485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2013

1933 Act File No. 002-22019

1940 Act File No. 811-01241

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
	REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT of 1933	o
	POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 148	x
	REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	o
	AMENDMENT NO. 121	x
Eaton Vance Growth Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
MAUREEN A. GEMMA
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective pursuant to Rule 485 (check appropriate box):
x	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)	o	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)	o	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
o	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)	o	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
If appropriate, check the following box:
o	This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on March 26, 2013.

Eaton Vance Growth Trust

By:  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson

Duncan W. Richardson, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 26, 2013.

Signature			Title
/s/ Duncan W. Richardson			President (Chief Executive Officer)
Duncan W. Richardson
/s/ James F. Kirchner			Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
James F. Kirchner
Signature		Title		Signature	Title
Scott E. Eston*		Trustee		Ronald A. Pearlman*	Trustee
Scott E. Eston				Ronald A. Pearlman
Benjamin C. Esty*		Trustee		Helen Frame Peters*	Trustee
Benjamin C. Esty				Helen Frame Peters
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*		Trustee		Lynn A. Stout*	Trustee
Thomas E. Faust Jr.				Lynn A. Stout
Allen R. Freedman*		Trustee		Harriett Tee Taggart*	Trustee
Allen R. Freedman				Harriett Tee Taggart
William H. Park*		Trustee		Ralph F. Verni*	Trustee
William H. Park				Ralph F. Verni
*By:	/s/ Maureen A. Gemma
	Maureen A. Gemma (As attorney-in-fact)

* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated March 1, 2013 filed as Exhibit (q) to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 147 filed March 19, 2013 (Accession No. 0000940394-13-000509) and incorporated herein by reference.

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485BPOS

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Sep. 30, 2012

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Eaton Vance Growth Trust

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Feb. 01, 2013

Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund

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EATON VANCE ATLANTA CAPITAL SELECT EQUITY FUND
Supplement to Prospectus dated February 1, 2013

1.  As of the date of this Supplement, Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund now offers Class C Shares.

2.  The following is added to the front cover under “Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund”:

Class C Shares - ESECX   

3.  The following replaces “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” under “Fund Summaries – Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund”:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  You may qualify for a reduced sales charge if you invest, or agree to invest over a 13-month period, at least $50,000 in Eaton Vance Funds.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Sales Charges beginning on page 28 of the Fund’s Prospectus and page 22 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.  

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class A	Class C	Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price)	5.75%	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)	None	1.00%	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class A	Class C	Class I
Management Fees	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	1.00%	n/a
Other Expenses (estimated for Class C)	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	2.57%	3.32%	2.32%
Expense Reimbursement(1)	(1.37)%	(1.37)%	(1.37)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement	1.20%	1.95%	0.95%

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The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.20% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class C shares and 0.95% for Class I shares.  This expense reimbursement will continue through January 31, 2014.  Any amendment to or a termination of this reimbursement would require written approval of the Board of Trustees.  The expense reimbursement relates to ordinary operating expenses only and does not include expenses such as: brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, taxes or litigation expenses.  Amounts reimbursed may be recouped by the investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser during the Fund’s current fiscal year to the extent actual expenses are less than the contractual expense cap during such year.

Example.  This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	Expenses with Redemption				Expenses without Redemption
	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A shares	$ 690	$ 1,205	$ 1,746	$ 3,216	$ 690	$ 1,205	$ 1,746	$ 3,216
Class C shares	$ 298	$ 894	$ 1,613	$ 3,520	$ 198	$ 894	$ 1,613	$ 3,520
Class I shares	$ 97	$ 593	$ 1,115	$ 2,550	$ 97	$ 593	$ 1,115	$ 2550

4.  The following replaces the paragraph following “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” under “Fund Summaries – Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund”:

You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.  You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares either through your financial intermediary or directly from the Fund either by writing to Eaton Vance Funds, P.O. Box 9653, Providence, RI 02940-9653, or by calling 1-800-262-1122.  The minimum initial purchase or exchange into the Fund is $1,000 for Class A and Class C and $250,000 for Class I (waived in certain circumstances).  There is no minimum for subsequent investments.

March 19, 2013   6695-3/13   ATLPROSPS

Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund | Class A

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ESEAX

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5.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)

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none

Management Fees

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0.80%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses (estimated for Class C)

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1.52%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.57%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(1.37%)

Total Annual Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

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1.20%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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690

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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1,205

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,746

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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3,216

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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690

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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1,205

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,746

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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3,216

Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund | Class C

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Trading Symbol

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ESECX

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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0.80%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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1.00%

Other Expenses (estimated for Class C)

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1.52%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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3.32%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(1.37%)

Total Annual Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

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1.95%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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298

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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894

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,613

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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3,520

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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198

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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894

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,613

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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3,520

Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund | Class I

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ESEIX

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

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Management Fees

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none

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1.52%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.32%

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(1.37%)

Total Annual Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

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0.95%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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97

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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593

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,115

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,550

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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97

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund

EATON VANCE ATLANTA CAPITAL SELECT EQUITY FUND
Supplement to Prospectus dated February 1, 2013

1.  As of the date of this Supplement, Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund now offers Class C Shares.

2.  The following is added to the front cover under “Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund”:

Class C Shares - ESECX   

3.  The following replaces “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” under “Fund Summaries – Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund”:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  You may qualify for a reduced sales charge if you invest, or agree to invest over a 13-month period, at least $50,000 in Eaton Vance Funds.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Sales Charges beginning on page 28 of the Fund’s Prospectus and page 22 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.  

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class A	Class C	Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price)	5.75%	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)	None	1.00%	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class A	Class C	Class I
Management Fees	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	1.00%	n/a
Other Expenses (estimated for Class C)	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	2.57%	3.32%	2.32%
Expense Reimbursement(1)	(1.37)%	(1.37)%	(1.37)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement	1.20%	1.95%	0.95%

⁽¹⁾

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.20% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class C shares and 0.95% for Class I shares.  This expense reimbursement will continue through January 31, 2014.  Any amendment to or a termination of this reimbursement would require written approval of the Board of Trustees.  The expense reimbursement relates to ordinary operating expenses only and does not include expenses such as: brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, taxes or litigation expenses.  Amounts reimbursed may be recouped by the investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser during the Fund’s current fiscal year to the extent actual expenses are less than the contractual expense cap during such year.

Example.  This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	Expenses with Redemption				Expenses without Redemption
	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A shares	$ 690	$ 1,205	$ 1,746	$ 3,216	$ 690	$ 1,205	$ 1,746	$ 3,216
Class C shares	$ 298	$ 894	$ 1,613	$ 3,520	$ 198	$ 894	$ 1,613	$ 3,520
Class I shares	$ 97	$ 593	$ 1,115	$ 2,550	$ 97	$ 593	$ 1,115	$ 2550

4.  The following replaces the paragraph following “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” under “Fund Summaries – Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund”:

You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.  You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares either through your financial intermediary or directly from the Fund either by writing to Eaton Vance Funds, P.O. Box 9653, Providence, RI 02940-9653, or by calling 1-800-262-1122.  The minimum initial purchase or exchange into the Fund is $1,000 for Class A and Class C and $250,000 for Class I (waived in certain circumstances).  There is no minimum for subsequent investments.

March 19, 2013   6695-3/13   ATLPROSPS

Shareholder Fees Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund	Class A	Class C	Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price)	5.75%	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund	Class A	Class C	Class I
Management Fees	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	1.00%	none
Other Expenses (estimated for Class C)	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	2.57%	3.32%	2.32%
Expense Reimbursement	(1.37%)	(1.37%)	(1.37%)
Total Annual Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement	1.20%	1.95%	0.95%

Expense Example Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	690	1,205	1,746	3,216
Class C	298	894	1,613	3,520
Class I	97	593	1,115	2,550

Expense Example, No Redemption Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	690	1,205	1,746	3,216
Class C	198	894	1,613	3,520
Class I	97	593	1,115	2,550