N-CSRS 1 d504737dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST Eaton Vance Growth Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-01241

 

 

Eaton Vance Growth Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

July 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

January 31, 2013

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

 

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report January 31, 2013

Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Fund Expenses

     5   

Financial Statements

     6   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     25   

Officers and Trustees

     28   

Important Notices

     29   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Jean-René Adam, CFA, Jean-Pierre Couture, Marc Christopher Lavoie, CFA, Denis Rivest, CFA, Frédéric Imbeault, CFA, each of Hexavest Inc.

 

% Cumulative Total Returns    Inception Date      Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         6.00

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

             –0.10   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         6.10   

MSCI World Index

     08/29/2012         10.33
     
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3    Class A      Class I  

Gross

     1.47      1.22

Net

     1.42         1.17   

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Profile

 

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

     2.4  

AT&T, Inc.

     2.0     

Microsoft Corp.

     1.8     

Walgreen Co.

     1.8     

Procter & Gamble Co.

     1.7     

Pfizer, Inc.

     1.7     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     1.6     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1.6     

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1.5     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1.3     

Total

     17.4    
 

 

Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indices are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: 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. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Cumulative Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Cumulative Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/13. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower.

 

4 

The Fund may obtain exposure to certain market segments through investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). For purposes of the charts, allocations with respect to the Fund’s investments in ETFs are based on the portfolio composition of each ETF as of the Fund’s report date.

 

5 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 29, 2012 – January 31, 2013). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (August 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(8/29/12)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/13)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/29/12 – 1/31/13)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
          

Actual*

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,060.00       $ 6.16 ***      1.40

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,061.00       $ 5.06 ***      1.15
          

*    The Fund had not commenced operations on August 1, 2012. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 156/365 (to reflect the period from the commencement of operations on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

          

          
      Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/12)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/13)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/1/12 – 1/31/13)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
          

Hypothetical**

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.10       $ 7.12 ***      1.40

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.40       $ 5.85 ***      1.15

 

** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

 

*** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 86.0%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

  

BAE Systems PLC

    5,043      $ 27,142   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,387        120,489   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,112        72,324   
                 
    $ 219,955   
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%

  

Toll Holdings, Ltd.

    2,246      $ 12,381   

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,000        33,614   
                 
    $ 45,995   
                 

Auto Components — 0.3%

  

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,100      $ 55,076   

Denso Corp.

    1,100        41,212   
                 
    $ 96,288   
                 

Automobiles — 2.6%

  

Daimler AG

    479      $ 27,879   

Ford Motor Co.

    26,193        339,199   

General Motors Co.(1)

    10,548        296,293   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    500        18,900   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    4,300        44,026   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    3,800        181,505   

Volkswagen AG, PFC Shares

    87        21,539   
                 
    $ 929,341   
                 

Beverages — 3.4%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    446      $ 39,243   

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    2,800        59,508   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR, PFC Shares

    688        32,377   

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    2,548        36,774   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    958        33,405   

Diageo PLC

    3,563        106,064   

Heineken NV

    587        41,279   

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    8,000        99,966   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    5,318        240,267   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    5,527        402,642   

Pernod-Ricard SA

    531        66,467   

SABMiller PLC

    1,226        61,217   
                 
    $ 1,219,209   
                 

Building Products — 0.0%(2)

  

Geberit AG(1)

    39      $ 9,123   
                 
    $ 9,123   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets — 1.3%

  

Credit Suisse Group AG(1)

    2,469      $ 72,916   

Deutsche Bank AG

    496        25,653   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.(1)

    499        20,389   

Man Group PLC

    4,282        6,010   

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,949        100,315   

Partners Group Holding AG

    46        10,799   

State Street Corp.

    3,487        194,052   

UBS AG (1)

    2,365        41,074   
                 
    $ 471,208   
                 

Chemicals — 0.5%

  

Akzo Nobel NV

    229      $ 15,673   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,000        11,543   

BASF SE

    237        24,004   

Givaudan SA (1)

    17        18,877   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    1,100        67,282   

Syngenta AG

    77        33,113   
                 
    $ 170,492   
                 

Commercial Banks — 6.9%

  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    6,162      $ 171,142   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    5,348        53,169   

Banco Bradesco SA ADR, PFC Shares

    911        16,744   

Banco Santander SA

    7,065        59,138   

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    39,000        19,266   

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

    8,000        38,211   

Barclays PLC

    7,572        36,354   

BNP Paribas

    338        21,208   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,135        143,631   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    4,169        67,913   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    16,846        191,569   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    26,000        19,581   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    8,263        16,843   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR, PFC Shares

    1,027        17,695   

KeyCorp

    9,012        84,713   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    46,600        265,021   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    105,000        209,578   

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    2,515        71,865   

Nordea Bank AB

    3,365        37,114   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    759        7,603   

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,653        70,539   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    5,000        200,819   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holding, Inc.

    41,000        151,436   

Swedbank AB, Class A

    870        20,543   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. ADR

    1,232        6,123   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Commercial Banks (continued)

  

U.S. Bancorp

    1,915      $ 63,386   

UniCredit SpA(1)

    2,949        19,036   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    8,184        285,049   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    3,758        109,939   
                 
    $ 2,475,228   
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

  

Brambles, Ltd.

    2,433      $ 20,550   
                 
    $ 20,550   
                 

Communications Equipment — 1.7%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    22,153      $ 455,687   

Nokia Oyj

    1,986        7,795   

Research In Motion, Ltd.(1)

    6,685        86,596   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    4,157        48,351   
                 
    $ 598,429   
                 

Computers & Peripherals — 1.6%

  

Dell, Inc.

    18,232      $ 241,392   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    16,119        266,125   

Toshiba Corp.

    12,000        53,431   
                 
    $ 560,948   
                 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    2,106      $ 8,855   

Bouygues SA

    257        7,292   

Skanska AB, Class B

    935        15,902   

Vinci SA

    311        15,831   
                 
    $ 47,880   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%

  

ING Groep NV(1)

    2,292      $ 23,182   

Investor AB, Class B

    1,262        35,846   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    5,407        254,399   

ORIX Corp.

    470        50,281   
                 
    $ 363,708   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.8%

  

AT&T, Inc.

    20,295      $ 706,063   

BCE, Inc.

    3,670        163,041   

Belgacom SA

    377        11,501   

Bell Aliant, Inc.

    11,452        298,184   

BT Group PLC

    17,884        70,548   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    408        13,044   
Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    2,633      $ 32,347   

France Telecom SA

    5,588        63,462   

Inmarsat PLC

    1,434        14,661   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    2,504        14,077   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    5,400        226,160   

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    21,000        59,357   

Swisscom AG

    167        74,072   

Telefonica SA

    2,294        33,201   

Telenor ASA

    3,735        82,284   

TeliaSonera AB

    11,523        83,116   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    16,886        81,053   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    7,733        337,236   

Vivendi SA

    3,166        67,802   
                 
    $ 2,431,209   
                 

Electric Utilities — 4.6%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,829      $ 218,705   

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,400        17,684   

Duke Energy Corp.

    4,162        286,096   

Edison International

    3,227        155,509   

Enel SpA

    3,957        17,253   

Entergy Corp.

    2,705        174,743   

Exelon Corp.

    6,226        195,746   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,238        50,127   

Iberdrola SA

    1,435        7,722   

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

    1,700        16,197   

Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR(1)

    841        12,623   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    3,398        244,826   

Northeast Utilities

    1,343        54,700   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,035        55,248   

PPL Corp.

    3,905        118,283   

Southern Co. (The)

    490        21,673   
                 
    $ 1,647,135   
                 

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

  

ABB, Ltd.(1)

    3,934      $ 84,332   

Alstom SA

    401        17,775   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    5,000        41,439   

Nidec Corp.

    600        34,297   

Schneider Electric SA

    272        20,693   
                 
    $ 198,536   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

  

Hitachi, Ltd.

    8,310      $ 49,312   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. GDR(3)

    1,720        9,856   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

  

Hoya Corp.

    1,900      $ 36,686   

Kyocera Corp.

    500        45,290   
                 
    $ 141,144   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5%

  

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    4,192      $ 187,466   

Halliburton Co.

    7,617        309,859   

Nabors Industries, Ltd.(1)

    3,513        58,562   
                 
    $ 555,887   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 6.4%

  

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    4,400      $ 49,906   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    195        19,096   

Delhaize Group SA

    271        12,858   

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

    1,500        60,257   

J Sainsbury PLC

    1,611        8,441   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    605        8,890   

Kroger Co. (The)

    5,786        160,272   

Lawson, Inc.

    900        65,220   

Metro AG

    270        8,338   

Safeway, Inc.

    7,838        150,881   

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

    4,700        142,778   

Sysco Corp.

    2,967        94,262   

Tesco PLC

    19,441        109,873   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V ADR

    253        8,167   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    7,688        537,776   

Walgreen Co.

    15,934        636,723   

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    2,291        89,906   

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    4,190        16,666   

Woolworths, Ltd.

    3,572        116,367   
                 
    $ 2,296,677   
                 

Food Products — 3.0%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    6,345      $ 181,023   

Danone SA

    1,332        92,273   

Dean Foods Co.(1)

    4,042        74,009   

H.J. Heinz Co.

    814        49,353   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    1,488        51,500   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    1,066        49,271   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    3,503        97,348   

Nestle SA

    3,947        277,148   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,487        55,012   

Unilever NV

    2,421        98,090   

Unilever PLC

    1,545        62,933   
                 
    $ 1,087,960   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Gas Utilities — 0.3%

  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    12,000      $ 45,013   

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    13,000        61,303   
                 
    $ 106,316   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    5,752      $ 194,878   

Coloplast A/S

    210        11,079   

Essilor International SA

    304        30,986   

Medtronic, Inc.

    4,103        191,200   

Smith and Nephew PLC

    5,645        65,093   

Stryker Corp.

    2,451        153,555   
                 
    $ 646,791   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    3,485      $ 158,114   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    3,578        156,752   

McKesson Corp.

    476        50,090   
                 
    $ 364,956   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

  

Compass Group PLC

    3,717      $ 44,996   

Crown, Ltd.

    3,921        47,377   

Sodexo

    207        18,452   

Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.

    4,716        15,009   

Tatts Group, Ltd.

    5,757        19,540   
                 
    $ 145,374   
                 

Household Products — 2.2%

  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    709      $ 63,462   

Procter & Gamble Co.

    8,025        603,159   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    1,866        124,317   
                 
    $ 790,938   
                 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.8%

  

AES Corp. (The)

    4,822      $ 52,270   

Calpine Corp.(1)

    4,250        83,853   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    6,528        156,672   
                 
    $ 292,795   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%

  

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

    2,303      $ 71,729   

Siemens AG

    749        82,063   
                 
    $ 153,792   
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance — 1.2%

  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    22,702      $ 90,311   

Aviva PLC

    2,719        15,842   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ADR

    210        10,506   

MetLife, Inc.

    2,158        80,580   

Prudential PLC

    1,343        20,387   

Sampo Oyj

    441        15,831   

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,500        42,226   

Suncorp Group, Ltd.

    3,831        42,459   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    2,300        67,924   

Zurich Insurance Group AG(1)

    154        44,285   
                 
    $ 430,351   
                 

Machinery — 0.1%

  

SMC Corp.

    200      $ 34,617   
                 
    $ 34,617   
                 

Media — 0.5%

  

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

    2,434      $ 31,485   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    285        9,790   

JCDecaux SA

    289        8,072   

Lagardere SCA

    656        23,712   

News Corp., Class B

    710        20,071   

Pearson PLC

    1,049        19,851   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    3,589        39,063   

WPP PLC

    1,266        19,879   
                 
    $ 171,923   
                 

Metals & Mining — 3.2%

  

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(1)

    360      $ 8,525   

Anglo American PLC

    249        7,448   

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. ADR

    240        6,725   

ArcelorMittal

    175        3,003   

AuRico Gold, Inc.(1)

    16,517        116,086   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    2,600        82,791   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,644        52,477   

BHP Billiton PLC

    1,378        47,254   

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

    2,512        98,802   

Centerra Gold, Inc.

    511        4,642   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    2,625        29,345   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    1,085        38,215   

IAMGOLD Corp.

    16,552        135,914   

Kinross Gold Corp.

    22,925        188,015   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    1,144        28,021   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    1,361        58,469   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    1,837        8,819   
Security   Shares     Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

  

Osisko Mining Corp.(1)

    3,696      $ 25,606   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    3,590        62,701   

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    59        5,557   

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,420        80,222   

SEMAFO, Inc.

    5,333        14,918   

Xstrata PLC

    1,183        22,155   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    637        10,410   
                 
    $ 1,136,120   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 2.7%

  

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    2,824      $ 45,410   

Ameren Corp.

    1,919        62,252   

Centrica PLC

    3,401        18,886   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    2,682        152,552   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    1,185        64,120   

DTE Energy Co.

    1,106        70,021   

E.ON AG

    1,207        20,988   

GDF Suez

    2,846        58,382   

PG&E Corp.

    7,684        327,646   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    4,629        144,332   
                 
    $ 964,589   
                 

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

  

Dollar General Corp.(1)

    599      $ 27,686   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

    675        26,993   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    472        26,762   
                 
    $ 81,441   
                 

Office Electronics — 0.1%

  

Canon, Inc.

    937      $ 34,121   

Neopost SA

    72        4,110   
                 
    $ 38,231   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.1%

  

BG Group PLC

    5,079      $ 90,147   

BP PLC

    25,078        185,640   

Cairn Energy PLC(1)

    522        2,372   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    4,265        128,797   

Chevron Corp.

    1,906        219,476   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    6,326        569,150   

INPEX Corp.

    7        40,529   

OAO Gazprom ADR

    2,781        26,281   

OMV AG

    81        3,337   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

    489        8,846   
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

Repsol SA

    224      $ 4,996   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    908        32,187   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    412        14,571   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    2,930        106,496   

Statoil ASA

    3,375        89,918   

Total SA

    2,099        113,750   

TransCanada Corp.

    3,422        161,974   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    457        16,928   
                 
    $ 1,815,395   
                 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

  

Domtar Corp.

    1,036      $ 86,226   
                 
    $ 86,226   
                 

Personal Products — 0.3%

  

Kao Corp.

    2,700      $ 77,452   

L’Oreal SA

    304        45,142   
                 
    $ 122,594   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 12.3%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

    5,752      $ 211,041   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    3,800        193,441   

AstraZeneca PLC

    3,451        166,751   

Bayer AG

    741        73,124   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,769        100,072   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    700        14,400   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    4,000        67,722   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    6,112        328,153   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    4,837        110,641   

Johnson & Johnson

    11,803        872,478   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    13,246        572,889   

Merck KGaA

    59        8,203   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    2,800        37,536   

Novartis AG

    3,390        230,440   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    240        44,182   

Pfizer, Inc.

    21,878        596,832   

Roche Holding AG PC

    1,083        239,385   

Sanofi

    1,341        130,729   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    900        37,065   

Shire PLC

    2,359        78,914   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    4,200        215,824   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

    1,780        67,635   
                 
    $ 4,397,457   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Professional Services — 0.0%(2)

  

Adecco SA(1)

    236      $ 13,533   
                 
    $ 13,533   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%

  

Dexus Property Group

    31,229      $ 34,043   

Mirvac Group

    37,910        62,921   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group(1)

    524        891   

Stockland

    18,404        66,176   

Westfield Group

    9,025        105,321   

Westfield Retail Trust

    14,755        49,413   
                 
    $ 318,765   
                 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

  

Cheung Kong (Holdings), Ltd.

    4,000      $ 65,551   
                 
    $ 65,551   
                 

Road & Rail — 0.6%

  

Asciano, Ltd.

    2,581      $ 13,019   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    400        34,986   

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,500        101,261   

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,500        59,150   
                 
    $ 208,416   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

    27,835      $ 72,371   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR(4)

    19        12,616   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    968        17,172   
                 
    $ 102,159   
                 

Software — 2.0%

  

Microsoft Corp.

    24,106      $ 662,192   

SAP AG

    506        41,495   
                 
    $ 703,687   
                 

Specialty Retail — 0.5%

  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    5,755      $ 93,576   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,223        81,796   

Kingfisher PLC

    2,679        11,448   

RadioShack Corp.

    1,440        4,738   
                 
    $ 191,558   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

  

Adidas AG

    218      $ 20,245   
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)

  

Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, Class A

    713      $ 58,569   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    491        92,444   
                 
    $ 171,258   
                 

Tobacco — 1.7%

  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,789      $ 92,977   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    2,195        81,619   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    5,400        168,486   

Reynolds American, Inc.

    5,500        241,890   

Swedish Match AB

    454        17,039   
                 
    $ 602,011   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6%

  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,500      $ 16,964   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    3,200        67,511   

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    6,100        92,194   

Sumitomo Corp.

    4,400        56,915   
                 
    $ 233,584   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%

  

America Movil SAB de CV ADR, Series L

    325      $ 8,177   

China Mobile, Ltd. ADR

    475        25,982   

KDDI Corp.

    2,100        156,253   

MTN Group, Ltd. ADR

    1,507        29,688   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    155        234,992   

SoftBank Corp.

    3,900        138,964   

Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)

    20,533        115,601   

Vodafone Group PLC

    63,713        173,883   
                 
    $ 883,540   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $29,320,447)

    $ 30,860,870   
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 7.6%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 7.6%

  

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (The)

    4,677      $ 81,286   

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    4,730        711,676   

iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund

    372        15,427   

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

    6,850        178,922   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

    3,706        163,879   

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

    32,528        324,304   

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund

    1,831        26,458   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 7.6%

  

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

    1,009      $ 60,106   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

    4,098        117,613   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

    6,495        119,963   

iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund

    1,141        29,643   

iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund

    124        5,641   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    6,032        902,990   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $2,610,905)

    $ 2,737,908   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 4.7%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.12%(5)

  $ 1,681      $ 1,680,988   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,680,988)

    $ 1,680,988   
                 

Total Investments — 98.3%
(identified cost $33,612,340)

    $ 35,279,766   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.7%

    $ 595,280   
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 35,875,046   
                 

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(3) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At January 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $9,856 or less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At January 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $12,616 or less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(5) 

Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

United States

    45.8   $ 16,452,059   

Japan

    12.4        4,463,484   

United Kingdom

    7.0        2,500,953   

Canada

    4.4        1,599,712   

Australia

    4.2        1,498,938   

Switzerland

    3.4        1,228,055   

France

    2.6        927,468   

Germany

    1.1        385,878   

Sweden

    1.0        347,310   

Other (less than 1.0% each)

    4.1        1,457,013   
                 

Common Stocks

    86.0   $ 30,860,870   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7.6        2,737,908   

Short-Term Investments

    4.7        1,680,988   
                 

Total Investments

    98.3   $ 35,279,766   
                 
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2013  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $31,931,352)

  $ 33,598,778   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $1,680,988)

    1,680,988   

Cash

    71,552   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $719,275)

    721,728   

Dividends receivable

    41,479   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    332   

Receivable for investments sold

    939,423   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    25,772   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    99,271   

Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    99,900   

Tax reclaims receivable

    1,882   

Total assets

  $ 37,281,105   
Liabilities        

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 1,220,689   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    22,658   

Payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    74,849   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    12,816   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    22,788   

Distribution and service fees

    1,366   

Other

    7,844   

Accrued expenses

    43,049   

Total liabilities

  $ 1,406,059   

Net Assets

  $ 35,875,046   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 34,470,125   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain

    (247,041

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (96,448

Net unrealized appreciation

    1,748,410   

Total

  $ 35,875,046   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 6,509,960   

Shares Outstanding

    621,396   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.48   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 11.12   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 29,365,086   

Shares Outstanding

    2,799,981   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.49   

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   Period Ended
January 31, 2013(1)
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $8,906)

  $ 272,243   

Interest

    66   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    1,445   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (144

Total investment income

  $ 273,610   
Expenses        

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 92,696   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    1,547   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    871   

Custodian fee

    28,072   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    1,019   

Legal and accounting services

    17,631   

Printing and postage

    3,953   

Registration fees

    21,310   

Miscellaneous

    3,198   

Total expenses

  $ 170,297   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 34,079   

Total expense reductions

  $ 34,079   

Net expenses

  $ 136,218   

Net investment income

  $ 137,392   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (105,090

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    44   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    14,967   

Disposal of investments in violation of restrictions

    1,861   

Net realized loss

  $ (88,218

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 1,667,426   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    80,984   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 1,748,410   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 1,660,192   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 1,797,584   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited)(1)

 

From operations —

 

Net investment income

  $ 137,392   

Net realized loss from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and disposal of investments in violation of restrictions

    (88,218

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,748,410   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 1,797,584   

Distributions to shareholders —

 

From net investment income

 

Class A

  $ (44,625

Class I

    (189,215

From net realized gain

 

Class A

    (30,309

Class I

    (128,514

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (392,663

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Class A

  $ 6,458,176   

Class I

    28,118,380   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

Class A

    74,808   

Class I

    5,103   

Cost of shares redeemed

 

Class A

    (186,070

Class I

    (272

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 34,470,125   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 35,875,046   
Net Assets        

At beginning of period

  $   

At end of period

  $ 35,875,046   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets        

At end of period

  $ (96,448

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
     Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)(1)
 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.004   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.601   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.605   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.075

From net realized gain

    (0.050

Total distributions

  $ (0.125

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.480   

Total Return(3)

    6.00 %(4)(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 6,510   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(6)

    1.40 %(7) 

Net investment income

    0.10 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover

    29 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

During the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund realized a gain on the disposal of investments which did not meet the Fund’s investment guidelines. The gain was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the period ended January 31, 2013.

 

(6) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.30% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited)(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.054   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.561   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.615   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.075

From net realized gain

    (0.050

Total distributions

  $ (0.125

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.490   

Total Return(3)

    6.10 %(4)(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 29,365   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(6)

    1.15 %(7) 

Net investment income

    1.23 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover

    29 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

During the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund realized a gain on the disposal of investments which did not meet the Fund’s investment guidelines. The gain was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the period ended January 31, 2013.

 

(6) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.30% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on August 29, 2012. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing 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 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. 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. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s 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. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of January 31, 2013, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

 

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

G Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

I Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the 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. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

J Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2013 and for the period then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

It is the present policy of the Fund to make one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute at least annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the period from the start of business on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $92,696 or 0.80% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Hexavest Inc. (Hexavest), an affiliate of EVM and a registered investment adviser. EVM pays Hexavest a portion of its advisory and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

EVM and Hexavest have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.40% and 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

terminated after November 30, 2013. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $34,079 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the period ended January 31, 2013.

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the period ended January 31, 2013, EVM earned $84 in sub-transfer agent fees. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the period ended January 31, 2013, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plan

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the period ended January 31, 2013 amounted to $1,547 for Class A shares.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $39,565,421 and $7,530,840, respectively, for the period ended January 31, 2013.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Class A   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)(1)
 

Sales

    631,985   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    7,407   

Redemptions

    (17,996

Net increase

    621,396   
 
Class I   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)(1)
 

Sales

    2,799,503   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    505   

Redemptions

    (27

Net increase

    2,799,981   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At January 31, 2013, EVM owned approximately 73% and accounts advised by EVM and an investment company sponsored by EVM owned in the aggregate approximately 19% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2013, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 33,612,340   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,095,225   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (427,799

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 1,667,426   

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at January 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/20/13   Australian Dollar
315,409
   United States Dollar
329,311
   State Street Trust Company Canada    $ 1,492   
3/20/13   Australian Dollar
728,775
   Euro
557,200
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (693
3/20/13   Canadian Dollar
2,867,718
   United States Dollar
2,891,913
   State Street Trust Company Canada      20,199   
3/20/13   Euro
73,787
   United States Dollar
96,226
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (3,986
3/20/13   Norwegian Krone
238,000
   United States Dollar
41,979
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (1,510
3/21/13   Japanese Yen
43,305,478
   United States Dollar
526,088
   State Street Trust Company Canada      52,377   
3/21/13   Japanese Yen
21,500,000
   United States Dollar
242,489
   State Street Trust Company Canada      7,304   
3/21/13   Japanese Yen
64,439,000
   United States Dollar
711,145
   State Street Trust Company Canada      6,258   
                   $ 81,441   
          

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Purchases

                    
Settlement Date   In Exchange For    Deliver    Counterparty    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/20/13   British Pound Sterling
131,000
   Euro
156,055
   State Street Trust Company Canada    $ (4,228
3/20/13   British Pound Sterling
366,623
   United States Dollar
590,964
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (9,640
3/20/13   Danish Krone
496,000
   United States Dollar
86,608
   State Street Trust Company Canada      3,700   
3/20/13   Hong Kong Dollar
7,976,482
   United States Dollar
1,029,363
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (690
3/20/13   New Zealand Dollar
16,000
   United States Dollar
13,339
   State Street Trust Company Canada      48   
3/20/13   Singapore Dollar
153,265
   United States Dollar
125,511
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (1,681
3/20/13   Swedish Krona
662,403
   United States Dollar
99,399
   State Street Trust Company Canada      4,689   
3/20/13   Swiss Franc
50,760
   United States Dollar
54,561
   State Street Trust Company Canada      1,243   
3/26/13   Indian Rupee
3,481,000
   United States Dollar
62,823
   State Street Trust Company Canada      1,961   
12/31/13   Hong Kong Dollar
240,000
   United States Dollar
30,994
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (19
12/31/13   Singapore Dollar
21,000
   United States Dollar
17,182
   State Street Trust Company Canada      (211
                   $ (4,828

At January 31, 2013, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At January 31, 2013, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $97,507.

The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $199,171, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a master netting agreement with its derivative counterparty, which allows it and the counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $97,500 due to the master netting agreement. The counterparty may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparty with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 99,271 (1)     $ (22,658 )(2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the period ended January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ (22,699 )(1)     $ 76,613 (2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the period ended January 31, 2013, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $7,909,000.

10  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $600 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the period ended January 31, 2013.

11  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. 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. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

12  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2013, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 815,247       $ 971,936       $         —       $ 1,787,183   

Consumer Staples

    3,762,799         2,356,590                 6,119,389   

Energy

    1,670,411         700,871                 2,371,282   

Financials

    1,182,366         2,942,445                 4,124,811   

Health Care

    3,586,054         1,823,150                 5,409,204   

Industrials

    192,813         993,168                 1,185,981   

Information Technology

    1,824,007         320,591                 2,144,598   

Materials

    921,065         471,773                 1,392,838   

Telecommunication Services

    1,697,016         1,617,733                 3,314,749   

Utilities

    2,701,997         308,838                 3,010,835   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 18,353,775       $ 12,507,095    $       $ 30,860,870   

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 2,737,908       $       $       $ 2,737,908   

Short-Term Investments

            1,680,988                 1,680,988   

Total Investments

  $ 21,091,683       $ 14,188,083       $       $ 35,279,766   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 99,271       $       $ 99,271   

Total

  $ 21,091,683       $ 14,287,354       $       $ 35,379,037   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (22,658    $       $ (22,658

Total

  $       $ (22,658    $       $ (22,658

 

* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on August 6, 2012, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreements of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, and Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Hexavest Inc. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management. The Board reviewed information furnished for the August 6, 2012 meeting as well as information previously furnished with respect to the approval of other investment advisory agreements for other Eaton Vance Funds. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

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The advisory and related fees to be paid by each Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of each Fund;

 

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Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-adviser for managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing each Fund, if applicable, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to each Fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

 

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Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to each Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed;

 

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Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and Sub-adviser as a result of brokerage allocation for each Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and each Fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;

 

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The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of each Fund’s assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about the Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

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Reports and/or other information provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser describing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and Sub-adviser;

 

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Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for each Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

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Copies of the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

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Copies of or descriptions of the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

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Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

 

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Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates;

 

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A description of the Adviser’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

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Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

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Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the Adviser (which is the administrator) and the Sub-adviser; and

 

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The terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of each Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser and Sub-

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

adviser, including their fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement for each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund and, with respect to the Adviser, whose responsibilities may include supervising the Sub-adviser and coordinating activities in implementing each Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board noted the Sub-adviser’s experience employing a top-down investment approach that incorporates proprietary fundamental research and quantitative models. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies domiciled in developed countries, including the United States. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities located in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in U.S. equities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention expected to be devoted to Fund matters by senior management.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by the Adviser and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of each investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

Because the Funds have not yet commenced operations, the Funds have no performance record.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual fee rates to be payable by each Fund for advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider and each Fund’s estimated expense ratio for a one-year period.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits projected to be realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to each Fund. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with each Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for each Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the sub-adviser, are reasonable.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and each Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of each Fund, the structures of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Funds to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

President

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

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Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

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None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

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Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

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We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Hexavest Inc.

1250 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 4200

Montréal, Quebec

Canada    H3B 4W8

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
* FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report January 31, 2013

Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Fund Expenses

     5   

Financial Statements

     6   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     24   

Officers and Trustees

     26   

Important Notices

     27   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Performance 1,2

 

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Jean-René Adam, CFA, Jean-Pierre Couture, Marc Christopher Lavoie, CFA, Denis Rivest, CFA, Frédéric Imbeault, CFA, each of Hexavest Inc.

 

% Cumulative Total Returns    Inception
Date
     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         8.28

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

             2.06   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         8.45   

MSCI EAFE Index

     08/29/2012         15.09
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3    Class A      Class I  

Gross

     1.48      1.23

Net

     1.43         1.18   

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Profile

 

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5

 

 

Nestle SA

    2.2

Roche Holding AG PC

    1.9   

Novartis AG

    1.8   

Sanofi

    1.7   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1.5   

Vodafone Group PLC

    1.4   

BP PLC

    1.4   

AstraZeneca PLC

    1.3   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    1.1   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1.1   

 

 

Total

    15.4

 

 
 

 

Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI indices are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: 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. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 Cumulative Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Cumulative Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

3 Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/13. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower.

 

4 The Fund may obtain exposure to certain market segments through investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). For purposes of the charts, allocations with respect to the Fund’s investments in ETFs are based on the portfolio composition of each ETF as of the Fund’s report date.

 

5 Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 29, 2012 – January 31, 2013). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (August 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(8/29/12)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/13)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/29/12 – 1/31/13)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual*

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,082.80       $ 6.23 ***      1.40

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,084.50       $ 5.12 ***      1.15
          

*    The Fund had not commenced operations on August 1, 2012. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 156/365 (to reflect the period from the commencement of operations on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

          

          
      Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/12)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/13)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/1/12 – 1/31/13)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Hypothetical**

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.10       $ 7.12 ***      1.40

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.40       $ 5.85 ***      1.15

 

** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

 

*** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 88.5%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

               

BAE Systems PLC

    2,554      $ 13,746   
                 
    $ 13,746   
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

               

Toll Holdings, Ltd.

    1,148      $ 6,328   

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

    600        10,085   
                 
    $ 16,413   
                 

Auto Components — 0.6%

               

Bridgestone Corp.

    700      $ 18,359   

Denso Corp.

    400        14,986   
                 
    $ 33,345   
                 

Automobiles — 1.4%

               

Daimler AG

    220      $ 12,804   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    200        7,560   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,000        10,238   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    800        38,212   

Volkswagen AG, PFC Shares

    26        6,437   
                 
    $ 75,251   
                 

Beverages — 3.5%

               

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    226      $ 19,885   

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    700        14,877   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR, PFC Shares

    83        3,906   

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    839        12,109   

Diageo PLC

    1,698        50,546   

Heineken NV

    298        20,956   

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,000        12,496   

Pernod-Ricard SA

    271        33,922   

SABMiller PLC

    445        22,220   
                 
    $ 190,917   
                 

Building Products — 0.1%

               

Geberit AG(1)

    17      $ 3,977   
                 
    $ 3,977   
                 

Capital Markets — 1.5%

               

Credit Suisse Group AG(1)

    1,044      $ 30,832   

Deutsche Bank AG

    288        14,895   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.(1)

    294        12,013   

Man Group PLC

    2,032        2,852   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Capital Markets (continued)

               

Partners Group Holding AG

    27      $ 6,339   

UBS AG(1)

    956        16,603   
                 
    $ 83,534   
                 

Chemicals — 1.5%

  

Akzo Nobel NV

    178      $ 12,183   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    1,000        5,772   

BASF SE

    147        14,888   

Givaudan SA(1)

    8        8,883   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    400        24,466   

Syngenta AG

    34        14,621   
                 
  $ 80,813   
                 

Commercial Banks — 11.4%

               

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    1,634      $ 45,382   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,600        25,849   

Banco Bradesco SA ADR, PFC Shares

    110        2,022   

Banco Santander SA

    3,578        29,950   

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    7,000        3,458   

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

    2,000        9,553   

Barclays PLC

    3,460        16,612   

BNP Paribas

    213        13,365   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    606        40,768   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    7,121        80,978   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    5,000        3,766   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    6,552        13,355   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR, PFC Shares

    124        2,136   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    11,000        62,558   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    29,900        59,680   

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    716        20,459   

Nordea Bank AB

    1,363        15,033   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    330        3,306   

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,024        27,227   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1,300        52,213   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holding, Inc.

    9,000        33,242   

Swedbank AB, Class A

    508        11,995   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. ADR

    226        1,123   

UniCredit SpA(1)

    2,392        15,441   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,124        32,882   
                 
  $ 622,353   
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

               

Brambles, Ltd.

    1,240      $ 10,474   
                 
  $ 10,474   
                 
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

               

Nokia Oyj

    2,086      $ 8,187   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,858        21,611   
                 
  $ 29,798   
                 

Computers & Peripherals — 0.2%

               

Toshiba Corp.

    3,000      $ 13,358   
                 
  $ 13,358   
                 

Construction & Engineering — 0.6%

               

Balfour Beatty PLC

    1,049      $ 4,411   

Bouygues SA

    227        6,441   

Skanska AB, Class B

    598        10,170   

Vinci SA

    194        9,875   
                 
  $ 30,897   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

               

ING Groep NV(1)

    1,425      $ 14,413   

Investor AB, Class B

    639        18,150   

ORIX Corp.

    130        13,908   
                 
  $ 46,471   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.7%

               

Belgacom SA

    296      $ 9,030   

BT Group PLC

    7,733        30,505   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    75        2,398   

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,332        16,364   

France Telecom SA

    2,525        28,676   

Inmarsat PLC

    840        8,588   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,918        10,782   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    1,400        58,634   

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    6,000        16,959   

Swisscom AG

    68        30,161   

Telefonica SA

    1,411        20,421   

Telenor ASA

    1,527        33,641   

TeliaSonera AB

    4,514        32,560   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    5,265        25,272   

Vivendi SA

    1,834        39,276   
                 
  $ 363,267   
                 

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

               

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    700      $ 8,842   

Enel SpA

    2,457        10,713   

Iberdrola SA

    895        4,816   

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

    800        7,622   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Electric Utilities (continued)

               

Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR(1)

    154      $ 2,312   
                 
  $ 34,305   
                 

Electrical Equipment — 1.6%

               

ABB, Ltd.(1)

    1,877      $ 40,237   

Alstom SA

    303        13,431   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,000        8,288   

Nidec Corp.

    200        11,432   

Schneider Electric SA

    208        15,824   
                 
  $ 89,212   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9%

               

Hitachi, Ltd.

    2,622      $ 15,559   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. GDR(2)

    315        1,805   

Hoya Corp.

    600        11,585   

Kyocera Corp.

    200        18,116   
                 
  $ 47,065   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 4.3%

               

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    1,000      $ 11,342   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    120        11,752   

Delhaize Group SA

    205        9,726   

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

    300        12,051   

J Sainsbury PLC

    849        4,448   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    377        5,540   

Lawson, Inc.

    200        14,493   

Metro AG

    167        5,158   

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,300        39,492   

Tesco PLC

    7,953        44,947   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V ADR

    46        1,485   

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    697        27,353   

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    2,271        9,033   

Woolworths, Ltd.

    1,193        38,865   
                 
    $ 235,685   
                 

Food Products — 4.5%

               

Danone SA

    636      $ 44,058   

Nestle SA

    1,711        120,142   

Unilever NV

    1,366        55,345   

Unilever PLC

    574        23,381   
                 
    $ 242,926   
                 

Gas Utilities — 0.8%

               

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    5,000      $ 18,755   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Gas Utilities (continued)

               

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    5,000      $ 23,578   
                 
    $ 42,333   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%

               

Coloplast A/S

    125      $ 6,595   

Essilor International SA

    165        16,818   

Smith and Nephew PLC

    1,978        22,808   
                 
    $ 46,221   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

               

Compass Group PLC

    1,644      $ 19,901   

Crown, Ltd.

    1,132        13,678   

Sodexo

    146        13,015   

Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.

    2,537        8,074   

Tatts Group, Ltd.

    3,090        10,488   
                 
    $ 65,156   
                 

Household Products — 1.0%

               

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    803      $ 53,497   
                 
    $ 53,497   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

               

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

    1,288      $ 40,116   

Siemens AG

    142        15,558   
                 
    $ 55,674   
                 

Insurance — 2.4%

               

AIA Group, Ltd.

    6,925      $ 27,548   

Aviva PLC

    1,678        9,777   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ADR

    38        1,901   

Prudential PLC

    895        13,586   

Sampo Oyj

    353        12,672   

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    600        10,134   

Suncorp Group, Ltd.

    1,126        12,480   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    800        23,626   

Zurich Insurance Group AG(1)

    66        18,979   
                 
    $ 130,703   
                 

Machinery — 0.3%

               

SMC Corp.

    100      $ 17,308   
                 
    $ 17,308   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Media — 1.8%

               

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

    1,103      $ 14,268   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    199        6,836   

JC Decaux SA

    177        4,944   

Lagardere SCA

    496        17,928   

News Corp., Class B

    374        10,572   

Pearson PLC

    569        10,768   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    1,722        18,742   

WPP PLC

    753        11,824   
                 
    $ 95,882   
                 

Metals & Mining — 3.5%

               

Anglo American PLC

    155      $ 4,636   

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. ADR

    29        813   

ArcelorMittal

    106        1,819   

AuRico Gold, Inc.(1)

    1,391        9,776   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    363        11,559   

BHP Billiton PLC

    611        20,952   

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

    754        29,656   

Centerra Gold, Inc.

    82        745   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    389        4,349   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    202        7,115   

IAMGOLD Corp.

    977        8,026   

Kinross Gold Corp.

    1,252        10,268   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    246        6,026   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    119        5,112   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    871        4,181   

Osisko Mining Corp.(1)

    115        797   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    594        10,374   

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    15        1,413   

Rio Tinto PLC

    617        34,857   

SEMAFO, Inc.

    528        1,477   

Xstrata PLC

    684        12,810   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    136        2,223   
                 
  $ 188,984   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 1.2%

  

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    889      $ 14,295   

Centrica PLC

    2,111        11,722   

E.ON AG

    748        13,006   

GDF Suez

    1,253        25,704   
                 
  $ 64,727   
                 

Office Electronics — 0.3%

               

Canon, Inc.

    294      $ 10,706   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Office Electronics (continued)

               

Neopost SA

    59      $ 3,368   
                 
  $ 14,074   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.4%

               

BG Group PLC

    2,418      $ 42,917   

BP PLC

    10,247        75,853   

Cairn Energy PLC(1)

    253        1,150   

OAO Gazprom ADR

    337        3,185   

OMV AG

    51        2,101   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

    89        1,610   

Repsol SA

    136        3,033   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    409        14,498   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    277        9,797   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    1,200        43,616   

Statoil ASA

    1,307        34,822   

Total SA

    982        53,217   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    236        8,742   
                 
  $ 294,541   
                 

Personal Products — 1.0%

               

Kao Corp.

    900      $ 25,817   

L’Oreal SA

    212        31,481   
                 
  $ 57,298   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 12.7%

               

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    900      $ 45,815   

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,485        71,755   

Bayer AG

    339        33,454   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    400        8,228   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    1,200        20,317   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    2,303        52,679   

Merck KGaA

    36        5,005   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    700        9,384   

Novartis AG

    1,455        98,906   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    121        22,275   

Roche Holding AG PC

    461        101,899   

Sanofi

    924        90,077   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    300        12,355   

Shire PLC

    954        31,913   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1,200        61,664   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

    708        26,902   
                 
    $ 692,628   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Professional Services — 0.2%

               

Adecco SA(1)

    147      $ 8,429   
                 
    $ 8,429   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.8%

               

Dexus Property Group

    10,292      $ 11,219   

Mirvac Group

    11,692        19,406   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group(1)

    227        386   

Stockland

    5,321        19,133   

Westfield Group

    2,887        33,691   

Westfield Retail Trust

    4,261        14,270   
                 
    $ 98,105   
                 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

               

Cheung Kong (Holdings), Ltd.

    1,000      $ 16,388   
                 
    $ 16,388   
                 

Road & Rail — 1.3%

               

Asciano, Ltd.

    1,291      $ 6,512   

East Japan Railway Co.

    600        40,505   

West Japan Railway Co.

    600        23,660   
                 
    $ 70,677   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

               

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR(3)

    3      $ 1,992   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    177        3,140   
                 
    $ 5,132   
                 

Software — 0.2%

               

SAP AG

    136      $ 11,153   
                 
    $ 11,153   
                 

Specialty Retail — 0.8%

               

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    948      $ 34,882   

Kingfisher PLC

    1,522        6,504   
                 
    $ 41,386   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.5%

               

Adidas AG

    135      $ 12,537   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, Class A

    283        23,247   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    234        44,057   
                 
    $ 79,841   
                 
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Tobacco — 2.4%

               

British American Tobacco PLC

    835      $ 43,396   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    935        34,767   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    1,400        43,682   

Swedish Match AB

    281        10,546   
                 
    $ 132,391   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.5%

               

ITOCHU Corp.

    700      $ 7,917   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,100        23,207   

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    2,200        33,250   

Sumitomo Corp.

    1,500        19,403   
                 
    $ 83,777   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.5%

               

America Movil SAB de CV ADR, Series L

    59      $ 1,484   

China Mobile, Ltd. ADR

    70        3,829   

KDDI Corp.

    200        14,881   

MTN Group, Ltd. ADR

    182        3,585   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    39        59,127   

SoftBank Corp.

    900        32,069   

Vodafone Group PLC

    28,624        78,120   
                 
    $ 193,095   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $4,433,738)

    $ 4,823,207   
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 7.9%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 7.9%

               

iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund

    45      $ 1,866   

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

    1,431        37,378   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

    388        17,157   

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

    2,331        80,932   

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

    12,335        122,980   

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund

    222        3,208   

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

    126        7,506   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

    1,666        47,814   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

    5,968        110,229   

iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund

    66        1,715   

iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund

    22        1,001   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $408,836)

    $ 431,786   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 4.6%    
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.12%(4)

  $ 251      $ 250,526   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $250,526)

    $ 250,526   
                 

Total Investments — 101.0%
(identified cost $5,093,100)

    $ 5,505,519   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.0)%

    $ (51,878
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 5,453,641   
                 

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At January 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,805 or less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(3) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At January 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,992 or less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Japan

    22.1   $ 1,204,407   

United Kingdom

    20.3        1,108,020   

Switzerland

    9.8        535,268   

France

    9.6        524,065   

Australia

    8.6        467,948   

Germany

    3.0        161,259   

Netherlands

    2.9        159,335   

Sweden

    2.9        158,253   

Spain

    1.6        84,069   

Norway

    1.3        72,644   

Canada

    1.2        66,709   

Other (less than 1.0% each)

    5.2        281,230   
                 

Common Stocks

    88.5   $ 4,823,207   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7.9        431,786   

Short-Term Investments

    4.6        250,526   
                 

Total Investments

    101.0   $ 5,505,519   
                 
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2013  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $4,842,574)

  $ 5,254,993   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $250,526)

    250,526   

Cash

    6,022   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $171,838)

    173,474   

Dividends receivable

    4,953   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    13   

Receivable for investments sold

    119,752   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    9,205   

Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    18,406   

Tax reclaims receivable

    1,086   

Receivable from affiliates

    6,621   

Total assets

  $ 5,845,051   
Liabilities        

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 327,029   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    4,254   

Payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    16,357   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    3,629   

Distribution and service fees

    17   

Accrued expenses

    40,124   

Total liabilities

  $ 391,410   

Net Assets

  $ 5,453,641   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,100,598   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain

    (49,359

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (17,409

Net unrealized appreciation

    419,811   

Total

  $ 5,453,641   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 81,766   

Shares Outstanding

    7,648   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.69   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 11.34   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 5,371,875   

Shares Outstanding

    502,077   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.70   

 

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(1)
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,868)

  $ 44,023   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    144   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (14

Total investment income

  $ 44,153   
Expenses        

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 17,531   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    27   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    352   

Custodian fee

    21,434   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    63   

Legal and accounting services

    17,141   

Printing and postage

    1,860   

Registration fees

    21,311   

Miscellaneous

    3,359   

Total expenses

  $ 83,078   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 57,591   

Total expense reductions

  $ 57,591   

Net expenses

  $ 25,487   

Net investment income

  $ 18,666   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (6,150

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    4   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (9,381

Net realized loss

  $ (15,527

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 412,419   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    7,392   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 419,811   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 404,284   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 422,950   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

From operations —

 

Net investment income

  $ 18,666   

Net realized loss from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (15,527

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    419,811   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 422,950   

Distributions to shareholders —

 

From net investment income

 

Class A

  $ (97

Class I

    (35,978

From net realized gain

 

Class A

    (100

Class I

    (33,732

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (69,907

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Class A

  $ 78,680   

Class I

    5,023,323   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

Class A

    63   

Class I

      

Cost of shares redeemed

 

Class A

    (719

Class I

    (749

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 5,100,598   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 5,453,641   
Net Assets        

At beginning of period

  $   

At end of period

  $ 5,453,641   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets        

At end of period

  $ (17,409

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment loss(2)

  $ (0.004

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.828   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.824   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.066

From net realized gain

    (0.068

Total distributions

  $ (0.134

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.690   

Total Return(3)

    8.28 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 82   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(5)

    1.40 %(6) 

Net investment loss

    (0.08 )%(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    31 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.61% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

 

    Class I  
    

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.037   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.803   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.840   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.072

From net realized gain

    (0.068

Total distributions

  $ (0.140

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.700   

Total Return(3)

    8.45 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 5,372   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(5)

    1.15 %(6) 

Net investment income

    0.85 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    31 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.61% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on August 29, 2012. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing 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 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. 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. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s 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. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of January 31, 2013, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

E  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

F  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

G  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the 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. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2013 and for the period then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

It is the present policy of the Fund to make one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute at least annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the period from the start of business on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $17,531 or 0.80% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Hexavest Inc. (Hexavest), an affiliate of EVM and a registered investment adviser. EVM pays Hexavest a portion of its advisory and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

 

  18  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

EVM and Hexavest have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.40% and 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after November 30, 2013. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $57,591 in total, of the Fund’s operating expenses for the period ended January 31, 2013.

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the period ended January 31, 2013, EVM earned $18 in sub-transfer agent fees. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the period ended January 31, 2013, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plan

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the period ended January 31, 2013 amounted to $27 for Class A shares.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $6,324,763 and $1,476,039, respectively, for the period ended January 31, 2013.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Class A   Period Ended
January 31,  2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Sales

    7,712   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    6   

Redemptions

    (70

Net increase

    7,648   

 

  19  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Class I   Period Ended
January 31,  2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Sales

    502,150   

Redemptions

    (73

Net increase

    502,077   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

At January 31, 2013, EVM owned approximately 98% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2013, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 5,093,100   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 494,997   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (82,578

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 412,419   

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at January 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
          

Sales

          
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/20/13   Australian Dollar
271,314
   United States Dollar 283,272      State Street Trust Company Canada       $ 1,284   
3/20/13   Australian Dollar
91,032
   Euro
69,600
     State Street Trust Company Canada         (87
3/20/13   Canadian Dollar
199,886
   United States Dollar 201,735      State Street Trust Company Canada         1,533   
3/20/13   Norwegian Krone
188,000
   United States Dollar 33,160      State Street Trust Company Canada         (1,193
3/20/13   Swiss Franc
17,000
   United States Dollar 18,729      State Street Trust Company Canada         40   
3/20/13   Swiss Franc
11,000
   United States Dollar 11,996      State Street Trust Company Canada         (97
3/20/13   Swiss Franc
60,538
   United States Dollar 65,071      State Street Trust Company Canada         (1,482

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
          

Sales

          
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/21/13   Japanese Yen
15,240,277
   United States Dollar 170,189      State Street Trust Company Canada       $ 3,478   
                       $ 3,476   
          

Purchases

          
Settlement Date   In Exchange For    Deliver    Counterparty      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/20/13   British Pound Sterling
3,766
   United States Dollar 6,068      State Street Trust Company Canada       $ (96
3/20/13   Danish Krone
199,368
   United States Dollar 34,812      State Street Trust Company Canada         1,487   
3/20/13   Euro
20,996
   United States Dollar 28,366      State Street Trust Company Canada         149   
3/20/13   Hong Kong Dollar
4,890,267
   United States Dollar 631,088      State Street Trust Company Canada         (423
3/20/13   Singapore Dollar
79,877
   United States Dollar 65,412      State Street Trust Company Canada         (876
3/20/13   Swedish Krona
144,077
   United States Dollar 21,620      State Street Trust Company Canada         1,020   
3/26/13   Indian Rupee
379,000
   United States Dollar 6,840      State Street Trust Company Canada         214   
                       $ 1,475   

At January 31, 2013, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At January 31, 2013, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $20,611.

The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $27,611, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a master netting agreement with its derivative counterparty, which allows it and the counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $20,600 due to the master netting agreement. The counterparty may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparty with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 9,205 (1)     $ (4,254 )(2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the period ended January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ (13,135 )(1)    $ 4,951 (2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the period ended January 31, 2013, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $2,350,000.

10  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $600 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the period ended January 31, 2013.

11  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. 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. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

 

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Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

12  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

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Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

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Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

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Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2013, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $       $ 390,861       $         —       $ 390,861   

Consumer Staples

    5,391         907,323                 912,714   

Energy

    4,795         289,746                 294,541   

Financials

    7,568         989,986                 997,554   

Health Care

            738,849                 738,849   

Industrials

            400,584                 400,584   

Information Technology

    6,937         113,643                 120,580   

Materials

    72,634         197,163                 269,797   

Telecommunication Services

    11,296         545,066                 556,362   

Utilities

    2,312         139,053                 141,365   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 110,933       $ 4,712,274    $       $ 4,823,207   

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 431,786       $       $       $ 431,786   

Short-Term Investments

            250,526                 250,526   

Total Investments

  $ 542,719       $ 4,962,800       $       $ 5,505,519   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 9,205       $       $ 9,205   

Total

  $ 542,719       $ 4,972,005       $       $ 5,514,724   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (4,254    $       $ (4,254

Total

  $       $ (4,254    $       $ (4,254

 

* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

 

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Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on August 6, 2012, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreements of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, and Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Hexavest Inc. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management. The Board reviewed information furnished for the August 6, 2012 meeting as well as information previously furnished with respect to the approval of other investment advisory agreements for other Eaton Vance Funds. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

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The advisory and related fees to be paid by each Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of each Fund;

 

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Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-adviser for managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing each Fund, if applicable, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to each Fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

 

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Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to each Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed;

 

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Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and Sub-adviser as a result of brokerage allocation for each Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and each Fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;

 

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The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of each Fund’s assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about the Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

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Reports and/or other information provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser describing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and Sub-adviser;

 

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Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for each Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

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Copies of the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

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Copies of or descriptions of the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

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Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

 

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Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates;

 

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A description of the Adviser’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

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Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

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Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the Adviser (which is the administrator) and the Sub-adviser; and

 

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The terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of each Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser and Sub-adviser, including their fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement for each Fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund and, with respect to the Adviser, whose responsibilities may include supervising the Sub-adviser and coordinating activities in implementing each Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board noted the Sub-adviser’s experience employing a top-down investment approach that incorporates proprietary fundamental research and quantitative models. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies domiciled in developed countries, including the United States. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities located in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in U.S. equities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention expected to be devoted to Fund matters by senior management.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by the Adviser and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of each investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

Because the Funds have not yet commenced operations, the Funds have no performance record.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual fee rates to be payable by each Fund for advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider and each Fund’s estimated expense ratio for a one-year period.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits projected to be realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to each Fund. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with each Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for each Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the sub-adviser, are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and each Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of each Fund, the structures of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Funds to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

President

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

*Interested Trustee

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

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Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

Ÿ  

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

Ÿ  

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

Ÿ  

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Hexavest Inc.

1250 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 4200

Montréal, Quebec

Canada   H3B 4W8

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
* FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report January 31, 2013

Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Fund Expenses

     5   

Financial Statements

     6   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     21   

Officers and Trustees

     24   

Important Notices

     25   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Jean-René Adam, CFA, Jean-Benoit Leblanc, CFA and Jean-Pierre Couture, each of Hexavest Inc.

 

% Cumulative Total Returns    Inception
Date
    

Since

Inception

 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         8.89

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

             2.63   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         9.04   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     08/29/2012         12.83
     
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3    Class A      Class I  

Gross

     1.82      1.57

Net

     1.77         1.52   

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

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Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

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* Amount is less than 0.05%.

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5

 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     3.9  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

     3.3     

China Mobile, Ltd.

     3.3     

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

     2.9     

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR

     2.8     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

     2.8     

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

     2.0     

Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR, PFC Shares

     2.0     

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR, PFC Shares

     2.0     

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. GDR

     1.9     

Total

     26.9    
 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. MSCI indices are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: 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. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Cumulative Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Cumulative Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/13. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower.

 

4 

The Fund may obtain exposure to certain market segments through investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). For purposes of the charts, allocations with respect to the Fund’s investments in ETFs are based on the portfolio composition of each ETF as of the Fund’s report date.

 

5 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
 

 

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Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 29, 2012 – January 31, 2013). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (August 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     

Beginning

Account Value

(8/29/12)

    

Ending

Account Value

(1/31/13)

    

Expenses Paid

During Period

(8/29/12–1/31/13)

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 
          

Actual*

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,088.90       $ 7.81 ***      1.75

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,090.40       $ 6.70 ***      1.50
          

*     The Fund had not commenced operations on August 1, 2012. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 156/365 (to reflect the period from the commencement of operations on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

           

          
     

Beginning

Account Value

(8/1/12)

    

Ending

Account Value

(1/31/13)

    

Expenses Paid

During Period

(8/1/12–1/31/13)

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 
          

Hypothetical**

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.40       $ 8.89 ***      1.75

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.60       $ 7.63 ***      1.50

 

** Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

 

*** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher.

 

  5  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 84.9%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Brazil — 12.9%

               

Banco Bradesco SA ADR, PFC Shares

    5,103      $ 93,793   

Banco Do Brasil SA ADR

    2,987        36,501   

BRF-Brasil Foods SA ADR

    3,505        77,811   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR, PFC Shares

    2,350        110,591   

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA ADR

    2,948        32,369   

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA ADR

    3,337        18,120   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR, PFC Shares

    6,334        109,135   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

    5,576        100,870   

Telefonica Brasil SA ADR

    2,677        67,407   

Vale SA ADR, PFC Shares

    3,400        65,450   
                 
    $ 712,047   
                 

Canada — 0.9%

               

AuRico Gold, Inc.(1)

    199      $ 1,399   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    825        26,270   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    552        6,171   

IAMGOLD Corp.

    1,238        10,166   

Kinross Gold Corp.

    66        541   

Osisko Mining Corp.(1)

    471        3,263   
                 
    $ 47,810   
                 

Chile — 3.6%

               

Empresas Copec SA

    4,668      $ 72,285   

Enersis SA ADR

    2,995        58,852   

Latam Airlines Group SA

    2,553        62,765   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B

    58        3,313   
                 
    $ 197,215   
                 

China — 20.0%

               

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    47,000      $ 25,533   

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    128,000        63,233   

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

    22,000        49,215   

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    102,000        87,988   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    6,000        20,025   

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    13,000        31,263   

China Mobile, Ltd.

    16,452        179,995   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    60,000        72,798   

China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.

    8,000        28,684   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    11,000        47,443   

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    90,000        49,135   

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    36,000        57,700   

Citic Pacific, Ltd.

    16,000        25,818   

CNOOC, Ltd.

    27,000        55,632   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

China (continued)

  

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    28,000      $ 23,244   

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    6,000        60,224   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    118,000        88,867   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H

    3,500        31,448   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    1,200        41,912   

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    8,000        22,523   

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    31,000        40,990   
                 
    $ 1,103,670   
                 

India — 2.4%

               

HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR

    1,144      $ 46,012   

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

    1,593        83,983   
                 
    $ 129,995   
                 

Indonesia — 0.5%

               

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT ADR

    679      $ 26,922   
                 
    $ 26,922   
                 

Malaysia — 2.6%

               

Genting Bhd ADR

    5,194      $ 79,800   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd ADR

    6,875        61,958   
                 
    $ 141,758   
                 

Mexico — 5.7%

               

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    146,026      $ 184,218   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, Series UBD

    4,500        48,629   

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    14,400        80,808   
                 
    $ 313,655   
                 

Poland — 1.2%

               

Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

    7,210      $ 39,764   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    2,635        29,459   
                 
    $ 69,223   
                 

Russia — 4.1%

               

LUKOIL OAO ADR

    970      $ 65,572   

Mobile TeleSystems ADR

    1,606        31,574   

OAO Gazprom ADR

    9,749        92,128   

Rosneft Oil Co. GDR(1)(2)

    4,290        37,752   
                 
    $ 227,026   
                 
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

South Africa — 6.2%

               

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.

    900      $ 25,158   

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. ADR

    59        1,653   

Bidvest Group, Ltd.

    60        1,432   

Gold Fields, Ltd.

    2,078        24,082   

MTN Group, Ltd.

    4,907        96,009   

Naspers, Ltd., Class N

    765        49,374   

Remgro, Ltd.

    2,970        54,118   

Sasol, Ltd.

    1,230        53,117   

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

    2,948        38,355   
                 
    $ 343,298   
                 

South Korea — 14.1%

               

E-Mart Co., Ltd.

    217      $ 48,197   

Hyundai Motor Co. GDR(2)

    2,589        82,408   

KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR

    1,778        62,799   

Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR(1)

    6,156        92,402   

KT Corp. ADR

    2,147        36,370   

KT&G Corp.

    1,236        86,189   

POSCO ADR

    720        58,651   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    663        39,141   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR(2)

    235        156,040   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

    160        32,380   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. ADR

    2,152        80,678   
                 
    $ 775,255   
                 

Taiwan — 10.0%

               

AU Optronics Corp. ADR(1)

    9,378      $ 37,324   

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. GDR(3)

    9,523        106,110   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    2,333        74,586   

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    87,000        111,195   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. GDR(2)

    11,320        64,864   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    8,757        155,349   
                 
    $ 549,428   
                 

Turkey — 0.7%

               

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR(1)

    581      $ 9,087   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS ADR

    5,923        29,437   
                 
    $ 38,524   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $4,306,363)

    $ 4,675,826   
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 9.7%     
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Equity Funds — 9.7%

               

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

    4,823      $ 213,273   

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund

    2,358        34,073   

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

    2,713        161,613   

iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund

    3,099        80,511   

iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Fund

    2,522        43,618   
                 
    $ 533,088   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $515,485)

    $ 533,088   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 3.7%    
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.12%(4)

  $ 203      $ 202,553   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $202,553)

    $ 202,553   
                 

Total Investments — 98.3%
(identified cost $5,024,401)

    $ 5,411,467   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.7%

    $ 95,079   
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 5,506,546   
                 

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At January 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $341,064 or 6.2% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(3) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At January 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $106,110 or 1.9% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Currency Concentration of Portfolio    
   
Currency  

Percentage

of Net Assets

    Value  

United States Dollar

    55.1   $ 3,036,381   

Hong Kong Dollar

    20.1        1,103,670   

South African Rand

    6.2        341,645   

Mexican Peso

    5.7        313,655   

South Korean Won

    3.7        205,907   

Chilean Peso

    2.5        138,363   

New Taiwan Dollar

    2.0        111,195   

Canadian Dollar

    1.7        91,428   

Polish Zloty

    1.3        69,223   
                 

Total Investments

    98.3   $ 5,411,467   
                 

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio    
   
Sector  

Percentage

of Net Assets

    Value  

Financials

    21.4   $ 1,178,329   

Telecommunication Services

    14.8        813,003   

Energy

    10.9        597,597   

Information Technology

    9.8        539,472   

Consumer Staples

    9.5        523,838   

Consumer Discretionary

    6.2        341,605   

Utilities

    5.6        308,589   

Materials

    4.4        244,237   

Industrials

    2.3        129,156   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    9.7        533,088   

Short-Term Investments

    3.7        202,553   
                 

Total Investments

    98.3   $ 5,411,467   
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2013  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $4,821,848)

  $ 5,208,914   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $202,553)

    202,553   

Cash

    973   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $190,331)

    190,186   

Dividends receivable

    11,345   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    29   

Receivable for investments sold

    144,879   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    29,891   

Tax reclaims receivable

    4   

Receivable from affiliates

    10,275   

Total assets

  $ 5,799,049   
Liabilities        

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 244,068   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    4,664   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    4,680   

Distribution and service fees

    7   

Accrued expenses

    39,084   

Total liabilities

  $ 292,503   

Net Assets

  $ 5,506,546   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,096,412   

Accumulated net realized gain

    18,135   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (20,160

Net unrealized appreciation

    412,159   

Total

  $ 5,506,546   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 48,937   

Shares Outstanding

    4,526   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.81   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 11.47   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 5,457,609   

Shares Outstanding

    504,475   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.82   

 

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Period Ended

January 31, 2013(1)

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $3,023)

  $ 41,363   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    224   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (22

Total investment income

  $ 41,565   
Expenses        

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 22,269   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    21   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    356   

Custodian fee

    15,215   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    85   

Legal and accounting services

    17,141   

Printing and postage

    1,725   

Registration fees

    21,311   

Miscellaneous

    3,128   

Total expenses

  $ 81,251   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 47,629   

Total expense reductions

  $ 47,629   

Net expenses

  $ 33,622   

Net investment income

  $ 7,943   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 33,281   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    6   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (1,975

Net realized gain

  $ 31,312   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 387,066   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    25,093   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 412,159   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 443,471   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 451,414   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

From operations —

 

Net investment income

  $ 7,943   

Net realized gain from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    31,312   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    412,159   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 451,414   

Distributions to shareholders —

 

From net investment income

 

Class A

  $ (157

Class I

    (27,946

From net realized gain

 

Class A

    (79

Class I

    (13,098

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (41,280

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Class A

  $ 47,568   

Class I

    5,060,987   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

Class A

    158   

Class I

    77   

Cost of shares redeemed

 

Class A

    (685

Class I

    (11,693

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 5,096,412   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 5,506,546   
Net Assets        

At beginning of period

  $   

At end of period

  $ 5,506,546   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets        

At end of period

  $ (20,160

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.010   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.878   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.888   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.052

From net realized gain

    (0.026

Total distributions

  $ (0.078

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.810   

Total Return(3)

    8.89 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 49   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(5)

    1.75 %(6) 

Net investment income

    0.22 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    21 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.12% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.016   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.886   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.902   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.056

From net realized gain

    (0.026

Total distributions

  $ (0.082

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.820   

Total Return(3)

    9.04 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 5,458   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(5)

    1.50 %(6) 

Net investment income

    0.35 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    21 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.12% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on August 29, 2012. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing 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 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. 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. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s 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. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of January 31, 2013, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

 

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E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

G Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

I Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the 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. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

J Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2013 and for the period then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

It is the present policy of the Fund to make one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute at least annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the period from the start of business on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $22,269 or 1.00% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Hexavest Inc. (Hexavest), an affiliate of EVM and a registered investment adviser. EVM pays Hexavest a portion of its advisory and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

EVM and Hexavest have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.75% and 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or

 

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terminated after November 30, 2013. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $47,629 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the period ended January 31, 2013.

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the period ended January 31, 2013, EVM earned $22 in sub-transfer agent fees. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and services fees from Class A shares (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with the EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the period ended January 31, 2013, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plan

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the period ended January 31, 2013 amounted to $21 for Class A shares.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $5,782,329 and $993,762, respectively, for the period ended January 31, 2013.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Class A  

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

Sales

    4,577   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    15   

Redemptions

    (66

Net increase

    4,526   
 
Class I  

Period Ended

January 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (1)

 

Sales

    505,547   

Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares

    7   

Redemptions

    (1,079

Net increase

    504,475   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

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At January 31, 2013, EVM owned approximately 98% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2013, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 5,024,401   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 472,896   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (85,830

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 387,066   

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at January 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
3/20/13  

Canadian Dollar

32,563

  

United States Dollar

32,931

   State Street Trust Company Canada    $ 316   
3/20/13  

Canadian Dollar

51,330

  

United States Dollar

51,597

   State Street Trust Company Canada      185   
3/20/13  

Canadian Dollar

18,249

  

United States Dollar

18,341

   State Street Trust Company Canada      62   
3/20/13  

Canadian Dollar

22,850

  

United States Dollar

22,866

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (20
3/20/13  

Hong Kong Dollar

291,384

  

United States Dollar

37,603

   State Street Trust Company Canada      25   
3/20/13  

Mexican Peso

20,950

  

United States Dollar

1,629

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (11
3/20/13  

New Turkish Lira

54,552

  

United States Dollar

30,297

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (540
3/20/13  

Polish Zloty

40,553

  

United States Dollar

12,787

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (275
3/20/13  

South African Rand

298,000

  

United States Dollar

34,403

   State Street Trust Company Canada      1,287   
3/26/13  

Russian Ruble

1,265,200

  

United States Dollar

40,559

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (1,256
3/26/13  

South Korean Won

345,015,800

  

United States Dollar

320,022

   State Street Trust Company Canada      4,113   

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
3/26/13  

South Korean Won

48,707,000

  

United States Dollar

45,529

   State Street Trust Company Canada    $ 931   
3/26/13  

Yuan Renminbi

953,625

  

United States Dollar

151,574

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (1,447
                   $ 3,370   
          

Purchases

                    
Settlement Date   In Exchange For    Deliver    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
3/26/13  

Brazilian Real

288,000

  

United States Dollar

137,241

   State Street Trust Company Canada    $ 6,541   
3/26/13  

Chilean Peso

2,865,000

  

United States Dollar

5,961

   State Street Trust Company Canada      72   
3/26/13  

Indian Rupee

27,102,990

  

United States Dollar

489,135

   State Street Trust Company Canada      15,269   
3/26/13  

Indian Rupee

1,619,000

  

United States Dollar

29,040

   State Street Trust Company Canada      1,090   
3/26/13  

Malaysian Ringgit

37,338

  

United States Dollar

12,166

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (190
3/26/13  

New Taiwan Dollar

1,197,820

  

United States Dollar

41,505

   State Street Trust Company Canada      (925
                   $ 21,857   

At January 31, 2013, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At January 31, 2013, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $4,664.

The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $29,891, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a master netting agreement with its derivative counterparty, which allows it and the counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $4,700 due to the master netting agreement. The counterparty may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparty with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.

 

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The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 29,891 (1)     $ (4,664 )(2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the period ended January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

Derivative     

Realized Gain (Loss)

on Derivatives Recognized

in Income

      

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation(Depreciation) on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     $ (4,143 )(1)       $ 25,227 (2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the period ended January 31, 2013, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $1,570,000.

10  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $600 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the period ended January 31, 2013.

11  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. 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. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

12  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

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Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

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Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2013, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Asia/Pacific

  $ 1,306,256       $ 1,420,772       $         —       $ 2,727,028   

Emerging Europe

    265,550         69,223                 334,773   

Latin America

    1,084,554         138,363                 1,222,917   

Middle East/Africa

    1,653         341,645                 343,298   

North America

    47,810                         47,810   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 2,705,823       $ 1,970,003    $       $ 4,675,826   

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 533,088       $       $       $ 533,088   

Short-Term Investments

            202,553                 202,553   

Total Investments

  $ 3,238,911       $ 2,172,556       $       $ 5,411,467   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 29,891       $       $ 29,891   

Total

  $ 3,238,911       $ 2,202,447       $       $ 5,441,358   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (4,664    $       $ (4,664

Total

  $       $ (4,664    $       $ (4,664

 

* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on August 6, 2012, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreements of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, and Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Hexavest Inc. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management. The Board reviewed information furnished for the August 6, 2012 meeting as well as information previously furnished with respect to the approval of other investment advisory agreements for other Eaton Vance Funds. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

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The advisory and related fees to be paid by each Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of each Fund;

 

Ÿ  

Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-adviser for managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing each Fund, if applicable, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to each Fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

 

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Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to each Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed;

 

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Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and Sub-adviser as a result of brokerage allocation for each Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and each Fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;

 

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The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of each Fund’s assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about the Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

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Reports and/or other information provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser describing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and Sub-adviser;

 

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Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for each Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

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Copies of the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

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Copies of or descriptions of the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

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Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

 

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Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates;

 

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A description of the Adviser’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

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Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

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Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the Adviser (which is the administrator) and the Sub-adviser; and

 

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The terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of each Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser and Sub-adviser, including their fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement for each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund and, with respect to the Adviser, whose responsibilities may include supervising the Sub-adviser and coordinating activities in implementing each Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board noted the Sub-adviser’s experience employing a top-down investment approach that incorporates proprietary fundamental research and quantitative models. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies domiciled in developed countries, including the United States. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities located in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in U.S. equities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention expected to be devoted to Fund matters by senior management.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by the Adviser and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of each investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

Because the Funds have not yet commenced operations, the Funds have no performance record.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual fee rates to be payable by each Fund for advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider and each Fund’s estimated expense ratio for a one-year period.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits projected to be realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to each Fund. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with each Fund, including

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for each Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the sub-adviser, are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and each Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of each Fund, the structures of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Funds to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

President

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman

 

*Interested Trustee

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

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Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

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None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

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Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

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We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Hexavest Inc.

1250 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 4200

Montréal, Quebec

Canada   H3B 4W8

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
* FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

 

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report January 31, 2013

Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Fund Expenses

     5   

Financial Statements

     6   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     20   

Officers and Trustees

     23   

Important Notices

     24   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA and Jean-René Adam, CFA, each of Hexavest Inc.

 

 

% Cumulative Total Returns    Inception Date      Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         5.11

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

             –0.93   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         5.19   

S&P 500 Index

     08/29/2012         7.21
     
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3    Class A      Class I  

Gross

     1.25      1.00

Net

     1.20         0.95   

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     4.0  

Johnson & Johnson

     3.9     

Pfizer, Inc.

     3.8     

AT&T, Inc.

     3.7     

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     3.0     

Procter & Gamble Co.

     2.9     

Walgreen Co.

     2.9     

Eli Lilly & Co.

     2.7     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2.7     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2.7     

Total

     32.3    
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Cumulative Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Cumulative Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/13. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower.

 

4 

The Fund may obtain exposure to certain market segments through investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). For purposes of the charts, allocations with respect to the Fund’s investments in ETFs are based on the portfolio composition of each ETF as of the Fund’s report date.

 

5 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 29, 2012 – January 31, 2013). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (August 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     

Beginning

Account Value
(8/29/12)

     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/13)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/29/12 –1/31/13)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
          

Actual*

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,051.10       $ 5.26 ***      1.20

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,051.90       $ 4.17 ***      0.95
          

*     The Fund had not commenced operations on August 1, 2012. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 156/365 (to reflect the period from the commencement of operations on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

           

          
      Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/12)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/13)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/1/12 – 1/31/13)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
          

Hypothetical**

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.20       $ 6.11 ***      1.20

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.40       $ 4.84 ***      0.95

 

** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on August 29, 2012.

 

*** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 87.5%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

               

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    79      $ 6,863   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    93        6,048   
                 
    $ 12,911   
                 

Automobiles — 3.1%

               

Ford Motor Co.

    1,375      $ 17,806   

General Motors Co.(1)

    524        14,719   
                 
    $ 32,525   
                 

Beverages — 2.0%

               

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    48      $ 1,674   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    58        2,620   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    233        16,974   
                 
    $ 21,268   
                 

Capital Markets — 1.5%

               

Northern Trust Corp.

    110      $ 5,662   

State Street Corp.

    177        9,850   
                 
    $ 15,512   
                 

Commercial Banks — 2.3%

               

Fifth Third Bancorp

    224      $ 3,649   

KeyCorp

    489        4,597   

U.S. Bancorp

    109        3,608   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    353        12,295   
                 
    $ 24,149   
                 

Communications Equipment — 2.7%

               

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,355      $ 27,872   
                 
    $ 27,872   
                 

Computers & Peripherals — 3.9%

               

Dell, Inc.

    1,545      $ 20,456   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    1,202        19,845   
                 
    $ 40,301   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

               

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    173      $ 8,140   
                 
    $ 8,140   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.3%

               

AT&T, Inc.

    1,118      $ 38,895   

BCE, Inc.

    167        7,419   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    215        9,376   
                 
    $ 55,690   
                 

Electric Utilities — 6.5%

               

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    286      $ 12,953   

Duke Energy Corp.

    116        7,974   

Edison International

    203        9,783   

Entergy Corp.

    134        8,656   

Exelon Corp.

    337        10,595   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    169        12,176   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    73        3,897   

Southern Co. (The)

    30        1,327   
                 
    $ 67,361   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4%

               

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    191      $ 8,541   

Halliburton Co.

    346        14,075   

Nabors Industries, Ltd.(1)

    171        2,851   
                 
    $ 25,467   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 8.0%

               

Kroger Co. (The)

    290      $ 8,033   

Safeway, Inc.

    417        8,027   

Sysco Corp.

    166        5,274   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    452        31,617   

Walgreen Co.

    753        30,090   
                 
    $ 83,041   
                 

Food Products — 3.2%

               

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    321      $ 9,158   

Dean Foods Co.(1)

    197        3,607   

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.(1)

    228        10,381   

H.J. Heinz Co.

    44        2,668   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    70        2,423   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    20        924   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    60        1,668   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    119        2,632   
                 
    $ 33,461   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.4%

               

Abbott Laboratories

    346      $ 11,723   

Covidien PLC

    35        2,182   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

               

Medtronic, Inc.

    210      $ 9,786   

Stryker Corp.

    125        7,831   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

    59        4,401   
                 
    $ 35,923   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%

               

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    175      $ 7,940   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    161        7,053   

McKesson Corp.

    22        2,315   
                 
    $ 17,308   
                 

Household Products — 3.3%

               

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    36      $ 3,222   

Procter & Gamble Co.

    409        30,741   
                 
    $ 33,963   
                 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.9%

  

       

Calpine Corp.(1)

    220      $ 4,341   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    212        5,088   
                 
    $ 9,429   
                 

Insurance — 0.4%

               

MetLife, Inc.

    121      $ 4,518   
                 
    $ 4,518   
                 

Metals & Mining — 3.4%

               

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(1)

    31      $ 734   

AuRico Gold, Inc.(1)

    566        3,978   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    187        5,968   

Centerra Gold, Inc.

    10        91   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    40        447   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    13        458   

IAMGOLD Corp.

    843        6,922   

Kinross Gold Corp.

    1,358        11,137   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    81        3,480   

Osisko Mining Corp.(1)

    182        1,261   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    53        926   

SEMAFO, Inc.

    88        246   
                 
    $ 35,648   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 3.5%

               

Ameren Corp.

    195      $ 6,326   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    83        4,721   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    68        3,679   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Multi-Utilities (continued)

               

DTE Energy Co.

    63      $ 3,989   

PG&E Corp.

    326        13,901   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    117        3,648   
                 
    $ 36,264   
                 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

               

Dollar General Corp.(1)

    31      $ 1,433   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

    35        1,399   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    24        1,361   
                 
    $ 4,193   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.9%

               

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    210      $ 6,342   

Chevron Corp.

    97        11,170   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    292        26,271   

TransCanada Corp.

    157        7,431   
                 
    $ 51,214   
                 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

               

Domtar Corp.

    56      $ 4,661   
                 
    $ 4,661   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 14.9%

               

AbbVie, Inc.

    346      $ 12,695   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    144        5,204   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    533        28,617   

Johnson & Johnson

    553        40,878   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    661        28,588   

Pfizer, Inc.

    1,443        39,365   
                 
    $ 155,347   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

               

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

    1,343      $ 3,492   

Intel Corp.

    73        1,536   
                 
    $ 5,028   
                 

Software — 4.0%

               

Microsoft Corp.

    1,502      $ 41,260   
                 
    $ 41,260   
                 

Specialty Retail — 0.5%

               

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    343      $ 5,577   
                 
    $ 5,577   
                 
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Tobacco — 1.1%

               

Reynolds American, Inc.

    262      $ 11,523   
                 
    $ 11,523   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

               

Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)

    2,362      $ 13,298   
                 
    $ 13,298   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $868,624)

    $ 912,852   
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 5.9%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 5.9%

               

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (The)

    797      $ 13,852   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    155        6,451   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    276        41,317   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $60,952)

    $ 61,620   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 9.7%    
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.12%(2)

  $ 101      $ 101,099   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $101,099)

    $ 101,099   
                 

Total Investments — 103.1%
(identified cost $1,030,675)

    $ 1,075,571   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.1)%

    $ (32,045
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,043,526   
                 

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2013  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $929,576)

  $ 974,472   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $101,099)

    101,099   

Cash

    2,457   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $101)

    101   

Dividends receivable

    1,771   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    9   

Receivable for investments sold

    24,993   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    175   

Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    26   

Receivable from affiliates

    10,566   

Total assets

  $ 1,115,669   
Liabilities        

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 36,618   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    609   

Distribution and service fees

    2   

Accrued expenses

    34,914   

Total liabilities

  $ 72,143   

Net Assets

  $ 1,043,526   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,012,170   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain

    (2,515

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (11,226

Net unrealized appreciation

    45,097   

Total

  $ 1,043,526   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 11,961   

Shares Outstanding

    1,160   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.31   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 10.94   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 1,031,565   

Shares Outstanding

    100,041   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.31   

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(1)
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $83)

  $ 11,392   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    56   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (6

Total investment income

  $ 11,442   
Expenses        

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 3,009   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    11   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    269   

Custodian fee

    10,078   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    45   

Legal and accounting services

    15,023   

Printing and postage

    1,032   

Registration fees

    21,311   

Miscellaneous

    3,016   

Total expenses

  $ 53,794   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 49,678   

Total expense reductions

  $ 49,678   

Net expenses

  $ 4,116   

Net investment income

  $ 7,326   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (29

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    2   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (68

Net realized loss

  $ (95

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 44,896   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    201   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 45,097   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 45,002   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 52,328   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

From operations —

 

Net investment income

  $ 7,326   

Net realized loss from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (95

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    45,097   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 52,328   

Distributions to shareholders -

 

From net investment income

 

Class A

  $ (178

Class I

    (18,374

From net realized gain

 

Class A

    (24

Class I

    (2,396

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (20,972

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest -

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Class A

  $ 12,314   

Class I

    1,001,305   

Cost of shares redeemed

 

Class A

    (709

Class I

    (740

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 1,012,170   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 1,043,526   
Net Assets        

At beginning of period

  $   

At end of period

  $ 1,043,526   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets        

At end of period

  $ (11,226

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
     Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.063   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.449   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.512   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.178

From net realized gain

    (0.024

Total distributions

  $ (0.202

Net asset value—End of period

  $ 10.310   

Total Return(3)

    5.11 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 12   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(5)

    1.20 %(6) 

Net investment income

    1.46 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    12 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 11.48% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
     Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.073   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.447   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.520   
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.186

From net realized gain

    (0.024

Total distributions

  $ (0.210

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.310   

Total Return(3)

    5.19 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,032   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

 

Expenses(5)

    0.95 %(6) 

Net investment income

    1.70 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    12 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 11.48% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on August 29, 2012. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing 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 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. 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. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s 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. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

As of January 31, 2013, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

F  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

G  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the 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. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2013 and for the period then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

It is the present policy of the Fund to make one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute at least annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the period from the start of business on August 29, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $3,009 or 0.70% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

delegated the investment management of the Fund to Hexavest Inc. (Hexavest), an affiliate of EVM and a registered investment adviser. EVM pays Hexavest a portion of its advisory and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

EVM and Hexavest have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.20% and 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after November 30, 2013. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $49,678 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the period ended January 31, 2013.

EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the period ended January 31, 2013, EVM earned $16 in sub-transfer agent fees. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the period ended January 31, 2013, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plan

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the period ended January 31, 2013 amounted to $11 for Class A shares.

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $1,046,403 and $116,798, respectively, for the period ended January 31, 2013.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Class A   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Sales

    1,231   

Redemptions

    (71

Net increase

    1,160   
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Class I   Period Ended
January 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
(1)
 

Sales

    100,115   

Redemptions

    (74

Net increase

    100,041   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013.

At January 31, 2013, EVM owned approximately 99% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2013, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 1,030,675   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 69,550   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (24,654

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 44,896   

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at January 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
3/20/13   Canadian Dollar
73,226
   United States Dollar
73,517
   State Street Trust Company Canada    $ 175   
                   $ 175   

At January 31, 2013, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. For the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge its exposure to foreign currencies.

The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At January 31, 2013, the Fund had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At January 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $201, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a master netting agreement with its derivative counterparty, which allows it and the counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The counterparty may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparty with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 175 (1)     $         —   

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the period ended January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 26 (1)     $ 175 (2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the period ended January 31, 2013, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $27,000.

10  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $600 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the period ended January 31, 2013.

11  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At January 31, 2013, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 912,852       $       $         —       $ 912,852   

Exchange-Trade Funds

    61,620                         61,620   

Short-Term Investments

            101,099                 101,099   

Total Investments

  $ 974,472       $ 101,099       $       $ 1,075,571   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 175       $       $ 175   

Total

  $ 974,472       $ 101,274       $       $ 1,075,746   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on August 6, 2012, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreements of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, and Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Hexavest Inc. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management. The Board reviewed information furnished for the August 6, 2012 meeting as well as information previously furnished with respect to the approval of other investment advisory agreements for other Eaton Vance Funds. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees and Expenses

 

Ÿ  

The advisory and related fees to be paid by each Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of each Fund;

 

Ÿ  

Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-adviser for managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing each Fund, if applicable, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to each Fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

 

Ÿ  

Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to each Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed;

 

Ÿ  

Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and Sub-adviser as a result of brokerage allocation for each Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and each Fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;

 

Ÿ  

The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of each Fund’s assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about the Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

Ÿ  

Reports and/or other information provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser describing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and Sub-adviser;

 

Ÿ  

Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for each Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

Ÿ  

Copies of the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

Ÿ  

Copies of or descriptions of the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

Ÿ  

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

 

Ÿ  

Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates;

 

Ÿ  

A description of the Adviser’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

Ÿ  

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

Ÿ  

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the Adviser (which is the administrator) and the Sub-adviser; and

 

Ÿ  

The terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of each Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser and

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Sub-adviser, including their fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement for each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement of each Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund and, with respect to the Adviser, whose responsibilities may include supervising the Sub-adviser and coordinating activities in implementing each Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board noted the Sub-adviser’s experience employing a top-down investment approach that incorporates proprietary fundamental research and quantitative models. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities of companies domiciled in developed countries, including the United States. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in equity securities located in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. With respect to the Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund, the Board considered the abilities and experiences of such personnel in investing in U.S. equities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention expected to be devoted to Fund matters by senior management.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by the Adviser and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of each investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

Because the Funds have not yet commenced operations, the Funds have no performance record.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual fee rates to be payable by each Fund for advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider and each Fund’s estimated expense ratio for a one-year period.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits projected to be realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to each Fund. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with each Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for each Fund and other investment advisory clients.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the sub-adviser, are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and each Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of each Fund, the structures of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Funds to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2013

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

President

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

Ÿ  

Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

Ÿ  

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

Ÿ  

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

Ÿ  

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Sub-Adviser

Hexavest Inc.

1250 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 4200

Montréal, Quebec

Canada   H3B 4W8

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
* FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not required in this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not required in this filing.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No Material Changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed,


summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)    Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)    Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)    President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)    Combined Section 906 certification.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Vance Growth Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Duncan W. Richardson

  Duncan W. Richardson
  President

Date: March 18, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer

Date: March 18, 2013

 

By:  

/s/ Duncan W. Richardson

  Duncan W. Richardson
  President

Date: March 18, 2013