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Summary Prospectus dated April 1, 2017

Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund


Class / Ticker   A / EILAX   I / EILIX

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 April 1, 2017, as may be amended or supplemented, 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.

Investment Objective

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

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.  Certain financial intermediaries also may offer variations in Fund sales charges to their customers, which when available will be described in an appendix to the Prospectus.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Sales Charges beginning on page 14 of the Fund's Prospectus and page 21 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A

Class I

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

5.75%

None

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

None

None


Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class A

Class I

Management Fees

0.90%

0.90%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

None

Other Expenses

1.84%

1.84%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

2.99%

2.74%

Expense Reimbursement(1)

(1.59)%

(1.59)%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.40%

1.15%

(1)

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.40% for Class A shares and 1.15% for Class I shares.  This expense reimbursement will continue through March 31, 2018.  Any amendment to or termination of this reimbursement would require approval of the Board of Trustees.  The expense reimbursement relates to ordinary operating expenses only and does not include expenses such as: brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds, taxes or litigation expenses.  Amounts reimbursed may be recouped by the investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser during the same fiscal year to the extent actual expenses are less than the contractual expense cap during such year.

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

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A shares

$709

$1,305

$1,925

$3,587

Class I shares

$117

$699

$1,308

$2,954

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. For the period from the Fund's inception on December 16, 2015 to November 30, 2016, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.



Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of foreign small-cap companies (the “80% Policy”). The portfolio manager generally considers foreign small-cap companies to be companies domiciled in and tied economically to one or more countries represented in the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index (the “MSCI Index”)(which may include stocks of companies trading in the form of depositary receipts) and having market capitalizations within the range of the MSCI Index. The MSCI Index is an unmanaged index, consisting, as of February 28, 2017 of 2,449 companies located in 22 developed-market countries and having a market capitalization range of $56.9 million to $6.8 billion.  The Fund intends to invest in not less than five different countries (primarily developed-marked countries but may include emerging market countries) and more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets may be denominated in any single currency.  The Fund may also invest in publicly traded real estate investment trusts and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), a type of pooled investment vehicle, in order to equitize cash positions or seek exposure to certain markets or market sectors.  The Fund may also lend its securities.

In managing the Fund, the portfolio manager seeks to exploit inefficiencies in the small-cap market through fundamental bottom-up research conducted by the investment adviser’s and sub-adviser’s research staff. The portfolio manager employs a disciplined valuation framework in pursuit of attractive risk adjusted returns. The portfolio manager seeks companies which may be best positioned to benefit from structural growth. The portfolio manager looks for companies that, in his opinion, are high in quality or improving in quality. Such companies typically are well positioned in an industry or niche benefiting from structural change, or companies with differentiated products or services that possess defendable barriers to entry, competitive advantages, and scalable businesses. Characteristics of such companies may also include attractive earnings growth, profit margins and returns on capital which, if reinvested well, can lead to attractive compound rates of return through an economic cycle. The portfolio manager may also seek companies characterized as an improver or a rebounder.  Such companies are typically characterized by either: (i) a catalyst or identifiable positive agent of change, which are not fully reflected in the company’s share price; or (ii) a company whose price was negatively impacted by an overreaction to near-term news or the short-term focus of analysts and momentum investors.  The portfolio manager seeks to manage investment risk by maintaining broad issuer and industry diversification among the Fund’s holdings, and by utilizing fundamental analysis of risk/return characteristics in securities selection. Securities may be sold if, in the opinion of the portfolio manager, the price moves above a fair level of valuation, the company’s fundamentals deteriorate, or to pursue more attractive investment opportunities.

Principal Risks

Equity Investing Risk.  Fund performance is sensitive to stock market volatility.  Stock prices may decline in response to adverse changes in the economy or the economic outlook; deterioration in investor sentiment; interest rate, currency, and commodity price fluctuations; adverse geopolitical, social or environmental developments; issuer- and sector-specific considerations; and other factors.  If the stock market declines, the value of Fund shares will also likely decline.  Although stock prices can rebound, there is no assurance that values will return to previous levels.

Small-Cap Risk.  Because the Fund normally invests primarily in stocks of small-cap companies, it is subject to the risk of underperforming the overall stock market during periods in which stocks of such companies are out of favor and generate lower returns than the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Investment Risk.Because the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in foreign instruments, the value of shares may be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country.  Investment markets in emerging market countries are typically smaller, less liquid and more volatile than developed markets, and emerging market securities often involve higher risk than developed market securities.  Trading in foreign markets often involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The value of investments denominated in foreign currencies can be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign instruments.

Small Company Equity Risk.The stocks of small and emerging 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.  Small and emerging 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. Stocks of small and emerging companies frequently have lower trading volumes making them more volatile and potentially more difficult to value.

Real Estate Risks.  Real estate investments are subject to special risks including changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use, and rents, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer.  Changes in underlying real estate values may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that investments concentrate in particular geographic regions or property types.

ETF Risk.  ETFs are subject to the risks of investing in the underlying securities. ETF shares may trade at a premium or discount to net asset value and are subject to secondary market trading risks. In addition, the Fund will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of an ETF in which it invests.



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Securities Lending Risk.  Securities lending involves possible delay in recovery of the loaned securities or possible loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower fails financially.

Risks Associated with Active Management.  The success of the Fund’s investment program depends on portfolio management’s successful application of analytical skills and investment judgment.  Active management involves subjective decisions.

General Fund Investing Risks.  The Fund is not a complete investment program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.  It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.  The Fund is designed to be a long-term investment vehicle and is not suited for short-term trading. 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 how the Fund’s average annual total returns over time compare with those of a broad-based securities market index.  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.  Absent these reductions, performance would have been lower. Updated Fund performance information can be obtained by visiting www.eatonvance.com.

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During the period from December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2016, the highest quarterly total return for Class A was 8.25% for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, and the lowest quarterly return was -4.00% for the quarter ended December 31, 2016.

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2016

One Year

Life of Fund

Class A Return Before Taxes

-5.07%

-3.64%

Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions

-5.43%

-4.00%

Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions and the Sale of Class A Shares

-2.32%

-2.64%

Class I Return Before Taxes

0.99%

2.24%

MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

4.32%

6.14%

Class A and Class I commenced operations on December 16, 2015.  (Source for the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index: MSCI.)  MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose.  MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder.  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.  Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”).

Investment Sub-Adviser.  Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited (“EVMI”).

Portfolio Manager

Aidan Farrell, Vice President of EVMI, has managed the Fund since its inception in December, 2015.

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 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 and $250,000 for Class I (waived in certain circumstances).  There is no minimum for subsequent investments.



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Tax Information

If your shares are held in a taxable account, the Fund’s distributions will be taxed to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are exempt from taxation.  If your shares are held in a tax-advantaged account, you will generally be taxed only upon withdrawals from the account.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund’s 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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