N-CSR 1 b79623a1nvcsr.htm EATON VANCE SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO Eaton Vance Small Cap Portfolio
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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: 811-09915
Small-Cap Portfolio
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
December 31, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 



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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Common Stocks — 98.5%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%
 
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.(1)
    24,960     $ 2,203,219      
 
 
            $ 2,203,219      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%
 
HUB Group, Inc., Class A(1)
    28,880     $ 774,850      
 
 
            $ 774,850      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 1.8%
 
Dana Holding Corp.(1)
    118,750     $ 1,287,250      
Wonder Auto Technology, Inc.(1)
    50,300       591,528      
 
 
            $ 1,878,778      
 
 
 
 
Beverages — 1.2%
 
Central European Distribution Corp.(1)
    42,860     $ 1,217,653      
 
 
            $ 1,217,653      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 1.9%
 
Martek Biosciences Corp.(1)
    100,000     $ 1,894,000      
 
 
            $ 1,894,000      
 
 
 
 
Building Products — 1.8%
 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(1)
    46,800     $ 1,821,924      
 
 
            $ 1,821,924      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 3.5%
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)
    27,300     $ 1,838,655      
Artio Global Investors, Inc.(1)
    42,730       1,089,188      
Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A
    32,900       600,754      
 
 
            $ 3,528,597      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 1.5%
 
Calgon Carbon Corp.(1)
    107,230     $ 1,490,497      
 
 
            $ 1,490,497      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 0.3%
 
Iberiabank Corp. 
    3,310     $ 178,111      
Sterling Bancshares, Inc. 
    18,490       94,854      
 
 
            $ 272,965      
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%
 
Bowne & Co., Inc. 
    96,956     $ 647,666      
Clean Harbors, Inc.(1)
    25,240       1,504,557      
 
 
            $ 2,152,223      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 1.5%
 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(1)
    207,210     $ 1,581,012      
 
 
            $ 1,581,012      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 1.9%
 
Stratasys, Inc.(1)
    110,005     $ 1,900,886      
 
 
            $ 1,900,886      
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering — 4.1%
 
Shaw Group, Inc. (The)(1)
    53,420     $ 1,535,825      
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.(1)
    53,120       1,018,842      
Tutor Perini Corp.(1)
    88,380       1,597,910      
 
 
            $ 4,152,577      
 
 
 
 
Distributors — 1.6%
 
LKQ Corp.(1)
    83,420     $ 1,634,198      
 
 
            $ 1,634,198      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 5.1%
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.(1)
    59,640     $ 1,951,421      
National Instruments Corp. 
    52,090       1,534,050      
Trimble Navigation, Ltd.(1)
    68,300       1,721,160      
 
 
            $ 5,206,631      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 4.6%
 
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. 
    31,610     $ 2,154,854      
Dril-Quip, Inc.(1)
    32,800       1,852,544      
Superior Well Services, Inc.(1)
    49,400       704,444      
 
 
            $ 4,711,842      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 3.1%
 
Corn Products International, Inc. 
    52,460     $ 1,533,406      
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(1)
    26,770       1,598,437      
 
 
            $ 3,131,843      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.7%
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)
    28,450     $ 1,520,368      
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 
    17,945       703,444      
Wright Medical Group, Inc.(1)
    83,890       1,589,716      
 
 
            $ 3,813,528      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%
 
VCA Antech, Inc.(1)
    62,280     $ 1,552,018      
 
 
            $ 1,552,018      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.9%
 
Bally Technologies, Inc.(1)
    37,970     $ 1,567,781      
Scientific Games Corp., Class A(1)
    97,620       1,420,371      
 
 
            $ 2,988,152      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 1.5%
 
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(1)
    65,120     $ 1,538,786      
 
 
            $ 1,538,786      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.6%
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 
    27,605     $ 1,668,722      
 
 
            $ 1,668,722      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 1.5%
 
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 
    54,700     $ 1,529,959      
 
 
            $ 1,529,959      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 3.4%
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(1)
    85,405     $ 1,874,640      
ManTech International Corp., Class A(1)
    32,220       1,555,581      
 
 
            $ 3,430,221      
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%
 
Bruker Corp.(1)
    125,880     $ 1,518,113      
 
 
            $ 1,518,113      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 5.7%
 
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 
    27,600     $ 1,854,444      
IAMGOLD Corp. 
    111,880       1,749,803      
Walter Energy, Inc. 
    29,680       2,235,201      
 
 
            $ 5,839,448      
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities — 1.3%
 
CMS Energy Corp. 
    83,490     $ 1,307,453      
 
 
            $ 1,307,453      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 1.6%
 
Big Lots, Inc.(1)
    57,440     $ 1,664,611      
 
 
            $ 1,664,611      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.4%
 
Brigham Exploration Co.(1)
    115,380     $ 1,563,399      
Petrohawk Energy Corp.(1)
    29,110       698,349      
Range Resources Corp. 
    13,160       656,026      
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(1)
    64,050       1,276,516      
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(1)
    136,000       1,282,480      
 
 
            $ 5,476,770      
 
 
 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%
 
Clearwater Paper Corp.(1)
    10,450     $ 574,437      
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. 
    27,500       1,934,625      
 
 
            $ 2,509,062      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 1.6%
 
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A
    37,854     $ 1,654,220      
 
 
            $ 1,654,220      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%
 
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    137,200     $ 1,683,444      
Perrigo Co. 
    45,880       1,827,859      
 
 
            $ 3,511,303      
 
 
 
 
Professional Services — 3.5%
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.(1)
    40,850     $ 1,926,486      
Robert Half International, Inc. 
    60,730       1,623,313      
 
 
            $ 3,549,799      
 
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 3.6%
 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(1)
    47,350     $ 1,545,504      
Kansas City Southern(1)
    62,960       2,095,938      
 
 
            $ 3,641,442      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.8%
 
Atheros Communications, Inc.(1)
    24,630     $ 843,331      
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(1)
    135,980       927,384      
Teradyne, Inc.(1)
    176,002       1,888,502      
Tessera Technologies, Inc.(1)
    66,720       1,552,574      
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(1)
    20,790       745,945      
 
 
            $ 5,957,736      
 
 
 
 
Software — 3.1%
 
Sybase, Inc.(1)
    40,429     $ 1,754,619      
Synopsys, Inc.(1)
    62,150       1,384,702      
 
 
            $ 3,139,321      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 2.5%
 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 
    25,510     $ 1,032,645      
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.(1)
    42,040       1,523,529      
 
 
            $ 2,556,174      
 
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.9%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)
    81,194     $ 1,957,587      
 
 
            $ 1,957,587      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $82,314,332)
  $ 100,358,120      
 
 
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 1.6%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
                     
Cash Management Portfolio, 0.00%(2)
  $ 1,612     $ 1,612,331      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $1,612,331)
  $ 1,612,331      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 100.1%
   
(identified cost $83,926,663)
  $ 101,970,451      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)%
  $ (74,145 )    
 
 
                     
Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 101,896,306      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(2) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2009.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of December 31, 2009          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $82,314,332)
  $ 100,358,120      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $1,612,331)
    1,612,331      
Dividends receivable
    37,803      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 102,008,254      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
  $ 64,247      
Trustees’ fees
    975      
Accrued expenses
    46,726      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 111,948      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 101,896,306      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 83,852,518      
Net unrealized appreciation
    18,043,788      
 
 
Total
  $ 101,896,306      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
December 31, 2009          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,678)
  $ 447,925      
Interest allocated from affiliated investment
    19,500      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (16,821 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 450,604      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 581,024      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    3,590      
Custodian fee
    54,773      
Legal and accounting services
    39,327      
Miscellaneous
    4,468      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 683,182      
 
 
Net investment loss
  $ (232,578 )    
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (4,163,794 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment
    1,825      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (4,161,969 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 32,714,180      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 32,714,180      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 28,552,211      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 28,319,633      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment loss
  $ (232,578 )   $ (107,873 )    
Net realized loss from investment transactions
    (4,161,969 )     (17,411,863 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments
    32,714,180       (21,421,532 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ 28,319,633     $ (38,941,268 )    
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 32,699,645     $ 90,182,261      
Withdrawals
    (20,893,853 )     (28,127,386 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
  $ 11,805,792     $ 62,054,875      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 40,125,425     $ 23,113,607      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of year
  $ 61,770,881     $ 38,657,274      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 101,896,306     $ 61,770,881      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                                             
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(1)
    0.88 %     0.97 %     0.97 %     1.07 %(2)     1.14 %(2)    
Net investment loss
    (0.29 )%     (0.20 )%     (0.26 )%     (0.29 )%     (0.59 )%    
Portfolio Turnover
    91 %     94 %     75 %     103 %     218 %    
 
 
Total Return
    40.31 %     (37.89 )%     21.13 %     16.33 %     7.02 %    
 
 
                                             
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 101,896     $ 61,771     $ 38,657     $ 25,863     $ 29,045      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(2) The investment adviser voluntarily waived a portion of its investment adviser fee (equal to less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively).

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Small-Cap 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 seek long-term capital appreciation. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2009, Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund and Eaton Vance Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 87.2% and 2.3%, 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. A source of authoritative accounting principles applied in the preparation of the Portfolio’s financial statements is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification), which superseded existing non-Securities and Exchange Commission accounting and reporting standards for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the Codification for the current reporting period did not impact the Portfolio’s application of generally accepted accounting principles.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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 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. 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 value, or 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 all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which Cash Management must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Management may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
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. 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 any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
H  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
 
2   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by BMR, a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein is credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $596,878 of which $15,854 was allocated from Cash Management and $581,024 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.75% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2009, 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 $81,312,128 and $68,934,895, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 84,071,876      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 19,492,542      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,593,967 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 17,898,575      
 
 
 
5   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. 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 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
6   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)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At December 31, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Common Stocks
  $ 100,358,120     $   —     $   —     $ 100,358,120      
Short-Term Investments
    1,612,331                   1,612,331      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 101,970,451     $     $     $ 101,970,451      
 
 
 
The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
 
The Portfolio held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2008 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.
 
7   Review for Subsequent Events
 
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2009 through February 12, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated by the Portfolio’s management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. Management has not identified any subsequent events requiring financial statement disclosure as of the date these financial statements were issued.

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Investors of Small-Cap Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Small-Cap Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the three years in the period then ended. These financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits. The supplementary data for the year ended December 31, 2006, and all prior periods presented were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on the supplementary data in their report dated February 21, 2007.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Small-Cap Portfolio as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the three years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2010

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2009, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2009. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
  •  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2009, the Board met eighteen times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, five, six, six and six times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Small-Cap Portfolio (formerly, Small-Cap Growth Portfolio) (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance Small-Cap Growth Fund) (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, 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 of 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 process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s recommendations for Board action and other steps taken in response to the unprecedented dislocations experienced in the capital markets over recent periods, including sustained periods of high volatility, credit disruption and government intervention. In particular, the Board considered the Adviser’s efforts and expertise with respect to each of the following matters as they relate to the Fund and/or other funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds: (i) negotiating and maintaining the

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availability of bank loan facilities and other sources of credit used for investment purposes or to satisfy liquidity needs; (ii) establishing the fair value of securities and other instruments held in investment portfolios during periods of market volatility and issuer-specific disruptions; and (iii) the ongoing monitoring of investment management processes and risk controls.
 
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 a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2008 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing 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 and the Fund’s total expense ratio are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Portfolio, the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Portfolio and the Fund, 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 advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
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 and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale 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 benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Fund Management. The Trustees of the Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust (the Trust) and Small-Cap Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corporation, “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc, and “Fox” refers to Fox Asset Management, LLC. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
    Position(s)
  Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    with the
  Office and
      in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen By
     
Date of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years   Trustee(1)     Other Directorships Held
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
5/31/58
  Trustee and
President of
the Trust
  Trustee since 2007 and President of the Trust since 2002   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 178 registered investment companies and 4 private investment companies managed by EVM and BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.     178     Director of EVC
 
Noninterested Trustee(s)
                         
Benjamin C. Esty
1/2/63
  Trustee   Since 2005   Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     178     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
4/3/40
  Trustee   Since 2007   Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     178     Director of Assurant, Inc. and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries)
                         
William H. Park
9/19/47
  Trustee   Since 2003   Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005).     178     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
7/10/40
  Trustee   Since 2003   Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center.     178     None
                         
Helen Frame Peters
3/22/48
  Trustee   Since 2008   Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (since 2003). Adjunct Professor of Finance, Peking University, Beijing, China (since 2005).     178     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer)
                         
Heidi L. Steiger
7/8/53
  Trustee   Since 2007   Managing Partner, Topridge Associates LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2008); Senior Adviser (since 2008), President (2005-2008), Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004).     178     Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider), Aviva USA (insurance provider) and CIFG (family of financial guaranty companies) and Advisory Director, Berkshire Capital Securities LLC (private investment banking firm)

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
    Position(s)
  Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    with the
  Office and
      in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen By
     
Date of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years   Trustee(1)     Other Directorships Held
 
 
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued)
                         
Lynn A. Stout
9/14/57
  Trustee   Trustee of the Trust since 1998 and of the Portfolio since 2000   Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.     178     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni
1/26/43
  Chairman of
the Board
and Trustee
  Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005   Consultant and private investor.     178     None
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
    Position(s)
  Term of
   
    with the
  Office and
   
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Date of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years
 
Michael A. Allison
10/26/64
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 22 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
J. Scott Craig
3/15/63
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR since January 2005. Previously, Director-Real Estate Equities and REIT Portfolio Manager at The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (1992-2004). Officer of 15 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Gregory R. Greene
11/13/66
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2006   Managing Director of Fox and member of the Investment Committee. Officer of 16 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Duke E. Laflamme
7/8/69
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2001   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 17 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Thomas H. Luster
4/8/62
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2002   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 54 registered investment companies managed by EVM and BMR.
Michael R. Mach
7/15/47
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 20 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Robert J. Milmore
4/3/69
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2006   Vice President of Fox and member of the Investment Committee. Previously, Manager of International Treasury of Cendant Corporation (2001-2005). Officer of 16 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
J. Bradley Ohlmuller
6/14/68
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2008   Principal of Fox and member of the Investment Committee. Officer of 16 registered investment companies managed by EVM and BMR.
Duncan W. Richardson
10/26/57
  Vice President of the Trust and President of the Portfolio   Vice President of the Trust since 2006 and President of the Portfolio since 2002   Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 82 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Walter A. Row, III
7/20/57
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 23 registered investment companies managed by EVM and BMR.
Judith A. Saryan
8/21/54
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 51 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Nancy B. Tooke
10/25/46
  Vice President of the Portfolio   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2006. Previously, Senior Managing Director and Small and Mid-Cap core portfolio manager with ForstmannLeff Associates (2004-2006). Officer of 3 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Michael W. Weilheimer
2/11/61
  Vice President of the Trust   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 24 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Barbara E. Campbell
6/19/57
  Treasurer   Treasurer of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 178 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
             
    Position(s)
  Term of
   
    with the
  Office and
   
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Date of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)
Maureen A. Gemma
5/24/60
  Secretary and Chief Legal Officer   Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 178 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Paul M. O’Neil
7/11/53
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 178 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustee and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

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Investment Adviser of Small-Cap Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Small-Cap 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
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund
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 the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a)-(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s respective fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during those periods.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   12/31/2008   12/31/2009
 
Audit Fees
  $ 24,845     $ 23,810  
 
               
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 0     $ 0  
 
               
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 14,680     $ 14,930  
 
               
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 27     $ 2,500  
 
               
Total
  $ 39,552     $ 41,240  
       
 
(1)   Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other tax related compliance/planning matters.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
During each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, the registrant was billed $40,000, by D&T, for work done in connection with its Rule 17Ad-13 examination of Eaton Vance Management’s assertion that it has maintained an effective internal control structure over the sub-transfer agent and registrar functions, such services being pre-approved in accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7) (ii) of Regulation S-X.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit

 


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committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f)   Not applicable.
 
(g)   The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrants fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by the registrant’s principal accountant for the same time periods, respectively.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   12/31/2008   12/31/2009
 
Registrant
  $ 14,680     $ 17,430  
 
               
Eaton Vance(1)
  $ 345,473     $ 288,295  
 
(1)   The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
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.

 


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Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. 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.
Small-Cap Portfolio
         
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
 
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  February 12, 2010    
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/ Barbara E. Campbell    
 
 
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
       
Date:
  February 12, 2010    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
 
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  February 12, 2010