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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000940394-99-000323.txt : 19990811
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000940394-99-000323
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990803

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000102816
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				042325690
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-22019
		FILM NUMBER:		99676768

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24 FEDERAL ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6174828260

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24 FEDERAL ST
		STREET 2:		11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EATON VANCE GROWTH FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VANCE SANDERS COMMON STOCK FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19820915

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BOSTON STOCK FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19730619
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<TYPE>497
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>PROS. SUPPLEMENT FOR ASIAN SMALL COMPANIES FUND
<TEXT>

                     Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund

                            Supplement to Prospectus
                                      dated
                                  July 1, 1999

The following  replaces the second paragraph under "Management and Organization"
on page 5 of the prospectus:

     Scobie  Dickenson Ward and Zaheer  Sitabkhan  co-manage the Portfolio.  Mr.
     Ward has managed the  Portfolio  since its  inception.  He is a Director of
     Lloyd George and has been a portfolio manager at Lloyd George for more than
     five years.

     Zaheer  Sitabkhan  has  managed the  Portfolio  since  August 1, 1999.  Mr.
     Sitabkhan joined Lloyd George Management as an Associate  Director in March
     1995. Prior to that date he was Director of Business Development at Quality
     Sciences Inc., a Cleveland-based software company.


August 1, 1999                                                             ASCPS
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