

    698,571       67,034,873  

CDK Global, Inc.

    3       124  

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(1)

    151,951       16,324,096  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    11,798       1,745,042  

Coupa Software, Inc.(1)

    28,188       7,809,204  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

    400,567       40,172,864  

DocuSign, Inc.(1)

    1,563,429       269,238,108  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(1)

    2,287,688       49,802,968  

Envestnet, Inc.(1)

    41,786       3,072,942  

FireEye, Inc.(1)

    91,308       1,111,675  

Fortinet, Inc.(1)

    22,529       3,092,556  

Guidewire Software, Inc.(1)

    67,562       7,489,248  

Intuit, Inc.

    91,152       26,998,311  

LogMeIn, Inc.

    1,149       97,401  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(1)

    63,065       5,940,723  

Microsoft Corp.

    4,021,304       818,375,577  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    121,379       2,406,946  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A(1)

    18,402       436,219  

Oracle Corp.

    380,081       21,007,077  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1)

    171,706       39,435,717  

Paycom Software, Inc.(1)

    550,825       170,607,027  

Proofpoint, Inc.(1)

    60,744       6,749,873  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(1)

    9,657       2,752,342  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(1)(3)

    9,178       2,614,252  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

    262,856       49,240,814  

SAP SE ADR

    1,146       160,440  

ServiceNow, Inc.(1)

    218,664       88,572,040  

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A(1)

    2,171,706       67,518,340  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(1)

    207,811       10,581,736  

Splunk, Inc.(1)

    412,415       81,946,860  

Synopsys, Inc.(1)

    18,742       3,654,690  

Teradata Corp.(1)

    318       6,614  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(1)

    232,333       80,591,671  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)

    189,116       35,432,774  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)(3)

    23,896       4,477,155  

Zscaler, Inc.(1)

    15,000       1,642,500  
      $ 2,173,975,670  
Specialty Retail — 2.1%  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    47,864     $ 6,818,227  

AutoNation, Inc.(1)

    13,540       508,833  

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

    2,475       2,792,097  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

    22,000       233,200  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    311,979       27,226,407  

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

    20,079       3,954,158  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

CarMax, Inc.(1)

    12,276     $ 1,099,316  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    35,000       1,444,100  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    135,965       1,715,878  

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

    900       495  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    59,693       14,953,694  

L Brands, Inc.

    265,335       3,972,065  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,001,168       135,277,820  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)

    158,453       66,814,877  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    541,660       46,171,098  

Ross Stores, Inc.(3)

    15,000       1,278,600  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

    65,986       677,676  

Tiffany & Co.

    13,285       1,619,973  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,691,955       85,545,245  

Tractor Supply Co.

    247,452       32,611,699  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1)

    110,201       22,417,087  
      $ 457,132,545  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.4%  

Apple, Inc.

    2,529,599     $ 922,797,715  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(1)

    2,415       132,680  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    387,152       3,766,989  

NCR Corp.(1)

    118       2,044  

NetApp, Inc.

    238,418       10,578,607  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1)

    1,300,000       22,529,000  
      $ 959,807,035  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    221,909     $ 2,505,353  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.(1)

    37,542       668,623  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

    1,567       488,920  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    2,819,051       276,407,950  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(1)(3)

    100,000       3,138,000  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(1)

    2,400       23,376  

VF Corp.

    274,083       16,702,618  
      $ 299,934,840  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%(2)  

Essent Group, Ltd.

    96,312     $ 3,493,236  
      $ 3,493,236  
Tobacco — 0.5%  

Altria Group, Inc.

    870,500     $ 34,167,125  

British American Tobacco PLC ADR

    3,399       131,949  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,077,399       75,482,574  
      $ 109,781,648  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Fastenal Co.

    1,624,678     $ 69,601,205  

NOW, Inc.(1)

    944       8,147  

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

    6,000       894,240  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    8,210       2,579,254  
      $ 73,082,846  
Water Utilities — 0.0%(2)  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,900     $ 244,454  
      $ 244,454  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%(2)  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR

    270,852     $ 3,437,112  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    750       30,142  

Vodafone Group PLC ADR

    5       80  
      $ 3,467,334  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $12,013,502,109)

 

  $ 21,636,798,189  
Rights — 0.0%(2)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%(2)  

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

    237,107     $ 848,843  

Total Rights
(identified cost $505,038)

 

  $ 848,843  
Short-Term Investments — 0.8%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.35%(5)

    179,063,986     $ 179,063,986  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $179,057,029)

 

  $ 179,063,986  

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $12,193,064,176)

 

  $ 21,816,711,018  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

  $ 37,313,214  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 21,854,024,232  

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 June 30, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
CVR     Contingent Value Rights
 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    June 30, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $12,014,007,147)

   $ 21,637,647,032  

Affiliated investment fund, at value (identified cost, $179,057,029)

     179,063,986  

Cash

     166,532  

Dividends and interest receivable

     12,087,460  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     49,060  

Receivable for investments sold

     30,642,663  

Tax reclaims receivable

     3,168,589  

Total assets

   $ 21,862,825,322  
Liabilities         

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

   $ 7,549,693  

Trustees’ fees

     27,125  

Accrued expenses

     1,224,272  

Total liabilities

   $ 8,801,090  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

        

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 21,854,024,232  

 

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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,587,847)

   $ 173,224,970  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     1,145,239  

Total investment income

   $ 174,370,209  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 43,722,054  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     54,250  

Custodian fee

     1,227,369  

Professional fees

     233,702  

Miscellaneous

     250,128  

Total expenses

   $ 45,487,503  

Net investment income

   $ 128,882,706  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions(1)

   $ 218,882,256  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     34,815  

Foreign currency transactions

     (15,836

Net realized gain

   $ 218,901,235  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (658,555,283

Investments — affiliated investment

     (3,588

Foreign currency

     32,521  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (658,526,350

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (439,625,115

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (310,742,409

 

(1)

Includes $258,512,281 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 128,882,706      $ 242,547,071  

Net realized gain

     218,901,235        489,448,401  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (658,526,350      4,081,066,263  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (310,742,409    $ 4,813,061,735  

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 764,371,021      $ 2,251,431,385  

Withdrawals

     (612,956,962      (1,067,186,292

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

   $ 151,414,059      $ 1,184,245,093  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (159,328,350    $ 5,997,306,828  
Net Assets                  

At beginning of period

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

At end of period

   $ 21,854,024,232      $ 22,013,352,582  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    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 %(2)      0.45     0.46     0.46     0.47     0.47

Net investment income

    1.26 %(2)      1.28     1.25     1.33     1.48     1.44

Portfolio Turnover

    0 %(3)(4)(5)      1 %(3)      1 %(3)      0 %(3)(4)      1 %(3)      9

Total Return

    (1.69 )%(5)       29.87     (5.02 )%      22.76     9.06     2.53

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

  $ 21,854,024     $ 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) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

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 3%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 respectively.

 

(4) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At June 30, 2020, 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 4.5%, 7.6%, 3.9%, and 0.8% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund managed by the adviser to the Portfolio held an aggregate interest of 83.2% 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.

 

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As of June 30, 2020, 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.

H  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $43,722,054 or 0.43% (annualized) 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 six months ended June 30, 2020, 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 $320,705,678 and $74,097,362, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2020. In addition, investors contributed securities with an aggregate market value of $720,442,694 and investments having an aggregate market value of $529,936,175 were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

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4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 3,445,778,907  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,413,169,307  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (42,237,196

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,370,932,111  

5  Restricted Securities

At June 30, 2020, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.9% 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  

Arista Networks, Inc.

     6/18/20        6/18/21        88,600      $ 20,060,404      $ 18,598,423  

ASGN, Inc.

     6/18/20        6/18/21        17,000        1,085,308        1,132,880  

eBay, Inc.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        171,429        6,105,513        8,991,451  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        75,000        21,214,388        24,635,250  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        306,221        5,665,033        3,304,124  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

     12/19/19        12/19/20        700,000        59,987,991        35,203,000  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        520,000        31,704,140        24,434,800  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        491,205        29,169,890        23,081,723  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     6/18/20        6/18/21        600,000        29,144,044        28,175,674  

Lam Research Corp.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        21,452        6,173,971        6,938,864  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     12/19/19        12/19/20        52,675        10,000,112        8,987,935  

NVIDIA Corp.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        19,186        3,451,370        7,288,953  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A

     6/18/20        6/18/21        9,178        2,500,146        2,614,252  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        15,000        1,629,835        1,278,600  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A

     9/19/19        9/19/20        100,000        3,453,272        3,138,000  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     9/19/19        9/19/20        18,691        1,000,029        982,586  

Workday, Inc., Class A

     12/19/19        12/19/20        23,896        3,856,797        4,477,155  

Total Restricted Securities

                              $ 236,202,243      $ 203,263,670  

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 six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

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7  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At June 30, 2020, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $179,063,986, which represents 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2020 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

  $ 346,625,190     $ 184,479,689     $ (352,072,120   $ 34,815     $ (3,588   $ 179,063,986     $ 1,145,239       179,063,986  

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 June 30, 2020, 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

   $ 2,486,358,065      $      $      $ 2,486,358,065  

Consumer Discretionary

     3,003,707,793               1,791,355        3,005,499,148  

Consumer Staples

     1,657,224,133        123,991,942               1,781,216,075  

Energy

     377,039,284                      377,039,284  

Financials

     2,665,295,736        7,812,946               2,673,108,682  

Health Care

     3,010,736,137        28,175,674               3,038,911,811  

Industrials

     1,927,637,762        1,132,880               1,928,770,642  

Information Technology

     5,928,886,334        21,212,675               5,950,099,009  

Materials

     304,242,538        1,274,725               305,517,263  

Real Estate

     26,090,145                      26,090,145  

Utilities

     64,188,065                      64,188,065  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 21,451,405,992      $ 183,600,842 **     $ 1,791,355      $ 21,636,798,189  

Rights

   $ 848,843      $      $      $ 848,843  

Short-Term Investments

            179,063,986               179,063,986  

Total Investments

   $ 21,452,254,835      $ 362,664,828      $ 1,791,355      $ 21,816,711,018  

 

*

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

**

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

 

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Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended June 30, 2020 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 June 30, 2020).

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.

10  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread rapidly internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies and can affect the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The near-term impact of this coronavirus has resulted in substantial market volatility, which may have an adverse effect on the Portfolio’s investments.

 

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June 30, 2020

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting held on April 22, 2020 (the “April 2020 Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors comprised of the same individuals (collectively, the “Board”) that oversees a majority of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between February and April 2020. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

   

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

1 

Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report.

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

Other Relevant Information

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices, trading volume data, distribution rates and other relevant matters; and

 

   

The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2020, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

In voting its approval of the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements at the April 2020 Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, which provided temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of the Contract Review Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (the “Fund”) invests, and Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted that the Adviser has devoted extensive resources to in-house equity research and also draws upon independent research available from third-party sources. The Board considered the experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research,

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

June 30, 2020

 

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advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Portfolio, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Portfolio.

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

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

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2019. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s custom peer group and consistent with the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended September 30, 2019, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.

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

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

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

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

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

Economies of Scale

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

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

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

At a meeting held on April 22, 2020 (the “April 2020 Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors comprised of the same individuals (collectively, the “Board”) that oversees a majority of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements2 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between February and April 2020. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

   

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

2 

Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

Other Relevant Information

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices, trading volume data, distribution rates and other relevant matters; and

 

   

The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2020, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

In voting its approval of the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements at the April 2020 Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, which provided temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of the Contract Review Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the “Fund”) invests, and Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted that the Adviser has devoted extensive resources to in-house equity research and also draws upon independent research available from third-party sources. The Board considered the experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research,

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

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advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Portfolio, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Portfolio.

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

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

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2019. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s custom peer group and consistent with the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended September 30, 2019, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.

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

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

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

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

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

Economies of Scale

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

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

Each Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Funds’ Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. Each administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, each administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Funds’ liquidity risk, and are responsible for making certain reports to the Funds’ Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Funds’ investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.

At a meeting of the Funds’ Board of Trustees/Directors, the Committee provided a written report to the Funds’ Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Funds met redemption requests on a timely basis.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding the Funds’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

June 30, 2020

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Officers of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

 

Edward J. Perkin

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

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Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

June 30, 2020

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Officers of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

 

Edward J. Perkin

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

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Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each 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. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed 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 Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

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

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 

 
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Item 2.

Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.


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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.


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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:   August 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:   August 24, 2020

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   August 24, 2020