485BPOS 1 mftpea155final.htm EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST PEA NOS.155-158 DTD 3-31-10 mftpea155final.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010

                                                                                                                             1933 Act File No. 02-90946

                                                                                                                             1940 Act File No. 811-4015

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT of 1933 ¨ 
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 155 x
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ¨
AMENDMENT NO. 158 x 
  
EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS 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) 

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) 
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Eaton Vance Structured International Equity 
Fund

Class A Shares - ^EAISX   Class C Shares - ^ECISX    Class I Shares - ^EIISX

A diversified fund seeking long-term capital appreciation
Prospectus Dated
^March 31, 2010

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  The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or
determined whether this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.

Information in this ^Prospectus       
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Fund Summary  2  Investment Objective & Principal Policies and Risks  5 
       Investment Objective  2  Management and Organization  7 
       Fees and Expenses of the Fund  2  ^Related Performance Information 8
       Portfolio Turnover  2  ^Valuing Shares  8 
       Principal Investment Strategies  2  ^Purchasing Shares  ^9 
       Principal Risks  3  ^Sales Charges  ^12 
       Performance    ^Redeeming Shares    ^13 
  4  Shareholder Account Features  ^14 
       Management  4  ^Additional Tax Information  ^16 
       Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares  4  ^  ^ 
       Tax Information  4     
       Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries  4     

This ^Prospectus contains important information about the Fund and the services
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Fund Summary Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital apprecation.

Fees and Expenses of the 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 ^12 of this Prospectus and page 23 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 
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed or exchanged)  1.00%  None  1.00% 
 
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  0.95%  0.95%  0.95% 
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees  0.25%  1.00%  n/a 
Other ^Expenses (^estimated)  0.45%  0.45%  0.45% 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses  1.65%  2.40%  1.40% 
Less Expense Reimbursement and Fee Reduction(^1)  (0.15)%  (0.15)%  (0.15)% 
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses^  1.50%  2.25%  1.25% 

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(^1) The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator have agreed to ^reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ^exceed 1.50^% for Class A, 2.25% for Class C and 1.25^% for Class I. This expense ^reimbursement will continue through ^May 31, ^2011. The expense ^reimbursement relates to ordinary operating expenses only and amounts reimbursed may be subject to ^recoupment during the current fiscal 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  1 Year  3 Years 
Class A shares  $719  $1,052  $719  $1,052 
Class C shares  $328  $ 734  $228  $ 734 
Class I shares  $127  $ 428  $127  $ 428 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities (the “80% Policy”). The Fund invests primarily in companies domiciled in developed markets outside of the United States, including securities trading in the form of depositary ^receipts. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies domiciled in countries represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of approximately 1,000 companies located in twenty-one countries. The Fund may invest in securities of smaller, less seasoned companies. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. The Fund intends to invest in not less than five different countries and more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets may be denominated in any single currency.

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The Fund may engage in derivative transactions as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies or to attempt to mitigate the adverse effects of foreign currency fluctuations. Such transactions may include foreign currency exchange contracts, options and equity-linked securities (such as participation notes, equity swaps and zero strike calls and warrants). The Fund may also invest in other pooled investment vehicles and may lend its securities.

The Fund seeks to employ a top-down, disciplined and structured investment process that emphasizes broad exposure and diversification among developed markets outside of the United States, economic sectors and issuers. This strategy utilitizes targeted allocation and periodic rebalancing to take advantage of certain quantitative and behavioral characteristics of developed markets identified by the portfolio managers. The portfolio ^managers select and ^allocate across countries based on factors such as market capitalization, volatility, correlation to other markets, liquidity, and perceived risk and potential for growth. The Fund maintains a bias to broad inclusion; that is the Fund intends to allocate its portfolio holdings to more developed markets outside of the United States rather than fewer developed markets. Relative to capitalization-weighted country indexes, individual country allocation targets emphasize the less represented developed markets. The Fund’s country allocations are rebalanced periodically to their target weights which has the effect of reducing exposure to countries with strong relative performance and increasing exposure to countries which have underperformed. The Fund seeks to maintain exposure across key economic sectors, such as technology, telecommunications, utilities, health care, energy, materials, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, industrials and financials. Relative to capitalization-weighted country indexes, the portfolio managers target weights to these sectors to emphasize the less represented sectors. The portfolio managers use an optimization model to select individual securities as representatives of their countries and economic sectors with the objective of minimizing portfolio risk and maintaining broad diversification.

Principal Risks

Equity Investing Risk. The Fund’s shares are sensitive to stock market volatility and the stocks in which the Fund invests may be more volatile than the stock market as a whole. The prices of stocks ^may decline in response to ^conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations, as well as issuer or sector specific events. Market conditions may affect certain types of stocks to a greater extent than other types of stocks. If the stock market declines, the value of Fund shares will also likely decline and although stock values can rebound, there is no assurance that values will return to previous levels^.

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Foreign Investment Risk. Because the Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in foreign instruments, the value of Fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political and economic developments abroad. In emerging or less developed countries, these risks can be more significant. Investment markets in emerging market countries are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in developed countries, and as a result, Fund share values may be more volatile. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies. Emerging market investments often are subject to speculative trading, which typically contributes to volatility. Trading in foreign and emerging markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities including political and economic risks.

^Smaller Companies Risk. Smaller, less seasoned ^companies are generally subject to greater price fluctuations, limited liquidity, higher transaction costs and higher investment risk. Smaller ^companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and they may be dependent on a limited management group, or lack substantial capital reserves or an established performance record. There is generally less publicly available information about such companies than for larger, more established companies^.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative, due to failure of a counterparty or due to tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create investment leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s exposure to the underlying investment. Derivative risks may be more significant when they are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a position or security, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position or security held by the Fund. Derivatives for hedging purposes may not reduce risk if they are not sufficiently correlated to the position being hedged. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying ^instrument. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.

Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves possible delay in recovery of the securities or possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. As a result, the value of Fund shares may fall and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The value of Fund shares could also fall if a loan is called and the Fund is required to liquidate

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reinvested collateral at a loss or if the investment adviser is unable to reinvest cash collateral at rates which exceed the costs involved.

Risks Associated with Quantitative Management. The Fund relies on its investment adviser to achieve its investment objective. The investment adviser uses quantitative investment techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no assurance that these will achieve the desired results. The Fund’s strategy is highly dependent on a quantitatively-based country weighting process, a structured sector allocation and a proprietary disciplined rebalancing model that generally has not been independently tested or otherwise reviewed. Securities and exposures selected using this proprietary strategy may be weighted differently than in capitalization-weighted indices and therefore may differ in relative contribution to performance.

General Fund Investing Risks. The Fund is not a complete investment program and you may lose money by investing in the Fund. All investments carry a certain amount of risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve its investment objective. In general, the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses as a percentage of Fund average daily net assets will change as Fund assets increase and decrease, and the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses may differ in the future. Purchase and redemption activities by Fund shareholders may impact the management of the Fund and its ability to achieve its objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, entity or person. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Performance

^

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Management

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Investment Adviser. Eaton Vance Management ("EVM").

Investment Sub-Adviser. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric").

Portfolio ^Managers

Thomas Seto, Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric, ^has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2010.

David Stein, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric, ^has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2010.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are expected to be taxed as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are exempt from taxation.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (collectively, "financial intermediaries"), the Fund, its principal underwriter and its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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Investment ^Objectives & Principal Policies and Risks

A statement of the investment objective and principal investment policies and risks of ^the Fund is set forth above in Fund Summary. Set forth below is additional information about such policies and risks which applies to the Fund.

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Foreign Investments. Investments in foreign issuers could be affected by factors not present in the United States, including expropriation, armed conflict, confiscatory taxation, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards, less publicly available financial and other information, and potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations. Because foreign issuers may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standard, practices and requirements and regulatory measures comparable to those in the United States, there may be less publicly available information about such foreign issuers. Settlements of securities transactions in foreign countries are subject to risk of loss, may be delayed and are generally less frequent than in the United States, which could affect the liquidity of the Fund’s assets.

As an alternative to holding foreign-traded investments, the Fund may invest in dollar-denominated investments of foreign companies that trade on U.S. exchanges or in the U.S. over-the-counter market (including depositary receipts which evidence ownership in underlying foreign investments); unless otherwise stated in Fund Summary, such investments are not subject to any stated limitation on investing in foreign investments.

^The foregoing risks of foreign investing can be more significant in less developed and emerging market ^countries, ^which may offer higher potential for gains and losses than investments in the developed markets of the world. Political and economic structures in emerging market countries generally lack the social, political and economic stability ^of developed countries, which may affect the value of the Fund’s investments in these countries and also the ability of the ^Fund to access markets in such countries. Governmental actions can have a significant effect on the economic conditions in ^emerging countries, which ^also may adversely affect the value and liquidity of ^the Fund’s investments. The laws of emerging market countries ^relating to limited liability of corporate shareholders, fiduciary duties of officers and directors, and the bankruptcy of state enterprises are generally less well developed than or different from such laws in the United States. It may be more difficult to obtain a judgment in the courts of these countries than it is in the United States. Disruptions due to work stoppages and trading improprieties in foreign securities markets have caused such markets to close. ^If extended closings were to occur in stock markets where the Fund is heavily invested, ^the ^Fund’s ^ability to ^redeem Fund shares could become impaired. ^In such circumstances, the Fund may ^have to ^sell more ^liquid securities than ^it would not otherwise choose to sell. Emerging market countries are also subject to speculative trading which contributes to their volatility.

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Foreign Currencies. The ^value of foreign assets and currencies as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency rates ^and exchange control regulations, application of foreign tax laws (including withholding tax), ^governmental administration ^of economic or monetary ^policies (in this country or abroad^), and relations between nations and trading. Foreign currencies also are ^subject to settlement, custodial and other operational risks. ^Currency exchange rates can ^be affected unpredictably by intervention by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments in the United States or abroad. Costs are incurred in connection ^of conversions between ^currencies. ^ The Fund may engage in spot transactions and forward foreign ^currency exchange contracts, ^purchase and sell options on currencies and purchase and sell currency futures contracts and ^related options thereon (collectively, "Currency Instruments") to hedge against the decline in the value of ^currencies in which its portfolio holdings are ^denominated against the ^U.S. dollar or to seek to enhance returns. Use of Currency Instruments may involve substantial currency risk and ^may ^also involve counterparty, ^leverage or liquidity risk.

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Derivatives. ^The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions with respect to any security or other instrument in which it is permitted to ^invest or any related security, instrument, index or economic indicator ("reference instruments"). Derivatives are financial instruments the value of which is derived from ^the underlying reference instrument. Derivatives allow ^the Fund to increase or decrease the level of risk to which the ^Fund is exposed more quickly and efficiently than transactions in other types of instruments. ^The Fund incurs costs in connection with opening and closing derivatives positions. ^The Fund may ^engage in the derivative transactions set forth below, as well as in other derivative ^transactions with substantially similar characteristics and ^risks.

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Options on Securities, Indices and Currencies. The Fund may engage in transactions in exchange traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options. There are several risks associated with transactions in options such as imperfect correlation,

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counterparty risk and an insufficient liquid secondary market for particular options. By buying a put option, the Fund acquires a right to sell the underlying instrument at the exercise price, thus limiting the Fund's risk of loss through a decline in the market value of the instrument until the put option expires. The Fund will pay a premium to the seller of the option for the right to receive payments of cash to the extent that the value of the applicable instrument declines below the exercise price as of the option valuation date. If the price of the instrument is above the exercise price of the option as of the option valuation date, the option expires worthless and the Fund will not be able to recover the option premium paid to the seller. The Fund may purchase uncovered put options. The Fund also has authority to write (i.e., sell) put options. The Fund will receive a premium for writing a put option, which increases the Fund's return. In writing a put option, the Fund has the obligation to buy the underlying instrument at an agreed upon price if the price of such instrument decreases below the exercise price. If the value of the instrument on the option expiration date is above the exercise price, the option will generally expire worthless and the Fund, as option seller, will have no obligation to the option holders.

^A purchased call option gives ^the Fund the right to buy, and obligates the seller to sell, the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time during the option period. ^The Fund also is authorized to write (i.e., sell) call options on instruments in which it may invest and to enter into closing purchase transactions with respect to such options. ^ ^A covered call option is an option in which ^the Fund, in return for a premium, gives another party a right to buy specified instruments owned by the ^Fund at a specified future date and price set at the time of the contract. ^The Fund's ability to sell the instrument underlying ^a call option may be limited while the option is in effect unless the ^Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. Uncovered calls have speculative characteristics and are riskier than covered calls because there is no underlying instrument held by ^the Fund that can act as a partial hedge. ^ As the writer of a covered call option or an index call option, the Fund forgoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security or the index covering the call option above the sum of the option premium received and the exercise price of the call, but has retained the risk of loss, minus the option premium received, should the price of the underlying security or index decline.

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OTC options involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations. Participants in these markets are typically not subject to the same credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of “exchange based” markets. By engaging in option transactions in these markets, the Fund may take a credit risk with regard to parties with which it trades and also may bear the risk of settlement default.

Futures Contracts. ^The Fund may engage in transactions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts. Futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts that obligate a purchaser to take delivery, and a seller to make delivery, of a specific amount of an asset at a specified future date at a specified price. Futures contracts involve substantial leverage risk. ^ ^The Fund also is authorized to purchase or sell call and put options on futures contracts^. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts and options are imperfect correlation, liquidity, unanticipated market movement and counterparty risk^.

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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are individually negotiated and privately traded so they are dependent upon the creditworthiness of the counterparty. They are subject to the risk of political and economic factors applicable to the countries issuing the underlying currencies. Furthermore, unlike trading in most other types of instruments, there is no systematic reporting of last sale information with respect to the foreign currencies underlying forwards. As a result, available information may not be complete.

^Equity Swaps. ^Equity swaps involve the ^exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective returns as calculated on a notional amount of an equity index (^such as the S&P 500 Index), basket of ^equity securities, or ^individual equity security. The success of swap agreements is dependent on the investment adviser’s ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Other risks include liquidity and counterparty risk.

Equity-Linked Securities. Equity-linked securities are primarily used as an alternative means to more efficiently and effectively access the securities markets of ^certain countries and may also be known as participation notes, equity swaps, and zero strike calls and warrants. The Fund deposits an amount of cash with its custodian (or broker, if legally permitted) in an amount near or equal to the selling price of the underlying security in exchange for an equity-linked security. Upon sale, the Fund receives cash from the broker or custodian equal to the value of the underlying security. Aside from market risk of the underlying security, there is the risk of default by the other party to the transaction. In the event of insolvency of the other party, the Fund might be unable to obtain its expected benefit. In addition, while the Fund will seek to enter into such transactions only with parties which are capable of entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out such a transaction with the other party or obtain an offsetting position with any other party, at any time prior to the end of the term

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of the underlying agreement. This may impair the Fund’s ability to enter into other transactions at a time when doing so might be advantageous.

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Pooled Investment Vehicles. Subject to applicable limitations, the Fund may invest in pooled investment vehicles, including open and closed-end investment companies unaffiliated with the investment adviser and exchange-traded funds. The market for common shares of closed-end investment companies, which are generally traded on an exchange, is affected by the demand for those securities regardless of the value for the Fund’s underlying portfolio assets. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees paid by pooled investment vehicles in which it invests. To the extent they exceed 0.01%, the costs associated with such investments will be reflected in Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses in Fund Summary.

Illiquid Securities. ^The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may be difficult to value properly and may involve greater risks than liquid securities. Illiquid securities include those legally restricted as to resale (such as those issued in private placements), and may include commercial paper issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder. Certain Section 4(2) and Rule 144A securities may be treated as liquid securities if the investment adviser determines that such treatment is warranted. Even if determined to be liquid, holdings of these securities may increase the level of ^Fund illiquidity if eligible buyers become uninterested in purchasing them.

Securities Lending. ^The Fund may seek to earn income by lending portfolio securities to broker-dealers or other institutional borrowers. As with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the securities loaned if the borrower of the securities fails financially. Loans will only be made to firms that have been approved by the investment ^adviser and the investment adviser or the securities lending agent will periodically monitor the financial condition of such organizations while any loans are outstanding. In addition, loans will only be made when the investment adviser believes the expected returns, net of expenses, justify the attendant risk. Securities loans currently are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents (such as money market instruments) or other liquid securities held by the custodian and maintained in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. ^The Fund may lend up to one-third of the value of its total assets (including borrowings) or such other amount as is permitted under relevant law.

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Borrowing. The Fund is authorized to borrow in accordance with applicable regulations, but currently intends to borrow only for temporary purposes (such as to satisfy redemption requests, to remain fully invested in anticipation of expected cash inflows and settle transactions). The Fund will not purchase additional investment securities while outstanding borrowings exceed 5% of the value of its total assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Fund may invest in cash or cash equivalents, including high quality short-term instruments or an affiliated investment vehicle that invests in such instruments, for cash management purposes. During unusual market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents temporarily, which may be inconsistent with its investment objective.

General. ^Unless otherwise stated, the Fund’s investment objective and certain ^other policies may be changed without shareholder approval. Shareholders will receive 60 days’ written notice of any material change in the investment objective. ^The Fund might not use all of the strategies and techniques or invest in all of the types of securities described in this Prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information. While at times ^the Fund may use alternative investment strategies in an effort to limit its losses, it may choose not to do so^.

^The Fund’s 80% Policy will not be changed unless shareholders are given at least 60 days’ advance written notice of the change and, for the purpose of such policy, net assets include any assets purchased with borrowings for investment purposes.

The Fund’s investment policies include a ^provision allowing the Fund to invest ^(i) all of its investable assets in ^an open-end management investment ^company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund; or (ii) in more than one open-end management investment company sponsored by Eaton Vance or its affiliates, provided any such companies have investment objectives, policies and restrictions that are consistent with those of the Fund. Any such company or companies would be advised by the Fund’s investment adviser (or an affiliate) and the Fund would not pay directly any advisory fee with respect to the assets so invested. ^The Fund may initiate investments in one or more such investment companies at any time without shareholder approval.

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Management and Organization

Management. The Fund’s investment adviser is Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”), with offices at Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110. Eaton Vance has been managing assets since 1924 and managing mutual funds since 1931. Eaton Vance and its affiliates currently manage over $160 billion on behalf of mutual funds, institutional clients and individuals.

Eaton Vance manages the investments of the Fund and provides administrative services and related office facilities. Under its investment advisory and administrative agreement with the Fund, Eaton Vance receives a monthly ^fee equal to 0.95% annually of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $500 million. On net assets of $500 million and over the annual fee is reduced. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, Eaton Vance has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric"), a registered investment adviser and majority-owned affiliate of Eaton Vance Corp. Parametric is located at 1151 Fairview Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109. Eaton Vance pays Parametric a portion of the ^fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers from Parametric, who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The members of the team are Thomas Seto and David Stein. Mr. Seto and Mr. Stein have been portfolio managers of the Fund since its inception in March, 2010. Mr. Seto has been Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management at Parametric for more than five years. Mr. Stein has been Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Parametric for more than five years. They both have co-managed other Eaton Vance funds since 2005.

The Fund’s shareholder report will provide information regarding the basis for the Trustees’ approval of the Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement and its sub-advisory agreement.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about each ^portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by ^each portfolio manager, and ^each protfolio manager’s ownership of Fund ^shares.

Eaton Vance also serves as the sub-transfer agent for the Fund. For the sub-transfer agency services it provides, Eaton Vance receives an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses it incurs in the performance of sub-transfer agency services. This fee is paid to Eaton Vance by the Fund’s transfer agent from the fees the transfer agent receives from the Eaton Vance funds.

Organization. The Fund is a series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Each Class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund but is subject to different expenses and rights. The Fund does not hold annual shareholder meetings but may hold special meetings for matters that require shareholder approval (such as electing or removing trustees, approving management or advisory contracts or changing investment policies that may only be changed with shareholder approval).

Related Performance Information

The Fund has substantially the same investment objective, policies and strategies as existing managed accounts that are advised by Parametric. Listed below is “composite performance” for Parametric with regard to all of these similarly managed accounts. The managed account included in the composite is not a mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act, and therefore the account is not subject to investment limitations, diversification requirements and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code. If such requirements were applicable to this managed account, the performance shown may have been lower.

This composite data is provided to illustrate the past performance of Parametric in managing structured international equity strategy mandates and should not be considered as an indication of future performance of the Fund or Parametric. The performance figures shown below reflect the deduction of the highest ^fee on the ^current standard institutional fee schedule for this investment style. The fees and expenses of the Fund are higher than those of the managed account. If the managed account had been subject to the same fees and expenses as the Fund, the performance shown would have been lower. The performance figures were calculated in accordance with the industry standards for preparing and presenting investment adviser performance. This methodology differs from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s standardized method that the Fund will use to calculate its own performance.

The performance of the composite is shown in the table below for the stated periods ended December 31, 2009. Also shown is the performance of a broad-based securities index used as the Composite’s benchmark.

  Since 
Cumulative Total Return  Inception* 
Composite   39.^19% 
MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  36.89% 

*      Inception date for the Composite was 1/13/2009. Assets in the composite as of 12/31/09 were approximately $3.5 million.

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Valuing Shares

The Fund values its shares once each day only when the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for trading (typically Monday through Friday), as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. eastern time). The purchase price of Fund shares is their net asset value (plus a sales charge for Class A shares), which is derived from Fund holdings. When purchasing or redeeming Fund shares through a financial intermediary, your financial intermediary must receive your order not later than 4:00 p.m. in order for the purchase price or the redemption price to be based on that day’s net asset value per share. It is the financial intermediary’s responsibility to transmit orders promptly. The Fund may accept purchase and redemption orders as of the time of their receipt by certain financial intermediaries (or their designated intermediaries).

The Trustees have adopted procedures for valuing investments and have delegated to the investment adviser the daily valuation of such investments. The investment adviser has delegated daily valuation of the Fund to the sub-adviser. Pursuant to the procedures, exchange-listed securities normally are valued at closing sale prices. The sub-adviser may use the fair value of a security if market prices are unavailable or deemed unreliable, or if events occur after the close of a securities market (usually a foreign market) and before the Fund values its assets that would materially affect net asset value. In addition, for 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. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities trade on days when Fund shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Fund shares cannot be redeemed. The investment adviser expects to fair value domestic securities in limited circumstances, such as when the securities are subject to restrictions on resale. Eaton Vance has established a Valuation Committee that oversees the valuation of investments.

Purchasing Shares

You may purchase shares through your financial intermediary or by mailing an account application form to the transfer agent (see back cover for address). Purchase orders will be executed at the net asset value (plus any applicable sales charge) next determined after their receipt in proper form (meaning that they are complete and contain all necessary information) by the Fund’s transfer agent. The Fund’s transfer agent or your financial intermediary must receive your purchase in proper form no later than the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. eastern time) for your purchase to be effected at that day’s net asset value. If you purchase shares through a financial intermediary, that intermediary may charge you a fee for executing the purchase for you. The Fund may suspend the sale of its shares at any time and any purchase order may be refused for any reason. The Fund does not issue share certificates.

Class A and Class C Shares

Your initial investment must be at least $1,000. After your initial investment, additional investments may be made in any amount at any time by sending a check payable to the order of the Fund or the transfer agent directly to the transfer agent (see back cover for address). Please include your name and account number and the name of the Fund and Class of shares with each investment. You also may make additional investments by accessing your account via the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com. Purchases made through the Internet from a pre-designated bank account will have a trade date that is the first business day after the purchase is requested. For more information about purchasing shares through the Internet, please call 1-800-262-1122. ^ You may make automatic investments of $50 or more each month or each quarter from your bank account. You can establish bank automated investing on the account application or by providing written instructions. Please call 1-800-262-1122 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time) for further information. The minimum initial investment amount and Fund policy of redeeming accounts with low account balances are waived for bank automated investing accounts (other than for Class I), certain group purchase plans (including tax-deferred retirement and other pension plans, and proprietary fee-based programs sponsored by financial intermediaries) and for persons affiliated with Eaton Vance, its affiliates and certain Fund service providers (as described in the Statement of Additional Information).

Class I Shares

Class I shares are offered to clients of financial intermediaries who (i) charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services, or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the principal underwriter to offer Class I shares through a no-load network or platform. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments, foundations and qualified plans (including tax-deferred retirement plans and profit sharing plans). Class I shares also are offered to investment and institutional clients of Eaton Vance and its affiliates and certain persons affiliated with Eaton Vance and certain Fund service providers. Your initial investment must be at least $250,000. Subsequent investments of any amount may be made at any time, including through automatic investment each month or quarter from your bank account. You may make automatic investments of $50 or more each month or each quarter from your bank account. You can establish bank automated investing on the account application or by

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providing written instructions. Please call 1-800-262-1122 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time) for further information.

The minimum initial investment is waived for persons affiliated with Eaton Vance, its affiliates and certain Fund service providers (as described in the Statement of Additional Information). The initial minimum investment also is waived for individual accounts of a financial intermediary that charges an ongoing fee for its services or offers Class I shares through a no-load network or platform (in each case, as described above), provided the aggregate value of such accounts invested in Class I shares is at least $250,000 (or is anticipated by the principal underwriter to reach $250,000) and for corporations, endowments, foundations and qualified plans with assets of at least $100 million.

Class I shares may be purchased through a financial intermediary or by requesting your bank to transmit immediately available funds (Federal Funds) by wire. To make an initial investment by wire, you must complete an account application and telephone the Shareholder Services Department at 1-800-262-1122 to be assigned an account number. You may request a current account application by calling 1-800-262-1122 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time). The Shareholder Services Department must be advised by telephone of each additional investment by wire.

Restrictions on Excessive Trading and Market Timing. The Fund is not intended for excessive trading or market timing. Market timers seek to profit by rapidly switching money into a fund when they expect the share price of the fund to rise and taking money out of the fund when they expect those prices to fall. By realizing profits through short-term trading, shareholders that engage in rapid purchases and sales or exchanges of a fund’s shares may dilute the value of shares held by long-term shareholders. Volatility resulting from excessive purchases and sales or exchanges of fund shares, especially involving large dollar amounts, may disrupt efficient portfolio management. In particular, excessive purchases and sales or exchanges of a fund’s shares may cause a fund to have difficulty implementing its investment strategies, may force the fund to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times to raise cash or may cause increased expenses (such as increased brokerage costs, realization of taxable capital gains without attaining any investment advantage or increased administrative costs).

A fund that invests all or a portion of its assets in foreign securities may be susceptible to a time zone arbitrage strategy in which shareholders attempt to take advantage of Fund share prices that may not reflect developments in a foreign securities market that occur after the close of such market but prior to the pricing of Fund shares. In addition, a fund that invests in securities that are, among other things, thinly traded, traded infrequently or relatively illiquid (including restricted securities and certain small-cap companies) is susceptible to the risk that the current market price for such securities may not accurately reflect current market values. A shareholder may seek to engage in short-term trading to take advantage of these pricing differences (commonly referred to as “price arbitrage”). The sub-adviser is authorized to use the fair value of a security if prices are unavailable or are deemed unreliable (see “Valuing Shares”). The use of fair value pricing, the redemption fee applicable to Class A and Class I shares, and the restrictions on excessive trading and market timing described below are intended to reduce a shareholder’s ability to engage in price or time zone arbitrage to the detriment of the Fund.

The Boards of Trustees of the Eaton Vance funds have adopted policies to discourage short-term trading and market timing and to seek to minimize their potentially detrimental effects. Pursuant to these policies, if an investor (through one or more accounts) makes more than one round-trip exchange (exchanging from one fund to another fund and back again) within 90 days, it will be deemed to constitute market timing or excessive trading. Under the policies, the Fund or its principal underwriter will reject or cancel a purchase order, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege or terminate the ability of an investor to invest in the Eaton Vance funds if the Fund or the principal underwriter determines that a proposed transaction involves market timing or excessive trading that it believes is likely to be detrimental to the Fund. The Fund and its principal underwriter use reasonable efforts to detect market timing and excessive trading activity, but they cannot ensure that they will be able to identify all cases of market timing and excessive trading. The Fund or its principal underwriter may also reject or cancel any purchase order (including an exchange) from an investor or group of investors for any other reason. Decisions to reject or cancel purchase orders (including exchanges) in the Fund are inherently subjective and will be made in a manner believed to be in the best interest of a Fund’s shareholders. No Eaton Vance fund has any arrangement to permit market timing.

The following fund share transactions generally are exempt from the market timing and excessive trading policy described above because the Fund and the principal underwriter believe they generally do not raise market timing or excessive trading concerns:

  • transactions made pursuant to a systematic purchase plan or as the result of automatic reinvestment of dividends or distributions, or initiated by the Fund (e.g., for failure to meet applicable account minimums);
  • transactions made by participants in employer sponsored retirement plans involving participant payroll or employer contributions or loan repayments, redemptions as part of plan terminations or at the direction of the plan, mandatory retirement distributions, or rollovers;
  • transactions made by asset allocation and wrap programs where the adviser to the program directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio; or

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  • transactions in shares of Eaton Vance ^U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves and Eaton Vance Institutional Short Term Income Fund.

It may be difficult for the Fund or the principal underwriter to identify market timing or excessive trading in omnibus accounts traded through financial intermediaries. The Fund and the principal underwriter have provided guidance to financial intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and retirement administrators) concerning the application of the Eaton Vance funds’ market timing and excessive trading policies to Fund shares held in omnibus accounts maintained and administered by such intermediaries, including guidance concerning situations where market timing or excessive trading is considered to be detrimental to the Fund. The Fund or its principal underwriter may rely on a financial intermediary’s policy to restrict market timing and excessive trading if it believes that policy is likely to prevent market timing that is likely to be detrimental to the Fund. Such policy may be more or less restrictive than the Fund’s policy. Although the Fund or the principal underwriter reviews trading activity at the omnibus account level for activity that indicates potential market timing or excessive trading activity, the Fund and the principal underwriter typically will not request or receive individual account data unless suspicious trading activity is identified. The Fund and the principal underwriter generally rely on financial intermediaries to monitor trading activity in omnibus accounts in good faith in accordance with their own or Fund policies. The Fund and the principal underwriter cannot ensure that these financial intermediaries will in all cases apply the policies of the Fund or their own policies, as the case may be, to accounts under their control.

Choosing a Share Class. The Fund offers different classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent investments in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject to different sales charges and expenses and will likely have different share prices due to differences in class expenses. In choosing the class of shares that suits your investment needs, you should consider:

  • how long you expect to own your shares;
  • how much you intend to invest;
  • the sales charge and total operating expenses associated with owning each class; and
  • whether you qualify for a reduction or waiver of any applicable sales charges (see “Reducing or Eliminating Class A Sales Charges” under “Sales Charges” below).

Each investor’s considerations are different. You should speak with your financial intermediary to help you decide which class of shares is best for you. Set forth below is a brief description of each class of shares offered by the Fund.

Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75%. This charge is deducted from the amount you invest. The Class A sales charge is reduced for purchases of $50,000 or more. The sales charge applicable to your purchase may be reduced under the right of accumulation or a statement of intention, which are described in “Reducing or Eliminating Class A Sales Charges” under “Sales Charges” below. Some investors may be eligible to purchase Class A shares at net asset value under certain circumstances, which are also described below. Purchases of Class A shares are subject to a 1% redemption fee if redeemed or exchanged within 90 days of settlement of purchase. Class A shares pay distribution and service fees equal to 0.25% annually of average daily net assets.

Class C shares are offered at net asset value with no front-end sales charge. If you sell your Class C shares within one year of purchase, you generally will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge or "CDSC". The CDSC is deducted from your redemption proceeds. Under certain circumstances, the Class C CDSC may be waived (such as certain redemptions from tax-deferred retirement plan accounts). See “CDSC Waivers” under “Sales Charges” below. Class C shares pay distribution and service fees equal to 1.00% annually of average daily net assets. Orders for Class C shares of one or more Eaton Vance funds will be refused when the total value of the purchase (including the aggregate value of all Eaton Vance fund shares held within the purchasing shareholder’s account) is $1,000,000 or ^more. Investors considering cumulative purchases of $1,000,000 or ^more, or who, after a purchase of shares, would own shares of Eaton Vance funds with a current market value of $1,000,000 or ^more, should consider whether Class A shares would be more advantageous and consult their financial intermediary.

Class I shares are offered to clients of financial intermediaries who (i) charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services, or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the principal underwriter to offer Class I shares through a no-load network or platform. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments, foundations and qualified plans (as described above). Class I shares are also offered to investment and institutional clients of Eaton Vance and its affiliates and certain persons affiliated with Eaton Vance and certain Fund service providers. Purchases of Class I shares are subject to a 1% redemption fee if redeemed or exchanged within 90 days of settlement of purchase. Class I shares do not pay distribution or service fees.

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Payments to Financial Intermediaries. In addition to payments disclosed under "Sales Charges" below, the principal underwriter, out of its own resources, may make cash payments to certain financial intermediaries who provide marketing support, transaction processing and/or administrative services and, in some cases, include some or all Eaton Vance funds in preferred or specialized selling programs. Payments made by the principal underwriter to a financial intermediary may be significant and are typically in the form of fees based on Fund sales, assets, transactions processed and/or accounts attributable to that financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries also may receive amounts from the principal underwriter in connection with educational or due diligence meetings that include information concerning Eaton Vance funds. The principal underwriter may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments to financial intermediaries to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

Certain financial intermediaries that maintain fund accounts for the benefit of their customers provide sub-accounting, recordkeeping and/or administrative services to the Eaton Vance funds and are compensated for such services by the funds. As used in this ^Prospectus, the term “financial intermediary” includes any broker, dealer, bank (including bank trust departments), registered investment adviser, financial planner, a retirement plan and/or its administrator, their designated intermediaries and any other firm having a selling, administration or similar agreement with the principal underwriter or its affiliates.

Sales Charges

Class A Front-End Sales Charge. Class A shares are offered at net asset value per share plus a sales charge that is determined by the amount of your investment. The current sales charge schedule is:^

  Sales Charge*  Sales Charge*  Dealer Commission 
  as Percentage of  as Percentage of Net  as a Percentage of 
Amount of Purchase  Offering Price  Amount Invested  Offering Price 
Less than $50,000  5.75%  6.10%  5.00% 
$50,000 but less than $100,000  4.75%  4.99%  4.00% 
$100,000 but less than $250,000  3.75%  3.90%  3.00% 
$250,000 but less than $500,000  3.00%  3.09%  2.50% 
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000  2.00%  2.04%  1.75% 
$1,000,000 or more       0.00**         0.00**  1.00% 

*      Because the offering price per share is rounded to two decimal places, the actual sales charge you pay on a purchase of Class A shares may be more or less than your total purchase amount multiplied by the applicable sales charge percentage.
**      No sales charge is payable at the time of purchase on investments of $1 million or more. A CDSC of 1.00% will be imposed on such investments (as described below) in the event of redemptions within 18 months of purchase.

The principal underwriter may also pay commissions of up to 1.00% on sales of Class A shares made at net asset value to certain tax-deferred retirement plans.

Reducing or Eliminating Class A Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges on purchases of Class A shares may be reduced under the right of accumulation or under a statement of intention. To receive a reduced sales charge, you must inform your financial intermediary or the Fund at the time you purchase shares that you qualify for such a reduction. If you do not let your financial intermediary or the Fund know you are eligible for a reduced sales charge at the time of purchase, you will not receive the discount to which you may otherwise be entitled.

Right of Accumulation. Under the right of accumulation, the sales charge you pay is reduced if the current market value of your holdings in the Fund or any other Eaton Vance fund (based on the current maximum public offering price) plus your new purchase total $50,000 or more. ^Class A shares of Eaton Vance ^U.S. Government Money Market Fund and shares of Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves cannot be included under the right of accumulation. Shares owned by you, your spouse and children under age twenty-one may be combined for purposes of the right of accumulation, including shares held for the benefit of any of you in omnibus or “street name” accounts. In addition, shares held in a trust or fiduciary account of which any of the foregoing persons is the sole beneficiary (including retirement accounts) may be combined for purposes of the right of accumulation. Shares purchased and/or owned in a SEP, SARSEP and SIMPLE IRA plan also may be combined for purposes of the right of accumulation for the plan and its participants. You may be required to provide documentation to establish your ownership of shares included under the right of accumulation (such as account statements for you, your spouse and children or marriage certificates, birth certificates and/or trust or other fiduciary-related documents).

Statement of Intention. Under a statement of intention, purchases of $50,000 or more made over a 13-month period are eligible for reduced sales charges. Shares eligible under the right of accumulation (other than those included in employer-sponsored retirement plans) may be included to satisfy the amount to be purchased under a statement of intention. Under a statement of intention, the principal underwriter may hold 5% of the dollar amount to be purchased in escrow in the form of

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shares registered in your name until you satisfy the statement or the 13-month period expires. A statement of intention does not obligate you to purchase (or the Fund to sell) the full amount indicated in the statement.

Class A shares are offered at net asset value (without a sales charge) to clients of financial intermediaries who (i) charge an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services, or (ii) have entered into an agreement with the principal underwriter to offer Class A shares through a no-load network or platform. ^ Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments, foundations and pension plans (including tax-deferred retirement plans and profit sharing plans). Class A shares also are offered at net asset value to investment and institutional clients of Eaton Vance and its affiliates; certain persons affiliated with Eaton Vance; and to certain fund service providers as described in the Statement of Additional Information. Class A shares may also be purchased at net asset value pursuant to the reinvestment privilege and exchange privilege and when distributions are reinvested. See “Shareholder Account Features” for details.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Class A and Class C shares are subject to a CDSC on certain redemptions. Class A shares purchased at net asset value in amounts of $1 million or ^more are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase.

The sales commission payable to financial intermediaries in connection with sales of Class C shares is described under “Distribution and Service Fees” below.

CDSC Waivers. CDSCs are waived for certain redemptions pursuant to a Withdrawal Plan (see “Shareholder Account Features”) and for Class C shares, in connection with certain redemptions from tax-deferred retirement plans. The CDSC is also waived following the death of a beneficial owner of shares (a death certificate and other applicable documents may be required).

Distribution and Service Fees. Class A and Class C shares have in effect plans under Rule 12b-1 that allow the Fund to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of shares (so-called “12b-1 fees”) and service fees for personal and/or shareholder account services. Class C shares pay distribution fees to the principal underwriter of 0.75% of average daily net assets annually. Because these fees are paid from Fund assets on an ongoing basis, they will increase your cost over time and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The principal underwriter compensates financial intermediaries on sales of Class C shares (except exchange transactions and reinvestments) in an amount equal to 1% of the purchase price of the shares. After the first year, financial intermediaries also receive 0.75% of the value of Class C shares in annual distribution fees. Class C shares also pay service fees to the principal underwriter equal to 0.25% of average daily net assets annually. Class A shares pay distribution and service fees equal to 0.25% of average daily net assets annually. After the sale of shares, the principal underwriter receives the Class A distribution and service fees and the Class C service fees for one year and thereafter financial intermediaries generally receive them based on the value of shares sold by such dealers for shareholder servicing performed by such financial intermediaries^. Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the sales charge rule of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

More information about sales charges is available free of charge on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com and in the Statement of Additional Information. Please consult the Eaton Vance website for any updates to sales charge information before making a purchase of Fund shares.

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Redeeming Shares
You can redeem shares in any of the following ways:

By Mail  Send your request to the transfer agent along with any certificates and stock powers. 
  The request must be signed exactly as your account is registered (for instance, a joint 
  account must be signed by all registered owners to be accepted) and a Medallion 
  signature guarantee may be required. Call 1-800-262-1122 for additional information. 
  You can obtain a Medallion signature guarantee at banks, savings and loan institutions, 
  credit unions, securities dealers, securities exchanges, clearing agencies and registered 
  securities associations that participate in The Securities Transfer Agents Medallion 
  Program, Inc. (STAMP, Inc.). Only Medallion signature guarantees issued in accordance 
  with STAMP, Inc. will be accepted. You may be asked to provide additional documents 
  if your shares are registered in the name of a corporation, partnership or fiduciary. 
By Telephone  You can redeem up to $100,000 per account (which may include shares of one or 
  more Eaton Vance funds) per day by calling 1-800-262-1122 Monday through Friday, 
  8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time). Proceeds of a telephone redemption can be sent 
  only to the account address or to a bank pursuant to prior instructions. Shares held by 
  corporations, trusts or certain other entities and shares that are subject to fiduciary 
arrangements cannot be redeemed by telephone.
By Internet  Certain shareholders can redeem up to $100,000 per account (which may include 
  shares of one or more Eaton Vance funds) per day by logging on to the Eaton Vance 
  website at www.eatonvance.com. Proceeds of internet redemptions can be sent only to 
  the account address or to a predesignated bank account. For more information about 
  redeeming shares on the Internet, please call 1-800-262-1122 Monday through Friday, 
  8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time). 
Through a Financial Intermediary  Your financial intermediary is responsible for transmitting the order promptly. A 
  financial intermediary may charge a fee for this service. 

If you redeem shares, your redemption price will be based on the net asset value per share next computed after the redemption request is received in proper form (meaning that it is complete and contains all necessary information) by the Fund’s transfer agent or your financial intermediary. Your redemption proceeds normally will be paid in cash within seven days, reduced by the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or redemption fee and any federal income tax required to be withheld. Payments will be sent by regular mail. However, if you have given complete written authorization in advance, you may request that the redemption proceeds be wired directly to your bank account. The bank designated may be any bank in the United States. The request may be made by calling 1-800-262-1122 or by sending a Medallion signature guaranteed letter of instruction to the transfer agent (see back cover for address). Corporations, trusts and other entities may need to provide additional documentation. You may be required to pay the costs of such transaction by the Fund or your bank. No costs are currently charged by the Fund. However, charges may apply for expedited mail delivery services. The Fund may suspend or terminate the expedited payment procedure upon at least 30 days’ notice.

If you recently purchased shares, the proceeds of a redemption will not be sent until the purchase check (including a certified or cashier’s check) has cleared. If the purchase check has not cleared, redemption proceeds may be delayed up to 15 days from the purchase date. If your account value falls below $750 (other than due to market decline), you may be asked either to add to your account or redeem it within 60 days. If you take no action, your account will be redeemed and the proceeds sent to you.

Class A and Class I shares of the Fund are subject to a 1% redemption fee if redeemed or exchanged within 90 days of the settlement of the purchase. All redemption fees will be paid to the Fund. The following are not subject to the redemption fee: (1) redemptions of shares held by tax-deferred retirement plans; (2) proprietary fee-based programs sponsored by financial intermediaries (including Eaton Vance or its affiliates); (3) accounts held by Eaton Vance or its affiliates; (4) accounts in which Eaton Vance or its affiliates have a beneficial interest; and (5) the redemption of shares acquired as the result of reinvesting distributions.

While redemption proceeds are normally paid in cash, redemptions may be paid by distributing marketable securities. If you receive securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

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Shareholder Account Features

Distributions. You may have your Fund distributions paid in one of the following ways:

•Full Reinvest Option

Distributions are reinvested in additional shares. This option will be assigned if you do not specify an option.

•Partial Reinvest Option

•Cash Option

•Exchange Option

Dividends are paid in cash and capital gains are reinvested in additional shares.

Distributions are paid in cash.

Distributions are reinvested in additional shares of any class of another Eaton Vance fund chosen by you, subject to the terms of that fund’s prospectus. Before selecting this option, you must obtain a prospectus of the other fund and consider its objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully.


Information about the Fund. From time to time, you may receive the following:

  • Semiannual and annual reports containing a list of portfolio holdings as of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters, respectively, performance information and financial statements.
  • Periodic account statements, showing recent activity and total share balance.
  • Tax information needed to prepare your income tax returns.
  • Proxy materials, in the event a shareholder vote is required.
  • Special notices about significant events affecting your Fund.

Most fund information (including semiannual and annual reports, prospectuses and proxy statements) as well as your periodic account statements can be delivered electronically. For more information please go to www.eatonvance.com/edelivery.

The Fund will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a list of its portfolio holdings as of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. The Fund’s annual and semiannual reports (as filed on Form N-CSR) and each Form N-Q may be viewed on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). The most recent fiscal and calendar quarter end holdings may also be viewed on the Eaton Vance website (www.eatonvance.com). Portfolio holdings information that is filed with the SEC is posted on the Eaton Vance website approximately 60 days after the end of the quarter to which it relates. Portfolio holdings information as of each month end is posted to the website 30 days after such period end. The Fund also posts information about certain portfolio characteristics (such as top ten holdings and asset allocation) as of the most recent month end on the Eaton Vance website approximately ten business days after the month end.

The Eaton Vance funds have established policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings and other information concerning Fund characteristics. A description of these policies and procedures is provided in the Statement of Additional Information. Such policies and procedures regarding disclosure of portfolio holdings are designed to prevent the misuse of material, non-public information about the funds.

Withdrawal Plan. You may redeem shares on a regular periodic basis by establishing a systematic withdrawal plan. Withdrawals will not be subject to any applicable CDSC if they are, in the aggregate, less than or equal to 12% annually of the greater of either the initial account balance or the current account balance. Because purchases of Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge, Class A shareholders should not make withdrawals from their accounts while also making purchases. Because redemptions of Class A and Class I shares within 90 days of the settlement of the purchase are subject to a 1% redemption fee (including shares held in individual retirement accounts), shareholders should not make withdrawals pursuant to a Withdrawal Plan during that period.

Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans. Distributions will be invested in additional shares for all tax-deferred retirement plans.

Exchange Privilege. You may exchange your Fund shares for shares of the same Class of another Eaton Vance fund. Exchanges are made at net asset value (subject to any applicable redemption fee). If your shares are subject to a CDSC, the CDSC will continue to apply to your new shares at the same CDSC rate. For purposes of the CDSC, your shares will continue to age from the date of your original purchase of Fund shares.

Before exchanging, you should read the prospectus of the new fund carefully. Exchanges are subject to the terms applicable to purchases of the new fund’s shares as set forth in its prospectus. If you wish to exchange shares, write to the transfer agent (see back cover for address), log on to your account at www.eatonvance.com or call 1-800-262-1122. Periodic automatic exchanges are also available. The exchange privilege may be changed or discontinued at any time. You will receive at least 60 days’ notice of any material change to the privilege. This privilege may not be used for “market timing” and may be terminated for market timing

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accounts or for any other reason. For additional information, see "Restrictions on Excessive Trading and Market Timing" under "Purchasing Shares".

Reinvestment Privilege. If you redeem shares, you may reinvest at net asset value all or any portion of the redemption proceeds in the same class of shares of the Fund you redeemed from, provided that the reinvestment occurs within 60 days of the redemption, and the privilege has not been used more than once in the prior 12 months. Under these circumstances your account will be credited with any CDSC paid in connection with the redemption. Any CDSC period applicable to the shares you acquire upon reinvestment will run from the date of your original share purchase. Reinvestment requests must be in writing. At the time of a reinvestment, you or your financial intermediary must notify the Fund or the transfer agent that you are reinvesting redemption proceeds in accordance with this privilege. If you reinvest, your purchase will be at the next determined net asset value following receipt of your request.

Telephone and Electronic Transactions. You can redeem or exchange shares by telephone as described in this Prospectus. In addition, certain transactions may be conducted through the Eaton Vance website. The transfer agent and the principal underwriter have procedures in place to authenticate telephone and electronic instructions (such as using security codes or verifying personal account information). As long as the transfer agent and principal underwriter follow reasonable procedures, they will not be responsible for unauthorized telephone or electronic transactions and you bear the risk of possible loss resulting from these transactions. You may decline the telephone redemption option on the account application. Telephone instructions are recorded.

“Street Name” Accounts. If your shares are held in a “street name” account at a financial intermediary, that intermediary (and not the Fund or its transfer agent) will perform all recordkeeping, transaction processing and distribution payments. Because the Fund will have no record of your transactions, you should contact your financial intermediary to purchase, redeem or exchange shares, to make changes in your account, or to obtain account information. You will not be able to utilize a number of shareholder features, such as telephone transactions, directly with the Fund. If you transfer shares in a “street name” account to an account with another financial intermediary or to an account directly with the Fund, you should obtain historical information about your shares prior to the transfer.

Procedures for Opening New Accounts. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each new customer who opens a Fund account and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations. When you open an account, the transfer agent or your financial intermediary will ask you for your name, address, date of birth (for individuals), residential or business street address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing) and social security number, taxpayer identification number, or other government-issued identifying number. You also may be asked to produce a copy of your driver’s license, passport or other identifying documents in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic databases. Other information or documents may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities. Federal law prohibits the Fund and other financial institutions from opening a new account unless they receive the minimum identifying information described above. If a person fails to provide the information requested, any application by that person to open a new account will be rejected. Moreover, if the transfer agent or the financial intermediary is unable to verify the identity of a person based on information provided by that person, it may take additional steps including, but not limited to, requesting additional information or documents from the person, closing the person’s account or reporting the matter to the appropriate federal authorities. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares may be automatically redeemed at the net asset value next determined. If the Fund’s net asset value has decreased since your purchase, you will lose money as a result of this redemption. The Fund has also designated an anti-money laundering compliance officer.

Account Questions. If you have any questions about your account or the services available, please call Eaton Vance Shareholder Services at 1-800-262-1122 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time), or write to the transfer agent (see back cover for address).

Additional Tax Information

The Fund intends to pay dividends annually, and to distribute any net realized capital gains (if any) annually. ^Distributions of income (other than qualified dividend income, which is described below) and net short-term capital gains will be taxable as ordinary income. ^Distributions of qualified dividend income and any long-term capital gains are taxable at long-term capital gain rates. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long the Fund owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares in the Fund. ^Different classes may distribute different amounts. The Fund’s distributions will be taxable as described above whether they are paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares.

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For taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2010, distributions of investment income designated by the Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at rates applicable to long-term capital gains provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund level.

Investors who purchase shares at a time when the Fund’s net asset value reflects gains that are either unrealized or realized but undistributed will pay the full price for the shares and then may receive some portion of the purchase price back as a taxabledistribution. Certain distributions paid in January may be taxable to shareholders as if received on December 31 of the prior year. ^A redemption of Fund shares, including an exchange for shares of another fund, is a taxable transaction.

The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other foreign taxes, which would decrease the Fund’s return on such securities. Under certain circumstances, shareholders of the Fund may be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes. ^ The Fund ^may elect to ^allow Fund shareholders to include in gross income their pro rata share of qualified foreign income taxes paid by the Fund (even though such amounts are not received by the shareholders) and could allow Fund shareholders, provided certain requirements are met, to use their pro rata portion of such foreign income taxes as a foreign tax credit against their federal income taxes or, alternatively, for shareholders who itemize their tax deductions, to deduct their portion of the Fund’s foreign taxes paid in computing their taxable federal income. The Fund may qualify for and make this election in some, but not necessarily all of its taxable years.

In addition, investments in foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the Fund’s distributions.

Shareholders should consult with their advisers concerning the applicability of federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes to an investment.



  More Information

  About the Fund: More information is available in the ^Statement of ^Additional Information. The
^Statement of ^Additional Information is incorporated by reference into this ^Prospectus. Additional
informationabout the Fund’sinvestments will be availableinthe annual and semiannual reports to shareholders.
In the annual report, you will find a discussion of the marketconditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Fund’s performance during the past fiscal year. You may obtain free copies of the ^Statement of
^Additional Information and the shareholder reports on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by
contacting the principal underwriter:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
website: www.eatonvance.com

  You will find and may copy information about the Fund (including the ^Statement of ^Additional Information
and shareholder reports): at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room in Washington,
DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room); on the EDGAR
Database on the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov); or, upon payment of copying fees, by writing to the
SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-0102, or by electronic mail at
publicinfo@sec.gov.
Shareholder Inquiries: You can obtain more information from Eaton Vance Shareholder Services or the
Fund transfer agent, PNC Global Investment Servicing. If you own shares and would like to add to, redeem or
change your account, please write or call below:

Regular Mailing  Overnight Mailing  Phone Number: 
Address:  Address:  1-800-262-1122 
Eaton Vance Funds  Eaton Vance Funds  Monday - Friday 
P.O. Box 9653  101 Sabin Street  8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET 
Providence, RI 02940-  Pawtucket, RI   
9653  02860   

The Fund’s Investment Company Act No. is 811-4015.  SIEFP 
4418-3/10  © 2010 Eaton Vance Management 


  STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
^March 31, 2010

Eaton Vance Structured
International Equity Fund

Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
1-800-262-1122

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) provides general information about the Fund. The Fund is a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund is a series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”). Capitalized terms used in this SAI and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the ^Prospectus.

This SAI contains additional information about:       
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                           Strategies and Risks  2  Purchasing and Redeeming Shares  ^22 
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                           Investment Restrictions  9  Sales Charges  ^23 
                           Management and Organization  ^10  Performance  ^25 
                           Investment Advisory and Administrative Services  ^17  Taxes  ^27 
                           Other Service Providers  ^21  Portfolio Securities Transactions  ^30 
                           Calculation of Net Asset Value  ^21  Financial Statements  ^33 
 
                           Appendix A: Class A Fees, Performance and Ownership  ^34  Appendix D: Eaton Vance Funds Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures  ^37 
                           Appendix B: Class C Fees, Performance and Ownership  ^35  Appendix E: Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC Proxy Voting Policy  ^39 
                           Appendix C: Class I Performance and Ownership  ^36     

This SAI is NOT a prospectus and is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only if preceded or accompanied by the Fund ^Prospectus dated ^March 31, 2010, as supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference. This SAI should be read in conjunction with the ^Prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-262-1122.

© 2010 Eaton Vance Management


The following defined terms may be used herein: “SEC” for the Securities and Exchange Commission; “CFTC” for the Commodities Futures Trading Commission; “IRS” for the Internal Revenue Service; “Code” for the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; “1940 Act” for the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; “1933 Act” for the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and “FINRA” for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

STRATEGIES AND RISKS

Principal strategies are defined in the ^Prospectus. The following is a description of the various investment practices that may be engaged in, whether as a principal or secondary strategy, and a summary of certain attendant risks. The investment adviser(s) may not buy any of the following instruments or use any of the following techniques unless it believes that doing so will help achieve the investment objective(s).

Equity Investments. Equity investments include: common and preferred stocks; equity interests in trusts, partnerships, joint ventures and other unincorporated entities or enterprises; convertible preferred stocks and other convertible debt instruments; and warrants.

Foreign Investments. Because foreign companies are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign company than about a domestic company. Volume and liquidity in most foreign debt markets is less than in the United States and securities of some foreign companies are less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. There is generally less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, broker-dealers and listed companies than in the United States. Payment for securities before delivery may be required. In addition, with respect to certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments which could affect investments in those countries. Moreover, individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies.

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) may be purchased. ADRs, EDRs and GDRs are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer and are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer’s country, as well as in the case of depositary receipts traded on non-U.S. markets, exchange risk. ADRs, EDRs and GDRs may be sponsored or unsponsored. Unsponsored receipts are established without the participation of the issuer. Unsponsored receipts may involve higher expenses, may not pass-through voting or other shareholder rights, and may be less liquid^.

Emerging Markets Investments. A high proportion of the shares of many issuers in emerging market countries (the “Region”) may be held by a limited number of persons and financial institutions, which may limit the number of shares available for investment. The prices at which investments may be acquired may be affected by trading by persons with material non-public information and by securities transactions by brokers in anticipation of transactions by ^the Fund ^in particular securities. In addition, Region securities markets are susceptible to being influenced by large investors trading significant blocks of securities. The limited liquidity of securities markets in the Region may also affect the ability of ^the Fund ^to acquire or dispose of securities.

Region stock markets are undergoing a period of growth and change which may result in trading volatility and difficulties in the settlement and recording of transactions, and in interpreting and applying the relevant law and regulations. The securities industries in these countries is comparatively underdeveloped. Stockbrokers and other intermediaries in the Region may not perform as well as their counterparts in the United States and other more developed securities markets.

Political and economic structures in many Region countries are undergoing significant evolution and rapid development, and such countries may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristic of the United States. Certain of such countries may have, in the past, failed to recognize private property rights and have at times nationalized or expropriated the assets of private companies. As a result, the risks described above, including the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, may be heightened. In addition, unanticipated political or social developments may affect the values of investments in those countries and the availability of additional investments in those countries. The laws of countries in the Region relating to limited liability of corporate shareholders, fiduciary duties of officers and directors, and the bankruptcy of state enterprises are generally less well developed than or different from such laws in the United States. It may be more difficult to obtain or enforce a judgment in the courts of these countries than it is in the United States. The securities markets in the Region are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Governmental action can have a significant effect on the economic conditions in the Region, which could adversely affect the value and liquidity of investments. Although some

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governments in the Region have recently begun to institute economic reform policies, there can be no assurances that such policies will continue or succeed.

The risks associated with the securities trading markets in the Region may be more pronounced in certain countries, such as Russia and other Eastern European states, because the markets are particularly sensitive to social, economic and current events.

Derivative Instruments. Derivative instruments (which are instruments that derive their value from another instrument, security, index or currency) may be used to enhance return (which may be considered speculative), to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, market conditions, interest rates or currency exchange rates, or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies. Such transactions may be in the U.S. or abroad and may include the purchase or sale of forward or futures contracts; options on futures contracts; exchange-traded and over-the counter options; covered short sales; equity collars and equity swap agreements. The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions with respect to any security or other instrument in which it is permitted to invest. The Fund incurs costs in opening and closing derivatives positions.

The Fund may use derivative instruments and trading strategies, including the following:

Options on Securities Indices and Currencies. The Fund may engage in transactions in exchange traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options. In general, exchange-traded options have standardized exercise prices and expiration dates and require the parties to post margin against their obligations, and the performance of the parties' obligations in connection with such options is guaranteed by the exchange or a related clearing corporation. OTC options have more flexible terms negotiated between the buyer and the seller, but generally do not require the parties to post margin and are subject to greater credit risk. OTC options also involve greater liquidity risk.

Call Options. A purchased call option gives the Fund the right to buy, and obligates the seller to sell, the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time during the option period. The Fund also may purchase and sell call options on indices. Index options are similar to options on securities except that, rather than taking or making delivery of securities underlying the option at a specified price upon exercise, an index option gives the holder the right to receive cash upon exercise of the option if the level of the index upon which the option is based is greater than the exercise price of the option.

The Fund also is authorized to write (i.e., sell) call options and to enter into closing purchase transactions with respect to certain of such options. A covered call option is an option in which the Fund, in return for a premium, gives another party a right to buy specified securities owned by the Fund at a specified future date and price set at the time of the contract. The principal reason for writing call options is the attempt to realize, through the receipt of premiums, a greater return than would be realized on the securities alone. By writing covered call options, the Fund gives up the opportunity, while the option is in effect, to profit from any price increase in the underlying security above the option exercise price. In addition, the Fund's ability to sell the underlying security will be limited while the option is in effect unless the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. A closing purchase transaction cancels out the Fund's position as the writer of an option by means of an offsetting purchase of an identical option prior to the expiration of the option it has written. Covered call options also serve as a partial hedge to the extent of the premium received against the price of the underlying security declining. While the Fund generally will write only covered call options, the Fund may sell a stock underlying a call option prior to entering into a closing purchase transaction on up to 5% of the Fund’s net assets, provided that such sale will not occur more than three days prior to the option buy back. Uncovered calls have speculative characteristics and are riskier than covered calls because there is no underlying security held by the Fund that can act as a partial hedge.

Put Options. The Fund is authorized to purchase put options to seek to hedge against a decline in the value of its securities or to enhance its return. By buying a put option, the Fund acquires a right to sell the underlying securities or instruments at the exercise price, thus limiting the Fund's risk of loss through a decline in the market value of the securities or instruments until the put option expires. The amount of any appreciation in the value of the underlying securities or instruments will be partially offset by the amount of the premium paid for the put option and any related transaction costs. Prior to its expiration, a put option may be sold in a closing sale transaction and profit or loss from the sale will depend on whether the amount received is more or less than the premium paid for the put option plus the related transaction costs. A closing sale transaction cancels out the Fund's position as the purchaser of an option by means of an offsetting sale of an identical option prior to the expiration of the option it has purchased. The Fund also may purchase uncovered put options.

The Fund also has authority to write (i.e., sell) put options. The Fund will receive a premium for writing a put option, which increases the Fund's return. The Fund has the obligation to buy the securities or instruments at an agreed upon price if the price of the securities or instruments decreases below the exercise price.

There are several risks associated with transactions in options on securities and indexes. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets,

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causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. In addition, a liquid secondary market for particular options, whether traded over-the-counter or on a national securities exchange may be absent for reasons which include the following: there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; restrictions may be imposed by a national securities exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or underlying securities; unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on a national securities exchange; the facilities of a national securities exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or one or more national securities exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that national securities exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options that had been issued by the Options Clearing Corporation as a result of trades on that national securities exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

Futures. The Fund may engage in transactions in futures and options on futures. Futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts that obligate a purchaser to take delivery, and a seller to make delivery, of a specific amount of an asset at a specified future date at a specified price. No price is paid upon entering into a futures contract. Rather, upon purchasing or selling a futures contract the Fund is required to deposit collateral ("margin") equal to a percentage (generally less than 10%) of the contract value. Each day thereafter until the futures position is closed, the Fund will pay additional margin representing any loss experienced as a result of the futures position the prior day or be entitled to a payment representing any profit experienced as a result of the futures position the prior day. Futures involve substantial leverage risk.

The sale of a futures contract limits the Fund's risk of loss from a decline in the market value of portfolio holdings correlated with the futures contract prior to the futures contract's expiration date. In the event the market value of the portfolio holdings correlated with the futures contract increases rather than decreases, however, the Fund will realize a loss on the futures position and a lower return on the portfolio holdings than would have been realized without the purchase of the futures contract.

The purchase of a futures contract may protect the Fund from having to pay more for securities as a consequence of increases in the market value for such securities during a period when the Fund was attempting to identify specific securities in which to invest in a market the Fund believes to be attractive. In the event that such securities decline in value or the Fund determines not to complete an anticipatory hedge transaction relating to a futures contract, however, the Fund may realize a loss relating to the futures position.

The Fund is also authorized to purchase or sell call and put options on futures contracts including financial futures and stock indices. Generally, these strategies would be used under the same market and market sector conditions (i.e., conditions relating to specific types of investments) in which the Fund entered into futures transactions. The Fund may purchase put options or write call options on futures contracts and stock indices in lieu of selling the underlying futures contract in anticipation of a decrease in the market value of its securities. Similarly, the Fund can purchase call options, or write put options on futures contracts and stock indices, as a substitute for the purchase of such futures to hedge against the increased cost resulting from an increase in the market value of securities which the Fund intends to purchase.

Risks Associated with Futures. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts and options are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by the Fund and the price of the futures contract or option; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (d) the investment adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; and (e) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations.

The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act and therefore is not subject to registration as a CPO.

Foreign Currency Transactions. The Fund may engage in spot transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency swaps purchase and sell options on currencies and purchase and sell currency futures and related options thereon (collectively, "Currency Instruments") for purposes of hedging against the decline in the value of currencies in which its portfolio holdings are denominated against the U.S. dollar or, to seek to enhance returns Such transactions could be effected with respect to hedges on foreign dollar denominated securities owned by the Fund, sold by the Fund but not yet delivered, or committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Fund.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are OTC contracts to purchase or sell a specified amount of a specified currency or multinational currency unit at a price and future date set at the time of the contract. Spot foreign exchange transactions are similar but require current, rather than future, settlement. The

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Fund will enter into foreign exchange transactions for purposes of hedging either a specific transaction or a portfolio position or, to seek to enhance returns.

Proxy hedging is often used when the currency to which the Fund is exposed is difficult to hedge or to hedge against the dollar. Proxy hedging entails entering into a forward contract to sell a currency whose changes in value are generally considered to be linked to a currency or currencies in which some or all of the Fund's securities are, or are expected to be, denominated, and to buy U.S. dollars. Proxy hedging involves some of the same risks and considerations as other transactions with similar instruments. Currency transactions can result in losses to the Fund if the currency being hedged fluctuates in value to a degree or in a direction that is not anticipated. In addition, there is the risk that the perceived linkage between various currencies may not be present or may not be present during the particular time that the Fund is engaged in proxy hedging. The Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into forward contracts to sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value relative to other currencies to which the Fund has or in which the Fund expects to have portfolio exposure.

Some of the forward foreign currency contracts entered into by the Fund are classified as non-deliverable forwards ("NDF"). NDFs are cash-settled, short-term forward contracts that may be thinly traded or are denominated in non-convertible foreign currency, where the profit or loss at the time at the settlement date is calculated by taking the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at the time of settlement, for an agreed upon notional amount of funds. NDFs are commonly quoted for time periods of one month up to two years, and are normally quoted and settled in U.S. dollars. They are often used to gain exposure to and/or hedge exposure to foreign currencies that are not internationally traded.

Currency Futures. A Fund may also seek to enhance returns or hedge against the decline in the value of a currency through use of currency futures or options thereon. Currency futures are similar to forward foreign exchange transactions except that futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts while forward foreign exchange transactions are traded in the OTC market. Currency futures involve substantial currency risk, and also involve leverage risk.

Currency Options. A Fund may also seek to enhance returns or hedge against the decline in the value of a currency through the use of currency options. Currency options are similar to options on securities. For example, in consideration for an option premium the writer of a currency option is obligated to sell (in the case of a call option) or purchase (in the case of a put option) a specified amount of a specified currency on or before the expiration date for a specified amount of another currency. A Fund may engage in transactions in options on currencies either on exchanges or OTC markets. Currency options involve substantial currency risk, and may also involve credit, leverage or liquidity risk.

Risk Factors in Hedging Foreign Currency. Hedging transactions involving Currency Instruments involve substantial risks, including correlation risk. Although Currency Instruments will be used with the intention of hedging against adverse currency movements, transactions in Currency Instruments involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted and that the Fund's hedging strategies will be ineffective. To the extent that the Fund hedges against anticipated currency movements that do not occur, the Fund may realize losses and decrease its total return as the result of its hedging transactions. Furthermore, the Fund will only engage in hedging activities from time to time and may not be engaging in hedging activities when movements in currency exchange rates occur.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which can be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a "notional amount," i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index.

Whether the Fund's use of swap agreements or swaptions will be successful in furthering its investment objectives will depend on the investment adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Because they are two-party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The Fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. Swap agreements are also subject to the risk that the Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to the counterparty. The Fund, however, will segregate liquid assets equal to or greater than the market value of the liabilities under the swap agreement or the amount it would cost the Fund initially to make an equivalent direct investment, plus or minus any amount the Fund is obligated to pay or is to receive under the swap agreement. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid. The swaps market is largely unregulated. It is

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possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund's ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.

Equity Index Swaps. The Fund will enter into equity index swaps only on a net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Inasmuch as these transactions are entered into for good faith hedging purposes and because a segregated account will be used, the Fund will not treat them as being subject to the Fund’s borrowing restrictions. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each equity index swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid securities having an aggregated asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be segregated by the Fund’s custodian. The Fund will not enter into any equity index swap unless the credit quality of the other party thereto is considered to be investment grade by the investment adviser. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The swaps market is a relatively new market and is largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swap markets, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect a Fund’s or Portfolio’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.

Equity-Linked Securities. The Fund may invest in privately issued securities whose investment results are designed to correspond generally to the performance of a specified stock index or “basket” of securities, or sometimes a single stock (referred to as “equity-linked securities”). These securities are used for many of the same purposes as derivative instruments and share many of the same risks. Equity-linked securities may be considered illiquid and thus subject to the Fund’s restrictions on investments in illiquid securities.

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Asset Coverage. To the extent required by SEC guidelines, the Fund will only engage in transactions that expose it to an obligation to another party if it owns either: (1) an offsetting (“covered”) position for the same type of financial asset, or (2) cash or liquid securities, segregated with its custodian, with a value sufficient at all times to cover its potential obligations not covered as provided in (1). Assets used as cover or segregated with the custodian cannot be sold while the position(s) requiring cover is open unless replaced with other appropriate assets. As a result, if a large portion of assets is segregated or committed as cover, it could impede portfolio management or the ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Securities Lending. As described in the prospectus, the Fund may seek to earn income by lending portfolio securities to broker-dealers and other institutional investors. All securities loans will be collateralized on a continuous basis by cash or U.S. government securities having a value, marked to market daily, of at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The Fund may receive loan fees in connection with loans of securities for which there is special demand.

Securities loans may result in delays in recovering, or a failure of the borrower to return, the loaned securities. The defaulting borrower ordinarily would be liable to the Fund for any losses resulting from such delays or failures, and the collateral provided in connection with the loan normally would also be available for that purpose. Securities loans normally may be terminated by either the Fund or the borrower at any time. Upon termination and return of the loaned securities, the Fund would be required to return the related collateral to the borrower and, if this collateral has been reinvested, it may be required to liquidate portfolio securities in order to do so. To the extent that such securities have decreased in value, this may result in a portfolio realizing a loss at a time when it would not otherwise do so. The Fund also may incur losses if it is unable to reinvest cash collateral at rates higher than applicable rebate rates paid to borrowers and related administrative costs.

The Fund will receive amounts equivalent to any interest or other distributions paid on securities while they are on loan, and will not be entitled to exercise voting or other beneficial rights on loaned securities. The Fund will exercise its right to terminate loans and thereby regain these rights whenever the investment adviser considers it to be in the Fund’s interest to do so, taking into account the related loss of reinvestment income and other factors.

Cash collateral received by the Fund in respect of loaned securities is invested in Eaton Vance Cash Collateral Fund, LLC (“Cash Collateral Fund”). The investment objective of Cash Collateral Fund is to provide as high a rate of income as may be consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. While not a registered money market mutual fund, Cash Collateral Fund conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Cash Collateral Fund invests in high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments of domestic and foreign issuers, including U.S. Government securities and prime commercial paper. When appropriate, Cash Collateral Fund may also invest in other high-grade, short-term obligations including certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and other short-term securities issued by domestic or foreign banks or their subsidiaries or branches. Cash Collateral Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and for future delivery by means of “forward commitments.” Cash Collateral Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Cash Collateral Fund may invest without limit in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign issuers, including

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foreign banks. Cash Collateral Fund does not limit the amount of its assets that can be invested in one type of instrument or in any foreign country. Information about the portfolio holdings of Cash Collateral Fund is available on request.

Consistent with its investment objective, Cash Collateral Fund attempts to maximize yields by portfolio trading and by buying and selling portfolio investments in anticipation of or in response to changing economic and money market conditions and trends. Cash Collateral Fund also may invest to take advantage of what Eaton Vance believes to be temporary disparities in yields of different segments of the money market or among particular instruments within the same segment of the market.

As compensation for its services as manager, Eaton Vance is paid a fee at a rate of 0.08% annually of the average daily net assets of Cash Collateral Fund. Eaton Vance pays all of Cash Collateral Fund’s custody, audit and other ordinary operating expenses, excluding extraordinary, non-recurring items such as expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, claims and reorganization expenses. Payments to Eaton Vance for managing Cash Collateral Fund are in addition to the investment advisory fee paid by the Fund.

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (the purchase of a security coupled with an agreement to resell at a specified date and price) with respect to permitted investments. In the event of the bankruptcy of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement, recovery of cash may be delayed. To the extent that, in the meantime, the value of the purchased securities may have decreased, a loss could result. Repurchase agreements that mature in more than seven days will be treated as illiquid. The terms of a repurchase agreement will provide that the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the agreement, and will be marked to market daily.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed upon time (normally within seven days) and price, which reflects an interest payment. The Fund may enter into such agreements when it is able to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. The Fund could also enter into reverse repurchase agreements as a means of raising cash to satisfy redemption requests without the necessity of selling portfolio assets.

When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the securities transferred to another party or the securities in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of the Fund’s assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Fund’s assets. While there is a risk that large fluctuations in the market value of the Fund’s assets could affect net asset value, this risk is not significantly increased by entering into reverse repurchase agreements, in the opinion of the investment adviser. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent of borrowing funds, they constitute a form of leverage. Such agreements will be treated as subject to investment restrictions regarding “borrowings.”

Unlisted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities of companies that are neither listed on a stock exchange nor traded over the counter. Unlisted securities may include investments in new and early stage companies, which may involve a high degree of business and financial risk that can result in substantial losses and may be considered speculative. Such securities will generally be deemed to be illiquid. Because of the absence of any public trading market for these investments, the Fund may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by the Fund or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Furthermore, issuers whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to public disclosure and other investor protection requirements applicable to publicly traded securities. If such securities are required to be registered under the securities laws of one or more jurisdictions before being resold, the Fund may be required to bear the expenses of registration. In addition, any capital gains realized on the sale of such securities may be subject to higher rates of foreign taxation than taxes payable on the sale of listed securities.

Other Investment Companies. The Fund reserves the right to invest up to 10% of its total assets, calculated at the time of purchase, in the securities of other investment companies unaffiliated with the investment adviser that have the characteristics of closed-end investment companies and which may invest in foreign markets. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by investment companies in which it invests in addition to the advisory fees paid by the Fund. The value of closed-end investment company securities, which are usually traded on an exchange, is affected by demand for the securities themselves, independent of the demand for the underlying portfolio assets. Accordingly, such securities can trade at a discount from their net asset values. Please refer to "Cash Equivalents" for additional information about investment in other investment companies. The 10% limitation does not apply to the Fund’s investment in money market funds. If the Fund invests in an affiliated money market fund or similar fund that charges a management fee, then the allocable portion of the management fee paid on such investment will be credited against the Fund’s advisory fee.

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When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitments. Securities may be purchased by the Fund on a “forward commitment”, “when-issued” or “delayed delivery” basis (meaning securities are purchased or sold with payment and delivery taking place in the future) in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of entering into the transaction. However, the yield on a comparable security when the transaction is consummated may vary from the yield on the security at the time that the forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery transaction was made. From the time of entering into the transaction until delivery and payment is made at a later date, the securities that are the subject of the transaction are subject to market fluctuations. In forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, if the seller or buyer, as the case may be, fails to consummate the transaction, the counterparty may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. Forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery transactions may be expected to occur a month or more before delivery is due. However, no payment or delivery is made until payment is received or delivery is made from the other party to the transaction. Forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery transactions are not entered into for the purpose of investment leverage.

Short Sales. The Fund may sell individual securities short if it owns at least an equal amount of the security sold short or has at the time of sale a right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold and provided that, if such right is conditional, the sale is made upon the same conditions (a covered short sale). The Fund may sell short securities representing an index or basket of securities whose constituents the Fund holds in whole or in part. A short sale of an index or basket of securities will be a covered short sale if the underlying index or basket of securities is the same or substantially identical to securities held by the Fund.

The seller of a short position generally realizes a profit on the transaction if the price it receives on the short sale exceeds the cost of closing out the position by purchasing securities in the market, but generally realizes a loss if the cost of closing out the short position exceeds the proceeds of the short sale. The exposure to loss on covered short sales (to the extent the value of the security sold short rises instead of falls) is offset by the increase in the value of the underlying security or securities retained. The profit or loss on a covered short sale is also affected by the borrowing cost of any securities borrowed in connection with the short sale (which will vary with market conditions) and use of the proceeds of the short sale. The Fund expects normally to close its short sales against-the-box by delivering newly-acquired stock. The Fund will not make short sales or maintain a short position if doing so would create liabilities or require collateral deposits and segregation of assets aggregating more than 25% of the value of it’s total assets.

Exposure to loss on an index or a basket of securities sold short will not be offset by gains on other securities holdings to the extent that the constituent securities of the index or a basket of securities sold short are not held by the Fund. Such losses may be substantial.

ReFlow Liquidity Program. The Fund may participate in the ReFlow liquidity program, which is designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing net redemptions of their shares. Pursuant to the program, ReFlow Fund, LLC (“ReFlow”) provides participating mutual funds with a source of cash to meet net shareholder redemptions by standing ready each business day to purchase fund shares up to the value of the net shares redeemed by other shareholders that are to settle the next business day. Following purchases of fund shares, ReFlow then generally redeems those shares when the fund experiences net sales, at the end of a maximum holding period determined by ReFlow (currently 28 days) or at other times at ReFlow’s discretion. While ReFlow holds fund shares, it will have the same rights and privileges with respect to those shares as any other shareholder. For use of the ReFlow service, a fund pays a fee to ReFlow each time it purchases fund shares, calculated by applying to the purchase amount a fee rate determined through an automated daily auction among participating mutual funds. The current minimum fee rate is 0.15% of the value of the fund shares purchased by ReFlow although the fund may submit a bid at a higher fee rate if it determines that doing so is in the best interest of fund shareholders. Such fee is allocated among a fund’s share classes based on relative net assets. ReFlow’s purchases of fund shares through the liquidity program are made on an investment-blind basis without regard to the fund’s objective, policies or anticipated performance. ReFlow will purchase Class I shares at net asset value and will not be subject to any sales charge, investment minimum or redemption fee applicable to such shares. Investments in a fund by ReFlow in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program are not subject to the round trip limitation described in “Restrictions on Excessive Trading and Market Timing” under “Purchasing Shares” in the prospectus. In accordance with federal securities laws, ReFlow is prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of a fund. The investment adviser believes that the program assists in stabilizing the Fund’s net assets to the benefit of the Fund and its shareholders. To the extent the Fund’s net assets do not decline, the investment adviser may also benefit.

Cash Equivalents. ^The Fund may invest in cash equivalents to invest daily cash balances or for temporary defensive purposes^. Cash equivalents are highly liquid, short-term securities such as commercial paper, time deposits, certificates of deposit, short-term notes and short-term U.S. Government obligations and may include ^an affiliated money market fund which invests in such short-term securities^.

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Diversified Status. The Fund is a “diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act. This means that with respect to 75% of its total assets: (1) it may not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer (except obligations issued or granted by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities); and (2) it may not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer. With respect to no more than 25% of its total assets, investments are not subject to the foregoing restrictions.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The following investment restrictions of the Fund are designated as fundamental policies and as such cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, which as used in this SAI means the lesser of: (a) 67% of the shares of the Fund present or represented by proxy at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or represented at the meeting; or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund may not:

(1)      Borrow money or issue senior securities except as permitted by the 1940 Act;
(2)      Purchase any securities on “margin,“ that is to say in a transaction in which it has borrowed all or a portion of the purchase price and pledged the purchased securities or evidences of interest therein as collateral for the amount so borrowed;
(3)      Engage in the underwriting of securities;
(4)      Buy or sell real estate including interests in real estate limited partnerships (although it may purchase and sell securities which are secured by real estate and securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate)^;
(5)      Make loans to other persons, except by (a) the acquisition of debt securities and making portfolio investments, (b) entering into repurchase agreements and (c) lending portfolio securities;
(6)      With respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets (taken at current value) in the securities of any one issuer, or invest in more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer, except obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and except securities of other investment companies; or
(7)      Concentrate its investments in any particular industry, but, if deemed appropriate for the Fund’s objective, up to (but less than) 25% of the value of its assets may be invested in securities of companies in any one industry (although more than 25% may be invested in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities).

In addition, the Fund has adopted the following fundamental policy: The Fund may purchase and sell commodities and commodities contracts of all types and kinds (including without limitation futures contratcs, options on futures contracts and other commodities-related investments) to the extent permitted by law.

For purposes of determining industry classifications, the investment adviser considers an issuer to be in a particular industry if a third party has designated the issuer to be in that industry, unless the investment adviser is aware of circumstances that make the third party’s classification inappropriate. In such a case, the investment adviser will assign an industry classification to the issuer.

In connection with Restriction (1) above, the 1940 Act currently permits investment companies to borrow money so long as there is 300% asset coverage of the borrowing (i.e., borrowings do not exceed one-third of the investment company’s total assets after subtracting liabilities other than the borrowings). There is no current intent to borrow money, except for the limited purposes described in the ^Prospectus.

^

Notwithstanding its investment policies and restrictions, the Fund may in compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act invest (i) all of its investable assets in an open-end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective(s), policies and restrictions as the Fund; or (ii) in more than one open-end management investment company sponsored by Eaton Vance or its affiliates, provided any such company has investment objective(s), policies and restrictions that are consistent with those of the Fund.

The following nonfundamental investment policies have been adopted by the Fund. A nonfundamental investment policy may be changed by the Trustees with respect to the Fund without approval by the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund will not:

  • make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, unless at all times when a short position is open (i) it owns an equal amount of such securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable, without payment of any further consideration, for securities of the same issue as, and equal in amount to, the securities sold short or (ii) it holds in a

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    segregated account cash or other liquid securities (to the extent required under the 1940 Act) in an amount equal to the current market value of the securities sold short, and unless not more than 25% of its net assets (taken at current value) is held as collateral for such sales at any one time; or
  • invest more than 15% of net assets in investments which are not readily marketable, including restricted securities and repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days. Restricted securities for the purposes of this limitation do not include securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and commercial paper issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of said Act that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, determines to be liquid. Any such determination by a delegate will be made pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. When investing in Rule 144A securities, the level of portfolio illiquidity may be increased to the extent that eligible buyers become uninterested in purchasing such securities.

Whenever an investment policy or investment restriction set forth in the ^Prospectus or this SAI states a maximum percentage of assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or describes a policy regarding quality standards, such percentage limitation or standard shall be determined immediately after and as a result of the acquisition by the Fund of such security or asset. Accordingly, any later increase or decrease resulting from a change in values, assets or other circumstances or any subsequent rating change made by a rating service (or as determined by the investment adviser if the security is not rated by a rating agency), will not compel the Fund to dispose of such security or other asset. However, the Fund must always be in compliance with the borrowing policy and limitation on investing in illiquid securities set forth above. If a sale of securities is required to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid securities, such sales will be made in an orderly manner with consideration of the best interests of shareholders.

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

Fund Management. The Trustees of the Trust are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the affairs of the Trust. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the ^Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used in this SAI, “BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc^., “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and “Eaton Vance” refers to Eaton Vance Management (see ^Principal Underwriter^under ^Other Service Providers^). EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of Eaton Vance and BMR. ^ Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with Eaton Vance listed below.

        Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen By Trustee(1)  
 
         
Name and Date of Birth  Trust  Position(s) Term of  Office and Length of  Service   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Relevant  Experience Other Directorships During Last Five Years Held 
 
Interested Trustee           
 
THOMAS E. FAUST JR.  Trustee and  Trustee since  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and  ^181  Director of EVC. Formerly, Trustee 
5/31/58  President  2007 and  President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of Eaton Vance    of Eaton Vance Credit 
    President  and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 181    Opportunities Fund (2007-2010), 
    since 2002  registered investment companies and 3 private investment    Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus 
      companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. Mr. Faust is an    Municipal Bond Fund (2007- 
      interested person because of his positions with BMR, Eaton Vance,    2008) and Eaton Vance National 
      EVC, EVD and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.    Municipal Income Trust (2007- 
          2009). 
 
Noninterested Trustees           
 
BENJAMIN C. ESTY  Trustee  Since 2005  Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and  ^181  Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance 
1/2/63      Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business    Credit Opportunities Fund (2005- 
      Administration.    2010), Eaton Vance Insured 
          Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund 
          (2005-2008) and Eaton Vance 
          National Municipal Income Trust 
          (2006-2009). 

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        Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen By Trustee(1) 
 
         
Name and Date of Birth  Trust  Position(s) Term of Office and Length of  Service  Principal Occupation(s) and Other Relevant Experience During Past Five Years  Other Directorships During  Last Five Years Held 
 
ALLEN R. FREEDMAN  Trustee  Since 2007  Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and  ^181  Director of Assurant, Inc. 
4/3/40      a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp.    (insurance provider), and 
      (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of    Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner 
      Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly,    and operator of cemeteries). 
      Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of    Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance 
      enterprise management software to the power generating industry)    Credit Opportunities Fund (2007- 
      (2005-2007).    2010), Eaton Vance Insured 
          Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund 
          (2007-2008) and Eaton Vance 
          National Municipal Income Trust 
          (2007-2009). 
 
WILLIAM H. PARK  Trustee  Since 2003  Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty  ^181  Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance 
9/19/47      finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief    Credit Opportunities Fund (2005- 
      Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment    2010), Eaton Vance Insured 
      management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President    Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund 
      and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation    (2003-2008) and Eaton Vance 
      (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001).    National Municipal Income Trust 
      Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now    (2003-2009). 
      PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public     
      accounting firm) (1972-1981).     
 
RONALD A. PEARLMAN  Trustee  Since 2003  Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly,  ^181  Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance 
7/10/40      Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax    Credit Opportunities Fund (2005- 
      Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly,    2010), Eaton Vance Insured 
      Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-    Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund 
      1990).    (2003-2008) and Eaton Vance 
          National Municipal Income Trust 
          (2003-2009). 
 
HELEN FRAME PETERS  Trustee  Since 2008  Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College.  ^181  Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, 
3/22/48      Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College    Inc. (wholesale club retailer). 
      (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income,    Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index 
      Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-    Shares Funds and SPDR Series 
      1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income,    Trust (exchange traded funds) 
      Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm)    (2000-2009). Formerly, Director 
      (1991-1998).    of Federal Home Loan Bank of 
          Boston (a bank for banks) (2007- 
          2009). Formerly, Trustee of Eaton 
          Vance Credit Opportunities Fund 
          (2008-2010). 
 
HEIDI L. STEIGER  Trustee  Since 2007  Managing Partner, Topridge Associates LLC (global wealth  ^181  Director of Nuclear Electric 
7/8/53      management firm) (since 2008); Senior Adviser (since 2008),    Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance 
      President (2005-2008), Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global    provider), Aviva USA (insurance 
      wealth management firm). Formerly, President and Contributing    provider) and CIFG (family of 
      Editor, Worth Magazine (2004-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice    financial guaranty companies) 
      President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various    and Advisory Director of 
      other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004).    Berkshire Capital Securities LLC 
          (private investment banking 
          firm). Formerly, Trustee of Eaton 
          Vance Credit Opportunities Fund 
          (2007-2010), Eaton Vance 
          Insured Florida Plus Municipal 
          Bond Fund (2007-2008) and 
          Eaton Vance National Municipal 
          Income Trust (2007-2009). 
 
LYNN A. STOUT  Trustee  Since 1998  Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006)  ^181  Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance 
9/14/57      and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los    Credit Opportunities Fund (2005- 
      Angeles School of Law. Nationally-recognized expert on corporate    2010), Eaton Vance Insured 
      law, corporate governance, and securities regulation and author of    Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund 
      numerous academic and professional papers on these topics.    (2002-2008) and Eaton Vance 
          National Municipal Income Trust 
          (1998-2009). 

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        Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen By Trustee(1)  
 
         
Name and Date of Birth  Trust Position(s)   Term of  Office and Length of Service   Principal  Occupation(s) and Other Relevant During Experience Past Five Years  Other  Directorships During Last Five Years Held 
 
RALPH F. VERNI  Chairman of  Chairman of  Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer  ^181  Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance 
1/26/43  the Board and  the Board  (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director    Credit Opportunities Fund (2005- 
  Trustee  since 2007  (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England    2010), Eaton Vance Insured 
    and Trustee  Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive    Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund 
    since 2005  Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly,    (2005-2008) and Eaton Vance 
      Chairperson, State Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly,    National Municipal Income Trust 
      Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit    (2006-2009). 
      Corp. (2002-2006).     

^

(^1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.

 Principal Officers who are not Trustees       
    Term of Office and   
 Name and Date of Birth  Trust Position(s)  Length of Service  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years 
 
 WILLIAM H. AHERN, JR.  Vice President  Since 1995  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 78 registered investment companies managed 
 7/28/59      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 JOHN R. BAUR  Vice President  Since 2008  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Previously, attended Johnson Graduate School of 
 2/10/70      Management, Cornell University (2002-2005), and prior thereto he was an Account Team 
      Representative in Singapore for Applied Materials Inc. Officer of 35 registered investment 
      companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 MARIA C. CAPPELLANO  Vice President  Since 2009  Assistant Vice President of Eaton Vance and ^BMR. Officer of ^30 registered investment 
 12/28/67      companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 MICHAEL A. CIRAMI  Vice President  Since 2008  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed 
 12/24/75      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 CYNTHIA J. CLEMSON  Vice President  Since 2005  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 94 registered investment companies managed 
 3/2/63      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 JOHN H. CROFT  Vice President  Since 2010  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed 
 10/17/62      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 CHARLES B. GAFFNEY  Vice President  Since 2007  Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 32 registered 
 12/4/72      investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
^       
 CHRISTINE M. JOHNSTON  Vice President  Since 2007  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed 
 11/9/72      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 AAMER KHAN  Vice President  Since 2005  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed 
 6/7/60      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 THOMAS H. LUSTER  Vice President  Since 2002  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 54 registered investment companies managed 
 4/8/62      by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
^       
 JEFFREY A. RAWLINS  Vice President  Since 2009  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Previously, a Managing Director of the Fixed Income 
 5/27/59      Group at State Street Research and Management (1989-2005). Officer of 31 registered 
      investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 

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 DUNCAN W. RICHARDSON  Vice President  Since 2001  Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, Eaton 
 10/26/57      Vance and BMR. Officer of ^85 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or 
      BMR.   
 
 JUDITH A. SARYAN  Vice President  Since 2003  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR.  Officer of ^54 registered investment companies 
 8/21/54      managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
 
 SUSAN SCHIFF  Vice President  Since 2002  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed 
 3/13/61      by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
 
 THOMAS SETO  Vice President  Since 2007  Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC 
 9/27/62      ("Parametric"). Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 DAVID M. STEIN  Vice President  Since 2007  Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered 
 5/4/51      investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 ERIC A. STEIN  Vice President  Since 2009  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR.  Originally joined Eaton Vance in July 2002. Prior to re- 
 4/18/80      joining Eaton Vance in ^September 2008, Mr. Stein worked at the ^Federal Reserve Bank of 
      New York (2007-2008) and attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. Officer of ^31 
      registered investment ^companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 DAN R. STRELOW  Vice President  Since 2009  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR since 2005. Previously, a Managing Director (since 1988) 
 5/27/59      and Chief Investment Officer (since 2001) of the Fixed Income Group at State Street Research and 
      Management. Officer of 31 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. 
 
 MARK S. VENEZIA  Vice President  Since 2007  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 38 registered investment companies managed 
 5/23/49      by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
 
 ADAM A. WEIGOLD  Vice President  Since 2007  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 71 registered investment companies managed 
 3/22/75      by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
 
 BARBARA E. CAMPBELL  Treasurer  Since 2005  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR.  Officer of ^181 registered investment companies 
 6/19/57      managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
 
 MAUREEN A. GEMMA  Secretary and Chief Legal  Secretary since 2007 and  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR.  Officer of ^181 registered investment companies 
 5/24/60  Officer  Chief Legal Officer since  managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
    2008     
^         
 PAUL M. O’NEIL  Chief Compliance Officer  Since 2004  Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR.  Officer of ^181 registered investment companies 
 7/11/53      managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.   
 
^         

^The Board of Trustees has general oversight responsibility with respect to the business and affairs of the Trust and ^the Fund. ^The Board has engaged ^an investment adviser and (if applicable) a sub-adviser (collectively the "adviser") to manage ^the Fund and an administrator to administer ^the Fund and is responsible for overseeing such adviser and administrator and other service providers to the Trust and the Fund. ^The Board is currently composed of nine Trustees, including eight Trustees who are not "interested persons" of ^the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each an “Independent Trustee”). ^In addition to eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, the Board holds special meetings or informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. ^As discussed below, the Board has established five committees to assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities.^

The Board has appointed an Independent Trustee to serve in the role of Chairman. ^The Chairman’s primary role is to participate in the preparation of the agenda for meetings of the Board and the identification of information to be presented to the Board with respect to matters to be acted upon by the Board. ^The Chairman also presides at all meetings of the Board and acts as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally between meetings. ^The Chairman may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. ^Except for any duties specified herein or pursuant to the Trust’s

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Declaration of Trust or By-laws, the designation of Chairman does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Board, generally^.

^

The Fund and the Trust are subject to a number of risks, including, among others, investment, compliance, operational, and valuation risks. Risk oversight is part of the Board’s general oversight of the Fund and the Trust and is addressed as part of various activities of the Board of Trustees and its Committees. As part of its oversight of the Fund and Trust, the Board directly, or through a Committee, relies on and reviews reports from, among others, Fund management, the adviser, the administrator, the principal underwriter, the Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”), and other Fund service providers responsible for day-to-day oversight of Fund investments, operations and compliance to assist the Board in identifying and understanding the nature and extent of risks and determining whether, and to what extent, such risks can be mitigated. Each of the adviser, administrator, principal underwriter and the other Fund service providers has its own, independent interest and responsibilities in risk management, and its policies and methods for carrying out risk management functions will depend, in part, on its individual priorities, resources and controls. It is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects.

The Board, with the assistance of management and with input from the Board's various committees, reviews investment policies and risks in connection with its review of Fund performance. The Board has appointed a Fund Chief Compliance Officer who oversees the implementation and testing of the Fund compliance program and reports to the Board regarding compliance matters for the Fund and its principal service providers. In addition, as part of the Board’s periodic review of the advisory, subadvisory (if applicable), distribution and other service provider agreements, the Board may consider risk management aspects of their operations and the functions for which they are responsible. With respect to valuation, the Board approves and periodically reviews valuation policies and procedures applicable to valuing the Fund shares. The administrator, the investment adviser and the sub-adviser (if applicable) are responsible for the implementation and day-to-day administration of these valuation policies and procedures and provides reports periodically to the Board regarding these and related matters. In addition, the Board or the Audit Committee of the Board receives reports periodically from the independent public accounting firm for the Fund regarding tests performed by such firm on the valuation of all securities, as well as with respect to other risks associated with mutual funds. Reports received from service providers, legal counsel and the independent public accounting firm assist the Board in performing its oversight function.

^The Board of Trustees of the Trust have several standing Committees, including the Governance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee, the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee and the Contract Review Committee. Each of the Committees are comprised of only noninterested Trustees.

Mmes. Stout (Chair), Peters and Steiger, and Messrs. Esty, Freedman, Park, Pearlman and Verni are members of the Governance Committee. The purpose of the Governance Committee is to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to the structure, membership and operation of the Board of Trustees and the Committees thereof, including the nomination and selection of noninterested Trustees and a Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and the compensation of such persons. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Governance Committee convened three times.

The Governance Committee will, when a vacancy exists or is anticipated, consider any nominee for noninterested Trustee recommended by a shareholder if such recommendation is submitted in writing to the Governance Committee, contains sufficient background information concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as a noninterested Trustee if selected for the position, and is received in a sufficiently timely manner. ^

Messrs. Park (Chair) and Verni, and Mmes. Steiger and Stout are members of the Audit Committee. The Board of Trustees has designated Mr. Park, a noninterested Trustee, as audit committee financial expert. The Audit Committee’s purposes are to (i) oversee the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting processes, its internal control over financial reporting, and, as appropriate, the internal control over financial reporting of certain service providers; (ii) oversee or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of the quality and integrity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof; (iii) oversee, or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits; (iv) approve prior to appointment the engagement and, when appropriate, replacement of the independent registered public accounting firm, and, if applicable, nominate the independent registered public accounting firm to be proposed for shareholder ratification in any proxy statement of the Fund; (v) evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm and the audit partner in charge of leading the audit; and (vi) prepare, as necessary, audit committee reports consistent with the requirements of applicable SEC and stock exchange rules for inclusion in the proxy statement of the Fund. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Audit Committee convened six times.

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Messrs. Verni (Chair), Esty, Freedman, Park and Pearlman, and Ms. Peters are currently members of the Contract Review Committee. The purposes of the Contract Review Committee are to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning the following matters: (i) contractual arrangements with each service provider to the Fund, including advisory, sub-advisory, transfer agency, custodial and fund accounting, distribution services and administrative services; (ii) any and all other matters in which any service provider (including Eaton Vance or any affiliated entity thereof) has an actual or potential conflict of interest with the interests of the Fund or investors therein; and (iii) any other matter appropriate for review by the noninterested Trustees, unless the matter is within the responsibilities of the other Committees of the Board of Trustees. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Contract Review Committee convened eight times.

Messrs. Esty (Chair) and Freedman, and Ms. Peters are currently members of the Portfolio Management Committee. The purposes of the Portfolio Management Committee are to: (i) assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of the portfolio management process employed by the Fund and its investment adviser and sub-adviser(s), if applicable, relative to the Fund’s stated objective(s), strategies and restrictions; (ii) assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of the trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques applicable to the Fund; and (iii) assist the Board of Trustees in its monitoring of the performance results of all Fund, giving special attention to the performance of certain Fund that it or the Board of Trustees identifies from time to time. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Portfolio Management Committee convened five times.

Mr. Pearlman (Chair) and Mmes. Steiger and Stout are currently members of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee. The purposes of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are to: (i) assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight role with respect to compliance issues and certain other regulatory matters affecting the Fund; (ii) serve as a liaison between the Board of Trustees and the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”); and (iii) serve as a “qualified legal compliance committee” within the rules promulgated by the SEC. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee convened ten times.

Share Ownership. The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in all Eaton Vance Funds overseen by the Trustee as of December 31, 2009. None of the Trustees owned shares of the Fund as of December 31, ^2009 since the Fund had not commenced operations^. ^

  Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity 
  Securities Owned in All Registered 
  Funds Overseen by Trustee in the 
     Name of Trustee  Eaton Vance Fund Complex 
Interested Trustee   
     Thomas E. Faust Jr.  over $100,000 
Noninterested Trustees   
     Benjamin C. Esty  over $100,000 
     Allen R. Freedman  over $100,000 
     William H. Park  over $100,000* 
     Ronald A. Pearlman  over $100,000 
     Helen Frame Peters  ^over $100,000 
     Heidi L. Steiger  over $100,000 
     Lynn A. Stout  over $100,000* 
     Ralph F. Verni  over $100,000* 

*      Includes shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned through the Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan.

As of December 31, 2009, no noninterested Trustee or any of their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any class of securities of EVC, EVD or any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD.

During the calendar years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, no noninterested Trustee (or their immediate family members) had:

(1)      Any direct or indirect interest in Eaton Vance, EVC, EVD or any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD;

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(2)      Any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions with (i) the Trust or any Fund; (ii) another fund managed by EVC, distributed by EVD or a person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD; (iii) EVC or EVD; (iv) a person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD; or (v) an officer of any of the above; or
(3)      Any direct or indirect relationship with (i) the Trust or any Fund; (ii) another fund managed by EVC, distributed by EVD or a person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD; (iii) EVC or EVD; (iv) a person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD; or (v) an officer of any of the above.

During the calendar years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, no officer of EVC, EVD or any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with EVC or EVD served on the Board of Directors of a company where a noninterested Trustee of the Trust or any of their immediate family members served as an officer.

Trustees of the Fund 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 a Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Trustees’ Plan”). Under the Trustees’ Plan, an eligible Trustee may elect to have his or her deferred fees invested by the Fund in the shares of one or more funds in the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, and the amount paid to the Trustees under the Trustees’ Plan will be determined based upon the performance of such investments. Deferral of Trustees’ fees in accordance with the Trustees’ Plan will have a negligible effect on the assets, liabilities, and net income per share of the Fund, and will not obligate the Fund to retain the services of any Trustee or obligate the Fund to pay any particular level of compensation to the Trustee. The Trust does not have a retirement plan for Trustees.

The fees and expenses of the Trustees of the Trust are paid by the Fund (and other series of the Trust). (A Trustee of the Trust who is a member of the Eaton Vance organization receives no compensation from the Trust.) During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Trustees of the Trust earned the following compensation in their capacities as Trustees from the Trust. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Trustees earned the following compensation in their capacities as Trustees of the funds in the Eaton Vance fund complex(1): The fees and expenses of the Trustees of the Trust are paid by the Fund (and other series of the Trust). (A Trustee of the Trust who is a member of the Eaton Vance organization receives no compensation from the Trust.) During the fiscal year ending ^January 31, 2011, ^it is estimated that the Trustees of the Trust will earn the following compensation in their capacities as Trustees from the Trust. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Trustees earned the following compensation in their capacities as Trustees of the funds in the Eaton Vance fund complex(1):

  Benjamin C.  Allen R.  William H.  Ronald A.  Helen Frame  Heidi L.  Lynn A.  Ralph F. 
Source of Compensation  Esty  Freedman  Park  Pearlman  Peters(1)  Steiger  Stout  Verni 
Trust(2)  $ 11,959  $ 10,919  $ 11,959  $ 11,959  $ 9,507  $ 10,919  $ 11,959  $ 16,899 
Trust and Fund Complex(1)  $230,000  $210,000  $230,000  $230,000  $183,750  $210,000  $230,000(3)  $325,000(4) 

^

(1) As of ^March 31, 2010, the Eaton Vance fund complex consists of ^181 registered investment companies or series thereof.

(2) The Trust consisted of 30 Funds as of ^January 31, 2010.

^

(^3) Includes $45,000 of deferred compensation.

(^4) Includes $162,500 of deferred compensation.

Organization. The Fund is a series of the Trust, which was organized under Massachusetts law on May 7, 1984 and is operated as an open-end management investment company. The Trust ^may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (no par value per share) in one or more series (such as the Fund). The Trustees of the Trust have divided the shares of the Fund into multiple classes. Each class represents an interest in the Fund, but is subject to different expenses, rights and privileges. The Trustees have the authority under the Declaration of Trust to create additional classes of shares with differing rights and privileges. When issued and outstanding, shares are fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held. Fractional shares may be voted proportionately. Shares of the Fund will be voted together except that only shareholders of a particular class may vote on matters affecting only that class. Shares have no preemptive or conversion rights and are freely transferable. In the event of the liquidation of the Fund, shareholders of each class are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets attributable to that class available for distribution to shareholders.

As permitted by Massachusetts law, there will normally be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority of the Trustees of the Trust holding office have been elected by shareholders. In such an event the Trustees then in office will call a shareholders’ meeting for the election of Trustees. Except for the foregoing

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circumstances and unless removed by action of the shareholders in accordance with the Trust’s By-laws, the Trustees shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees. The Trust’s By-laws provide that no person shall serve as a Trustee if shareholders holding two-thirds of the outstanding shares have removed him or her from that office either by a written declaration filed with the Trust’s custodian or by votes cast at a meeting called for that purpose. The By-laws further provide that under certain circumstances the shareholders may call a meeting to remove a Trustee and that the Trust is required to provide assistance in communication with shareholders about such a meeting.

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust may be amended by the Trustees when authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, the financial interests of which are affected by the amendment. The Trustees may also amend the Declaration of Trust without the vote or consent of shareholders to change the name of the Trust or any series or to make such other changes (such as reclassifying series or classes of shares or restructuring the Trust) as do not have a materially adverse effect on the financial interests of shareholders or if they deem it necessary to conform it to applicable federal or state laws or regulations. The Trust’s Bylaws provide that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with any litigation or proceeding in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust. However, no indemnification will be provided to any Trustee or officer for any liability to the Trust or shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

The Trust or any series or class thereof may be terminated by: (1) the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders of the Trust or the appropriate series or class thereof, or by an instrument or instruments in writing without a meeting, consented to by the holders of two-thirds of the shares of the Trust or a series or class thereof, provided, however, that, if such termination is recommended by the Trustees, the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust or a series or class thereof entitled to vote thereon shall be sufficient authorization; or (2) by means of an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the Trustees, to be followed by a written notice to shareholders stating that a majority of the Trustees has determined that the continuation of the Trust or a series or a class thereof is not in the best interest of the Trust, such series or class or of their respective shareholders.

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. Numerous investment companies registered under the 1940 Act have been formed as Massachusetts business trusts, and management is not aware of an instance where such liability has been imposed. The Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the Trust’s By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. The Declaration of Trust also contains provisions limiting the liability of a series or class to that series or class. Moreover, the Trust’s 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. The assets of the Fund are readily marketable and will ordinarily substantially exceed its liabilities. In light of the nature of the Fund’s business and the nature of its assets, management believes that the possibility of the Fund’s liability exceeding its assets, and therefore the shareholder’s risk of personal liability, is remote.

Proxy Voting Policy. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedures (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the investment sub-adviser and adopted the proxy voting policies and procedures of the investment sub-adviser (the “Policies”). An independent proxy voting service has been retained to assist in the voting of Fund proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and record keeping and disclosure services. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. For a copy of the Fund Policy and investment sub-adviser Policies, see Appendix D and Appendix E, respectively. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the SEC’s website at http:/ /www.sec.gov.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Investment Advisory Services. The investment adviser manages the investments and affairs of the Fund and provides related office facilities and personnel subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The investment adviser or, with respect to certain matters, the sub-adviser furnishes investment research, advice and supervision, furnishes an investment program and determines what securities will be purchased, held or sold by the Fund and what portion, if any, of the Fund’s assets will be held uninvested. The Investment Advisory and Administtrative Agreement requires the investment adviser to pay the salaries and fees of all officers and Trustees of the Trust who are members of the investment adviser’s organization and all personnel of the investment adviser performing services relating to research and investment activities. For a description of the compensation that

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the Fund pays the investment ^adviser or average daily net assets up to $500 million, see the prospectus^. On annual net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced and the advisory and administrative services fee is computed as follows:

  Annual Fee Rate 
Average Daily Net Assets for the Month  (for each level) 
$500 million but less than $1 billion  0.900% 
$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion  0.875% 
$2.5 billion but less than $5 billion  0.850% 
$5 billion and over  0.830% 

Pursuant to an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Eaton Vance and Parametric, Eaton Vance pays the following compensation to Parametric for providing sub-advisory services to the Fund:

  Annual Fee Rate 
Average Daily Net Assets for the Month  (for each level) 
up to $500 million  0.450% 
$500 million but less than $1 billion  0.420% 
$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion  0.405% 
$2.5 billion but less than $5 billion  0.390% 
$5 billion and over  0.380% 

The Investment Advisory and Administrative Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with an investment adviser or sub-adviser continues in effect from year to year so long as such continuance is approved at least annually (i) by the vote of a majority of the noninterested Trustees of the Trust cast in person at a meeting specifically called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the the Fund. The Agreements may be terminated at any time without penalty on sixty (60) days’ written notice by the Board of Trustees of either party, or by vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the the Fund, and each Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. Each Agreement provides that the investment adviser or sub-adviser may render services to others. Each Agreement also provides that the investment adviser or sub-adviser shall not be liable for any loss incurred in connection with the performance of its duties, or action taken or omitted under the Agreement, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, or for any losses sustained in the acquisition, holding or disposition of any security or other investment.

Information About Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance is a business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. EV serves as trustee of Eaton Vance. EV and Eaton Vance are wholly-owned subsidiaries of EVC, a Maryland corporation and publicly-held holding company. BMR is an indirect subsidiary of EVC. EVC through its subsidiaries and affiliates engages primarily in investment management, administration and marketing activities. The Directors of EVC are Thomas E. Faust Jr., Ann E. Berman, Leo I. Higdon, Jr., Dorothy E. Puhy, Duncan W. Richardson, Winthrop H. Smith, Jr. and Richard A. ^Spillane, Jr. All shares of the outstanding Voting Common Stock of EVC are deposited in a Voting Trust, the Voting Trustees of which are Mr. Faust, Jeffrey P. Beale, Cynthia J. Clemson, Maureen A. Gemma, Lisa Jones, Brian D. Langstraat, Michael R. Mach^, Frederick S. Marius, Thomas M. Metzold, Scott H. Page, Mr. Richardson, Walter A. Row, III, G. West Saltonstall, Judith A. Saryan, David M. Stein, Payson F. Swaffield, Mark S. Venezia, Michael W. Weilheimer, Robert J. Whelan and Matthew J. Witkos (all of whom are officers of Eaton Vance or its affiliates). The Voting Trustees have unrestricted voting rights for the election of Directors of EVC. All of the outstanding voting trust receipts issued under said Voting Trust are owned by certain of the officers of Eaton Vance who are also officers, or officers and Directors of EVC and EV. As indicated under “Management and Organization,” all of the officers of the Trust (as well as Mr. Faust who is also a Trustee) hold positions in the Eaton Vance organization.

Code of Ethics. The investment adviser, sub-adviser, principal underwriter, and the Fund have adopted Codes of Ethics governing personal securities transactions. Under the Codes, employees of Eaton Vance, the sub-adviser and the principal underwriter may purchase and sell securities (including securities held or eligible for purchase by the Fund) subject to the provisions of the Codes and certain employees are also subject to pre-clearance, reporting requirements and other procedures.

Information About Parametric. Parametric is a Seattle, Washington based investment manager providing investment management services to a number of institutional accounts, including employee benefit plans, college endowment funds and

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foundations. At ^December 31, 2009, Parametric’s assets under management totaled approximately $^32.9 billion. Parametric is the successor investment adviser to Parametric Portfolio Associates, Inc., which commenced operations in 1987.

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers (each referred to as a “portfolio manager”) of the Fund are listed below. Each portfolio manager may manage other investment companies and/or investment accounts in addition to the Fund. The following tables show, as of ^December 31, 2009, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets in those accounts.

  Number of  Total Assets of  Number of Accounts  Total Assets of Accounts 
  All Accounts  All Accounts^  Paying a Performance Fee  Paying a Performance Fee 
     Thomas Seto         
Registered Investment Companies  5     $^5,^545.^9                   0                 $ 0 
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles  ^2     $^736.5                   0                 $ 0 
$
Other Accounts*       ^1,^824     ^23,^563.^6                   ^1                 $^166.6 
     David M. Stein         
Registered Investment Companies  5     $^5,^545.^9                   0                 $ 0 
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles  ^2     $^736.5                   0                 $ 0 
$
Other Accounts*       ^1,^824     ^23,^563.^6                   ^1                 $^166.6 

^

* For "Other Accounts" that are part of a wrap account program, the number of accounts cited includes the number of sponsors for which the portfolio manager provides management services rather than the number of individual customer accounts within each wrap account program.

The following table shows the dollar range of shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the Eaton Vance Family of Funds as of ^December 31, 2009. Neither portfolio manager beneficially owns shares of the Fund since it had not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI.

  Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity 
  Securities Owned in all Registered Funds in 
  the Eaton Vance Family of Funds 
 
 
 
Thomas Seto  $50,001 - $100,000 
 
David M. Stein  $^100,001 - $^500,000 

It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which ^the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his discretion in a manner that he believes is equitable to all interested persons. The investment adviser ^and sub-adviser have adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including: a code of ethics; and policies which govern the investment adviser’s and sub-adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for Eaton Vance. Compensation of the investment adviser’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. The investment adviser’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits

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that are broadly available to the investment adviser’s employees. Compensation of the investment adviser’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.

Method to Determine Compensation. The investment adviser compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer ^group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by the investment adviser’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.

The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

The investment adviser seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. The investment adviser participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of the investment adviser and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of the investment adviser’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

Compensation Structure for Parametric. Compensation of Parametric portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) a quarterly cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. Parametric investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to Parametric employees. Compensation of Parametric investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Stock-based compensation awards and adjustments in base salary and bonus are typically paid and/or put into effect at or shortly after calendar year-end.

Method to Determine Compensation. Parametric seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. The performance of portfolio managers is evaluated primarily based on success in achieving portfolio objectives for managed funds and accounts. The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as product development) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of Parametric and EVC, its parent company. Cash bonuses are determined based on a target percentage of Parametric profits. While the salaries of Parametric portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate substantially from year to year, based on changes in financial performance and other factors.

Administrative Services. Eaton Vance also provides administrative services to the Fund. Under its Investment Advisory and Administrative Agreement, Eaton Vance has been engaged to administer the Fund’s affairs, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, and shall furnish office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for administering the affairs of the Fund.

Sub-Transfer Agency Services. Eaton Vance also serves as sub-transfer agent for the Fund. As sub-transfer agent, Eaton Vance performs the following services directly on behalf of the Fund: (1) provides call center services to financial intermediaries

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and shareholders; (2) answers written inquiries related to shareholder accounts (matters relating to portfolio management, distribution of shares and other management policy questions will be referred to the Fund); (3) furnishes an SAI to any shareholder who requests one in writing or by telephone from the Fund; and (4) processes transaction requests received via telephone. For the sub-transfer agency services it provides, Eaton Vance receives an aggregate annual fee equal to the lesser of $2.5 million or the actual expenses incurred by Eaton Vance in the performance of those services. This fee is paid to Eaton Vance by the Fund’s transfer agent from fees it receives from the Eaton Vance funds. The Fund will pay a pro rata share of such fee.

Expenses. The Fund is responsible for all expenses not expressly stated to be payable by another party (such as expenses required to be paid pursuant to an agreement with the investment adviser, the principal underwriter or the administrator). In the case of expenses incurred by the Trust, the Fund is responsible for its pro rata share of those expenses. The only expenses of the Fund allocated to a particular class are those incurred under the Distribution Plan applicable to that class (if any) and certain other class-specific expenses.

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Principal Underwriter. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (“EVD"), Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110 is the principal underwriter of the Fund. The principal underwriter acts as principal in selling shares under a Distribution Agreement with the Trust. The expenses of printing copies of prospectuses used to offer shares and other selling literature and of advertising are borne by the principal underwriter. The fees and expenses of qualifying and registering and maintaining qualifications and registrations of the Fund and its shares under federal and state securities laws are borne by the Fund. The Distribution Agreement is renewable annually by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (including a majority of the noninterested Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Distribution Agreement or any applicable Distribution Plan), may be terminated on sixty days’ notice either by such Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Fund shares or on six months’ notice by the principal underwriter and is automatically terminated upon assignment. The principal underwriter distributes shares on a “best efforts” basis under which it is required to take and pay for only such shares as may be sold. EVD is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Mr. Faust is a Director of EVD.

Custodian. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street“), 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116, serves as custodian to the Fund. State Street has custody of all cash and securities of the Fund, maintains the general ledger of the Fund and computes the daily net asset value of shares of the Fund. In such capacity it attends to details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution, transfer or other dealings with the Fund’s investments, receives and disburses all funds and performs various other ministerial duties upon receipt of proper instructions from the Trust. State Street provides services in connection with the preparation of shareholder reports and the electronic filing of such reports with the SEC. EVC and its affiliates and their officers and employees from time to time have transactions with various banks, including State Street. It is Eaton Vance’s opinion that the terms and conditions of such transactions were not and will not be influenced by existing or potential custodial or other relationships between the Fund and such banks.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. ^Deloitte & Touche LLP, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, ^MA 02116, is the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund, providing audit and related ^services, assistance and consultation with respect to the preparation of filings with the SEC.

Transfer Agent. PNC Global Investment Servicing, P.O. Box 9653, Providence, RI 02940-9653, serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund.

CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The net asset value of the Fund is computed by State Street (as agent and custodian for the Fund) by subtracting the liabilities of the Fund from the value of its total assets. The Fund will be closed for business and will not price its shares on the following business holidays and any other business day that the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is closed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The Trustees of the Fund have established the following procedures for the fair valuation of the Fund’s’s assets under normal market conditions. Securities 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 System 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 traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service Exchange-traded options are valued for the day of valuation at the last sale price from any exchange on which the option is listed. If no such sales are reported, such option will be valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on the valuation day as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority.

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Futures positions on securities and currencies generally are valued at closing settlement prices. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service.

Foreign securities and currencies held by the ^Fund and any other Fund assets or liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, as calculated by the custodian based on foreign currency exchange quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. 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. As described in the ^Prospectus, valuations of foreign securities may be adjusted from prices in effect at the close of trading on foreign exchanges to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange. In adjusting the value of foreign equity securities, the Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service. Investments held by the ^Fund for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the ^Fund considering relevant factors, data and other information including, in the case of restricted securities, the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

PURCHASING AND REDEEMING SHARES

Additional Information About Purchases. Fund shares are offered for sale only in states where they are registered. Fund shares are continuously offered through financial intermediaries which have entered into agreements with the principal underwriter. Shares of the Fund are sold at the offering price, which is the net asset value plus the initial sales charge, if any. The Fund receives the net asset value. The principal underwriter receives the sales charge, all or a portion of which may be reallowed to the financial intermediaries responsible for selling Fund shares. The sales charge table in the ^Prospectus is applicable to purchases of the Fund alone or in combination with purchases of certain other funds offered by the principal underwriter, made at a single time by (i) an individual, or an individual, his or her spouse and their children under the age of twenty-one, purchasing shares for his or their own account, and (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary purchasing shares for a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account. The table is also presently applicable to (1) purchases of Class A shares pursuant to a written Statement of Intention; or (2) purchases of Class A shares pursuant to the Right of Accumulation and declared as such at the time of purchase. See “Sales Charges”.

In connection with employee benefit or other continuous group purchase plans, the Fund may accept initial investments of less than the minimum investment amount on the part of an individual participant. In the event a shareholder who is a participant of such a plan terminates participation in the plan, his or her shares will be transferred to a regular individual account. However, such account will be subject to the right of redemption by the Fund as described below.

Suspension of Sales. The Trust may, in its absolute discretion, suspend, discontinue or limit the offering of one or more of its classes of shares at any time. In determining whether any such action should be taken, the Trust’s management intends to consider all relevant factors, including (without limitation) the size of the Fund or class, the investment climate and market conditions, the volume of sales and redemptions of shares, and (if applicable) the amount of uncovered distribution charges of the principal underwriter. The Class A and Class C Distribution Plan may continue in effect and payments may be made under the Plan following any such suspension, discontinuance or limitation of the offering of shares; however, there is no contractual obligation to continue any Plan for any particular period of time. Suspension of the offering of shares would not, of course, affect a shareholder’s ability to redeem shares.

Additional Information About Redemptions. The right to redeem shares of the Fund can be suspended and the payment of the redemption price deferred when the Exchange is closed (other than for customary weekend and holiday closings), during periods when trading on the Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC, or during any emergency as determined by the SEC which makes it impracticable for the Fund to dispose of its securities or value its assets, or during any other period permitted by order of the SEC for the protection of investors.

Due to the high cost of maintaining small accounts, the Trust reserves the right to redeem accounts with balances of less than $750. Prior to such a redemption, shareholders will be given 60 days’ written notice to make an additional purchase. However, no such redemption would be required by the Trust if the cause of the low account balance was a reduction in the net asset value of shares. No CDSC or redemption fees, if applicable, will be imposed with respect to such involuntary redemptions.

While normally payments will be made in cash for redeemed shares, the Trust, subject to compliance with applicable regulations, has reserved the right to pay the redemption price of shares of the Fund, either totally or partially, by a distribution in kind of readily marketable securities. The securities so distributed would be valued pursuant to the valuation procedures described in this SAI. If a shareholder received a distribution in kind, the shareholder could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

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Redemption Fees. Class A shares and Class I shares of the Fund are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1% of the amount redeemed or exchanged within 90 days of the settlement of the purchase.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan. The transfer agent will send to the shareholder regular monthly or quarterly payments of any permitted amount designated by the shareholder based upon the value of the shares held. The checks will be drawn from share redemptions and hence, may require the recognition of taxable gain or loss. Income dividends and capital gains distributions in connection with withdrawal plan accounts will be credited at net asset value as of the record date for each distribution. Continued withdrawals in excess of current income will eventually use up principal, particularly in a period of declining market prices. A shareholder may not have a withdrawal plan in effect at the same time he or she has authorized Bank Automated Investing or is otherwise making regular purchases of Fund shares. The shareholder, the transfer agent or the principal underwriter may terminate the withdrawal plan at any time without penalty.

Other Information. The Fund’s net asset value per share is normally rounded to two decimal places. In certain situations (such as a merger, share split or a purchase or sale of shares that represents a significant portion of a share class), the administrator may determine to extend the calculation of the net asset value per share to additional decimal places to ensure that neither the value of the Fund nor a shareholder’s shares is diluted materially as the result of a purchase or sale or other transaction.

In circumstances where a financial intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Fund or its principal underwriter to exchange shares from one class of the Fund to another, such exchange shall be permitted and any applicable redemption fee will not be imposed in connection with such transaction, provided that the class of shares acquired in the exchange is subject to the same redemption fee. In connection with the exemption from the Funds’ policies to discourage short-term trading and market timing and the applicability of any redemption fee to a redemption, asset allocation programs include any investment vehicle that allocates its assets among investments in concert with changes in a model portfolio and any asset allocation programs that may be sponsored by Eaton Vance or its affiliates.

SALES CHARGES

Dealer Commissions. The principal underwriter may, from time to time, at its own expense, provide additional incentives to financial intermediaries which employ registered representatives who sell Fund shares and/or shares of other funds distributed by the principal underwriter. In some instances, such additional incentives may be offered only to certain financial intermediaries whose representatives sell or are expected to sell significant amounts of shares. In addition, the principal underwriter may from time to time increase or decrease the sales commissions payable to financial intermediaries. The principal underwriter may allow, upon notice to all financial intermediaries with whom it has agreements, discounts up to the full sales charge during the periods specified in the notice. During periods when the discount includes the full sales charge, such financial intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters as that term is defined in the 1933 Act.

Purchases at Net Asset Value. Class A shares may be sold at net asset value to current and retired Directors and Trustees of Eaton Vance funds and portfolios; to clients (including custodial, agency, advisory and trust accounts) and current and retired officers and employees of Eaton Vance, its affiliates and other investment advisers and sub-advisers of Eaton Vance sponsored funds; and to such persons’ spouses, parents, siblings and lineal descendants and their beneficial accounts. Such shares may also be issued at net asset value (1) in connection with the merger (or similar transaction) of an investment company (or series or class thereof) or personal holding company with the Fund (or class thereof), (2) to investors making an investment as part of a fixed fee program whereby an entity unaffiliated with the investment adviser provides investment services, such as management, brokerage and custody, (3) to investment advisors, financial planners or other intermediaries who place trades for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, consulting or similar ongoing fee for their services; clients of such investment advisors, financial planners or other intermediaries who place trades for their own accounts if the accounts are linked to the master account of such investment advisor, financial planner or other intermediary on the books and records of the broker or agent; financial intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the principal underwriter to offer Class A shares through a no-load network or platform; and to retirement and deferred compensation plans and trusts used to fund those plans, including, but not limited to, those defined in Section 401(a), 403(b) or 457 of the Code and “rabbi trusts”, (4) to officers and employees of the Fund’s custodian and transfer agent, and (5) in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program. Class A shares may also be sold at net asset value to registered representatives and employees of financial intermediaries. Sales charges generally are waived because either (i) there is no sales effort involved in the sale of shares or (ii) the investor is paying a fee (other than the sales charge) to the financial intermediary involved in the ^sale. Any new or revised sales charge or CDSC waiver will be prospective only.

Waiver of Investment Minimums. In addition to waivers described in the ^Prospectus, minimum investment amounts are waived for current and retired Directors and Trustees of Eaton Vance funds and portfolios, clients (including custodial, agency, advisory and trust accounts), current and retired officers and employees of Eaton Vance, its affiliates and other investment advisers and sub-advisers of Eaton Vance sponsored funds, and for such persons’ spouses, parents, siblings and lineal descendants and their beneficial accounts. The minimum initial investment amount is also waived for officers and employees of the Fund’s custodian

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and transfer agent. Investments in the Fund by ReFlow in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program are also not subject to the minimum investment amount.

Statement of Intention. If it is anticipated that $50,000 or more of Class A shares and shares of other funds exchangeable for Class A shares of another Eaton Vance fund will be purchased within a 13-month period, the Statement of Intention section of the account application should be completed so that shares may be obtained at the same reduced sales charge as though the total quantity were invested in one lump sum. Shares eligible for the right of accumulation (see below) as of the date of the Statement and purchased during the 13-month period will be included toward the completion of the Statement. If you make a Statement of Intention, the transfer agent is authorized to hold in escrow sufficient shares (5% of the dollar amount specified in the Statement) which can be redeemed to make up any difference in sales charge on the amount intended to be invested and the amount actually invested. A Statement of Intention does not obligate the shareholder to purchase or the Fund to sell the full amount indicated in the Statement.

If the amount actually purchased during the 13-month period is less than that indicated in the Statement, the shareholder will be requested to pay the difference between the sales charge applicable to the shares purchased and the sales charge paid under the Statement of Intention. If the payment is not received in 20 days, the appropriate number of escrowed shares will be redeemed in order to realize such difference. If the total purchases during the 13-month period are large enough to qualify for a lower sales charge than that applicable to the amount specified in the Statement, all transactions will be computed at the expiration date of the Statement to give effect to the lower sales charge. Any difference will be refunded to the shareholder in cash or applied to the purchase of additional shares, as specified by the shareholder. This refund will be made by the financial intermediary and the principal underwriter. If at the time of the recomputation, the financial intermediary for the account has changed, the adjustment will be made only on those shares purchased through the current financial intermediary for the account.

Right of Accumulation. Under the right of accumulation, the applicable sales charge level is calculated by aggregating the dollar amount of the current purchase and the value (calculated at the maximum current offering price) of shares owned by the shareholder. Shares of Eaton Vance ^U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves cannot be accumulated for purposes of this privilege. The sales charge on the shares being purchased will then be applied at the rate applicable to the aggregate. Share purchases eligible for the right of accumulation are described under "Sales Charges" in the ^Prospectus. For any such discount to be made available at the time of purchase a purchaser or his or her financial intermediary must provide the principal underwriter (in the case of a purchase made through a financial intermediary) or the transfer agent (in the case of an investment made by mail) with sufficient information to permit verification that the purchase order qualifies for the accumulation privilege. Confirmation of the order is subject to such verification. The right of accumulation privilege may be amended or terminated at any time as to purchases occurring thereafter.

Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans. Shares may be available for purchase in connection with certain tax-deferred retirement plans. Detailed information concerning these plans, including certain exceptions to minimum investment requirements, and copies of the plans are available from the principal underwriter. This information should be read carefully and consulting with an attorney or tax adviser may be advisable. The information sets forth the service fee charged for retirement plans and describes the federal income tax consequences of establishing a plan. Participant accounting services (including trust fund reconciliation services) will be offered only through third party recordkeepers and not by the principal underwriter. Under all plans, dividends and distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares.

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Distribution Plans

The Trust has in effect a compensation-type Distribution Plan for Class A shares (the “Class A Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan is designed to (i) finance activities which are primarily intended to result in the distribution and sales of Class A shares and to make payments in connection with the distribution of such shares and (ii) pay service fees for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts to the principal underwriter, financial intermediaries and other persons. The distribution and service fees payable under the Class A Plan shall not exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for any fiscal year. Class A distribution and service fees are paid monthly in arrears. For the distribution and service fees paid by Class A shares, see Appendix A.

The Trust has in effect a compensation-type Distribution Plan for Class C shares (the “Class C ^Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Class C pays the principal underwriter a distribution fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate not exceeding 0.75% of its average daily net assets to finance the distribution of its shares. Such fees compensate the principal underwriter for the sales commissions paid by it to financial intermediaries on the sale of shares, for other ^distribution expenses (such as personnel, overhead, travel, printing and postage) and for interest expenses. The principal underwriter shall be entitled to receive all CDSCs paid or payable with respect to Class C shares, provided that no such sales charge which would cause the Class C to exceed the maximum applicable cap imposed hereon by Rule 2830 of the FINRA Rules shall be imposed.

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The Trustees of the Trust believe that ^the Plan will be a significant factor in the expected growth of the Fund’s assets, and will result in increased investment flexibility and advantages which have benefited and will continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders. The Eaton Vance organization will profit by reason of the operation of the Class C Plan through an increase in Fund assets and if at any point in time the aggregate amounts received by the principal underwriter pursuant to the ^Plan and from CDSCs have exceeded the total expenses incurred in distributing Class C shares. ^For sales ^commissions and CDSCs, ^see Appendix B.

The Class C ^Plan also authorizes the payment of service fees to the principal underwriter, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding an annual rate of 0.25% of its average daily net assets for personal services, and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. For Class C, financial intermediaries currently receive (a) a service fee (except on exchange transactions and reinvestments) at the time of sale equal to 0.25% of the purchase price of Class C shares sold by such dealer, and (b) monthly service fees approximately equivalent to 1/12 of 0.25% of the value of Class C shares sold by such dealer. During the first year after a purchase of Class C shares, the principal underwriter will retain the service fee as reimbursement for the service fee payment made to financial intermediaries at the time of sale. For the service fees paid, see Appendix B.

A Plan continues in effect from year to year so long as such continuance is approved at least annually by the vote of both a majority of (i) the noninterested Trustees of the Trust who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or any agreements related to the Plan (the “Plan Trustees”) and (ii) all of the Trustees then in office. A Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the Plan Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Class. Quarterly Trustee review of a written report of the amount expended under the Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made is required. A Plan may not be amended to increase materially the payments described therein without approval of the shareholders of the affected Class and the Trustees. So long as a Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the noninterested Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of such Trustees. The Trustees, including the Plan Trustees, initially approved the current Plan(s) on February 8, 2010. Any Trustee of the Trust who is an “interested” person of the Trust has an indirect financial interest in a Plan because his or her employer (or affiliates thereof) receives distribution and/or service fees under the Plan or agreements related thereto.

PERFORMANCE

Performance Calculations. Average annual total return before deduction of taxes (“pre-tax return”) is determined by multiplying a hypothetical initial purchase order of $1,000 by the average annual compound rate of return (including capital appreciation/depreciation, and distributions paid and reinvested) for the stated period and annualizing the result. The calculation assumes (i) that all distributions are reinvested at net asset value on the reinvestment dates during the period, (ii) the deduction of the maximum of any initial sales charge from the initial $1,000 purchase, (iii) a complete redemption of the investment at the end of the period, and (iv) the deduction of any applicable CDSC at the end of the period.

Average annual total return after the deduction of taxes on distributions is calculated in the same manner as pre-tax return except the calculation assumes that any federal income taxes due on distributions are deducted from the distributions before they are reinvested. Average annual total return after the deduction of taxes on distributions and taxes on redemption also is calculated in the same manner as pre-tax return except the calculation assumes that (i) any federal income taxes due on distributions are deducted from the distributions before they are reinvested and (ii) any federal income taxes due upon redemption are deducted at the end of the period. After-tax returns are based on the highest federal income tax rates in effect for individual taxpayers as of the time of each assumed distribution and redemption (taking into account their tax character), and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. In calculating after-tax returns, the net value of any federal income tax credits available to shareholders is applied to reduce federal income taxes payable on distributions at or near year-end and, to the extent the net value of such credits exceeds such distributions, is then assumed to be reinvested in additional Fund shares at net asset value on the last day of the fiscal year in which the credit was generated or, in the case of certain tax credits, on the date on which the year-end distribution is paid. ^ For pre-tax and after-tax total return information, see Appendix A, Appendix B and Appendix C.

In addition to the foregoing total return figures, the Fund may provide pre-tax and after-tax annual and cumulative total return, as well as the ending redeemable cash value of a hypothetical investment. If shares are subject to a sales charge, total return figures may be calculated based on reduced sales charges or at net asset value. These returns would be lower if the full sales charge was imposed. After-tax returns may also be calculated using different tax rate assumptions and taking into account state and local income taxes as well as federal taxes.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings and Related Information. The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures (the “Policies”) with respect to the disclosure of information about portfolio holdings of the Fund. Pursuant to the Policies, information about portfolio holdings of the Fund may not be disclosed to any party except as follows:

  • Disclosure made in filings with the SEC and posted on the Eaton Vance website: In accordance with rules established by the SEC, the Fund sends semiannual and annual reports to shareholders that contain a complete list of portfolio

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    holdings as of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters, respectively, within 60 days of quarter-end. The Fund also discloses complete portfolio holdings as of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q, which is filed with the SEC within 60 days of quarter-end. The Fund’s complete portfolio holdings as reported in annual and semiannual reports and on Form N-Q are available for viewing on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room (information on the operation and terms of usage of the SEC public reference room is available at http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/prrrules.htm or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330). Generally within five business days of filing with the SEC, the Fund’s portfolio holdings as reported in annual and semiannual reports and on Form N-Q also are available on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com and are available upon request at no cost by contacting Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122. The Fund also will post a complete list of its portfolio holdings as of each month end on the Eaton Vance website within 30 days of month end.
  • Disclosure of certain portfolio characteristics: The Fund may also post information about certain portfolio characteristics (such as top ten holdings and asset allocation information) as of the most recent month end on the Eaton Vance website approximately ten business days after the month end. Such information is also available upon request by contacting Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122.
  • Confidential disclosure for a legitimate Fund purpose: Portfolio holdings may be disclosed, from time to time as necessary, for a legitimate business purpose of the Fund, believed to be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, provided there is a duty or an agreement that the information be kept confidential. Any such confidentiality agreement includes provisions intended to impose a duty not to trade on the non-public information. The Policies permit disclosure of portfolio holdings information to the following: 1) affiliated and unaffiliated service providers that have a legal or contractual duty to keep such information confidential, such as employees of the investment adviser (including portfolio managers and, in the case of a Portfolio, the portfolio manager of any account that invests in the Portfolio), the administrator, custodian, transfer agent, principal underwriter, etc. described herein and in the ^Prospectus; 2) other persons who owe a fiduciary or other duty of trust or confidence to the Fund (such as Fund legal counsel and independent registered public accounting firm); or 3) persons to whom the disclosure is made in advancement of a legitimate business purpose of the Fund and who have expressly agreed in writing to maintain the disclosed information in confidence and to use it only in connection with the legitimate business purpose underlying the arrangement. ^To the extent applicable to an Eaton Vance fund, such persons may include securities lending agents which may receive information from time to time regarding selected holdings which may be loaned by a Fund, in the event a Fund is rated, credit rating agencies (^Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group^), analytical service providers engaged by the investment adviser (^Advent, Bloomberg L.P., Evare, Factset, McMunn Associates, Inc. and The Yield Book, Inc.), proxy evaluation vendors (^Institutional Shareholder Servicing Inc.), pricing services (^TRPS Mark-to-Market Pricing Service, WM Company Reuters Information ^Services and Non-Deliverable Forward Rates Service, Pricing Direct^, FT
    Interactive Data Corp^., Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluation Service, Inc., SuperDerivatives and Stat Pro.), which receive information as needed to price a particular holding, translation services, lenders under Fund credit facilities (^Citibank, N.A^. and its affiliates), consultants and other product evaluators (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC) and, for purposes of facilitating portfolio transactions, financial intermediaries and other intermediaries (^national and regional municipal bond dealers and mortgage-backed securities dealers). These entities receive portfolio information on an as needed basis in order to perform the service for which they are being engaged. If required in order to perform their duties, this information will be provided in real time or as soon as practical thereafter. Additional categories of disclosure involving a legitimate business purpose may be added to this list upon the authorization of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. In addition, in connection with a redemption in kind, the redeeming shareholder may be required to agree to keep the information about the securities to be so distributed confidential, except to the extent necessary to dispose of the securities.
  • Historical portfolio holdings information: From time to time, the Fund may be requested to provide historic portfolio holdings information that has not been made public previously. In such case, the requested information may be provided if: the information is requested for due diligence or another legitimate purpose; the requested portfolio holdings are for a period that is no more recent than the date of the portfolio holdings posted to the Eaton Vance website; the Fund’s portfolio manager and Eaton Vance’s Chief Equity or Chief Income Investment Officer (as appropriate) have reviewed the request and do not believe the dissemination of the information requested would disadvantage Fund shareholders; and the Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") has reviewed the request to ensure that the disclosure of the requested information does not give rise to a conflict of interest between Fund shareholders and an affiliated service provider.

The Fund, the investment adviser, sub-adviser and principal underwriter will not receive any monetary or other consideration in connection with the disclosure of information concerning the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

The Policies may not be waived, or exception made, without the consent of the CCO of the Fund. The CCO may not waive or make exception to the Policies unless such waiver or exception is consistent with the intent of the Policies, which is to ensure that

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disclosure of portfolio information is in the best interest of Fund shareholders. In determining whether to permit a waiver of or exception to the Policies, the CCO will consider whether the proposed disclosure serves a legitimate purpose of the Fund, whether it could provide the recipient with an advantage over Fund shareholders or whether the proposed disclosure gives rise to a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and its investment adviser, principal underwriter or other affiliated person. The CCO will report all waivers of or exceptions to the Policies to the Trustees at their next meeting. The Trustees may impose additional restrictions on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information at any time.

The Policies are designed to provide useful information concerning the Fund to existing and prospective Fund shareholders while at the same time inhibiting the improper use of portfolio holdings information in trading Fund shares and/or portfolio securities held by the Fund. However, there can be no assurance that the provision of any portfolio holdings information is not susceptible to inappropriate uses (such as the development of “market timing” models), particularly in the hands of highly sophisticated investors, or that it will not in fact be used in such ways beyond the control of the Fund.

TAXES

Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. Accordingly, the Fund intends to satisfy certain requirements relating to sources of its income and diversification of its assets and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net short-term and long-term capital gains (after reduction by any available capital loss carryforwards) in accordance with the timing requirements imposed by the Code, so as to maintain its RIC status and to avoid paying any federal income tax. If the Fund qualifies for treatment as a RIC and satisfies the above-mentioned distribution requirements, it will not be subject to federal income tax on income paid to its shareholders in the form of dividends or capital gain distributions. The Fund intends to qualify as a RIC for its fiscal year ending January 31, 2011. The Fund also seeks to avoid payment of federal excise tax. However, if the Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income for such year and substantially all of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 (or later if the Fund is permitted to so elect and so elects), plus any retained amount from the prior year, the Fund will be subject to a 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts.

In order to avoid incurring a federal excise tax obligation, the Code requires that the Fund distribute (or be deemed to have distributed) by December 31 of each calendar year (i) at least 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (ii) at least 98% of its capital gain net income (which is the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized capital losses), generally computed on the basis of the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year, after reduction by any available capital loss carryforwards and (iii) 100% of any income and capital gains from the prior year (as previously computed) that was not paid out during such year and on which the Fund paid no federal income tax. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements it will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts. Under current law, provided that the Fund qualifies as a RIC, the Fund should not be liable for any income, corporate excise or franchise tax in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

If the Fund does not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year, the Fund’s taxable income will be subject to corporate income taxes, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including distributions of tax-exempt income and net capital gain (if any), will be taxable to the shareholder as dividend income. However, such distributions may be eligible (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the ^dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund may be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions.

For the taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2010, “qualified dividend income” received by an individual will be taxed at the rates applicable to long-term capital ^gain (currently at a maximum rate of 15%). For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the long-term capital gain rate is scheduled to return to 20%. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s shares. A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or shareholder level) (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning at the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, on the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date), (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment interest, or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company. In general, distributions of investment income designated by the Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income by a shareholder taxed as an individual provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other

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requirements described above with respect to such Fund’s shares. In any event, if the aggregate qualified dividends received by the Fund during any taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income, then 100% of the Fund’s dividends (other than properly designated capital gain dividends) will be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income. For this purpose, the only gain included in the term “gross income” is the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss.

Certain types of income received by the ^Fund from REITs, real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”), taxable mortgage pools or other investments may cause the ^Fund to designate some or all of its distributions as “excess inclusion income.” To Fund shareholders such excess inclusion income may: (1) constitute taxable income as “unrelated business taxable income” (“UBTI”) for those shareholders who would otherwise be tax-exempt such as individual retirement accounts, 401(k) accounts, Keogh plans, pension plans and certain charitable entities; (2) not be offset by otherwise allowable deductions for tax purposes; (3) not be eligible for reduced U.S. withholding for non-U.S. shareholders even from tax treaty countries; and (4) cause the Fund ^to be subject to tax if certain “disqualifed organizations" as defined by the Code are Fund shareholders.

The Fund’s investments in options, futures contracts, hedging transactions, forward contracts (to the extent permitted) and certain other transactions may be subject to special tax rules (including mark-to-market, constructive sale, straddle, wash sale, short sale and other rules), the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund securities, convert capital gain into ordinary income and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to investors.

The Fund’s investment in so-called "section 1256 contracts," such as regulated futures contracts, most foreign currency forward contracts traded in the interbank market and options on most stock indices, are subject to special tax rules. All section 1256 contracts held by the ^Fund at the end of its taxable year are required to be marked to their market value, and any unrealized gain or loss on those positions will be included in the ^Fund’s income as if each position had been sold for its fair market value at the end of the taxable year. The resulting gain or loss will be combined with any gain or loss realized by the ^Fund from positions in section 1256 contracts closed during the taxable year. Provided such positions were held as capital assets and were not part of a "hedging transaction" nor part of a "straddle," 60% of the resulting net gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss, and 40% of such net gain or loss will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss, regardless of the period of time the positions were actually held by the ^Fund.

As a result of entering into swap contracts, the ^Fund may make or receive periodic net payments. The ^Fund may also make or receive a payment when a swap is terminated prior to maturity through an assignment of the swap or other closing transaction. Periodic net payments will generally constitute ordinary income or deductions, while termination of a swap will generally result in capital gain or loss (which will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the ^Fund has been a party to a swap for more than one year). With respect to certain types of swaps, the ^Fund may be required to currently recognize income or loss with respect to future payments on such swaps or may elect under certain circumstances to mark such swaps to market annually for tax purposes as ordinary income or loss. The tax treatment of many types of credit default swaps is uncertain.

In general, gain or loss on a short sale is recognized when the ^Fund closes the sale by delivering the borrowed property to the lender, not when the borrowed property is sold. Gain or loss from a short sale is generally considered to be capital gain or loss to the extent that the property used to close the short sale constitutes a capital asset in the ^Fund’s hands. Except with respect to certain situations where the property used to close a short sale has a long-term holding period on the date of the short sale, special rules generally treat the gains on short sales as short-term capital gains. These rules may also terminate the running of the holding period of "substantially identical property" held by the ^Fund. Moreover, a loss on a short sale will be treated as a long-term capital loss if, on the date of the short sale, "substantially identical property" has been held by the ^Fund for more than one year. In general, the ^Fund will not be permitted to deduct payments made to reimburse the lender of securities for dividends paid on borrowed stock if the short sale is closed on or before the 45th day after the short sale is entered into.

Under Section 988 of the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the time the ^Fund accrues income or receivables or expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the ^Fund actually collects such income or pays such liabilities are generally treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss.

Transactions in foreign currencies, foreign currency-denominated debt securities and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts, forward contracts and similar instruments (to the extent permitted) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned.

Investments in “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”) could subject the ^Fund to U.S. federal income tax or other charges on certain distributions from such companies and on disposition of investments in such companies; however, the tax effects of such investments may be mitigated by making an election to mark such investments to market annually or treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund”.

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If the ^Fund were to invest in a PFIC and elect to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” under the Code, the ^Fund might be required to include in income each year a portion of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the qualified electing fund, even if not distributed to the ^fund, and such amounts would be subject to the distribution requirements described above. In order to make this election, the ^Fund would be required to obtain certain annual information from the PFICs in which it invests, which may be difficult or impossible to obtain. Alternatively, if the ^Fund were to make a mark-to-market election with respect to a PFIC, the ^Fund would be treated as if it had sold and repurchased the PFIC stock at the end of each year. In such case, the ^Fund would report any such gains as ordinary income and would deduct any such losses as ordinary losses to the extent of previously recognized gains. This election must be made separately for each PFIC, and once made, would be effective for all subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the IRS. The ^Fund may be required to recognize income in excess of the distributions it receives from PFICs and its proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock in any particular year. As a result, the Fund may have to distribute this “phantom” income and gain to satisfy the distribution requirement and to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax.

The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes or other foreign taxes with respect to income (possibly including, in some cases, capital gains), which would decrease the Fund’s income on such securities. These taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of an applicable U.S. income tax treaty. ^As it is not expected that more than 50% of the Fund’s assets at year end consist of the stocks and securities of foreign corporations, the Fund ^will not be eligible to pass through to ^shareholders ^their ^proportionate shares of ^any foreign taxes paid by ^a Fund ^with the ^result that shareholders will not include in ^income ^and ^will not ^be ^entitled to ^a ^credit or deduction for ^such foreign taxes^.

Any loss realized upon the sale or exchange of Fund shares with a tax holding period of six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions treated as long-term capital gain with respect to such shares. In addition, all or a portion of a loss realized on a redemption or other disposition of Fund shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shareholder acquired other shares of the same Fund (whether through the reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within the period beginning 30 days before the redemption of the loss shares and ending 30 days after such date. Any disallowed loss will result in an adjustment to the shareholder’s tax basis in some or all of the other shares acquired.

Sales charges paid upon a purchase of shares subject to a front-end sales charge cannot be taken into account for purposes of determining gain or loss on a redemption or exchange of the shares before the 91st day after their purchase to the extent a sales charge is reduced or eliminated in a subsequent acquisition of Fund shares (or shares of another fund) pursuant to the reinvestment or exchange privilege. Any disregarded amounts will result in an adjustment to the shareholder’s tax basis in some or all of any other shares acquired.

Dividends and distributions on the Fund’s shares are generally subject to federal income tax as described herein to the extent they ^are made out of a Fund’s ^earnings and ^profits, even though such dividends and distributions may economically represent a return of a particular shareholder’s investment. Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when the Fund’s net asset value reflects gains that are either unrealized, or realized but not distributed. Such realized gains may be required to be distributed even when the Fund’s net asset value also reflects unrealized losses. Certain distributions declared in October, November or December and paid in the following January will be taxed to shareholders as if received on December 31 of the year in which they were declared.

In general, dividends (other than capital gain dividends and exempt-interest dividends) paid to a shareholder that is not a “U.S. person” within the meaning of the Code (a “foreign person”) are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate). The withholding tax does not apply to regular dividends paid to a foreign person who provides a Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the foreign person’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Instead, the effectively connected dividends will be subject to regular U.S. income tax as if the foreign person were a U.S. shareholder. A non-U.S. corporation receiving effectively connected dividends may also be subject to additional "branch profits tax" imposed at a rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate). A foreign person who fails to provide an IRS Form W-8BEN or other applicable form may be subject to backup withholding at the appropriate rate.

For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, properly-designated dividends are generally exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax where they (i) are paid in respect of the Fund’s “qualified net interest income” (generally, the Fund’s U.S. source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which the Fund is at least a 10% shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income) or (ii) are paid in respect of the Fund’s “qualified short-term capital gains” (generally, the excess of the Fund’s net short-term capital gain over the Fund’s long-term capital loss for such taxable year). However, depending on its circumstances, the Fund may designate all, some or none of its potentially eligible dividends as such qualified net interest income or as qualified short-term capital gains and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding. In order to qualify for this exemption from withholding, a non-U.S. shareholder will need to comply with applicable certification requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN or substitute Form). In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may

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withhold even if the Fund designates the payment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gain. Non-U.S. shareholders should contact their intermediaries with respect to the application of these rules to their accounts.

^

If the Fund’s direct or indirect interests in U.S. real property were to exceed certain levels, distributions to a foreign shareholder ^from the the Fund ^attributable to a REIT’s distribution to the ^Fund of gain from a sale or exchange of ^a U.S. ^real property interest will be treated as real property gain subject to additional taxes and may result in the foreign ^shareholder having additional filing requirements. It is not expected that a significant portion of ^the Fund’s ^interest will be ^in U.S. real ^property.

Amounts paid by the Fund to individuals and certain other shareholders who have not provided the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) and certain certifications required by the IRS as well as shareholders with respect to whom the Fund has received certain information from the IRS or a broker, may be subject to “backup” withholding of federal income tax arising from the Fund’s taxable dividends and other distributions as well as the proceeds of redemption transactions (including repurchases and exchanges), at a rate of 28% for amounts paid through 2010. The backup withholding rate will be 31% for amounts paid thereafter. An individual’s TIN is generally his or her social security number. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be credited against a shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.

Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder realizes a loss on disposition of a Fund’s shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances. Under certain circumstances, certain tax-exempt entities and their managers may be subject to excise tax if they are parties to certain reportable transactions.

The foregoing discussion does not address all of the special tax rules applicable to certain classes of investors, such as IRAs and other retirement plans, tax-exempt entities, foreign investors, insurance companies and financial institutions. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers with respect to special tax rules that may apply in their particular situations, as well as the federal, state, local, and, where applicable, foreign tax consequences of investing in the Fund.

PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

Decisions concerning the execution of portfolio security transactions, including the selection of the market and the broker-dealer firm, are made by the investment adviser or sub-adviser of the Fund (each referred to herein as the "investment adviser"). The Fund is responsible for the expenses associated with its portfolio transactions. The investment adviser is also responsible for the execution of transactions for all other accounts managed by it. The investment adviser places the portfolio security transactions for execution with one or more broker-dealer firms. The investment adviser uses its best efforts to obtain execution of portfolio security transactions at prices which in the investment adviser’s judgment are advantageous to the client and at a reasonably competitive spread or (when a disclosed commission is being charged) at reasonably competitive commission rates. In seeking such execution, the investment adviser will use its best judgment in evaluating the terms of a transaction, and will give consideration to various relevant factors, including without limitation the full range and quality of the broker-dealer firm’s services including the responsiveness of the firm to the investment adviser, the size and type of the transaction, the nature and character of the market for the security, the confidentiality, speed and certainty of effective execution required for the transaction, the general execution and operational capabilities of the broker-dealer firm, the reputation, reliability, experience and financial condition of the firm, the value and quality of the services rendered by the firm in other transactions, and the reasonableness of the spread or commission, if any. In addition, the investment adviser may consider the receipt of Proprietary Research Services (as defined below), provided it does not compromise the investment adviser’s obligation to seek best overall execution for the Fund. The investment adviser may engage in portfolio brokerage transactions with a broker-dealer firm that sells shares of Eaton Vance funds, provided such transactions are not directed to that firm as compensation for the promotion or sale of such shares.

Transactions on stock exchanges and other agency transactions involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions. Such commissions vary among different broker-dealer firms, and a particular broker-dealer may charge different commissions according to such factors as the difficulty and size of the transaction and the volume of business done with such broker-dealer. Transactions in foreign securities often involve the payment of brokerage commissions, which may be higher than those in the United States. There is generally no stated commission in the case of securities traded in the over-the-counter markets including transactions in fixed-income securities which are generally purchased and sold on a net basis (i.e., without commission) through broker-dealers and banks acting for their own account rather than as brokers. Such firms attempt to profit from such transactions by buying at the bid price and selling at the higher asked price of the market for such obligations, and the difference between the bid and asked

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price is customarily referred to as the spread. Fixed-income transactions may also be transactions directly with the issuer of the obligations. In an underwritten offering the price paid often includes a disclosed fixed commission or discount retained by the underwriter or dealer. Although spreads or commissions paid on portfolio security transactions will, in the judgment of the investment adviser, be reasonable in relation to the value of the services provided, commissions exceeding those which another firm might charge may be paid to broker-dealers who were selected to execute transactions on behalf of the investment adviser’s clients in part for providing brokerage and research services to the investment adviser.

Pursuant to the safeharbor provided in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a broker or dealer who executes a portfolio transaction on behalf of the investment adviser client may receive a commission which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the investment adviser determines in good faith that such compensation was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. This determination may be made on the basis of either that particular transaction or on the basis of the overall responsibility which the investment adviser and its affiliates have for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. Brokerage and research services may include advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts; effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance and settlement); and the “Research Services” referred to in the next paragraph.

It is a common practice of the investment advisory industry and of the advisers of investment companies, institutions and other investors to receive research, analytical, statistical and quotation services, data, information and other services, products and materials which assist such advisers in the performance of their investment responsibilities (“Research Services”) from broker-dealers that execute portfolio transactions for the clients of such advisers and from affiliates of executing broker-dealers. Investment advisers also commonly receive Research Services from research providers that are not affiliated with an executing broker-dealer, but which have entered into payment arrangements involving an executing broker-dealer (“Third Party Research Services”). Under a typical Third Party Research Services payment arrangement, the research provider agrees to provide services to an investment adviser in exchange for specified payments to the research provider by a broker-dealer that executes portfolio transactions for clients of the investment adviser. The investment adviser and the executing broker-dealer enter into a related agreement specifying the amount of brokerage business the investment adviser will direct to the executing broker-dealer to offset payments made by the executing broker-dealer for Third Party Research Services received by the investment adviser. For example, an investment adviser may agree to direct brokerage business generating $45,000 in commissions on portfolio transactions to a broker-dealer firm as consideration for the executing broker-dealer making payments of $30,000 to a provider of Third Party Research Services. The ratio of the commissions to be paid to an executing broker-dealer as consideration for Third Party Research Services over the cost borne by the executing broker-dealer in connection with providing such services to the investment adviser is referred to herein as the “Third Party Research Services Payment Ratio.”

Consistent with the foregoing practices, the investment adviser receives Research Services from many broker-dealer firms with which the investment adviser places transactions and may receive them from third parties with which these broker-dealers have arrangements. The Fund and the investment adviser may also receive Research Services from underwriters and dealers in fixed-price offerings, which Research Services are reviewed and evaluated by the investment adviser in connection with its investment responsibilities.

Research Services received by the investment adviser may include, but are not limited to, such matters as general economic, political, business and market information, industry and company reviews, evaluations of securities and portfolio strategies and transactions, technical analysis of various aspects of the securities markets, recommendations as to the purchase and sale of securities and other portfolio transactions, certain financial, industry and trade publications, certain news and information services, and certain research oriented computer software, data bases and services. Any particular Research Service obtained through a broker-dealer may be used by the investment adviser in connection with client accounts other than those accounts which pay commissions to such broker-dealer. Any such Research Service may be broadly useful and of value to the investment adviser in rendering investment advisory services to all or a significant portion of its clients, or may be relevant and useful for the management of only one client’s account or of a few clients’ accounts, or may be useful for the management of merely a segment of certain clients’ accounts, regardless of whether any such account or accounts paid commissions to the broker-dealer through which such Research Service was obtained. The investment adviser evaluates the nature and quality of the various Research Services obtained through broker-dealer firms and may attempt to allocate sufficient portfolio security transactions to such firms to ensure the continued receipt of Research Services which the investment adviser believes are useful or of value to it in rendering investment advisory services to its clients.

If the investment adviser executes securities transactions with a broker-dealer and the associated commission is consideration for Third Party Research Services (as described above), the investment adviser has agreed to reduce the advisory fee payable by the

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Fund by an amount equal to the commission payment associated with the transaction divided by the applicable Third Party Research Services Payment Ratio.

Some broker-dealers develop and make available directly to their brokerage customers proprietary Research Services (“Proprietary Research Services”). As a general matter, broker-dealers bundle the cost of Proprietary Research Services with trade execution services rather than charging separately for each. In such circumstances, the cost or other value of the Proprietary Research Services cannot be determined. The advisory fee paid by the Fund will not be reduced in connection with the receipt of Proprietary Research Services by the investment adviser.

The investment companies sponsored by the investment adviser or its affiliates may allocate brokerage commissions to acquire information relating to the performance, fees and expenses of such companies and other mutual funds, which information is used by the Trustees of such companies to fulfill their responsibility to oversee the quality of the services provided by various entities, including the investment adviser, to such companies. Such companies may also pay cash for such information.

Securities considered as investments for the Fund may also be appropriate for other investment accounts managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates. Whenever decisions are made to buy or sell securities by the Fund and one or more of such other accounts simultaneously, the investment adviser will allocate the security transactions (including “new” issues) in a manner which it believes to be equitable under the circumstances. As a result of such allocations, there may be instances where the Fund will not participate in a transaction that is allocated among other accounts. If an aggregated order cannot be filled completely, allocations will generally be made on a pro rata basis. An order may not be allocated on a pro rata basis where, for example: (i) consideration is given to portfolio managers who have been instrumental in developing or negotiating a particular investment; (ii) consideration is given to an account with specialized investment policies that coincide with the particulars of a specific investment; (iii) pro rata allocation would result in odd-lot or de minimis amounts being allocated to a portfolio or other client; or (iv) where the investment adviser reasonably determines that departure from a pro rata allocation is advisable. While these aggregation and allocation policies could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities available to the Fund from time to time, it is the opinion of the Trustees of the Trust that the benefits from the investment adviser organization outweigh any disadvantage that may arise from exposure to simultaneous transactions.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

There are no financial statements of the Fund because as of the date of this SAI, the Fund had not commenced operations.

Householding. Consistent with applicable law, duplicate mailings of shareholder reports and certain other Fund information to shareholders residing at the same address may be eliminated.

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APPENDIX A

Class A Fees, Performance & Ownership

As of the date of this SAI, this Class of the Fund had not yet commenced operations so there is no fee or performance information.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities. As of ^March 29, ^2010, ^there are no shares of ^this Class of ^the Fund outstanding.

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APPENDIX B

Class C Fees, Performance & Ownership

As of the date of this SAI, this Class of the Fund had not yet commenced operations so there is no fee or performance information.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities. ^ As of ^March 29, ^2010, ^there are no shares of ^this Class of ^the Fund outstanding.

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APPENDIX C

Class I Fees, Performance & Ownership

As of the date of this SAI, this Class of the Fund had not yet commenced operations so there is no fee or performance information.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities. As of ^March 29, ^2010, ^there are no shares of ^this Class of ^the Fund outstanding.

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APPENDIX D

EATON VANCE FUNDS

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

I. Overview

The Boards of Trustees (the “Boards”) of the Eaton Vance Funds (the “Funds”) recognize that it is their fiduciary responsibility to actively monitor the Funds’ operations. The Boards have always placed paramount importance on their oversight of the implementation of the Funds’ investment strategies and the overall management of the Funds’ investments. A critical aspect of the investment management of the Funds continues to be the effective assessment and voting of proxies relating to the Funds’ portfolio securities. While the Boards will continue to delegate the day-to-day responsibilities relating to the management of the proxy-voting process to the relevant investment adviser or sub-adviser, if applicable, of the Fund (or its underlying portfolio in the case of a master-feeder arrangement), the Boards have determined that it is in the interests of the Funds’ shareholders to adopt these written proxy voting policy and procedures (the “Policy”). For purposes of this Policy the term “Fund” shall include a Fund’s underlying portfolio in the case of a master-feeder arrangement and the term “Adviser” shall mean the adviser to a Fund or its sub-adviser if a sub-advisory relationship exists.

II. Delegation of Proxy Voting Responsibilities

Pursuant to investment advisory agreements between each Fund and its Adviser, the Adviser has long been responsible for reviewing proxy statements relating to Fund investments and, if the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so, to vote proxies on behalf of the Funds. The Boards hereby formally delegate this responsibility to the Adviser, except as otherwise described in this Policy. In so doing, the Boards hereby adopt on behalf of each Fund the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Adviser(s) to each Fund as the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Fund. The Boards recognize that the Advisers may from time to time amend their policies and procedures. The Advisers will report material changes to the Boards in the manner set forth in Section V below. In addition, the Boards will annually review and approve the Advisers’ proxy voting policies and procedures.

III. Delegation of Proxy Voting Disclosure Responsibilities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) recently enacted certain new reporting requirements for registered investment companies. The Commission’s new regulations require that funds (other than those which invest exclusively in non-voting securities) make certain disclosures regarding their proxy voting activities. The most significant disclosure requirement for the Funds is the duty pursuant to Rule 30b1-4 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), to file Form N-PX no later than August 31st of each year beginning in 2004. Under Form N-PX, each Fund will be required to disclose, among other things, information concerning proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, whether or not the Fund (or its Adviser) voted the proxies relating to securities held by the Fund and how it voted in the matter and whether it voted for or against management.

The Boards hereby delegate to each Adviser the responsibility for recording, compiling and transmitting in a timely manner all data required to be filed on Form N-PX to Eaton Vance Management, which acts as administrator to each of the Funds (the “Administrator”), for each Fund that such Adviser manages. The Boards hereby delegate the responsibility to file Form N-PX on behalf of each Fund to the Administrator.

IV. Conflict of Interest

The Boards expect each Adviser, as a fiduciary to the Fund(s) it manages, to put the interests of each Fund and its shareholders above those of the Adviser. In the event that in connection with its proxy voting responsibilities a material conflict of interest arises between a Fund’s shareholders and the Fund’s Adviser or the Administrator (or any of their affiliates) or any affiliated person of the Fund, and the Proxy Administrator intends to vote the proxy in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines approved by the Board, the Adviser, to the extent it is aware or reasonably should have been aware of the material conflict, will refrain from voting any proxies related to companies giving rise to such material conflict until it notifies and consults with the appropriate Board(s), or a committee or sub-committee of such Board concerning the material conflict.

Once the Adviser notifies the relevant Board(s), committee or sub-committee of the Board, of the material conflict, the Board(s), committee or sub-committee, shall convene a meeting to review and consider all relevant materials related to the proxies involved. In considering such proxies, the Adviser shall make available all materials requested by the Board, committee or sub-committee and make reasonably available appropriate personnel to discuss the matter upon request. The Board, committee or sub-committee will instruct the Adviser on the appropriate course of action. If the Board, committee or sub-committee is unable to meet and the failure to vote a proxy would have a material adverse impact on the Fund(s) involved, each Adviser will have the right to vote such proxy, provided that it discloses the existence of the material conflict to the Board, committee or sub-committee at its next meeting.

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Any determination regarding the voting of proxies of each Fund that is made by the committee or sub-committee shall be deemed to be a good faith determination regarding the voting of proxies by the full Board.

V. Reports

The Administrator shall make copies of each Form N-PX filed on behalf of the Funds available for the Boards’ review upon the Boards’ request. The Administrator (with input from the Adviser for the relevant Fund(s)) shall also provide any reports reasonably requested by the Boards regarding the proxy voting records of the Funds.

Each Adviser shall annually report any material changes to such Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures to the relevant Board(s) and the relevant Board(s) will annually review and approve the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures. Each Adviser shall report any changes to such Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures to the Administrator prior to implementing such changes in order to enable the Administrator to effectively coordinate the Funds’ disclosure relating to such policies and procedures.

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APPENDIX F

PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES

PROXY VOTING POLICY

Introduction

Proxy voting policies and procedures are required by Rule 206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Parametric Portfolio Associates’ Proxy Voting policy and Procedures are currently effective.

General Policy

We recognize our responsibility to exercise voting authority over shares we hold as fiduciary. Proxies increasingly contain controversial issues involving shareholder rights, corporate governance and social concerns, among others, which deserve careful review and consideration. Exercising the proxy vote has economic value for our clients, and therefore, we consider it to be our fiduciary duty to preserve and protect the assets of our clients including proxy votes for their exclusive benefit.

It is our policy to vote proxies in a prudent and diligent manner after careful review of each company's proxy statement. We vote on an individual basis and base our voting decision exclusively on our reasonable judgment of what will serve the best financial interests of our clients, the beneficial owners of the security. Where economic impact is judged to be immaterial, we typically will vote in accordance with management’s recommendations. In determining our vote, we will not and do not subordinate the economic interests of our clients to any other entity or interested party.

Our responsibility for proxy voting for the shareholders of a particular client account will be determined by the investment management agreement or other documentation. Upon establishing that we have such authority, we will instruct custodians to forward all proxy materials to us.

For those clients for whom we have undertaken to vote proxies, we will retain final authority and responsibility for such voting. In addition to voting proxies, we will

  • Provide clients with this proxy voting policy, which may be updated and supplemented from time to time;
  • Apply the policy consistently and keep records of votes for each client in order to verify the consistency of such voting;
  • Keep records of such proxy voting available for inspection by the client or governmental agencies – to determine whether such votes were consistent with policy and demonstrate that all proxies were voted; and
  • Monitor such voting for any potential conflicts of interest and maintain systems to deal with these issues appropriately.

Voting Policy

We generally vote with management in the following cases:

  • “Normal” elections of directors
  • Approval of auditors/CPA
  • Directors’ liability and indemnification
  • General updating/corrective amendments to charter
  • Elimination of cumulative voting
  • Elimination of preemptive rights
  • Capitalization changes which eliminate other classes of stock and voting rights
  • Changes in capitalization authorization for stock splits, stock dividends, and other specified needs
  • Stock purchase plans with an exercise price of not less than 85% fair market value
  • Stock option plans that are incentive based and are not excessive
  • Reductions in supermajority vote requirements
  • Adoption of anti-greenmail provisions

We generally will not support management in the following initiatives:

  • Capitalization changes which add classes of stock which are blank check in nature or that dilute the voting interest of existing shareholders

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  • Changes in capitalization authorization where management does not offer an appropriate rationale or that are contrary to the best interest of existing shareholders
  • Anti-takeover and related provisions which serve to prevent the majority of shareholders from exercising their rights or effectively deter appropriate tender offers and other offers
  • Amendments to by-laws which would require super-majority shareholder votes to pass or repeal certain provisions
  • Classified boards of directors
  • Re-incorporation into a state which has more stringent anti-takeover and related provisions
  • Shareholder rights plans which allow appropriate offers to shareholders to be blocked by the board or trigger provisions which prevent legitimate offers from proceeding
  • Excessive compensation or non-salary compensation related proposals
  • Change-in-control provisions in non-salary compensation plans, employment contracts, and severance agreements that benefit management and would be costly to shareholders if triggered

Traditionally, shareholder proposals have been used mainly for putting social initiatives and issues in front of management and other shareholders. Under our fiduciary obligations, it is inappropriate to use client assets to carry out such social agendas or purposes. Therefore, shareholder proposals are examined closely for their effect on the best interest of shareholders (economic impact) and the interests of our clients, the beneficial owners of the securities.

When voting shareholder proposals, initiatives related to the following items are generally supported:

  • Auditors attendance at the annual meeting of shareholders
  • Election of the board on an annual basis
  • Equal access to proxy process
  • Submit shareholder rights plan poison pill to vote or redeem
  • Revise various anti-takeover related provisions
  • Reduction or elimination of super-majority vote requirements
  • Anti-greenmail provisions

We generally will not support shareholders in the following initiatives:

  • Requiring directors to own large amounts of stock before being eligible to be elected
  • Restoring cumulative voting in the election of directors
  • Reports which are costly to provide or which would require duplicative efforts or expenditures which are of a non- business nature or would provide no pertinent information from the perspective of shareholders
  • Restrictions related to social, political or special interest issues which impact the ability of the company to do business or be competitive and which have a significant financial or best interest impact, such as specific boycotts of restrictions based on political, special interest or international trade considerations; restrictions on political contributions; and the Valdez principals.

Proxy Committee

The Proxy Committee is responsible for voting proxies in accordance with Parametric Portfolio Associates’ Proxy Voting Policy. The committee maintains all necessary corporate meetings, executes voting authority for those meetings, and maintains records of all voting decisions.

The Proxy Committee consists of the following staff:

  • Proxy Administrator
  • Proxy Administrator Supervisor
  • Portfolio Management Representative
  • Chief Investment Officer

In the case of a conflict of interest between Parametric Portfolio Associates and its clients, the Proxy Committee will meet to discuss the appropriate action with regards to the existing voting policy or outsource the voting authority to an independent third party.

Recordkeeping

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Proxy Voting records are maintained for 5 years. Records can be easily retrieved and accessed via our third party vendor.

In addition to maintaining voting records, Parametric Portfolio Associates maintains the following:

  • Current voting policy and procedures;
  • All written client requests as they relate to proxy voting; and,
  • Any material research documentation related to proxy voting.

To Obtain Proxy Voting Information

Clients have the right to access any voting actions that were taken on their behalf. Upon request, this information will be provided free of charge.

Toll-free phone number: 1-800-211-6707 E-mail address: proxyinfo@paraport.com

Due to confidentiality, voting records will not be provided to any third party unless authorized by the client.

PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES

These procedures should be read in connection with the Proxy Voting Policy.

  • All proxies must be voted where such voting authority has been authorized.
  • Non-routine proxies must be forwarded to the appropriate analyst/portfolio manager for review.
  • Analysts/portfolio managers must complete, sign and return the proxy forms.
  • Routine proposals will be voted in a manner consistent with the firm’s standard proxy voting policy and will be voted accordingly unless notified otherwise by the analyst/portfolio manager.
  • Non-routine proposals (i.e., those outside the scope of the firm’s standard proxy voting policy) will be voted in accordance with analyst/portfolio manager guidance, and such rational will be documented via the Non-routine Proxy Voting Form (below).
  • Periodically, Parametric Compliance will distribute a list of potentially Conflicted Companies to the Proxy Administrator. This list consists of corporate affiliates and significant business partners and is prepared by the Company’s parent company Eaton Vance. When presented with proxies of Conflicted Companies, the Proxy Administrator shall:
  • If the Proxy Administrator expects to vote the proxy of the Conflicted Company strictly according to the guidelines contained in these Proxy Voting Policies (the “Policies”), she will (i) inform the CCO and Chief Investment Officer (or their designees) of that fact, (ii) vote the proxies and (iii) record the existence of the conflict and the resolution of the matter.
  • If the Proxy Administrator intends to vote in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines contained herein or, if the issues raised by the proxy are not contemplated by these Policies, and the matters involved in such proxy could have a material economic impact on the client(s) involved, the Proxy Committee will seek instruction on how the proxy should be voted from members of the Proxy Committee.

If deemed necessary, the Proxy Committee may seek instructions from: The client, in the case of an individual or corporate client;

In the case of a Fund its board of directors, or any committee identified by the board; or

The adviser, in situations where the Adviser acts as a sub-adviser or overlay manager to such adviser.

If the client, fund board or adviser, as the case may be, does not instruct the Adviser on how to vote the proxy, the Adviser will generally vote according to the guidelines, in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety. In either case, the Proxy Administrator will record the existence of the conflict and the resolution of the matter.

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NON-ROUTINE PROXY VOTING FORM

DATE:______________________

CUSIP:______________________

TICKER:______________________

ISSUE SUMMARY:

PORTFOLIO MANAGER CONCLUSION AND RATIONAL:

PORTFOLIO MANAGER SIGNOFF:

__________________________________________

NAME

___________________________________________

TITLE

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PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits (with inapplicable items omitted) 

 

         (a)  (1)  Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated August 17, 
    1993, filed as Exhibit (1)(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed July 14, 1995 and 
   

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (2)  Amendment dated July 10, 1995 to the Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (1)(b) to Post-Effective 

Amendment No. 23 filed July 14, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  (3)  Amendment dated June 23, 1997 to the Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (1)(c) to Post-Effective 
   

Amendment No. 38 filed October 30, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (4)  Amendment dated August 11, 2008 to the Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (a)(4) to Post- 
    Effective Amendment No. 136 filed August 28, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-001205
    and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (5)  Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest 
    without Par Value as amended and restated effective February 8, 2010 filed as Exhibit (a)(5) to 
    Post-Effective Amendment No. 153 filed February 25, 2010 (Accession No. 0000940394-10- 
    000156) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
         (b)  (1)  By-Laws as amended November 3, 1986 filed as Exhibit (2)(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 
    23 filed July 14, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (2)  Amendment to By-Laws of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated December 13, 1993 filed as 
    Exhibit (2)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed July 14, 1995 and incorporated herein by 
    reference. 
 
  (3)  Amendment to By-Laws of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated June 18, 2002 filed as Exhibit 
    (b)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 filed September 13, 2002 and incorporated herein by 
    reference. 
 
  (4)  Amendment to By-Laws of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated February 7, 2005 filed as Exhibit 
    (b)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 filed March 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by 
    reference. 
 
  (5)  Amendment to By-Laws of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated December 11, 2006 filed as 
    Exhibit (b)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 filed February 7, 2007 and incorporated herein 
    by reference. 
 
  (6)  Amendment to By-Laws of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated August 11, 2008 filed as Exhibit 
    (b)(6) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 136 filed August 28, 2008 (Accession No. No. 
   

0000940394-08-001205) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

         (c)   

Reference is made to Item 28(a) and 28(b) above. 

        

 (d) 

(1)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves 
    dated August 15, 1995 filed as Exhibit (5)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed August 17, 
   

1995 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (2)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Tax-Managed 
    Emerging Growth Fund dated September 16, 1997 filed as Exhibit (5)(c) to Post-Effective 
   

Amendment No. 37 filed October 17, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (3)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Municipal Bond 
    Fund dated October 17, 1997 filed as Exhibit (5)(d) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 filed 
   

October 17, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (4)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance International 
    Growth Fund dated June 18, 2001 filed as Exhibit (d)(6) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 filed 
    June 21, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. 

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(5)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Equity Research 
  Fund dated August 13, 2001 filed as Exhibit (d)(7) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 78 filed 
 

August 17, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(6)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Tax-Managed 
  Equity Asset Allocation Fund dated December 10, 2001 filed as Exhibit (d)(6) to Post-Effective 

Amendment No. 80 filed December 14, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(7)       (a)  Investment Advisory and Administrative Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance 
  Low Duration Fund dated June 18, 2002 filed as Exhibit (d)(7) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 
 

83 filed June 26, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

         (b)  Fee Waiver Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust on behalf of Eaton Vance Low 
  Duration Fund and Eaton Vance Management filed as Exhibit (d)(7)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment 
  No. 95 filed April 28, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
         (c)  Amendment to Fee Waiver Agreement on behalf of Eaton Vance Low Duration Fund dated June 14, 
  2004 filed as Exhibit (7)(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 filed March 1, 2005 and 
  incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(8)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Tax-Managed 
Dividend Income Fund dated February 10, 2003 filed as Exhibit (d)(8) to Post-Effective
  Amendment No. 85 filed February 26, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(9)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Tax-Managed 
  Emerging Markets Fund dated August 11, 2003 filed as Exhibit (d)(9) to Post-Effective Amendment 
 

No. 91 filed August 11, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(10)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Diversified Income 
  Fund dated November 15, 2004 filed as Exhibit (d)(10) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 filed 
 

December 6, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(11)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Dividend Income 
  Fund dated August 8, 2005 filed as Exhibit (d)(11) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 filed 
 

August 17, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(12)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Structured 
Emerging Markets Fund dated March 27, 2006 filed as Exhibit (d)(12) to Post-Effective
  Amendment No. 115 filed April 13, 2006 (Accession No. 0000940394-06-000369) and 
 

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(13)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Eaton Vance Management and Parametric Portfolio 
  Associates for Eaton Vance Structured Emerging Markets Fund dated March 27, 2006 filed as 
  Exhibit (d)(13) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 122 filed February 27, 2007 (Accession No. 
 

0000940394-07-000176) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(14)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Emerging Markets 
  Income Fund dated March 12, 2007 filed as Exhibit (d)(14) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 
  filed March 13, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-000450) and incorporated herein by 
  reference. 
 
(15)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance International 
  Income Fund dated March 12, 2007 filed as Exhibit (d)(15) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 
  filed March 13, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-000450) and incorporated herein by 
 

reference. 

 

(16)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Global Macro Fund 
  dated March 12, 2007 filed as Exhibit (d)(16) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 filed March 
  13, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-000450) and incorporated herein by reference. 

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  (17)  Investment Advisory Agreement with Eaton Vance Management for Eaton Vance Strategic Income 
    Fund dated June 22, 2007 filed as Exhibit (d)(17) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 132 filed 
    December 28, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07-002172) and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

  (18)  Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement dated October 19, 2009 with Eaton 
    Vance Management for Eaton Vance Build America Bond Fund filed as Exhibit (d)(18) to Post- 
    Effective Amendment No. 148 filed November 17, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09- 
   

000877) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (19)  Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement dated March 30, 2010 with Eaton 
   

Vance Management for Eaton Vance Structured International Equity Fund filed herewith. 

 

  (20)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 30, 2010 between Eaton Vance Management 
    and Parametric Portfolio Associates for Eaton Vance Structured International Equity Fund filed 
   

herewith. 

 

(e)  (1)  Distribution Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, on behalf of Eaton Vance Cash 
    Management Fund, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. effective November 1, 1996 filed as Exhibit 
    (6)(a)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 filed April 21, 1997 and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

  (2)  Distribution Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, on behalf of Eaton Vance Money 
    Market Fund, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. effective November 1, 1996 filed as Exhibit 
    (6)(a)(6) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 filed April 21, 1997 and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

  (3)  Distribution Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, on behalf of Eaton Vance Tax Free 
    Reserves, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. effective November 1, 1996 filed as Exhibit (6)(a)(7) 
   

to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 filed April 21, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (4)       (a)  Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Eaton 
    Vance Distributors, Inc. effective as of August 6, 2007 with attached Schedule A and Schedule B 
    filed as Exhibit (e)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 128 filed August 10, 2007 (Accession No. 
    0000940394-07-000956) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
           (b)  Amended Schedule A dated October 19, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Distribution 
    Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. filed as 
    Exhibit (e)(4)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 150 filed December 4, 2009 (Accession No. 
    0000940394-09-000964) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (5)  Selling Group Agreement between Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and Authorized Dealers filed as 
    Exhibit (e)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 85 filed April 26, 2007 (Accession No. 
    0000940394-07-000430) to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust 
   

(File Nos. 2-27962, 811-1545) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(f)    The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted the Registrant an exemptive order that 
    permits the Registrant to enter into deferred compensation arrangements with its independent 
    Trustees. See in the Matter of Capital Exchange Fund, Inc., Release No. IC-20671 (November 1, 
   

1994). 

 

(g)  (1)  Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank & Trust Company dated October 15, 1992 filed as 
    Exhibit (8) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed July 14, 1995 and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

  (2)  Amendment to Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank & Trust Company dated October 23, 
    1995 filed as Exhibit (8)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 filed February 27, 1996 and 
   

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (3)  Amendment to Master Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank & Trust Company dated December 
    21, 1998 filed as Exhibit (g)(3) to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust (File 
    Nos. 33-572, 811-4409) (Accession No. 0000950156-99-000050) filed January 25, 1999 and 
    incorporated herein by reference. 

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  (4)    Extension Agreement dated August 31, 2005 to Master Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank 
      & Trust Company filed as Exhibit (j)(2) to the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write 
      Opportunities Fund N-2 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 (File Nos. 333-123961, 811-21745) 
      filed September 26, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-005528) and incorporated herein by 
     

reference. 

 

  (5)    Delegation Agreement dated December 11, 2000 with Investors Bank & Trust Company filed as 
      Exhibit (j)(e) to the Eaton Vance Prime Rate Reserves N-2, File No. 333-32276, 811-05808, 
      Amendment No. 5, filed April 3, 2001 (Accession No. 0000940394-01-500125) and 
     

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (6)    Custodian Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company dated as of February 9, 2004 filed 
      as Exhibit (g)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance 
      Series Trust II (File Nos. 02-42722 and 811-02258) filed January 27, 2004 (Accession No. 
      0000940394-04-000079) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(h)  (1)  (a)  Amended Administrative Services Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (on behalf 
      of certain of its series) and Eaton Vance Management dated July 31, 1995 with attached schedules 
      (including Amended Schedule A dated May 7, 1996) filed as Exhibit (9)(a) to Post-Effective 
Amendment No. 24 filed August 16, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
    (b)  Amended Schedule A dated March 1, 2008 to the Amended Administrative Services Agreement 
      dated July 31, 1995 filed as Exhibit (h)(1)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 filed March 
      13, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-000450) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (2)  (a)  Administrative Services Agreement between Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (on behalf of certain of 
      its series) and Eaton Vance Management dated August 16, 1999 filed as Exhibit (h)(2) to Post- 
      Effective Amendment No. 54 filed August 26, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
    (b)  Schedule A dated August 10, 2007 to the Administrative Services Agreement dated August 16, 
      1999 filed as Exhibit (h)(2)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 filed March 13, 2008 
(Accession No. 0000940394-08-000450) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
  (3)  (a)  Transfer Agency Agreement dated as of August 1, 2008 filed as Exhibit (h)(1) to Post-Effective 
      Amendment No. 70 of Eaton Vance Series Trust II (File Nos. 02-42722, 811-02258) filed October 
      27, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-001324) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
    (b)  Red Flag Services Amendment effective May 1, 2009 to the Transfer Agency Agreement filed as 
      Exhibit (h)(2)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II (File Nos. 
      33-71320, 811-8134) filed May 28, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09-000411) and 
      incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (4)    Sub-Transfer Agency Services Agreement effective August 1, 2005 between PFPC Inc. and Eaton 
      Vance Management filed as Exhibit (h)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 filed August 25, 
     

2005 (Accession No. 0000940394-05-000983) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (5)  (a)  Expense Waivers/Reimbursements Agreement between Eaton Vance Management and each of the 
      Trusts (on behalf of certain of their series) listed on Schedule A dated October 16, 2007 filed as 
      Exhibit (h)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 131 filed November 26, 2007 (Accession No. 
     

0000940394-07-002010) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

    (b)  Amended Schedule A effective April 7, 2010 to the Expense Waivers/Reimbursements Agreement 
      dated October 16, 2007 filed as Exhibit (h)(5)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the 
      Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust (File Nos. 02-27962, 811-1545) 
      filed March 29, 2010 (Accession No. 0000940394-10-000325) and incorporated herein by 
     

reference. 

 

(i)  (1)    Opinion of Internal Counsel dated January 15, 2010 filed as Exhibit (i) to Post-Effective 
      Amendment No. 152 filed January 15, 2010 (Accession No. 0000940394-10-000016) and 
     

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (2)    Consent of Internal Counsel dated March 31, 2010 filed herewith. 

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(m)      (1)  (a)  Distribution Plan for Eaton Vance Money Market Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment 
    Company Act of 1940 dated June 19, 1995 filed as Exhibit (15)(h) to Post-Effective Amendment 
   

No. 25 filed August 17, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (b)  Amendment to Distribution Plan for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust on behalf of Eaton Vance 
    Money Market Fund adopted June 24, 1996 filed as Exhibit (15)(h)(1) to Post-Effective 
    Amendment No. 34 filed April 21, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
         (2)  (a)  Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class A Distribution Plan adopted June 23, 1997 and amended 
    April 24, 2006 filed as Exhibit (m)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 117 filed June 28, 2006 
   

and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (b)  Amendment to Schedule A effective February 8, 2010 of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class A 
    Distribution Plan filed as Exhibit (m)(2)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 153 filed February 25, 
    2010 (Accession No. 0000940394-10-000156) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
         (3)    Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class A Distribution Plan adopted April 23, 2007 filed as Exhibit 
    (m)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 filed April 30, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394- 
    07-000470) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
         (4)  (a)  Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class B Distribution Plan adopted June 23, 1997 filed as Exhibit 
    (15)(j) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 filed October 30, 1997 and incorporated herein by 
    reference. 
 
  (b)  Amendment to Schedule A effective October 19, 2009 of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class B 
    Distribution Plan filed as Exhibit (m)(4)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 150 filed December 4, 
   

2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09-000964) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

         (5)    Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class B Distribution Plan for Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage 
    Fund adopted August 6, 2007 filed as Exhibit (m)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 128 filed 
    August 10, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07-000956) and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

         (6)  (a)  Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class C Distribution Plan adopted June 23, 1997 filed as Exhibit 
    (15)(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 filed October 30, 1997 and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

  (b)  Amendment to Schedule A effective October 19, 2009 of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class C 
    Distribution Plan filed as Exhibit (m)(6)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 150 filed December 4, 
   

2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09-000964) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

         (7)    Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class C Distribution Plan for Eaton Vance Low Duration Fund 
    adopted June 18, 2002 filed as Exhibit (m)(5)(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 83 filed June 
   

26, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

         (8)    Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class C Distribution Plan for Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage 
    Fund adopted August 6, 2007 filed as Exhibit (m)(8) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 128 filed 
    August 10, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07-000956) and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

         (9)  (a)  Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Class R Distribution Plan adopted June 16, 2003 with attached 
    Schedule A filed as Exhibit (m)(7) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 filed July 9, 2003 and 
   

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (b)  Schedule A to Class R Distribution Plan filed as Exhibit (m)(9)(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 
    145 filed July 30, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09-000579) and incorporated herein by 
   

reference. 

 

         (10)  Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust Amended and Restated Class C Distribution Plan adopted February 
    8, 2010 filed as Exhibit (m)(10) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 153 filed February 25, 2010 
(Accession No. 0000940394-10-000156) and incorporated herein by reference.

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(n)  (1)    Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan for Eaton Vance Funds dated August 6, 2007 filed as 
      Exhibit (n) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 128 filed August 10, 2007 (Accession No. 
     

0000940394-07-000956) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (2)    Schedule A effective April 1, 2010 to Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan filed as Exhibit 
      (n)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Special 
      Investment Trust (File Nos. 02-27962, 811-1545) filed March 29, 2010 (Accession No. 
     

0000940394-10-000325) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (3)    Schedule B effective April 1, 2010 to Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan filed as Exhibit 
      (n)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Special 
      Investment Trust (File Nos. 02-27962, 811-1545) filed March 29, 2010 (Accession No. 
     

0000940394-10-000325) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (4)    Schedule C effective April 1, 2010 to Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan filed as Exhibit 
      (n)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Special 
      Investment Trust (File Nos. 02-27962, 811-1545) filed March 29, 2010 (Accession No. 
     

0000940394-10-000325) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(p)  (1)    Code of Ethics adopted by Eaton Vance Corp., Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and 
      Research, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and the Eaton Vance Funds effective September 1, 2000, 
      as revised October 19, 2009 filed as Exhibit (p) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 119 of Eaton 
      Vance Municipals Trust (File Nos. 33-572, 811-4409) filed October 26, 2009 (Accession No. 
      0000940394-09-000803) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (2)    Code of Business Conduct and Ethics adopted by Atlanta Capital Management Company LLC 
      effective January 1, 2006 as revised August 10, 2009 filed as Exhibit (p)(2) to Post-Effective 
      Amendment No. 147 filed September 29, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09-000753) and 
      incorporated herein by reference. 
 
  (3)    Code of Ethics adopted by Fox Asset Management, LLC effective January 31, 2006, as revised 
      December 2, 2009 filed as Exhibit (p)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to Eaton Vance 
      Special Investment Trust (File Nos. 02-27962, 811-1545) filed January 29, 2010 (Accession No. 
     

0000940394-10-000104) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (4)    Code of Ethics adopted by Parametric Portfolio Associates effective January 2006 as revised 
      February 4, 2010 filed herewith. 
 
  (5)    Code of Ethics adopted by Eagle Global Advisors, LLC effective May 14, 2004 (as revised October 
      19, 2009) filed as Exhibit (p)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 of Eaton Vance Growth Trust 
      (File Nos. 2-22019, 811-1241) filed October 28, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09- 
     

000808) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(q)  (1)  (a)  Powers of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated November 1, 2005 filed as Exhibit (q) 
      to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust (File Nos. 33-572, 811- 
      4409) (Accession No. 0000940394-05-0091357) filed November 29, 2005 and incorporated 
     

herein by reference. 

 

    (b)  Power of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated January 25, 2006 filed as Exhibit (q) 
      to Post-Effective Amendment No. 104 of Eaton Vance Municipals Trust (File Nos. 33-572, 811- 
      4409) (Accession No. 0000940394-06-000148) filed January 30, 2006 and incorporated herein 
     

by reference. 

 

    (c)  Powers of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated April 23, 2007 filed as Exhibit 
      (q)(1)(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 filed April 30, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394- 
     

07-000470) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (2)    Power of Attorney for Government Obligations Portfolio and Strategic Income Portfolio dated July 1, 
      2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(18) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 filed July 1, 2003 and 
     

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

  (3)    Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(3) to 
      Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 

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(4)  Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit 
  (q)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by 
 

reference. 

 

(5)  Power of Attorney for Investment Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(5) to Post-Effective 
 

Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(6)  Power of Attorney for Floating Rate Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(6) to Post- 

Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(7)  Power of Attorney for High Income Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(7) to Post- 

Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(8)  Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed International Growth Portfolio (now Tax-Managed International 
  Equity Portfolio) and Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Opportunity Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as 
  Exhibit (q)(8) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by 
 

reference. 

 

(9)  Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(9) 
  to Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(10)  Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit 
  (q)(10) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by 
  reference. 
 
(11)  Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed Value Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(11) to 
 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(12)  Power of Attorney for Cash Management Portfolio dated July 1, 2003 filed as Exhibit (q)(12) to 
 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 90 filed July 16, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(13)  Power of Attorney for Investment Grade Income Portfolio dated August 11, 2003 filed as Exhibit 
  (q)(13) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 filed April 28, 2004 and incorporated herein by 
 

reference. 

 

(14)  Power of Attorney for Boston Income Portfolio dated December 29, 2004 filed as Exhibit (q)(14) to 
 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 filed December 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(15)  Power of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated April 29, 2005 filed as Exhibit (q)(15) 
 

to Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 filed June 27, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(16)  Power of Attorney for Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, 
  Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Opportunity Portfolio, Tax-Managed 
  Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio, Tax-Managed Value Portfolio 
  and Investment Grade Income Portfolio dated November 1, 2005 filed as Exhibit (q)(2) - (q)(5) to 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (File Nos. 2-22019 and 811-1241) 
  filed December 23, 2005 (Accession No. 0000940394-05-001402) and incorporated herein by 
 

reference. 

 

(17)  Power of Attorney for Boston Income Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio, 
  Government Obligations Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, Investment Grade Income Portfolio, 
  Investment Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid- 
  Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio and Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value 
  Portfolio dated November 1, 2005 filed as Exhibit (q)(17) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 
  filed February 28, 2006 (Accession No. 0000940394-06-000201) and incorporated herein by 
  reference. 

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(18)  Power of Attorney for Boston Income Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio, 
  Government Obligations Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, Investment Grade Income Portfolio, 
  Investment Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio and Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio 
  dated January 25, 2006 filed as Exhibit (q)(18) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 filed 
  February 28, 2006 (Accession No. 0000940394-06-000201) and incorporated herein by 
 

reference. 

 

(19)  Power of Attorney for Asian Small Companies Portfolio, Capital Growth Portfolio, Global Growth 
  Portfolio, Greater China Growth Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, Investment Grade Income Portfolio, 
  Large-Cap Value Portfolio, Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, South Asia Portfolio and Utilities Portfolio 
  dated January 25, 2006 filed as Exhibit (q)(8) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 75 of Eaton Vance 
  Special Investment Trust (File Nos. 2-27962, 811-1545) filed February 14, 2006 (Accession No. 
 

0000940394-06-000187) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(20)  Power of Attorney for International Equity Portfolio dated February 13, 2006 filed as Exhibit (q)(20) 
 

to Post-Effective Amendment No. 113 filed March 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(21)  Power of Attorney for Emerging Markets Income Portfolio dated March 12, 2007 filed as Exhibit 
  (q)(21) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 filed April 13, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394- 
  07-000400) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(22)  Power of Attorney for International Income Portfolio dated March 12, 2007 filed as Exhibit (q)(22) 
  to Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 filed April 13, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07- 
  000400) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(23)  Power of Attorney for Boston Income Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Dividend Income 
  Portfolio, Emerging Markets Income Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio, Government Obligations 
  Portfolio, Global Macro Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, Investment Grade Income Portfolio, 
  Investment Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, International Income Portfolio, Tax-Managed 
  Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, 
  Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Opportunity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax- 
  Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio and Tax-Managed Value Portfolio dated April 23, 2007 filed as 
  Exhibit (q)(23) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 filed April 30, 2007 (Accession No. 
  0000940394-07-000470) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(24)  Power of Attorney for Dividend Income Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Growth 
  Portfolio, Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Opportunity Portfolio, 
  Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio and Tax-Managed Value Portfolio dated April 23, 2007 
  filed as Exhibit (q)(24) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 filed April 30, 2007 (Accession No. 
  0000940394-07-000470) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(25)  Power of Attorney for Cash Management Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio and Tax-Managed 
  International Equity Portfolio dated April 23, 2007 filed as Exhibit (q)(25) to Post-Effective 
  Amendment No. 125 filed April 30, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07-000470) and 
 

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(26)  Power of Attorney for Dividend Income Portfolio, Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid- 
  Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio and Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value 
  Portfolio dated April 23, 2007 filed as Exhibit (q)(26) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 filed 
 

April 30, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07-000470) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(27)  Power of Attorney for Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Income Portfolio dated 
  April 23, 2007 filed as Exhibit (q)(27) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 filed April 30, 2007 
  (Accession No. 0000940394-07-000470) and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(28)  Power of Attorney for Senior Debt Portfolio dated August 6, 2007 filed as Exhibit (q)(28) to Post- 
  Effective Amendment No. 128 filed August 10, 2007 (Accession No. 0000940394-07-000956) 
  and incorporated herein by reference. 
 
(29)  Power of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated November 1, 2007 filed as Exhibit 
(q)(29) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 131 filed November 26, 2007 (Accession No.
  0000940394-07-002010) and incorporated herein by reference. 

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(30)  Power of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated November 12, 2007 filed as Exhibit 
(q)(30) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 131 filed November 26, 2007 (Accession No.
 

0000940394-07-002010) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(31)  Power of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated January 1, 2008 filed as Exhibit 
(q)(31) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 133 filed February 27, 2008 (Accession No.
 

0000940394-08-000137) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(32)  Power of Attorney for Boston Income Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Dividend Income 
  Portfolio, Emerging Markets Income Portfolio, Emerging Markets Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio, 
  Global Macro Portfolio, Government Obligations Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, International 
  Equity Portfolio, International Income Portfolio, Investment Grade Income Portfolio, Investment 
  Portfolio, Senior Debt Portfolio, Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed International Equity 
  Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax- 
  Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio and Tax-Managed 
  Value Portfolio dated January 1, 2008 filed as Exhibit (q)(32) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 
  133 filed February 27, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-000137) and incorporated herein 
 

by reference. 

 

(33)  Power of Attorney for Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust dated November 17, 2008 and filed as 
  Exhibit (q)(33) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 137 filed December 18, 2008 (Accession No. 
 

0000940394-08-001573) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(34)  Power of Attorney for Boston Income Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Dividend Income 
  Portfolio, Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio, Emerging Markets Portfolio, Floating Rate 
  Portfolio, Global Macro Portfolio, Government Obligations Portfolio, High Income Opportunities 
  Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, International Income Portfolio, Investment Grade Income 
  Portfolio, Investment Portfolio, Senior Debt Portfolio, Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed 
  International Equity Portfolio, Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Portfolio, Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth 
  Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Growth Portfolio, Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio and 
  Tax-Managed Value Portfolio dated November 17, 2008 filed as Exhibit (q)(34) to Post-Effective 
  Amendment No. 137 filed December 18, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-08-001573) and 
 

incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(35)  Power of Attorney for Multi-Sector Portfolio dated April 27, 2009 filed as Exhibit (q)(35) to Post- 
  Effective Amendment No. 144 filed June 30, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09-000528) 
 

and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(36)  Power of Attorney for Build America Bond Portfolio dated October 19, 2009 filed as Exhibit (q)(36) 
  to Post-Effective Amendment No. 148 filed November 17, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09- 
 

000877) and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(37)  Power of Attorney for Global Opportunities Portfolio dated October 19, 2009 filed as Exhibit (q)(37) 
  to Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 filed December 31, 2009 (Accession No. 0000940394-09- 
  001116) and incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control

   Not applicable

Item 30.  Indemnification

     Article IV of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust permits Trustee and officer indemnification by By-Law, contract and vote. Article XI of the By-Laws contains indemnification provisions. Registrant’s Trustees and officers are insured under a standard mutual fund errors and omissions insurance policy covering loss incurred by reason of negligent errors and omissions committed in their capacities as such.

     The distribution agreement of the Registrant also provides for reciprocal indemnity of the principal underwriter, on the one hand, and the Trustees and officers, on the other.

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Item 31.  Business and other Connections of Investment Advisers

     Reference is made to: (i) the information set forth under the caption “Management and Organization” in the Statement of Additional Information; (ii) the Eaton Vance Corp. Form 10-K filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 1-8100); and (iii) the Form ADV of Eaton Vance Management (File No. 801-15930), Boston Management and Research (File No. 801-43127), Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (File No. 801-52179), Fox Asset Management, LLC (File No. 801-26379), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (File No. 801-60485) and Eagle Global Advisors L.L.C. (File No. 801-53294) filed with the Commission, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 32.  Principal Underwriters

(a)  Registrant’s principal underwriter, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance 
  Corp., is the principal underwriter for each of the registered investment companies named below: 
  Eaton Vance Growth Trust  Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust 
  Eaton Vance Investment Trust  Eaton Vance Series Trust II 
  Eaton Vance Managed Income Term Trust  Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust 
  Eaton Vance Municipals Trust  Eaton Vance Variable Trust 
  Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II   

(b)     
(1)  (2)  (3) 
Name and Principal  Positions and Offices  Positions and Offices 
Business Address*  with Principal Underwriter  with Registrant 
 
Julie Andrade  Vice President  None 
Michelle Baran  Vice President  None 
Ira Baron  Vice President  None 
Jeffrey P. Beale  Vice President  None 
Matthew Bennett  Vice President  None 
Brian Blair  Vice President  None 
Stephanie H. Brady  Vice President  None 
Timothy Breer  Vice President  None 
Mark Burkhard  Vice President  None 
Peter Campagna  Vice President  None 
Eric Caplinger  Vice President  None 
Tiffany Cayarga  Vice President  None 
Randy Clark  Vice President  None 
Michael Collins  Vice President  None 
Daniel C. Cataldo  Vice President and Treasurer  None 
Eric Cooper  Vice President  None 
Patrick Cosgrove  Vice President  None 
Peter Crowley  Vice President  None 
Rob Curtis  Vice President  None 
Russell E. Curtis  Vice President and Chief Operations Officer  None 
Kevin Darrow  Vice President  None 
Drew Devereaux  Vice President  None 
Derek Devine  Vice President  None 
Todd Dickinson  Vice President  None 
John Dolan  Vice President  None 
Brian Dunkley  Vice President  None 
James Durocher  Senior Vice President  None 
Margaret Egan  Vice President  None 
Robert Ellerbeck  Vice President  None 
Daniel Ethier  Vice President  None 

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Troy Evans  Vice President  None 
Lawrence L. Fahey  Vice President  None 
Thomas E. Faust Jr.  Director  Trustee and President 
Daniel Flynn  Vice President  None 
James Foley  Vice President  None 
J. Timothy Ford  Vice President  None 
Kathleen Fryer  Vice President  None 
Jonathan Futterman  Vice President  None 
Anne Marie Gallagher  Vice President  None 
William M. Gillen  Senior Vice President  None 
Hugh S. Gilmartin  Vice President  None 
David Gordon  Vice President  None 
Linda Grasso  Vice President  None 
John Greenway  Vice President  None 
Jorge Gutierrez  Vice President  None 
Peter Hartman  Vice President  None 
Richard Hein  Vice President  None 
Joseph Hernandez  Vice President  None 
Perry D. Hooker  Vice President  None 
Christian Howe  Vice President  None 
Thomas Hughes  Vice President  None 
Jonathan Isaac  Vice President  None 
Elizabeth Johnson  Vice President  None 
Lisa M. Jones  Vice President  None 
Paul F. Jones  Vice President  None 
Steve Jones  Vice President  None 
Sean Kelly  Senior Vice President  None 
William Kennedy  Vice President  None 
Kathleen Krivelow  Vice President  None 
Russell Kubie  Vice President  None 
Paul Leonardo  Vice President  None 
David Lefcourt  Vice President  None 
Lauren Loehning  Vice President  None 
John Loy  Vice President  None 
Coleen Lynch  Vice President  None 
John Macejka  Vice President  None 
Michael Maguire  Vice President  None 
Christopher Marek  Vice President  None 
Frederick S. Marius  Vice President, Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer  None 
Geoff Marshall  Vice President  None 
Christopher Mason  Vice President  None 
Judy Snow May  Vice President  None 
Daniel McCarthy  Vice President  None 
Don McCaughey  Vice President  None 
Andy McClelland  Vice President  None 
Dave McDonald  Vice President  None 
Tim McEwen  Vice President  None 
Jac McLean  Senior Vice President  None 
David Michaud  Vice President  None 
Mark Milan  Vice President  None 
Don Murphy  Vice President  None 
James A. Naughton  Vice President  None 

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Matthew Navins  Vice President  None 
Mark D. Nelson  Vice President  None 
Scott Nelson  Vice President  None 
Linda D. Newkirk  Vice President  None 
Paul Nicely  Vice President  None 
Paul Nobile  Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer  None 
Andrew Ogren  Vice President  None 
Stephen O’Loughlin  Vice President  None 
Philip Pace  Vice President  None 
Shannon McHugh Price  Vice President  None 
James Putman  Vice President  None 
James Queen  Vice President  None 
Christopher Remington  Vice President  None 
David Richman  Vice President  None 
Stuart Shaw  Vice President  None 
Michael Shea  Vice President  None 
Alan Simeon  Vice President  None 
Randy Skarda  Vice President  None 
Kerry Smith  Vice President  None 
Jamie Smoller  Vice President  None 
Bill Squadroni  Vice President  None 
David Stokkink  Vice President  None 
Mike Sullivan  Vice President  None 
Frank Sweeney  Vice President  None 
Gigi Szekely  Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer  None 
Brian Taranto  Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer  None 
Wayne Taylor  Vice President  None 
Stefan Thielen  Vice President  None 
Michael Tordone  Vice President  None 
John M. Trotsky  Vice President  None 
Randolph Verzillo  Vice President  None 
Greg Walsh  Vice President  None 
Stan Weiland  Vice President  None 
Robert J. Whelan  Vice President and Director  None 
Greg Whitehead  Vice President  None 
Steve Widder  Vice President  None 
Matthew J. Witkos  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director  None 
Joseph Yasinski  Vice President  None 
Trey Young  Vice President  None 
Gregor Yuska  Vice President  None 

_____________________

* Address is Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110

    (c) Not applicable

Item 33.  Location of Accounts and Records

     All applicable accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by the Registrant by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated thereunder are in the possession and custody of the Registrant’s custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 200 Clarendon Street, 16th Floor, Mail Code ADM27, Boston, MA 02116, and its transfer agent, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-5120, with the exception of certain corporate documents and portfolio trading documents which are in the possession and custody of the administrator and investment adviser or sub-adviser. Registrant is informed that

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all applicable accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by registered investment advisers are in the custody and possession of the relevant investment adviser or sub-adviser.

Item 34.  Management Services

  Not applicable

Item 35.  Undertakings

  None

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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 31, 2010.

                                 EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST

By: Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
                         Thomas E. Faust Jr., 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 31, 2010.

                         Signature  Title 
 
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*  Trustee and President (Chief Executive Officer) 
Thomas E. Faust Jr.   
 
 
/s/ Barbara E. Campbell  Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting 
Barbara E. Campbell  Officer) 
 
 
Benjamin C. Esty*  Trustee 
Benjamin C. Esty   
 
 
Allen R. Freedman*  Trustee 
Allen R. Freedman   
 
 
William H. Park*  Trustee 
William H. Park   
 
 
Ronald A. Pearlman*  Trustee 
Ronald A. Pearlman   
 
 
Helen Frame Peters*  Trustee 
Helen Frame Peters   
 
 
Heidi L. Steiger*  Trustee 
Heidi L. Steiger   
 
 
Lynn A. Stout*  Trustee 
Lynn A. Stout   
 
 
Ralph F. Verni*  Trustee 
Ralph F. Verni   
 
 
*By: /s/ Maureen A. Gemma   
           Maureen A. Gemma (As attorney-in-fact)   

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    EXHIBIT INDEX 
  The following exhibits are filed as part of this amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 483 of 
Regulation C.   

 

Exhibit No. 

Description 

 

(d) 

(19)  Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement dated March 30, 2010 with Eaton 
Vance Management for Eaton Vance Structured International Equity Fund.
 

 

(20) 

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 30, 2010 between Eaton Vance Management 
   

and Parametric Portfolio Associates for Eaton Vance Structured International Equity Fund. 

 

(i)  (2) 

Consent of Internal Counsel dated March 31, 2010. 

 

(p) 

(4)  Code of Ethics adopted by Parametric Portfolio Associates effective January 2006 as revised 
    February 4, 2010. 

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