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Summary Prospectus dated February 1, 2015
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund
Class /Ticker A / EAASX C / ECASX I / EISMX R / ERSMX R6 / ERASX
This Summary Prospectus is designed to provide investors with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated February 1, 2015, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and other information about the Fund, go to http://www.eatonvance.com/funddocuments, email a request to contact@eatonvance.com, call 1-800-262-1122, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund. Unless otherwise noted, page number references refer to the current Prospectus for this Fund.
On January 15, 2013, the Fund discontinued all sales of its shares, except shares purchased by: (1) existing shareholders (including shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions); (2) qualified retirement plans; or (3) fee-based programs (a) sponsored by financial intermediaries for which investment decisions are made on a centralized basis at the discretion of the firm (e.g., model portfolios managed by a firm or its investment committee); and (b) that have selected the Fund prior to the close of business on January 15, 2013. Sales of Fund shares may be further restricted or reopened in the future.
Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth.
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 28 of the Fund's Prospectus and page 22 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R | Class R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.75% | None | None | 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 | None | None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)(1) | Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R | Class R6 |
Management Fees | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25% | 1.00% | n/a | 0.50% | n/a |
Other Expenses | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.05% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.23% | 1.98% | 0.98% | 1.48% | 0.90% |
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Expenses in the table above and the Example below reflect the expenses of the Fund and the SMID-Cap Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the Fund’s master Portfolio.
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:
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” the 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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with small to mid-sized market capitalizations (“small- to mid-cap stocks”). The Fund will normally invest in common stocks of companies having market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in small- to mid-cap stocks (the “80% Policy”). The Fund may also invest in larger companies and in dollar-denominated securities of foreign companies that trade on U.S. exchanges or in the over-the-counter market (including depositary receipts which evidence ownership in underlying foreign stocks). The Fund may also lend its securities.
The portfolio managers seek to invest in quality companies with a demonstrated history of consistent growth and stability in earnings that they believe are attractively valued relative to earnings and cash flow per share. Financial quality is measured by a company’s demonstrated ability to consistently grow earnings. Other characteristics of quality companies include a history of sustained growth in earnings and operating cash flow; high returns on capital; attractive profit margins; and leading industry positions. The portfolio managers seek to purchase stocks of companies capable of sustaining consistent earnings growth while maintaining a strong financial condition. Investments are determined based primarily on fundamental analysis of a company’s financial trends, products and services and other factors. The portfolio managers may utilize “financial quality rankings” provided by nationally recognized rating services as part of their investment analysis but do not rely solely upon such rankings in making investment decisions. The portfolio managers may sell a security when its fundamentals deteriorate or when it is no longer attractively valued in relation to the market as a whole or other potential investments. The portfolio managers seek to manage portfolio risk by constructing a diversified portfolio of undervalued companies and favoring companies with a history of consistent sustained growth and stability in earnings and operating cash flow.
The Fund currently invests its assets in the Portfolio, a separate registered investment company with the same objective and policies as the Fund.
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 (such as small-cap or mid-cap 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. Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks associated with investing in foreign securities including political and economic risks.
Smaller Company Equity Risk. The stocks of smaller, less seasoned companies are generally subject to greater price fluctuations, limited liquidity, higher transaction costs and higher investment risk than the stocks of larger, more established companies. Smaller, less seasoned companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, may be dependent on a limited management group, and may lack substantial capital reserves or an established performance record. There may be generally less publicly available information about such companies than for larger, more established companies.
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 reinvested collateral at a loss or if the sub-adviser is unable to reinvest cash collateral at rates that exceed the costs involved.
Risks Associated with Active Management. The Fund is an actively managed portfolio and its success depends upon the investment skills and analytical abilities of the sub-adviser to develop and effectively implement strategies to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Subjective decisions made by the sub-adviser may cause the Fund to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it may otherwise have capitalized.
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund
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Summary Prospectus dated February 1, 2015
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. Investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment perspective and be able to tolerate potentially sharp declines in value. 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.
Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of two broad-based securities market indices. The returns in the bar chart are for Class A shares and do not reflect a sales charge. If the sales charge was reflected, the returns would be lower. Past performance (both before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of expense reductions for certain periods. Absent these reductions, performance for certain periods would have been lower. Updated Fund performance information can be obtained by visiting www.eatonvance.com.
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For the ten years ended December 31, 2014, the highest quarterly total return for Class A was 17.65% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was –19.71% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2014 | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
Class A Return Before Taxes | –1.13% | 15.12% | 10.41% |
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions | –1.87% | 14.86% | 9.72% |
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions and the Sale of Class A Shares | –0.03% | 12.21% | 8.47% |
Class C Return Before Taxes | 3.12% | 15.62% | 10.63% |
Class I Return Before Taxes | 5.17% | 16.78% | 11.34% |
Class R Return Before Taxes | 4.65% | 16.22% | 10.92% |
Class R6 Return Before Taxes | 5.25% | 16.79% | 11.35% |
Russell 2500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 7.07% | 16.35% | 8.71% |
Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 4.89% | 15.54% | 7.76% |
These returns reflect the maximum sales charge for Class A (5.75%) and any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for Class C. The Class C performance shown above for the period prior to October 1, 2009 (commencement of operations) is the performance of Class A shares, adjusted for the sales charge that applies to Class C shares (but not adjusted for any other differences in expenses of the two classes). The Class R performance shown above for the period between August 3, 2009 (commencement of operations) and December 31, 2004 is the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (but not adjusted for any other differences in expenses of the two classes). The Class R6 performance shown above for the period prior to July 1, 2014 (commencement of operations) is the performance of Class I shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses of the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions, and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. After-tax returns for other Classes of shares will vary from the after-tax returns presented for Class A shares. Return After Taxes on Distributions for a period may be the same as Return Before Taxes for that period because no taxable distributions were made during that period. Also, Return After Taxes on Distributions and the Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares.
Management
Investment Adviser. Boston Management and Research (“BMR”).
Investment Sub-Adviser. Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (“Atlanta Capital”).
Portfolio Managers
William O. Bell, IV, Vice President and Principal of Atlanta Capital, has managed the Portfolio since 2004.
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W. Matthew Hereford, Vice President and Principal of Atlanta Capital, has managed the Portfolio since 2004.
Charles B. Reed, Managing Director and Principal of Atlanta Capital, has managed the Portfolio since it commenced operations in 2002.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund are currently not available for sale to new investors, subject to certain exceptions. Existing Fund investors may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Existing Fund investors may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares either through their financial intermediary or directly from the Fund either by writing to the Fund, 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, Class C and Class R, $250,000 for Class I and $1,000,000 for Class R6 (waived in certain circumstances). There is no minimum for subsequent investments.
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 website for more information.
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Summary Prospectus dated February 1, 2015