497 1 letter_cover.htm GT RICHARD BERNSTEIN ALL ASSET STRATEGY FUND SUPPLEMENT XBRL DTD 5-12-2017 EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT

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Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA  02110

(617)482-8260

www.eatonvance.com







May 12, 2017



Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE  

Washington, DC  20549


Attn:  Office of Filings, Information & Consumer Services


Re:

Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the “Registrant”) (1933 Act File No. 002-22019) on behalf of Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy Fund (the “Fund”)      


Ladies and Gentlemen:


On behalf of the Registrant and pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing is an exhibit containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in a supplement dated May 1, 2017 to the Statutory Prospectus dated January 1, 2017. The purpose of the filing is to submit the 497(e) filing dated May 1, 2017 in XBRL for the Fund.


Please contact me at (617) 672-6559, or fax number (617) 672-1559 if you have any questions or comments.


Very truly yours,



/s/ Kathryn Mohrfeld

Kathryn Mohrfeld